She literally took herself out of the picture as the paint was removed from her body! This song won the 2013 Grammy for Record of the Year, which was presented by Prince. When he opened the envelope, he smiled and said he loved the song!

There are three sides to every story. Yours, theirs, and the truth.

I was obsessed with this song when it came out. Now it's going to be stuck in my head for a week. ❤

And the video fits with the lyrics really well. He's being painted into the background, as from his perspective it feels like she's harshly erasing him from her life. But then the camera zooms out and we see she's painted into the background too, because from her perspective she was invisible all during their relationship, as he was hung up on someone else and was also kind of manipulative. At the end the paint comes off her because she's freeing herself and starting over.

As with most visual mediums, everything in this video has a point. My favorite one that many people miss is when Kimbra comes in to express her side of the story, he starts Repeating the same complaints while she is reduced to a background harmony. He is deaf to her plea so she removed herself from the picture.

From dealing with a toxic ex, that “I don’t want to live that way!” Hits different!!

According to Songfacts: "Somebody I Used To Know" was both produced and written by Gotye in his parents' barn on the Mornington Peninsula, south-east of Melbourne. It finds Gotye addressing a past lover, reminiscing about their relationship and break-up. The song draws from the aftermath and memory of several relationships, but he told Rolling Stone Australia that one does resound louder than the others. "There is an ex-girlfriend I know." he admitted. "It was five-six years ago. It wasn't a nasty breakup, but it was messy in the sense that we hurt each other more than we needed to because it wasn't a clean break. I guess it's closest to what the chorus is about. We both realized we had to move on and we haven't seen each other since."

Powerful song. Very, very POWERFUL and totally relatable. Been there. More than once. Treated like a stranger by someone I was in an intense relationship with.

"Somebody need a pedicure." I'm dead.

It's probably the most real song I've heard about this subject. Its so strange that you can be so close to a person, care for them so deeply and think you know they well, and then its like a light switched turning off and you wonder "who are you?". Its like you don't even know who they are anymore because you've never seen that cold side of them. Its hard after having invested so much time in that relationship and then its all down the drain and you won't see or hear from them anymore. lol - yeah, its happened recently.

The female singer is Kimbra, from New Zealand.

I love this song. I just think it’s haunting but feels 80s. I love it.

She was his rebound and when the honeymoon phase faded he realized she wasn’t what he wanted, like she said he was stuck on “somebody he used to know”. Ironically she also became somebody he used to know.

He was making everything out to look like it was all her fault and ten she comes in and you find out that she caught him still talking to his ex before her. He was still hung up on somebody that he used to know.

"Ooh this is gettin' intense..." then that look! BRILLIANT!! 😂 👏

I love the song, love the video, love Gotye! He is unique, with a singular style!

Someone I know remembered when this song came out when he was a kid... - he listened to this song when it had like maybe 100ish views, (he was one of the first people to listen to this). He went and told his parents: “I can tell this song is going to be big”. - He was right!🤠 - Keep up the great work Jayy!!

This song is brilliant and so is the artistry.

Wouter "Wally" De Backer, better known by his stage name Gotye, is a Belgian-born Australian multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter, .Kimbra Lee Johnson is a New Zealand singer, songwriter, record producer, actress and model who mixes pop with classic R&B, jazz and rock musical elements. This song was so popular, everybody was trying to either sing it, or play an instrumental of it. Check out Gotye's "Hearts a Mess"; that is a very unique, cool vibe with an awesome video.

