is that really him
― markers, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 19:33 (twelve years ago) link
now he's just somebody that we used to ban
― some dude, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 19:34 (twelve years ago) link
rip
― markers, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 19:35 (twelve years ago) link
you didn't have to gut me up
― billstevejim, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 19:38 (twelve years ago) link
even Gotye is suspicious
good work some dude, b/s/j. *slow clap*
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Tuesday, 17 April 2012 19:48 (twelve years ago) link
i will never give this artist a chance because of his name
― Mississippi Butt Hurt (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 17 April 2012 19:50 (twelve years ago) link
why?
― some dude, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 19:51 (twelve years ago) link
i assumed it was said like "gotcha" until SNL revealed it was pronounced like "gaultier"
― da croupier, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 19:54 (twelve years ago) link
xxxpost tbf "your love" cops a police sound pretty shamelessly
― all yoga attacks are fire based (rogermexico.), Tuesday, 17 April 2012 19:57 (twelve years ago) link
i thought it was like "Goat-Yay"
― billstevejim, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 19:58 (twelve years ago) link
goatse featuring kimbra
― some dude, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 19:59 (twelve years ago) link
true re: police/outfield, i guess the lyrics just weren't pretentious enough for me to think of sting
― da croupier, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 20:00 (twelve years ago) link
i figured it would be pronounced like "goiter" but without the "er"
― yuppie bullshit chocolate blogbait (contenderizer), Tuesday, 17 April 2012 20:04 (twelve years ago) link
I started a dumb thread once about the singer from The Outfield vs. Sting vs. someone else with that kind of voice (can't remember who, now).
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 20:04 (twelve years ago) link
Oh yeah, Colin Hay!TS: Colin Hay (Men at Work) vs. Tony Lewis (The Outfield) vs. Sting (The Police)
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 20:05 (twelve years ago) link
regret goiter gis
― yuppie bullshit chocolate blogbait (contenderizer), Tuesday, 17 April 2012 20:06 (twelve years ago) link
It's pronounced more or less like "goat-ee-yay," like Jean-Paul Gautier. Per Wiki:
Wouter "Wally" De Backer (born 21 May 1980), also known professionally by his stage name Gotye (pronounced /ˈɡɒti.eɪ/) is a Belgian-Australian multi-instrumental musician and singer-songwriter. The name "Gotye" is derived from "Gaultier", the French equivalent of "Wouter" ("Walter" in English).
So it's sort of this weird Anglo-French colloquial nickname or something. Wally to Walter to Wouter to the French equivalent of Wouter, or Gaultier.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 20:07 (twelve years ago) link
too many syllables
― billstevejim, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 20:11 (twelve years ago) link
It looks like it should be pronounced "Goat-y" but I guess it kind of functions as a shibboleth for those who are hip to the Goatye phenomenon, whether they know how to pronounce it correctly.
― o. nate, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 20:12 (twelve years ago) link
lol Gotye won the trivia nite that Chaki hosts every monday nite at a bar in SF:
(10:14:19 AM) chaki: So last night @ trivia this nerdy dude comes in and proceeds to answer every question right. I'm like who the fuck is this guy and we end up talking about old exotica records for hours. It turns out it's international pop star GOTYE. Dude knows his shit.
― ♆ (gr8080), Tuesday, 17 April 2012 20:15 (twelve years ago) link
I somehow did not hear this song until SNL, heh. Along with the Sting comparisons, its production reminds me of mid-80s Peter Gabriel, or even Mike & the Mechanics, ha.
A friend told me it reminds them of this. Wish I could find a clip of their studio version, but it's a decent example:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-I8pEPH-p4&feature=youtu.be
― Fastnbulbous, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 20:34 (twelve years ago) link
haha that's a pretty cool story! (xpost)
― some dude, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 20:36 (twelve years ago) link
this song has apparently sold over half a million copies in this past week
― teledyldonix, Tuesday, 17 April 2012 23:35 (twelve years ago) link
Gotye-adjacent I guess - just realised one of his touring band members is Tim Shiel aka Faux Pas/Time Shield who does pretty, glitchy, sample-heavy electronica with throwbacks to proggy 70's jams and 80's funk and such.
