Somebody That I Used To Know (Bardcore | Medieval Style Cover with Vocals)

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“Somebody That I Used to Know” by Gotye
Arranged and Performed by Hildegard von Blingin, featuring Friar Funk
Well met, strangers, and ever so glad to see you, old friends! Here's a banger from 8 years ago, but like you've never heard it before.
I’m trying my very best to put out a song once a week while your interest in Bardcore continues, and will continue to do so for as long as I can. Your support sustains me, I really mean that. I'm slowly making some moves towards getting this music on Spotify, so hang tight on that front. I'm also hoping to get some instrumental versions up for use as karaoke tracks or background music for gaming.
The art used is a modified image from the Tacuinum Sanitatis.
Lyrics:
Now and then I think of when we were together
Eros surely hit the apple of mine eye
I believed thou wert right for me,
but felt so lonely in thy company
But that was love and ‘tis an ache I still remember
One becomes enamoured with a certain kind of sadness
This resignation to the end, ever the end
When we found we could not make amends
Thou declared we would e’er be friends
But I concede that I was fain to be parted
Was there cause to cast me off?
Act as though it never happened and that we were nothing
In sooth I do need thy love
But thou makest me a stranger and that feels so rough
Hadst thou need to stoop so low?
To send a wagon for thy minstrel and refuse my letters
I need no longer write them, though
Now thou art somebody whom I used to know
I lament the many times that thou impugn’d my honour
But maintained it was ever something I had done
No more shall I live that way
Uncertain what thy words bewray
Thou said that if I were to go
I would not find thee pining for somebody whom thou used to know
Was there cause to cast me off?
Act as if it never happened and that we were nothing
I do not even need thy love
But thou makest me stranger and that feels so rough
Hadst thou need to stoop so low
To send a wagon for thy minstrel and refuse my letters
I need no longer write them, though
For now thou art somebody whom I used to know
Now thou art somebody whom I used to know

[@gerrymichaelperez4762]

When she stops replying to your homing pigeons

[@aarongardeniagrey1373]

I laughed out loud!!

[@alarconrichaela]

LMAO

[@Frederic_S]

We have all bin there.

[@douglasfreer]

And she stopped replying because she was making them into pigeon pie.

[@delphinidin]

@@douglasfreer yikes! now THAT's a breakup!

[@Mornewillemse09]

When she moves to another village and starts dating the blacksmith

[@philleW12]

Not the blacksmith, i would accept the stonecarver but not the blacksmith!!!

[@Grieldric]

Biceps, man. Gotta love’em

[@philleW12]

I understand the allure of biceps, but blacksmithing is such a crude proffesion where as stonecarving is both manly yet artistic!

[@influenza3736]

Falconry is the true chad trade.

[@theinvisiblegentleman1142]

*courting

[@centin9315]

Damn I still can’t believe they modernized this song.

[@TheQueensWish]

Yeah, the 2000’s ruined it.

[@davidszabo1618]

At least they waited 800 years. These days covers are done in less than a decade

[@MattyH64]

This is technically a parody because the lyrics are not the same, so it’s fair use.

[@chestnut...]

@@MattyH64 Lies! This here version is the original which we've all been listening to for the past few centuries, good sir. Everyone knows that!

[@EEEEEEEE]

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[@lordsiomai]

As a simple laborer toiling away in the fields for my feudal overlords, I hereby confirm that this tune is indeed spontaneously combustible

[@Hildegardvonblingin]

I hope the muck-gathering goes well for the lord!

[@lefuedebout]

@@Hildegardvonblingin ... that would be muck spreading, m'lady! 🙂

[@neilcam]

@@lefuedeboutSurely, before one can spread thy lord's muck, one must firstly gather thine muck.

[@rizzymattizzy3804]

Spontaneously combustible? Thou soundeth like a witch!

[@biank1816]

​@@Hildegardvonblingin You are amazing

[@xanderx2523]

Her voice was so enchanting...so after this song we burned her at the stake.

[@pikarat_nova]

What?! Who do you think we are, the Spanish Inquisition? Logically, we weigh her against a duck to see if she is made of wood and therefore see if she is a witch or not.

[@Pandalka]

she sounds like a nun 😂

[@nesehai]

Would like your comment but you're at 666.. To fitting

[@juanantoniogragasin1685]

@@pikarat_nova Her burning: tis but a scratch. *Skin peels of. Her burning: just a flesh wound. *Whole body literally burnt. Her burning: I've had worse.

[@deirdreevangelista856]

@@Pandalka She went thee to a nunnery........lol ...😇😂

[@Liviathan]

“So what kind of music do you listen to?” “Oh like classics” “Omg 80s? 70s?” “Like 1200s”

[@cowboybeep3542]

“Yeah I found this neat parody cover of Somebody I Used To Know.” “Oh sweet, who’s the artist?” “H-..... Hildegard von Blingin’ and Friar Funk.” “What.”

