Obadiah Parker - Hey Ya Cover

This is the original recording of Obadiah Parker (Mat Weddle) performing his acoustic cover of Outkast's "Hey Ya" at Xtreme Bean Coffee in Tempe, AZ in 2006.
That year, a version of this video uploaded by a fan went viral. By the time the video was removed from KZbin, it had amassed over 5 million views. The popularity of the video attracted widespread media attention, led to international radio play, the top spot on the iTunes Singer-Songwriter charts, and inspired The Blanks' cover of 'Hey Ya' on the hit TV show Scrubs.
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[@LeonLush]

8 years later I still come back to this video... lifts my soul into the sky

[@elis94bronze]

Amen Leon. First time listening to it since maybe '09. Still as good. Maybe even better, in a way, since turning back to one-hit wonder phenomenons like this almost always disappoints. This surely didn't.

[@B0XEDBY_ZEN]

same. it's beautiful

[@MarkJuszczak]

I was thinking the same thing

[@brozart4370]

my friend introduced me to this and he did a similar version in his band but didn't give Obadiah Parker justice.

[@bryanhunt1695]

lol thanks for ragging on your buddy.

[@dcmartins_]

2024, Im here, still a legendary version I hope life treated this dude good.

[@Probably_tryna_sleep]

You and me both.

[@bunnyedelstein5927]

yup

[@tayslayzzz]

Same. My favorite song hands down. I come back every year the last 10 years

[@derks0]

for real and for true

[@objectiveintuition77133]

🔥🔥🔥

[@davidcassout45]

This guy is so great! About 12 years ago I emailed him asking for tabs for this version. He actually replied back and typed out the entire tabs for the song. What a legend! Still come back to listen to this now and again.. Obadiah, wherever you are, I hope things have been great for you!

[@dannystobo]

Do you still have the tabs? 😅

[@actuallymario7676]

@@dannystobotry to look at the chords and sound it out from there

[@actuallymario7676]

@@dannystobooh and dont let the overdubs confuse u. He records other audio towards the end. Very nice touch. Im sure it fun to sing just the chords

[@designcenter9543]

y play by ear , thanks, ya pude ese. :D

[@JesseRyan]

Share those tabs bro !

[@LosingSundayMusic]

They say when you're happy, you hear the music. When you're sad, you hear the lyrics. This song is a prime example.

[@oliviar0x]

just like breakdown by mariah carey

[@Acore-ly9qx]

@@oliviar0x don't compare that shit to this

[@YoungDirtGHSL]

🤯

[@pugsymalone6539]

I must be bi polar...

[@Shennnnnnnnnnn]

I must be divergent.

[@lelandunruh7896]

I first heard this version when I was 23. Now I'm 40, with a wife and three children. Amazing how something can hit you so differently at different times in your life.

[@matttress7218]

omg same here except im 30 and when i was 3

[@Tyme_flies]

Bless us . Hey Ya . 2 lives, 2 lifetime's ago ❤

[@stanettiels7367]

I found this again. I was 26 when I first heard this. I’m 40 now and it’s still excellent.

[@jaerivus]

Similar story here! I'm 44 now, but I probably heard this first when I was just 22 or 23. I am without a doubt a repeat viewer to this recording. SO good. Obadiah, if you're watching, thanks for giving me another iconic song to whip out on the guitar. You nailed this!

[@michaelholland6541]

I found this in college and just found my way back. After the hardest breakup and feeling lost at 36, the lyrics made me sob uncontrollably. Way too real for me. So beautiful that music is like that. This will always be one of my favorite songs, so amazing.

[@natemekis3959]

Same here. Young then, old now

[@betterbetty3542]

Same… like exactly the same. I turned 40 in July and still come listen to this video 14 years later

[@לךתזדיין-פ1ת]

Jesus, Joseph, and Mary its a good song!

[@singkingkaraoke]

rediscovering this video about 4 years after the first time. So many emotions! Ahhhhhhhh

[@OPepeOPepe]

Exact same thing happening to me. Right. Now. Damn.

[@SueLovesBeauty]

Same here, hellooo

[@jestersta]

used to like the first line sooo much!!! but shit happened, soo many memories!!

[@astridvvv9662]

Literally just remembering now after watching the Outkast version. But I can still sing it in the way he does, after all this time. I also posted the link to this video in the Outkast comments so that someone new may get to enjoy for the first time

[@natemekis3959]

Wait til 20 years pass

[@Anthony-ct9ls]

This is still my favorite video on youtube.

[@perfumaphilia3246]

It's too bad that I needed to have this song slowed down and acousti-fied to realize how deep and beautiful the lyrics actually are.

[@punkgrl325]

+Perfumaphilia This is why it kind of bothers me when people blindly write off rappers as talentless hacks just because they're not into hip hop. Sure, there's a lot of garbage out there when it comes to hip hop, but that goes for every genre. If anything, many rappers are very talented but record companies would rather have them churn out catchy tunes with crappy lyrics since it makes them money. That was actually the point Outkast was trying to make with this song, since a lot of people ending up loving it without necessarily caring about the messages it contained.

[@victorgalloway9770]

I thought the same thing. Turns out this is a really beautiful song.

[@garjo7131]

+butterstix24 I wholeheartedly agree.

[@astroderp2226]

listen to Eden's cover

[@SheenEstevezzz]

+Perfumaphilia You didn't wanna hear him, you just wanted to dance

[@mikelittymusic]

I was 15 when I first heard this. I’m 30 now. Time truly flies. Treasure every moment.

[@FabledMuse]

2023 and I still come back to listen to this version. You are an absolutely stunning and emotive singer. Thank you for blessing us with this version! ❤

[@astridvvv9662]

Me too.

[@DadModsMedia]

Returning customer here ;)

[@topgatortruckfleet]

Same ❤️❤️

[@davethenerd42]

Pretty sure I've racked up at least 2 dozen full playthroughs over the years. I'm just now learning guitar and thought of this song knowing it would be a great cover to learn, and the feeling of the song fits my life right now perfectly.

[@quirkequirkequirke9685]

I first heard this via a limewire download when I was in high school something like 16 years ago and it blew my mind. Me and my friends were obsessed, even without having seen the video at that time. 5 minuets ago, something just reminded me of this out of the blue, I don't even know what - and despite not having heard it for over a decade the name Obadiah Parker poured straight out of my brain onto my keyboard without a second's hesitation. That's what you call an imprint on someone's brain! Unbelievable performance!

[@jm.fantin]

awesome story dude. glad to be here to read that only ten days later lol

[@3xcho]

the line " why are we so in denial when we know we're not happy here?" pulls my heart every time i hear it. (he missed adding in the statement by Andre.. "ya'll don't want to hear me, you just want to dance... " which puts the whole song in perspective.

[@Sosozanyway]

Yeah it still impresses me to think that when this song came out, everyone (including myself) thought it was a dance song with cheerful lyrics about love and happiness. Andre is a genius, and this cover is one of the best covers in music history.

[@vampiiko350]

He didn’t forget to add it, that line would make no sense in an acoustic cover. The whole joke of the song is that nobody actually listens to the lyrics and Andre knows this, it’s the reason andre made the song the way it is in the first place

[@simplycy919]

Ghiaccio / No it’s not. The whole point of OutKast’s “hey ya” is to contrast those lyrics with an upbeat track. The contrast is symbolic of two conflicts; the inner conflict between monogamous love and sexual desire, and the external conflict between artistic expression and commercial reality. The key line being “y’all don’t wanna hear me, you just wanna dance.” From this point on in the song the lyrics cease trying to be meaningful. The singer at once abandons his hopes of finding something meaningful romantically, and of saying something meaningful lyrically. This is all lost in this stripped down version, and we’re left with nothing but gross sincerity, which, as Oscar Wilde pointed out, is a hallmark of bad poetry. Andre 3000 is a genius. Anybody that thinks that it took a chubby white hipster beta to bring the true meaning of this song out is a fool.

