Tag: superhero songs
The Internet’s Strangest Superhero Songs: People sing songs about Captain America, but should they?
Captain America probably isn’t a fun figure to write songs about, and in gathering titles for this entry, I feel even stronger about that. A few songwriters manage, but hell, this could’ve been a...
The Internet’s Strangest Superhero Songs: Someone needs to write more Fantastic Four songs
We need to talk about the current state of Fantastic Four songs.
There was a time when the Fantastic Four were the superstar superteam of the Marvel Universe, but the glitz of Hollywood has changed...
The Internet’s Strangest Superhero Songs: How to say “Sub-Mariner” in Portuguese and other important...
If you’re persistent in wandering around its digital corridors with no apparent purpose, the Internet is sure to give you exactly the thing you were looking for, but just never knew it. Previously I’ve...
The Internet’s Strangest Superhero Songs: Getting emo with Spider-Man
Impossible Situations - Spider Man Kiss
Dutch power pop duo Impossible Situations has created a catchy confection about the desire for an upside down kiss just like in the Spider-Man movie. It’s a moment that...
The Internet’s Strangest Superhero Songs: The Jack Urbont Guide To the Marvel Universe
The last couple weeks I’ve written about the flexi-disc releases from Marvel Comics in the 1960s, and one of those featured two songs written by Jack Urbont. Jack Urbont’s Marvel output didn’t stop at...
The Internet’s Strangest Superhero Songs: When is a song about Doctor Octopus NOT about...
I’m fascinated by people who use the name Spider-Man in their music, but don’t reference any aspect having remotely to do with Spider-Man and in some cases go completely in a different direction. If...
The Internet’s Strangest Superhero Songs: Sgt. Rock Hits the Disco Floor and more
While many of the songs I’ve encountered in compiling this bunch of songs about DC superheroes are very definitely by people who read the comics religiously and know all the ins and outs of...
The Internet’s Strangest Superhero Songs: Arthur Korb becomes the official songwriter of the Justice...
One of the challenges of compiling these lists of songs about DC superheroes is that not every song with a superhero name in its title is actually about the superhero, so you find yourself...
The Internet’s Strangest Superhero Songs: Adam West Blabs Batman’s Secrets and more
One of the most interesting realizations in gathering these Batman songs has been that while the Caped Crusader has absolutely nothing on Superman in the disco department, he’s got it all over the Man...
The Internet’s Strangest Superhero Songs: Batman Excites Some Dutch Kids and more
Another week, another list of songs about the least-bashful superhero on the planet, Batman. As I said last week, the most ubiquitous way Batman has infiltrated our popular culture is through Neil Hefti’s theme...
The Internet’s Strangest Superhero Songs: The Quebecois Band that Masqueraded as Batman and Robin...
When you're looking into songs about superheroes, Batman may just be the most musical superhero ever.
