Songs which mention super heroes but aren't necessarily about them.

The Great Saiyaman · 02-21-2019, 06:52 PM

Well, let's be honest, since Superman first flew into the comic book pages back in 1938, everybody and their goldfish have cashed in on the concept of having super powers and what a Superhero should be.

Which of course also makes it a good subject to write songs about.

Black Grape "Kelly's heroes" which mentions Batman and because of Batman being always so self righteous, questions if it was Jesus underneath the cowl all along.

The firm, not to be confused with the band of the same name which had Paul Rogers and Jimmy Page, is best known for their song "Star Trekkin'" but their follow up single must be just as funny as it lampoons super heroes and all they stand for. They basically name them all in the lyrics.

I'm not sure how many outside Europe are familiar with the TV series "Supergran" but, the premise is all in the title: here's a grandma who has super powers and makes all the big name Superheroes look bad. The lyrics tell, Superman, Iceman, Spiderman, Batman and Robin to stand back because it's Supergran to the rescue. The song itself was done by Billy Connolly and the lyrics are frankly hilarious "She's got more front than a row of houses."

But of course not all of those songs are funny.

The biggest superhero is the one you can be for somebody else and it's damn tough to live up to that.

*snake* · 02-21-2019, 07:31 PM

Very informative. Good thread.

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 03-17-2019, 01:34 PM

Kacey Musgraves - Wonder Woman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv21gmSITGw

*Leo656* · 03-17-2019, 02:55 PM

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned "Land of Confusion" by Genesis.

02-21-2019, 06:52 PM	#1
The Great Saiyaman Stone Warrior Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 904	Songs which mention super heroes but aren't necessarily about them. Well, let's be honest, since Superman first flew into the comic book pages back in 1938, everybody and their goldfish have cashed in on the concept of having super powers and what a Superhero should be. Which of course also makes it a good subject to write songs about. Black Grape "Kelly's heroes" which mentions Batman and because of Batman being always so self righteous, questions if it was Jesus underneath the cowl all along. The firm, not to be confused with the band of the same name which had Paul Rogers and Jimmy Page, is best known for their song "Star Trekkin'" but their follow up single must be just as funny as it lampoons super heroes and all they stand for. They basically name them all in the lyrics. I'm not sure how many outside Europe are familiar with the TV series "Supergran" but, the premise is all in the title: here's a grandma who has super powers and makes all the big name Superheroes look bad. The lyrics tell, Superman, Iceman, Spiderman, Batman and Robin to stand back because it's Supergran to the rescue. The song itself was done by Billy Connolly and the lyrics are frankly hilarious "She's got more front than a row of houses." But of course not all of those songs are funny. The biggest superhero is the one you can be for somebody else and it's damn tough to live up to that. __________________ "I reject your reality and substitute my own." - Adam Savage, "Mythbusters" Last edited by The Great Saiyaman; 02-21-2019 at 06:59 PM.

03-17-2019, 01:34 PM	#3
Original TMNT Cartoon Fan Overlord Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 10,154	Wonder Woman Kacey Musgraves - Wonder Woman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv21gmSITGw

03-17-2019, 02:55 PM	#4
Leo656 The Franchise Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,696	I'm surprised nobody has mentioned "Land of Confusion" by Genesis. __________________ "I left some words quite far from here to be a short reminder... I laid them out in stone, in case they need to last forever..." "But hey... I'm not telling you anything that you don't already know." nWo Tech: The Official Thread Poison of the Technodrome Forums https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxr...awnHgDz1ceDcfA https://theroxxshow.blogspot.com/

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02-21-2019, 07:31 PM	#2
snake Disgusting Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Outer Heaven Posts: 12,230	Very informative. Good thread.