The First Viral Video of 2012

PLENTY OF VIRAL VIDEOS will emerge in 2012 but Walk Off The Earth's work is the first one I've spotted in 2012. At its current rate of viewing, I reckon the first of March will show that more people will have watched the cover of "Somebody That I Used To Know" than the original.

 

I spotted ten hands and one guitar on Google Plus during the first week of January when they had fewer than 3000 views on YouTube. As I blog about it on the last Saturday of January 2012, more than 40m people have watched the clip. The original by Melbourne-based Gotye has been seen by 51m people.

 

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Walk off the Earth - Somebody That I Used To Know

Grammar Hammers will tell you the correct usage is "Someone who I used to know" and that Gotye has two acceptable pronunciations, but one of them is not Got-SHEA.

Bonus Link: Gotye Radio

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