In 1992, my senior year of high school, my chorus teacher gave me a tape with this on it, and told me I'd be singing it in our spring pops concert. I hadn't heard it before. I learned it, and sang it solo in the concert, with him playing piano accompaniment. When I got to the end of the bridge ("I Tarzan, you Jane") the auditorium erupted in cheers. I never expected it; it was my first time singing a song solo in a concert, and I wasn't one of the popular kids. I knew for a few seconds what it felt like to be a rock star. For years afterwards, my mother would pester me to sing it for her. I usually would, feeling slightly embarrassed, but enjoying the song again, and thinking back to that brief moment of surprise glory. When my mum was sick with cancer in 2020 during the first COVID lockdown, at first we couldn't even visit her. Once it was clear she was dying, and had transitioned to in-home hospice care, I did go see her near the end. She wasn't awake during my visit--she was rarely awake by that point. I sang her this song again, as best I could through the tears. Thank you, Crash Test Dummies. I miss you, Mom.
Sorry for your loss, I recently lost a new friend that was more of a brother, feels like I knew him decades, sad loosing good ones, and have lost almost a dozen in 8 years
Heard this song on a car radio driving North from Toronto 700+ K to my home town. Was heading North to see my mother for the last time. She had dementia and didn’t even know who I was. That was 1991, (I think) when this sad, poignant tune was released. Last time I saw her alive. Felt all the loss and sorrow in this song in my very soul. Still tear up when I hear it. Crash Test Dummies are a great Canadian band and own all their works. From the comments, I see I’m not alone with my feelings. Thanks , CTD! 🇨🇦🖖🏻🇨🇦
@@MojoPin1983 Thanks. It’s been a long time, but I still and will always miss her. Pity she didn’t get to see her great grandkids though. They know all about her and my daughter makes sure they’re aware of what a wonderful Grandma she was! 🇨🇦🖖🏻🇨🇦
My son and I sang this song every night as his bedtime song, after he became sick we sang when we could. For twenty five years I have been singing it alone. It is still comforting and heart wrenching.
I am So so very sorry! I honestly cant imagine the pain of losing one of my kids and im just sorry you had to experience the worst loss i feel one can experience. I Lost my Mother and it was horrific for me. Worst time in my life! But losing one of my Children i couldnt bare it! And then to see my other 3 kids mourning their sister or brother would make it so much worse to deal with. My deepest Condolences! I know my words mean nothing and dont help. But i am truly so so Sorry!!! I hope you found some comfort in knowing he isnt Suffering anymore and hes in paradise with our Heavenly Father. God Bless you and your family.
I remember driving across Canada with my parents and siblings as a teen in the 1990s. We played this tape on the car stereo, and this song always made me cry. Hearing it now brings back such a longing for those sunny days on the road, bumping along on the highway, not realizing I would one day wish for those exact moments.
My dad just passed. He was my Superman! He saved me from bullies as a child. Coached me. Mentored me. WW2 veteran. Proud and great example for others to follow ! I miss he so much! Let’s all take time to be mindful of others who need our help. Cheer on the underdogs. Reach out and touch others in need. God bless you all!
When I met Ellen at a show 2 years ago, I told her that she was amazing as usual. I can't complement her abilities enough, her singing, and the fact she can play over 5 instruments like a native-level language speaker.
Is there a name for the style of backround vocals? I dont know where but I know I have heard similar female backround vocals like in country music and perhaps elsewhere. Always like it.
This song is so haunting to me -- almost always makes me tear up. In these weird times of dishonesty and self-serving pettiness, the allusion to a virtuous hero who is unappreciated seems both plausible and immensely sad.
Saw them at a free concert outdoors downtown Denver. I still maintain to this day that, that day, watching and listening to Ellen Reid playing keys and singing backup was the closest I have been to seeing an Angel. What would we do without Canadien bands!
She's just a human like anyone else dude. Incredibly talented musician and vocalist, but a person like you or I. It's bizarre the way some men treat women as if they're "otherworldly" or "mystical", it's such patronising, utterly childish and self-emasculating nonsense.
I used to think this song was silly but the chorus has stuck with me for almost 30 years and now to hear it in full with this awesome video I realize what a profound piece of work it is. Great lyrics and beautiful musical arrangements.
This song always gives me goosebumps. Such a sad yet powerful song that gets all of us thinking of who our 'Superman' was in which we lost. Always brings a tear to my eyes each and every listen.
I'm very sorry for your loss and her loss, Harvey. Love is eternal and he will always be her Superman. The sad and reflective tone of this song must have been very fitting at the service to honour such a wonderful father and friend.
@@August3B this is a perfect somg for someone to describe what that person was to them. I teared up reading your post. It was coming. Comments made on this media type generally convey self interest, with little or no regard to someone with an honest, humble, insight for anothers view. Thankyou for posting. The person who played this song for the loved one was deeply in loss. Ive been here. The song was hers to connect. I feel it gav e her a tiny part in closure. It's hard to get that. Even just a little.
My dad was my Superman who was there for me every time I needed him until he died. Thirty years in the USAF, Meritorious Service Award, and so much more. Thank you for all you taught me! R.I.P. Dad Love and miss you.
