Best Song of the 2000s: HEYYYYYYYYYYYY YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

tksaleija · Post by **tksaleija** » Thu Feb 01, 2018 11:51 am

Mr. Brightside .vs. Paper Planes

Upon listening to Paper Planes, I started off thinking "this isn't really that bad, but I don't get the hype." By the end, I was converted. I now think to myself "this is bad and I don't get the hype." The most satisfying part is the ka-ching noise. Everything else makes me wonder how it made it this far. Mr. Brightside may be repetitive, but it always pops back up on the charts for a reason. It's a good, solid bopper.

Hurt .vs. Hey Ya!

Alright, this was difficult. Hey Ya has a lot more nostalgia factor than Hurt, but Hurt has so much more passion. I chose Hurt because the whole song is good. I literally got goosebumps listening to it again. Hey Ya is good, but doesn't give me that feeling. Also, as I'm listening to it right now, I feel like I'm already starting to get sick of it. I know someone earlier said that a cover shouldn't be the #1 song of a song that was done in a different decade, but it at least deserves to be in the top 2.

ErikC · Post by **ErikC** » Thu Feb 01, 2018 12:53 pm

Mr. Bightside

He-Ya

MorganV · Post by **MorganV** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 4:37 pm

Brightside
Hurt

Dirty Water · Post by **Dirty Water** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 6:24 pm

Mr. Brightside

Hurt

I would definitely vote for Hey Ya! over most songs, some of which I would vote for over Hurt – but this is a 1-on-1 matchup and the weight of Hurt renders Hey Ya! completely ineffective.

maddiehue · Post by **maddiehue** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 2:09 pm

Paper Planes
Hurt

AKKOLADE · Post by **AKKOLADE** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 5:13 pm

Mr. Brightside by The Killers 42, Paper Planes by M.I.A. 22
Hey Ya! by Outkast 47, Hurt by Johnny Cash 17

AKKOLADE · Post by **AKKOLADE** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 5:13 pm

Voting is open until 2/12 at 9 p.m. Eastern.

Song: Mr. Brightside
Artist: The Killers
Album: Hot Fuss
Year: 2003

Song: Hey Ya!
Artist: Outkast
Album: Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
Year: 2003

Your ballot:

Mr. Brightside by The Killers vs. Hey Ya! by Outkast

This is it, y'all. Thanks to everyone for participating. I hope you've had fun along the way. Please enjoy this last round.

High Dependency Unit · Mon Feb 05, 2018 5:17 pm

Mr. Brightside, but only because I am emotionally attached to the song.

merv1618 · Post by **merv1618** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 5:20 pm

Hey Ya! because good god people

MiltonPlayer47 · Post by **MiltonPlayer47** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 5:29 pm

Tough call, but I will go with "Mr. Brightside"

ProfessorIanDuncan · Post by **ProfessorIanDuncan** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 6:08 pm

merv1618 wrote:Hey Ya! because good god people

Off To See The Lizard · Mon Feb 05, 2018 6:11 pm

hey ya!

Whiter Hydra · Post by **Whiter Hydra** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 6:15 pm

I enjoy Mr. Brightside, it is a great song, and The Killers are one of my favorite bands of the decade, but that is not the song of the 2000s.

Hey Ya!

Charm Bison · Post by **Charm Bison** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 6:19 pm

merv1618 wrote:Hey Ya! because good god people

$5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy · Mon Feb 05, 2018 6:43 pm

Hey Ya!

Irreligion in Bangladesh · Mon Feb 05, 2018 6:47 pm

Mr. Brightside

vinteuil · Post by **vinteuil** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 6:55 pm

ProfessorIanDuncan wrote:
merv1618 wrote:Hey Ya! because good god people

Quinctilius Varus · Post by **Quinctilius Varus** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 6:57 pm

Hey Ya!

Sylvia Pankhurst · Post by **Sylvia Pankhurst** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 6:58 pm

Mr. Brightside

vengefulsweatermensch · Mon Feb 05, 2018 7:00 pm

vinteuil wrote:
ProfessorIanDuncan wrote:
merv1618 wrote:Hey Ya! because good god people

Post by **Auks Ran Ova** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 7:00 pm

Coinflip says Mr. Brightside, but I think this is an ideal finals matchup and would be amply satisfied with either song winning.

women, fire and dangerous things · Mon Feb 05, 2018 7:14 pm

Hey Ya!

Aaron's Rod · Post by **Aaron's Rod** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 7:33 pm

Mr. Brightside, but there's no bad choice here

nycaqb1999 · Post by **nycaqb1999** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 7:34 pm

Hey Ya!

A_Failure · Post by **A_Failure** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 7:36 pm

Mr. Brightside

Mon Feb 05, 2018 7:44 pm

hey ya!

kammajos000 · Post by **kammajos000** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 8:28 pm

Hey Ya!

ryanrosenberg · Post by **ryanrosenberg** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 8:35 pm

vengefulsweatermensch wrote:
vinteuil wrote:
ProfessorIanDuncan wrote:
merv1618 wrote:Hey Ya! because good god people

1992 in spaceflight · Post by **1992 in spaceflight** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 8:39 pm

Hey Ya! But there's no bad choice here.

Auroni · Post by **Auroni** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 8:43 pm

Mr. Brightside

Victor Prieto · Post by **Victor Prieto** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 8:49 pm

Hey Ya!

Stained Diviner · Post by **Stained Diviner** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 8:51 pm

Granny Soberer wrote:
vengefulsweatermensch wrote:
vinteuil wrote:
ProfessorIanDuncan wrote:
merv1618 wrote:Hey Ya! because good god people

Wartortullian · Post by **Wartortullian** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 9:07 pm

Mr. Brightside

A Dim-Witted Saboteur · Mon Feb 05, 2018 9:32 pm

Big Y wrote:
Granny Soberer wrote:
vengefulsweatermensch wrote:
vinteuil wrote:
ProfessorIanDuncan wrote:
merv1618 wrote:Hey Ya! because good god people

Wynaut · Post by **Wynaut** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 9:44 pm

Sit Room Guy wrote:
Big Y wrote:
Granny Soberer wrote:
vengefulsweatermensch wrote:
vinteuil wrote:
ProfessorIanDuncan wrote:
merv1618 wrote:Hey Ya! because good god people

alexdz · Post by **alexdz** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 9:49 pm

Despite voting against it in the semifinals, given these two choices against one another, I'd have to give this one on just a slight edge to Hey Ya!

Jet Fuel Can't Melt Steel Dreams · Mon Feb 05, 2018 10:50 pm

Hey ya!

Sam · Post by **Sam** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 11:05 pm

"Hey Ya!"

Apocolocyntora · Post by **Apocolocyntora** » Mon Feb 05, 2018 11:08 pm

Hey Ya!

Monstruos de Bolsillo · Mon Feb 05, 2018 11:11 pm

Probably Mr. Brightside

tbh I like Somebody Told Me more

Zealots of Stockholm · Mon Feb 05, 2018 11:20 pm

Hey Ya!

El Salvadoreno · Post by **El Salvadoreno** » Tue Feb 06, 2018 12:06 am

My vote is for Hey Ya! because it is a song that can transcend traditional preference boundaries in a way most songs (and especially Mr. Brightside) cannot and I feel that is an accomplishment that should be rewarded.

jonpin · Post by **jonpin** » Tue Feb 06, 2018 12:19 am

Alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright Mr. Brightside is a good, fun song, but it's not THE song to define the decade. Nothing from that song is remotely as iconic as "shake it like a Polaroid picture". Hey Ya! wins, hands down, absolutely.
But if I can have two minor gripes:
1. I hadn't actually watched the music video Fred has linked each round until now, because why would I need to. And I get what they're going for with the Beatlemania thing, but I wish they hadn't layered a cheering and screaming crowd over the entire song. Very distracting.
2. Every karaoke version I've seen of this doesn't include all the main refrain "Hey ya"s as part of the main vocals. That's all well and good during the second refrain, but it's dumb to just expect the singer to be silent during the first refrain, and it's criminal to cut off the final refrain.

kady · Post by **kady** » Tue Feb 06, 2018 12:53 am

Mr. Brightside by The Killers vs. Hey Ya! by Outkast

Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock · Tue Feb 06, 2018 1:14 am

Heeeeeeeeeeey Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Dirty Water · Post by **Dirty Water** » Tue Feb 06, 2018 1:17 am

Wynaut wrote:
Sit Room Guy wrote:
Big Y wrote:
Granny Soberer wrote:
vengefulsweatermensch wrote:
vinteuil wrote:
ProfessorIanDuncan wrote:
merv1618 wrote:Hey Ya! because good god people

Rococo A Go Go · Post by **Rococo A Go Go** » Tue Feb 06, 2018 1:35 am

I want to vote for Mr. Brightside, if only because it winning would cause some of you people to melt down over a fun bracket about pop music, but also because it's a great, all-time classic. But I can't do it, I've got to vote for the slightly better song, which is Hey Ya!

bolshevik · Post by **bolshevik** » Tue Feb 06, 2018 2:34 am

Hey Ya!

pray for elves · Post by **pray for elves** » Tue Feb 06, 2018 12:51 pm

Hey Ya!

Red Panda Cub · Post by **Red Panda Cub** » Tue Feb 06, 2018 1:50 pm

Hey Ya!