Topic: New Chords Postings
You don't tug on Superman's cape. I am Superman and I know what's happening. Superman never made any money saving the world from Solomon Grundy. So say/sing Jim Croce, R.E.M. and The Crash Test Dummies respectively. When it comes to comic book superheroes, the pop/rock world clearly thinks Superman is where it's at. Sure, there's a handful of Batman songs, and I can remember an old Katrina & The Waves song called "Spiderman". But overall, Superman is the undisputed champ. As a matter of fact, the Superman Homepage cites 460 (!) different songs that are either about or refer to Superman or Clark Kent. (www.supermanhomepage.com/radio/radio.php?topic=r-songs)Then there's Five For Fighting. Here it sounds like we should be talking about Tie Domi or Donald Brashear, or some other NHL enforcer. But, of course, we're really talking about Los Angeles singer-songwriter John Ondrasik, who uses the hockey term as his performing name. His second album, America Town (2000), achieved platinum status despite not even breaking into the Top 50 of Billboard's album chart. It managed to hit the million mark in sales based primarily on the strength of the album's biggest single, "Superman (It's Not Easy)". The song emerged as a popular culture means of healing in the wake of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the US. Late in 2001, Ondrasik performed the song at The Concert for New York City. "Superman" rose to #14 on the Billboard singles chart, and it remains Ondrasik's highest charting single to date.
The chord chart:
https://www.angelfire.com/planet/zerofret/crd/fiveforfighting-superman.txt
Video:
http://myplay.com/videos/five-for-fighting/superman-its-not-easy
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Updated: Sunday, March 8, 2009 1:02 AM EST
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Updated: Sunday, March 8, 2009 1:02 AM EST
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