What a beautiful work of art. Powerful, yet delicate. Everything about this is just perfect: the theme of Superman doing his thankless job, the stark, simple lyrics, the dirge-like music, the perfect use of Brad's unique sound, the angel's voice that harmonizes with him, the strings arrangement that fills and carries just like you want it to...all fits into a heart-wrenching statement of love and respect for Superman and what he meant, how he represented the best in us and what we could be. Just a lovely, thoughtful song. Thank you, Crash Test Dummies. ❤❤❤
Man, that brown-haired Ellen, with her cute turned-up nose, looks like the hot & naughty girl-next-door you wanted to bang all day and into next week ... But somehow her 7'5" Dad always stood in the way of major Saturday night mattress action. Sad but true. ;--/)
This song still makes me cry... "sometimes I despair the world will never see another man like him" ( insert anyone, male or female, who you've lost ) It fits.
They were the most unique band ever, their way of harmonizing was so different and Brad Roberts deep lead voice put them in a class by themselves. Thanks for posting this, brings back memories for all of us.
The lyrics harken back to days when men did honorable deeds, not for money, but to be honorable. The lyrics illustrate the most powerful man was noble and honorable. His moral character guided him to do good. We need that today.
Was there ever a time in history when people -- not just men -- only did honorable things just "to be honorable?" Mankind has never been supremely honorable nor hideously evil to the best of our knowledge. Not today, not in the past.
@@BrandonAEnglish Enough with the cynicism already. This song is all about denouncing cynicism. George Washington could have made himself king. He didn't. He gave birth to a democracy that lasted 230+ years and counting. Compare that to Napoleon.
@@BrandonAEnglish All throughout history. Unfortunately there have been few of us. We seek no fame, fortune or even recognition form anyone for our deeds.
I remember playing a gig at Chicago House of Blues opening for this band. I watched and listened to their set. I didn't really process it at the time as I had just performed my own show. Today 30 some years later i can fully appreciate that this is a spectacular song on many levels. I can say i played a gig opening for the Crash Test Dummies in Chicago . Very cool!
Never has the fictional passing of a fictional hero evoked such real emotion. Even the best superhero movies can't come close to such a powerful sentiment. I'm sure there was more than a slight level of whimsy and idiosyncrasy intended by Brad Roberts and CTD, but the end product became so much more than that. Great song and a perfect music video.
The real shame is that it should have been the closing song for BvS. It would have been touching and moving and one of the few bright spots of that movie.
I’ve been a big fan of this band since they released The Ghosts that haunt me in 91. This is by far one of my most favorite songs from their whole catalog. Nothing beats the calming sounds of Brad Roberts baritone voice and Ellen Reid’s vocals!
So have I Rydin. This also was my favorite song. I listened again today for the first time in I couldn't tell you when, and man, it just wrecked me. Such a very long time since the first time.
Great song. Great melody, great vocals. And a very unique and peculiar lyric that takes the superhero concept sideways yet ends up somehow making it more universally relatable. Proud to be a Canadian for this Canadian band.
I saw him sing this live on stage tonight at the Madrid Theater in Kansas City, Missouri. The entire audience was singing along with him. It was incredibly beautiful.
@@MegaManDBZX its kind of crazy that him and Christopher reeve both shared almost the same last name and both played Superman, but have no Relation what so ever.
I spent many drunk nights back in the day singing this song with my boy Chris King. He committed suicide in 2004. Love you bud. Miss you every day. This song makes me smile and cry at the same time. Corny, but weirdly awesome.
wow. To be truthful, if the rest of the human race understood the depth of you posting those lyrics almost nobody recognizes it. We need a society where we see the beauty in something like this song to flourish.
I can listen to this all day. I've been playing it for 30+ yrs, and it still moves me to this day. The arrangement is epic, and the vocal harmony is haunting!
The lyrics are so absurd for such an emotionally loaded song, but it's been 30 years since I first heard this and it still pops into my head from time to time, so they did something right.
My husband passed away. He was a Police Officer, one of the good ones. This pretty much sums up his life. We will be playing this song for his funeral.
Woke up from a sound sleep in Tennessee and immediately grabbed my phone to go listen to this song for some reason. I’ve loved this since I first heard it in 1991. I listen infrequently now but still occasionally just have to hear it. I have no idea why it hit me in my sleep, but it did.
My second mom was my superman, losing her in 2019 to stage four ovarian cancer has been really hard for me. I first heard this song in 2020 a year after she has been gone. Now she's been gone for three years. The pain still hurts me still to this day, she meant everything to me. I'm trying my best to raise awareness for ovarian cancer for her in her memory. 😭💔
@@devynalit'll be five years at the end of the month since losing her. It's still not any easier. Thankfully my amazing girlfriend is gonna help me to do something special in her memory. Hopefully I'll be okay enough to do it with my girlfriend, but if it becomes overwhelming she's gonna put her arms around me and tell me everything is okay. I am sooo grateful for my girlfriend in soooo many ways.
Saw this band in a theatre at the local campus back in the early 90's. They were very accomplished musically and this song was the highpoint of the night.
This song is actually phenomenal. It’s sad, it’s hopeful, it’s extremely poignant and powerful all in spite of its seemingly simple nature. It’s performed flawlessly here, and Ellen Reid’s amazing voice is hauntingly perfect. She takes this fantastic song to a superlative level. This song fits this current time even more than when it came out. How we need Superman today….
