Music

Need some geek music?  Here are my suggestions.

Kirby Krackle – Named after Jack Kirby’s trademark art style, Kirby Krackle takes comic book concepts and makes some sweet music from those inspirations. My favorites include Going Home, about attending a comic convention, Ring Capacity, a song about Green Lantern, and Great Lakes Avengers, a song about finding oneself with super powers but rejected by all the good teams.

Ookla The Mok – Quirky, nostalgic, and garage bandy, this band brings humor and some surprising lyrics into their stuff.  Their ode to super-powered monkeys is not to be missed.

Tripod – The Australian band appeared on television for a while but their hits “Hot Girl in a Comic Shop” and “Gonna Make Love To You Tonight” are great geek anthems.

DC Comics released a CD called The Music of DC Comics: 75th Anniversary Collection which features most of the music from movies, tv shows, and cartoons over the past 75 years.  This is a MUST for any collector of geek music.

And even if you aren’t a geek specific band there are still the odd singles out there that are good for feeling heroic.

“I Am Superman” by R.E.M.

“Hero Worship” by the B-52s

“Hero Takes a Fall” by the Bangles

“Superman (It’s Not Easy)” by Five for Fighting

“Spiderman Theme” by Michael Buble

“That Time Is Now” by Michael Kohler and bluetube music

“D&D” by Stephen Lynch (yes its a gaming song.. Don’t be hatin’)

“Superhero” by Stephen Lynch

“Particle Man” by They Might Be Giants

“Billy Don’t Be a Hero” by Paper Lace

“Holding Out For a Hero” by Bonnie Tyler

“Zero to Hero” from the Disney animated movie Hercules

“Signal in the Sky (Let’s Go)” by The Apples

“Believe It Or Not” Theme from The Greatest American Hero by Joey Scarbury