[@simplycy919]

Sosozanyway I’ll just cut and paste what I just wrote: No, it’s not. The whole point of Outkast’s “hey ya” is to contrast those lyrics with an upbeat track. The contrast is symbolic of two conflicts; the inner conflict between monogamous love and sexual desire, and the external conflict between artistic expression and commercial reality. The key line being “y’all don’t wanna hear me, you just wanna dance.” From this point on in the song the lyrics cease trying to be meaningful. The singer at once abandons his hopes of finding something meaningful romantically, and of saying something meaningful lyrically. This is all lost in this stripped down version, and we’re left with nothing but gross sincerity, which, as Oscar Wilde pointed out, is a hallmark of bad poetry. Andre 3000 is a genius. Anybody that thinks that it took a chubby white hipster beta to bring the true meaning of this song out is a fool.

[@vampiiko350]

Robert Barlow I never said anything about Andre not making a good song. Jokes come in many different formats, and the whole point of giving the entire song an upbeat tone was because he knew it would be deceitful; hence the joke. You never refuted my point, you just wrote a lengthy comment about the obvious nature of the song to try and sound like an elitist prick, while inadvertently agreeing with me. This is a good cover of a great song. It sheds light on how depressing the song can really be. You don’t have to like something to think it’s good, so get of your high horse. Edit: it’s funny how cruelly you’re judging a man who just wanted to cover a song. You’ve never even met the guy lmao. But of course you have to automatically pull racially-charged insults and tasteless slurs out of your ass to judge a man who is probably a much better person than you. But this the internet after all Edit 2: I could go on about how you’re taking the “gross sincerity” quote severely out of context, but I’ve waisted enough brain cells tonight writing this comment

[@kennycab3374]

Back cause i love it. This is a fine example how a song can be taken in different forms, give you a different feeling from the original. The original and this cover from Oba is amazing. 15 years later and we are here.

[@Meccalecahighmeccahineyhole]

Yup.

[@cvarneski]

Every meow & then I come back to shake it like a polaroid picture.

[@nikitaworsley]

Same man, I hear the OG song and come straight back here, could be YEARS in-between

[@rajinderchanna4413]

All these beautiful comments from everyone, expresses the sheer beauty of this song on so many different levels. Thank you Obadiah Parker for your creation

[@KnowThyselfMore]

Many years later, I still love this song. Thank you, brother, it's still great!

[@malwair7417]

The first time I heard this version - Obama wasn't even president yet. It was the dead of winter and I was thinking hard about suicide. I was in one of the worst places I could be within the depths of drug addiction. I found so much amazing beauty in this song it helped me through that dark winter. I can hardly listen to it today because the nostalgic euphoria I get from it is overwhelming. No voice can convey the writers emotions as well as this man. The way it blends with the acoustic guitar would have legends of music past in aw. Truly lightning in a bottle - this performance.

[@lindamarleen741]

Hey, I am glad you pushed through and didn't give up. Maybe this song can be a reminder for you, that you are never alone and that it's worth it to keep going on and never give up with life. Sending good wishes to you.

[@PetrichorB]

Happy your still here mate :) life is crazy

[@melodythemassagetherapist6957]

Hey Malwair!! Sooo glad you persevered!! Wishing you a good/happy/peaceful day!! Hang in there!!! :)

[@isaaclikesturtles]

Sorry but what exactly does obama have to do with this story

[@melodythemassagetherapist6957]

Hi @@isaaclikesturtles! The song has been around a long time. Have a great day/night!

[@jackiewood4352]

This was our song, my ex and me.... he's passed away... and this is so damn beautiful, feels like im with him again. Rip Eddie Hanson ill love you forever

[@mommascreepystuff]

15 years of coming back to this.

[@tayslayzzz]

Same!!

[@joshjenkinson4489]

2025. I've been listening to this since 2009 when I was still in college. Years later, it's what introduced me to Sleep Token (thank you KZbin recommended videos). I've never expressed my gratitude, but it's always been well deserved. Thank you, Obadiah. I doubt I could ever express my full gratitude to you, but thank you.

[@Cpt_JackSparrow]

This has aged like fine wine, fantastic performance.

[@Major00Tom]

And the Nobel Prize for The Best Acoustic Cover in History goes to this dude right up there on the screen.

[@hunterturcotte7698]

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[@cjdjr9]

@@hunterturcotte7698 that isn’t bad in the slightest. It’s beautifully unique. It doesn’t even hold a fucking candle next to this shit Obadiah belted out. You’re so stuck in your own bias you deny beauty itself. Good luck with that.

