Can’t Get Enough of That Gotye Song

You know what happens when you first hear a great song? You LOVE the song. Then the radios play it all the time and you get sick of it, and your favorite song becomes your least favorite song, and you want to TEAR THE RADIO OUT OF THE CAR AND THROW IT ON THE STREET?

That feeling has not happened to me with That Gotye Song. I have been obsessed with that song since I first heard it in September. Usually favorite song obsessions last two or three months. My obsession with Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” lasted six months. But “Somebody That I Used to Know,” otherwise known as That Gotye Song, has been my favorite song for almost a good year. I love it even more than I did the first time I heard it. LOVE.

You know something else I like? Mash-ups! On the list of three things that made me stick with Glee long after the show became bad, mash-ups were third on the list, after Kurt/Blaine and Santana.

Therefore, I have to share with everyone my favorite mashups of That Gotye Song and other songs. This post doesn’t have much to do with feminism, but I don’t care. Sometimes I just blog about things I like.

1. Pomplamoose – “Do Not Push” – A Gotye/Carly Rae Jepsen mash-up.

I love the way they combined a heartrending breakup song with the silliest song since “Friday.” It works, too. “Call Me Maybe” without the chorus sounds rather haunting when combined with That Gotye Song.

2. Ben and Rachel Leddy – “Someone Like Somebody That I Used to Know” – Gotye/Adele

Combining That Gotye Song with That Adele Breakup Song is an obvious choice, but a good one. Their voices are light and pretty and sound great together, and I’m a sucker for families that sing and perform together. I blame the Von Trapps.

3. Naikha Cruz – “Are You That Somebody That I Used to Know” – Gotye/Aaliayh

Jaw. Drop. I can’t believe this is a thing that exists. More than that, I can’t believe that this is a thing that has existed for a whole WEEK and I didn’t learn of it until today. Putting these songs together from a lyrical perspective doesn’t make complete sense, but musically? Rhythmically? I have on my dancing shoes and I’m listening to this twenty times a day.

4. La Sessica – “We Found the Floor That I Used to Know” – Gotye/Rihanna/J.Lo

I wasn’t sure I liked this one at first, but it’s grown on me. It’s incessantly bubbly and cheery while also creepy.

5. Caitlin Currie – “Mr. Brightside/Somebody That I Used to Know” – Gotye/The Killers

Hey, it’s That Gotye Song combined with another song I used to be completely obsessed with! Sung by a singer with a really pretty voice! Who also plays different instruments!

Those are the favorite ones I’ve found so far. In the meantime, here are three more videos – two about That Gotye Song, and one about a different mashup.

Walk the Earth Gotye Cover – 5 People, 1 Guitar

Two Guys Show Us What Happens When That Gotye Song Comes on the Radio

Biggie Smalls/Thomas the Tank Engine Theme