Episode 101 – Michael Jackson vs Sonic the Hedgehog

The guys discuss the longstanding rumor that the King of Pop was behind the music for Sega’s mascot and his third big game. SHOW NOTES: Songs used in this episode: “Banditos” by the Refreshments; “Hey Jealousy” by the Gin Blossoms https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Sonic_the_Hedgehog https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_Trap Genesis ad campaign: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkN9p0E91MY https://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/4208/out_of_the_blue_naoto_ohshima_.php?page=2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jetzons https://www.smoothradio.com/artists/michael-jackson/fired-his-director-live-on-stage-video/ https://www.megavisions.net/brad-buxer-opens-up-on-sonic-3-and-michael-jackson/ https://michael-jackson.fandom.com/wiki/Brad_Buxer Brad interview: http://info.sonicretro.org/Brad_Buxer_Interview_(Black_%26_White,_November/December_2009) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog_3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonwalker https://www.denofgeek.com/culture/a-hotel-accident-got-the-moonwalker-video-game-signed-off/ The Smooth Criminal Moonwalker segment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_i9btZVLm8 The HuffPo piece: https://testkitchen.huffingtonpost.com/michaeljacksonsonic/ https://americansongwriter.com/in-a-stunning-revelation-michael-jackson-in-fact-did-write-the-music-for-sonic-3-video-game/ Michael Jackson and Sonic audio overlays: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPHg9UB22vU