somebody that I used to know - ukulele cover

[ruskin51]

Great job, you really gave it everything.

[DavidGlinski]

CHORDS CHORDS CHORDS CHORDS CHORDS CHORDS CHORDS CHORDS CHORDS CHORDS CHORDS CHORDS please? :)

[cocaine3443]

Best cover yet.

[MrChickenchowmein]

Please do a tutorial or atleast put up the chords!!!

[robertwloszczyzna]

R u on medications pal

[KjLoVeS92]

First phrase out of your mouth and I favorited, liked, subscribed, and commented. You are amazing mate. Love this cover.

[burbujasymas]

Ok... wait... Are you Tom Waits`s son or something like that!?!?!?... From now, I`m your fan!!!! yeah!!! you rocks!!!!! Grettings from your fan from Argentine!!!! Love u man!!! :)

[backkkuphorse]

I honestly didn't like it. His voice bothers me. It's like he's stranging himself, his neck is too tense. He's trying too hard, singing shouldn't make you come to a point where you look like your in pain.. Although his playing of the ukulele was pleasant.

[celowedown]

That was awesome

[tai69]

brilliant!

[LaurenUke]

Wowwww beatboxing ukulele! I can't do it :/

[555gumby]

well done

[Skelex20]

Not as good as the Walk Off The Earth cover, but then again nothing is :P

Well done,

[karyprovincia]

i love it would you help me out with the cords?

[lukelee1495]

I really really really wish I had your voice haha. Great job!

[Spickberry]

amazing...

[luluz82]

the best cover of this song on youtube.

awesome!!

how about a tutorial??!!!! ;)

[mhdenpente]

very good; very theatrical

[benonwax]

@mhdenpente :) thanks.

[dniede24]

this is so awesome! you're so talented! could you tell me how you play the uke part?

[theused0112]

hey man how do you play the bit at 00:35 and what are the chords for the rest of the song?? Excellent job too by the way (Y)

[ThePalletty]

its funny but better first learn the lyrics....

[funkenstyle]

Mate that was the fucking bollocks!!! Original and fucking loved the percussion! When I grow up I wanna play like that lol! Keep up the good work man!

[benonwax]

@funkenstyle thanks :) glad you like it

[MrRogerHubers]

Wow! What a great an original performance! Love your voice and talent! Consider me as a great fan, for I already checked out your site and other uploads. Man, you've got great talent, keep it up!

[videofreak247]

33 people are extremely jealous..

I'm jealous too, I just have complete respect for you now.

Thumb up for you my friend :)

[benonwax]

@videofreak247 ha. thanks for thumbs

[Gelado6969]

3:00 to 3:25 love it

[hondje2D]

Don't push your voice too much, you might harm it ;) This was a really good cover and the way you did the percussion was splendid!

[xBeaaleinx]

good :)

[McAeroxX]

Good music can sound so simple :)

[jessicamadeleine13]

Sounds really good to me :) you should try to let the high notes out how they come without too much pressure. I'm a singer, I know some things about music, and you rock though ^^

[benonwax]

@jessicamadeleine13 cheers

[winston3210]

Soooooo awesome keep it up and it is so my new favorite cover of somebody that I used to know 8)

[rbnvsr]

Trop d'idées, j'adore !

[loljasperlol]

your percussion is amazing and i like your creativity, also in your clothes!

what you do with your voice is really crazy, you have a great voicereach (if that's the right word :D)

keep doing those arts because you make the world more beautiful!

thanks

[benonwax]

@loljasperlol Thanks so much :) glad you're a fan of it. Check out my music as well at fronzarp.com if you'd like to hear more (and see more clothes :)

[benonwax]

@loljasperlol thanks :) glad you like my cover (and clothes)

[benonwax]

@benonwax ahhh I replied to this twice!!! well 3 times now!!! sorry :)

[knaxb]

i was a bit uncertain at first about your voice.. once you hit the chorus u rocked it kkep it up man!

[benonwax]

@knaxb thanks :) glad you like it

[realmdenizen]

I love this so much!! I would be so appreciative if you could send me the chart as well!

