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2013 Classic: The Gotye Phenomenon

Why did “Somebody That I Used to Know” win Record of the Year? Because in 2012, you couldn’t even buy a loaf of bread without hearing that xylophone intro at least twice.

Part of the 37 Grammy Jokes: The 2013 “Babel, Bow Ties & Somebody We Used to Know” Edition archive. Historically Verified

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⏳ Time Capsule: This is how we rolled in the first two decades of the internet

@Geocities_Builder09/18/1995 08:06I’m putting a link to this joke on my homepage!
@Brazil_Terry_G07/06/2013 01:38Bureaucracy is boring, but this joke isn’t.
@AllYourBase_9912/19/1999 22:44All your jokes are belong to us! Take off every zig!
@Dogpile_Fan_Club07/27/1999 09:08All the search engines agree: this is funny.
@Social_Media_G09/18/2009 03:05I’m going to poke you for this joke!

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