[@janchixvlogs5045]

@@cowboybeep3542 haha good one

[@SourceCod33]

“80s?” “Yeah, 1280”

[@bob1503]

''yeah the music I listen to is pretty old'' ''how old?'' ''yes.''

[@yugotuber]

😂😂😂😂😂❤️ blessed thy posting

[@michaelriley2925]

the dedication to the lyrical changes is remarkable. the "To send a wagon for thine minstrel" bar is just amazing

[@MrHoundDoug]

Verily she did layeth down the bec de corbin with it.

[@jdc327]

Pure genius!

[@EEEEEEEE]

E‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎

[@SirHawkCaptainOfTheOrderOfScDi]

Isn't thine and mine only for when it's followed by a vowel? e.g. thine/mine apple thy/my wagon

[@ChubbyUnicorn]

Right!! I devour the rewording & how they make it fit in the music.

[@kristofevarsson6903]

"I lament the many times that thou impugned my honor" _UGH_ what a line. Nobody ever uses 'impugned' anymore, and it's so satisfying when it finally comes back around.

[@shaymininfernape7088]

Yeah and we all definitely knew what impugned meant before listening to this song 😅

[@kristofevarsson6903]

@@shaymininfernape7088 I don't know about y'all, but I'm a huge El Dorado fan. I knew what "impugne" meant before I knew how to spell it 😂

[@mackerelle9789]

​@@shaymininfernape7088learned it from a pair of con men that were most likey more than friends trying to escape after getting caught redhanded by their victims

[@bnjmnwst]

I use it.

[@greyone40]

I guess everyone says "diss" now. I prefer impugn.

[@rickiavelli]

"Handeth me the lute." "Thee bett'r not playeth rubbish."

[@kimiyamk]

In any way, here is the Wall of Wonder.

[@concerned7563]

Patrick this is what I’ve been looking for my entire life

[@TranscendentLion]

*in sooth playeth 'Stairwell unto the Heavens'*

[@gavin8545]

Thou*

[@PaulusCunctator]

"Nay, thy playeth shite." "Lyre"

[@calvin8284]

The result when you write “I very much hope we can still be acquaintances” in your breakup letter

[@cal9403]

Yo lol

[@jana7359]

You mean to tell me modern English speaking folk don't say acquaintance? Sounds fake but okay

[@sharkeatsyou2905]

@@jana7359 People say acquaintance, but generally don't say it in that context

[@jana7359]

@@sharkeatsyou2905 What other context is there?

[@sharkeatsyou2905]

@@jana7359 I'm just saying that people don't generally say they want to stay acquaintances after a breakup

[@Voltaire8559]

Only 10th century kids will remember

[@SarahSmith-oz8vi]

Not true. I'm 11th century, and still remember

[@jannajohanne]

13th*

[@leonarcherjunior2090]

​@@SarahSmith-oz8viyou young whippersnappers won't truly understand

[@Wil_Dasovich]

Sounds like you just entered a potion shop in a Zelda game

[@Panzerfaust_1939]

Ye

[@hayleyoates]

😂

[@pacotaco1246]

Þe

[@thewonderfulwizardofdoodle]

​@@pacotaco1246 that says "the"

[@sherrifjenkins9229]

And rejected the owner.

[@cloroxbleach7554]

When you caught her showing her ankles to someone else.

[@steviesosa5617]

😂🤣 underrated comment

[@chellymurphy]

When you find another mans leggings in her bedroom

[@londontrada]

T😂

[@kuyaleinad4195]

Chels Murphy Or Codpiece 😂

[@nocomprendo1409]

When you find someone else horse in your stable.

[@sevatar2777]

When she marries the earl she told you not to worry about

[@PartisanOgrae]

Too soon

[@santiagocortez9554]

But you can't loose the gauntlet and lift swords with him in a duel for you are only a mere peasant stuck in a barn

[@TenseSwagChannel1560]

Wow😭😭😭

[@Chris-pi3ze]

More like when her father abruptly breaks your betrothal and marries her to the Dauphin of France, matrilineally.

[@helin7435]

Dustin Lyssy It's been like 6 centuries

[@wordwoman9900]

Why is this the best version of this song I've ever heard?

[@Strider91]

Because it is!!

[@nicobones9608]

Now Gotye is just some artist we used to know.

[@heatherduke7703]

Right??

[@noellegrace2313]

It totally is!!! This is SO good! I was so sick of this song too, but this makes it worth listening to.

[@melfzs]

This is excellent 👌 😅

[@joaovictor_of]

I love how this version flips the genders: Hildegard's angelic voice for Gotye's part and the Friar's deeper, resonant voice for Kimbra.

[@0_Cardboard_0]

When Juliet from the tavern doesn’t contact you back via carrier pigeon

[@1Ring42]

Rosalyn when romeo sees juliet

[@personya4418]

these are too medieval for me to understand lmao

[@phillD144]

Via Raven, much faster like Fedex

[@MADNML]

😂😂😂😂

[@jt0308]

@LagiNaLangAko23 this made me actually lol

[@Residentgnome]

Her: "What´s your taste in music?" Me: "It´s complicated."

