Making this song into a duo makes it kind of unique in a heartbreak song because you hear both sides of the same heartbreak and feel bad for both.

@jammybadger6514

Жыл бұрын

Not unique The Human League did it in the 80’s with Don’t You Want me Baby, it’s a great classic 80’s song if you don’t know it. And Brad and Lex have done a reaction to it if you prefer to watch a reaction.

@justanotherdayinthelife9841

Жыл бұрын

@@jammybadger6514 they said KINDA

@jammybadger6514

Жыл бұрын

@@justanotherdayinthelife9841 Who are you the vocab police? Wasn’t like I was having a go relax. I was pointing out it had been done before and that they should try the song. 🙄

@THEDEEPDIVE

Жыл бұрын

It's a genius move

@stity23

Жыл бұрын

I first thought it was Sting from the Police singing

Brilliant music video. The art work is phenomenal and watching the paint come off of her at the end to show she's fully "out of the picture" is such a brilliant concept.

@catinthehat906

Жыл бұрын

You need to see the George Lucas/Star Wars parody of this video on UTube "The Star Wars that I used to know"- its even better.

@brettkenschaft4239

Жыл бұрын

I just kept waiting for her to turn around 😁🤩

@jeremiahdillon7672

Жыл бұрын

I always felt that he painted himself into her life and then she erased herself from his.

@sinbad8562

Жыл бұрын

@@brettkenschaft4239 pervert

@debp2295

4 ай бұрын

😢

The vocals are so clear and understandable, its hard to believe some people can’t follow along.

@nickniehaus1763

11 ай бұрын

Fr

@yourstruly6115

10 ай бұрын

honestly

@biggiecheese8764

10 ай бұрын

Nekalakininanahappeninawewanatin

@marieneu264

3 ай бұрын

I know. But Lex doesn’t understand a lot. She annoys me with her ignorance or her pretend ignorance, which sucks because I like him and his reactions so much. She acts like she’s an airhead and I don’t think she really is, so it’s sad that a grown ass woman thinks playing the dumb role is cute.

@calebhohneke8482

2 ай бұрын

My ears are strange like that where I have to listen to a song several times before I start to pick up on the full lyrics. Doesn't matter if it's something harder to decipher like metal vocals or something straight and clear like this song. I tend to listen to the melodic notes of the main vocals and harmonies like they are a guitar/keyboard or something flowing along with the rest of the instruments....Paying attention to the lyrics seems to come secondary to listening to the song composition and all the layers. Maybe it's because I play instruments so the sounds themselves are the most important to me....maybe it's my ADHD not allowing me to focus on the words haha. I have talked to other musicians and music listeners who go about listening to music in a similar manner....Hopefully that makes sense, but for me personally that is why I rarely pick up the lyrics on a first/second/third listen.

The song is so overplayed, but at the same time I can't help to listen every time. To me it's THE song of the decade.

@AJ-fl3pz

Жыл бұрын

Yeah this song is def the epitome of 2012.

@AlmaDeAngel

Жыл бұрын

It is but somehow I never get tired of hearing it. It’s great every single time that I hear it and I’m a person that get tired of songs after not long, but this…

@alessandroscuderi7300

Жыл бұрын

Yep I loved it at first but then it got overplayed that year but since then I love listening to it again. Its just a phenomenal song.

@luffymonke0810

10 ай бұрын

you'll forget about it in few months

@ValueYourTimeOnEarth

6 ай бұрын

More like a lifetime….😅 cause there will be butthurt feelings … be they in the past , present, or the future 😅

Genius work by Gotye -- Ive learned a lot about him over the years since this song came out-- He is Belgium Australian and is currently living in Brooklyn and is a drummer in a Australian band called The Basics -- He did his solo projects under the name Gotye (his mothers nick name for him ) - His real name is Wouter André "Wally" De Backer and made two absolutely amazing albums in a barn on his parents property by himself (Kimbra is featured only in this one) and is more interested in being creative than being famous - The xylophone bits in the beginning are Baa Baa Black Sheep tune - Yes Its a failed relationship but its because he is mourning the loss of a old love that he couldnt let go of and she didnt stay because no matter how hard she tried he was still thinking about someone else -- He paints himself into the background and she unpaints herself out of his picture -- Brilliant work -- BTW he is working on a new Gotye album and we will see him again! -- A really big favorite song of his for me is Hearts a Mess kzread.info/dash/bejne/f6SCk8xxgpjSips.html The official video is just as creative -- Gotye dosent believe in suing over copyright material so I wish you would react to this gem too !!!! Cant wait to see what he does next

