The following is a playlist for the broadcast of the Nightowl Radio Show, a one-hour college radio show on station WHCL-FM. The show can be streamed tonight at 7:00 p.m. Eastern at whcl.org.
Tonight’s show features music inspired by, or referencing, the legendary Man of Steel, the Last Son of Krypton, the fighter for truth, justice, and a better tomorrow, Superman. So let’s get to the playlist right now. Up, up, and away!
| Time | Artist | Song | Release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:01 PM | R.E.M. | Superman | Life’s Rich Pageant |
| 7:05 PM | Donovan | Sunshine Superman | Sunshine Superman |
| 7:08 PM | The Kinks | (Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman | Low Budget |
| 7:14 PM | The Hesitations | Soul Superman | Soul Superman |
| 7:17 PM | Herbie Mann | Superman | Super Mann |
| 7:22 PM | Linda Lavin | It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Superman: You’ve Got Possibilities | It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Superman (Original Broadway Cast Recording) |
| 7:26 PM | Maureen McGovern | Can You Read My Mind (Love Theme from “Superman”) | Maureen McGovern: Greatest Hits |
| 7:30 PM | Five for Fighting | Superman (It’s Not Easy) | America Town |
| 7:34 PM | 3 Doors Down | Kryptonite | The Better Life |
| 7:39 PM | The Sugarhill Gang | Rapper’s Reprise | Apache / Rapper’s Delight – Single |
| 7:44 PM | Newcleus | Jam On It | Jam On Revenge |
| 7:53 PM | Laurie Anderson | O Superman (For Massenet) | Talk Normal: The Laurie Anderson Anthology (Remastered) |
Chuck The Writer 
Laurie Anderson! I haven’t heard that song in years.
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Oh, snap! Doesn’t the Spin Doctors’ “Jimmy Olsen’s Blues” reference Superman, too? I think there’s a reference to Kryptonite in the lyrics, if memory serves me correctly.
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