OUTKAST COVER OF "HEY YA" BY MAT WEDDLE of Obadiah Parker

[audioiq]

Dude...just fucking good...that's all I can say.

[KatieKinsBear]

We have the same name :D *feels cool*

[ParrotProduction]

What taylor model does this guy have?



[Dbarton0617]

i want to have little baby beards with that fuckin thing

[raynielbb]

THIS IS THE BEST C-O-V-E-R WHAT I HEARD FOR MY ENTIRE LIFE!!!

[realmckid]

What a played out angle. That song is fucking easy to play and the dude still fucked it up.

[garythefeek]

@realmckid he created this cover dumbass. just nerves got to him. it's an unbelievable cover just look at the like bar

[Colaabear]

dude your beard is chill

[keena141]

absolutely blown away. I'm trying to learn this as we speak.

[NoobBrood1]

Seen other performances of this song, and this is the only one where I hear you sing "I am your neighbor" in such a beautiful way.....gives me goosebumps.

[SeniorSmurf1]

my favorite line is "lend me some sugar, i am your neighbor"

[tribeofthetrees]

holy shit!!! its alan from the hangover!!!! j/k. i'm jealous of that beard. awesome cover too

[DokterDriesy]

WOW

chords?

[8Beowulf8]

@DokterDriesy

I know there is C but then after that.. not suree... I think its C  - Fmaj7 - G? and Am

[drummore123]

@DokterDriesy capo 4th, C F G Am, keep your little finger on high E for all chords and do a wee hammer on going from C to F

[rpiuek]

Just fucking yes is all i can say. :)

[matteewik]

one of the loveliest voices i've ever heard.

[007socaljay]

This is by far the best cover ive ever heard of this tune

[bedhed69]

That was fucking excellent, think i might of done a bit of wee. Its amazing how a completley different side of a song can come out simply by how it is performed. Much respect to Mr Weddle for that.

[Shaggy355]

that was AMAZING

[morgadaan]

I personally love this mans voice. So calming and clean. Liked the song in the first place but in that silly sort of way. This version makes it so beautiful though.

Signed, Morgadaan's Wife

[drmrdude04]

@dnjackson1981 couldnt be more wrong.... its a shame when a person is too ignorant to recognize talent, or even have a mind open enough to accept a new point of view on something. in this case, a great, soulful interpretation of an already great song.

[insei0206]

hagrid?



[dnjackson1981]

@mynamewayne1 You imbecile I never said anything about his guitar. Babyface plays an acoustic guitar in alot of his OWN songs and I love his music.

[harrycorbett]

@dnjackson1981 you need stabbing, get off this video if you dont like the cover. seriously.

[pardox25]

I dont know what it means, but he's got it!!!

[torrentbits]

Got E.v.e.r.y.o.n.e of my hair standing, goose bumps fest. Jesus Christ! This is what it's all about!!!

[A99030507Z]

better than the original

[stichnick]

36 people are unnable to grow beards

[tbrusky61]

Iron and Wine???

[torrentbits]

@tbrusky61 Yes, not that far off! Great band too

[earthvsthemoon]

After all these years, I still can't get over how beautiful this is

[dnjackson1981]

This guy sucks really bad.

[PhatChris89]

@dnjackson1981 lol was that said just to start a confrontation with anyone wishing to claim the opposite, cause he obviously doesnt suck as he is singing in key, playing well, he messed up the lyrics true, but meh, lol i dont get why people have to say the performer sucks simply because the person listening doesn't like the version, he doesn't suck you just don't appreciate this certain version, which is kool.

[dnjackson1981]

@PhatChris89 It sucks, sucks, sucks!!! The purpose of covering a song I thought was to improve or update it. This sounds like the Hillbilly version of a song that did not need to be perfected. I'm just tired of people taking perfectly good songs and turning them into a big country mess like this guy did.

[jackflorentine]

@dnjackson1981

well then your wrong, because the purpose of covering a song isn't to make it better.. It's just your own version of it and so you can do what you want with it..

