Travie McCoy’s “Billionaire” has cemented its place as one of the songs of the summer, holding strong in the Top 10 of Billboard‘s Hot 100 for the fifth week in a row—but not everybody shares Travie’s dream of being filthy rich. Brit synth-pop singer Neon Hitch recorded her own version of the hit song, criticizing monetary wish fullfillment and superficiality. Check out the low-maintenance singer’s rendition of the summer jam below.
Neon Hitch – “Billionaire”
“I don’t want to be a billionaire, who fuckin’ cares / Hide behind your cars and what they wear / And I heard the new filthy rich ain’t what it seems / Money can’t buy all the things I’ve seen,” croons Neon in a baby voice that could make Ke$ha sound like a baritone. Hitch basically makes McCoy’s jam into her own parody, Weird Al-style, keeping the exact same beat and just trading in her own anti-greed lyrics.
We suppose it’s smart for Neon to get her name out by tackling her own version of a hit song, although if she really listened to Travie’s tune, she would realize he wasn’t really endorsing a luxurious lifestyle, as he mostly wanted to be rich so that he could help people with the money. Regardless, we still wish Neon would have done more to change around the beat and the melody to make it more her own.
Are you digging this stick-it-to-the-man version of “Billionaire”? Or is the original track already just so money?
Yeah, I’m gonna need for her to STFU, and next time she wants to put her .2cents in, do some REAL research beyond just the chorus.
This was so unnecessary and just extra bitchy I’m not a fan.
Billionaire is a fantastic song with heart if I never hear this skank again it’ll be too soon.
What a dumb ho! Has this stupid chick actually listened to Travie’s lyrics in the song? He is clearly saying he would give cars away, make sure his loved ones were taken care of, and that he would do more for the victims of Katrina than Fema did. So many people get caught up in the chorus of this song that they fail to hear message in it.
Love Neon Hitch!
i’ve never heard of this neon hitch before but she’s really good, i think that her version is better, i only like the chorus of the original.
Neon Hitch is a goddess. If you stop and think about Travie McCoy, he does have money, quite a bit, but I’ve never seen him do the things he talks about in his song. Neon Hitch however lives her life exactly how she talks about in her version of the song. And if she had changed the beat or melody her point would not have made such an impact. I like both versions of the song, but Neon Hitch shouldn’t be bashed for her opinions.
You guys are obviously retarted, this song show’s people that you don’t need money to have fun
I think this is an awesome version of the song “billonaire”. It’s not the typical stereotype song our generation and it shows the importance of love over money. Whoever says this song is “stupid” is obviously not digging deeper into what shes saying.
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