Okay, so we know Drizzy Drake of Young Money made the phrase YOLO popular, but Adam Levine put a twist on "You Only Live Once" in his version which aired on Saturday Night Live.
YOLO has been used by the youth all over the world as an excuse to do dumb stuff. You waste your entire check son sneakers and clothes, "YOLO!" Fall asleep in class, "YOLO!" Get drunk and do drugs, "YOLO!" The phrase made them feel more invisible than ever.
Drake's lyrics from his hit single "The Motto" feature Lil Wayne and Tyga were transformed into this four letter mnemonic device. Here's the video for that track. *EXPLICIT*
You heard it at 1:29, "Now she want a photo/You already know though/You only live once, that's the motto, ni--a Yolo."
Now, Levine uses a little more precaution and takes it overboard, but that's probably exactly what he, Andy Sandberg, Lonely Island and Kendrick Lamar were going for.
You can't get sunshine because it's unhealthy? Whoever said that? Well, they always warn about skin cancer when the body is exposed without protection, so it does make sense that they'd exaggerate that warning.
"You Oughta Look Out" promotes the exact opposite of what Drake was going for when he used it in his song. It's telling people to be more careful, take care of themselves and cherish their lives. Of course, people won't take it to heart as it's a spoof of Drake's saying, but at least it's finally pointing out how ridiculous Drake's phrase was to begin with.
This is the best thing that's been produced going against Drake's ways since the meme of Dwight Schrute correcting everybody on how many times they live in comparison to how many times they die.
You had to leave it to Dwight from NBC's "The Office" to educate the public.
Without a doubt, though it wouldn't find itself on my playlist, Adam Levine's version of YOLO is more attractive than Drake's version. Young Money is getting played out anyways.
Whose version would you rather listen to?