[iambubbathedog]

@dnjackson1981 This song is amazing and just because you don't like this style of music doesn't make it bad.

[Kaaiirrii]

@dnjackson1981 just because it's acoustic doesn't make it country.

you'll never like much or get very far if you have a closed mind to everything.

rather than saying how much it sucks compared to the original, don't compare it. listen to what an incredible voice this guy has, and how much feeling he puts into the song. because if that's what makes music "bad", then i'll choose the most terrible music over the best any day.

[dnjackson1981]

@Kaaiirrii The fact that I don't like this version has nothing to do with how far I will get in life. Most of the Republican party are closed minded people yet they continue to stay in office. I just think the guy is not a talent singer.

[GemmaAndTheOtherOne]

Amazing voice.

The beard is just ledge (Y)

[odinp]

SCIENCE!

awsome cover, absoloutly amazing, i never liked the original but i love this, I also never realised it was such a deep song.

[dnjackson1981]

@odinp people who like this version usually have no rhythm. Outkast is awesome.

[sdlarz]

@dnjackson1981 more like people who like this song enjoy a cover that does the original song justice. outcast is awesome but this song kicks ass in a way that outcast couldnt or at least wouldn't

[dnjackson1981]

@sdlarz this version has no soul or rhythm what so ever. If the guy was that talented, he would create his own song instead of covering a song of a real artist like Andre 3000. Do me one little favor. Listen to original version and see if you can dance to Hey Ya the Outkast version and stay on beat. If you can' t then that's the reason why you prefer this version.

[mrfrenik]

@dnjackson1981 isn't the irony of the original version that people would rather dance to the music than listen to the message in the song?

[dnjackson1981]

@mrfrenik if that were the case than everyone would listen the original and not the covered song. The artist who created the song designed the message not the person who decided to recycle it. When a message is recycled than it's not genuine.

[Yelalexander]

Amazing!

[shishasho33]

Beard of love! :D

[artem6000]

zach galifinakis plays guitar?

[huggybearire]

@artem6000 Like a boss!

[helsangel66]

Fabulous voice !

[EMRAHsays]

i always said dis was a purked up love song

[Astreim]

Thumbs up if this guy should donate his voice to science

[MrAlb0t]

santa KLAUSE! :D

[Sladeakakevin]

I want a beard like that to keep my face warm in the winter

[twistedferrets]

epic beard!!

[TheAcoustis]

Matt you are fantastic, and I loved it how you stopped and restarted the song....that was great!

[fenris619]

Enooooooooooorme!!!!!!

He should get the legal rights for this song

[Hummel1977]

sounds great really great voice

[ohitslandon]

is he still making music with his band?

[Richie979]

I find the timing of this a bit of a bugger to play and sing at the same time? I love this version of this great song though. Thanx Matt for exposing a great song for all to see..X.

[zkagtrendy]

Epic cover

[Villiaam]

00:57

[InzombiaCondition]

amazing! thanks

[AnisahRathbone]

i loike his beard please!

[silkyjoe7]

Incredible!  An amazing version of an already awesome song.

[AdamP152]

This guy is epic due to his beard alone. Add an awesome voice and one of the best covers of a song I've ever heard, and that's one awesome dude.

[thisisseiri]

impressive is all i have to say...

[hdurina10]

he seems like such a fuckin aweosme guy

[InToThEaIrWaVeS45678]

epic.

[ttowntuesdays]

so, whens the ice cube cover comin'?

[vivafootball11]

at 'the3Dtexture'... wow

[lyndonZhao]

dude im a guy and im pretty sure he would be good if he got skinnier i mean there are people who are fit who arent hot but to be hot and big imagine if you got skinnier OH JESUS

[The3DTexture]

even though hes big hes still so sexy....imagine if he got abs OMG HED BE SOOO HOT'

[thej3k]

Wow! great lazy day find

[juggalomars]

That was some epic win.