@HumanLiberty

Жыл бұрын

One detail to add to this excellent comment: she starts off green, symbolizing jealousy.

@SweetThing

Жыл бұрын

Yes, "Hearts A Mess" is awesome, especially the original video with all of the animations.

@cindyfalstrom7231

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the link, loved "Hearts a Mess". Gotye is a genius.

@lavenderllamamusic

Жыл бұрын

Woah, had no idea about him living in Brooklyn now! I mean, i'm like 2 hours away in Pennsylvania, but that's still cool haha i thought he was still residing in Europe

@kathleensmith3555

Жыл бұрын

@@lavenderllamamusic Cool! I bet The Basics are prolly doing gigs near you then! I dont see any tour dates for them this year but maybe locally?

From what I can tell, he’s saying he never truly felt like the relationship was right, that he felt lonely even when with her, when they broke up he felt relieved but she said they’d stay friends and then ghosted him, changed her number and sent her friends for her belongings (he doesn’t say she was collecting numbers, he says she had her friends collect her records) and wouldn’t talk to him. And he doesn’t understand why when she said they’d stay friends. But then you hear her side and she feels like he mislead her, that he said he was over someone else when he wasn’t and she also felt the disconnect but he always made her feel like it was her fault. That he would do shitty things then twist it to be her fault. At least that’s how she felt, so when they’re over she completely cut him out. It’s basically a toxic relationship between two messed up people and the emotional manipulations and misunderstandings they go through. It’s a cool song because it does show both sides and how both can be both in the wrong and in the right at the same time, yet the song over all sounds almost sweet until you listen to the lyrics.

@ShaunHensley

Жыл бұрын

I think it's more like he's doing going back and forth 'i don't need you i'm fine/you were so much to me how could you' that sometimes happens in a breakup

@batkat0

Жыл бұрын

I don't think there's anything in the song that sounds particularly toxic on the girl's end. The guy claims she said they'd still be friends and that she ghosted him. But that's his claim. He then mentions that she wouldn't get her stuff in person and she changed her number. That's a lot of effort just to ghost an old boyfriend unless he was doing some awful shit. Plus, he makes it sound like he's fine without her her, cool as a cucumber then he's all offended that she seems to have moved on without looking back. He sounds more upset that he is not in control of the situation rather than the actual breakup.

@soakedbearrd

Жыл бұрын

Bro went full psych phd, but good analysis lol

@mybabycyrus2012

Жыл бұрын

What you wrote, i felt as well when i listened to it for the first time. "Now and then i think of all the times you screwed me over" she definitely had been burned by him. I love this song even though its so sad. Its more real.

@donniemaher511

Жыл бұрын

Right! Makes me happy it’s not me.

This was the biggest song in the world for months and months. It still gives me goosebumps and I don't hate it. Absolute genius.

@nickniehaus1763

11 ай бұрын

💯

Im in love with kimbra.. her face is so gorgeous when she hits those notes in live performances

HOW can you have no idea what it's about after the first verse and chorus, lmao. It's so straightforward. Brad as usual pays more attention and gets it :)

@MrGeoff-iv6re

Жыл бұрын

Seriously lol this was one of the worst reactions to this song I’ve ever seen

@stephenhawkingsfootballboo7885

3 ай бұрын

@@MrGeoff-iv6re “...and he's like standing there naked...” Bloody hell.

@barryscott8041

5 күн бұрын

It's about Love

This song was playing constantly back in 2011/12. "You can be addicted to a certain kind of sadness". Is deep truth. There is the comfort in being a victim.

