Gotye - Save Me

He is far more than "Someone That I Used To Know", Wally De Backer is one of the most creative storytellers in the music industry today.  I am so glad there is a video for this song because it's amazing.  It's one of the best tracks off the album and this video is a perfect compliment to it.  It reminds me of the video for "Eyes Wide Open" almost as if it could be a sister piece to it.  Again, I am not going to talk much about the video, I will let it do it itself.  If you haven't bought, Making Mirrors you are missing out on an incredible album.

Matthias - Someone That I Used to Know (Gotye Cover featuring Catherine Rose)

I don't usually cover covers, so to speak so when one comes along that makes me want to listen, I do just that. I've spent about half an hour now perusing Matthias' catalog on YouTube and I have to say aside from the Katy Perry cover, I am a fan. I really dig his voice and his production values are great. It's amazing what artists are capable of creating from home studios and I am a huge fan of taking art and putting it in the hands of the creators so they are able to be more free and have greater control of what they produce. If he has the ability to create this without the support of a huge record label, then he needs to create a BandCamp page and an EP and get to making some money because I would buy his album. Granted, he gives the songs away for free on the YouTube video pages, but I want to hear original music from him and I want to support him because all artists need patrons. Anyway... It's a pretty great cover, I love how he doesn't stray too far away from the original arrangement and that he's faithful to what Gotye and Kimbra have done. And let's just say Catherine Rose... keep on keeping on. You have a gift as well and I want to hear more from you as well.

Check out his cover of "We Are Young" by Fun., because he does an amazing job there as well.

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Joshu Ra - Sweet Dreams That I Used To Know

Sometimes a mash up comes along that is breathtaking in it's simplicity. There's nothing fancy or overworked about this. It's Gotye and Kimbra over Beyonce's Sweet Dreams but it works amazingly. I would be hard pressed to find something as equally elegant as this is. I don't want to waste too many words on this, just listen to it and see if you're as amazed as I was.