Sit down, you wont believe this. Gotye, that's one cool swag name dontcha think? Swarthy,sexy and oo la la ish…truth is the dudes name is Wally De Backer. There ya go, illusions shattered already.
Another Glee collaboration mega star, only unlike the band fun., Wally is sorta… bland. There are two million remixes of his song 'Somebody That I Used To Know', there is milking a cow and there is animal cruelty. When you have a hit, let it be a hit, lets not have the disco, reggae, hardcore, symphonic and salsa version of that same dumbass song.
The original is whispery artsy fun that happened at the right time. Just FYI, he doesn't sound like Sting so lets quit that now. He squeaks in a similar tone but that is about it.
I think I could potentially like this guy though. The sounds are interesting the look is not over the top 'try too hard' hipman its actually just a dude named Wally- only his chosen moniker is pretentious.
Saturday Night Live is limping along fueled with the pot smoking late night kids who just discover the college humor but for those of us who remember the 'good years', its like watching your grandpa die in a nursing home- ya just want to pull the plug and let the old bastard meet his maker.
Anyway, heres what Wally did for us tonight..
It always cracks me up when keyboardists hit with such power and Goyte does just that with his 2 note jam. A whisper rendition of the "Somebody I Used To Know', well its better than the cha cha version. The band looks board and no ones eyes are open. That could be cuz the show is so horrible they dont want to see it.
I have to say, he's not horrible, just sorta funny with his silly iPad instrument on the music stand. Retro girl though, she needs a tailor cuz her dress doesn't fit but at least she opened her eyes. She sorta looked like a blow up doll…with hair.
Iman statement? " Oh dear that nose has to go but otherwise, his best friends might have advised him against the role playing "…. I'm taking it he wasn't impressed.
Poor Wally and the Blow Up Doll..maybe next time…