"Ho Hey" is the denomination of a song performed by American folk-rock band named The Lumineers, one of their best creations ever, which was covered in a beautiful and successful manner by sisters Lennon and Maisy.
Originally, the song belonging to The Lumineers was released on June 4, 2012 being the first song included on their debut self-titled album, which was well received in the industry at that moment.
The song has also a beautiful video, presenting the band feeling good, in the middle of numerous fans who seem to feel the same as the singers do and share the same mood, released in 2012, thing that brought its contribution to the success received.
It reached number 1 for 18 weeks on the Billboard Rock Songs Chart and it was also placed on the top position on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart. It also registered a high success on the Adult Pop Songs chart, even reaching the third position on the Billboard Hot 100.
The song has a beautiful sheet, which deserves your time and thoughts, the original version getting to reach Platinum status in the US, thing that is remarkable.
From the point of view of the genre it represents, the song "Ho Hey" is an indie folk composition that is written in the key of C major.
The source of this nice song has been carefully analyzed by critics, most of them offering positive reviews. Among the ones that gave their opinion on the song were placed Anne Erickson of Audio Ink Radio, who offered the song a 4 out of 5 rating, claiming that
"it’s darn refreshing to sit back and take in some genuine, straightforward music that comes from the heart".
It is true that it even can express the feelings included in the words of the song. The fact that the song is beautiful, considering both the words and the background, may be one of the reasons why the song was covered many times, each singer that performed it putting his fingerprint on the way of showing its meaning and emotions.
Among them we may mention Taylor Swift, who created a cover of the song in a mashup with her song named "Stay Stay Stay" during her Red Tour.
Also, as mentioned above, characters Maddie and Daphne Conrad, interpreted by Lennon and Maisy Stella, covered the song in episode 16 of "Nashville" and they were amazed to see how much appreciation they received.
Who has already listened to the song, cannot contradict us when saying it is great, both soft and capable of transmitting a sort of useful energy, things that are undoubtedly true. And for the ones that did not listen to it yet, you can start by being charmed by the beautiful "Ho Hey" free piano sheet.