It’s a new year, but some themes don’t change, they just get better over time.
I have a debate with a friend over the Gotye ‘Somebody I Used To Know’ is a modern version of Human League’s ‘Don’t You Want Me’. Since this is my blog, I’m going to run with my theme.
DUDE PERSPECTIVE:
GOTYE: Dude feels slighted, tells the girl even though they broke up it was rough that she changed her number and had her girlfriends pick up her shit.
HUMAN LEAGUE: Dude meets a waitress and upgrades her life. Now he’s pissed she won’t see him.
THE GIRL’s PERSPECTIVE:
GOTYE: Turns out the Dude was a gameplayer. She changed her number cause she knew he was toxic to her.
HUMAN LEAGUE: Girl has outgrown him. He’s twisted the truth, time to move on boy.
WINNER: THE LADIES in both songs although Human League lady is slightly ahead cause this dude is more pathetically asking ‘don’t you want me?’
IMHO: I prefer the Human League video because while Gotye is a brilliant muso, I don’t want to see his scrawny man parts covered in artwork.
