Having become a mainstream hit and Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper, Gotye's single "Somebody That I Used To Know" was covered in a recent episode of the popular musical show, Glee. While fans shared their thoughts, Gotye did as well as he was less than impressed with the lack of emotion behind the rendition.
"They did such a faithful arrangement of the instrumentals but the vocals were that pop Glee style, ultra-dry, sounded pretty tuned and the rock has no real sense," he told the Sunday Mail. "Like it's playing to you from a cardboard box."
He even went on to say that Glee cast members Darren Criss and his on-screen brother Matthew Bomer made it sound "dinky and wrong."
However, he went on to clarify that comment whilst at his private Los Angeles concert at Sayers Club, explaining, "The nature of using reverb and space in a recording can change your perception of how a sound appeals to you. He added, "This xylophone hook in my song -- it's kind of dinky not just in the cover version but the original song."
The Hollywood Reporter even notes that Gotye went on to mockingly say, "That becomes the Glee cover I hated and Darren Criss is an a**hole." However he quickly added, "I thought it was really clever to transpose the song to two guys ... It was a great idea."
Gotye Shares Thoughts on Glee Cover, Calls It "Ultra-Dry"
4/24/2012 10:20:35 AM