Gotye and Kimbra have a lot of great songs on their own.

@3DJapan

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I checked out some of their individual stuff after those came out. He had a couple I liked, her style isn't exactly my taste but I could appreciate that it was done well.

@jasonremy1627

Жыл бұрын

Kimbra's "Settle Down" is one of my favorite songs from the early 2010s. It's a perfect pop song.

@dr.burtgummerfan439

Жыл бұрын

@@3DJapan Kimbra has several "styles". 😁

@pleasekillmeiwishtodie2114

Жыл бұрын

@@jasonremy1627 my favourite song of her is top of the world, I found her once again when I played fifa 17 sooo good

I'm grateful to this song for introducing me to the incredibly talented Kimbra. "Good Intent", "Come Into My Head", "Settle Down"...great songs and she's amazing in the videos. She also does an astounding cover of "Precious Lord, Take My Hand".

@jasonremy1627

Жыл бұрын

Settle Down is such a great song. I wish Kimbra actually got more play than she did. She kinda hit at the same time as Lorde, and something tells me the industry didn't feel like they needed to promote two quirky New Zealand singers. But damn, her stuff is 🔥🔥🔥. Wish more people knew about her.

@supernova812

Жыл бұрын

@@jasonremy1627 I would never know who Kimbra was if it was not for this song, Settle down is a great song

@MarkMcLT

Жыл бұрын

The video for "Come into my Head" is fantastic. She's a very creative artist.

@Johnny_Socko

Жыл бұрын

Her songs and her videos are outstanding. I wish she had hit it bigger, but her stuff is out there for new fans to discover.

@rynothealbinoryno

Жыл бұрын

Listen to plain gold ring live. goosebumps.

At first I doubted they have never heard this. But then seeing Brads face…. They have never heard this!

When her voice raises…I remember thinking “Damn, I’ve heard that tone before”

Ha! Lex’s physical reaction when Kimbra started singing was very interesting

His co-singer here is Kimbra. If you want to do one of her solo songs, "Settle Down" is FANTASTIC. Got to check it out.

@margaritakmp

Жыл бұрын

yes! if you liked her voice here, i think you'd really like Settle Down!

@StuSaville

Жыл бұрын

I remember her performing a song in a completely made up language as a promo for some game (The Sims I think) a while back. It was amazing.

@hammermcphee

Жыл бұрын

"Good Intent" is one of my favorites, but I can really relate to "Come Into My Head".

@gracechow2623

Жыл бұрын

I recommend listening to “withdraw” and “two way street”! Do listen to her live sessions, they’re fantastic

This video is great. I love how at the end, she is slowly losing her paint. Until she is eventually no longer part of the “picture.” Someone that he used to know.

This is one of the few music videos where I felt like it was pure art. The song is amazing and such a great collaboration between Gotye and Kimbra. This song really hit me when I was going through a breakup with my fiancé. She has mental issues and it was a long hard battle trying to help her. Her mom passed right before our wedding, and after the funeral she just snapped. But I couldn't reach her, we broke up and she moved back in with her dad. From going from my fiancé to ignoring me, somebody I use to know. It's been about a year now, my heart still hasn't healed.

The song shows both sides, how both sides feel about it and the paint shows they are both in same picture together then she is painted out of the picture and now they are through with each other. Shes out of the picture, I love this song and love the video , so artistic in meaning

When this song came out it was EVERYWHERE amd everyone was singing no matter what genre of music you liked. Rap, metal, country, christian/gospel music everyone sang this song. Poor Kimbra. I first heard this on the radio and though it was Katy Perry. Then I saw the music video...I still thought it was Katy Perry lol she looks and sounds just like her

@Tom_McMurtry

Жыл бұрын

She sounds better than Katy I think

@johnrios7893

Жыл бұрын

I thought it was Katy Perry too! She literally sounds exactly like Katy Perry in tone and enunciation

@xxxaragon

Жыл бұрын

I mean, at first I legtimately believed it was some sort of unreleased/rereleased Peter Gabriel song (because imo the chorus sounded so much much like him to me).

