Is 'Hey Ya' by Outkast influenced by The Pixies?

[Screaming Lord Byron]

http://aleceiffel.free.fr/misc_homages.html

'Outkast's smash it "Hey Ya" was reportedly inspired by Andre 3000's discovery of bands like The Pixies and The Ramones. You might guess the reference to the Pixies by reading the lyrics. '

-There's a bizarre theory for you.

[northzax]

1. isn't everything influenced by the Pixies?

It's like when we were using the Cable (comcast) music channel at a friend's last night and on the screen for Julian Lennon it had the following factoid:

"Julian was influenced by the songwriting of his dad."

no shit, really?

[Screaming Lord Byron]

2. True, but when bands like Outkast are influenced by them,

my mind is boggled. In a good way.

[northzax]

11. hey, Outtkast is brilliant

that's a catchy, catchy tune, and whoever wrote it knew their music, which leads me to believe that they heard everything that came out of the 90's at least.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

13. Agreed. Outkast are premier pop polymaths.

They rock.

[SheepyMcSheepster]

3. that's cool, but i don't get how you can infer that from the lyrics?

any ideas?

outkast is great by the way, i have really enjoyed the new album.

also lord byron, you must check out vic thrill if you haven't already.

www.victhrill.com

[Screaming Lord Byron]

4. The 'shake it' bit, perhaps?

Must admit, I'm a bit stumped.

http://outkastlyric.com/hey.ya.html

1,2,3,4

My baby dont mess around
because she loves me so
and this i know fo sho

but does she really wanna
but cant stand to see me
walk out the door

dont try to fight the feelin
cause the thought alone
is killin me right now

thank god for mom and dad
for stickin together
cause we dont know how


heeeeeeeeeeeey yaaaa
heeey ya

heeeeeeeeeeeey yaaaa
heeey ya

heeeeeeeeeeeey yaaaa
heeey ya

heeeeeeeeeeeey yaaaa
heeey ya



you think u got it
ohhh u think u got it
but got it just dont get it
cause theres nothing at allll
ah allllll ah allllll
ah alll ah allllll

we get together
ohhh we get together
but seperate's always better
when's theres feelings involed
ah alllll ah allllll
ah alllll ah allllll

****IF WHAT THEY SAY IS... ****

"nothing lasts foreverrr"
then what makes then what makes
then what makes then what makes
then what makes love the exeception

so why-o why-o
why-o why-o why-o
are we so in denial
when we know we're not happy hearrr


(Ya'll dont wanna hear me you just wanna dance)
heeeeeeeeeeeey yaaaa
heeey ya
(dont want to meet your daddy)
heeeeeeeeeeeey yaaaa
(just want you in my caddy)
heeey ya
(dont want to meet your momma)
heeeeeeeeeeeey yaaaa
(just want to make you comma)
heeey ya

heeeeeeeeeeeey yaaaa
(im im im just being honest)
heeey ya


hey! alright now alright now fellas
(yeaaa) now whats cooler than being cool? (ICE COLD!!)

i cant hear ya i say whats..whats cooler than being cool (ICE COLD!!!)

Alright, Alright, Alright, Alright, Alright, Alright, Alright, Alright, Alright, Alright, Alright, Alright, Alright, Alright, Alright



Ok now ladies (yeeaaaa) We gon break this thing down in just a few seconds
Now dont HAVE me break this thing down for nothing I wanna see ya'll on ur BADDDEST behavior
Lend me some sugar
i AM ur neighbor

Ah hear we go now

Shake it sh shake it
Shake it sh shake it
Shake it sh shake it
Shake it
Shake it sh shake it
Shake it like a polaroid picture
Shake it sh shake it
Shake it sh shake it
Shake it sh shake it
Shake it sugar
Shake it like a polaroid picture



now all Beyonces and Lucy Lui's
and Baby Dolls get on the floor
u know what to dooooooooo
u know what to dooooooooo
ahhh u kno what to do


heeeeeeeeeeeey yaaaa
heeey ya

heeeeeeeeeeeey yaaaa
heeey ya

heeeeeeeeeeeey yaaaa
heeey ya

heeeeeeeeeeeey yaaaa
heeey ya

heeeeeeeeeeeey yaaaa
heeey ya

heeeeeeeeeeeey yaaaa
heeey ya

[Magrittes Pipe]

5. It would've fit perfectly on "Trompe le Monde"

[Screaming Lord Byron]

7. A rather underrated record.

I can see it. Sorta.

[Magrittes Pipe]

8. A greatly underrated record.

The last 2 Pixies albums sounded so unlike Come on Pilgrim, Surfer Rosa, and Doolittle that many people don't "get" them.

I like both Bossanova and Trompe le Monde better than Doolittle, which, although still a damn fine album, remains my least favorite Pixies record.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

9. I also love Trompe le Monde. It has a technicolour quality I dig.

It's also a great sounding record, muscular but melodic.

[SheepyMcSheepster]

10. yes, trompe le monde and bossanova are my two favorites

as a youngster, tompe le monde was the first album i was introduced to the pixies with.

bossanova just rocks. i read that bossanova was recorded with "surf guitar music" in mind. i completely hear that now, at first i did not notice.

[Magrittes Pipe]

12. "Bossanova" was always Black Francis' favorite Pixies record.

Don't know what he thinks now, but that was the case 10 years ago.

[LoZoccolo]

6. I always thought of it as a rock song rather than r n' b.

I think it sounds a little like the Violent Femmes too.

[ASanders84]

14. Andre 3000 is a dick

I heard him say something like if you download any of their songs you are a crook and you should have to buy their CD in order to listen to it.

[D-Notice]

16. What if you use I-Tunes?

[northzax]

17. god, what a fucking asshole

can you imagine someone wanting to get paid for their work? I mean I know I work for free, just last week I went out and told my boss "hey, that's ok, keep the paycheck, I'm working for free now!"

And then I walked into a Gap, and walked out with a new pair of khakis, for FREE! why pay? only assholes insist on being paid for their property.

downloading music, without paying for it, without the permission of the copyright holder is theft. get used to it.

[mrboba1]

15. I dunno - but now it's stuck in my head for the rest of the day!

Thanks, bitch.

:grr: