Talk:Hey Ya!
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[edit] Time signature
- See also the discussion at Talk:List_of_works_in_irregular_time_signatures#Hey_Ya. Hyacinth 10:41, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
Is this song really in 11/4? To my mind it's 3 bars of 4/4, one bar of 2/4 followed by two measures of 4/4 - which does add up to 22 crotchets, though to my mind that doesn't make it 11/4. This message has also been posted to the Common Time article. --HighHopes 19:06, 15 May 2005 (UTC)
- Wondered on this myself, so I played it for a friend who's better at figuring out this stuff than I am. I think he came to a similar conclusion that you did. In any case it is a different and recognizable beat. I've snapped it on my fingers and people have known exactly what song it was quite quickly. I don't think you can say that about too many songs. -R. fiend 04:06, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- You're right; if anything it should be expressed as 22/4. I'm changing the article. Korny O'Near 04:00, 29 November 2005 (UTC)
- It doesn't have to be 11/4, it could be 11/2. Anonymous 04 April 2006
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- From time signature: "There is a sense in which all simple triple time signatures, be they 3/8, 3/4, 3/2 or anything else, and all compound duple times, such as 6/8, 6/16 and so on, are equivalent – a piece in 3/4 can be easily rewritten in 3/8 simply by halving the length of the notes....At other times, the choice of beat unit (the bottom number of a time signature) note can give subtle hints as to the character of the music....Similarly, a piece in 2/4 can often sound like it is in 4/4 (or vice versa) and a piece in 3/4 can sound like it is in 6/8 or 12/8 time, particularly if the former is played quickly or the latter slowly. The distinction may be a matter of notation." Hyacinth 10:40, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Inclusion of "Hey Ya, Charlie Brown" viral video?
Shouldn't the history of this song include the "Hey Ya, Charlie Brown" viral video that was developed by Ryan King and Dan Hess? The sheer popularity of this video across the Internet and the well-done interspersion of "A Charlie Brown Christmas" with the lyrics of the song (as well as United Features Syndicate's reaction to the video) is just as important, IMHO, to the history of this song as the video proper.
