Walk Off The Earth Are Sell Outs! (Somebody That I Used To Know cover)

January 19, 2012 - My thoughts on the Walk Off The Earth cover if "Somebody That I Used To Know" by Gotye and all the success they are having surrounding it.

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Category:

Music

Tags:

• somebody that I used to know
• walk off the earth
• one guitar
• cover
• viral video
• ellen
• ellen degeneres
• success
• rip off

[shaunrichardhudson]

No one gave Johnny Cash hell for doing a cover of NIN hurt ..right? ITS ART PEOPLE!!!! and if you knew the members of this band then you would know that their intentions were harmless.... No need to hate my friends ... Its a brilliant way to get noticed if ya ask me.....

[GavinMichaelBooth]

@shaunrichardhudson Well put!

[lumat7000]

I dont think your blathering is going to get you closer to meeting any celebrities who really cares what you think Wote are good and ive been playing music for almost 25 years so shoosh boy and thge way videos are made is as you described its the only and best way to do it idiot.

[GavinMichaelBooth]

@lumat7000 I'm an idiot for liking what they did and expressing an opinion? Thanks, mate!

[WatchMaddox]

already liked you but just gained a ton more respect for you...good video and good point

[GavinMichaelBooth]

@WatchMaddox Thank you, sir!

[walkofftheearth]

Great vlog homie! We actually are not on the Yellow Snow Tour. For some reason promoters are still promoting that we are even though they know we are not. We will be doing a tour very soon and hope to see you out! WOTE

[michellessel]

your title is very misleading but great message!

[casualrepartee]

I really enjoyed this commentary. A very pragmatic approach to a rapidly-changing industry. I enjoy WOTE's cover (despite its live shortcomings or YouTube'd..overrecordings?), and love GOTYE's original, both in video and strictly audio. Musicians are a very critical group, mainly because the industry is, to whatever extent, un "fair" in its selection practices. With that said, it is what it is (to borrow the cliche), and good on WOTE for doing something inventive.

[ugoodHomeBoy]

why is everyone on their dick? They fucking suck. Especially that idiot who cant sing.

[SkynyrdGirl]

@AriVex he mentioned that they did it live on Ellen in this video...

[SkynyrdGirl]

Well... your title is also a sell out, because you wrote it to get people to watch your video. ;)

When you step back and look at the world, everyone is trying to get noticed.

[quiksilver211]

Man well said! What's with the title? Just a way to get people to watch that think they are going to be listening to comments against the vid and WOTE? If so, very well done haha. Anyway, completely agree, and side note: that cover and the band is unbelievably talented.

[mythik256]

The are friggin insanely talented group and I support them all the way.

[AriVex]

actually they did a live cover of this on Ellen DeGenerous a day before you posted this video...thats real life lag there lol