“Ok, let’s face it: the standards are very high. EWO probably won’t be as successful as STIUTK and so there probably won’t be as many covers, remixes, mash-ups, memes or whatever people may come up with of it (thank the Lord!) as there have been of ‘that hit’. But this doesn’t mean that EWO deserves less attention. On the contrary, for me, it’s one of the best songs on ‘Making Mirrors’.”
Eyes Wide Open: a song back to the wall
Beautiful imagery and music-making by Wouter “Wally” De Backer, better known as Gotye, whether at the Musical Fence in Winton or at his parents’ barn in Mornington.