Gotye] Now and then I think of when we were together Like when you said you felt so happy you could die Told myself that you were right for me But felt so lonely in your company But that was love and it's an ache I still remember You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness Like resignation to the end, always the end So when we found that we could not make sense Well, you said that we would still be friends But I'll admit that I was glad it was over [Chorus: Gotye] But you didn't have to cut me off Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing And I don't even need your love But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough No, you didn't have to stoop so low Have your friends collect your records and then change your number I guess that I don't need that though Now you're just somebody that I used to know Now you're just somebody that I used to know Now you're just somebody that I used to know [Verse 2: Kimbra] Now and then I think of all the times you screwed me over But had me believing it was always something that I'd done But I don't wanna live that way Reading into every word you say You said that you could let it go And I wouldn't catch you hung up on somebody that you used to know [Chorus: Gotye] But you didn't have to cut me off Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing And I don't even need your love But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough No, you didn't have to stoop so low Have your friends collect your records and then change your number I guess that I don't need that though Now you're just somebody that I used to know [Outro: Gotye] Somebody (I used to know) Somebody (Now you're just somebody that I used to know) Somebody (I used to know) Somebody (Now you're just somebody that I used to know) (I used to know) (That I used to know) (I used to know) Somebody
it’s called Reverb. it adds space in the mix and prevents the vocals from sounding too dry and boring and unprocessed making the vocals wet just helps it sound better
@@hanaomer4419 speaking of whichhhhh If you ever get to sit down and play with the petals st the base of the piano, those are reverb petals and they're my favorite things in existence
Coming back to this song 7 years later and 1 year out of a miserable and abusive relationship, Kimbra's verse hits me in a deeply relatable way. It's a side of the relationship Gotye's character doesn't tell and he ends her verse by cutting her off with the chorus. I can't get over how nuanced and powerful this song is.
After listening to this 500 times, I noticed inbetween the "I used to know" at 3:08, you can hear his own headset singing the main part and coming through the mic with "somebody"
Ryo Tedeschi I don’t really think it’s embarrassing, it actually adds to the song. It’s sounds really unique and calming. I actually really like it and maybe others do too
I dont think that's what that is. That little background audio is all over the place in this video cause this is the original song with the background removed. But you can hear it from time to time
Lin da You’re giving her attention by talking about her, so you just defeated the purpose of your comment. We have every right to appreciate her here since this is partially her song, so it would be nice if you didn’t try to kick positive comments out of a place they belong.
*POV* You decided to explore an abandoned mall. After a while you start to get bored. You decide to sing a song you like. Until you hear someone singing with you.
Lmao when your girlfriend is an urban explorer and so for your birthday she breaks you into an abandoned movie theatre in her hometown and listens to you perform your album on stage- love her for that
Narshinarshinarsh lives on I don't think you can, I have it on max volume with headphones in and I can't hear anything, I think you must have heard the song so many times that you can hear it in your head
1:15 that voice crack on the word 'low'. The absolute perfection of it is one to a billion. I never noticed this with the rest of the music. I love this song even more now.
keylawuff I think it’s more that the pitch of his voice is edited to fit into the melody perfectly and that since you know the actual song the brain pieces them together to make it sound like there’s still instruments being played. But I don’t know I’m not a genius at this kinda stuff
Because the industry is so oversaturated with songs about romantic relationships, failing or otherwise, it's easy to minimise the significance of the emotions surrounding such things. Maybe I'm the only one that does this, idk, but we're at our most vulnerable around the people we like, even more so around the people we're emotionally invested in. The song does an excellent job of capturing how it can feel to have someone disappear from your life and to have all those great memories be replaced with bitterness, discomfort and oftentimes malice.
This sounds so...special, for some reason. Like he's singing in the shower and the breaks are just him taking a breath or something. Unprofessional yet skilled, I'd describe it.
@@suprafatadecontact there are, they are very quiet because theyre not completely filtered, im guessing the echo of the voices is supposed to cover it up
The adlibs, harmonies, background voices and the main voice proved us that this song wasn't autotuned. It felt like they're singing live in our front rn. Bruh this is so clean!
It almost sounds like he is singing through gritted teeth in his verse, whilst kimbra's verse has hints of guilt, and then they both release anger and frustrations in the choruses
Just in case anyone was wondering, Gotye made other songs that were also very good. My two favorites are 'Heart's a Mess' and 'Eyes Wide Open'. Give 'em a listen, would you kindly?
