Deconstructing Gotye

Here's an interesting post that deconstructs Gotye's (still ubiquitous) hit, "Somebody That I Used to Know."

"My astute co-thinker on the matter pointed out to me that when Kimbra appears, while she approaches Gotye, and while she is singing right into his face, he doesn’t look at her. He doesn’t look at her until she moves away from him. Both lyrics and video imply that he is trapped in a neverending cycle of longing for the lady who left him, but that she is able to break free and shed the emotional trappings of their erstwhile relationship."

Full disclosure: I sort of loathe this song, not necessarily for the  creepiness factor -- though that's a part of it -- but more because the dynamics of the relationship seem so suited to younger people. Not exactly the universal "young people new to the workings of serious relationship" tropes,  but young like "not of my own generation," something that has become increasingly evident as I age. Isn't it great when pop music ceases to become irrelevant to one's own life? (end slash-sarcasm)