Most of it is hit-or-miss but I really liked this from a few years ago - basically filled the magical space that Lindstrom vacated after WYGIGT.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ind7lEURo2Q
― Roz, Wednesday, 18 April 2012 09:19 (twelve years ago) link
i actually did give gotye a chance. i watched SNL on dvr last night and found it pretty good/charming
at first i didn't want to like him because he looks like the junkie musician dude i hate on Treme
― Mississippi Butt Hurt (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 16:20 (twelve years ago) link
just realised one of his touring band members is Tim Shiel aka Faux Pas/Time Shield
thats p rad!! so is chakis story
― Lamp, Wednesday, 18 April 2012 16:21 (twelve years ago) link
listening to this...some real clever, tasteful old school studio sesssionman bass playing on this record
― Mississippi Butt Hurt (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 16:38 (twelve years ago) link
― Mississippi Butt Hurt (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, April 18, 2012 12:20 PM (19 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
lol @ this
― some former lust object you've shamefully forgotten (some dude), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 16:39 (twelve years ago) link
album cover looks like art that they would have on the walls of a dentist office when i was a kid
― Mississippi Butt Hurt (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 18:58 (twelve years ago) link
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2012/04/gotye_shows_up_at_sf_pub_trivi.php
― ♆ (gr8080), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 21:28 (twelve years ago) link
That is so perfect and ridiculous. In the best way!
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 18 April 2012 21:41 (twelve years ago) link
such a good story
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 18 April 2012 23:06 (twelve years ago) link
$10 says he lurks here
― y'tulip, y'pea-brained earwig (donna rouge), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 23:28 (twelve years ago) link
aw cuet! chaki!
― Mississippi Butt Hurt (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 23:32 (twelve years ago) link
wtg chakster
― arsenio and old ma$e (m bison), Wednesday, 18 April 2012 23:32 (twelve years ago) link
First Australian act to hit #1 in the U.S. since ... Savage Garden?
― sockless in moccasins (jaymc), Thursday, 19 April 2012 13:29 (twelve years ago) link
Ah yes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_songs_by_Australian_artists_which_reached_number-one_on_the_Hot_100_%28USA%29
― sockless in moccasins (jaymc), Thursday, 19 April 2012 13:31 (twelve years ago) link
"Torn" didn't hit number one?
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 19 April 2012 13:32 (twelve years ago) link
Wow, and INXS only had one number one?
Torn never made it to the main Billboard Hot 100 because of those crazy rules involving the Airplay Chart.
― MarkoP, Thursday, 19 April 2012 13:42 (twelve years ago) link
About which:
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/2012/04/gotye_somebody_that_i_used_to_know_no_1_billboard.php
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 19 April 2012 14:21 (twelve years ago) link
That is a great piece, diligently digging into the data to draw some interesting conclusions.
― And I have been called "The Appetite" (DL), Thursday, 19 April 2012 14:30 (twelve years ago) link
yeah chris was telling me about the piece yesterday, very excited to dig into it now
― lathe darkman (some dude), Thursday, 19 April 2012 14:35 (twelve years ago) link
it's pretty excellent
― an independent online phenomenon (DJP), Thursday, 19 April 2012 14:37 (twelve years ago) link
I'm so used to reading opinion pieces that it's a real treat to see some proper, painstaking research.
― And I have been called "The Appetite" (DL), Thursday, 19 April 2012 15:09 (twelve years ago) link
man i need to check for chris molanphy more often, that's great stuff
― goole, Thursday, 19 April 2012 15:59 (twelve years ago) link
Dude's a statistical hero!
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 19 April 2012 16:22 (twelve years ago) link
This is why Dick Clark had to die.
― ♆ (gr8080), Thursday, 19 April 2012 17:25 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, Molanphy's the best.
― sockless in moccasins (jaymc), Thursday, 19 April 2012 17:41 (twelve years ago) link
I mentioned this to him the other day, and he was like "Already working on it!"
― sockless in moccasins (jaymc), Thursday, 19 April 2012 17:43 (twelve years ago) link