Gotye Hit “Somebody I use to Know” Turned into Farm Parody
By Amanda Brodhagen, Farms.com
This next farm parody is for growers and agronomists.
Bill Long, an agronomic consultant and farmer from Australia puts his musical talent to good use with the launch of farm parody highlighting the issues around herbicide resistance.
Long’s song choice, Gotye’s “Somebody I use to know”.
More and more weeds are becoming resistant to herbicides, which is increasingly becoming a major problem for growers. Long’s parody tunes suggests that a big part of the obstacle with tackling herbicide resistance lies with the grower, and farm management practices.
He sings “you can get addicted to a certain kind of farming.” Long shares that he thought he could outsmart the weeds, and notes that the issue has got to the point where he can no longer spray to kill the weeds, resorting to the use of a moldboard plow.
See link below to watch and listen to Long’s parody entitled “The Wild Radish Song”: