OOKLA THE MOK
OOKLA the MOK are a great little rock quartet that perform humorous songs relating to comics. The song I first discovered them through was this great send up of Aquaman. It makes terrific fun of the Justice League's most ridiculous hero.
Seriously, how much crime is there to fight 20,000 feet below sea level? And is the ability to talk to fish that impressive? Christ, Dr. Doolittle can talk to ALL animals and he never rated a spot on the Superfriends.
That song: Arthur Curry can be found here. Download it and give a listen as you read along to these lyrics:
Batman's got an attitude everybody takes him seriously
And Superman never made any money well try to tell that to DC
All the other members of the Justice League
Say I have useless super powers and make fun of me
But I know that there will come a day
When they're gonna stare in slack jawed wonder as they hear me say
Chorus:
I am Aquaman and nobody better mess with me
I may be nothing to you but I am a king beneath the sea
Let's see you get by under water as well as I do on the ground
I am Aquaman and you better not mess around
There are days I swear I would rather have
The proportionate strength of a praying mantis
Then be the last lost noble prince
Of the undersea kingdom of Atlantis
Batman's got the Batmobile Diana's got her invisible jet
It seems like everybody else can fly even Samurai but a stupid seahorse is all I get
Green Arrow's sharp but I couldn't be any duller
My orange costume's uglier than any other color
I'm not as tough as Batman or as cute as Gleek
I'm a little taller than the Atom but smaller than Apache Chief
Chorus
Clark Kent wouldn’t be the same if he didn’t have his Lois Lane
Green Arrow’s got his Black Canary
Even millionaire Bruce Wayne has that thing on the side with his ward Dick Grayson But there’s just one girl that I would marry
:::CUE WONDER WOMAN THEME MUSIC CLIP:::
Batman signed a movie deal though you know he doesn't need the cash
And all the second-rate heroes get their own TV shows even the Pre-Crisis Flash
But not me I guess that I don't rate
My comic book's been cancelled more than Dr. Fate
I know that I'm no Brainiac but I'm no fool
I know not even Peter David can make me cool
Chorus
Posted by wayneb at November 21, 2005 06:04 PM