[ThugAsFuck1]

I legit think its ridiculously weird that you dont have more views on this

I listen to this atleast once a day im obsessed with it man keep it up

[liasumaro2008]

great job! macht spaß dir zu zusehen! tolle stimme!

[carlosfrusciante1]

what a coordinated guy looool

[Jefferd333]

It sounds pretty stupid on a Ukulele and looks weird. But i like your voice.

[funksoulblues]

thats an awsome cover mate... great job

[xXBadBoyTimXx]

3:34 lok at his hand :D

good cover ;)

[tezza23]

Sorry should not have said that about the uke you are extremely talented and to get the sound your got is massive. Keep it up.

[Gool349]

Im so looking forward to play this too can you PLEASE send me the tabs?

[tezza23]

The voice is awesome , the ukulele sounded out of tune , but your voice covered up for any problems from the ukulele.

[benonwax]

@tezza23 thanks :) yeah its not the most solid uke in the world. the tuning goes out pretty quickly. I like it tho :)

[Medulla1993]

legen...wait for it...dary! Well done :)

[benonwax]

@Medulla1993 ha, good enough for a dramatic pause mid-word? I feel honoured :)



[SilClaeys]

@Sorry to bother you, but I too would like a copy of the chart! Really well done, mate!

[pvvnummer1]

bad bad bad omg

[jaezol]

That was awesome!! Please can you send me a chart too if you don't mind :D

[benonwax]

@jaezol sure :)

[989andy]

Could I get a copy too? Or could you post a vid of the chart or something so pests like me don't nag you :P sounds amazing!

[benonwax]

@989andy glad you like. vid of the chart? i'd have no idea how. I'll msg you rough tab I wrote out :) no worries

[iwantaltitude]

IKEA BOOKSHELF IN THE BACKGROUND!!! sorry, i just spent a whole day being dragged around by my parents at ikea.

[benonwax]

@iwantaltitude ha. yes well spotted. personally I hate getting lost in Ikea. But sometimes you need cheap shelves :)

[ilovestevilliers]

OMG! i looovvve what you've done to the song! .. its fantastic!! .. love it when the extra sounds got included :)

[benonwax]

@ilovestevilliers :) thanks. I've been trying to get into hitting random stuff in shows. glad you like it

[Kels4151996]

This is fantastic, man!! Did you use tabs or..?

[benonwax]

@Kels4151996 no didn't use tab but someone earlier asked me about it so I wrote out a simple little chart for it. I can send it through to you if you like?

[Kels4151996]

@benonwax yeah that'd be great!! thanks, man! p.s., i love all your songs :D

[imogenless]

@benonwax I'd love to be sent this also, would really appreciate it!

[1800SHWEEEET]

@benonwax could you please send me the chart also. Thanks

[ejboll]

impressive!

[MareeJaegerPhoto]

Love you fronz....this is fantastic. x

[benonwax]

@MareeJaegerPhoto :) thanks MJ x

[komanoise]

dude!.!.!... you're amazing; just so you know. i hope to hear some originals... if you're not signed - you should be immediatly.

[ghettoairika]

@komanoise.I love his outfit ! I made an underwater face percussion cover of this tune and perhaps you might like to check it on my pge?

[benonwax]

@ghettoairika :) bowler hats are cool. I just checked out your version. Its awesome. And great video production too

[ghettoairika]

@benonwax THANK UUU! means alot.. it helps fuel me to continue to make people smile and thought provoke.. what an amazing song from gotye

[benonwax]

@ghettoairika :) a pleasure, well deserved praise. yes it is a wonderful song, makes covering it nice :)

[benonwax]

@komanoise :) thanks. I'm glad you like it. Are you in Sydney? I have a show coming up on this Sunday, Sep 25, at El Rocco's in Kings Cross. And I'll be playing my own songs so come along if you're interested (I'm on at 7pm)

[Euphausia]

i loved this!!

[NotoriousSoccerStar]

Nice Man

[alibub666]

argh that tapping on the uke and your little hand made drum towards the end was madness. Such a sick cover.