I always find it interesting to see in the comments of reactions to this song many men will relate very strongly to the pain the male voice in the song feels, of being treated like a stranger after a relationship ends. It seems to be a very common pain in men after breakups. Completely leaving aside the fact that the male voice himself was not happy in the relationship. He felt 'so lonely in her company' and admits that he 'was glad that it was over'. And once we hear her voice we really learn this relationship was not well at all. She remembers 'all the times you screwed me over', having her believe it's 'always something that I've done'. He was unhappy in the relationship, yet kind of clinging onto it 'addicted to a certain kind of sadness'. We also learn that it's most likely not the first relationship that went for him that way. 'A resignation to the end... always(!) the end'. It's not the first time a relationship took that course for him. So we get the picture of a basically toxic relationship, in which he isn't happy but pushing all the blame onto her making her believe it's always something that she's done. But she doesn't want to 'live that way' or have to 'read into every word you say.' so she wants out. Her pivotal line here is: 'You said that you could let it go and I wouldn't catch you hung up on somebody that you used to know' I've seen some people understand this in a way that he was still hung up on a prior relationship. Personally, I see it a bit differently. On breaking up they agreed 'they could still be friends', and i have the suspicion the friendship is being offered just to open a way out. but then she cut him off to a point were she had her friends pick up her things and even changed her number. Honestly, I think despite wanting the breakup he was still hung up on her, not fully letting her go, thus forcing her to make a more drastic and clean cut. And now suddenly the rejection of the person he had rejected long before the relationship even ended stings him bad. He wants to be the one rejecting, he cannot bear being rejected. That's what I get from the song. That being said, to all the men who bemoan the pain of suddenly being treated like a stranger by a former lover. Frankly, unless you happen to know each other since childhood, or have insanely intertwined friend circles, or you donated a kidney to her mom or something of that magnitude, yes, the moment you end the relationship you are nothing to her. You had meaning to her because there was love. If there is no more love, there is no more meaning. It's the only sane thing to do. Do you expect women to keep a hoard of satellite ex-bfs around? Would you start dating a woman who has a bunch of exs orbiting her in that way? I know it hurts, but that's just life. You decide to break up, it's done. Move on, and let her move on too. She's not responsible for your emotional well being anymore at that point.

I fell in love with ALL of his music. Check out more. He has several albums. Enjoy!

Very clever song. By halfway through you think you know everything about the break-up. But there's another side of the story to be heard.

Your hearts a mess is my favourite song of his with a very trippy cool video clip very different to this song.. You're a legend by the way!, 🎸😊

Beautiful song. Wally De Backer (Gotye) born in Bruges in Belgium on May 21 1980, he moved to Australia at the age of two. He speaks Dutch and English. He is a Belgian-Australian singer-songwriter. 🎶

"Somebody need a pedicure" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Girl, when you said that I couldn't stop laughing through the whole video.

Great reaction as always Jayy!

Love love love your breakdown!! I think you nailed it!!! Gonna have to subscribe to your channel , great job!!

Great reaction. Thank you. 😊 One of my favorite songs.

Your reaction is magnificent as usual.

It is absolutely hilarious seeing you watch it like "Ooooh my, they're upset!"

Your eyes say it all. 👀 Great reaction!

This was/is a really great song, simple and to the point and the duet is really great from aPOV from both sides

If Daniel Radcliffe had an older brother lol

An ex: "Let's be friends." Me: "Uhh, NOPE!" The music in the beginning of this song sounds like a song from XTC, no? "Senses Working Overtime," maybe?

1:05 *"Somebody need a pedicure"* I'm wheezing 🤣🤣🤣

another priceless reaction love it.. :D

I was waiting for you to listen to this song for so looong 🥰

SUCH A GREAT SONG

I love this song so much it's powerful af

I love the dialogue between the two.

Hello from SC - William

I love your reaction to this song .

Interesting how this song can be taken so many different ways. At first he was in love and then he said he was glad it was over but then he was upset that she cut him off so abruptly. She said he screwed her over multiple times making her think it was always because she did something to warrant the screw overs. She didn’t want to live that way with him anymore. He said he could let it go and he wouldn’t be hung up on her but he obviously can’t handle the break up, he still wants a connection. Great song.

This is still my jam

The melody is Twinkle Twinkle Little Star or Bah Bah Black sheep!!!! I bought this cd, lots of great song and amazing videos. Check out the video for Hearts A Mess.

Look up some Kimbra, you'll love her.

There's a group (I think it's Walk Off The Earth?) that did a video of this song with 5 people playing one guitar. It's pretty cool.

This song brings back summer 2011 memories

That video has nearly 1.8 BILLION views right now.

How have you never heard this song? It was everywhere for weeks.

Great tune!

Yes pretty cool song ✌️❤️💯

Awesome video! Always love seeing people react to pure masterpieces for the first time! Edit: maybe just turn your voice volume up a bit! Otherwise amazing quality!

You have a lovely voice.

You ended up choosing the correct pronunciation "goat--ee-yay" - well done, clever girl :) His real name is Wally De Backer and he's Australian. This won the song of the year at the Grammys in 2013.

