Talk:Gotye

message: The article says that the name 'Gotye' is "a French translation of his name"... Here's the thing. I am French and to the best of my knowledge "gotye" doesn't mean *anything* in French. I even double checked in a dictionary to make sure it wasn't some obscure word. It's not in there. I can however see a few possibilities:
# it could be old French, or derived from old French;
# it could be some obscure Canadian French term, thus not appearing in a French dictionary (ie. from France);
# it could be a (voluntarily?) misspelled word -- for instance, if you add an accent on the last 'e' (Gotyé) it would change the sound and then it would be pronounced the same way as 'Gauthier' which is a somewhat popular French last name -- however, I fail to see how that would be a translation of 'DeBacker'... heck, I don't even see what 'DeBacker' itself is supposed to mean???
Whichever of the above it is (or if it's something else I missed) it obviously needs more explaining because it is not obviously clear. So if whoever wrote that could provide more information / sources / details / etc. it would really be nice, cause as is, it doesn't really make much sense, I'm afraid :-o Desdenova 03:57, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I have cleared all of this up in the article. --Jixor 03:19, 24 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks, but is DeBacker a fictional name or is it Walter's actual real surname? Shaybear♥ — Preceding undated comment added 22:47, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I think that's his real surname.  Watto the jazzman 04:09, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

text: I also know Wally and I think it might be worth putting the fact that he usually uses the name "Wally" on a day to day basis rather than Wouter. Master z0b (talk) 23:47, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

text: Can we please have someone who knows fix the name issue. Is is his name Walter or Wouter? the lede says something different then the infobox. I think we have too many fans editing here or something. on his huge hit "someone that i used to know", he wasnt even credited in the lede with writing it, and in the infobox his birth name was given under writer, so a newbie like me thought some guy named Walter wrote this Gotye performed song. Remember, not everyone who reads these articles already know all about the subject.(mercurywoodrose)76.232.8.21 (talk) 08:12, 27 May 2012 (UTC)
replies: text:  There is no "H" at Gautier in French (except in some family names) and it means Walter (William is Guillaume, etc). In Dutch Wouter means Walter too.   — Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.8.149.33 (talk) 13:46, 14 November 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Origins of "Gotye"

message: Which genre does he belong to? I wrote the article for Learnalilgivinanlovin (the single) and I said it was Indie Pop, but seing as "pop" stands for popular and "Indie" means independent or alternative, I realised this doesn't really make much sense.  Watto the jazzman 04:09, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Which genre?

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:Boardface.jpg

message: The album is great, and deserves SOME mention, rather than just being entirely skipped, and forgotten.
58.178.23.106 (talk) 05:15, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Boardface 

message: WHAT are cut and paste tunes??  Can someone clear up that whole paragraph??  --leahtwosaints (talk) 00:49, 1 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  cut'n'paste tunes  (??!) 

message: Is the pronunciation supposed to be Dutch? English? kwami (talk) 08:26, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: No idea, he just likes it pronounced that way. --Closedmouth (talk) 08:33, 26 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: The pronunciation in the article wasn't in accordance with Help:IPA for English.  I've adjusted it to reflect the pronunciation I've heard/seen written. — Æµ§œš¹ [ãːɱ ˈfɹ̠ˤʷɪ̃ə̃nlɪ] 14:56, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  pronunciation 

message: "His parents chose to use the English variation of his name, Walter, when enrolling him in school."
Sorry, but the name Walter is not English, it's German. Maybe this name became somehow popular in the US because lots of Americans are of German descendence. But it doesn't seem to me that the popularity of this name would have spread to other English-speaking countries. But as everyone there is growing up with American movies and literature etc., they are supposedly convinced that Walter is an English name. Just wanted to add ..  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.48.86.106 (talk) 22:10, 14 December 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Cool story bro  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.210.213.135 (talk) 08:14, 19 April 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Walter may not be of British origin, but its now an english language (american english) name. funny how language doesnt stand still.(mercurywoodrose)76.232.8.21 (talk) 08:15, 27 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Walter is not an English name 

message: Should mention his popular works, such as Somebody That I Used to Know in the actual introduction (as in the articles for other musicians).CrocodilesAreForWimps (talk) 18:03, 28 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Intro, mention popular songs 

message: Shouldn't there be a mention of the cover by Walk off the Earth on youtube?  It has 100 million hits and coincided with his sudden popularity in the states, I can't imagine that was a coincidence.
http://www.toronto.com/blog/post/710555--gotye-rides-web-wave-of-walk-off-the-earth — Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.138.111.22 (talk) 19:22, 3 May 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: This has already been mentioned on the Somebody That I Used to Know article, so it probably doesn't need to be mentioned in this one as well. -- Chuq (talk) 22:40, 3 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Youtube Cover 

message: Haha, who wrote that he was from 'Australia, New Zealand?' That could offend people.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 125.167.140.207 (talk) 11:52, 24 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Origin

message: I don't know how this would be fixed, but as of 25May2012, Posting a link to this Wikipedia page produces the following description on Facebook including references to Goatse instead of Gotye:  "Wouter "Wally" De Backer (born 21 May 1980), also known professionally by his stage name Goatse (pronounced /ˈɡɒti.eɪ/), is a Belgian-Australian[1] multi-instrumental musician and singer-songwriter. The name 'Goatse' is attributed to him due to his poor quality of music. His voice has been compared …"  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chandler760 (talk • contribs) 00:19, 26 May 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: That was old vandalism, since reverted.  Facebook obviously uses an out-of-date version of the article - not good, but not something we can do much about.  Ghmyrtle (talk) 16:04, 27 May 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: hi just to say that i added a quote to the top of the article that i think helps kind of introduce this person to the masses. it was reverted once already but i added a source so hope it's ok now. any issues lets talk about it! Happy monsoon day (talk) 00:36, 29 May 2012 (UTC)
replies: text:  That seemed to do the trick.  I am not longer seeing the vandalized text.  Chandler760 (talk) 22:05, 29 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Link Attributes 