[@scapegracer]

Yesss

[@MyannaErDejlig]

😂😂😂😂

[@KnickRKnack]

Have you ever seen "Romeo and Juliet" now think about what the soundtrack should have been for that.... Now that you've got somthing. You're wrong and listen to this.

[@ScarlettAngel007]

Exactly my response to that question.

[@jacobcarlson4010]

Yep, accurate.

[@flameon123]

They need to play this at a Renaissance fair. That would be absolutely awesome! 😂

[@jtischCB]

The greenshow at the Shakespeare festival would be perfect!

[@AndrewJ9673]

Ok its a banger and everything but the singers have *beautiful* voices

[@Hildegardvonblingin]

Thank you so much!

[@AustrianGD]

​@@Hildegardvonblingin Is your voice female or male?

[@Franco99028]

@@AustrianGD You must be a privileged10 y/o, didn't you read the description?

[@AustrianGD]

@@Franco99028 what I was supposed to find there?

[@matichagak548]

​@@AustrianGD Hildegard is the female voice. Ignore the other guy, that comment was really unnecessary

[@cdandbookshelf]

Damn. The pain of when a guy refuses thy letters. He hast ghosted thee.

[@Granolees]

Hast thou aparitioned thee

[@jeremysmatana2592]

He HATH, actually. He hath ghosted thee. He hath, thou hast.

[@user-zj8jn3hs6f]

I have - Ich habe Thou hast - du hast He hath - er hat English used to be basically just a dialect of German :)

[@zerogbot23]

He hast abandoned thee just as a heretic abandons god

[@jana7359]

@@user-zj8jn3hs6f This actually helps a lot when trying to understand these comments, so thanks

[@livingdeadgirl5663]

He was a stable boy, she said “see thee later, boy”

[@polyhymnia701]

Best suggestion yet 😂

[@livingdeadgirl5663]

Polyhymnia why thank you haha it needs to happen 🖤

[@addylowden2212]

Yaaasss

[@kristarose5765]

Yessss!!

[@kmen07]

Yes please, Lady Hildegard von Blingin'...

[@arlanstrong1424]

I don't believe what I just heard. I could never have imagined this song could be more beautiful but here it is.

[@voidstarq]

Every single changed line is better in the original 15th century English. Every. Single One. Not that Gotye's 2011 remake isn't a great song in its own right, but modern English just doesn't have the same flow. * "enamoured with a certain kind of sadness" vs. "addicted to..." * "we could not make amends" vs. "we could not make sense" * "would not find thee pining for" vs. "wouldn't catch you hung up on" ...to pick just a few.

[@geraldzano142]

​@@voidstarq How is Gotye's 2011 song a "remake"????

[@dewiicat]

​@@geraldzano142 I hope I don't come off as insulting but its supposed to be a joke

[@cyninbend]

I was wondering the same. Some are joking, pretending this medieval version came before Gotye's hit. But I think this person might have believed the jokes. Or else I am mistaken about Gotye creating that perfect song from scratch himself... @@geraldzano142

[@akabeni_mj]

2:19 "I need no longer write them though" always brings tears of emotion to my eyes when I sing along 🌙

[@bartuc1990]

"Anyhow, allow me to serenade thee with "wonderwall""- Some heathen

[@jessiang9708]

Some heathen xD

[@sabianrios3747]

THEY NEED TO DO WONDERWALL

[@kejonza]

WONDERWALL NEXT PLEASE

[@madisondines7441]

@@sabianrios3747 plz no

[@Brent-jj6qi]

They need to do Wndrwll, Noel Cicieregas remix of wonderwall

[@sendvicizrobina6911]

People in medival times when someone was tortured to death: “Now thou art somebody whom I used to know”.

[@Lunageldia]

*the Casket dance begins to resound from the nearby troupe*

[@mrsp7481]

😂 🤣 😂 🤣 😂

[@clintgolub1751]

Dude you need to listen to Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History podcast episode on medieval torture. Unreal

[@trueblade39]

Have you ever read the works of Shan Yu?

[@sineadthomas2024]

Medieval*

[@bryantsui6387]

"To send a wagon for thy minstrel and refuse my letters" hit so hard.

[@kayleighgeo10]

I remember back in 1471 when my beau would sing this lovely song to me, he was the love and joy of my life. He’s long gone and this song was nearly lost in my memory, and Gotye and Kimbra’s cover brought me back here, nothing beats the classics. R.I.P Bertrand

[@alang9891]

The “Bardcore” genre is the perfect mix of comedy and actually good music.

[@unsatisfied_goose]

That and Wilbur soots music

[@robbobb4050]

And Ninja Sex Party

[@angelserenade]

Barcode?

[@marjanaking404notfound3]

@@angelserenade google it dude! It's a music genre.