CTD played at UC Santa Barbara 1991. We did a 3 camera video of live performance. I wasn’t really familiar with the group but I got goose bumps from the first sound check - Superman’s Song. And the thrill went on the whole show. I come back to catch videos and albums every so often. Even in my 70s I still am moved.
Loved this song from the first time I heard it on an indie radio station. As someone below noted, this song is used to perfect effect in the pilot episode of Due South. Just rewatched that tonight and that part of the show just about brought me to tears again. It was a brilliant series, got a bit campier over time, but the pilot ... just incredible balance of drama and humor and what a soundtrack.
I first heard this song when my friend bought me their album last April. I was driving past a sunset. Something about Brad's voice, that moment made me feel things about the world. I still feel deep emotions when I listen to CTD.
You got to love the death of Superman reference at the beginning of this music video That's how much a big of a deal that death of Superman was back in '92 when this song came out just about everyone referenced it in a song or did a parody of it this is a great song and it has very deep meaning to it just a prime example of why the '90s is awesome
In the 90s my mother and i would see this video come on MTV sometimes she loved it and so did i, I was in the 3rd and 4th grade then I'm 37 now and my kids are all teenagers now. Myy, how the time has gone by so fast, when i listen to this song it takes me back to that time the feel of the my environment, the smile on my mom's face, the feeling of being that little boy... This was one of those songs for us.
I love the crash test dummies! This song is absolutely BEAUTIFUL! I remember the first time I heard it on the radio. It was a sunday morning about 6 or 7am and when I heard Brad Roberts sing this song I 100% knew that this band was more than just a one hit wonder. I had God shuffled his feet and The ghosts that haunted me now and I have to say they are perfectly beautiful pieces of music.
@@helendavies4628 No problem, when I saw your comment, my heart sank into my stomach. I myself have been there and know what its like, I have had many struggles with loneliness, depression and addiction. Life can really be hard sometimes, people reached out to me and gave me encouragement, told me to keep going, things will get better if you keep going forward. Sometimes people just need to know that there is someone can hear them, someone is listening and understands and cares. Just know your not alone, your never alone and there are people in this world that care and love, maybe some you have not even met yet. I'm sure your a great person and it's totally understandable to miss your dad. Your dad's not gone, he is a part of you and you a part of him, there is a strong bond between a father and daughter that can't be broken. I guarantee he's proud of you, he loves you and he will always be close by. Don't let this world beat you down, we are living in very weird, difficult times, but your strong and you can get through this. I'm sorry for going on, I had people there to help me and ended up meeting some great people. From that moment it's always in my heart now to reach out to others that are struggling. I know I'm just a stranger on the internet, but also know I am a man who cares. Never be afraid to reach out, there are still a lot of great people out here that do care and believe in the power of love and helping others. If I can make someone's day just a little brighter, its all worth it. Never forget you are LOVED, APPRECIATED and that you MATTER, so put a big SMILE 😀 on your face and pushing forward. You may feel alone but your never truly alone. I hope you have a great and wonderful day.
You’ll be together again one day. In the meantime, live life to the fullest. Try to think of life as a journey and try not to look back too often or you’ll stumble. Look ahead and when you get to the end of your journey then look back to remember where you’ve been. Turn around again and you will see your father. 🕊❤️
Something that has been helping me is to tell myself everyday that I have to make it through the day full of grace. At the end of the day I look back and see if I succeeded. I am at about 9 out of ten, but try to remember, 90% is still an 'A'.
crash test dummies. Raise you up Drop you down Elevate and soulbreak Beautiful faces to ugly life crisis we all run into eventually, one way or another, Swap song and its about the vibes of when life felt most alive. Masters of their own music.
I have sung to this song so many times and it still moves me even though the words are kind of funny. I can't imagine the type of person that doesn't like this song... maybe they are just too young to appreciate it but will love it later in life.
I can imagine people not liking this song. It's very dependent on the lyrics, imo and if someone can't understand what he sings because of language barrier, the song isn't gonna impress them much
Because I grew up with Tarzan and Superman, this is a real excellent song the way it's written the way it's saying and the way it's played just perfect thank you crash test dummies
I remember as a child in the car, my mom would put this CD in. I'm in my mid twenties now and this song still comes to my mind. Had to look it up. So beautiful.
Fun fact: apparently the lyric sung where superman is fighting soloman grundy predates the first fight between superman and soloman grundy in the comics. The band received a lot of mail from comic enthusiasts that the fight never happened between the two characters at the time.
I had both of those on tape and The Eagles Hell Freezes Over and Areosmith's Get a Grip. I still have my panasonic shockwave in tact and still works. With Metallica's Metallica (CKA: The Black Album) original cassette inside. They really dont make things like they used to
In 1992, my senior year of high school, my chorus teacher gave me a tape with this on it, and told me I'd be singing it in our spring pops concert. I hadn't heard it before. I learned it, and sang it solo in the concert, with him playing piano accompaniment. When I got to the end of the bridge ("I Tarzan, you Jane") the auditorium erupted in cheers. I never expected it; it was my first time singing a song solo in a concert, and I wasn't one of the popular kids. I knew for a few seconds what it felt like to be a rock star.
For years afterwards, my mother would pester me to sing it for her. I usually would, feeling slightly embarrassed, but enjoying the song again, and thinking back to that brief moment of surprise glory.
