Gotye And Some Other People Nominated For 2012 APRA Song Of The Year

Look, we're not calling this a lock or anything because they accidentally gave his Australian Music Prize to The Jezabels earlier this month and awards are generally unpredictable and subject to forces which we may never truly know or care about but we're talking about songs here and there is not one artist nominated for this year's APRA Song of the Year who has parlayed the success generated from one catchy breakup song into performances for Saturday Night Live and Jimmy Kimmel, a 2012 Coachella slot, meme-y children's choir covers, ARIA and J Award wins, a UK number one, the surest Hottest 100 lock ever, Ashton Kutcher endorsements, Katy Perry shout outs, Gossip Girl syncs and a film clip which currently holds more than 120 million views on Youtube. In other words...SHUT. IT. DOWN.


His duet partner Kimbra also has a song in the running, as do the winners of this year's Australian Music Prize, The Jezabels.


APRA says the contenders come from a wide field, from country to pop, through rock, rap and even gospel, with the inclusion of a number performed by Hillsong.


Age doesn't appear to be a drawback for consideration either with judges selecting 60-year-old Don Walker as a finalist for All For You, a new recording from Aussie rock legends Cold Chisel.


(Oh Well) That’s What You Get Falling In Love With A Cowboy – Lanie Lane
Act Your Age – Bluejuice
All For You – Cold Chisel
Always A Winner – Pete Murray
Awkward – San Cisco
Bad Machines – Shane Nicholson
Beautiful Mess – Kasey Chambers
Boys Like You – 360
Brother – Matt Corby
Cameo Lover – Kimbra
Country – Troy Cassar-Daley
Design Desire – Abbe May
Don’t Worry Be Happy – Guy Sebastian
Dun Proppa – Def Wish Cast
Endless Summer – The Jezabels
Feeding Line – Boy And Bear
Holy Moses – Washington
I Feel Better – Gotye
I Love It – Hilltop Hoods Ft Sia
It Is Well With My- Hillsong Live
Jungle – Emma Louise
Love Is A Drug – Eskimo Joe
Reptile – Calling All Cars
She’s Like A Comet – Jebediah
Somebody That I Used To Know – Gotye Featuring Kimbra
The Ending Is Just The Beginning Repeating – The Living End
Turn Me On -The Grates
You Should Consider Having Sex With A Bearded Man – The Beards
Zoom – Last Dinosaurs