[@dazc9965]

There is absolutely NOTHING funny about how good this is

[@mbunnyj7051]

Okay guys, here's the plan. If we ever get trapped in medieval times, and we're looking for other time travellers to help us get back, we start singing this.

[@whiteflame0713]

Yes, but we might need a back up plan.

[@cassualtea2040]

@@whiteflame0713 Ye I'm an alto and could never.

[@RoninAround_]

Yes, if the other travellers is a good person.., if not we can get killed by them

[@whiteflame0713]

@@RoninAround_ hm. True, true..

[@obiwanfan3334]

Great plan!!!

[@marky5755]

That voice was a direct gift from God. Period.

[@ruescent]

"in sooth i do not need thy love, but thou makest me a stranger and that feels so rough" new fav song

[@ALCPEREZ]

"To send a wagon for thy minstel and refuse my letters" best line ever.

[@eileenrouhani6294]

I almost shrieked when that part came up!

[@EGFritz]

I screamdt

[@sixstringedthing]

Lyrical genius.

[@matthewnations501]

Seriously

[@onetruetroy]

Forsooth!

[@GriziDaWiz]

When your friend gets exiled for disrespecting the church.

[@hannahpocock4152]

*Excommunicated

[@ayayay9587]

relatable

[@KBzaz]

Hannah Pocock too real

[@johnliu977]

Uhhh I hate when that happens

[@itsjustme7614]

Dont remind me :( I miss them so much

[@sparrowwilson4514]

I can’t explain it but the whole idea behind this channel just fills me with so much delight and joy. It’s at the same time extremely intelligent while being extremely silly and whimsical. Whoever had the idea for this channel is a genius. 😂😂

[@ilcondottierocartografo6770]

It comes from passion, this is passion

[@alexanderhensel611]

Yo, the power of his voice at 3:33 is insane. Perfect combination of vocals and melody combining. Get chills every time.

[@diminishedtriad2]

I have been listening to this song for about 700 years and it never gets old.

[@mai7790]

Ik right?!?

[@rebeccacoomes2501]

Yep.... Love this.

[@WesModes]

T is the same f'r me. I can not stand ho. I shall not stand ho

[@erikfinkel2717]

A knight of the palm spring republic I see

[@halfmonk]

😂🤣😂🤣

[@slimeyvids7304]

“To send a wagon for thy minstrel and refuse my letters.”

[@Wkumar07]

Extremely clever lyrics given the age which the song is set.

[@BombastionSez]

I love the implication that this minstrel's just been hanging out and is too awkward to ask to leave.

[@dongkrakata]

Writing this rearrangement must be a different kind of puzzle because you have to fit modern context into age old ones. Brilliant.

[@parallax7789]

Read that as soon as she sang it.

[@seadkolasinac7220]

This was the best part.

[@scottpearce8772]

... Ok kids, this is why you nEeD an English Lit degree, i have listened to about 12ish versions of this song in the last 24, and this is the most beautiful and creative, this is exactly what the interweb was designed for...

[@kathowed]

Somehow, this retelling of the song exposes the brilliance of the original writing… and, for that, I thank you!

[@vincentwoodhead6411]

When you're Catholic and find out he's Protestant

[@Bafftubz10]

Your comment deserves more lol

[@Emily-ye1rj]

The Orange and The Green is that but gone supposedly right

[@alorable1391]

*King Henry dissaproves

[@Artur_M.]

You mean heretic?

[@alorable1391]

@@Artur_M. Oof burn 👌👌

[@SolarWebsite]

Original version: "Now and then I think of all the times you screwed me over" Medieval version: "I lament the many times that thou impugned my honour." They sounded so much more classy back then!

[@carlosandleon]

lmao but only in rhyme. Pretty sure people talk shit to each other all the time

[@plederfagella9774]

It probably sounded like how we feel about our language now. I mean if you speak to someone in say French or something it sounds more romantic. To a French it would sound pretty normal

[@genbeuden2114]

@@plederfagella9774 as a French I agree

[@carlosandleon]

@@plederfagella9774 to a European it sounds like bullshit lmao

[@theperfectprettygirl5194]

Okay, do not take any offense but as someone who is studying the language, I feel like speaking French sounds more like gargling and swallowing letters only to spit out every other syllable than anything remotely romantic. 🤣 French people, please confirm.

[@manuelcuesta4789]

"To collect thy minstrel" has me dead, someone needs to make this a sketch

[@Lord_Pilaf]

I remember jamming out to this banger at the Scarborough Fair in the Summer of 1176. Shit was lit

[@hairyball.legtor]

*"Kids today only listen to mainstream shit"* *Kids today:*

[@moonsylav6875]

Lol, yeah

[@hlabhlabhlab]

Ironic these bardcore songs wouldn't exist without their mainstream originals...

[@jupiter9907]

My daughter sent this to me. 😂

[@picklebeanjuice5526]

Most people I know don't listen to gold like this which is a big shame

[@Geoun]

Pfft- 😂

[@SilverCinder1]

Jokes aside, the singers have the most beautiful voices I've ever heard.