When my mum was sick with cancer in 2020 during the first COVID lockdown, at first we couldn't even visit her. Once it was clear she was dying, and had transitioned to in-home hospice care, I did go see her near the end. She wasn't awake during my visit--she was rarely awake by that point. I sang her this song again, as best I could through the tears.
Thank you, Crash Test Dummies. I miss you, Mom.
I love how 90s videos were lush, softy lit and told stories.
And had a lot of "Mmmmmm, Hmmmmmm, Hmmmmmmm" lyrics.
@@mr.mediocregamer9653 Mmmmmmm.
it's true. it really is a lost art.
Music has definitely changed, and not for the better
It's been 20 years today since my best friend Kevin passed away.
This song.
Still reminds me of him
Sorry for your loss. Good friends are hard to come by these days. Best friends hardly exist. Sounds like Kevin was one of the very best.
Thanks
@raywalsh9152
Sorry for your loss, I recently lost a new friend that was more of a brother, feels like I knew him decades, sad loosing good ones, and have lost almost a dozen in 8 years
You keep him alive by remembering him. Much love from the uk xx❤
Heard this song on a car radio driving North from Toronto 700+ K to my home town. Was heading North to see my mother for the last time. She had dementia and didn’t even know who I was. That was 1991, (I think) when this sad, poignant tune was released. Last time I saw her alive. Felt all the loss and sorrow in this song in my very soul. Still tear up when I hear it. Crash Test Dummies are a great Canadian band and own all their works. From the comments, I see I’m not alone with my feelings. Thanks , CTD! 🇨🇦🖖🏻🇨🇦
@Momcat_maggiefelinefan God bless you and your mom.
Salute momcat
@@MojoPin1983 Thanks. It’s been a long time, but I still and will always miss her. Pity she didn’t get to see her great grandkids though. They know all about her and my daughter makes sure they’re aware of what a wonderful Grandma she was! 🇨🇦🖖🏻🇨🇦
No Momcat, you're not alone with your feelings.
Truly. Thank you Canada 🇨🇦
My son and I sang this song every night as his bedtime song, after he became sick we sang when we could. For twenty five years I have been singing it alone. It is still comforting and heart wrenching.
My mom and I sang it as well, while I played guitar. She passed from leukemia in 2017. I feel you.
😢
God bless you , darling
Dude. I am a dad too. That just broke me down to tears. I'm gonna hug my girls tight today.
I am So so very sorry! I honestly cant imagine the pain of losing one of my kids and im just sorry you had to experience the worst loss i feel one can experience. I Lost my Mother and it was horrific for me. Worst time in my life! But losing one of my Children i couldnt bare it! And then to see my other 3 kids mourning their sister or brother would make it so much worse to deal with. My deepest Condolences! I know my words mean nothing and dont help. But i am truly so so Sorry!!! I hope you found some comfort in knowing he isnt Suffering anymore and hes in paradise with our Heavenly Father. God Bless you and your family.
I remember driving across Canada with my parents and siblings as a teen in the 1990s. We played this tape on the car stereo, and this song always made me cry. Hearing it now brings back such a longing for those sunny days on the road, bumping along on the highway, not realizing I would one day wish for those exact moments.
Nostalgia can be so acutely painful, I really feel you x
A hidden gem
My dad just passed. He was my Superman! He saved me from bullies as a child. Coached me. Mentored me. WW2 veteran. Proud and great example for others to follow ! I miss he so much! Let’s all take time to be mindful of others who need our help. Cheer on the underdogs. Reach out and touch others in need. God bless you all!
Hero
Your dad sounds like a wonderful human being! You should be proud of him! I wish you peace in his passing.
I miss my father every day
Amen friend
So sorry for your loss. I miss my dad all the time. Thank you for his service.
Quite possibly one of the most underrated bands of all time.
41m views for Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm….Ok.
not underrated not known like Canadian label gimme a break
@@jonathanshaw8123They sold like 8 million albums.
Indeed, and their first two albums "The Ghosts that Haunt Me" and "God Shuffled His Feet" are essential listens for any alt-country folks out there.
Definitely underated.....what smooth deep bass voice.....great song and harmony.....
My old music teacher showed this song to my class in grade 5 and now I listen to it once in a while and it just gets better every time I hear it.
Song gives me goosebumps, especially when the woman joins in. Her pitch perfectly accents/compliments the base tones of the lead singer.
When I met Ellen at a show 2 years ago, I told her that she was amazing as usual. I can't complement her abilities enough, her singing, and the fact she can play over 5 instruments like a native-level language speaker.
Ellen? What is the rest of her name? Her voice was hauntingly perfect in this song.
@@scrappydude1 Ellen Reid- powerful but understated, a true Canadian heroine.😉
Her background vocals here was perfection.
Is there a name for the style of backround vocals? I dont know where but I know I have heard similar female backround vocals like in country music and perhaps elsewhere. Always like it.
A lyrical and musical masterpiece. May we have more Supermen amongst us. God bless you all. 💛🙏
Most Canadian bands are!
This song is so haunting to me -- almost always makes me tear up. In these weird times of dishonesty and self-serving pettiness, the allusion to a virtuous hero who is unappreciated seems both plausible and immensely sad.
Well said! Sums the song up perfectly.
Superman is a Canadian invention too and a Canadian band sings this song few will probably appreciate that either.