I mean, how you live for 10 years without listening to this masterpiece. I was just first year high school when I heard this song on the bus way back home accidentally and I don't regret it. I'm a college student now, btw

This song shows us that there's my version, there is your version and there is the truth hahah

He has a great voice

Good Australian and New Zealand music.👍

Hes a narcissist that didn't really want her but he didn't want to be without her. She was done with his bs and he doesn't like it..from Gotye

I think that the paint coming off is him now telling the whole picture of the story

It seemed like she began to change and grow differently. Maybe at a greater rate than he did. You notice she shed her colors and he kept his. She became somebody he used to know 👍🏾👵🏿🎵🎧🤗

Jayyyyyyyy!!!!!! Thank you for reacting to this cool song by Gotye!! I've been waiting and waiting for you to react to it!!!! Now you need, absolutely need (even if it takes you some time to get around to it - I'm sure you have many many requests) to react to "Somebody That I Used To Know" (same song) by Walk Off The Earth. They perform this song using one guitar. Not one guitar each, one guitar. Being played by all five of them. At the same time! Seriously! Even if it takes you a year, please please please put this on your list - you won't be disappointed!!!!!!!

Gotye told Rolling Stone Australia that this song is about an ex-girlfriend, saying: “It was five-six years ago. It wasn't a nasty breakup, but it was messy in the sense that we hurt each other more than we needed to because it wasn't a clean break.

Him: "You can leave if you want, I don't even care." Her: "Okay, I'm done with your shit. I'm done." Him: "Why're you being like that? I thought you loved me?" Her: "And I thought you didn't even care."

Lmfao your reactions are priceless lol

Bic Runga is another great female NZ singer ... “Sway” is awesome but you have to review with the vid 😊

How did you miss this song? It was everywhere for a year

Well, now he's somebody we used to know... On another note, check out a little band called "The Eagles'...desperado, love will keep us alive, I can't tell you why are a few of their songs. Also, for something different, there's a singer from Norway called "Sissel Kyrkjebø".… she could give Celine Dion and Whitney Houston a run for their money.

The basic story is that while he was in a relationship with this girl, he still hadn't let go of the relationship with the person before her. When you listen to his version, he says he's okay with them being over but doesn't understand why she's so bitter about it. When you listen to her version, she says he told her it was over with his ex but he's not, always comparing her to the one before, and still hung up on her. That's why she's so bitter. Thanks for reacting. I love this song and haven't heard it in awhile.

Good reactions.

Great Australian artist

You must listen to Hearts a Mess -- I see that someone else suggested it as well ---- the video is awesome and interesting too --- You notice he has a different sounding voice -- Wouter De Backer (Gotye) sounds like a cross between Sting and Peter Gabriel --- check them out if you havent yet --- they sound similar and are awesome singers

Some serious expert use of the xylophone. 😉

Ah! It's that song by Sting and Katy Perry!

She caught him hung up on an old flame, someone he used to know. He sabotaged the relationship. She changed her number to remove herself from the matrix of his dysfunction.

Love this!

Billion plus views lol!! X

Fucking LOVE this song

I'm listening to music over 60 years actually the weirdest song i ever heard. Tho they both have good voices, great melody and I like it.

Please react to "Don't You Want Me" by Human League. Another great he said/she said song.

great song

In Louisiana and we spell that Gauthier.

Keep it up

He didn't appreciate her when they were together, and never really committed to her. She got tired of being gaslighted and blamed for everything, so she dumped him. She even says she didn't know that he was "hung up on somebody that you used to know," someone prior to her. Now he wants to convince us that he never cared, and maybe he didn't, but just doesn't like the fact that she is done with him, and he thought he was the one in control. Very clever idea, a dialog with two different takes on the same subject.

Check out Three Days Grace cover... They have 2 versions

i haven't figured this out yet,, but input appreciated,, but it makes me think of harry and meghan!! OMG! WTF??

You pronounced it perfectly

Being ghosted sucks

Please React to Samantha Sang"s hit song "Emotion". Written by 2 of the BeeGees.

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Look up an Elliot Smith song by the same name. What I thought this was. Different universe all together

Yes she was smart to get out of a toxic relationship from a narcissist who is addicted to a certain kind of sadness. By not playing his game she was free from his games 🙏

interesting you find him more into the relationship than her because I felt it was the other way around 😂😂 he felt like she was basically obsessed with him but he wasn't that much into her and that's why when they broke it off she was the one who couldn't maintain the relationship on a friendly level and had to completely sever the ties whereas for him it was easy to switch and he was glad for it and he felt slightly offended that she said they could be friends but eventually couldn't do it... really interesting how people can interpret things so differently

"Have your friends collect your records and then change your number..." Yeah, sorry. Y'all aren't friends anymore, whatever that original breakup promise was.

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True story

Had a billion views too...

The guy wanted to demote her to "friends with benefits"... she said NOoooooo! He was surprised 🤣 Great song! Version with only the vocals is even more powerful!

First time on the original. Glee covered this really good.