Go listen to as many songs as possible from Gotye! They’re all gorgeous and beautiful and it’s a shame the rest of his music didn’t get even half of the attention this one song got (though this song is wonderful too)!
the song has ended, it has been over for 10 minutes. But the video continues even though the red bar is complete. Suddenly the eyes open, you cry from fear, in the distance....sirens.
@@libitina27 theres 2 main ways. using an app to isolate vocals (it sounds a bit more poor quality and wouldn't sound this good) OR you can basically hack and leak the different vocals and instruments of the song which gives you really clear vocals. this isnt really ethical and it happens to a lot of modern vocal heavy artists like ariana grande , demi lovato etc
@@RunAwayNau same but my dad doesn't beat me but he acts a certain way and one time in elementary school I was suspended and he took me driving to the mall while he was drunk and we got a lot of clothes... And a beach ball but wethought we lost our car and it got stolen and I managed to get his keys and honk the cars..it was midnight by the time we got home
Gotye: stays with a person who they weren't attracted to or interested in but who whas clearly invested in them. Gotye: "why did you, the person who's emotions I played with to not be alone, cut me out of your life?" Kimbra: "are you serious?"
This was recommended to me. My mom just died. That can’t be coincidence. I just can’t. I don’t believe in god but this hit the soul different for me. It’s going to blow up. It’s being recommended for a reason. We just don’t know why. Sorry if that was too emotional lol.
Bee Shaft I’m sorry, I didn’t mean it to be too emotional. I just sat in my room last night and listened to this and I saw the comments and I was v close to my mom so it’s like... come on this can’t be by chance lol. I hope I didn’t upset you with my comment !
it's not really a voice crack, it's an intentional singing technique where hit the break between your chest and head voice, it's a thing yodelers do. i really like it too.
We all gotta admit: This guy’s got a great voice and he shouldn’t have ended up a one-hit wonder Edit: I’ve been getting a lot of people saying that he wasn’t, and lots of people disagreeing or arguing with me. It’s just that this was his only song that blew up near me, and I didn’t know that he had no intention or want for fame. Didn’t mean to start a fight ! 😅
I'm picturing this playing in a desolate car in the middle of nowhere just echoing with no one to hear... Because of this I am now bawling my eyes out.
Gotye]
Now and then I think of when we were together
Like when you said you felt so happy you could die
Told myself that you were right for me
But felt so lonely in your company
But that was love and it's an ache I still remember
You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness
Like resignation to the end, always the end
So when we found that we could not make sense
Well, you said that we would still be friends
But I'll admit that I was glad it was over
[Chorus: Gotye]
But you didn't have to cut me off
Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing
And I don't even need your love
But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough
No, you didn't have to stoop so low
Have your friends collect your records and then change your number
I guess that I don't need that though
Now you're just somebody that I used to know
Now you're just somebody that I used to know
Now you're just somebody that I used to know
[Verse 2: Kimbra]
Now and then I think of all the times you screwed me over
But had me believing it was always something that I'd done
But I don't wanna live that way
Reading into every word you say
You said that you could let it go
And I wouldn't catch you hung up on somebody that you used to know
[Chorus: Gotye]
But you didn't have to cut me off
Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing
And I don't even need your love
But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough
No, you didn't have to stoop so low
Have your friends collect your records and then change your number
I guess that I don't need that though
Now you're just somebody that I used to know
[Outro: Gotye]
Somebody
(I used to know)
Somebody
(Now you're just somebody that I used to know)
Somebody
(I used to know)
Somebody
(Now you're just somebody that I used to know)
(I used to know)
(That I used to know)
(I used to know)
Somebody
I see
I really thought it was "Lying to somebody that I used to know"
thx !
@@Mockingbird-sg8vv That way sounds better
@@naxo0917 I think the same lol
The effects on their voices sounds kinda like an echo and it makes it feel like they’re singing to an empty stadium.
