Sunday, March 27, 2011

Outkast taking a few tips from uncle Presley

The King of the 1950's and a major American Icon of the well known Elvis Presley has led others to lead in his footsteps in performance. Elvis Presley was taking the breath of the nation and ladies away with his on stage performances and unforgettable songs. Presley's performance on the Ed Sullivan Show led the whole nation and every women loving the new pop sensation that was sweeping there feet. Half of the kings success came from his passion to always be a actor. This helped for his on stage presence and deliverance he gave to the crowd and imparticularly the ladies.


40+ years later the well acclaimed rapper Andre 3000 when making his album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below took into the consideration of having a picture in his mind of the great Elvis Presley and the way he took the stage. With all the women screeching every time the King was to take the stage same would go for Andre 3000 in his music video shoot for "Hey Ya." The song was the single off the album that won a grammy award in the 46th anniversary for Best Urban/Alternative Performance. The music video "Hey Ya" was the song of the year in 2003 and everyone from young kids to adults were loving the pop tune it provided that was a hit from every music prospective.








The music Video Sensation "Hey Ya" took over all the television stations turning into endless hit from the first showing on MTV. The video , both shot and produced from the lead singer Andre 3000 took on a new revolution to music videos when the self made artist Outkast took there musical talents to a different kind of video by going away from the streets and regular rap scene to a in the studio live reenactment of the "Ed Sullivan Show." With capturing the angle shots of the women screeching gives reflection to Elvis Presley and how he was the ultimate "ladies man."



Information/Links/Pictures:
http://www.elvis.com
http://www.youtube.com
http://www.outkast.com/
http://www.songpeople.co.uk/images/stories/Outkast-hey_ya.jpg
http://www.picturehistory.com/images/products/0/2/4/prod_2431.jpg
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3 comments:

  1. machater81March 28, 2011 at 4:10 PM

    Interesting comparison Zach. I made a similar connection to modern music in my post too. It's truly amazing how even after 60 years have past since th 1950's and artists are still emulating people from this time period. The 1950's was an extremely important time for music (IMO). It formed the foundations of many musical genres today and also influenced many of the artists of today. These artists would have grown up listening to bands from this era. Even if they werent born then I'm sure thats what their parents would be listening to. Great connection to the past though.

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  2. Ethan LewisMarch 28, 2011 at 5:46 PM

    I like the comparison to modern music. But PLEASE make sure to proofread for grammar and usage and spelling. This is hard to read and understand because it is so poorly worded.

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  3. RomanApril 15, 2011 at 6:43 AM

    I also like the comparison to modern music. I never would have thought that the great rapper Andre 3000 would have even considered to "take the stage" like Elvis and use it in his music video. Good blog though, looks really good!

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