Produced by Wally De Backer

Mixing and additional production by Francois Tetaz
except Giving Me A Chance: mixed by Andy Stewart

Mastered by William Bowden

All songs © Wally De Backer (Control) 2011

Artwork and handwriting by Frank De Backer
Design and layout by Wally

Management by Danny Rogers at Lunatic Entertainment
and John Watson at Eleven Music

Gotye - selected Making Mirrors tracks

Songs and remixes

Somebody (2024)

Somebody (2024) [feat. Kimbra & Sante Sansone]

Some music I composed for my own private pachinko parlour

Like Drawing Blood album in under 2 minutes

Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra)

From the album Making Mirrors

Produced by Wally De Backer

Mixed by Francois Tetaz, assisted by Wally at Moose Mastering, Richmond, VIC
Bass recorded by Wally in Lucas Taranto's loungeroom, Melbourne, VIC
All other sounds put together by Wally in The Barn, Merricks, VIC

Bass guitar: Lucas Taranto
Lead and backing vocals: Kimbra
Guitar, flutes, percussion and synth samples, lead and backing vocals: Wally

Contains a sample of the recording “Seville” as performed by Luiz Bonfa.
Courtesy of Geffen Records, under license from Universal Music Enterprises.
Used by permission. All rights reserved.
*************

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
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 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
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
I used to know
That I used to know
Somebody...
*************



Making Mirrors

Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra)

The song Eyes Wide Open, from the Gotye album Making Mirrors

Produced by Wally De Backer
Additional production by Francois Tetaz
Mixed by Francois Tetaz,
assisted by Andy Stewart and Wally at
The Mill, Gippsland, VIC

Drums recorded by Francois Tetaz at
Soundpark, Northcote, VIC
Cellos and bass recorded by Francois Tetaz at
Moose Mastering, Richmond, VIC 
Pedal steel guitar recorded by Lachlan Carrick in
the loungeroom of Matt Walker's house, Upwey, VIC

The Winton Musical Fence, 
designed and constructed by Graeme Leak,
recorded by Wally, Winton, QLD
Other sounds put together by
Wally in The Barn, Merricks, VIC

Cellos: Gareth Skinner
Bass: Lucas Taranto
Pedal steel guitar: Michael Hubbard
Drums, Winton Musical Fence,
sampled sounds, lead and
backing vocals: Wally

**********************************
With our eyes wide open we…
With our eyes wide open we…

So this is the end of the story
Everything we had, everything we did
Is buried in dust
And this dust is all that’s left of us

But only a few ever worried
While the signs were clear, they had no idea
You just get used to living in fear
Or give up
When you can’t even picture your future

We walk the plank with our eyes wide open…

Some people offered up answers
We made out like we heard, but they were only words
They didn’t add up
To a change in the way we were living

And the saddest thing-
Is all of it could have been avoided
But it was like to stop consuming is to stop being human
And why would I make a change if you won’t
We’re all in the same boat, staying afloat
For the moment

And we walk the plank with our eyes wide open, we..
Walk the plank with our eyes wide open
And we walk the plank with our eyes wide open, we..
Walk the plank with our eyes wide open

With our eyes wide open we...
Walk the plank, we walk the plank


Eyes Wide Open

The song State Of The Art, from the Gotye album Making Mirrors

Produced by Wally De Backer
Mixed by Francois Tetaz, assisted by Wally at
Moose Mastering, Richmond, VIC

Lowrey Cotillion choir, banjo, Genie Bass, custom flute presets,
diapason, Orchestral Symphonizer, Magic Swing piano,
drums, percussion, bass, guitar and synth samples, lead and backing vocals: Wally

Contains samples of Green Is The Mountain as performed by Frances Yip.
Used courtesy of EMI Music Australia Pty Ltd

******************************
When the Cotillion arrived
We threw out the television
Model D 575
Has custom flute presets
And Harmony-Plus in addition

Now for an arm and a leg
We get three half-dozen beats to choose from
So now we can pretend
That there's an orchestra in the loungeroom

I put the Genie Bass on
So my left hand can play the choir
With 16ft Diapason
And Lowrey's patented Orchestral Symphonizer

Banjo's great on repeat
The kids want to play but they'll have to be patient
The wife can't help tapping her feet
It's a genuine home entertainment revelation

State of the art
(Hold the phone, it's so)
State of the art
[Listen to the difference!]

