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Five For Fighting’s John Ondrasik Talks Re-Writing ‘Superman’ Lyric For Israeli Hostages in Gaza: ‘To Me This Is a Moral Issue’
Five For Fighting's John Ondrasik talks about re-writing lyrics to 2001 hit 'Superman' to call attention to remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza.
The gentle piano ballad on which band mastermind John Ondrasik sings “I’m more than a bird, I’m more than a plane/ I’m more than some pretty face beside a train/ And it’s not easy to be me” in his homage to heroes who have the right to bleed provided succor at a time when Americans were wounded to their souls over the deadly assault. I’m honored to do this.’ And very quickly, it became clear that ‘Superman’ should be the song,” Ondrasik said, noting that some original lines, such as “Find a way to lie about a home I’ll never see” didn’t fit the assignment. The singer uploaded a new video for the song to YouTube on April 14 — two days after the start of the Passover holiday — with a message of hope, writing, “The strength and perseverance of our hostage families, while enduring over seventeen months of unimaginable torment and devastation, often seems Superhuman.
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