It's called reverberation
Wolski I didn’t know that. Thank you
Reverb
it’s called Reverb.
it adds space in the mix and prevents the vocals from sounding too dry and boring and unprocessed
making the vocals wet just helps it sound better
@@hanaomer4419 speaking of whichhhhh If you ever get to sit down and play with the petals st the base of the piano, those are reverb petals and they're my favorite things in existence
gotye in a cave trying to find his girlfriend who wandered off
Now she's just somebody he used to know
And he never went back :'c
LOL
*girlfriend running with a terrified fucking face 😨
L0L
I never realized how angry this song actually is, the music makes it sound so much less pessimistic
I was just thinking the same thing. So much emotion...
He sounds so angry and hurt in the chorus. Stripping away the somewhat upbeat background music makes the whole song sound much more grounded.
Coming back to this song 7 years later and 1 year out of a miserable and abusive relationship, Kimbra's verse hits me in a deeply relatable way. It's a side of the relationship Gotye's character doesn't tell and he ends her verse by cutting her off with the chorus.
I can't get over how nuanced and powerful this song is.
gotye has a way of doing that. hes an incredible artist
Philipp Meyer and yet i vibe with it more now
This sounds so creepy at the same time soothing when you’re listening to this at 3:00 AM and can’t sleep because of your broken sleeping schedule.
me
Literally me right now! 😂😂
It is literally 2:48 right now, do not be calling me out like that
Exactly 3am rn
3 am for me
Damn never noticed those harmonies at the last chorus was that good
Fadil F is that JM on your profile pic?
@@oyemate8647 yea
Fadil F good. Im super glad. Love him a lot
Fadil F he’s a perfectionist when it comes to his music.
i think it's one of those "u'd notice if it wasn't there" kinda things in the original song
The chorus sounds considerably more angry.
It's double tracked that's why
@@Brickcellent Nah its cause the instrumental isn't masking the distortion and grit in his voice. Sounds great imo
I felt it too
Literally anytime I ask someone to describe how this song sounds. People say it sounds angry, so honestly he probably just does lol
FallenPup But it was music before. Not that he doesn’t have a good voice, but the chorus is sort of screamed now.
I genuinely hadn’t realized how good the female vocals were until now
yessss
both are good
i got chills
It felt the same to me when I first heard it, although I do like deeper vocals, I also liked the instrumentals
you should check out her music it’s really good
After listening to this 500 times, I noticed inbetween the "I used to know" at 3:08, you can hear his own headset singing the main part and coming through the mic with "somebody"
Wtf!? It's amazingly odd hearing something new in a video I've watched many times.
You must have good ears.
Ryo Tedeschi
I don’t really think it’s embarrassing, it actually adds to the song. It’s sounds really unique and calming. I actually really like it and maybe others do too
I dont think that's what that is. That little background audio is all over the place in this video cause this is the original song with the background removed. But you can hear it from time to time
Omg great ears
I heard it the first time I listened to it
I feel like we don't give enough attention to Kimbra. She has a beautiful voice.
Everyone is talking about how Gotye dropped off the face of the Earth, yet I haven't heard a thing about Kimbra.
@@reasyrandom They both never planned on being this big, I guess it was hard to cope with.
ReasyRandom recently, she’s been on a song called ice cold by half alive, it’s a good song check it out
I was a huge fan of her back in 2012, I have her first two albums and I saw her live when she was touring with Foster the People and The Kooks
Lin da You’re giving her attention by talking about her, so you just defeated the purpose of your comment. We have every right to appreciate her here since this is partially her song, so it would be nice if you didn’t try to kick positive comments out of a place they belong.
It's like he's alone in the school gym, and venting his frustration on the echoing walls.
did you mean Troy Bolton
Eew
school shooters be like
@@alinabragu7829 oh
Loony Moonlight or finn hudson
You know the song is good when you can enjoy it without background music
But theres background music xD
Vociwtok this version cuts out the background music
“background music”
"Music"
that’s called instrumental, not bg music
*POV*
You decided to explore an abandoned mall. After a while you start to get bored. You decide to sing a song you like. Until you hear someone singing with you.
Oof
Btw I love your name
Lmao when your girlfriend is an urban explorer and so for your birthday she breaks you into an abandoned movie theatre in her hometown and listens to you perform your album on stage- love her for that
Goooseebumbs oh my gosh
Objective: *SURVIVE*
Gotye: Now you’re just somebody that I used to know (pause)
My brain: Dun dun...dun dun...dun dun dun dun dun...
