I love this song! My wife bought the single yesterday (CD singles?!? Didn’t know they still exist) and of course the Snoopy animation to it is wonderful.
Sorry to contribute to the ruination of your thread, but considering how much I bitch about there being no quality music on the radio, I’m not going to complain when an amazingly catchy song from an amazingly talented artist like Outkast gets big. Heyyyyyyyyyyyyy ya. Hey ya.
Hijack (well, additional hijack, anyway) - first time I heard the song, it sounded very familiar. Is is a cover? Is it sampled? Or is it one of those classic songs that just sound familiar, like you’ve always known them?
I felt the same way the first time I heard it. It reminds me a bit of early Prince.
In terms of over exposure, Hey Ya is teetering on the edge.
But that’s not Outkast’s fault.
They use a chord progression that while not terribly common has been used before. If you can play a musical instument it’s G-C-D-E. Over and over and over and. . .
All right all right all right all right all right all right all right…
(I admit this song is very overplayed, but I still like it and I like Outkast. At least they are different.)