100: I Have No Powers, Except Deduction

100. "Super Hero" by Wade Egan [iTunes? Yes.] {Video: Nope.}

I went to school with someone named Wade Egan. I am 99.2% sure that the singer of this song is not that Wade Egan. He was a nice guy and a decent trombone player, but I heard him sing on the pep band bus once, and singing was not his calling. (Mine either.)

I found this song a few years back while doing an iTunes store search for songs about Superman. This song came up in the search, even though it's about super heroes in general, not specifically Superman. I clicked on the song to give it a try, and liked it enough from the preview to buy it.

Wade Egan has a nice, deep, baritone voice, the kind that I can sing along with (or at least attempt to sing along with.)

But, what I really like about the song is the lyrics. Mostly it's about a loser with confidence issues who wants to be able to be a super hero. (It hits a little close to home for how I felt for a significant chunk of my life.)

"I get so tired of being ignored. Nobody likes to feel insignificant."
"I'm not much of a fighter, or a lover, either. Not too good looking, I'd have to wear a mask."
"I got a place where I can ditch my disguise. Dun to dun dun, I'm taking to the skies!"

And, my personal favorite:
"With my x-ray vision, and a little time to spare, I'll probably look for some bad guys, and at your underwear."

If you look past the sad desperation of the lyrics from the point of view of the singer, it's a really fun song. (I am, after all, a comic book nerd at heart.)

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