(Oh my god, it's so)
State of the art
[By use of a computer]
State of the art

Now we don't want to go out
When we could spend the night
at home with the Cotillion
Invite the neighbours around
Start the bossanova beat and
limbo from the living to the kitchen

Enjoy the state of the art
The Magic Swing Piano really is astounding
Now we can't tell them apart
But these amazing simulations end up
 sounding even better than the real thing

State of the art
(Hold the phone, it's so)
[Computer controlled tone colour]
State of the art
[The marriage of music to computers is quite natural]
(Oh my god, it's so)
State of the art
[It is time to hear the results]

State Of The Art

The song Don't Worry, We'll Be Watching You, from the Gotye album Making Mirrors

Produced by Wally De Backer
Mixed by Francois Tetaz, assisted by Wally at
Moose Mastering, Richmond, VIC

Drums, percussion, bass, guitar, organ, music box,
synth samples, dubs, vocals: Wally

*********************
Hey
What's your name?
Don't worry...
And don't be afraid
We won't hurt you

Hey
Lost your way?
Well don't worry...
Just do as we say
And we won't hurt you

It's hard
The world can lead you so astray
It gets harder
It's hard just to keep the faith

Do you need a reminder?
Of the love that we gave you?
Don't worry

You're walking away...
But we'll always be watching you

We'll always be watching you

Don’t Worry, We’ll Be Watching You

The song Giving Me A Chance, from the Gotye album Making Mirrors

Produced by Wally De Backer
Mixed by Andy Stewart at
The Mill, Gippsland, VIC

Drums, bells, wineglass, synth bass,
omnichord, vocals: Wally

*****************************
You know I never want to let you down
It cuts me up to see you sad
And I wish that I could undo what I've done
Give back the faith in me you had

You know I love you more than anyone
But I get a little wrapped up in myself
But you know I never want to do you wrong
Bring into question what we have

I know I let you down

I know I let you down

But you're giving me a chance

Giving Me A Chance

The song Save Me, from the Gotye album Making Mirrors

Produced by Wally De Backer
Additional vocal and drum production by Francois Tetaz
Mixed by Francois Tetaz, assisted by Andy Stewart and
Wally at The Mill, Gippsland, VIC

Bass guitar: Lucas Taranto
Drums, percussion, virtual mandolin, autoharp, metronome,
piano, guitar samples, synths, lead and backing vocals: Wally

******************
In the mornings
I was anxious
Better just to stay in bed
Didn't want to fail myself again

Running through all the options
And the endings
Were rolling out in front of me
But I couldn't choose a thread to begin

And I could not love
Cause I could not love myself
Never good enough, no
That was all I'd tell myself
And I was not well
But I could not help myself
I was giving up on living

In the morning
You were leaving
Traveling south again
And you said you were not unprepared

And all the dead ends
And disappointments
Were fading from your memory
Ready for that lonely life to end

And you gave me love
When I could not love myself
And you made me turn
From the way I saw myself
And you're patient, love
And you help me help myself
And you save me
You save me


Save Me

The song Bronte, from the Gotye album Making Mirrors

Produced by Wally De Backer
Mixed by Francois Tetaz, assisted by Wally at
Moose Mastering, Richmond, VIC

Fretless Bass: Lucas Taranto
Drums, percussion, strings and steel drum samples,
lead and backing vocals: Wally


Contains a sample of Banana Boat Song as performed by
Leo Addeo and Orchestra.
Used courtesy of RCA/JIVE Label Group,
a unit of Sony Music Entertainment