I can really quiet music in the background listen closely
I don’t listen to the song enough to hear it lol
I-
Narshinarshinarsh lives on I don't think you can, I have it on max volume with headphones in and I can't hear anything, I think you must have heard the song so many times that you can hear it in your head
FrothyKibbles67 At the beginning of you listen very closely you can hear it. Later into the video you can’t hear it anymore, but it’s there
the harmonies hit DIFFERENT in this version
I wanted to like it but your comment is at 420 so have this reply instead
Walking on Sunshine holy crap i didn’t even notice my comment got that many likes wtf. also dude i was singing walking on sunshine just now😳😳
@@yuurmom7644 guess it was meant to be lmao. Have a nice day :)
Honestly they give me chills. It's way better this way
its like different dads with belts
the harmonies in the second chorus always give me chills
It’s just so beautiful
reason i came is for those harmonies
Yes
always. immediate chills.
When I first heard this song, it wasn't until those harmonies that I thought: "Ok, this is huge!"
I prefer this one.
I see you everywhere
@@ICFMFF of u see hil everywhere it means u are everywhere too
Is this guy everywhere or is it just me 💀✋🏾
I gotta admit there's something hauntingly special about this version.
Yes, l do like to listen two people talking
2 years later
RUclips algorithms: hey we thought you might like to have a listen
For me it's more like 4 years, but I feel it's the same feeling you're getting.
Fr tho
Jessika Meeker oh nah, they meant this vid was released 2 years ago
3 years lmao
It really like that tho
by “without pauses” i thought the song would be one long strange word
Andrew Rojas same LMFAO
THIS COMMENT SENT ME LMAOOO
That's what I came here for.
Same I was so disappointed
I clicked on it because I thought it was gonna be a memey song with absolutely no space in between words lmao
The background music: you didn’t have to cut me off
Background: sOmEbOdY
LOL
LMAO
James Charles it’s called the instrumental.
T7 Midnight Radio it’s called a joke 💀
“without pauses” why did i think this was gonna be a meme version with literally no pauses 😭
I'm not even disappointed
he's really just somebody that we used to know
where did he go
IKR!
he made many albums and is now in a band called the basics
caitt woooooow really
One hit wonder madood
Dead
the beginning sounds so creepy, it's like i'm hiding from him and he's singing this creepily while trying to find me so he can kill me.
That like every psycho tiktok pov ever
This reminds me of YOU on Netflix
Sht
I see this diffrently now
thanks! i hate it
When I read “without pauses” I literally thought they were gonna cut out every breath/pause in between lines...
Kiwi Sodaa me too
Same
Sames
Kiwi Sodaa same
Yeah, I'm disappointed
1:15 that voice crack on the word 'low'. The absolute perfection of it is one to a billion. I never noticed this with the rest of the music. I love this song even more now.
my brain really put the instrumentals in the background, like i couldn’t NOT hear them
hunter s. SAME
theyre still there, very quietly !!
and i dont mean imaginary instrumentals, but the vocal isolation isnt perfect, so the melody is still in there
same
Same
keylawuff I think it’s more that the pitch of his voice is edited to fit into the melody perfectly and that since you know the actual song the brain pieces them together to make it sound like there’s still instruments being played. But I don’t know I’m not a genius at this kinda stuff
me: thinks i’m alone singing in the restroom at school
the person in the stall next to me: 1:50
goosebumps I’ve been there before.
A random girl starts singing in the bathroom and I pulling out the vocals. That's how people go viral. Might get signed or sum
Angie Daffodil no. no you havent. quit trying to be relatable
@Bismark its a spirit of a girl
@Bismark the unisex bathroom
Song: **Playing**
Me: **Skips verse to find the chorus**
Song: *You didn't have to cut me off*
It said i dont need your love to me
Top comment
1:50
@@ParadoxGm hate u
Lol
Because the industry is so oversaturated with songs about romantic relationships, failing or otherwise, it's easy to minimise the significance of the emotions surrounding such things. Maybe I'm the only one that does this, idk, but we're at our most vulnerable around the people we like, even more so around the people we're emotionally invested in. The song does an excellent job of capturing how it can feel to have someone disappear from your life and to have all those great memories be replaced with bitterness, discomfort and oftentimes malice.
I've felt this same loss before, thank you for putting those feelings into words.
I NEVER REALIZED SHE SINGS THE END WITH HIM
youre kidding right?
