A super legit cover, if anyone is interested:

Originally Posted by iAMhollyood315

did anyone see american idol cover this? i don't watch the show but my gf does and called me in to see it and they butchered it to pieces....so out of key it almost ruined the song for me haha.

Originally Posted by PunkInfluence09

That was atrocious. Why would you try to cover this?

See my above post.

Originally Posted by tell that mick

Only cover worth posting of this song. Been obsessed with this for months now. Actually how I came to even know about the original and Gotye's album, which, by the way, is fantastic.

Yeah it's fucking phenomenal. IMO their videos are better than anything OK GO has done in the past few years, but they're still relatively unknown.

Originally Posted by bluecrunchy

Both songs are irritatingly overplayed, but they're still better than most of the crap on the radio, so uh, good for both of them.

Solution: don't listen to the radio.