Global pop sensation Gotye dominates pub trivia in the Tenderloin (as well as international pop charts)

All Shook Down reports, via tipster:

So last night @ trivia this nerdy dude comes in and proceeds to answer every question right. I’m like who the fuck is this genius? We get to talking and he tells me he’s Wally and we end up chatting about old exotica and new wave records. This guy had an encyclopedic knowledge of music and was as cool as fuck. Turns out it was international pop star GOTYE!

Dang. Read on for more story and more pics. And be sure to go see Gotye tonight at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. (He was scheduled to play the Independent until demand necessitated that they move the show to an exponentially larger venue.)

19 Responses to “Global pop sensation Gotye dominates pub trivia in the Tenderloin (as well as international pop charts)”

  1. Captain Obvious says:

    Yes, even one hit wonders drink and tend to know things about music occasionally. At least we can count on that song ironically being sung at Purple Karaoke 5 years from now.

  2. Dinguys says:

    Lol you go to Purple Karaoke

  3. Dudeguy says:

    I’ll bet he was really good at the “Cashing in on Elliott Smith Lyrics” category.

  4. Gale's Crapa Pelada says:

    Anyone want to buy two tickets for tonight?

  5. Herr Doktor Professor Deth Vegetable says:

    I really like that one song. But the rest of his stuff doesn’t do much for me.

  6. TJ says:

    Related, what are the best places for pub trivia around the mission?

  7. Fable Jay Scorcher says:

    I’d be rioting if this dude beat me at trivia, then I had to pay 20 bucks just to see him sing that one song at the Independent, and then somebody said “just kidding you’re going to see it at that shitty warehouse by the civic center”

  8. fingerbinger says:

    There’s a little black spot on the sun today . . .