Keeping with G3’s Super Hero theme, my top 5 songs for May are not always flattering to the heroes themselves. They are rather mixed with angst, tragedy, and some glory…just like Super Heroes themselves. They are:

 

 

1. When Heroes Go Down - by Suzanne Vega on her 99.9 Degrees Fahrenheit album.

2. Super Hero - by Garrison Star on her Eighteen Over Me album. This song talks about wanting to be a super hero as a kid, then backing away from wanting to rescue so much as an adult. Very clever and a rocking tune.

3. Heroes - by John Gorka on his After Yesterday album questioning whether one can live up to expectations after being a hero.

4. Heroes - by David Bowie on many albums of his and covered by everybody from The Magnetic Fields to King Crimson.

5. Wind Beneath My Wings - by Bette Midler. This was a huge hit for her and one of the most maltzy, schmaltzy hero songs there is! But Bette rules no matter what she does.