Contains a sample of Mozambique as performed by Les Baxter.
Used courtesy of EMI Music Australia Pty Ltd

****************************
Now your bowl is empty
And your feet are cold
And your body cannot stop rocking
I know
It hurts to let go

Since the day we found you
You have been our friend
And your voice still
Echoes in the hallway of this house
But now
It's the end

We will be with you
When you're leaving
We will be with you
When you go
We will be with you
And hold you till you're quiet
It hurts to let you go

We will be with you
You will stay with us

Bronte

Hearts A Mess is from the Gotye album Like Drawing Blood

Produced by Wally De Backer, in bedrooms around Melbourne, VIC, Australia between 2004 and 2006

(Walter De Backer/Irving Burgie/William Attaway), © 2008 Copyright Control (APRA)/Lord Burgess Music, administered by Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company (ASCAP).   
Hearts A Mess contains adapted elements of Day-O (Irving Burgie/William Attaway), Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company, Inc. (ASCAP)/Lord Burgess Music Publishing Company (ASCAP), Administered by Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company, Inc. (ASCAP). All Rights Reserved.
Strings, harp, guitar, double bass and drum sample recreations on Hearts A Mess produced by Hal Ritson and Richard Adlam for ReplayHeaven.com with Guthrie Govan on guitar, Richard Adlam on percussion and programming, Hal Ritson on keyboards and Cerys Jones and Laurine Rochut on violin

*******************************
Pick apart 
The pieces of your heart 
And let me peer inside
 Let me in
Where only your thoughts have been 
Let me occupy your mind
As you do mine

You have lost
 Too much love
To fear, doubt and distrust
 (It’s not enough)
You just threw away the key 
To your heart
You don’t get burned
 (’Cause nothing gets through)
It makes it easier
(Easier on you)
But that much more difficult for me
To make you see…

Love ain’t fair
So there you are
My love

Your heart’s a mess
You won’t admit to it
It makes no sense 
But I’m desperate to connect 
And you, you can’t live like this


Love ain’t safe
You won’t get hurt if you stay chaste
So you can wait
But I don’t wanna waste my love

Like Drawing Blood

Hearts A Mess

A little from column A, a little from column B

Hearts A Mess- white-coated engineer's walkthrough

Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra) remixed by Bibio

*************
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
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 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
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

I used to know
That I used to know

Somebody...
*************

Somebody That I Used To Know Remixes

Somebody That I Used To Know (Bibio Remix) [feat. Kimbra]

A remix of Somebody That I Used To Know by Faux Pas



Somebody That I Used To Know

Somebody That I Used To Know (Faux Pas Remix) [feat. Kimbra]

An extra track related to the Gotye album Making Mirrors

Produced by Wally De Backer
Mixing and additional production by Francois Tetaz
Mastered by William Bowden

*****************************
And you know it’s the wrong way round
Still you can’t say no
Ever playing upon your mind
And you won’t say why

(So shut up!)
Unless you’re ready to leave it
(Or make up your mind)
But you need it so much
(Do you really believe in it?)
Yes I do
From time to time

In the end
You dig yourself the hole you’re in
When you don’t know what you want
You just repeat yourself again
In the end
You just repeat yourself again
When you don’t know who you are
You dig yourself the hole you’re in

(Don’t worry)
It’s only in your mind
(Don’t worry)
But I do
From time to time

You just repeat yourself again
(Don’t worry)
You just repeat yourself again
(Don’t worry)
You just repeat yourself again again again again again

Still it’s the wrong way round
And you won’t say no
Ever playing upon your mind
But you won’t say why

(So shut up!)
Unless you’re ready to leave it
(Or make up your mind)
But you need it so much
(Do you really believe in it?)
Yes I do, I do, this time

In the end
You dig yourself the hole you’re in
When you don’t know what you want
You just repeat yourself again
In the end
You just repeat yourself again
When you don’t know who you are
You dig yourself the hole you’re in

