If you heard an explosion over Pop Culture Land this afternoon, it was nothing that required a duck and cover under the desk — just a collision of two monster hit songs. Blame Pomplamoose for any chaos it may have caused.

The poppy duo spliced, mixed, and blended Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know” with Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe” for an infectious mashup that will make you forget you have already heard both songs a million times.

SEE ALSO: Pomplamoose Covers the Angry Birds Theme Song [VIDEO]

The video for the tune marks a departure for Pomplamoose with its edgier theme and lack of close-up shots on singer Nataly Dawn at a studio microphone.

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Pancake the kitten inadvertently demonstrates a valuable life lesson while squaring off with a monster-sized Doberman.

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Filmmmaker Jeremiah Warren created this animated video that explores the trivia behind trivia.

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