February 27th, 2004



NOTE FROM DAVE:
I just encountered a recording of Jan & Dean doing
a version of the 1960s Batman theme song. After
the sheer mind-numbing badness of the concept,
interpretation and execution of the song wore off,
I said “Hey! There’s a topic here!”


The Top 9 Song Covers
by Superheroes (Part 1)


9> Triad: Three Times a Lady

8> Angel & The Ape: Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except for Me and my Monkey

7> Rogue: Don’t Stand So Close to Me

6> Wolverine: Cuts Like a Knife

5> Firestorm: Come Together

4> Bane: I Whupped Batman’s Ass

3> Black Bolt: Sounds of Silence

2> Jean Grey: By the Time I Get to Phoenix

and the Number 1 Song Cover by Superheroes…

1> The Wonder Twins: Sometimes When We Touch




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Credits:

Selected from 235 submissions from 41 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:

Tom Galloway, Mountain View, CA — 1, 2, 3 (1st #1/Hat trick!)
Jami Severstad, Neenah, WI — 4
Jack Scheer, Falls Church, VA — 5, 9
Rebecca Gerlak, Cleveland, OH — 6
Andrew Jones, Brisbane, Australia — 7
Alvaro Ib=E1=F1ez, Mexico City, Mexico — 8
Dave Goudsward, Lake Worth, FL — Doc Severinsen he ain’t