Song of the Day #2,077: Somebody That I Used to Know’ – Pentatonix

pentatonix_somebodyPostmodern Jukebox is swell, but my favorite internet sensation cover band remains Pentatonix, the a capella quintet that won The Sing-Off two seasons ago.

Their insane voice talent and gift for song arrangement make every one of their clips a treat from start to finish.

Here they work their magic on Gotye’s ‘Somebody That I Used to Know,’ a song that’s pretty damn magic on its own.

Now and then I think of when we were together
Like when you said you felt so happy you could die
Told myself that you were right for me
But felt so lonely in your company
But that was love and it’s an ache I still remember
You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness
Like resignation to the end, always the end
So when we found that we could not make sense
Well you said that we would still be friends
But I’ll admit that I was glad that it was over

But you didn’t have to cut me off
Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing
And I don’t even need your love
But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough
No you didn’t have to stoop so low
Have your friends collect your records and then change your number
I guess that I don’t need that though
Now you’re just somebody that I used to know
Now you’re just somebody that I used to know
Now you’re just somebody that I used to know

Now and then I think of all the times you screwed me over
But had me believing it was always something that I’d done
And I don’t wanna live that way
Reading into every word you say
You said that you could let it go
And I wouldn’t catch you hung up on somebody that you used to know

But you didn’t have to cut me off
Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing
And I don’t even need your love
But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough
No you didn’t have to stoop so low
Have your friends collect your records and then change your number
I guess that I don’t need that though
Now you’re just somebody that I used to know
Somebody, I used to know
(Somebody) Now you’re just somebody that I used to know
Somebody, I used to know
(Somebody) Now you’re just somebody that I used to know
I used to know, that I used to know, I used to know somebody

3 thoughts on “Song of the Day #2,077: Somebody That I Used to Know’ – Pentatonix

  1. Dana says:

    Fabulous, just fabulous!

  2. Amy says:

    I’m always amazed at truly great acapella groups, and this is definitely one of them!

  3. pegclifton says:

    They are wonderful!

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