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Original Pokémon Singer Reworks Song for Presidential Hopeful Paul

posted on by Egan Loo
Jason Paige rewrites 1998 English "Pokémon Theme" to support U.S. candidate

Jason Paige, the original singer of the 1998 English version of the Pokémon anime's theme song, reworked the lyrics to make it a support song for U.S. Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul:

Another Republican presidential candidate, Herman Cain, acknowledged last December that he has been quoting a Pokémon anime film's theme song — Donna Summer's "The Power of One" — throughout his campaign. Cain later quoted even more of the song during the "Rock Me Like a Herman Cain South Cain-Olina Primary Rally" with political satirist Stephen Colbert in January:

Source: International Business Times

Update: Corrected description of Pokémon anime film. Thanks, Gamefish.


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