R1: Somebody That I Used to Know v Nothing Compares 2 U

[Monkey_Driven]

NC2U is much more likely to be overheard at a Walgreens.

[Jorge]

Maybe in 1990

[oasisfan35]

Somebody That I Used to Know wins here. I still remember where I was when I heard it for the first time.

I was flying to, and subsequently back from, California and it was featured on the JetBlue music channel the.entire.time.

[Anders]

Sounds like a pleasant flight.

[oasisfan35]

Sounds like a pleasant flight.

It was... for about four minutes.

[Anders]

Sounds like a pleasant flight.

It was... for about four minutes.

That makes sense.

[EJ]

Walgreens right?

excellent

[Anders]

Gotye is a cool guy.

«Gotye earned worldwide fame and a pair of Grammys for his 2011 single “Somebody That I Used to Know” — but he didn’t earn as many millions as he could have.

The Australian artist, born Wally de Backer, refused to allow advertising on his YouTube channel and split royalties from the song with the estate of Luiz Bonfá, whose 1967 song “Seville” is sampled.

“I’m not interested in selling my music,” he told news.com.au. “That’s the reason I don’t put ads on my YouTube channel, which seems strange to people in today’s climate, but that is a decision you can make.

“Ads are calling for our attention anywhere we turn in the world. If you can do something you care about and that other people care about and keep it out that world that feels like it’s all about ‘hey buy this stuff’ then that’s a good thing.”

As for the royalties, de Backer insisted he was not pressured by Bonfa’s estate.

“There’s never been lawsuits,” he said. “There was a moment where I could have considered going to court, but I didn’t want to spend that time of my life doing that.

“I decided it made more sense to focus on creative things and not get hung up on money and lawyers and courts. You don’t want to be in places that drain your energy.”

The song, which he wrote and produced, was No. 1 in more than two dozen countries around the world and its video has been seen more than 930 million times on YouTube.

De Backer, 37, now lives in Brooklyn and has been busy performing with Australian band The Basics, doing charity work, appearing in a documentary, launching two record labels, and working on a new Gotye album.»

[mikejasond]

I don't really listen to any music after the early 2000's but I really like Somebody That I Used to Know.

I only know Nothing Compares 2 U from hearing covers, but I found it kind of boring with the slow shuffle drum beat for such a long song, and a little annoying the way she sang so high on "NoooTHING" and the way she sang "to youuu" so I gotta go with Gotye.

[BurtReynolds]

I actually like the Gotye song even though it was overplayed. Tough call.

I'll pick...NC2U I guess, probably for nostalgia more than anything.

[Birds in Hell]

Despite being very aware of Gotye and this song's success, I don't believe I've ever heard it until now.

It was pretty good and I think it's the better song.

I really, really don't enjoy Prince's music, even when he's not singing it I guess.