[benonwax]

@alibub666 :) cheers. yes the drum is a French Macaroone tin that now holds my bus money :). makes for a good drum

[MrFIBAA]

haha what a mad kent that aint easy bro good job

[benonwax]

@MrFIBAA ha. by kent do you mean my hat? thanks, glad you like

[Dyllankidman]

Woah really good your cover man! your voice is different and i like it.

[benonwax]

@Dyllankidman cheers :) glad you like it, and glad you like my voice

[Sherrif86]

I had the feeling you had difficulties with the high notes in the chorus. Great version though.

[benonwax]

@Sherrif86 fair enough. sunday morning isn't the best time for such things :) glad you like it though

[DELTAV00D00]

Very coooooooooool,Got the shivers in my spine like in gotye orignal version in the last verse!

[benonwax]

@DELTAV00D00 aw, awesome :) thanks

[kristofreynders]

like someone blessed u with talent ;)

[TheLaurenRomero]

Aweh, it's like a tiny cute guitar :')

[benonwax]

@TheLaurenRomero its small but its fierce :)

[sumdjdude]

awesome work.... I LOVE IT!!

[eric000B]

Great, creative cover, I like it.

[pinkfire29]

Awesome! I am pretty Gotye would be so proud of this cover

[benonwax]

@pinkfire29 thanks :) happy you like it

[xXxLynchyxXx]

holy crapples! fantastic!!!

[fashionfornerds]

BEAUTIFULL :)

[SilClaeys]

@benonwax: Any posibility you could tell me what chords u keep playing? Love to be able to play this song too. Thanks bro!

Nice cover btw.

[obrienazza]

this is gold

[Jewelz2211]

Luv your cover!! Great!!

[benonwax]

@Jewelz2211 :) thanks

[OmegaLara685]

Grab the audio from this video at soundnabber doht cohm.

[pudgehhy]

thats fucking talent.

respect

[10Emmily10]

great voice :) btw nice guitar

[Moosmadness]

would it be possible for someone that has the tab to flip it my way? thanks

[j2dag604]

respect

[stifland666999]

Love the combination of ukulele and percussion.

[benonwax]

@stifland666999 thanks :) yes I'm a bit proud of the percussion. I'm a bit unco-ordinated so I'm a bit chuffed I held it together :)

[drabhand]

You're really getting into it at 3:25, I know the feeling, you're giving yourself chills, and loving musical expression, there is nothing like it. Slap that knee!! Great one take, honest and highly enjoyable.

[benonwax]

@drabhand :) thanks. getting into it and freaking out about keeping my co-ordination together for long enough to hit the right bits and the right time :). Glad you enjoyed

[aserfray1]

Wow, second chorus so good.

[benonwax]

@aserfray1 :) thankyou

[GiaLumiere1]

I love the original, but this cover has overtaken Gotye's on times played for me. Such a beautiful edge; earthy, raw, emotive- yet the ukulele adds a fragility... Great work, amazing voice!

[benonwax]

@GiaLumiere1 :) thankyou, glad you like my interpretation. I love the song and thought it would be nice on my little uke

[gretchencello]

i love the track and love it MORE when YOU sing it!!! fucking raw and real, like the first day i was fortunate to stumble across you busking in brisbane. LOVE!

[benonwax]

@gretchencello you are too kind lady G :) x

[ricehappy]

this is great!! would you mind sending me the tabs you used also? i'd really appreciate it!

[TheOxygenic]

Wow this is just, fucking amazing

[benonwax]

@TheOxygenic :) thanks. glad you enjoyed it

[777LifeIsMine]

LOL in description :"And sorry about the mild out-of-tune-ness by the end but... well... its a fucking ukulele"

[benonwax]

@777LifeIsMine :) I hear the ukes worth more then $30 stay in tune for a majority of he the song. But i like my little uke and its drifty tuning. And its exactly the same colour and shape of my guitar only a fifth the size :)

[777LifeIsMine]

@benonwax Yes.. And That is the Beauty Of the Ukulele !! ^^ (i got to tune my every single time i play and it the $39AUD one with the Dauphin still love it tho)

[ybshy4]

Awesome cover mate of an awesome song! Honestly I was ready to hate on this, but you knocked it out of the park!

