2012 Merchandise & Miscellaneous News Archives

May 17, 2012: Superman in Songs

Superman in Songs SongFacts.com has posted an article highlighting ten popular songs that were inspired by Superman.

    It was a few decades before songwriters started using Superman as an expression of our humanity; the Brill building writers stayed away from the topic either because the metaphor was too complex, or because of copyright issues - if a song is about Superman, you could be on the hook (Chuck Berry had to fork over royalties for "Run Rudolph Run" since he didn't own the rights to the magical reindeer).

    As the character developed through movies and TV shows, Superman became more complex and more like us. Famous musicians often felt like both Clark Kent and Superman, and they started writing songs about it. Some, like Five for Fighting, walk a precarious line between being hero and human, while others, like R.E.M., unabashedly shout their greatness from the rooftops. Some realize they can't be heroes at all.

    In one way or another, they're all searching for Superman.

For years now the Superman Homepage has been cataloguing our own "Superman in Songs" list, which currently stands at 552 songs that use the name "Superman" or "Clark Kent".



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