You just wish there was a Superman to help us.......cause we all need it.
@@clebo99 no he doesn't. your interpretation. a bad one too.
Superman is not a Canadian invention..do Canadians say that to annoy Americans?
Didn't you know he stands for truth justice and the American way?
This song can still make me cry on the right day.
Saw these guys in Buffalo, NY on 5/19/2023. So powerful.
2 years in winter peg. City center hotel.
Saw them at a free concert outdoors downtown Denver. I still maintain to this day that, that day, watching and listening to Ellen Reid playing keys and singing backup was the closest I have been to seeing an Angel. What would we do without Canadien bands!
I was lucky enough to see them do a free outdoor concert, they still sound almost identical, it was beautiful 😍 truly a magical moment in time
She is just so lovely to both listen to and look at.
Canadian yep 👍❤️💯🕊️
She's just a human like anyone else dude. Incredibly talented musician and vocalist, but a person like you or I. It's bizarre the way some men treat women as if they're "otherworldly" or "mystical", it's such patronising, utterly childish and self-emasculating nonsense.
I used to think this song was silly but the chorus has stuck with me for almost 30 years and now to hear it in full with this awesome video I realize what a profound piece of work it is. Great lyrics and beautiful musical arrangements.
silly? no
I totally support you💖✝️
My thoughts exactly.
"imaginary numbers are real."
neil de grasse tyson
@imaginarilyinc
We learn.. sometimes slowly. But progress is progress
This song always gives me goosebumps. Such a sad yet powerful song that gets all of us thinking of who our 'Superman' was in which we lost. Always brings a tear to my eyes each and every listen.
My friend Gary, recently passed. His daughter played this song at her Dad’s funeral service. He was her Superman. Powerful! I love this song.
I'm very sorry for your loss and her loss, Harvey. Love is eternal and he will always be her Superman. The sad and reflective tone of this song must have been very fitting at the service to honour such a wonderful father and friend.
This song is tounge-in-cheek. It is a humorous song presented as serious; Just like "God Shuffled His Feet" and "Afternoons and Coffee Spoons".
That actually made me tear up. I'm sorry for your loss :(
@@August3B this is a perfect somg for someone to describe what that person was to them. I teared up reading your post. It was coming. Comments made on this media type generally convey self interest, with little or no regard to someone with an honest, humble, insight for anothers view. Thankyou for posting. The person who played this song for the loved one was deeply in loss. Ive been here. The song was hers to connect. I feel it gav e her a tiny part in closure. It's hard to get that. Even just a little.
Everyone's Superman should be their father...mine was.
My dad was my Superman who was there for me every time I needed him until he died. Thirty years in the USAF, Meritorious Service Award, and so much more. Thank you for all you taught me! R.I.P. Dad Love and miss you.
Exactly what this song is about ... love u dad
What a beautiful work of art. Powerful, yet delicate. Everything about this is just perfect: the theme of Superman doing his thankless job, the stark, simple lyrics, the dirge-like music, the perfect use of Brad's unique sound, the angel's voice that harmonizes with him, the strings arrangement that fills and carries just like you want it to...all fits into a heart-wrenching statement of love and respect for Superman and what he meant, how he represented the best in us and what we could be.
Just a lovely, thoughtful song.
Thank you, Crash Test Dummies. ❤❤❤
First song that I ever heard from the Crash Test Dummies thanks to alternative radio in the 90's. Instant fan.
same
Absolutely
So good
Same
Yep. 100.1 FM WDST Woodstock NY.
66 years old and this is the first time hearing it-it is amazing!
This shit is so fucking ass you’re acc brand dead for listening and liking this horrifically bad shit
@@Baltaj720 wow what happened to you? To each their own
I'm 67 and have to listen to this nearly everyday.
@@Baltaj720 you ok babes?
I'm 50 n never heard this til today
I got hip to this song in Boston during my time in the Navy. It helped saved me from my first heartbreak. Have not heard it in 35 years…💧💧
I just love this song, just sends shivers with the lyrics, Brad Roberts' deep voice, and makes me smile with the humor in it.
Brad Roberts baritone voice is amazing, but Ellen Reids accompaniment makes this powerful. They both poured their souls into this one.
Tim Mullen agree! Love Roberts and this song but Ellen Reid's backing vocals are stellar!
I have had a crush on Ellen since I first saw this video, and 25 years later I still do...
Man, that brown-haired Ellen, with her cute turned-up nose, looks like the hot & naughty girl-next-door you wanted to bang all day and into next week ... But somehow her 7'5" Dad always stood in the way of major Saturday night mattress action. Sad but true. ;--/)
Tim McMullen, I'm pretty sure it's a bass voice, not a baritone one. Anyway I agree this voices mix and harmony is beautiful.
Mad Jack a good wake up morning spank bank memory
That was so beautiful, it makes you wish for a real Superman especially in these fractious times.
Yes. And if you’ve lost someone close it makes it so much deeper.
Be your own superman nobody is going to save you
We all are supermen and women.
@@josephwirtz7120 cringe 😬
We had one named Donald Trump for 4 years....
You can't get a more beautiful song than this, from a very very underrated band. Who I love. Adorable!
I don’t know why this song always makes me cry.
Because it is moving, on many levels.
Every fk'n time...
This song still makes me cry... "sometimes I despair the world will never see another man like him" ( insert anyone, male or female, who you've lost ) It fits.