[@AV6Q]

She sounds just like Kimbra and he sounds just like Josh Groban. Can bardcore become the next thing?

[@EH23831]

Agreed! Voice of an angel

[@archstanton3611]

Absolutely! Pure joy to listen.

[@crystalstar927]

She sounds like a grandma to me, how's that beautiful lmao

[@freehugs3363]

Aight what kinda grandma has this range?? 😂

[@Toeken42]

Somehow through the magic of KZbin, Hildegard Von Blingin popped into my feed. The cover reminded me of the original, and I realized this was written in 1411, and was covered by Gotye and Kimbra. I didn't think it was impossible to fall in love with voice, but here we are.

[@voidstarq]

I already knew the 2011 version was a cover of the '80s hit, but I hadn't realized even that was a remake of a fifteenth century classic.

[@RGerard_Costa]

Damn... this truly is a "timeless" song. I've earwormed the heck out with the normal and the 80's versions, and now this banger...

[@theinvisibleme4104]

"Refuse my letters" sounds a billion times better than change your number

[@Loxias1989]

it does

[@pst5345]

In the context of medieval time it should be heralds, though.

[@nicestpancake]

Really a lot of these lyrics hit different this way for some reason

[@yourvenparianen5390]

Like an arrow in thy knee

[@Jessica-qv8yg]

So cute

[@kristak.1625]

Next, we need “Somebody come fetch yonder maiden, she’s dancing like a harlot”

[@faithlacour66]

!!!

[@portal6347]

IM CRYING AND I LOVE THAT I GET THIS

[@pillbobaggins2766]

somebody come fetch her, she's acting like a harlot!

[@Station9.75]

Thesortvokter - I doesn’t break. It’s just a bit of “breathy” delivery if anything.

[@marcfielvlogs8794]

I cant omfg 😂🤣😂

[@MarsyBarsyO3O]

"I need no longer to write them though" is just my favorite line also your voice is angelic 🫶

[@Mikilangelo]

This is a masterpiece on so many levels! Lyrics, divine voice, that magical flute... It's heartbreakingly beautiful.

[@sevenan]

"but you didn't have to cut me off" - Anne Boleyn

[@grippingrope9937]

Henry VIII's wife: *Doesn't give birth to a boy* Henry VIII: "You know the rules, and so do I"

[@ma2manytx]

Gold, pure gold

[@grec.]

Gonna like this at 146 and come back in a few days to se reach the Ks

[@PodmornicaFTW]

The only reason i didnt like your comment is because it currently has 420 likes, and that seems just right for such a lit joke.

[@carucath97]

H

[@kerrigalloway2343]

"To send a wagon for thy minstrel and refuse my letters." I'm dying over here, that's genius.

[@velvety2006]

the poor minstrel was stuck in the middle lol

[@stuart_wiewiora]

Absolute Genius 😂

[@ElveeKaye]

I'm amused at the idea of people borrowing each other's minstrels.

[@hotdog1214]

I was wondering how they were going to handle the 'Have your friends collect your records and then change your number' part, truly inspired!

[@marioluigi9599]

The real question is, what was the minstrel doing at her house the entire time????

[@hollisbostick2872]

I know I'm very late to the party here, but I had to drop by to celebrate and congratulate you all on this incredible cover. I already loved the original song, and this transliteration -- both musically and especially lyrically -- is quite possibly even more lovable 😀. It was also fun to imagine small bard troupes performing this in a crowded tavern 😂. Lovely work; thank you so much.

[@Raminess]

I made a Playlist of bardcore music (this song included) at a medieval themed barbecue years ago. It was a hit, watching people's faces light up when they recognized the referenced song was gold.

[@kingchief4038]

Love the interchange of words, tis nectar to thy ears

[@fanny3553]

"Was there cause to cast me off?" That hit deeper than the original lyrics

[@oddboyproductions]

For real

[@myapoison]

indeed

[@missmeinnameistfee6061]

Trueee

[@DakotaDoesStuff]

True

[@102938475646665]

more archaic english words/vocabulary really hit in a different way. i feel like it's so much more expressive and able to convey deeper feelings. it's why i love reading Shakespeare and older works of literature. the language and wordplay are so good at evoking emotions and feelings. every word has purpose behind it

[@molly-zx9cr]

The picture looks like a medieval version of the distracted boyfriend meme

[@killjoytw1nk]

OMG YES

[@RahulUpadhyay-xj2cw]

Looks more like a jealous ex 😂

[@brianjordan3063]

Molly, you are a Genius. I didnt catch that until you mentioned it.

[@puffingcat]

OMG DEAD

[@MatthewVanston]

But the lady in red is his GF now.

[@jaredjadlowski2433]

I love stuff like this and orchestral pop songs- who’s to say they didn’t rock and jam in their own way before recordings?

[@epipsychidionozymandias5021]

This is unironically beautiful in a tearjerking way.

[@ecyor0]

"What kind of music do you listen to?" 'tis a fraught question.