message: shouldn there be a section about 'critical reception' which talks about how awesome everyone thinks de backer is? here in the states everyone i know in the music scene loves this guy's latest record. shouldnt there be a section discussing this? Happy  monsoon day  —Preceding undated comment added 00:16, 8 June 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: A section titled "Critical reception" is generally used on albums and songs like Somebody That I Used to Know, for example but a section "Artistry" could be created with a subsection "influences" in which HIS influences are cited and a section "Legacy" which explains his impact on people (like X artist has been influences by Gotye, Gotye as a person is a model for X famous person) or if he is mentioned in a best list of a notable website, magazine, journal...  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.134.49.62 (talk) 22:21, 8 June 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: o.k. thank you this is helpful. not sure where to find the good juice on this guy?Happy  monsoon day  —Preceding undated comment added 01:53, 9 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  critical reception 

message: Should the infobox say occupation: embryo? Seems like vandalism.
84.52.143.227 (talk) 22:54, 22 July 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Dl2000 (talk) 23:55, 22 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request on 22 July 2012 

message: Gotye is bilingual, speaking both Dutch and English.[7]
Doesn't he speak any Belgian? Being like, Belgian and all. There's also numerous YouTube interviews where he speaks passable Japanese. DrHacky (talk) 13:39, 14 December 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Oops, maybe Dutch is one of the 3 official languages of Belgium, and Belgian isn't a language. I'll go back to lurking again now. DrHacky (talk) 13:53, 15 December 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Languages 

message: It is well known that Someone That I Used to Know is exactly the same tune as Baa Baa Black Sheep  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.223.97.72 (talk) 11:31, 28 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Familiarity with Song 

message: For the awards table, can you put billboard music awards.
Bensondon49 (talk) 10:49, 23 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request on 23 May 2013 

message: Formatting change request
Change this:
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|rowspan="3"| 2013
|rowspan="3"| Grammy Awards
|rowspan=2|"Somebody That I Used to Know" (feat. Kimbra)
|Record of the Year
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|Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
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|Making Mirrors
|Best Alternative Music Album
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|rowspan="4"| 2013
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|Himself
|Favorite Breakout Artist
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|rowspan="3"| Grammy Awards
|rowspan=2|"Somebody That I Used to Know" (feat. Kimbra)
|Record of the Year
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|Best Pop Duo/Group Performance
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|Making Mirrors
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110.142.6.202 (talk) 12:42, 2 July 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Done Thank you for the correction, and the clear request. Begoon talk 15:06, 2 July 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request on 2 July 2013 

message: Lead: in the very first sentence it says he is Australian.  Later in the lead it says he is the 5th Australian-based and I think second *Belgian* to make no.1 on the Billboard Hot 100.  One of those statements must be wrong. Boscaswell talk 18:22, 17 April 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Now clarified, by a slight wording change.  Ghmyrtle (talk) 07:25, 18 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Australian or Belgian? 

message: In the sentence "On 18 October 2011, Gotye released a film clip for the song "Don't Worry, We'll Be Watching You" on YouTube and Vimeo." it should refer to the song "Easy Way out", right? I've checked this on Youtube. (Also notice that "Don't Worry, We'll Be Watching You" is mentioned in the next sentence of that paragraph.)  ---oo- (talk) 22:07, 31 December 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Another edit request

message: The Broods song in 2018 mentioned has no original line, and the entry mentions Hearts a Mess but does not mention how it's a mashup of that song and Eyes Wide Open MarioXMan100 (talk) 06:59, 19 January 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 20:41, 19 January 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 19 January 2020 

message: The link to his website is pointing to a 2008 archive, while his current website is still online and updated. Should just point straight to gotye.com PolygonError (talk) 07:58, 6 July 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the  template.  ~ Amkgp 💬 11:40, 7 July 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Sorry about that, it's just very confusing to me how to request an edit for a semi-protected page and I didn't believe this was controversial.  PolygonError (talk) 13:59, 7 July 2020 (UTC)

text: .  No idea why some editors need to make things difficult.  Thanks for your input.   Ghmyrtle (talk) 14:49, 7 July 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 6 July 2020 

message: It was however recorded on 28th of December 2016 and released on May 14th 2020. You can find this information on the official Bandcamp page of The Basics: https://thebasics.bandcamp.com/album/a-toot-and-a-scream-in-16-the-songroom-s02e09-full-audio-video 157.193.240.150 (talk) 12:25, 16 February 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Songroom was not recorded in 2018 

message: There was talk about this several years ago, as his page used to just say 'Australian' before. Per MOS:FIRSTBIO:  and WP:ETHNICITY, his Belgian birth is irrelevant to his notability. Nor should hyphenated terms be used.
He has lived in Australia since he was two y/o, was educated in Australia and first gained notability in said country. His breakout song, Somebody That I Used to Know was a collaboration with a New Zealand singer, and was worked on in his native Australia. Clear Looking Glass (talk) 06:12, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nationality 

message: The seventh paragraph of section "2010–2013: Making Mirrors and international success" begins "On 11 October 2011, was nominated for seven ARIA Awards." The sentence should read "On 11 October 2011, Gotye was nominated for seven ARIA Awards." Lchu613 (talk) 16:43, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: . 〜 Askarion ✉ 22:46, 1 June 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 1 June 2024