Gotye - Somebodies: A YouTube Orchestra
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- Опубликовано: 11 авг 2012
- A full list of links to the original videos is available here: web.archive.org/web/201301220...
Reluctant as I am to add to the mountain of interpretations of Somebody That I Used To Know seemingly taking over their own area of the internet, I couldn't resist the massive remixability that such a large, varied yet connected bundle of source material offered.
I was directly inspired here by Kutiman's Thru-You project:
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Wonderful stuff!
Thankyou to everyone who has responded to Somebody That I Used To Know via RUclips. It's truly amazing!
All audio and video in Somebodies is from the RUclips user videos featured, each of them a cover or parody of Somebody That I Used To Know. No extra sounds were added to the mix, but I used some EQ, filtering, pitch-shifting and time-stretching to make the music.
I avoided using any existing remixes of the song, or any covers from tv talent shows.
As comprehensive and extensive as I tried to be with my downloading of source videos, I know there are many clips that I missed. Tay Zonday's cover for instance, no internet mashup should be without him.
I used KeepVid.com to download the RUclips videos, Ableton Live for audio stretching, pitch-shifting and the initial video editing, and Adobe's After Effects to put the final video together.
Big thanks to Travis Banko for assistance with downloading source videos, and to James Bryans for After Effects tutelage.
Thankyou to Barry for being Barry, and guiding us all.
Thanks to you for listening
Wally 
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![Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra) [Official Music Video]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/8UVNT4wvIGY/mqdefault.jpg)
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this to me is what RUclips rewind should be. Not a meet up of RUclipsrs that'll recreate this year's memes, but a celebration of a community people creating stuff that they love.
RUclips, please read this.
This comment should have more likes, I agree with you.
RUclips's rewind's are getting worse and worse. Last year was bad enough to make this Rewind not even try. If RUclips did this and people come together, like The animation industry and Music community, and others too. People would feel proud of themselves.
what has youtube become
Still relevant
"This is ridiculous! No one can play a whole guitar by themselves!" - AAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!! GENIUS!!!!!!!!
Still making me laugh everytime I hear it.
And then after the amazing solo guitar play
"that was great!"
This is a masterpiece 😍😍😍
That is my favorite moment. Right afterward the crispiest, most heavenly guitar solo.
It's been 2 year and I still come back regulary to hear it again. I like to think it is the sound of the internet, like, when the internet community is at its best. Thank you, thank you all.
EXACTLY :) I was trying to put that into words.
Still watching
I’m back again in 5 yrs
Internet was corrupted now and RUclips was falling because of the strict rule
it's been 8 years..
Heard it 10yrs ago
Hearing it now
Hope to hear it again in 10yrs
And he edited just in the style of his songs, is an excellent collage of covers, it reminds me 'A Distinctive Sound'. :)
Ppp
Jaja no pensé encontrar un comentario tuyo aquí. Pensé qué no eras el original jaja. Lo peor de todo es qué te conocí por el video qué hiciste de Gotye.
Pierre te encuentro en todos lados
possibly the best edited video on youtube
Ummmmm... no
@@itakpowiem pppöpö
I raise to you, The Glorious Octagon of Destiny.
I'm so glad Gotye did this. Some artists can be a bit defensive about covers, especially parodies, but it really is meant as affection and another example of your music binding people from different walks of life together.
its a best form of flattery
To think this was five years ago. Still incredibly impressed - both by the quality of the mash-up and the recognition of all these different interpretations of the original song.
Lollo.loölp
Add another 4 to that
9 years and one of the best mashup on RUclips
To think this was five years ago
Why don't we have RUclips Orchestras for ALL the greatest songs out there? The ones so moving that thousands of other artists are compelled to make their own versions of them? All mixed together as gloriously, magically as this one was?
+scasdasdasd That would be awesome. Someone should get on that
Probably because it would get tiring after a while.
When the “nobody can play a whole guitar by themselves” happened I died.
what's his channel, he seems like a funny dude.
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@@urmom2.098 DarrellNJoeUplugged
@@josking1 thanks
there's something really beautiful about a video like that
+Guillaume Drolet but the whole time I was waiting for De Backer's singing...
After all these years... this is still one of my favorite things on the Internet.
If I was Gotye, this would make me cry.
Why? Do you mean in a good or bad way? He put this together himself so he mustn't mind/must be very proud
It would be out of amazement that so many people were inspired by the song. Didn't realize he put it together. That's pretty cool.
agree
Colleen Arnott, Gotye MADE this! 💕 makes ME cry 💕💕💕
he posted it!
" _Pup-pup-pup-pup_ *_bling_* This is ridiculous! Nobody could play a whole guitar by themselves!" xD
The Cat the master play fingerstyle will show you how to play whole guitar by himself... gaga =]]
+The Cat Nobody except Batman.
