# Songs about fictional people **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 26, 2009, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-fictional-people/483024 "2009-01-26T05:53:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-fictional-people/483024/1 "2009-01-26T05:53:51Z")
Inspired by the thread [Songs about famous people](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=503389) - as I went through my MP3s for that thread, I found a few songs about fictional characters too, so how about a list of songs that are about, named after, or mention fictional characters? Rules: By “fictional” I mean established ones from books (but let’s leave Santa Claus/Christmas and characters from the Bible to another thread for the sake of thread scale), plays, movies,TV shows, comics, or video games rather than characters created for the narritive of the song. And these songs should be about specific characters: Dracula or Casper, yes, vampires or ghosts in general, no. Here are a few to get started: Forget Cassettes “Bruce Wayne” Feeder “Buck Rogers” Cursive “Driftwood” = Pinocchio Belly “Gepetto” Psapp “King Kong” 3 Doors Down “Kryptonite” = Superman Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs “Lil’ Red Riding Hood” Dishwalla “Miss Emma Peel” Catatonia “Mulder And Scully” Marry Me Jane “Superman” Our Lady Peace “Superman Is Dead” Emprise (Canada) “The Tin Man (Silk and Sawdust)” Jefferson Airplane “White Rabbit (Go Ask Alice)” = Alice in Wonderland ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-fictional-people/483024/2 "2009-01-26T05:59:34Z")
[Jimmy Olsen’s Blues](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVPhkz6UOCs) - Spin Doctors ---
**Author:** ![Stealth\_Potato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Stealth\_Potato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stealth_Potato)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-fictional-people/483024/3 "2009-01-26T06:01:02Z")
Gordon Lightfoot’s _[Don Quixote](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5lz7FLdrwo)_ is a favorite of mine. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-fictional-people/483024/4 "2009-01-26T06:35:55Z")
Bob Dylan’s “Desolation Row” mentions Cinderella, Romeo, the Hunchback of Notre Dame, Ophelia, and the Phantom of the Opera. The Kink’s “Apeman” refers to Tarzan and Jane. There’s also their “Want to Fly Like Superman.” REM’s “I Am Superman” ---
**Author:** ![Art\_Rock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/art_rock/32/525_2.png) [@Art\_Rock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Art_Rock)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-fictional-people/483024/5 "2009-01-26T06:47:59Z")
10 CC - Life is a minestrone (Minnie Mouse) ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-fictional-people/483024/6 "2009-01-26T09:20:01Z")
“Sirens of Titan” by Al Stewart (Album: **Modern Times** ), about Malachi Constant I’d heard that Jessi Colter’s “I’m Not Lisa” was based on the book/play/movie **David and Lisa** , but I have no cite for this. ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-fictional-people/483024/7 "2009-01-26T10:02:17Z")
Daria - Cake Conehead - Frank Zappa Blue Oyster Cult - Godzilla ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-fictional-people/483024/8 "2009-01-26T10:31:33Z")
Tom Lehrer-_Oedipus Rex_ ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-fictional-people/483024/9 "2009-01-26T13:03:34Z")
The Kingsmen: The Jolly Green Giant. The Royal Guardsmen: Snoopy vs. The Red Baron. (Note the similar meaning of the band names. That’s gotta mean something.) ---
**Author:** ![bluecanary](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bluecanary/32/3614_2.png) [@bluecanary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bluecanary)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-fictional-people/483024/10 "2009-01-26T13:09:54Z")
The Firm - ‘Star Trekkin’’ (Captain Kirk, among others) ---
**Author:** ![Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spatial_Rift_47)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-fictional-people/483024/11 "2009-01-26T13:36:33Z")
[The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC73PHdQX04) ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-fictional-people/483024/12 "2009-01-26T13:51:14Z")
Nerf Herder - “Mr. Spock” Jim Croce - “You Don’t Mess Around With Jim” You don’t tug on Superman’s cape You don’t spit into the wind You don’t pull the mask off that old Lone Ranger… ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-fictional-people/483024/13 "2009-01-26T13:55:27Z")
Crash Test Dummies – Superman’s Song (Superman, Tarzan, and Solomon Grundy). Donovan – Sunshine Superman (Superman and Green Lantern). ---
**Author:** ![Jane\_Elliot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jane_elliot/32/6166_2.png) [@Jane\_Elliot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jane_Elliot)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-fictional-people/483024/14 "2009-01-26T16:45:21Z")
Kate Bush – Wuthering Heights ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-fictional-people/483024/15 "2009-01-26T16:57:40Z")
America - “Tin Man” (The Tin Woodsman, the Wizard of Oz, Sir Galahad) ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-fictional-people/483024/16 "2009-01-26T17:04:22Z")
The Saga Begins - Weird Al Yankovic Yoda - Weird Al Yankovic others aplenty I’m just not thinking of at the moment ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-fictional-people/483024/17 "2009-01-26T17:10:14Z")
Does a huge radioactive lizard count as “people” for the purpose of this thread? Cool. I nominate **Godzilla** by Blue Oyster Cult. Edit: Bah…I see **Mudshark** already listed it. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-fictional-people/483024/18 "2009-01-26T17:17:42Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > (Note the similar meaning of the band names. That’s gotta mean something.) Two American groups, one from Oregon and one from Florida, trying to cash in on the British Invasion. Also, the latter covered “The Jolly Green Giant”. ---
**Author:** ![Telperion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telperion/32/509_2.png) [@Telperion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperion)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-fictional-people/483024/19 "2009-01-26T17:27:15Z")
It seems to me there has to be a lot of these on movie soundtracks. Off the top of my head: _The Cure - Charlotte Sometimes_ _Alice Cooper - The man behind the mask_ (Jason Vorhees, Friday the 13th) _Sisters of Mercy - Ozymandias_ _Simon & Garfunkel - Mrs. Robinson_ _Gorillaz - Dirty Harry_ _Queen - Flash_ (Gordon) _Nightwish - Phantom of the Opera_ ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-fictional-people/483024/20 "2009-01-26T17:28:43Z")
[Romeo and Juliet](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPgbhDEzrxY) - Dire Straits [(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycCZX-olchU&feature=related) - The Reflections [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-fictional-people/483024.md?page=2)