Superman has lent his name to numerous songs over the past half-century or so by artists as varied as the Kinks, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Taylor Swift, Willie Nelson, Donovan, the Flaming Lips and Eminem. Some actually are about Superman, who flies back to the big screen this weekend with "Man of Steel," while others just use his name to reference some other person or entity with great strength. Among the best-known songs to bear his name is "Superman," which closes R.E.M.'s 1986 album "Life's Rich Pageant." While the song largely has been associated with R.E.M. ever since, its origin actually goes back to a garage-rock band from Houston in...
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