The video explicitly shows them singing together lol
@@unclepear1528 well i didn't watch the video i just listened to the song on the radio and when i was sad, don't judge me roberto
@@alexconverse4839 easy bro I'm not judging you
@@alexconverse4839 Easy tiger 😔 I didn't know either that was wild hearing it.
*Music video:* no pauses
*My wifi:* _fine I'll do it for you._
You're going to hell for your profile picture
your profile pic makes me wanna stub my toe
Room Temperature Milk I don’t know you but I can already tell I would hate you based on your profile picture.
if you were referencing the line from Avengers, it’s “fine, i’ll do it myself.”
@@scbbie I meant what I said but thanks!
Producers: How lonely do you want to sound in this song?
Gotye: Yes.
🤨
Ahaha
@@yellowhuman8567 how
bro, he IS the producer.
1:19
that voice cracc tho
This sounds so...special, for some reason. Like he's singing in the shower and the breaks are just him taking a breath or something. Unprofessional yet skilled, I'd describe it.
this comment put a smile on my face
:D
@@honeypots8787 :3
@Levelovixor, how so? You've sparked my curiosity
@Levelovixor I'd like to know too
I can’t be the only person who’s mind is auto playing the instrument
I literally filled the spaces where the instrumental should go in my head lmao
Wait... there are no instrumentals at all?? Not even like very quiet ones???
@@suprafatadecontact there are, they are very quiet because theyre not completely filtered, im guessing the echo of the voices is supposed to cover it up
Christian Kiguru yeah at the beginning I thought there were instruments so I played it back but there were none
Ur not alone buddy the feeling mutual
i’d listen to a whole album of him just singing a cappella, no instrumental
He sounds like Sting
the album to this song was rly trash
justiceingeneral the wrestler?
what do you mean by he has more songs
Luna Mardy he has a full album called "making mirrors"! It's really amazing
The adlibs, harmonies, background voices and the main voice proved us that this song wasn't autotuned. It felt like they're singing live in our front rn. Bruh this is so clean!
How creepy would it be if the background image just started singing
ngl that sounds hilarious I would die😂😂😂💀😭
Ugh don't lmfao it's 1am in the morning 😓
I was waiting for him to open his eyes and catch me off guard
Crap I want to edit it like that now, such a cool idea 😂👌👌
Oh shi-
i would honestly love if gotye and hozier collaborated. both their voices and music are transcendant, it'd go beautifully.
Yeah totally i was literally just thinking that the other day
forreeeaallll that would be amazing
I agree!!
didnt they both disappear off the face of the earth?
@@skylarh5702 hozier released an album this year called wasteland, baby! and i recommend checking it out :)
It almost sounds like he is singing through gritted teeth in his verse, whilst kimbra's verse has hints of guilt, and then they both release anger and frustrations in the choruses
Yeah, I think Todd in the Shadows said something similar in his review
@At Me is microaggression some shit like microcheating or what?
@At Me i dont think thats what microaggression means lol
Dude, shut up. Your wrong
@@shrekonion8307 dude, cringe
It’s so weird and impressive on how we can just hear and interpret their emotion they are portraying by how they sing and express. It’s so cool!
true!
This man literally said “somebody that I use to know” and dipped
He’s somebody we used to know
@@vlexer22 so is the initial comment
He didn't dip, though
He makes more music
StarKillR02 Not under gotye.
@@richtofen4888
Yeah it is.
*He* makes more music
The second chorus doesn’t even need instruments to be honest
Fellow fishy
travis rayburn ayeee
Ayyyyyyyyyyyyyyye
travis rayburn fortnite 😎😎frenzyfishy
Exactly
This made me realize how sad the song and lyrics actually are
nlol, executive memer ikr i love it sm more now
do you not listen to lyrics?
since 1995 I never really fully listened to the lyrics until now, I mainly listened to the beat
Listen to outkast hey ya
Yeah I can actually feel emotion when I listen to this
Just in case anyone was wondering, Gotye made other songs that were also very good. My two favorites are 'Heart's a Mess' and 'Eyes Wide Open'. Give 'em a listen, would you kindly?
As you said "would you kindly" I somehow feel compelled to.
F you, Andrew. You don't control me.
@@blackred666 my mind went straight to that too
@@inzaniavendetta8661 nice knowing i wasnt the only one who immediately thought of that
sure homie
What this song would sound like if you used to know the instrumentals
Someone needs to make this
nouchcka love wait a sec
@@callerunknown ...