I keep coming back to this too ever since I first discovered it (don't even remember how). Not only did it introduce me to a lot of wonderful singers and musicians I'd never have found otherwise (Pentatonix, Sam Tsui, Tiffany Alvord, and Matthias Harris), but it just made the song so much more amazing than it already was, and showed how many truly creative people there are in the world, and how something like music can unite us all. Not to mention the fact Gotye approved of it, and that the creator of the mashup did such an amazing job of bringing it altogether. Still have to say the best parts are anything with Pentatonix and the union of the Dutch choir with Erock's metal rendition, gives me chills every time.
+Terry McNamee Hi Terry, did you realise that it was Gotye himself who put this mashup together? I think that is awesome, don't you?
Yes I did, though I forgot to mention it in how I phrased my comment. And that just proves again what a great musician he is, that he could so seamlessly blend all these versions into something so powerful!
+Terry McNamee I know this is an old comment but you seem like you would enjoy the website 'in B Flat'.
I love the way youtube has connected people of such talent! This is amazing
It's not RUclips, it's music. RUclips was just a way to show this connection, but the actual connection between everyone was made by music
Why do I find out in 2020 that this exists. RUclips I want this to be in recommended.
I just found out about it now
yea bro, like why do i have to search for this masterpiece youtube
A lot of music geniuses in this video. But the true genius is the creator of this video
Ten years later (8/28/22) and this is MIND-BLOWING.
Like someone gathered all these videos to make such a wonderful mashup 🥲
I am excited to discover this version after a decade. Sad that I am late, more than grateful to have ever found this. Thank you amazing people, and you sir, for your awesomeness.
Never to late 😊
Almost 11 years later, this is still something I come back to every once in a while.
To me, it is one of the most incredible things ever done on the internet/youtube.
Thank you so much to everyone involved.
I love how you used this at your concert, Wally. It's great that you didn't ignore the creative work that came out of your song, but accepted it and spread it around! ^_^
Wow I wish I'd had this in my life for the past 9 years instead of just finding it today, people are so talented - amazing
This is like a fantastic little six-minute rock opera. The fact that so many people cover it attests to its universal appeal and message, and if the original weren't as brilliant and complex as it is, it could never induce so many interesting interpretations. You can watch this multiple times, and enjoy a new aspect with each viewing. Bravo! Bravo! Bravo!
You have turned a sweet lament into an ode to joy. Thank you!
that's beautiful
The original song was wonderful, fulfilling, extraordinary... but this, this is genius. A term I never, ever use.
It's basically what he did on A Distinctive Sound. He's pretty good at sound collages.
That's Wally for you, actual musical genius 💜what a legend and a gift to the world.
"Hello from 11 years later. In the presence of what the modern internet is, this is a masterpiece, not a relic from the past, but a monument to the golden ages of RUclips" - some guy on the internet
There aren't a lot of songs/videos that make my heart beat faster and forces a smile on my face out of the sheer epicness of it. This does more than that
Thank you for putting the words in the correct order for me. I couldn’t have said it better.
I sometimes come back here to reflect on the careers of some of these RUclipsrs, how far they've gone in 4 years.
This is absolutely fucking magnificent.
i’ve been coming back to this video ever since it was posted. it always makes me so happy
Haven't watched/listened to this in a while. Came back to listen again today. Awesome!
Wow, a whole singing orchestra and that plucking, amazing!! Everyone looks beautiful.
How did i miss so many covers?!
They're freaking amazing!
THIS IS AMAZING!
this is quite amazing. thanks so much for sharing and blessing us with this performance
can i just say that was one of the most amazingly artistic things i've ever seen! i love your brain and your insight into that! thank you for posting it and sharing it with the world!
gotye you r so humble sir you uploaded it on your channel you really love us thanks sir
why the heck did i find this now?? im gonna listen to it everyday from now
WOW! Absolutely fabulous video and an amazing composition of various people sharing their great talents in this fantastic cover of Gotye's Somebody =) More of this please!
Very impressive remix, very well put together. The way each segment flowed into the next, the way you built up each chorus adding more and more elements in, very well done.
And of course, it's impressive to see how many different and unique interpretations of this song are out there. Certainly wasn't expecting the choir!
The force is strong with this one. Hey Wally, if you ever read this, I'm very inspired by your creativity and musicianship. Can't wait for your next album. Thanks...
This is actually amazing. great mix. really funny in the middle then awesome electric guitar.
This is spliced so well together, very creative, and I love that it showcases so many wonderfully talented people.
Thank you whoever made this video! Its amazing!
loved it to the core ! this orchestra is pure justice to the beauty Gotye created !
I love this masterpiece ❤️
Absolutely phenomenal video editing. Wonderful job. And the fact that this was done by the band is even more amazing yet.
I imagine the pain edit such a video! Brilliantly done. Very smooth transition from clip to clip. Mesmerizing.
