What Sting song does the chorus from Gotye sound identical to?
 

I am certain the chorus to the above Gotye song, singing 'Somebody that I used to know' sounds absolutely identical to another song, possibly Sting, or a similar artist, but one particular song in general - does anyone know which song I might be thinking about? Thanks

An englishmen in New York?

thats it, pretty obvious I guess if I just googled up his hits-I couldnt remember.. I think its stretched out words of 'neeeeeeewwwwww yorrrrrk' and 'ussssssedddd to knowww' that I must have been comparing, unless theres an area of the same track thats even more similar :) thanks

That song is spreading like a wild fire.

I don't know, I mean most of where Sting sings is up in that area. There are parts of Money for Nothing that I could see fitting. I hear some Walking on the Moon, or even Roxanne.

He's got a strong Peter Gabriel vibe too.

This song spread like wild fire over here about a year ago... get on Gotye, latecomers!

I can definitely see where you get the Sting angle from but the song it initially reminded me of was, A Girl Like You by Edwyn Collins. It was a one hit wonder from the Empire Records soundtrack back in the 90s.

The answer is....

Baa Baa Black Sheep, have you any wool?

;)

Sting sings that?

Are you his child?

Fiction Plane sucked, man.

I like fiction plane...

If I had to guess who'd say that...

Why do you like Fiction Plane?

*shrug*

They're a decent band and there's nothing particularly objectionable about their sound. And some of their songs are just really catchy, like Two Sisters.

there is also a little bit of Don't stand so close to me by the Police (so on Sting) especially in the little melody right after chorus

Every Sting song.

And the Oompa Loompa Theme. :P

Wrapped Around Your Finger
 

I actually thought the song "Somebody That I used To Know" was a Sting song.

"Somebody That I used To Know" sounds like a cross between "Wrapped Around Your Finger" and "Roxanne" by the Police.

What do you think?

All of them

The Sting song that the Gotye song sounds like is:

"We Work the Black Seam" from The Dream of the Blue Turtles.

What do I win?

Actually, I was wondering who the title and artist of the song on the radio that sounded like "Black Seam" was, googled, came across this forum, and registered.

Really? Why do you think those two sound similar?

Luiz Bonfa - Seville

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