You're genius omg XDD
It took me a minute
Gotye : **Drops a banger**
Also Gotye : "Aight Imma head out"
CapeXTron he was somebody we used to know ;(
Gotye actually has some really killer albums
He’s part of an Australian(?) band now
What's the band?
He did NOT head out one little bit!! His music absolutely s l a p s bro
this experience was almost religious
it IS a religion
Worship the body he used to know
Especially when you think about his opening his eyes and starting to sing during the song
RM'sDimplesSoDeepICouldDrinkFromThem nah
Olivia Santellanes NiCe
The vocals in this are ✨IMMACULATE✨
But you didn’t have to cut me off
*MEKALAKANEVAHAPPENDENWEWA* nothing
instant like
Never read a more accurate comment in my life 😂😂
Bruh 😂😂
I am ur comment's 300th like
That's was me when I was 7 old
Turns out that Gotye actually means “Game of the Year Edition”
Spagooli Dude, omfg underrated comments
That would explain why hes a one hit wonder.he was the "game" of the year
@@ceciliatavarez5655 bruh
Considering what Gotye is like outside of his music, that is actually somewhat likely.
This needs more likes not the calendar comments
Even without instrumental, this song is really good
i honestly like it more
The second chorus is so fucking good without the Instrumental.
it really makes you realize how overproduced(?) the original song was haha
I prefer it way more than the original, I remember I always hated this song when it came on lol
its arguably better
This audio just gives me chills, his voice is so good😢🖤
Gotye really dedicated himself to the song, that he became somebody we used to know after he dipped making one song.
I see this comment everywhere.
In the malls, under a bridge Everywhere
@An Empty Cup I mean the song was in his last album so he pretty much dipped after that either ways
Go listen to as many songs as possible from Gotye! They’re all gorgeous and beautiful and it’s a shame the rest of his music didn’t get even half of the attention this one song got (though this song is wonderful too)!
I really like his song "Don't Worry, We'll Be Watching You"
I’m still waiting for him to open his eyes
the song has ended, it has been over for 10 minutes. But the video continues even though the red bar is complete. Suddenly the eyes open, you cry from fear, in the distance....sirens.
Honestly
adriana ;3 IM SCARED
@@velveteencherrytart6335 you should be
@@user-bd9xg9xj6u ayo cut that bullshit I'm trying to watch this peace 🤧
I thought “without pauses” meant he wouldn’t take any pauses between words
Same and I still don't know how it was actually meant
Katharina Maria they meant there’s no instrumental pauses
@@fairysprinklez4895 thank you so much
someone needs to make this tho
same i thought it was going to be a shitpost
Kimbra really has such a beautiful voice
everyone else: talking about the song
me: how the hell did he do that
Vocal isolation.
DiabolicalPaperClip but how you do thT
@@libitina27 theres 2 main ways. using an app to isolate vocals (it sounds a bit more poor quality and wouldn't sound this good) OR you can basically hack and leak the different vocals and instruments of the song which gives you really clear vocals. this isnt really ethical and it happens to a lot of modern vocal heavy artists like ariana grande , demi lovato etc
JellySpleens [Doug] ah thank you
you can actually hear the melody in the background a lot of the time if you listen very closely. i guess the echo is to cover that up :'D
2:22 those harmonizations are beautiful. They really hit different without the music.
i agree
@@davidswrldyt i agree
Agree but simp
@@msMuffet. who's angel and why do you have her number
That's why I always come back to this version, the ending without instruments sounds incredible
*this version of the song exists*
The instrumental: “YOU DIDNT HAVE TO CUT ME OFF”
Then there was Amaria funny, i laughed
Then there was Amaria funny, i farted
Then there was Amaria funny, i cried
Then there was Amaria funny, i chuckled
Then there was Amaria funny, I took a shit on myself
The fact that this is a vocals only vid but you can still hear the music in your head is always so fascinating to me
I want to hear this with a cello, violin, and deep drums. Just imagine how sinister that would sound.
