The Boot

Post Malone Covers Hootie & the Blowfish’s ‘Only Wanna Be With You’ [LISTEN]

Rapper-turned-crooner Post Malone has revealed a lightly Pokémon-themed cover of Hootie & the Blowfish's 1995 soft rock classic "Only Wanna Be With You," an amalgamation of cross-generation pop ...
The Cheat Sheet

Hootie & the Blowfish Had to Pay Up Because ‘Only Wanna Be with You’ Was So Similar to a Bob Dylan Song

Some of Bob Dylan‘s songs from the 1970s inspired Hootie & the Blowfish’s “Only Wanna Be with You.” Initially, Dylan’s label had no issue with this. Subsequently, the band had to hand over some money.
The Cheat Sheet

Darius Rucker Reacted to Post Malone’s Cover of Hootie & the Blowfish’s ‘Only Wanna Be with You’

Darius Rucker reacted to Post Malone’s cover of Hootie & the Blowfish’s “Only Wanna Be with You.” He discussed a lyrical change Malone made to the song. Malone’s cover charted in the United States.
The Fader

Listen to Post Malone’s cover of “Only Wanna Be With You” by Hootie and the Blowfish

Post Malone's collaboration with Pokémon to celebrate the gaming franchise's 25th anniversary was announced this month, and I'll be the first to admit that I found the pairing more amusing than ...