[sorry545]

the end is amazing

[evilretard14]

Epic beard + Amazing voice = Outstanding.

[antonjah]

@evilretard14 That's all you need man

[Umezawa91]

@evilretard14 amazing voice? Lol

[Athusmindless]

Lend me some sugar, i AM yo neighbooooooooooor

[FromAutumn123]

@Athusmindless GOD I LOVE THAT PART!!! :D

[tscherme]

wow... beautiful

[Panchox08]

AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sassiesk8r]

amazing voice....awesome cover

[SJLeaf83]

Wow! This is amazing! Love it!!! :)

[drewfleitz]

I don't know what I like more, the cover or this guys beard. They are both kick ass.

[Crosell]

yeah nice beard, but song sux. you cant make a bad song good through covering

[Kaaiirrii]

@Crosell

i disagree. i think you can make a bad song great through a cover.

[Crosell]

can you try to convince me, plz?

[Kaaiirrii]

@Crosell

i forget who it's by, but if you know that "milkshake" song?

someone did a cover, and it sounds amazing now.

[darkangelle80]

Kelis did the original version of "Milkshake." Are you talking about the Alanis Morissette cover?

[Bttscks]

@Kaaiirrii I know there was a cover done by Goodnight Nurse that was pretty entertaining.

[Sourpencil]

i agree with you kaaiirrii, but i disagree that the original was a bad song

it was featured on the top 500 songs of all time by the rolling stones, in the top 50 i am pretty sure, and outkast is often viewed as one of the most intelligent hip hop groups today, with each of their recent cd's reaching the top ten albums of the year on metacritic

i apologize if i assumed incorrectly earlier

[Kaaiirrii]

@Sourpencil

no problem. : )

i didn't mean hey ya was a bad song - trust me, that's like, the last thing it is.

i was just saying that covers CAN make bad songs good. since in Crosell's opinion it was "bad."

[Bttscks]

@Crosell You have clearly never heard Hips Don't Lie performed by The Fray. It is quite possibly one of the most entertaining things ever made by the hands of man.

[tarkana1]

4:25 - Star power

absolutely amazing, Outkast has nothing on this guy.

[LsuTool]

Epic

[MrOBriar]

Plain crap

[thekingmikeg]

most foolish statement ive ever seen

[kamigawa50]

@MrOBriar

Silly rabbit.

[chicabyrd14]

I want to marry this man.

[ilovemyduckyyy]

Amazing beard.

Even more amazing voice.

[Siagon09]

lol this dude looks like Peter Griffin when he had a beard in that one episode

[TheGTOProductions]

he really duz haha, or alan from the hangover with a longer beard

[JoshDHorner]

Amazing.

[cedrickbaker]

epic beard

[jeanlwest]

Very impressive!!!

[Solivagus10]

This is absolutely brilliant.

[jpxlumberjack]

...i'm absolutely blown away...

never heard of these guys till just now and i'm currently in the process of downloading everything i can find.

i'm also overcome with envy over his super-manly beard.

haha

[cloudiadesuini14]

i. love. this.

and. him.

haha, i cant exen explain it, he has such an amazing voice<3

[abigyellowdoggie]

Amazing.

[Jmoyes14]

This is amazazing!!!!!! :) I love it! I did a cover of this too!! One of my favorite songs!

[anibalrodriguez00]

sha,sha,shav,shave it

[ianaj89]

very beautiful cover, i think i might like this more than the original. oh and nice beard

[ericagb]

Wow! Just... Awesome!

[johnodude01]

FUCK HE"S AWSOME!

[shank42390]

thats a great fucking beard

[paulrbuk]

its needs stroking haha

[Freindly3456543]

sickest fucking cover you could ever think off good job bro

[corr14]

Mat Weddle is god!

[harroldgnards]

this guy is great. if you like acoustic music try NAHKO AND MEDICINE FOR THE PEOPLE for some of the best original singing and songwriting. aloha.

[bnj454]

am i the ony one who felt a lil emotional wow dude your f@@king amazing im im sure others would say the same as me when i say you should def audyion for americas got talent or idol man all those who back me in saying this  please post a yes on this page

[christoth90]

@bnj454 this is a million times better than any of those shows could produce, i dont think he should try out for anything like that.

[jwryals1982]

Matt Weddle is part of a group called Obadiah Parker. They are already a signed band. He doesn't need American Idol or America's Got Talent..just sayin'

[thesunrisethesunset]

cheers estebonb.... u wouldnt know what model... i am trying to find one in a shop... thanks again

[herbertbertbert]

ahhh i love it

[thesunrisethesunset]

is that guitar a martin?

anyone?

[estebonb]

No it i s a Taylor guitar.

[ieuansharp]

still love this version m8!

[Sladeakakevin]

My God that Beard sounds beautiful

[killa38]

this song is undescribable... it's just too good.

[thefreaksunion]

can n e one give me tabs for this i no they are like pretty much the sdame all the way through i jus need tht initial starting up kinda thing

[natekarr]

capo 0n the 4th fret. C F G A

check out my video. u can prolly see my hands better

[thefreaksunion]

thanks dude reli helped!!

[zhgt]

is it just me or has he really put the capo only on the lower 5 strings? i.e. the thickest "E" is free?

[peterhndz]

not sure, but its not that crazy of an idea. the first chord seems to be an e-major

[123masont123]

first chord is a C with your pinky on the 3rd of the high e

[peterhndz]

yeah, but the chord is an e-major, that's just the shape

[MoVoZo]

i think you are right!

[billybush132]

He's not playing any Open E notes so that 6th E doesn't need a capo on it.

[zhgt]

on 2:06

[orangeisthenewiloveu]

C F G Am, not A

[JacobAlonso]

It's ridiculously hard to find popular songs in regular notation. Thats sad.

[pgolbus]

C Fadd9 Gadd11 Am7

[orangeisthenewiloveu]

actually, its really G# A B C#m

and im sure you can do some sort of add 9's and 11's, but its harder to do that, so for the people who just want to know so they can play it, thats all you have to do, or put a capo on 4, and play C F(add9) G(add11) Am(7)

doesnt matter though because it all sounds good. :)

[natekarr]

one more thing, be sure to put your thumb on the F on the E string. or else you won't have the base note which defines the chord.

[ReneHolmOlsenCPH]

i agree : )

[jaymaelasquety]

Inspiring for acoustic guitarist . A+ .

[TheInFormerz]

nice

[lilpuddentater95]

wow amazing

[Prudelic]

Amazing Cover!! It's amazing how it's the same tempo and yet sounds like a completely different song almost.

[quequetatom]

hello i'm french and i love your version.great cover and great voice,for me you are the best.thank you.

[MrMadful]

great cover and great voice

[YoungPhoenix3191]

Wonderful Cover and great beard! Scray but cool xDD

[foxdie232]

Great cover. GREAT beard.

[squatchmaster5000]

kidna has the same sound as dallas green but to me hes better

[ieuansharp]

im gob smaked love this m8 this kicks ass he got the voice to carry it, in this style! it has been inspirational to listen to thankyou 5* all the way! ;-)

[jfinan71]

awesome cover, definitely the better than the original or any other version I've heard!

[MathiusPage]

this is amazing I hope I dont have to see it butchered by some other you tubian

[LakeT23]

Great cover. Probably my favorite of all time.

and EPIC BEARD

[amielizadean]

awesome, its sounds better sang this way

[ElitNinja]

You´re Great :D

[LsuTool]

WOAH! Love it

[vincesola]

is the capo not covering the E string?

[dfurno2003]

correct

[aeyana78]

great observation. totally missed that.

[snozzberry11]

omg ur an amazing person haha i have been trying to play this song for so long and when i read wut u said about it not covering the e string the song sounds great! i thought i was retarded and just couldnt strum it. but now i know i am retarded and need to pay attention to the little things lol