Will Young, winner of the first season of Pop Idol in the UK, releases his third single from his sophomore album, Friday's Child. The disk contains two songs, Friday's Child, and a cover of the Outkast hit Hey Ya.
Friday's Child is an average song by Young, nothing worth a special mention, but still worth a listen. However, the disk shines when the opening chords of Hey Ya begin.
I was nervous when I first learned that Young was covering this song as it is not anything like his normal style. However, Young turns the song into something beautiful and touching. He slows the song down to the speed of an average song of his, drops some of the excess verses, and really brings the beauty of the song across to the listener. Add to this the choir in the background and you have one of the most powerful and truly moving songs I have heard in a long time.
Just when I was getting bored with Young he goes and releases a song like Hey Ya which revives my interest in him and his career.
