You might say that...I couldn't possibly comment..
 

 
 
(Yes, you're right btw)

SteveStrummerUK

jamesg1213
You might say that...I couldn't possibly comment..
 

 
 
(Yes, you're right btw)

I thought I might have heard it once or maybe twice at a push

Oh c'mon..it's the only vague claim to fame I have...apart from being offered a support slot on an Echo & The Bunnymen tour..just as we broke up...
 
 
Although I did once get knocked over by Ed 'Stewpot' Stewart at a Charidee football match..does that count?

Now the XTC song I both have and have heard, but I find it weird (yet oddly gratifying) that I had never even heard of let alone heard of a song that was supposedly that popular.  Why do I find it gratifying?  Because it means that there's probably a LOT of music out there that I'll find wonderful that I STILL haven't heard!  YAY!
 
Unlike "some" here, I far prefer to listen to music than to talk about it or analyze it to death.  That includes most lyrics.  I tend to not hear most of them and concentrate on the music instead.  I also couldn't care less if others try to tell me what's good or not, popular or trash and whether I should listen to it due to the political, religious, intellectual or sexual orientation of the performers.  If I like it then that's all that's important to me. 
 
I'm guessing that there are many posters in the different forums I go to that would be shocked (and would express their disapproval) that I often can't even tell you what the artist of a song is, the album a song is off of, what the cover art looks like, the names of the band members or even sometimes the name of the song itself!

Jeff Evans
 
No Steve, not that much like it all. Just coincidence! There is a good article written here in one of our mags about that song and how he wrote it and it certainly does not seem it evolved from XTC in any way. You just have to admit that Gotye is brilliant and that is that. Check out all his other songs and you will see what I mean.

Oh yeah, he's a clever and very talented guy for sure Jeff. And it's some good stuff - I've listened to a fair bit of his stuff online, I might even shell out for his albums one day.
 
I was only making a comparison to the similarities in style, not suggesting or implying that he'd copied the song in any way.

bitflipper
I find some unexpected comfort in not knowing any of these songs and performers you've all been alluding to.
 
Well, except for Bohemian Rhapsody of course. Never get tired of that one. If I had an ex-wife I'd make it her ringtone. We'll not let you go, no, no, no no.

I find it both comforting and hard to believe that some of you guys beat me in terms of seclusion. :P

craigb
 
So, over the last few years, I've been discovering lots of music I never knew about and am loving it!

Me, I've kept tons of things for later.
 
 
Like, I've known Bowie forever, a few songs and albums, but it wasn't until a few years ago that I really got into it, and started buying the rest of the records and finding all those gems.
 
There are tons of artists and bands I know but have yet to give time to. 
 
And if I ran out of things to discover, worst case, I could try and enjoy Rush or something... :P There's enough music in there to  keep me busy for 10-12 years.