[@kreassiva9138]

Absolutely

[@manolovazquez4863]

Its good, but not as good as the blanks cover

[@kennycab3374]

@@manolovazquez4863 If you seen this video when it came out over 15 years ago, you would have a different opinion I suspect?

[@frankielavelle2864]

Back a few years ago I was learning guitar, and scrolling through U2 acoustic covers for something to learn. This video was in the middle of them. I dropped the U2 plan and learned this tune instead. Next morning at breakfast I was about to impress the wife with my new tune. Just as I strummed the opening chord, the Outkast version came on the kitchen radio, instantly! Funny how the world works. Great cover, Obadiah Parker.

[@MorningShot]

It’s 2021 and this song is not going away.

[@lucielendlova8322]

I miss those days when KZbin just threw these gems at you without asking… This one found it’s place in my heart waybackwhen and I still come back

[@lennykoka824]

Give me chills every time. This fixes me when I’m down. This is KZbin hall of fame. Recently people have finally figured out that the Hey Ya lyrics aren’t what they originally thought. O.P knew how it was suppose to sound like if they went the route of the lyrics. My fav cover of all time. Thank The heavens for you.

[@TheFreakyMage]

Have you ever noticed the coffin on stage in the music video ? ;p

[@stevenbarber9806]

This video is shamefully under viewed.

[@jmathis2aug]

3000 literappy says " yall dont hear me, yall just want to dance." Thats the point

[@tazmike523]

This version is hauntingly beautiful. Over a decade of listening to it through all sorts of moments, it never gets old. Wherever you are in life, just know things can get better. Take a breath in and know that you matter.

[@cxinthechat4276]

Appreciate that

[@alexj.4984]

Love for you, bro! This is for eternity. ❤️

[@keithgilbert915]

I commented years ago on this beautiful cover. Prob 12 years later I still come back thank you sir your voice and version of this song is pure beauty

[@izzymoe4360]

When you hit the first “Hey” at 3:45, it’s like the skies open up. Beautiful.

[@madib8431]

What a beautiful way to describe this. Thank you.

[@JerBear0328]

Still one of my all time favorite music moments. When I heard this song for the first time years ago, I didn't expect that moment and I cried. Dude has an astounding voice

[@aberdeendh]

This was posted 8 years ago to the day. And I still return to watch this video quite often.

[@kameroncollins74]

aberdeendh at least once a month

[@aberdeendh]

@@kameroncollins744 years and counting! Wherever you are in the world, I hope you’re doing well, friend!

[@BigR486]

this is one of the first videos i ever watched on youtube haha. it was within a few months of it being uploaded

[@nathan_warner]

Coming back to this 16 years later.. Still brilliant!

[@rivercitydream2768]

This is a really cool cover. Cool how OutKast could take a serious topic and disguise with an upbeat tempo.

[@saagiebawlz]

rivercitydream right?

[@iamnicholas444]

I think it is super fitting for the lyrics, because of the whole "why are we so in denial when you know we're not happy here" ...its like the upbeat happy song is disguising the true feeling behind the words, another metaphor really...but yeah, this cover reveals the emotion that was masked by the original beat

[@robertmeyer9211]

I disagree there are 2 sides to a story 69

[@aalguire82]

A lot of pop music is like that. Have you heard Dustin Kensrue's version of Wrecking Ball?

[@bellabrundage2318]

That's the genius of Outkast for ya. :)

[@kennycab3374]

I remember being one of the first peeps to share this with friends back in the day.

[@paulgallagher771]

My wife was singing the original a few minutes ago, and I said, wait until you hear this version! It must be 14 years sinces Ive listened to it myself...every bit as impressive as I remebered :)

[@SamueleNetwork]

Back here again in 2021, nice memories and nice music.

[@danieldickerson5444]

1/30/2021

[@MightGuySevereLeafHurricane]

@@danieldickerson5444 2/7/2021

[@jeremyphillips3087]

Sup

[@StylinOnYaKidz]

Just checking in, hi friend

[@definitelynotnolan]

The original song was my high school graduation song in 2006. I still come back from time to time and listen to this song and it brings back memories.

[@ledzep9943]

Where is this guy!!? I hope you’re well brother. You’ve brought so many people great joy.

