Gotye + Kimbra, Somebody That I Used To Know

Gotye is the artistic name for the Belgian-Australian Wouter "Wally" De Backer.

His career has started somewhere in 2001 and has released three independent studio albums - Boardface (2003), Like Drawing Blood (2007) and Making Mirrors (2011).

He is also known for songs like Hearts A Mess and Eyes Wide Open.

He also belongs to an Australian band The Basics that is currently on a hiatus until 2014 so they can dedicate to other projects outside the band.

Gotye is constantly compared to Sting, Phil Collins and Peter Gabriel due the obvious vocal similarities.

In July 2011 Gotye released a single Somebody That I Used To Know, the second of Making Mirrors released in the same year. The song features the New Zealand singer Kimbra.

Somebody That I Used To Know was written by Gotye himself and reflects "multiple past relationships". In an interview Gotye said the song was "definitely drawn from various experiences I've had in relationships breaking up, and in the parts of the more reflective parts of the song, in the aftermath and the memory of those different relationships and what they were and how they broke up and what's going on in everyone's minds. Yeah, so it's an amalgam of different feelings but not completely made up as such."

To Rolling Stone Australia, he revealed the chorus was directly related to one ex-girlfriend, explaining "It wasn't a nasty break-up, but it was messy in the sense that we hurt each other more than we needed to because it wasn’t a clean break... We both realised we had to move on and we haven’t seen each other since."

"But you didn't have to cut me off 

Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing 

And I don't even need your love 

But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough"

themed week // Genesis, Tonight Tonight Tonight

For the first song related with 80's music, I chose Genesis and their hit Tonight, Tonight, Tonight.

Remember that Genesis are a British band having as members Peter Gabriel, Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins.

Tonight, Tonight, Tonight was the fourth single from Genesis album released in 1986 - Invisible Touch, written by Phil Collins and produced by Genesis members at the time - Banks, Collins and Rutherford.
Another hit songs were taken from that album like Land of Confusion or Domino.

This particular album was well received by critics at the time, besides the strong comparison with Genesis singer at the time, with Stephen Thomas Erlewine (who reviewed the album at the time) saying the album "was seen at the time as a bit of a Phil Collins solo album disguised as a Genesis album".

Besides that, Tonight Tonight Tonight has a strong thematic under it. "This song is about meeting with a cocaine dealer. The lyrics detail withdrawal symptoms from a cocaine high and the relief of knowing tonight is the night cocaine will be purchased. It deals with the struggle against the highly addictive drug." like you can read on this website.

"I've got some money in my pocket
I don't remember where I got it
I gotta give it to you
So please answer the phone
'Cause I keep calling
But you're never home
What am I gonna do"

Genesis, That's All

Genesis is a progressive rock band created in the middle 60's, when Peter Gabriel, Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks the former band members were studying at Charterhouse School, in Surrey.

With 150 millions sold albums worldwide, Genesis are on the top 30 of the best band of all times.
There are two distinguish areas on Genesis "lifetime" - the commonly recognized Peter Gabriel era  and Phil Collins era.

The Peter Gabriel era when Genesis used complex musical structures and theatrical performances, to example that we can listen the 23 minute song Supper's Ready from their Foxtrot album released in 1972 or the conceptual album and one of the best known Lamb Lies Down On Broadway from 1974.
In 1975, Peter Gabriel left the band giving Phil Collins the opportunity to shine and with him came several changes, starting with the formation - the band become a quartet instead the original quintet and Genesis sound. Many people didn't believe that Collins was the indicate person to sing on a band like Genesis, but later proved he was suitable for the part recently left.

In 1977, Steve Hackett decided to leave the band and Daryl Stuermer was called to replace him - on live performances, turning into a trio until the end.
For there live performances, they've added a new drummer (covering Collins part) Chester Thompson.

There was another Genesis phase, not regularly mentioned, which is "Ray Wilson era". Wilson appears when Phil Collins decided to leave the band in 1996 to have a parallel acting career and releasing solo albums. He actually released an album with Genesis named "Calling All Stations", in 1997.

In 2005, the band reunited again with Banks, Rutherford and Collins with the support of Chester Thompson and Daryl Stuermer.

Genesis history is way complex and you can discover it here.

With 15 studio albums - From Genesis to Revelation (1969), Trespass (1970), Nursery Cryme (1971), Foxtrot (1972), Selling England By The Pound (1973), The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (1974), A Trick Of The Tail (1976), Wind & Wuthering (1976), ... And Then There Were Three... (1978), Duke (1980), Genesis (1983), Invisible Touch (1986), We Can't Dance (1991) and All Calling Stations (1997). Adding to this long studio albums list, there are 6 live abums, 6 compilations and several DVD's.

That's All appears on the self-titled album released in 1983. The song was written by Collins and it was an attempt to achieve a pop song with touches of The Beatles, in an interview Phil Collins revealed that this song features one of his attempts at a "Ringo Starr drum part".

Several bands covered this song, being Keane's version on VH1 Rock Honors 2007 live performance, which you can see it here.

"I could leave but I won't go
Though my heart might tell me so
I can't feel a thing from my head
Down to my toes

So why does it always seem to be
Me looking at you, you looking at me
S'always the same, it's just a shame, that's all"

Phil Collins, Can't Stop Loving You

Belonging to Testify, released in 2002, Can't Stop Loving You by the successful singer Phil Collins, previously known for being a drummer and later singer on Genesis.

"I Can't Stop Loving You (Though I Try)" is an original by Leo Sayer, released in 1978. Phil Collins originally recorded in 2000, but only two years later and a title name change, the song would be release on the seventh album of Collins' solo career, Testify. The song was released as single.

"Cause I can't stop loving you
No, I can't stop loving you
No I won't stop loving you
Why should I

(Even try)
I'll always be here by your side (why why why)
I never wanted to say goodbye (why even try)
I'm always here if your change, change your mind"

Love,
P

Phil Collins, Strangers Like Me

Where are the wisdom characters, the gorgeous and related soundtrack songs, where are the huge artists that contribute as hell to the success of the movie?
I  love, love Tarzan.
And love more the fact that Phil Collins made that soundtrack.
The songs are PERFECT! i really enjoy the songs from that movie, and listening them again makes me return to my childhood, to my innocent believing in good and in people.
Tarzan is one of those movies that you will remember always in some part of your life.

Phil Collins is AMAZING, starting to his drummer career and his singer career in Genesis and has Phil Collins, are all incredibly amazing! I like him and i like who he represents.
So I will end my soundtrack week, with Phil Collins - Strangers Like Me

So i finish my soundtrack week, hope you all enjoy it as much as i did.
Will soon choose a new category for my thematic week. suggestions? comment us!

Love,
P