Amazing song, I just wish people would stop missunderstanding the point. "I 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 " He NEVER actually loved her! He has depression and mental health issues that prevent him from it. She realized this, and left him, now he's crying about a friendship that was never real, when she confronts him about it, he "hides" from the truth, and blames her for being "cold" watch the body language in the video, this is NOT a love song at all, ok I feel better, thanks for the rant space, love you guys 💜

@evilfantasy69

Жыл бұрын

Yep! Being hung up on his previous relationship destroys the current relationship and he will likely go on and do the exact same thing in his next relationship. Her part makes me think he is always stuck in "getting over" his previous relationship.

@lisemzarate4029

Жыл бұрын

@@evilfantasy69 yes! Thank you! He says flat out, you can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness, and I think that line explains your point perfectly 🕶

@MikeDest

Жыл бұрын

It's an easy song to latch on to certain lyrics and ignore the rest. A lot of people can relate to being in a relationship that ends and that person becomes somebody that you used to know. Not seeing the whole picture in the song and not seeing the whole picture in a relationship.

@luvr381

Жыл бұрын

Dumb.

@nealm6764

Жыл бұрын

It is actually about both of their valid perspectives, not just "hurr durr woman everything good, man everything bad!" Sheesh.

in the day this was on the radio 24/7

Love this song, and it brings back so many memories - I used to work in the imports & shipping Dept for a UK store. The Imports and Exports Dept. used to sing the Coyte and Kimbra lines when this played on the radio... we shared an office space, and it helped to bring some fun into our working day.

I love the concept of the paint used. If u think about it, while nude, showing vulnerability and while painted, putting up walls on their emotions

Love this song! It has such an 80s feel to it.

I consider this to be a _major_ top contender for best contemporary pop song of the 2010s tbh. Incredibly crafted, beautifully written, and perfectly executed. Such an earworm too, i love it Edit: forgot to mention, those HARMONIES. Give me vocals like that any day

@stevc1122

Жыл бұрын

It's the anthem of the 2010s for sure

@guitarsrcool4922

8 ай бұрын

Glad someone noticed other things besides just the words. Ninty percent of the common are talking about just the words instead of all the things you mentioned.

How can anybody not love this song

the video is good because you see how two people see a relationship. They have different viewpoints. The painting is like a unifier. the relationship. constraining shapes. and as they move apart, the painting vanishes. As he talks about it. the painting grows. Dark colours. mixed with light. so Its a brilliant video. it has SUBTEXT. lots of it.

At this point people are gonna react to water as if they never drank it before.

Both underrated artists. I wish people knew more of their works.

Whenever I hear this and Kimbra’s voice comes in I get goosebumps.

@d.omoneychaser5112

3 ай бұрын

I swear brah

this has to be one of the most perfect pop songs ever made.....superb

You should listen to some of Kimbra's songs such as Settle Down, Good Intent, Cameo Lover and Plain Gold Ring. She's very talented.

A pathologist would sing "just a body that I did not know...." In some places he sounds like young Peter Gabriel.

@lynne8755

Жыл бұрын

Wow..He does.

I remember when they won song of the year ,they could care less ,Prince handed them award ,and they were freaked out ,couldn't believe they were standing next to him

This banger came out in 2011 when I was a freshman in high school and it was the biggest hit of the summer. Such great memories

This song was released in 2011 and was very, very, very popular for quite a few years. Everybody and their brother wanted to copy it or had their own version out. Love Gotye. Can't wait for his new album.

@barryscott8041

5 күн бұрын

Pain of Love is relatable to everyone

There's a band called Walk Off The Earth that did a neat cover of this song where they do all the instrumentation off of one guitar. It's pretty great.

@blackenreed1425

Жыл бұрын

Just to make it easier, it's kzread.info/dash/bejne/lm2CqJSelNvfXbA.html

@themetalpig7613

Жыл бұрын

The comedy version is even better!

@tonytony5380

Жыл бұрын

Yes that's a great video 5 people playing 1 guitar

@nealm6764

Жыл бұрын

Anything for attention I guess. I will take music over gimmicks, thanks.