[@joshdean3598]

15yrs later and I still come back to this song 🫶

[@jonny-b4954]

Jesus, I literally remember the DAY this was posted...... learned it immediately on guitar as a teen, spent hours watching him. This was before I could obviously tell it's just 4 chords repeated, C, Fadd9, G and Am7

[@flattabang]

14 years later and I still come here to hear this awesome cover. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@dinogreece]

Still one of the best covers I've ever heard, even 12 years on. I remember when all the comments were trying to find out who the hell this guy was, as he only had this one video uploaded for years.

[@Uliulihoku]

what genre is this? asking for an assignment. thank you :)

[@dinogreece]

@@Uliulihoku I'd probably say country blues.

[@Uliulihoku]

@@dinogreece what about singer-songwriter?

[@dinogreece]

I wouldn't say that, because this song is a cover and not the original artist's work.

[@Uliulihoku]

@@dinogreece Yeah I know, but we are comparing the original to the cover. The assignment asks for us to "compare the musicstyle". Someone suggested singer-songwriter. Does that have to mean it is a singer-songwriter, isnt it just a genre?

[@Apfelbusch1988]

Thank you Mr. Parker for 14 years of always giving me smile, when Listen to this Masterpiece.

[@nickvandyk3468]

17 years later I still search for this when I've had a few...the feels...

[@Gigacom]

13 years later I still come back to this video... lifts my soul into the sky...down to the ground

[@thomasbarlow4223]

Its only 11 years since the upload but yea wonderful cover

[@nicktaylor5819]

Back here 2020 like visiting old friends

[@sdannenberg3]

Right? I remember this video from wayyy back. Pretty cool, just found out it was filmed at a coffee place down the street from me! Had no idea!!!

[@neilfossati64]

See you next year buddy

[@darthattenborough1145]

Haha nice to see you old friend! How has it been since 2008? 🤣

[@Shovelshuffle]

Yo

[@treasuretrails]

Still binge drinking the pain away to this in August 2020.......

[@F417H]

I'm hear for it again. 🇨🇦

[@Uliulihoku]

what genre is this? asking for an assignment. thank you :)

[@SpecOpsCM]

Me 2 🇺🇸

[@happycamper6352]

This guy gives you the wake up call if you weren't awake when the original was made. Now go back to the original and notice the parts that were skipped in this cover, and it makes the original so much more impactful compared to the first time you heard it, especially with the conflict with the lyrics vs. upbeat tempo and the transition to the traditional hip-hop theme at the end. Total genius. I have to thank this cover dude for opening my eyes to this, because, full disclosure, I didn't catch it the first time around. Maybe I was too young or just not as focused on the lyrics. The lyrics call out the "listener" on it too, and people just somehow still don't notice! I would bet I wasn't the only one to miss the depth of it all the first time around.

[@sammarwood293]

This cover never ceases to amaze me. Feel like I’ve listened to it every year of my adult life.

[@chrismartin9084]

Found this when i was in high school. Still listen to it 15 years later

[@honeynutbusinessmeal3199]

Chris Martin description says it was in 2006...so 13 years ago

[@SeaIMeat]

Are you from the future or something

[@southsidepaul]

Quintessential KZbin. Way back in 2008 before all the sponsored content and ads bullshit. Back in the day when you gave a 1 to 5 star rating, and no algorithms tracking your every move. I was 26 when I first saw this video... still visiting when I'm 37.

[@therussellmckinley]

Preach!

[@thomasswann9190]

He did the perfect amount of “hey ya’s” ... legend

[@anaclarafsantos]

My boyfriend and I are obsessed about your version, we listen to it every single time we are in the car. It’s amazing, thanks for sharing ❤

[@rhyssanders9122]

13 years and I always somehow swing back to this, first song I learnt to play and I performed it with my uni roomate in front of everyone in my college as well as dedicating it to two of my teens-twenties relationships. I just wanted to say thank you for helping me and also that you did Andre proud I'm sure, and it also brought to home the contrast of my relationships to my parents. Good luck everybody and thanks for being here along with me on this journey.

