Hey Ya!

Hey Ya! By: Outkast


Hey Ya! By: Obadiah Parker


I hope everyone enjoyed those videos! What a difference in songs, right?! I like both songs; it would just depend on the mood I am in. If I'm in a dancin mood, then I'd listen to the Outkast version. If I was in a serious mood, I would listen to the cover. The cover feels as if it has more meaning. When Obadiah Parker does the cover, he sounds more sincere in what he is saying and that I would acutally take a second to listen to what he is saying. It could even be seen as a song written for a girl; you could recognize that and take him more for serious. For the Outkast version, I feel like I would only dance to it and I wouldn't think twice about what he is saying. The cover has a slower rhythm and also focuses on the singer instead of the back music. Obadiah Parker also plays the acustic guitar in his version of the song which changes the whole genre of music. It was first a hip hop song and then changes into a more pop-sounding song. The comparisons are kind of funny. The original song is done by a skinny black guy who can dance really well! The cover song is done by a heavier set white guy with a beard. OPPOSITES! Yet both songs are good. The Outkast version is more upbeat and makes you want to dance to it. The cover version makes you connect to the song more and is just a good listening and singing-along song.

What's cooler than being cool?
ICE COLD.