Easy Way Out

Dig Your Own Hole

Somebody That I Used To Know (Gang Colours Remix) [feat. Kimbra]

Somebody That I Used To Know (Adrock Remix) [feat. Kimbra]

In Your Light

Gangnam Style Compilation

Somebody That I Used To Know (4FRNT Remix) [feat. Kimbra]

Somebody That I Used To Know (Miami Nights 1984 Remix) [feat. Kimbra]

Smoke And Mirrors

Somebody That I Used To Know (Sneaker Fox Remix) [feat. Kimbra]

Thanks For Your Time

The Only Way

Coming Back

The Only Thing I Know

La Otra Rumba Tour Edition 2012

Somebody That I Used To Know (Tiësto Remix) [feat. Kimbra]

Remix produced by M-Phazes
Lead and backing vocals: Kimbra
Lead vocals: Wally De Backer

*************
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
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 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
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

I used to know
That I used to know

Somebody...
*************

Somebody That I Used To Know (M-Phazes Remix) [feat. Kimbra]

Remix produced by Dan Aux

Lead and backing vocals: Kimbra
Lead and backing vocals: Wally

*************
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
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 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
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

I used to know
That I used to know

Somebody...
*************

Somebody That I Used To Know (Dan Aux Remix) [feat. Kimbra]

4:09 too long for your radio station? 
Fearing listener switchover during boring, extraneous notes of music?
Try this time-poor edit!
25% less fat!
1:02 more advertising time!
The wallpaper never sounded so good

Somebody time-poor edit

Night Drive

Colorado Rocky Theme

Eyes Wide Open is from the Gotye album Making Mirrors, released August 19, 2011

Produced by Wally De Backer
Additional production by Francois Tetaz

Mixed by Francois Tetaz,
Assisted by Andy Stewart and Wally at The Mill, Gippsland, VIC

Drums recorded by Francois Tetaz at Soundpark Studios, Northcote, VIC
Cellos and bass recorded by Francois Tetaz at Moose Mastering, Richmond, VIC 
Pedal steel guitar recorded by Lachlan Carrick in the loungeroom of Matt Walker's house, Upwey, VIC
The Winton Musical Fence (designed and constructed by Graeme Leak) recorded by Wally, Winton, QLD
All other sounds collected, manipulated or recorded by Wally in The Barn, Merricks, VIC

Performers:
Whale Cellos: Gareth Skinner
Poker Bass: Lucas Taranto
Wasteland pedal steel guitar: Michael Hubbard
Drums, Winton Musical Fence, sampled sounds,
lead and backing vocals: Wally

Mastered by William Bowden at King Willy Sound, Stanmore, NSW

Artwork: Wally

*****************************
So this is the end of the story
Everything we had, everything we did
Is buried in dust
And this dust is all that’s left of us

But only a few ever worried
Though the signs were clear, they had no idea
You just get used to living in fear
Or give up
When you can’t even picture your future

We walk the plank with our eyes wide open…

Some people offered up answers
We made out like we heard, but they were only words
They didn’t add up
To a change in the way we were living

And the saddest thing-
Is all of it could have been avoided
But it was like to stop consuming is to stop being human
And why would I make a change if you won’t
We’re all in the same boat, staying afloat
For the moment

And we walk the plank with our eyes wide open, we..
Walk the plank with our eyes wide open

With our eyes wide open we...
Walk the plank, we walk the plank

And that was the end of the story



I've received a number of messages in recent weeks regarding fellow SoundCloud users having their remixes of Somebody That I Used To Know removed from SoundCloud due to copyright infringement. My personal position is that I don't try to block unofficial remixes posted for online streaming providing they're posted for purely creative reasons and are not exploited commercially (eg: monetized on YouTube).

Under current laws the formal consent of the label and publisher/s is required for any use along these lines however, and as much as I would like to help everyone out to attain this consent, there are simply too many requests relating to remixes of this particular song and too many rights holders involved for me or my reps to assist with Soundcloud keeping them up.

Thanks for your understanding

Wally

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