[@mmtruooao8377]

But like, this? And also punk rock, Appalachian folk, Japanese pop, opera, etc.

[@avonacolyte]

A merry comment, in faith!

[@trueblueedits4673]

Memes aside, her voice is actually insanely beautiful. The male singer is great too.

[@MegaNega24]

Simp

[@_S3]

SIMP

[@jeremy8658]

people r saying simp when u actually compliment a girl i-

[@monbub]

@@MegaNega24 stfu thats not what the word means

[@frostyelkk]

Shrimp.

[@thelongestname9926]

lyrics: Now and then I think of when we were together Eros surely hit the apple of mine eye I believed thou wert right for me But felt so lonely in thy company But that was love and ‘tis an ache I still remember One becomes enamoured with a certain kind of sadness This resignation to the end, ever the end When we found we could not make amends Thou declared we would e’er be friends But I concede that I was fain to be parted Was there cause to cast me off? Act as though it never happened and that we were nothing In sooth I do not need thy love But thou makest me a stranger and it feels so rough Hadst thou need to stoop so low? To send a wagon for thy minstrel and refuse my letters I need no longer write them though Now thou art somebody whom I used to know Now thou art somebody whom I used to know Now thou art somebody whom I used to know I lament the many times that thou impugned my honour But maintained it was ever something I had done No more shall I live that way Uncertain what thy words bewray Thou said that if I were to go I would not find thee pining for somebody that I used to know Was there cause to cast me off? Act as though it never happened and that we were nothing In sooth I do not need thy love But thou makest me a stranger and it feels so rough Hadst thou need to stoop so low? To send a wagon for thy minstrel and refuse my letters I need no longer write them though Now thou art somebody whom I used to know Somebody, I used to know, (Somebody, ) Now thou art somebody whom I used to know (whom i used to know,) Somebody, I used to know, (Somebody,) Now thou art somebody whom I used to know (whom I used to know,)

[@SoulSync16]

Wow Old English is so damn beautiful, your covers are genuinely impressive and I really enjoy how u rewrite these lyrics it's always super creative and I really appreciate it!

[@justaguyontheinternet1556]

It's actually middle/early modern English. Old english sounds completely different

[@karolatoja7266]

@@justaguyontheinternet1556 yg"' f mg g

[@justaguyontheinternet1556]

@@karolatoja7266 ?

[@thechosenfundead6626]

​@@justaguyontheinternet1556 man was speaking old English

[@justaguyontheinternet1556]

@@thechosenfundead6626 nan þis is eald ænglisc (no this is old english) ps:probably wrote the grammar wrong

[@Kat-PM]

The lyric “Was there cause to cast me off?” really hits different

[@thebishopofme]

Did you really have to cut me off: hmm, sad Was there cause to cast me off: alas, fair maid, shouldst thou deny me, shouldst I but pierce mine heart with mine blade

[@jaidaniels905]

I feel the same about "i need no longer write them, though".

[@TheVoidedRealm]

This hits harder as that hits me

[@evnovave]

and that shift during the "no more shall i live that way"

[@Cognatusinfinitum]

Hits hits for sure

[@VaporsUnion]

Only true 1300's kids will remember this.

[@F3yris]

Relatable

[@Trixtah]

I laughed out loud at thy japery

[@ariandel8917]

Overused joke

[@VaporsUnion]

@@ariandel8917 Cool

[@letsreadtextbook1687]

Your username fits

[@VagineerHuur]

"Now thou art somebody that I used to know" 🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥

[@damanpurasyiem0205]

Our music is evolving backwards and I like it

[@rachelcoleman4693]

I'm okay with that.

[@Grace-ez2ot]

I’m VIBING

[@madcatclaws4650]

And that is refreshing!!😉

[@TheJaminator128]

Backwards? 😎

[@dedeb1057]

It's devolving (≧∇≦)

[@elizrebezilmadommdo1662]

Last time I was this early, the plague hadn't taken over Europe yet.

[@grungar3x7]

Which plague, pray?

[@aidengray3998]

That's either centuries ago or very recent.

[@grungar3x7]

@@aidengray3998 forsooth!

[@reymichaelsungazornosa4040]

the one that came from china or the one that came from china

[@dapa091]

You're gonna have to be more specific than that...

[@groovyroses]

I would love to see a medieval music video of this song.

[@Skyebright1]

The minstrel on the wagon ;)

[@MotiviqueStudio]

The vocals and the words work perfectly. Usually this kind of music just comes across as niche or fun to me, but towards the end when the voices came together I got chills.

[@Samuel-by1zg]

She is the Queen of Bardcore. No one beating her covers

[@MrMagikBananas]

SHE IS BARDCORE BEYONCE.

[@rhue2532]

Agreed (≧▽≦)

[@EiriktheNordAndersen-ju4gl]

@@MrMagikBananas You're calling her trash?

