Looks like even Gotye knows his song, "Somebody That I Used to Know," is an overplayed, viral sensation that has spawned an entire genre of YouTube covers. So the singer decided to acknowledge the hundreds of piano-playing, harp-plucking, and guitar-strumming fans who paid tribute to the catchy tune.
How? He made a whole new song from the covers.
Gotye calls it "Somebodies," and it's just as annoyingly awesome as the original. He's one of the first artists to take covers of their own song, and create new music. Talk about crowd-sourcing talent.
When Gotye posted the video on YouTube, he wrote, "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.?"
No need to be reluctant Gotye, this is pretty cool of you.
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Someone give Will Ferrell a box of tissues and pint of Ben & Jerry's because the funnyman needs help healing his broken heart. Ferrell sat down with Conan O'Brien and let his emotions spill out as he discussed the recent breakup of Twilight stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson (or "Patterson," as Ferrell referred to him).
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Meet Dr. William Bell, a 90-year-old fitness nut who holds a pole vault world record for his age group. Pfft, as if a bunch of buff 20-something Olympic swimmers prancing their six-packs around the pool didn't already make us all feel like a bunch of unaccomplished cubicle potatoes this week.
Envy aside, Dr. Bell could provide a helpful dose of pick-me-up to any of us feeling a bit lapsed in the physical fitness department
Maybe it's the rumble of the engine or the sound of the horn, but something has this train enthusiast yelling with excitement. The railfan — yes, that's a real thing — squeals behind the camera as a rare 1953 EA Heritage Train engine rolls through a New York station.
As one YouTuber put it, "Double Trainbow!"
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