Why it Works? "This Time" By INXS

Happy April Fools' Day! Today we'll be discussing a song that has absolutely no relationship to Pokemon whatsoever. This 1985 release still manages to have some relevancy to the franchise. If only there had been a Pokemon movie in '85/'86:

Transcript:

“This Time” by Australian rock group INXS has zilch to do with Pokémon, though I suppose you never know what they’ll do next with Detective Pikachu. In any case, the song was originally released in 1985 on the “Listen Like Thieves” album, and would eventually become a single and music video for the band. While the lyrics seem to be referencing a bickering couple, there are some elements that parallel the dynamics of the original traveling group of the Pokémon anime. Ash, Misty, and Brock often have differences that seem irreconcilable, leading to a lot of arguing. As far as wasting time…they’re good at that too, repeatedly getting lost, taking unplanned detours, and being easily distracted in general. Anyway, if you’d like to explore this April Fools’ Day joke further, believe it or not, I had a discussion with Anne from Pikapi Podcast about this very song, and she had some thoughts of her own, so look for a card for that video. Thanks.

A trio of Mew-related videos

In honor of Mew finally being made available in Pokemon Go, I've dug up one of my old parodies and had it recorded by Tom Bedlam. The result is "Mew Sensation", a take on "New Sensation" by Australian rock group INXS:

If you'd like to know more about this song, you can take a look here:

If that's still not enough for you, I also recently unboxed "The Birth Of Mewtwo" radio drama CD from Japan:

Poke Press Digest Podcast: Episode 8-If INXS Did a Pokemon Song/Midwest Regionals 2016

 This time we have two segments. In the first (0:47-43:35), I discuss Australian rock group INXS, and which of their songs might have worked for Pokémon. Like the Perfume discussion from last time, Anne from Pikapi Podcast offers her thoughts as well.

Our second segment (43:44-48:21) is an archival interview from last year's Midwest regional, where I had a chance to talk to one of the top finishers in the TCG event. This year's regional is coming up, so I figured this was a good time to bring this one back.



INXS Corrections/Notes:
-Their self-titled debut album was released in 1980, not 1979.
-Garry somehow acquired the nickname "Gary" and ended up using both.
-Elegantly Wasted Music Videos: I'm a bit uncertain which videos from the Elegantly
Wasted album were released in 1997, and which came
out later.
-2000 Olympics: According to an article on the VH1 website, they
performed at the 2000 Olympics closing cermony.
-The Switch album has 11 tracks, not 13.

Links:

Segment 1:
Pikapi Podcast
Perfume/INXS Playlist

If (Blank) Did a Pokemon Song: INXS (Part 2)

My INXS fanboying continues with discussions about the songs "Kick" and "Us". Listen to find out why these songs remind me of Pokemon:

Additionally, here's an excerpt from the upcoming Magearna movie discussion:

If (Blank) Did a Pokemon Song: INXS (Part 1)

INXS may never have done a Pokemon song, but the band's deep catalog does provide some alternate universe style options, which I discuss with Anne from Pikapi Podcast: