OT: Comicbook Characters in Songs

[tth2]

So I was listening to my iPod on the way to work today, when the song "Superman" by Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians came on, which got me to wondering how many pop songs had references to superheroes in them.

 

Off the top of my head, I came up with the list below. There's a little bit of cheating, as Black Sabbath's "Ironman", for instance, is clearly not about the comicbook character. Any others? (and please, "real" songs only, not theme songs from superhero cartoons or songs from the Merry Marching Marvel Society Singers, or some such).

 

Superman, The Kinks

Superman, Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians

Superman, REM

Ironman, Black Sabbath

Lullaby, The Cure (reference to Spiderman, although clearly not the Marvel character)

Magneto and Titanium Man, Paul McCartney & Wings

Precious, The Pretenders (reference to Howard the Duck, and even the lyrics "Trapped in a world that he never made")

[marvelcollector]

Jim Croce Don't Mess around with Jim "don't tug on Superman's cape.."

[howardhallis]

Pink Floyd - Cymbaline: "And Doctor Strange is always changing size..."

The Ramones did a kick cover of the Spider-Man theme...

Weezer's song In The Garage has the line "I've got dungeon master's guide, I've got 12 sided die, I've got Kitty Pride, and Nightcrawler too, Waiting there for me, yes I do, I do."

[falderal-migration]

The Flaming Lips - Watin' for a Superman

[thanos_oftitan]

Sunshine Superman by Donovan

(Superman or Green Lantern ain't got a-nothin' on me)

[AussieRuss]

Mucky Pup did an r-rated Batman theme song

[GACollectibles]

"Superman's Song" by The Crash Test Dummies

"Kryptonite" by 3 Doors Down

 

[Zonker]

Superman, REM

 

One of my favorite REM songs, even if they didn't write it.

 

Add to the list:

 

Jimmy Olsen's Blues, The Spin Doctors

[delekkerste]

Nena, "99 Red Balloons":

 

"Everyone's a superhero, everyone's a Captain Kirk".

[GACollectibles]

Songs by XTC(or by Andy Partridge)

 

"Sgt Rock (Is Going to Help Me)"

"That's really Super, Supergirl"

"Brainiac's Daughter"

[Smokinghawk]

"Superhero" by Ani DiFranco:

 

i used to be a superhero

no one could touch me

not even myself

you are like a phone booth

i somehow stumbled into

and now look at me

i am just like everybody else

[Rob]

"Superman's Dead" by Our Lady Peace

[ashrael]

Black Sabbath's "Iron Man" has to be my favorite. Great song.

[tilleycs]

Guns N' Roses, "Paradise City" - "Captain America's been torn apart..."

[DNAgent]

song: land of confusion

artist: genesis

 

'oh superman where are you now...'

 

 

 

song: captain america

artist: moe.

album: no doy

 

Captain America said you gotta be like me

Or you're gonna wind up dead last

At the end of your rope

Flat broke

Down and tired

You sleepy head

Won't you go to bed

Let me run your life

Lies

 

Clark Kent ran for president

No one knew about the secrets locked in his head

Friends tried to take his life

Accusations flew

Flew like Kryptonite

Clark still looking good

What you gonna say

To make everything alright

Lies

[slab_em-migration]

Greatest comic related song of all time:

 

"I Am The Law" - Anthrax. (Judge Dredd song)

[Marc Spector-migration]

Superman, REM

 

One of my favorite REM songs, even if they didn't write it.

 

 

Really? Who wrote it?

[slab_em-migration]

[howardhallis]

...So Captain Marvel zapped him right between the eyes...

All the children sing!

Hey Bungalow Bill! What did you kill? Bungalow Bill!

-The Beatles

[Zonker]

Superman, REM

 

One of my favorite REM songs, even if they didn't write it.

 

 

Really? Who wrote it?

 

It is credited to Gary Zekley and Mitch Bottler. I'm not familar with their other work, but apparently Gary Zekley goes all the way back to Jan & Dean.