They were the most unique band ever, their way of harmonizing was so different and Brad Roberts deep lead voice put them in a class by themselves. Thanks for posting this, brings back memories for all of us.
Crash Test Dummies are criminally underrated.
not in Canada lol.
@@David_Downs Being huge in Canada only when you’re the crash test dummies is considered criminally underrated.
I only learned about this band because of a Canadian.
Not by mark.
Mark
Along with Matthew Good, another underrated Canadian artist from the 90s.
The lyrics harken back to days when men did honorable deeds, not for money, but to be honorable. The lyrics illustrate the most powerful man was noble and honorable. His moral character guided him to do good. We need that today.
This statement means alot!!!
Was there ever a time in history when people -- not just men -- only did honorable things just "to be honorable?" Mankind has never been supremely honorable nor hideously evil to the best of our knowledge. Not today, not in the past.
@@BrandonAEnglish Enough with the cynicism already. This song is all about denouncing cynicism.
George Washington could have made himself king. He didn't. He gave birth to a democracy that lasted 230+ years and counting. Compare that to Napoleon.
Then be what we need, if we all work at being our Super selves it would be amazing!
@@BrandonAEnglish All throughout history. Unfortunately there have been few of us. We seek no fame, fortune or even recognition form anyone for our deeds.
I remember playing a gig at Chicago House of Blues opening for this band. I watched and listened to their set. I didn't really process it at the time as I had just performed my own show. Today 30 some years later i can fully appreciate that this is a spectacular song on many levels. I can say i played a gig opening for the Crash Test Dummies in Chicago . Very cool!
Never has the fictional passing of a fictional hero evoked such real emotion. Even the best superhero movies can't come close to such a powerful sentiment. I'm sure there was more than a slight level of whimsy and idiosyncrasy intended by Brad Roberts and CTD, but the end product became so much more than that. Great song and a perfect music video.
I agree. Though Sherlock Holmes was given a knighthood, and Hercule Poirot had an official obituary when he was killed off in 1975.
DJ Holte
This song touches the cornerstone of societal yearning. Superman represents something we all wish was real.
Fantastically put. I always felt this song had a level of profoundness but could never put into words why.
The real shame is that it should have been the closing song for BvS. It would have been touching and moving and one of the few bright spots of that movie.
@@Kate-hu5uz , perfectly stated. 😊
I’ve been a big fan of this band since they released The Ghosts that haunt me in 91. This is by far one of my most favorite songs from their whole catalog. Nothing beats the calming sounds of Brad Roberts baritone voice and Ellen Reid’s vocals!
So have I Rydin. This also was my favorite song. I listened again today for the first time in I couldn't tell you when, and man, it just wrecked me. Such a very long time since the first time.
Great song. Great melody, great vocals. And a very unique and peculiar lyric that takes the superhero concept sideways yet ends up somehow making it more universally relatable. Proud to be a Canadian for this Canadian band.
I saw him sing this live on stage tonight at the Madrid Theater in Kansas City, Missouri. The entire audience was singing along with him. It was incredibly beautiful.
no one ever thought superman could die, but the Dummies saw it coming and made a beautiful rendition, bravo the band from my hometown #Winnipeg
The vocal work in this song is amazing. That female vocalist sounds incredible on back-up vox
I want to know her name
@@jamesgilmore7955 Ellen Reid
More talent from Winnipeg Canada. That city sure has a lot of it. 👍
Every couple of years I have to OD on the Crash Test Dummies. Love their work.
I hear ya. Ive seen pantera, megadeth, 311, went to the "Woodstock" in 99. Seen these guys about a yr ago.... Greatest show ever.
RIP Christopher Reeve, he was the realest Superman to ever live.
Look up George Reeves. He’s basically the only one who can match that level.
AMEN BROTHER
@@MegaManDBZX its kind of crazy that him and Christopher reeve both shared almost the same last name and both played Superman, but have no Relation what so ever.
He was my 8th cousin.
Bruh I'm probably your 8th cousin
I was 11 when I first heard this, and I'm almost 40 now..... still pulls at the heart strings 😢💔
We could really use a Superman 🦸❤️🙏
Brandie A.H we have someone better. We have God.
We're the same age, and same experience.
O wow!
@@rwaggs81 sounds about right for me too lol born in 81.
same here. but it was about 16 and i'm well into my 40's now.
This song will never get old .Beautiful sad and haunting
One of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard.
I spent many drunk nights back in the day singing this song with my boy Chris King. He committed suicide in 2004. Love you bud. Miss you every day. This song makes me smile and cry at the same time. Corny, but weirdly awesome.
I'm very sorry for your loss, Tanna. You must have so many cherished memories of your time together, I hope they give you some comfort.
Tanna Johnson sorry for your loss hon❤️
My brother committed suicide too.. his name was the chris. He loved this song..
@@manifestlove888 I'm so sorry for your loss, hope your memories give you some comfort.
It's alright man. You cry it out and remember the good times. Cheers.
And sometimes I despair
the world will never hear another voice
like his.
gut dat right youz
wow. To be truthful, if the rest of the human race understood the depth of you posting those lyrics almost nobody recognizes it. We need a society where we see the beauty in something like this song to flourish.
@@TrevorHamberger-SH1974-Marie, so cool you get it too. I feel the same way..I am not alone :)
Such a unique baritone voice!
