Super Superhero Songs

PreS-Gr 3—Mr. Billy (William Charles Grisack III) presents a high-energy album of 12 songs in celebration of various superheroes, sidekicks, and villains. Most of the numbers are in an energetic rock musical style, along with a couple of slower tunes. "A Guy Named Stan" praises Stan Lee. Mr. Billy sings "Batman" to the theme music from the old Batman television show, and incorporates that well-known schoolyard song: "Jingle Bells, Batman smells/ Robin laid an egg…." He also covers Weird Al Yankovic's hilarious "Spider-man (Ode to a Superhero)" which borrows Billy Joel's "Piano Man" tune. "Super Monkey" helps with grades, bullies, and finding lost things. Other songs include "Superman Mania," "Bowling for Heroes," "Green" (Green Hornet, Green Lantern and others), "Villains on Vacation," "Magneto and Titanium Man," "The Comic Book Store" (which is compared to the Fortress of Solitude and Bruce Wayne's cave), "Super Sidekicks" (Robin, Speedy, and others), and "Action Hero, Hero Action." A sure-fire hit with all young superhero aficionados.—Beverly Wrigglesworth, San Antonio Public Library, TX