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Kimbra On Gotye Collab: ‘Somebody That I Used to Know’


she’s somebody that you used to know hi

she’s somebody that you used to know hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to

I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to

I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking

watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking

watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with Kimbra about her ultra popular duet

with Kimbra about her ultra popular duet

with Kimbra about her ultra popular duet with goatee and about her other

with goatee and about her other

with goatee and about her other collaborations so let’s talk a bit about

collaborations so let’s talk a bit about

collaborations so let’s talk a bit about how that that collaboration first got

how that that collaboration first got

how that that collaboration first got off the ground

off the ground

off the ground I met Gautier through friend swathi

I met Gautier through friend swathi

I met Gautier through friend swathi tears he was a producer that I actually

tears he was a producer that I actually

tears he was a producer that I actually you know wanted to work with because of

you know wanted to work with because of

you know wanted to work with because of what I’d heard him do with with Gautier

what I’d heard him do with with Gautier

what I’d heard him do with with Gautier and we met over coffee and while he just

and we met over coffee and while he just

and we met over coffee and while he just rung me up a couple of years after we

rung me up a couple of years after we

rung me up a couple of years after we met and said you know I’ve got the song

met and said you know I’ve got the song

met and said you know I’ve got the song and it’s wondering if you give it a go

did you ever expect it to get as big as

did you ever expect it to get as big as it did I don’t think I could have seen

it did I don’t think I could have seen

it did I don’t think I could have seen that coming

that coming

that coming you know I don’t think anyone could have

you know I don’t think anyone could have

you know I don’t think anyone could have really I definitely knew it was a great

really I definitely knew it was a great

really I definitely knew it was a great song I’ve been a big fan of his so I was

song I’ve been a big fan of his so I was

song I’ve been a big fan of his so I was already you know totally vouching for it

already you know totally vouching for it

already you know totally vouching for it but in terms of sitting up there with

but in terms of sitting up there with

but in terms of sitting up there with Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber I mean I

Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber I mean I

Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber I mean I would have laughed at something if

would have laughed at something if

would have laughed at something if someone had told me that it’s really

someone had told me that it’s really

someone had told me that it’s really cool you know I think he’s really paving

cool you know I think he’s really paving

cool you know I think he’s really paving the way for other artists to now come

the way for other artists to now come

the way for other artists to now come and present songs they’re a slightly non

and present songs they’re a slightly non

and present songs they’re a slightly non formulaic or a little bit different into

formulaic or a little bit different into

formulaic or a little bit different into this at a mainstream shots it’s exciting

how much time have you had to kind of

how much time have you had to kind of see some of the the covers like the Glee

with them you know especially being on

with them you know especially being on tour it’s so hard to go and click on

tour it’s so hard to go and click on

tour it’s so hard to go and click on every one but every now and then our old

every one but every now and then our old

every one but every now and then our old chicken and I’ll see something it’s just

chicken and I’ll see something it’s just

chicken and I’ll see something it’s just amazing and it is really flattering that

amazing and it is really flattering that

amazing and it is really flattering that people go to so much effort to kind of

people go to so much effort to kind of

people go to so much effort to kind of recreate this song it obviously was

recreate this song it obviously was

recreate this song it obviously was really connecting with people

he also did a song with her foster from

he also did a song with her foster from fostered people and a track yeah yeah

fostered people and a track yeah yeah

fostered people and a track yeah yeah tell us about that one that was really

tell us about that one that was really

tell us about that one that was really fun that was done all over laptops

fun that was done all over laptops

fun that was done all over laptops actually we had one day in the studio I

actually we had one day in the studio I

actually we had one day in the studio I mean mark but apart from that I mean I

mean mark but apart from that I mean I

mean mark but apart from that I mean I was in Germany at the time a track was

was in Germany at the time a track was

was in Germany at the time a track was in Paris and so we just had to you know

in Paris and so we just had to you know

in Paris and so we just had to you know send our vocal takes back and forth do

send our vocal takes back and forth do

send our vocal takes back and forth do you like this yeah that’s cool try this

you like this yeah that’s cool try this

you like this yeah that’s cool try this try that and it was actually really

try that and it was actually really

try that and it was actually really refreshing to do something so

refreshing to do something so

refreshing to do something so spontaneous

is there anyone you know on your wish

is there anyone you know on your wish list to collaborate with so many of the

list to collaborate with so many of the

list to collaborate with so many of the people that have been on my wish list

people that have been on my wish list

people that have been on my wish list and now looking like possibilities you

and now looking like possibilities you

and now looking like possibilities you know already some of the collaborations

know already some of the collaborations

know already some of the collaborations that are beginning to take place for the

that are beginning to take place for the

that are beginning to take place for the second album of people I’ve dreamed of

second album of people I’ve dreamed of

second album of people I’ve dreamed of working with

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