Five for Fighting - "Superman"

Message Bookmarked

Bookmark Removed

That one melodic hook in the verse ("I can't stand to fly") oddly manages to be really memorable and pretty and kind of touching. It loses it a bit in the chorus but that bit kept echoing in my head after I heard it in the background of some crap TV thing. It almost makes me ready to buy into the navel-gazing.

― sundar subramanian (sundar), Monday, 7 July 2003 16:21 (twenty years ago) link

And apparently Journey is one of his seminal influences!

― sundar subramanian (sundar), Monday, 7 July 2003 16:23 (twenty years ago) link

One of the most awful recordings ever committed to tape. All involved should be deeply, deeplay ashamed of themselves. Actually, incarceration without the slightest hope of parole for those responsible is probably in order.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 7 July 2003 16:27 (twenty years ago) link

This song was like a treacly mashup of Creed and Bread.

― Nicole (Nicole), Monday, 7 July 2003 17:38 (twenty years ago) link

Gothy ILMers in hating popular AOR shocker!

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 7 July 2003 17:43 (twenty years ago) link

Let's fourth that assessment.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 7 July 2003 17:54 (twenty years ago) link

Call me a "gothy ILM"'er if that makes you feel better, Dan, but the fact remains -- Five For Fighting make indefensibly bad music, be you a fan of Christian Death or fuckin' Hanson.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 7 July 2003 17:57 (twenty years ago) link

also, this isn't AOR, it's Active Rock

― James Blount (James Blount), Monday, 7 July 2003 18:04 (twenty years ago) link

and it sucks ducks off dumptrucks

― James Blount (James Blount), Monday, 7 July 2003 18:04 (twenty years ago) link

and it sucks ducks off dumptrucks

Don't know what that means, exactly, but it certainly sounds accurate.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 7 July 2003 18:06 (twenty years ago) link

(hee hee Alex missed the implicit bit where I agreed with him)

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 7 July 2003 19:12 (twenty years ago) link

I still believe this song's success is karma for me liking "Walking In Memphis" enough as a kid that I bought Marc Cohn's album.

I can't believe I once owned a Marc Cohn album, and this song was designed to remind me.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 7 July 2003 20:33 (twenty years ago) link

I about ran off the road when I heard a college radio station playing this song in December 2001. It prompted a long rant on a message board about the death and burial and cremation and fucking ashes-pissed-on-and-eaten-by-wild-dogs demise of college radio.

― JesseFox (JesseFox), Tuesday, 8 July 2003 00:25 (twenty years ago) link

Even the songs you hate the most have something about them that you can joke about or make fun of. But there's just nothing funny about this song. The only possible response is bile and hatred.

― My name is Kenny (My name is Kenny), Tuesday, 8 July 2003 01:18 (twenty years ago) link

dude, when he says "I'm not that naive" you can imitate being kicked in the nuts. That's funny shit.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Tuesday, 8 July 2003 01:28 (twenty years ago) link

haha I love when I'm the only person willing to say something good (and it was even pretty mild) about popular crap-rock. I still stand by that one hook. I didn't mind "Walking In Memphis" either at the time.

― sundar subramanian (sundar), Tuesday, 8 July 2003 03:57 (twenty years ago) link

"Walking In Memphis"

Oh man, good times. My dad loves that one. Anybody remember "Picture Postcards from LA?"

― ben welsh (benwelsh), Tuesday, 8 July 2003 04:02 (twenty years ago) link

seven years pass...

i like this song

― markers, Monday, 2 May 2011 00:56 (twelve years ago) link

no.

― \(^o\) (/o^)/ (ENBB), Monday, 2 May 2011 00:58 (twelve years ago) link

lol you're wrong

― markers, Monday, 2 May 2011 00:58 (twelve years ago) link

M, it's awful!!

― \(^o\) (/o^)/ (ENBB), Monday, 2 May 2011 01:00 (twelve years ago) link

i like it E!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

― markers, Monday, 2 May 2011 01:00 (twelve years ago) link

― \(^o\) (/o^)/ (ENBB), Monday, 2 May 2011 01:01 (twelve years ago) link

http://i1115.photobucket.com/albums/k556/weird_fin/Gifs/abby-gibbs-hug-GIF-ncis.gif

l-r; me, markers

― flopson, Monday, 2 May 2011 01:12 (twelve years ago) link

three months pass...

even heroes have the right to dream . . .

― markers, Tuesday, 2 August 2011 19:53 (twelve years ago) link

http://i.imgur.com/XEDo7.gif

― markers, Tuesday, 2 August 2011 19:53 (twelve years ago) link

markers, it's okay, man. you have established beyond a shadow of a doubt that you have terrible taste. we got you.

― king of torts (strongo hulkington's ghost dad), Tuesday, 2 August 2011 19:54 (twelve years ago) link

http://i.imgur.com/Pkux0.gif

― markers, Tuesday, 2 August 2011 19:54 (twelve years ago) link

six years pass...

I'll take Enrique Iglesias and Enya over this Capn-Save-a-9/11.

― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 01:43 (five years ago) link

it's a hockey thing alfred

― flamenco blorf (BradNelson), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 02:00 (five years ago) link

i made myself like this song in ninth grade, long story. regardless, i still kinda like it. "one hundred years" is abominable tho

― flamenco blorf (BradNelson), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 02:01 (five years ago) link

it's a hockey thing alfred

― flamenco blorf (BradNelson)

all I need is just one puck

― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 02:16 (five years ago) link

i hate this song so much

― you bet, nancy (map), Wednesday, 20 June 2018 03:43 (five years ago) link

i heard this guy is a huge asshole. that is all.

― akm, Thursday, 21 June 2018 21:29 (five years ago) link

I had a dream where my ninth-grade geometry teacher led our class out to a wide-open field on a sunny day and had us join hands and sing this song. It was kind of beautiful

― J. Sam, Friday, 22 June 2018 02:47 (five years ago) link

lol

― i want to get cancer (map), Friday, 22 June 2018 02:47 (five years ago) link

I have nothing to say.

― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 22 June 2018 02:51 (five years ago) link

You must be logged in to post. Please either login here, or if you are not registered, you may register here.