And a bass guitar 😍
@@wormsforbrains8312 no an orchestral bass, he means like an orchestral versiom
SQUIRREL_ WAX well obviously but a bass would sound good with the violin
@@wormsforbrains8312 not the bass guitar, an actual bass and bow
@@wormsforbrains8312 but you seem to get it do I will leave it alone
The pauses between the “now you’re just somebody I used to know”’s are extremely uncomfortable
That PF pic though
It seems like if this were irl, the pauses between the lines are him trying not to cry or lash out 🥺🙏
LMAOO THATS WHAT I WAS THINKING
But... no pauses?
@@mindymannn1873 :'(
this is like raw, uncut human emotion
The production really strips away a lot of the raw anger you hear in this version
Nobody:
RUclips at 3:00am : let’s remind everyone that this decade is ending
It is not lol
Actually rn it's only 1:10
Oh gosh it’s ending in two days a c k
Bruh its three for me when I got this to
Actually the decade won't have ended until 2021 because there was no year 0 C.E.
Not gonna lie, I kinda like this version better.
Dillon Faol me too because when it hits the chorus it’s so surprising like when my dad comes home stumbling drunk and beats me
UnknownClasher BRUH I WAS ENJOYING THE SONG AND YOU HIT ME WITH DISSSS
UnknownClasher i- girl I'm so sorry 😳
@@RunAwayNau gurl u ok?
@@RunAwayNau same but my dad doesn't beat me but he acts a certain way and one time in elementary school I was suspended and he took me driving to the mall while he was drunk and we got a lot of clothes... And a beach ball but wethought we lost our car and it got stolen and I managed to get his keys and honk the cars..it was midnight by the time we got home
I see the RUclips algorithm has reunited us again
Daniel Twomey bro how did I get here lmao
Hallelujah!
Shhh don’t expose secrets fuck sakes man!
Anyone else get recommended that Alvin and The Chipmunks album slowed down 16x so it sounds like sludge with a normal guy singing?
It is so strange!
Gotye: stays with a person who they weren't attracted to or interested in but who whas clearly invested in them.
Gotye: "why did you, the person who's emotions I played with to not be alone, cut me out of your life?"
Kimbra: "are you serious?"
The melody: but you didn't have to cut me off
Chris_Tophy GC this deserves more likes
Lina Awny Definitely 😂😂👏
Brilliant!
I only liked this because it had 999 likes and I wanted it to be 1k
I swear my brain added music
( Edit, I understand now that the music is playing faintly in some parts)
Commander sloth nah it’s faintly in the background
MINE TOO
Whose doesn't?
Saaame
You can hear it super faintly during the lyrics
I feel like he’s alone in a gym singing through his pain and then a girl comes in and starts singing with him
High school musical, is that you?
steal another comment
This is actually a fucking great idea for a music video
Y/N is thriving
yea this is stolen
Elf vibes
POV
You’re alone in the theatre or so you think, but as you are there sadly singing to yourself, the “ew I hate theatre and drama class” kid joins in.
Schizophrenic man has a breakdown in a cave.
Mr. Bandity ba dum tiss
I-
@Al Moshi moshi
Sounds like quarantine for me
@Al BOSSU
"you can get addicted to a certain type of sadness"
angsty fanfic readers: 🥺💔😱😭😢😰😨
Fluffy Marshmallow bro I didn’t need to be called out rn 😭😭
I feel attacked
69 likes... Nice
Shut up. SHUT UP. StOp cALLINg mE oUT
I came out to have a good time
the way gotye expresses anger and frustration without even yelling a bit is hypnotic
_This makes me wanna cry in frustration to an ex lover that doesn’t even exist_
My Minecraft gf when I don’t log on for a whole year:
Your Uncle*
ZLP42 lmao
@@Z-L-P oh god-
@@richietrashmouthtozier437 Imagine thinking it is meant serious :)
@@Z-L-P what?
This dude just dropped a bop and fell off the face of the earth
Now hes just somebody that we used to know
Hes got so much music man
Like Hozier damn
@@brookmikal hozier released a new album at the beginning of the year and just finished a tour lol
muzaki azami bruh hozier is literally doing amazing rn and is releasing a bunch of new music. y’all just sleepin on him
wondering if this is about to blow up or something
This was recommended to me. My mom just died. That can’t be coincidence. I just can’t. I don’t believe in god but this hit the soul different for me. It’s going to blow up. It’s being recommended for a reason. We just don’t know why. Sorry if that was too emotional lol.
