![]() Their power (and their songs!) cannot be contained! As every supervillain knows, though, it’s fun to try. Or maybe Prince’s “ Batdance”? And what about the awesome Electric Company Spider-Man theme? No one list can bind the superheroes. I’d probably include Shakespear’s Sister’s “ Catwoman” if I had one more slot. His superpower is making you giggle, and hope. Mike doesn’t name-drop Superman or Batman or Thor from comics or movies, instead, he reimagines superheroism as getting through the day, in part by appreciating the un-cosmic abilities of folks you care about. The gently ambient production is melancholy (“None of it mattered”) but it’s not just melancholy. ![]() Then he lists all his friends’ often underwhelming super abilities they “fly, run fast, read Portuguese,” write, make jokes, fly into space, and also “wear the same underwear as billionaires.” This person, may have some doubts that anybody would remain by their side during their gloomy days, but the singer proves his thoughts wrong, by pledging that she will never leave their side. “My friends are superheroes/None of us have very much money though,” Open Mike Eagle sings on “Very Much Money” from 2014’s Dark Comedy. In By Your Side, Sade promises never to leave her significant other but to always be present in every moment of his life, especially the low moments. ![]()
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