You may want to check out Mark Lanegan
I can listen to this all day. I've been playing it for 30+ yrs, and it still moves me to this day. The arrangement is epic, and the vocal harmony is haunting!
One of the great songs of all time. The piano just before the last chorus makes me burst into tears without fail. Thanks.
The lyrics are so absurd for such an emotionally loaded song, but it's been 30 years since I first heard this and it still pops into my head from time to time, so they did something right.
Crash Test Dummies are the HIGHEST quality to ever have emerged from Canada. Hands down!
I mean yes but I would also put Alanis up there. JLP is hands down the best female solo album of the 90's and one of the best overall.
B.c. or bust. Winnipeg at city hotel. Boys were flying to Cyprus from Grant Avenue air base. That was a bar
This will ALWAYS be in my playlist.
My husband passed away. He was a Police Officer, one of the good ones.
This pretty much sums up his life.
We will be playing this song for his funeral.
I’m so so sorry for your loss 😢xx
Sorry for your loss
I lost my daughter too. Why is it that the good ones leave so soon
perfect
Think you can say thank you for the compassionate comments or you a fake
Thank you for my son's lullaby so many years ago. Love you still, Brad!
It's 2024 and still listening to this great song who else is.
Me🙋♀️
I am but I used Napster to capture these works of art back in the day. Statute of limitations I claim!
Listening right now on lake in Southern Michigan
MOI!🎉
Woke up from a sound sleep in Tennessee and immediately grabbed my phone to go listen to this song for some reason. I’ve loved this since I first heard it in 1991. I listen infrequently now but still occasionally just have to hear it. I have no idea why it hit me in my sleep, but it did.
It makes me think of all the people I have lost and remember them again for a fleeting moment in our so busy hectic days of life
Her angelic voice compliments his low tone. This is awesome 👍😎👍
Great voice.
My second mom was my superman, losing her in 2019 to stage four ovarian cancer has been really hard for me. I first heard this song in 2020 a year after she has been gone. Now she's been gone for three years. The pain still hurts me still to this day, she meant everything to me. I'm trying my best to raise awareness for ovarian cancer for her in her memory. 😭💔
😊😊😊😊
Hope you're doing all right. ❤
@@devynalit'll be five years at the end of the month since losing her. It's still not any easier. Thankfully my amazing girlfriend is gonna help me to do something special in her memory. Hopefully I'll be okay enough to do it with my girlfriend, but if it becomes overwhelming she's gonna put her arms around me and tell me everything is okay. I am sooo grateful for my girlfriend in soooo many ways.
I haven't heard this song in years. I can't believe how much I missed it...
It's the most prolific song of the 90s. Thank you for writing it man.
Saw this band in a theatre at the local campus back in the early 90's. They were very accomplished musically and this song was the highpoint of the night.
Driving to Ohio to see my father who's deathly ill and in a coma. This is his absolute favorite song. I'm listening to it for him.
God Bless you; I Care💖✝️
I've been singing this with my daughter since she was 8yo. She's 19 now. Hope your dad is Okay!
I'm gonna miss Superman. Some folks are even retiring like Clark Kent, they were close and he's gone missing now.
God that voice....gives me chills!
Me too!
his or hers?
Sledd Ed both!
Becky Garcia It gives me chills too. Mostly in bad ways! Just kidding
It’s the voice, the lyrics. Simply beautiful.
My grandpa was the real superman. What a beautiful song!
❤❤❤❤❤😢😊
The background vocals are the haunting part of this wonderful tune
This song is actually phenomenal. It’s sad, it’s hopeful, it’s extremely poignant and powerful all in spite of its seemingly simple nature.
It’s performed flawlessly here, and Ellen Reid’s amazing voice is hauntingly perfect. She takes this fantastic song to a superlative level.
This song fits this current time even more than when it came out. How we need Superman today….
CTD played at UC Santa Barbara 1991. We did a 3 camera video of live performance. I wasn’t really familiar with the group but I got goose bumps from the first sound check - Superman’s Song. And the thrill went on the whole show. I come back to catch videos and albums every so often. Even in my 70s I still am moved.
Loved this song from the first time I heard it on an indie radio station. As someone below noted, this song is used to perfect effect in the pilot episode of Due South. Just rewatched that tonight and that part of the show just about brought me to tears again. It was a brilliant series, got a bit campier over time, but the pilot ... just incredible balance of drama and humor and what a soundtrack.
Underrated band. They deserve a lot more fame. Reminds me of high school
One of the most moving songs I have heard.
I first heard this song when my friend bought me their album last April. I was driving past a sunset. Something about Brad's voice, that moment made me feel things about the world. I still feel deep emotions when I listen to CTD.
I had the biggest crush on the female backup vocalist, especially her solo moment 🥰 gawd she's so beautiful 😍
You got to love the death of Superman reference at the beginning of this music video That's how much a big of a deal that death of Superman was back in '92 when this song came out just about everyone referenced it in a song or did a parody of it this is a great song and it has very deep meaning to it just a prime example of why the '90s is awesome
still amazing after all these years. My momma dug this with a spoon!! thinking of her every time I hear it now and missing the hell out of her
This band was underrated. This song is a legend.
It is. And from a video standpoint, it's amazing
Love how this fairy tale of a master piece can make me cry
Such deep emotional impact. "Forcing himself to keep going on." The Quiet Desperation. We all relate.