Man I’m not a musician but this is the sh*t I love about the internet. Incredible.
I've come back to this so many times. This video is what brought me into the world of covers and mashups. It introduced me to Sam Tsui, 331Erock, and several others, who in turn led me to other artists such as Lindsey Stirling and Pentatonix.
Though Sam was the one I linked to from here, the best part has to be Erock's metal being matched by the Dutch choir.
That was simply delightful. Thank you for making and sharing it! :)
no matter how many times i watch this video - i still get the chills :D
I adore the fact that this is so many fan videos, edited together into one huge fan video made my Wally himself, it's brilliant
I love how so many people were in this! I had seen some of the videos included, but most were new to me. Very awesome video.
Excellent, I love interpretations like these, you have somehow added and contributed to the original song instead simply "imitating" someone else.
I remember when this first came out....still beautiful as ever
6 years. Still coming back...
11 years...Jesus christ I'm getting old
I love this so much. This version of the song comes into mind every once and a while and its so good
i never seen any thing like that, i do respect you for what you did, you did supported how many peoples in this video, others celebrities once they hit the top they start to look at peoples so tinny.
good job, i really love what you did.
amaaazingggggggg
Any last words?
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@@vinceandrew8796 Screw it
Man still an amazing video today the community really swelled around this song in a way i haven't seen since. I mean when will your fav ever make a mashup like this
7 years and still counting, this video and this song actually motivates me at the first time I listen to it and lead me to win at 1st position in competition in 2012. Thank you so much Gotye for this blessed content.
Loved it - love the music video and this mash-up is awesome! i wish you well and look forward to the next original piece
great mixing
Это просто невероятно. Такое огромное количество самых разных людей, объединенные одной песней. Это просто невероятное видео, у меня нет слов что бы описать весь спектор эмоций что я испытал. Это шедевр. (ru)
I was just watching this again and realized it's been over 2 years since this came out. I still tear up every time I watch this. It just shows how much respect he has for others that have covered his song.
Such a salute by a creative to the echoes coming back to you. Still worth a revisit 12 years later
one of the greatest things ever.
This is one of the coolest things I've ever heard.
This brings me joy every time I watch it. :)
wow, loved this ya'll! All the covers and the mix was beautiful!! As an old man from Arkansas, I want more...somebodyyyyy...
Somebodies who finally make music worth to listen... Thank you Gotye... try to find new unique instruments which will inspire you... thank you!
Inspiring for other musician. THIS is the age of ultimate music making. THIS IS RIDICULOUS!!-LY AWESOME!!
thank you so very much for all the efforts and participation.....WELL DONE!!
I came back to find it, 11 years later. Stil very good. I am super impressed by the edit. I also shudder to think of all the clips that did not make it. Creating this must have taken so much time.
when youtube wasn't a battlefield.
This is still one of the greatest things on the internet.
Wow! Just wow. We're just starting to see the full potential of the internet.
Hats of to Gotye, for the original number, and the various artists who made the covers and parodies, and gotye again for stitching it together so well :')
Its a true artist who takes criticism so well. Cheers!
There is something about this mix and video. Just came back to watch it again. Brilliant.
If he could get ever person together to do one big live event: LIFE WOULD BE MADE.
This is one of my favorite things to even happen on the internet
It's been five years now, and, like +Manapeerfr, I still come back to listen to this, for the same reasons. Thank you, Wally, both for the original song and for being generous enough to give us this, too.
I love this song and I love this massive collaboration. I love it because this song is basic and powerful but because it's so relatable and relevant to what people will experience at least once in their life and this is shown in the sheer mulititude of covers. Love it :D
Just when I think I'm sick to death of remixes of this song.....
PLAY ALL THE VERSIONS!!!
I still think this is brilliant!
Its amazing how many well known faces you see in this video. Great work!
It is such a haunting melody, no wonder there were so many variations on the song.. and what a fabulous ear and patience to make that mix, for real.
What an amazing bunch we humans are!
I'm sorry to say it just now, but we love you Wally. Please make some more music, like anything, if its from you, we're really gonna enjoyed it with all of our heart.
absolutely beautiful!!!!!!! whoever did this is beyond genius the ending just made it worth it :)
Beautifully covered by all of these people, and beautifully mixed together.
I think that 1 million of those 5 millions views is me.
When RUclips was good
This is beyond brilliant! I've never seen something on RUclips so awesome! ^_^
I can't stop revisiting this
Where is some more music Wally? Even just a tinker track... a single... would love to buy more of your music!
Amazing! What's a perfect job!
Your music moves me in ways it hasnt for a very long time. Thank you
this is so amazing, i love it!
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"PluhPoPLuPwuuuu! Pling!
This is ridiculous! Nobody can play a whole guitar by themselves!"
Hilarious!
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