@alcopower5710

Жыл бұрын

Better than the original IMO

Love Kimbra's vocal work on this. I had bought this album and was surprised at how good the tracks were on it. Very creative pieces. I buy random stuff all the time hunting for the next great tunes. His vocals in the chorus on this reminds me of Sting.

This is an amazing pop song that with would sit comfortably next to a lot of the 60s pop rock songs.. a great example of pop music with real depth and creativity. I love the building of layers.

Wow I’m surprised you guys have never heard this song. It blew up when it debuted! Such a good melody even my parents loved it and they speak Spanish 😂

@juniman88

Жыл бұрын

There's no way they never heard this song

@Abhihiya

Жыл бұрын

They did say they’ve heard it but not the whole song

@roketynoramallorca2882

Жыл бұрын

@@Abhihiya even that is impossible.

She's out of the picture (his life) and he fades into her background (his colors). Brilliant music video.

@barryscott8041

5 күн бұрын

Man in love.....

When I first heard this song I thought it must have been a cover of a Police song. Because it had the beat and lyric inflection of many of their songs.

This is probably the most covered song ever. This is the song "pentatonix" first covered that launched them to fame. Along with the Canadian band "walk off the earth" 5 people one guitar..very cool cover..

Loved this song when it came out. A great artistic arrangement. Never really understood it on a super deep level, but it seems to connect with those of us who've ever been involved in a unresolved breakup.

This was all over the place when it first came out. I heard it at the supermarket a bunch of times.

I love this song it reminds me of 80's pop hits. I'm almost 62 and heard this from my daughter when she was younger.

Love your analysis Lex. Spot on. I really like this song. Subtle, artistic and thought provoking .

Now c'mon you two. No one on planet Earth didn't know of this damn song.

@joahanmarks8560

Жыл бұрын

Actually I got to know this song less than a year ago. Almost everyone I know in person doesn't know it either, so I think is a great song to recommend to people.

@surlechapeau

Жыл бұрын

It reached #1 in 10 countries, so I see where you're coming from.

@floorticket

Жыл бұрын

@@joahanmarks8560 Oh I know there's always exceptions that prove the rule.

I love this song with all the highs and lows! The song is about a love that had run it course but the breakup was harsh! He has a hard time accepting she wants nothing to do with him! It’s how you feel in a fresh break because it’s hard to get used to that person not being around!❤️❤️

Brilliant analysis of one of my favorite songs. You guys are really good.

I love this song so much. Both those artists are highly underrated, at least in the states. Hearts a Mess by Gotye and Plain Gold Ring studio sessions by Kimbra are other great ones.

I cant believe you've never heard this song before. I have to admit that when it first came out and became a huge hit I was sick of hearing it, but today it brings back crazy memories.

It's familiar because it was probably the most overplayed song 10 years ago. It even was the Billboard #1 song that year (2012). It's familiar because you heard it even if you weren't trying to hear it. That being said, it's still a great song. Also, from what I understand, Gotye is a one hit wonder and there are memes about how he is now somebody that we used to know.

@soakedbearrd

Жыл бұрын

Lol that last sentence is such juicy irony even though this song is good.

@gabrielmukasa1799

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

this song was brilliant! i listened to it over and over when it first came out! and the video was so cool!

Hey Brad and Lex, you should really check out a solo video by Kimbra (the female singer in the video). She’s a fantastic singer and songwriter and her songs generally have very cool unique grooves and vocal harmonies.

Since they started this song on the radio they play 20 times a play for ever I don’t believe when they say they never heard this song

Love your take on it Lex!

Oh snap, you definitely need to check out the cover! 5 people 1 guitar!!!

There's some killer live versions of this song. The one acoustic session where it's a bunch of dudes playing with just Gotye is amazing.

Goosebumps every time I hear this song

I have always loved this song.

Kimbra is probably the best female artist you've never heard of. May i suggest listening to her songs Black Sky, 90' music or Goldmine.

You guys have great insight into these songs.

The voice of dancer Bobby Farrell in this song is actually the voice of the band's producer Frank Farian. This performance was accompanied by the soundtrack of this song.

