Figure 8 is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriterElliott Smith, and the final album he completed before his death. It was recorded from 1999 to 2000 at numerous studios and released on April 18, 2000 through DreamWorks Records. Preceded by the singles "Happiness" and "Son of Sam", Figure 8 was Smith's second release on a major label.
The title is thought to be taken from a song by Schoolhouse Rock!; Smith covered this song, but it did not make the final track listing. Regarding the album's title, Smith said this in a May 11, 2000 article in Boston Herald:
Smith described the songs on the album as "more fragmented and dreamlike".
Cover photo
The wall Smith stands in front of in Autumn de Wilde's photograph on the cover of the album exists in Los Angeles, and since his death it has become a memorial to him. It is located at 4334 W. Sunset Boulevard, which is a store by the name of Solutions Audio-Video Repair, just east of the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Fountain Avenue. It has at some stages been covered with written messages containing lyrics and personal messages to Smith, as well as displaying a stencil of Smith in order to mimic the photo on the album cover. It is regularly graffiti-ed over, followed by regular restorations from fans.
Making Mirrors is the third studio album by Belgian-Australian artist Gotye. The album was released in Australia on 19 August 2011. In December 2011 it was announced that Making Mirrors was voted Triple J listeners' number-one album of 2011, making Gotye the first artist to win the Triple J album poll twice. It included the hit "Somebody That I Used to Know", which reached and topped charts worldwide. In Poland, after one day of release, the album was certified platinum. The album won the 2013 Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album.
The album was largely recorded at a converted studio at Gotye's parents' farm in the Mornington Peninsula.
History
"Eyes Wide Open" saw Gotye explore new musical territory, with the main bass line from the song recorded on a fence: "I was out there with my old band called The Basics—and Winton is home to this phenomenal thing called the Winton Musical Fence, which is a large fence made out of metal strings stretched between posts and you can pluck it and play it with all sorts of different materials - it makes these amazing bass sounds so I sampled some bits there in 08 and they made it into the first single I put out off the new record called Eyes Wide Open."
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Wouter Andre "Wally" De Backer (born 21 May 1980), better known as Gotye (pronounced /ˈɡoʊti.eɪ/GO-tee-ay), is a Belgian-Australian multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter. The name "Gotye" is a pronunciation respelling of "Gauthier", the French cognate of Gotye's given Dutch name "Wouter" (English "Walter", hence the nickname "Wally").
Gotye has released three studio albums independently and one album featuring remixes of tracks from his first two albums. He is a founding member of the Melbourne indie-pop trio The Basics, who have independently released four studio albums and numerous other titles since 2002. His voice has been compared to those of Peter Gabriel and Sting. Gotye's 2011 single "Somebody That I Used to Know" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, making him the fifth Australian-based artist to do so and the second Belgian (after The Singing Nun in 1963). He has won five ARIA Awards and received a nomination for an MTV EMA for Best Asia and Pacific Act. On 10 February 2013, he won three Grammy Awards at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards Show: Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for "Somebody That I Used to Know" and Best Alternative Music Album for Making Mirrors. Gotye has said he sometimes feels "less of a musician, more of a tinkerer."
From the album Making Mirrors
Official Gotye Store: https://store.gotye.com/
http://www.gotye.com/
Music Credits:
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, Australia
Bass guitar: Lucas Taranto
Drums, percussion, guitar and orchestra samples, lead and backing vocals: Wally
Contains samples from Echoette, as performed by Buddy Merrill
Licensed courtesy of Accent Records
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Seventeen seconds and I'm over it
Ready for the disconnect
Putting on a brave face
Trying not to listen
to the voices in the back of my head
(But it's alright now)
It's a distant memory baby
(It's alright now)
You know you should just let it go
But some feeling...
published: 04 Aug 2011
Gotye - Easy way out [Lyrics English - Español Subtitulado]
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Easy Way Out - Gotye
This is pretty much the first time I've ever made a video like this. It took me various days of shooting, and many hours of editing. Overall, I'm happy with how it turned out, though I'm sure I could have done better. But as per usual, practice makes perfect!
Let me know what you think in the comments below! :)
Specs:
- Canon EOS 60D
- Canon 18-200mm lens
- Editing software: Sony Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum 10.0
From the album Making Mirrors
Official Gotye Store: https://store.gotye.com/
http://www.gotye.com/
Music Credits:
Produced by Wally De Backer
Additional pro...
From the album Making Mirrors
Official Gotye Store: https://store.gotye.com/
http://www.gotye.com/
Music Credits:
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, Australia
Bass guitar: Lucas Taranto
Drums, percussion, guitar and orchestra samples, lead and backing vocals: Wally
Contains samples from Echoette, as performed by Buddy Merrill
Licensed courtesy of Accent Records
*******************************************
Seventeen seconds and I'm over it
Ready for the disconnect
Putting on a brave face
Trying not to listen
to the voices in the back of my head
(But it's alright now)
It's a distant memory baby
(It's alright now)
You know you should just let it go
But some feelings have a habit of persisting
even though you wouldn't let it show
Wearing me out
(All this)
Hanging around
(It just starts)
Getting me down
('till I'm just)
Looking for an easy way out
Braindead from boredom
I'm led to distraction
Scratching the surface of life
Nothing really happens
But it's easy to keep busy
When you tell yourself you're traveling right
(But it's alright now)
Was it really worth it baby?
(It's alright now)
Was it just a waste of time?
