John Henry
--They Might Be Giants, album
The title of this album is a reference to the myth of John Henry, the railroad
worker who fought the machine and won at the cost of his own life. The Cover
Art for this album is a girl with a pickaxe, making a reference to the legend
of John Henry.
Legend of John Henry's Hammer
--Johnny Cash
This entire song is about the legend of John Henry, the steel driving man.
Put on my blue suede shoes
...
Then I'm walking in Memphis
Walking with my feet ten feet off of Beale
Walking in Memphis
But do I really feel the way I feel
Saw the ghost of Elvis
On Union Avenue
Followed him up to the gates of Graceland
Then I watched him walk right through
Now security they did not see him
They just hovered 'round his tomb
But there's a pretty little thing
Waiting for the King
-- Marc Cohn, Walking in Memphis
Talks about Elvis Presley, a Rock and Roll legend whom many believe is not actually dead
If I go crazy then will you still
Call me Superman
If I'm alive and well, will you be
There holding my hand
I'll keep you by my side with
My superhuman might
...
You called me strong, you called me weak
But your secrets I will keep
You took for granted all the times I
Never let you down
You stumbled in and bumped your head, if
Not for me then you would be dead
I picked you up and put you back
On solid ground
-- 3 Doors Down, Kryptonite
Coz i can't stop thinking of you
I've been trying hard not to love you
I'm helpless girl its true
So I'm giving up tonight
Coz baby your my Kryptonite
-- Guy Sebastian, Kryptonite
Well, I don't think I can handle this
A cloudy day in Metropolis
I think I'll talk to my analyst
I got it so bad for this little journalist
It drives me up the wall and through the roof
Lois and Clark in a telephone booth
I think I'm going out of my brain
I got it so bad for little miss Lois Lane
Lois Lane please put me in your plan
Yeah, Lois Lane you don't need no Super Man
Come on downtown and stay with me tonight
I got a pocket full of kryptonite
He's Leaping buildings in a single bound
I'm reading Shakespeare at my place downtown
Come on downtown and make love to me
I'm Jimmy Olsen not a titan, you see
He's faster than a bullet, stronger than a train
He's the one who got lucky got his cape around miss Lois Lane
I can't believe my dilemma is real
I'm competing with the man of steel
-- Spin Doctors, Jimmy Olsen's Blues