10 Famous Songs With Creepy Undertones You Totally Missed

8. Hey Ya! - Outkast

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWgvGjAhvIw This one is surly one of your favourite songs, as well as mine. Everybody loves "Hey Ya", and I mean everybody, and we all manage to sing along when we hear it playing, regardless of the amount of alcohol content in our bloodstream. So what could possibly be creepy about this ice-cold track? Answer: Andre "ice-cold" 3000's marriage collapsing. Well, that was unexpected! Andre begins by explaining his admiration for long-lasting couples, as a longterm commitment seems an impossibility between him and his partner:

Thank god for mom and dad For sticking two together 'Cause we don't know how

Evidently the first verse charts the loss of love between the two parties involved, which Andre further elaborates upon during the second:

We get together, Oh, we get together, But separate's always better when there's feelings involved, If what they say is "Nothing is forever", Then what makes love the exception?

Clearly the song has a dark, personal meaning for singer Andre. That might add a slightly depressing undertone to an otherwise upbeat song, but that isn't "creepy" in its own right. What I do find particularly creepy, however, is the subtle inclusion of the line at the end of the second verse which goes "ya'll don't want me here, you just want to dance", and is quickly cut off by the harmonious chorus, as if the listeners really don't want to hear about Andre's real life issues or lend a supporting ear. It is precisely because of how Andre treats the dark subject matter that makes it creepy; he is well aware that the world is either apathetic towards or blind to his heartbreak regarding the breakdown of his marriage, and is only interested in the narcissistic pursuit of self-gratification, and thus acknowledges his status as an entertainer rather than a human being and succumbs to their whims by giving them what they want: an upbeat pop-song with no lyrical content during the crucial choruses other than repeating the meaningless phrase "Hey Ya", which is all he knows his listeners really want. You caught us all off-guard there Andre. Deep, man... deep.