With Hootie and the Blowfish having covered songs by artists he’s loved (REM’s “Losing My Religion” in particular), Rucker said he was truly flattered to be on the other side of that equation. “I love that he changed ‘the Dolphins make me cry’ to ‘the Cowboys’!” “He always has a fresh way to say things,” said Rucker. Not only is Malone a dear friend of Rucker’s, the country star is thrilled by the rapper’s creativity. “I love seeing someone like Post put his own spin on it like he does with everything he records.” “It’s awesome to see that a song we wrote almost 30 years ago continues to resonate as it really speaks to the lasting life a song can have when people connect with it,” Rucker said. The smile in my face will not leave for a long time. Hell yes man!!!!!!!!!” before talking to Variety. The Malone show can be viewed for free on the official Pokémon YouTube and Twitch channels and Pokémon’s 25th anniversary website and acts as the start of a yearlong celebration of all things Pokémon with Universal Music Group, and their P25 Music artist-driven series.Īs for Rucker, when he discovered his first huge smash as Hootie and the Blowfish was being covered by the face-tatted rapper (just 25-years-old himself, born around the same time as the Hootie hit dropped) the songwriter Tweeted, “The smile on my face will not leave for a long time. PST, a live showcase Malone previewed previously by turning into an animated character. Malone’s new take on the old Hootie song, dubbed the “Pokémon 25 Version,” dropped Thursday, just in time for his Pokémon Day virtual concert at 7:00 p.m. That is, until you know that Malone owns an old-school Game Boy Color so that he can still play Pokémon on the regular, and that, before Saturday’s Pokémon Day 25th anniversary celebration, Malone’s released a cover of Rucker’s co-written 1995 hit with Hootie and the Blowfish, “Only Wanna Be With You.” "I wanted to take more steps outside of my comfort range and make music that I think-to me-is some of the best I’ve made.Pokémon, Post Malone and Darius Rucker might seem like unusual bedfellows. It’s a dark time in the world,” he told WSJ. There’s so much to say in these times that will give people hope and hopefully uplift people’s spirits. The show will be free for viewers via the official Pokémon YouTube and Twitch channels, as well as on Pokémon’s 25th anniversary website.Įxpect more new music from Malone as he’s readying an "uplifting" album. Malone is set to perform the "Pokémon 25 Version" during the Pokémon Day 25th anniversary celebration and virtual concert, which is scheduled for Saturday at 7 PM ET. 6 spot on the Billboard Hot 100.Īfter hearing the release, Rucker took to Twitter to sound off on Malone's cover of his first smash, writing, "The smile on my face will not leave for a long time. "Only Wanna Be with You" was lifted from Hootie & the Blowfish’s breakthrough album, Cracked Rear View, and climbed its way up to the No. For his rendition, Malone stays in line with the original 1995 smash, but tweaks the lyrics to reference the Dallas Cowboys (instead of Darius Rucker's original shoutout to the Miami Dolphins) and adds a few sound effects from the original Pokémon video game. On Thursday (February 25), the singer, 25, dropped a cover of Hootie & the Blowfish's "Only Wanna Be with You" in honor of the 25th anniversary of Pokémon. Post Malone's first release of 2021 is a blast from the past.
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