Crap, now I'm really overthinking this: the passenger is on the sidewalk side of the car, and also I really don't want the driver hanging out of the car, for safety.

The offending hollerer is "hangin' out the passenger side of his best friend's ride." So not so much with the safety issues. He also thinks he's fly and is always talkin' bout what he wants but just sits on his broke ass.

Yeah, the song is kinda "no romance without finance" but also, to me, a lot about wanna-be playas who are really just frontin'.

I would enjoy that.

You mean the original? By Otis? It sounds off to me, and I guess it's because when it's sung by a woman it's reactionary and trying to tip things towards balance, whereas by a man it's more likely to be status quo.

Yes.

--God

That should be the new billboard!

I love the Otis version. A man needs his propers when he gets home just like a woman does.

I'm curious if anyone else has seen this guy, or it's just circulating in my circle of Jews:

Matisyahu

To my untrained ear he sounds pretty good, although watching him brings on a strange sort of sensory dissonance.

I could never really choose, but Aretha's is...iconic for a reason.

I've never heard the Otis version, sadly.

It sounds off to me, and I guess it's because when it's sung by a woman it's reactionary and trying to tip things towards balance, whereas by a man it's more likely to be status quo.

Yeah, but I wish it didn't, so therefore I support both men and women in looking for a little respect.

R-E-S-P-E-C-T as sung by a man vs. as sung by a woman?

Not Jesse, but I think it would kind of depend on who was singing it.

I think it would kind of depend on who was singing it.

Otis v. Aretha.

Of course, my all time "No, gender was important to the meaning" is If I Was Your Girlfriend (see how it comes back to TLC? They jumped my shark with Waterfalls).

Matisyahu

I've been hearing him on the local indie/folk station (WTMD) for about a month now. Of course, until maybe a week ago, I thought it was "Modest Yahoo" because...well, it sounds awfully close, damnit.