Jeret Reddick, the lead singer of the pop punk rock band Bowling For Soup, has fired shots straight in our childhood feels with his shadow dropped cover of Endless Possibility, the theme song from Sonic Unleashed originally performed by himself.
Often misattributed to Bowling For Soup as a whole, the song was performed originally by musicians at Sega, including Sonic Unleashed’s main composer Tomoya Ohtani, while the lyrics were written and recorded by Jaret Reddick. This time, he and one of his bandmates, Rob Felicetti, have returned with cover band Punk Rock Factory and Wheatus (Best known for their hit song Teenage Dirtbag (2000)) to bless us with a new, independently recorded version of the beloved song, including a music video uploaded to the official Bowling For Soup YouTube channel. It’s an unexpected surprise, but as the song goes, the possibilities are neverending.
But how will you know what it sounds like? And how will you know if it’s cool. We all gotta jump past the break, and it’s like that for you. The possibilities are neverending.
The cover is noticeably different from the original recording we all know and love. It has a much more raw, rock focus more like any song that these three bands have ever made on their own, and a much greater focus on guitars and drums, versus the rock and orchestrated hybrid of the original. There are new digital effects too, including a short chiptune segment between the guitar solo and the final chorus. Branden Brown of Wheatus contributes the all new guitar solo to the song as well. Jeret Reddick doesn’t hit the highest notes with his voice that he did originally either, but otherwise sounds about the same as he did years ago. Overall, it’s a lovely alternative take on the song that fans are sure to appreciate. (It’s also kinda delightful watching Reddick play with a bunch of Sonic toys.)
This new cover is also available to stream on Apple Music, Tidal, Amazon Music, and Deezer, as well as for purchase and download on the iTunes Store and Qobuz. I think it deserves a spot in your Sonic/Sega playlist. As a special bonus for reading to the end, Rolling Stone has also conducted an interview with Reddick asking him questions about the song and about his history with Sonic and Sonic fans, and it’s a brief, but interesting read.
Did you enjoy this new cover? Did you enjoy the original song? Where does this cover stack up against the original for you? Would you like to see any other musicians who created music for Sonic in the past come back and record a new cover? Would you be thrilled hearing this song at a live Bowling For Soup concert? Please wake me up when you comment.
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