[@nickkraw1]

Her voice is beautiful and she actually has a grasp of music theory, and her lyrics actually make sense. Everyone seems to think that medieval people communicated with a bunch of garbled nonsense where they just tried to express everything in the most complex way possible.

[@gigacringe8119]

Actually this is the best cover ever: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHulkGpqjdFsl9k

[@DiranJiru]

When you finished all the quests in the world but you can’t finish the quest to find love. Edit: I'm not thanking you guys for the likes.

[@justangela1684]

Ooh... That hits hard. 😂

[@july4376]

damn 😂😔🙇

[@PinkLemonShark]

Oof

[@alanm.335]

Sounds like the Wario memes. "I won, but at what cost?" or something like that.

[@anniesemondragon8703]

Ouch 💔 Dang. It is an unfinished quest left untouched after a few tries. 😓

[@skylessnights]

I’m becoming obsessed with your covers! The production is beautiful and the lyrics even more so! 🥺💜

[@smalls9852]

How am I just hearing this?! Absolutely beautiful

[@WouldntULikeToKnow.]

Welcome to the awesomeness!

[@stephtar]

Appreciate how the masculine and feminine singers are lyrically switched in this version of the song

[@timkeefe5676]

Should be credited as Kimbro, though -- who doesn't sound like a himbo, forsooth.

[@alexandrasantiago2893]

I agree

[@buddyadams4781]

I prefer the original arrangement. The lyrics make more sense that way.

[@kaiju2296]

Buddy Adams how so?

[@buddyadams4781]

@@kaiju2296 Technically, it would work either way, but the first dozen or so times I heard it, the roles were reversed. So it's distracting.

[@lancelotxiii9089]

This new "bardcore" genre is something I can definetely get behind

[@internetgoat4831]

I wouldn't say it's something new tho

[@PROSCOPEGaming]

Not new at all lol

[@alang9891]

My darkest musical fetish. “Bardcore”

[@Artur_M.]

Well, certainly gaining popularity then.

[@hollister2320]

Makes 2020 a bit better

[@avariereiner8563]

When he giveths a green gown to duchess you knew not of.

[@t.grimes9973]

This is hecka wicked cool. Thanks for creating and posting!

[@windrasshean]

"I like a classic cover of modern song.." "Oh you mean like, Post-modern Jukebox?" "Well, waaay more classical..."

[@danwic]

Speak to a rock or pop musician and they think classic pop or rock is like any tune that is a decade or so older. Verily I hath met some heathens that hath proclaimed it to be so.

[@eldritchgod4308]

@Ephor Hammurabi Nay, none such mortal punishment would suffice, the lord's judgement shalt be a worthy punishment.

[@procrastinator99]

@@eldritchgod4308 F'HTAGN!

[@spychopath]

Technically this is a pre-Baroque style, the Classical musical era didn't begin until around 1730. In fact, Classical music is on average closer to modern-day than to late medieval

[@fern-in-wild6919]

@@spychopath underrated reply

[@VAULT-TEC_INC.]

“Send a raven.” But Lord Snow, we’ve sent 9 ravens so far.... “SEND ANOTHER!”

[@ASmartNameForMe]

@@Ravenist he changed his mind, he now wants another instead

[@VJamrita]

HahahhahahaH I'm ded

[@jaremakarwowski1574]

My ravens must be broken since she is not answering my letters.

[@thenaynaycat]

She's eating them

[@yungariesx]

me and my boyfriend listen to this when we stop by the tavern !

[@E_FoxSnowspirit]

"I need not longer wrote them though" Ay! I had not cause to expect such heartache from thys

[@CHROMEBARS]

“When we found we could not make amends, thou declared we would eer be friends..” I felt that 😔

[@SaltyPeanutz]

Emo spotted

[@CHROMEBARS]

Victor Lara oh wow you got me 😳

[@juicyjesstv]

Ashley Cruz from staten island?

[@smokanmiraz6942]

Dumped and friendzoned. Ouch!

[@crumblestheclown]

J Reyes No, those are Vampires 😂

[@guillermojrboy3292]

When the world is in the midst of a plague, and she wouldst not respond to thy letters. 😢

[@karm581]

This is actually beautiful. Their voices give me chills. I love it

[@xXxM0nzt3r_V0m1TxXx]

“To send a wagon for thy minstrel and refuse my letters, I need no longer write them though, now thou art somebody whom I’ve used to know” I just like this part

[@XarpzHD]

“Handeth me thine flute” “Thou best not play waste”

[@SportyMabamba]

_Plays Bardcore cover of What is Love_

[@helenaveiga6186]

I remember when King Arthur dedicated this song to Guinevere in a festival, it was a scandal

[@KeithFraser82]

After Queen Guinevere did flee with Sir Lancelot and refuse ye King's letters, he did sing ye ballad "'Tis A Most Fair Morn" by Sir Michael de Buble.

[@thatb1h855]

ah but i heard he was having an affair with his manservant

[@helenaveiga6186]

@@thatb1h855 merlin you’ve been summoned

[@helenaveiga6186]

@@KeithFraser82 Fortunately, King Arthur did not “bless” us with his voice ever again after dear Lady Guinevere decided to return to her kingdom

[@cosmic7336]

@@thatb1h855 ah, i see thou art a man of culture, as well

[@nickyfriesen8185]

This was so amazing! I absolutely love the duet between the two of you! Hope to hear it again 😊

[@catherineyoung3889]

Send thy wagon for thy minstrel.....🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@LukeFaulkner]

Only 80s kids will get this. That is to say 1180s...

[@cindylei7393]

I never thought I'd find YOU here! I guess everyone's just flocking back to these oldies now that we're all trapped at home.

[@TehKaiser]

Lancelot can relate. ;)

[@usedx115x]

Hate to be that guy but if it was 1180s you wouldnt understand a word.

[@justinwayne445]

@@usedx115x then 1380s for goodness sake

[@chrishall2594]

More like 1580

[@MC-ko2mx]

"To send a wagon for thy minstrel and refuse my letters" This sent me.

[@phoenixzohar]

It's the most brilliant and hilarious line in the song

[@cyrilmercer3925]

I dieded

[@LT-rl8gg]

Hits home bro

[@GrowingDuck]

Aye ,i know this feeling.

[@joshuaadams371]

Are you the minstrel the wagon was for?

[@stellaluna6421]

The best part of this song is that by choosing to use the old-fashioned-sounding "thee" and "thou" forms of address rather than the "you" that sounds modern to our ears but was used concurrently with the other forms, the singer is actually using the more intimate form of address. They're saying "I'm over you (Did you have do do it like that?)" but still referring to their ex as a loved one rather than a stranger.

[@stellaluna6421]

The irony: "Now you art somebody whom I used to know" vs "Now thou art somebody whom I used to know"

[@Moriahg]

Umm why is no one talking about how good these singers are?

[@MatvaNabor]

Except that literally everyone is.

[@McBabe12329]

"I lament the many times that thou impugned my honour" I feel that brother.

[@JonathanCandor]

I love that part

[@riograndedosulball248]

...for i am hardened and my honor is found in shambles

[@picklebeanjuice5526]

This and “was there cause to cast me off” along with “refuse my letters” and obviously “now thou art somebody I used to know”

[@ice2121]

I rarely giggle BUT...

[@4thtroika]

Aye, tis true.

[@vintagearisen]

When ye hearst she is betrothed to the knave she bade ye pay no heed to

[@ranpo_edogawa]

Btw "ye" is just "the/thee". There used to be a letter known as "þ" in Old English and other old languages which was pronounced with the "th" sound. Sadly, since the printing presses that were commonly used in the old days used mainly the German alphabet, they either wrote "the/thee" or shortened it to "ye" in order to save ink as a result. Sorry for this random tangent, but I haven't slept in 2 days and thought I'd share this knowledge. Oh and þ is still used in Icelandic for some reason.

[@clayongayle8870]

@@ranpo_edogawa so is thou

[@shenshenani5913]

Radio no, that’s a common misconception, you and ye were very much words in middle and old English. You and ye was originally the plural form of thou and thee, and also the term you would use to formally address people of higher rank than you socially, such as your boss, parents, priests, or the king. This is a trait in many languages such as French, Arabic, Hindustani etc. Meaning that the original commenter is not wrong in their use of ye, it’s completely fine. This slowly withered away in modern English possibly due to various contending hypotheses, but it survives in a distinct form in northern England. Nowadays we can say either yous or you lot in Britain or y’all in America, this repluralisation is also a trait in some other languages, such as most East Indo Aryan languages like Bengali and Assamese and currently occurring in Dutch and eastern Hindi dialects. Now, you’re not wrong about the letter thorn, which was used interchangeably with the letter ð to represent “th” voiced or not. But since thorn survived longer than ð, and since it orthographically looked like the letter y, it was often replaced with it, as English was very far of from being standardized. And so the world “the” was written “ye” our of both laziness to keep consistency as well as to be economic with ink use on printers, which is why pretty much the only example of this is on store signs, take for example “ye old tavern”. This ye, was never pronounced as ye, the other, proper ye, was. Sorry for wasting your time, have a nice day.

[@clayongayle8870]

@@shenshenani5913 dope shit sire.

[@volgarking]

@@shenshenani5913 send unto me thine references?

[@thepaintedpoppies1010]

Love the channel name. And why did it take KZbin so long to show me this?! Absolutely lovely!

[@joao690]

I didn't know I needed this in my life. Thank you so much, oh mighty algorithm.

[@mrcastillo4240]

When quarantine hits you nostalgia SO hard that you went back to medieval times

[@lenny_1369]

Thou hath committed thy acts of crime, for yee hath giveth a _stolen commenth_

[@shirah528]

LMAO

[@SoMeOne-ox2ki]

LOL

[@pankajsinghtomar2461]

Yeah but this is too old shouldn't have gone to this time🙄

[@presleymberry]

Nostalgic for the last plague