September 24, 2006

Hey! Hey! Hey! Ya! Ya! Ya!

It's hard to believe that it's been three years since "Hey Ya!" ruled the charts for months and months, rocking every last corner of the media world.

Sure, the original video rocks, absofriggin' rocks. We all know that. And there's a longer version that's, admittedly entirely clean (check YouTube for it if you wanna see it - it's got dirty words, so I won't be linking to it).

Since that summer blast of 2003, there have been an absolute rash of "Hey Ya!"-themed goodness.

For example, there's the great cover from Debrah Messing from Will & Grace, a cool lip synching version from four dorky guys, a video of the Peanuts gang rockin' out to "Hey Ya!", and - sadly - there have been a few crappy covers.

This past month, however, I got a chance to catch the most amazing cover of "Hey Ya!" by Mat Weddle. He's apparently part of a duo called Obadiah Parker who also covered the song. The dio version isn't as cool as the Weddle solo, but it still ain't bad.

And nearly everybody loves "Hey Ya!".

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