[@MightGuySevereLeafHurricane]

This has to be the best cover i've heard of a song ever

[@Magixmix]

credo questo ragazzo abbia raggiunto un livello successivo. Ascolto questa cover da 15 anni. Ringrazio l'algoritmo per avermela fatto conoscere. Credo che si abbia un minimo di empatia, questa cover è qualcosa di magico. Ti abbraccio. Love from Italy

[@tylerryan7794]

Dude. Full body chills right now. I know this video is super old but I can't stop listening. Fantastic cover.

[@EmiL3TageWach]

+Tyler Ryan I have been coming back for years ;D

[@alaynietaylor5479]

I’ll never forget hearing this for the first time at Washington Family Ranch in Antelope, OR. It was Hawaiian night and pouring rain. One of the best moments of my life.

[@alpheus983]

I used to watch this with my 2 year old when it first came out. She would be dead silent. She graduates this year. That realization just hit me. She will do great things

[@juggernaught79]

Wow, so glad this found me again(2021). Outkast of course was amazing. Outkast’s original version is fascinating that it hides the pain with it’s upbeat sound that I shook to in all the clubs. This cover beautifully exposes that pain and gets you to lean back and think... Thank you Outkast and Mr. Parker.

[@jumpinjammin]

10+ years and I come back to hear this song from him!!!!!

[@dagreuterskiold5399]

Its been eight years since i saw this video, oh brings up old memories...

[@SilverbySkyline]

Hmm, this is the original and was uploaded 6 years ago... Does it bring up old memories of the time you time travelled?

[@RookieCodCinema]

people like you man...

[@antoine3899]

2025, and this cover is still as magnificent and touching as ever

[@keyboardbandit]

Still gives me goosebumps, 14 years later!

[@stephen614]

I was in the Los Angeles area March 2009. I went to the Angelus Temple (a LONG story)....and listen to a guy singing 'Hey Ya'' exactly like this! Blew me away! Thank you, Mat Weddle!

[@masterluxai2118]

Omg I forgot about this cover! This brings me back to so many good times. This cover is so amazing

[@RampantDaydream]

Still one of the best covers of all time. Moving, exhilarating, raw and astonishing.

[@toperkemur]

i used to think this is a song with deep lyric, but never realize hey ya actually a sad song until i start learn to play this song and sing the lyric. This cover is the best cover of the song in my opinion.

[@Aeroldoth3]

I wish I could see more of the video, before and after he sang. I'd love to hear the crowd's response, and see his reaction.

[@JV-cn2es]

Covers seen and expressed through the eyes of others in different ways will always blow my mind. Thank you 🙏

[@jerrya6855]

Legendary.

[@kevindrone]

12 years later this song still gives me goosebumps.

[@demons21100]

Been a long time, but finally back to this beautiful performance

[@GoMicro951]

Just came back to this song after a while, my sister turned to me and said "This again?". I replied with "Always."

[@nickkrause3021]

After all this time? Always

[@eduardocunhadecarvalho4778]

motoxJack951 Snape reference

[@asligar3887]

Love this ❤still tell people about Mr.Parker...this version is just beautiful 🌬💕

[@Somegoy]

I honestly can't tell at the very very end if he is wiping tears from his eyes or sweat from his brow. But either one is fine with me. One of the best covers to exist

[@JacobYung]

12 years later, this still going strong

[@rstriker21]

Wow I never realized how amazing the lyrics were until now, the amazing beat drowned it out.

[@AwkLobsterr]

15 years later and I’m still here on a regular basis. So damn good.

[@Vertyskirty]

"Y'all don't want to hear me, you just want to dance" -Andre 3000

[@oe4038]

Eleven years now. And still melting my heart...

[@nataraujona]

I don't think I will ever get over on this.

[@thomasaristycruz8997]

Natalia Araujo I don't think I'll ever get over you.

[@nataraujona]

Hahaah damn!

[@Daantjer]

+Thomas Aristy Cruz LOL

[@michaelquigley1153]

awesome

[@NihilusDarthNihilus]

+Natalia Araujo Watch out - he is like 10 years old lol

[@italian724]

That's the power of music. You listen to the original and you're wanting to party and have a good time. ...you take that same song, throw out everyone and everything and add 1 guy with an acoustic guitar and you hit play... And suddenly you're very still, and quiet, and you're wishing your best friend and his wife could have worked out, and tearing up that the thought of his 3 kids that you held in the hospital the day they were born have to grow up in broken home.... It's sad, it's haunting, and it's beautiful - one of the most surprising and capturing covers I still have ever heard.

