Song: Ode To A Superhero
Running Time: 4:52
Album: Poodle Hat
Year: 2003
Parody of: Piano Man by Billy Joel
Genre: Folk rock
Guitar tuning: E standard
Lyrics: Ode To A Superhero
Video: None
Download/Listen: None
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Trivia[]
- The whole song recaps the events and characters of the 2002 hit movie Spider-Man.
- Characters included:
- Peter Parker whose alter-ego is Spider-Man.
- Mary Jane who's Peter's love interest, also known as MJ.
- Harry Osborn who is Peter's friend and also loves Mary Jane.
- Uncle Ben who is Peter's uncle.
- Norman Osborn whose alter-ego is the Green Goblin and also Harry's father.
- Events included:
- Peter being bitten by a spider while touring at a science lab with his class.
- Peter's transformation into Spider-Man like being able to crawl on walls and shoot web from his arms.
- Mary Jane pulling the mask off Peter to kiss him while he is hanging upside-down in the rain.
- Uncle Ben saying the motto: "With great power comes great responsibility".
- Norman's transformation into the Green Goblin and losing his sanity.
- The Green Goblin's weapons: His glider and pumpkin bombs.
- The death of Osborn and Harry thinking that Spider-Man killed him.
- Peter turning down Mary Jane at Osborn's funeral.
- Power Rangers, an American television show for children featuring masked heroes, is mentioned in the song.