B Truj But most of us never came from a planet that crumbled. 😌
Goofiest old superheroes and lyrics yet it still makes me want to pay my respects to superman.
In the 90s my mother and i would see this video come on MTV sometimes she loved it and so did i,
I was in the 3rd and 4th grade then
I'm 37 now and my kids are all teenagers now. Myy, how the time has gone by so fast, when i listen to this song it takes me back to that time the feel of the my environment, the smile on my mom's face, the feeling of being that little boy...
This was one of those songs for us.
I'm 70 years old,and although,this was out of my usual rock appreciation,this man's unusual low voice struck my ear just right.
I'm 67, always liked this band. I think his voice nails it for me.
Turn 71 tommorow just cause we are aging a bit doesn't mean we've gone deaf. At least not yet....
Best Drum Solo ever.
I love the crash test dummies! This song is absolutely BEAUTIFUL! I remember the first time I heard it on the radio. It was a sunday morning about 6 or 7am and when I heard Brad Roberts sing this song I 100% knew that this band was more than just a one hit wonder. I had God shuffled his feet and The ghosts that haunted me now and I have to say they are perfectly beautiful pieces of music.
I just wish I could be a better person. I feel so lonely, miss my dad
Hang in there, life gets better. Your loved. 😊❤
Thank you so much . Isn't it strange that strangers in this odd world make you have a tiny piece of kindness. Thank you
@@helendavies4628 No problem, when I saw your comment, my heart sank into my stomach. I myself have been there and know what its like, I have had many struggles with loneliness, depression and addiction. Life can really be hard sometimes, people reached out to me and gave me encouragement, told me to keep going, things will get better if you keep going forward. Sometimes people just need to know that there is someone can hear them, someone is listening and understands and cares. Just know your not alone, your never alone and there are people in this world that care and love, maybe some you have not even met yet. I'm sure your a great person and it's totally understandable to miss your dad. Your dad's not gone, he is a part of you and you a part of him, there is a strong bond between a father and daughter that can't be broken. I guarantee he's proud of you, he loves you and he will always be close by. Don't let this world beat you down, we are living in very weird, difficult times, but your strong and you can get through this. I'm sorry for going on, I had people there to help me and ended up meeting some great people. From that moment it's always in my heart now to reach out to others that are struggling. I know I'm just a stranger on the internet, but also know I am a man who cares. Never be afraid to reach out, there are still a lot of great people out here that do care and believe in the power of love and helping others. If I can make someone's day just a little brighter, its all worth it. Never forget you are LOVED, APPRECIATED and that you MATTER, so put a big SMILE 😀 on your face and pushing forward. You may feel alone but your never truly alone. I hope you have a great and wonderful day.
You’ll be together again one day. In the meantime, live life to the fullest. Try to think of life as a journey and try not to look back too often or you’ll stumble. Look ahead and when you get to the end of your journey then look back to remember where you’ve been. Turn around again and you will see your father. 🕊❤️
Something that has been helping me is to tell myself everyday that I have to make it through the day full of grace. At the end of the day I look back and see if I succeeded. I am at about 9 out of ten, but try to remember, 90% is still an 'A'.
crash test dummies.
Raise you up
Drop you down
Elevate and soulbreak
Beautiful faces to ugly life crisis we all run into eventually, one way or another, Swap song and its about the vibes of when life felt most alive.
Masters of their own music.
Great music
I have sung to this song so many times and it still moves me even though the words are kind of funny. I can't imagine the type of person that doesn't like this song... maybe they are just too young to appreciate it but will love it later in life.
I can imagine people not liking this song. It's very dependent on the lyrics, imo and if someone can't understand what he sings because of language barrier, the song isn't gonna impress them much
Because I grew up with Tarzan and Superman, this is a real excellent song the way it's written the way it's saying and the way it's played just perfect thank you crash test dummies
This song is awesome love this band and im seeing them live in 2019 in kitchener Ontario so excited
I remember as a child in the car, my mom would put this CD in. I'm in my mid twenties now and this song still comes to my mind. Had to look it up. So beautiful.
Fun fact: apparently the lyric sung where superman is fighting soloman grundy predates the first fight between superman and soloman grundy in the comics. The band received a lot of mail from comic enthusiasts that the fight never happened between the two characters at the time.
And then he died in the comic's two years after. CTD seem to have the power of prediction when it comes to DC storylines.
This video gives me the vibe that this song is a eulogy to all the selfless superheroes the world has ever known.
I love singing along to this song. I remember I had their "God Shuffled His Feet" tape & t shirt when I was 14.
Adrienne, I have that CD. Close second to Meatloaf for me.
Just bought god shuffled his feet for 50 cents at a garage sale a day or two ago
We must be close in age no tshirt just the tape
I had both of those on tape and The Eagles Hell Freezes Over and Areosmith's Get a Grip. I still have my panasonic shockwave in tact and still works. With Metallica's Metallica (CKA: The Black Album) original cassette inside. They really dont make things like they used to
"God Shuffled His Feet" is just fantastic. It has been part of my life for years and will always be, fabulous album!
Mercy....Thank you for this.
OMG when those two voices come together, my soul melts.
I have always Loved this song! Solid gold.
Those background singers are phenomenal..damn!!