[benonwax]

@ybshy4 ha thanks. glad I reversed your hate valve and you enjoyed it

[MysteryUkulele]

man i would love the tab for this!!

help a uke player out? : )

[benonwax]

@MysteryUkulele heh. I've never written tab out before. There's only a couple of lines in this tho so I'm sure I could manage. I'll give it a try and message it to you

[sanchezlopez91]

@benonwax Any chance of sending it this way as well? Was pretty cool cover. Also curious as to what is in the can???

....you don't happen to know where I can find any other Gotye uke tabs do you?

[benonwax]

@sanchezlopez91 no sorry don't know where to find uke tabs at all, and no Gotye ones. I just worked this out myself. And its just change in the tin (10c and 20c pieces) :)

[MrMillie25]

@benonwax

If you could send me one as well it would be much appreciated

[benonwax]

@MrMillie25 I sent it to you so let me know if you get it or not

[benonwax]

@MysteryUkulele just sent it through (I think) so let me know if you get it and it makes sense. I laid it out myself which I've never done so sorry if its weird at all :)

[technosoulangel]

You are.. AMAZING!!! so much passion in the song

[benonwax]

@technosoulangel thanks. glad you like it

[samjag70]

Loved it. Absolutely loved it. God bless.

[romeydahomey]

You rawk my socks off!

[benonwax]

@romeydahomey :) hey watch it then. its a cold night. socks definitely necessary

[LJrox]

You are one talented motherfucker

[benonwax]

@LJrox ha ha. well thankyou my friend. very flattered that you'd say such a thing :)

[Wiiyo83]

I am 100% in love with you right now! Your voice cut through me more then the original. I couldn't keep my eyes off you. I usually let a cover play for a bit and then move onto the next but you dear boy had me drawn in. Your voice and passion is amazing. Keep up the great work!!

[benonwax]

@Wiiyo83 Aw why thankyou :) I'm very happy you enjoyed it so much. No one has called me dear boy for a while

[Wiiyo83]

@benonwax haha it is weird that I called u that and Im only 27?? Ahhh old age is setting in lol

[vElHombreLobov]

What are the chords bra.

[benonwax]

@vElHombreLobov solid pop progression. Dm-C in verse then I think Dm-C-Bb in chorus. I played a Gm instead of Bb tho because it was too hard to get to the Bb shape in amongst the percussion bits :)

[vElHombreLobov]

@benonwax Thank you for your help friend.

[qwertyuioplola]

Ohh man this is cool. LOVE this song and love you!

[benonwax]

@qwertyuioplola :) thanks you wonderful affectionate stranger

[jknig84]

ahhh cool, nuff said

[boselecta]

fark yeah! great cover man!

[CcFingerstyleGuitarz]

i really love this cover. you're voice really suits the song !

[benonwax]

@CcFingerstyleGuitarz hey thanks :) love you're version of the song as well

[HT3R21]

this is bloody awesome.. your talented!

[benonwax]

@HT3R21 :) thanks, I'm glad it comes across that way (heh)

[Djpetegordon]

Ha, dude, fucking legen...wait for it...dary!!!

[benonwax]

@Djpetegordon ha. tha...ks

[Dibbsan]

really nice! this song just came out so im so stoked that someone already uke'efied it :P

[benonwax]

@Dibbsan the world should be uke'efied. this is just an opening volley in the coming revolution :)

[oldviolet]

This is Fucking Sick... Well done

[shotgunweddinghq]

nice, very nice

[mudvyane1]

holly fuck!!! that was amazing

[mikilaa]

I dig absolutely everything you have going on here man, plain awesome.

[benonwax]

@mikilaa :) cheers. thanks for checking it out. glad you're into it

[Abbiesilk]

Ukelele flourishes are bad ass. Nice one, bro!

[benonwax]

@Abbiesilk thanks. uke is all about the flourish (I think, maybe not) :)

[180misskatie]

Wow, made me :) at the end of the day.. thanks

[benonwax]

@180misskatie then its job is done :) thanks for checking it out

[jhearny]

That's sick man,

[benonwax]

@jhearny thanks, glad you like :)

[aussiedanoiskool]

shit yeah~!

[benonwax]

@aussiedanoiskool ha :) awesome thanks