Posts Tagged ‘audio’

Gotye’s Somebody that I Used to Know is very popular right now.

Because of that, it has spawned many covers. I’m really impressed by the acoustic version by Walk Off the Earth in which all five band members simultaneously play a single guitar:

This version is so popular that it, in turn, has inspired many parodies. The best is this one by The Key of Awesome. I think it might even be my favorite of the three. Love the Tito Puente line!

When I was studying in Italy, I asked my one Italian friend there what English sounded like to a non-native English speaker. He said it reminded him of running water.

Below is another interpretation, this one from a 1970s Italian variety show. In the beginning of the video, the girl asks her teacher “Have you ever written a song using foreign words that didn’t mean anything?” (or something along those lines…it’s been a while since I’ve translated Italian!). The teacher responds with this song which has plenty of English-like sounds in it, but doesn’t mean anything…I don’t think. Actually, it sounds kind of like Bob Dylan…or Mick Jagger in one of his less coherent songs.

It will get in your head—kind of like a bollywood song. But you won’t be able to sing it to yourself later, since you won’t remember the non-words. I’ve been kinda humming it to myself with an “Oll Raight!” thrown in every now and again. Frustrating!

Trying to ignore the screeching toddler next door. She screams 1-2 times per day for 20-60 minutes at a stretch. The pitch on that girl! (Below is just audio, as heard from my apartment.)

In other news, blizzard!

As a gift to me, my dear friend Candace asked her sister Kyrie O’Connor to use my name on air during the taping of NPR’s Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me here in Minneapolis on June 26. How cool is that?!?!

For those who missed it, here it is: