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 YouTube, 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.