Keep on second-guessing
Use my memory like a weapon
On everything I try
Wearing me out
(All this)
Hanging around
(It just starts)
Getting me down
('till I'm just)
Looking for an easy way out
From the album Making Mirrors
Official Gotye Store: https://store.gotye.com/
http://www.gotye.com/
Music Credits:
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, Australia
Bass guitar: Lucas Taranto
Drums, percussion, guitar and orchestra samples, lead and backing vocals: Wally
Contains samples from Echoette, as performed by Buddy Merrill
Licensed courtesy of Accent Records
*******************************************
Seventeen seconds and I'm over it
Ready for the disconnect
Putting on a brave face
Trying not to listen
to the voices in the back of my head
(But it's alright now)
It's a distant memory baby
(It's alright now)
You know you should just let it go
But some feelings have a habit of persisting
even though you wouldn't let it show
Wearing me out
(All this)
Hanging around
(It just starts)
Getting me down
('till I'm just)
Looking for an easy way out
Braindead from boredom
I'm led to distraction
Scratching the surface of life
Nothing really happens
But it's easy to keep busy
When you tell yourself you're traveling right
(But it's alright now)
Was it really worth it baby?
(It's alright now)
Was it just a waste of time?
Keep on second-guessing
Use my memory like a weapon
On everything I try
Wearing me out
(All this)
Hanging around
(It just starts)
Getting me down
('till I'm just)
Looking for an easy way out
This is pretty much the first time I've ever made a video like this. It took me various days of shooting, and many hours of editing. Overall, I'm happy with how...
This is pretty much the first time I've ever made a video like this. It took me various days of shooting, and many hours of editing. Overall, I'm happy with how it turned out, though I'm sure I could have done better. But as per usual, practice makes perfect!
Let me know what you think in the comments below! :)
Specs:
- Canon EOS 60D
- Canon 18-200mm lens
- Editing software: Sony Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum 10.0
This is pretty much the first time I've ever made a video like this. It took me various days of shooting, and many hours of editing. Overall, I'm happy with how it turned out, though I'm sure I could have done better. But as per usual, practice makes perfect!
Let me know what you think in the comments below! :)
Specs:
- Canon EOS 60D
- Canon 18-200mm lens
- Editing software: Sony Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum 10.0
From the album Making Mirrors
Official Gotye Store: https://store.gotye.com/
http://www.gotye.com/
Music Credits:
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, Australia
Bass guitar: Lucas Taranto
Drums, percussion, guitar and orchestra samples, lead and backing vocals: Wally
Contains samples from Echoette, as performed by Buddy Merrill
Licensed courtesy of Accent Records
*******************************************
Seventeen seconds and I'm over it
Ready for the disconnect
Putting on a brave face
Trying not to listen
to the voices in the back of my head
(But it's alright now)
It's a distant memory baby
(It's alright now)
You know you should just let it go
But some feelings have a habit of persisting
even though you wouldn't let it show
Wearing me out
(All this)
Hanging around
(It just starts)
Getting me down
('till I'm just)
Looking for an easy way out
Braindead from boredom
I'm led to distraction
Scratching the surface of life
Nothing really happens
But it's easy to keep busy
When you tell yourself you're traveling right
(But it's alright now)
Was it really worth it baby?
(It's alright now)
Was it just a waste of time?
Keep on second-guessing
Use my memory like a weapon
On everything I try
Wearing me out
(All this)
Hanging around
(It just starts)
Getting me down
('till I'm just)
Looking for an easy way out
This is pretty much the first time I've ever made a video like this. It took me various days of shooting, and many hours of editing. Overall, I'm happy with how it turned out, though I'm sure I could have done better. But as per usual, practice makes perfect!
Let me know what you think in the comments below! :)
Specs:
- Canon EOS 60D
- Canon 18-200mm lens
- Editing software: Sony Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum 10.0
Figure 8 is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriterElliott Smith, and the final album he completed before his death. It was recorded from 1999 to 2000 at numerous studios and released on April 18, 2000 through DreamWorks Records. Preceded by the singles "Happiness" and "Son of Sam", Figure 8 was Smith's second release on a major label.
The title is thought to be taken from a song by Schoolhouse Rock!; Smith covered this song, but it did not make the final track listing. Regarding the album's title, Smith said this in a May 11, 2000 article in Boston Herald:
Smith described the songs on the album as "more fragmented and dreamlike".
Cover photo
The wall Smith stands in front of in Autumn de Wilde's photograph on the cover of the album exists in Los Angeles, and since his death it has become a memorial to him. It is located at 4334 W. Sunset Boulevard, which is a store by the name of Solutions Audio-Video Repair, just east of the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Fountain Avenue. It has at some stages been covered with written messages containing lyrics and personal messages to Smith, as well as displaying a stencil of Smith in order to mimic the photo on the album cover. It is regularly graffiti-ed over, followed by regular restorations from fans.
Some people look at themselves, With such doubt, Some people Just take the easy way out. But I don't want to. Some people don't care, Whats wrong or right, Some people just wanna Walk through life, Some people just try to follow the crowd. But I don't want too. They'll never know what life is about. So don't be like them, Don't take the easy way out, Don't take the easy way out, Oh No, Don't take the easy way. Some people look at the World with such doubt (Don't take the easy way.) Some people just Take the easy way out, But I don't want too. Some people don't try To be themselves, Some people wanna be, Somebody else, Some people don't mind keepin' Their voice down, But I don't want too. They'll never know what life is about. So don't be like them, Don't take the easy way out, Don't take the easy way out, Oh No, Don't take the easy way. If you've got a point to make, Make it, If you've got something to say, Say it, Its your life so whatever you do, Don't fake it, Don't fake it. They'll never know what life is about. So don't be like them, Don't be like them. Don't be like them. Don't take the easy way out, Don't take the easy way out, Oh No,