From the 1996 album, Clumsy, it’s “Superman’s Dead” by Our Lady Peace.
We’ve been doing a lot of I Love the 80′s posts, so here’s one for I Love the 90′s! Because they were damn fun too . . . minus the darker than necessary lip-liner. Heh.
“Superman’s Dead” is probably the best known Our Lady Peace songs – it’s infectious!
The song is about how television influences children in a very unhealthy way these days. Their reference to Superman being dead is a comparison to the Superman of old, versus the Superman of new, and how television has evolved (or regressed, morally) over the years.
Lead singer Raine Maida explains: “I grew up with the old Superman, the black-and-white one. There was something so honest about it, and it’s evolved into Beavis and Butthead. Their [children's] images are defined by television: How they should think or what they should wear. It’s kind of sad that way.”
Read the lyrics for yourself below. I dare you to try and sing along to this one as well. If you do, you had better be a good singer – or you’d better be alone!
Superman’s Dead by Our Lady Peace [Lyrics]:
Do you worry that you’re not liked
How long till you break
You’re happy cause you smile
But how much can you fake
An ordinary boy an ordinary name
But ordinary’s just not good enough today
[Chorus] Alone I’m thinking
Why is superman dead
Is it in my head
We’ll just laugh instead
Worry about the weather and
Whether or not you should hate
Are you worried about your faith
Kneel down and obey
You’re happy you’re in love
You need someone to hate
An ordinary girl an ordinary waist
But ordinary’s not good enough today
[Chorus]
Why…why…why….yeah…why…
Doesn’t anybody ever know
Doesn’t anybody ever know
Doesn’t anybody ever know
That the world’s a subway, subway
Doesn’t anybody ever know
That the world’s a subway, subway
Doesn’t any, any, any, any, any
Doesn’t any, any, any, any, any
Doesn’t any any, any, any, any
That the world’s a subway, subway
That the world’s a subway, subway