Sometimes you guys are so intuitive, and sometimes the words are so up front and the topic so universal and it somehow gets missed. At least early on. It keeps me on my toes..."this one...they got this." Nope. "I don't know what this shit is and i've heard it a million times" (Lex nails it)

Beautiful song I’m quite nostalgic for

@DerEchteBold

Жыл бұрын

Nostalgic ...that's funny, to me ten years ago is not much different than last week ; )

Lex still kills me. She gives no attention to the lyrics and totally focused on the sound while Brad is all in on the words and meaning of every song. Cracks me up " I still don't know what the song is about." Priceless as I swear she is a closet blonde.

This guy made one hit then dipped. Now he’s just somebody we used to know.

One of VERY few iconic songs of the 2010’s.

Finally! Great reactions

He is also in a band called the Basics and I just love them.

Moral of the song is that hate isnt the opposite of love, indifference is. When an ex hates you, there's at least a small part of them that you still get to gold on to, but with indifference the only thing you have is the scar they left.

@petraleopold2713

Жыл бұрын

this is so so true

There's a pretty cool live studio version him and the woman did together

Left his band Went solo Made this Got famous Went back to his band Now hes jus somebody that we used to know lool

Nice discussion :) Like your team take on it!

Your analysis was spot on at the end, Lex. Gotye's voice on this track always gives me heavy Police-era Sting vibes (King of Pain, Spirits in the Material World, Wrapped Around Your Finger, etc)

For me this song just felt like i was dreaming. And i love that feeling

I love this song, everything about it.... an artistic expression of sadness in love

Lol you guys crack me up!

You need to react to the Walk off The Earth cover - five people one guitar. Incredible!!

@themetalpig7613

Жыл бұрын

Is that the piss-take or the serious version? The comedy version is brilliant.

@NigelRoberts1

Жыл бұрын

Brilliant cover version. So clever.

@PaulCotter0

Жыл бұрын

There's also the parody of the WOTE version by Key of Awesome. Plus Pentatonix did a good acapella cover of this song

@mnipp

Жыл бұрын

I like what Gotye did with all these covers on his channel by mixing a new version of his song. Gotye - Somebodies: A KZread Orchestra

The whole album is a amazing, one of my favorites 💙

At 4 minutes, Lex sits back and reflects. Brad, listens intently as if he's terrified about what Kimbra is about say.

I had heard this on the radio occasionaly, one day I recalled it and looked it up on YT, from that I found the group Walk off the Earth doing an unique cover, and I've been watching them since, a very tallented group, many covers and some originals. For another GOTYE song "Hearts a mess".

Got hooked on Kimbra when this song came out. Definitely vibin' videos all of hers!

When I first heard this song I thought it was Sting. I was wondering how after all these years he could make a great song. Then I found out who really sang it.

@DerEchteBold

Жыл бұрын

Haha, something similar happened to me, thought the same thing, only it really was a Sting or even Police song, just an old one that I didn't know.

@johnharrid5729

Жыл бұрын

I heard sting also

Such a freaking sad song and Brad just doesn't get deep emotion. Tears should be rolling!

A work of art, literally...

Man dropped the banger of the century and disappeared

I think this is the only track I see make lex stop smiling. Keep smiling lex 😁

This song dropped right after a breakup and it FKED me up. Didn’t help that it was playing everywhere for a while there

This song and the video is something that’s felt with everyone that’s had a heart break

Imagine getting a grammy awarded to you for this song by Prince!

It starts out you think she did him dirty then you find out he had been gaslighting her and she finally had enough. Love it.

I think the thing everyone misses is, she is trying to tell her side of the story and he is not listening. All he hears is bellowing, which she sings so well. It's all about him, which he shows so well

Great song!!! Thanks for reacting!!!

now she's literally out of the picture The live concert version is great with the audience participation

I love lex can interpret intricate metal songs that have difficult lyrics to understand but was confused by a break up song at first 🤦🏼‍♂️😂😂

Not heard this for a while couldn't hide from it a few years back

The start of this song sounds like 'baa baa black sheep'.