@@angelajohnson5280 I'm... at a loss for words
Bee Shaft I’m sorry, I didn’t mean it to be too emotional. I just sat in my room last night and listened to this and I saw the comments and I was v close to my mom so it’s like... come on this can’t be by chance lol. I hope I didn’t upset you with my comment !
@@angelajohnson5280 your comment may have seemed too self centered that's what provoked that reaction
Anyhow sorry for your loss.
Kenny yeah I’m sorry I see that now. It’s just been hard it’s been 2 days so I’m sorry if I offended anyone ! 110% not my intention ❤️
I REALLY REALLY love that their vocals aren't absolutely perfect. It makes it feel human, full of emotions, like they're feeling the break up
2nd chorus: **exists**
Me: _holy shit_
When your singing in the shower and then the ghost haunting your house joins in
Oh God this made me laugh so much!
that one scene in elf
LMAOAOAO I CHOKEF ON MY WATER
I genuinely chuckled lmao
Relatable
i need somebody to make a bunch of really haunted edits with this
boneless books ok I gotchu
@@Sangonomiiya update me
@@Sangonomiiya please let me know if you make it
@@Sangonomiiya update
I might try this, what kind of videos what u put in do u think?
I've listened to a lot of different versions/mix of this song and it's always a pleasurable experience. It just touches my soul, I don't know why.
The way you can hear the voice crack at "have your friends collect your records" in this bc it's vocals only gives a lote more emotions to it
it's not really a voice crack, it's an intentional singing technique where hit the break between your chest and head voice, it's a thing yodelers do. i really like it too.
This is how you know there’s real talent in someone.
i know right, some vocals alone sound so bad but this sounds amazing
no
me singing, home alone: 2:04
the roaches joining in: 2:19
That’s how I find them every time so I can kill them
@@george35 and everytime they have 1 heart left they vanished
lmaooooooo
@@george35 this gives me Red Robin commercial energy lol
the spiders making cobwebs: 2:22
the vocals are stark yet beautiful
Ok but imagine this audio and it’s like on one of those ‘played under a bridge at 3 am’ videos. That would be SICK
Sigmeinn i listened to it and omg it’s so good bruh thank u so much!
We all gotta admit:
This guy’s got a great voice and he shouldn’t have ended up a one-hit wonder
Edit: I’ve been getting a lot of people saying that he wasn’t, and lots of people disagreeing or arguing with me. It’s just that this was his only song that blew up near me, and I didn’t know that he had no intention or want for fame. Didn’t mean to start a fight ! 😅
but you also have to admit that the one-hit wonder was awesome all the way through as well
@Astro one-hit wonder means he was mainly popular because of one song or that one song was his most popular song if that makes sense
@AstroI know c:
why hello, rantaro profile picture person
I think the overplaying made it disappear, I got sick of it
Nobody:
Kimbra after a sentence: *I N A L E*
*inale*
the h: you didn't have to cut me off
I died xD
mannequin mom LMFAO
@@13jae85 and I don't even need your sentence
POV:
you and a bunch of your friends are walking through a tunnel while singing
*_Make out like it never happemwemwe were mnothing_*
Legend
The whole song except the chorus use to be gibberish to me
Tru
Rhia Castillo and I don’t even need your love
That's the lyrics guys. What do you want?😂
This is what you hear on a radio when the world ends.
Anonymous Mothman please
I'm picturing this playing in a desolate car in the middle of nowhere just echoing with no one to hear... Because of this I am now bawling my eyes out.
@@jgames7198 bro I came here to have a good time not to feel stuff :((
this made me feel very uncomfortable thanks
So like, now?
Me Singing in the shower: 2:13
random spider: 2:19
OMGGG
I hate it when my spiders sing with me.
2:22 the fly
OML😂😂😂
LMAOOOOA AJSJAJDJSJSUSHSHSH
This makes me feel like I was with them while they were recording and I love hearing the raw vocals
Sounds like he’s singing in a empty stadium. Satisfying
I always thought that Kimbra sounded like Katy Perry in this song...
lmao i’m glad i wasn’t the only one. i just found it out it wasn’t her
Omg she doesss
I WAS WAITING FOR THIS COMMENT
Ilian IL SHE LOW KEY LOOKS LIKE HER TOO
instagram?
this is art
yes
Its because gotye is a fucking genius
@@oyemate8647 if he came out with a album I'd defo listen to it if it had a similar sound to this atleast