Ill wind blows the road to go
How many times we've told you so
(Burn you up and I'll burn you down)
(Burn you up and I'll burn you down)
No rhyme or reason
No way to make it easy 'til it's done
(Burn you up and I'll burn you down)
(Burn you up and I'll burn you down)
So you cross onto the other side of the street
(Burn you up and I'll burn you down)
(Burn you up and I'll burn you down)
Should know better but you keep turning up the heat...
-- "Burn You Up, Burn You Down", Peter Gabriel
It is well-known that Pokémon has the Fire type, for which its various species have various ways of inciting flames and burning things to a crisp. Even then, some species not of the type may still be able to use moves of the type (or not necessarily) to inflict characteristic burns of their own. For me, that seems oddly reminiscent of a rather fiery song that I've gotten to know quite well through other means, and that would be the above song.
The part that I've chosen to quote is its second verse, which is where the ideas expressed in the title are first mentioned in the song as "responses" to the "calls" of the verse. The part in its entirety may represent the struggle that a Fire-type Pokémon may have to go through in order to bring the heat to other Pokémon and/or other things. It's a struggle that may have its twists and turns, considering the invoked imagery of streets.
Meanwhile, the song itself overall is a pop-rock number, and much of it can be considered to have to do with making things work for oneself and others in the face of certain obstacles (for example, falling rain). It's especially evident in the chorus, which may be a little less "friendly" in consideration of Pokémon - not quoted here and further doesn't contain the titular ideas - but if the song is of any indication, then it too perhaps can be made to work somehow.
As an aside, this song has had a few different versions, but one version will resonate with fans of a certain thing, as it was used within one iteration of that "certain thing" - in two guises, no less. It's also even been alluded as recently as two posts ago. Obviously I resonate as such, but then I also resonate with having this song tie into Pokémon, hence the purpose of this post. Some ideals seem to transcend, after all.
Perhaps the most important line - "you can make it happen..." - which is sung near the end of the song, also encapsulates its general sentiments. Whether that would be for Fire-type Pokémon species trying to make their (burn) mark or people in general trying to accomplish what it is they need, there might just be a way for all of that to happen. And with that, their fervor can burn in every which way possible.
One year ago: Gigantamax in Pokémon Go: Harrowing Magnitudes
Two years ago: Cosplay: District 18 Halloween & Cosplay Party
Three years ago: Shiny Pokémon in Café Remix
Four years ago: My Current Unite License Targets
Five years ago: The Halloween Cup of GBL
Six years ago: Later, Psyduck
Seven years ago: Hardcore (Dis)United
Eight years ago: Duff Knows Pokémon
