Gotye
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Re: Gotye
Maybe since the young people probably never heard of Sting or Peter Gabriel so they latched on to Goyte.
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The first time I heard the song on the radio, which was only about 2 months ago (I don't listen to the radio much), I immediately thought of Peter Gabriel.
Making Mirrors is the Amazon MP3 album of the day, by the way. It's $4.99 today. I listened to the samples and don't like enough of the other songs to buy it, though.
Making Mirrors is the Amazon MP3 album of the day, by the way. It's $4.99 today. I listened to the samples and don't like enough of the other songs to buy it, though.
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Re: Gotye
I think Somebody that I used to Know is great, but also don't care for the rest of the album.
#31
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Re: Gotye
Very Stingish.
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Re: Gotye
First time I listened to the song, I didn't understand why it was so popular... and after hearing it constantly since, I still don't.
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Re: Gotye
The first time I heard the song on the radio, which was only about 2 months ago (I don't listen to the radio much), I immediately thought of Peter Gabriel.
Making Mirrors is the Amazon MP3 album of the day, by the way. It's $4.99 today. I listened to the samples and don't like enough of the other songs to buy it, though.
Making Mirrors is the Amazon MP3 album of the day, by the way. It's $4.99 today. I listened to the samples and don't like enough of the other songs to buy it, though.
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Re: Gotye
It's a great record and worth the $5 for sure. To my ear, Gotye definitely has some Sting qualities on some of his songs and yet Making Mirrors also dives into several genres of music. One song feels like Beck, another has a Stevie Wonder vibe, and so on. I dig his exploring different ways of doing music and offering up something diverse all on one album.
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Re: Gotye
God I can't wait until this guy's five minutes of fame is up.....
#44
Re: Gotye
HA HA I feel exactly the same. Amazing what passes for outstanding pop songs these days. Robert Pollard could write 10 songs better than this before breakfast.
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Re: Gotye
It was pretty much the exact opposite of my experience with Mumford and Sons like a year ago or so--probably longer than that but I can't remember exactly. Again, I was driving and I heard Little Lion Man and loved it. I immediately downloaded it and when I got home checked out the other songs on the album and either loved or liked almost all of them so I downloaded that album.
I was totally clueless about both Mumford and Sons and Gotye, but Gotye turned out to be a one and done for me, while Sigh No More is one of my favorite albums and I'm eagerly waiting for Mumford and Sons next album to come out. I'll probably just buy it without even sampling it.
By the way, I always pronounce it Goy-ta...like goiter, but goi-ta. I know that's wrong, but I'm too stubborn to change.
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Re: Gotye
He may fade from the mega popularity of the mainstream, but with the solid albums he makes, he's definitely getting longer than 5 minutes. People may be sick to death of "Somebody That I Used To Know" but that doesn't change the fact that his current record has at least 7 excellent tracks on it.
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Re: Gotye
Gotye in video game terms means Game of the Year Edition. For some reason, that's what pops into my head when I see this thread.
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He may fade from the mega popularity of the mainstream, but with the solid albums he makes, he's definitely getting longer than 5 minutes. People may be sick to death of "Somebody That I Used To Know" but that doesn't change the fact that his current record has at least 7 excellent tracks on it.