Prog Songs with famous superheroes

 

can you list other songs where different types of superheros are sung about, like Marvel characters, DC- comics, form classic literature or other sources

 

I can name to other prog and prog-related

 

in Fools Overture are Spiderman mentioned and their is Metalicas Enter Sandman. others

 

 

More superheroes in music to look up

 

Oh Superman - Laurie Anderson

Batman - Z? (jazz)

Flash - Queen

Captain Zero - The Mixtures

Invisible Man - ?

Wonder Woman - ?

Ghost Rider (in the sky?)

 

 what else?

guess these ones

 

 

"superman and green lantern aint got nothing on me"

"magneto and titanium man, we were involved in a robbery that was due to happen at a quarter to three in main street"

"superman yes i am, I'm gonna make you love me.. Superman! If I can I'm gonna make you love me."

"better than batman, he's better than spider man, better than action man..."

"I've got X ray Eyes, and I can see right through your lies"

"I am the Lord of the wasteland.. a modern day man of steel..."

"I'm Captain Zero, your original spaced out super hero..."

 

 

 

 

 

- Jethro Tull, Thick as a Brick

 

 

Some prog entries:

 

ARTIST: Bowie, David
ALBUM: Hunky Dory
SONG: Quicksand
LYRICS: I'm not a prophet or a stone age man
Just a mortal with potential of a superman.

 

ARTIST: Gabriel, Peter
ALBUM: Peter Gabriel vol 2 (Scratch)
SONG: A Wonderful Day in a One-way World
LYRICS: I drive my car, there's no place to park it
No respect for Superman in supermarket.

 

ARTIST: Genesis
ALBUM: The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
SONG: Carpet Crawlers
LYRICS: Mild mannered Supermen are held in Kryptonite
And the wise and foolish virgins giggle
with their bodies glowing bright.

 

 

ARTIST: Hammill, Peter
ALBUM: Nadir's Big Chance
SONG: Two or Three Spectres
LYRICS: Fellini creatures cluster round the dressing-room.
the heavenly bodies all got to have their moons.
In the cult of the superman the music plays a supporting role
and far more important is the shape of his nose,
the size of his codpiece and the cut of his clothes...

 

ARTIST: Hawkwind
ALBUM: Space Ritual Alive
SONG: ORGONE ACCUMULATOR
LYRICS: Those energy stimulators
Will turn your eyeballs into craters
But an orgone accumulator
Is a superman creator.

 

ARTIST: Hendrix, Jimi
ALBUM: First Rays of the New Rising Sun
SONG: Astro Man
LYRICS: They call him astro man
And he's flyin' higher than
That fa**** Superman ever could.

 

ARTIST: Oldfield, Mike
ALBUM: Moonlight Shadow (3" CD Single)
SONG: Rite of Man
LYRICS: speak up, speak up, speak up for the rite of man
take your fortunes when you can
make your way like superman
come back like a boomerang
speak up for the right of man.

 

ARTIST: Queen
ALBUM: A day at the races
SONG: Bicycle Race
LYRICS: I don't believe in Peter Pan
Frankenstein or Superman
All I wanna do is
Bicycle bicycle bicycle.

 

ARTIST: Rush
ALBUM: Test For Echo
SONG: Time And Motion
LYRICS: Superman in Supernature
Needs all the comfort he can find
Sponateous emotion
And the long-enduring kind.

 

 

ARTIST: Steely Dan
ALBUM: Gaucho
SONG: Glamour Profession
LYRICS: 6:05 outside the stadium
Special delivery for Hoops McCann
Brut and Charisma poured from the shadow where he stood
Looking good he's a crowd pleasing man
One on one He's schoolyard superman
Crashing the backboard he's Jungle Jim again
When it's all over we'll make some calls from my car, we're a star.

 

 

 

special mention to non proggers too!:

 

ARTIST: Mitchell, Joni
ALBUM: Joni Mitchell
SONG: Nathan La Franeer
LYRICS: The cars and buses bustled thru the bedlam of the day
I looked thru window-glass at streets and Nathan grumbled at the grey
I saw an aging cripple selling Superman balloons.

 

ARTIST: Morissette, Alanis
ALBUM: Alanis
SONG: Superman
LYRICS: You gotta be tough to make it today who
And never be scared of finding your way
to Superman.

 

 

ARTIST: Newcleus
ALBUM: Jam On Revenge
SONG: Jam On It
LYRICS: (Said Superman had come to town to see who he could rock)
(He blew away every crew he faced until he reached our block)
(His speakers were three stories high with woofers made of steel)
(And when we boys sit outside, he said "I boom for real")
He said, "I'm faster than a speedin' bullet when I'm on the set
I don't need no fans to cool my ass, I just use my super breath
I could fly three times around the world without missin' a beat
I socialize with X-ray eyes, and ladies think it's sweet
(And then he turned his power on and the ground began to move)
(And all the buildings for miles around were swayin' to the groove)
(And just when he had fooled the crowd and swore he won the fight)
We rocked his boat with a 12 inch cut called Disco Kryptonite
Well, Superman looked up at me, he said, "You rock so naturally"
I said now that you've learned the deal, let me tell you why I'm so for real
I'm Cozmo D from outer space, I came to rock the human race
I do it right cause I can't do it wrong
That's why the whole world is singin' this song.

 

 

 

"The Ballad of Aquaman" by the Social Bedders. "Superman can fly up in the sky and Batman has a genius brain, Wonder Woman, the amazon, has got a invisible magic plane. The Flash runs quick as a comet, Green Lantern's got a glowing ring, they all bring great power, but what does Aquaman bring?"