[@bridgetcullen5653]

I didn't realize how beautiful this song was till he covered it this way..

[@bg4164]

I can't give this performance enough love

[@savannieee]

I’m here cuz I was depressed in high school and I’m still depressed as an adult lol 🖤 gotta listen like five times in a row minimum to just absorb it and all its glory! lol

[@jasonschedler231]

2009 feels like a lifetime ago. I'm glad this video remains. I hope everyone out there is doing the best they can.

[@ZaediusRA1000]

This might be the best recommendation KZbin has ever given me

[@gintograce381]

Did anyone else notice how he reaches to wipe his tears at the end? Yeah, we feel the same, pal.

[@thescarletcultist113]

“Nothing lasts forever! Then what makes love the exception? So why are we still in denial when we know we're not happy here?” Well that line hit me close to home...

[@MrEazyE357]

- Andre 3000 Listen to all of his lyrics. He's really an amazing lyricist. Maybe the best of all time.

[@thellama3239]

@@MrEazyE357 easily one of the best ever. Not just his lyrics, but the way he structures his rhymes is so different. Truly a pioneer

[@Ap-wo1pw]

hope ur okay

[@JeremyBell]

The fact that Outkast hid these absolutely brutal soul crushing lyrics behind an uptempo beat is masterclass. It's another metaphor stacked on top of the song about how we cover everything with a thin veil of fake fun and happiness to hide what's really going on.

[@dropsixteentvtv4149]

Back when KZbin wasn't a bunch of bs and marketing. I always come back to this phenomenal cover

[@dennisbegley5225]

That moment you find out the happiest song of all time is actually really fucken depressing

[@Cornishfingers]

2021 let's gooooo only KZbin video filmed with a cheese grater that I can appreciate

[@ZASurvivalist]

This guys rendition is incredible. I see a bunch of vine kids trying to recapture this only to fail.. Good effort but this by far is the best cover I'll ever hear.

[@freezingCode]

+telanis9 WAS a group. Then he used it for his solo stuff. Not sure if he's still making music or not.

[@greggnorman9074]

I very much agree. this guy nailed it

[@AineAmaani247]

VINE IS DEAD NOOW

[@aimeemorrison2865]

ZA_Survivalist Agreed!

[@nonamelegend_vapor]

I'm from the future. TikTok has become the monolith Vine could only dream of being

[@6AM_YT]

I would love to believe that somewhere there is a lake with a beautiful cabin perched next to it. There is a campfire burning, built with the wood this guy chopped last season. He is sitting next to is wife while he sings and plays his Taylor acoustic into the night as his kids dance around and ask him to "play that one again, daddy!" No 9 to 5, no obligations. Just living a simple, full life filled with love and music; all this possible from the money he made off this one cover.

[@Clown_Wizard]

For a second, I thought the view count was 4.9 billion, and my first thought was, "sounds about right."

[@XenderWindX]

This man sings straigh to my soul. Can anyone recommend me some songs/artists/musicians like him, people that sing and really make you feel something. Thank you.

[@NuckChorris509]

old Ron Pope is awesome. Fireflies or In My Bones are some of his best songs.

[@XenderWindX]

damn i used to listen to Ron Pope like crazy. drop in the ocean was the best, cant believe i forgot about him. thanks!

[@casey92795]

Bon Iver is always an option.

[@calumbennett1377]

John Martyn - listen to the album Grace and Danger

[@Aeroldoth3]

Janel Drewis - In The Pines

[@garythomas3150]

I was into this this in 2008. My wife got her hands on it because she worked for a radio Station before you tube. I’m STILL listening on the regular today. One of my all time favorite songs ever. So much better than the original. Thank you for this

[@SooperNerdie]

I used to listen all the time after High School (graduated in 08), and it's 2021 and I came back... I needed to.

[@richb3014]

Damn was this really 15 years ago? Still blows me away.

[@kay8905]

In 2017 he still gives me chills