Worst Superhero Ever

I hate it when songs disappear. Mostly I hate it because you never know the last time that you'll hear them, so you can't appreciate them.

There was a girl on Semester at Sea who played guitar, song, wrote, and apparently was a DJ as well. I never talked to her much, just a few times, but she seemed nice. I think the first time was when I left a tour to go cliff diving in Hawaii when we weren't supposed to and she was photographing people jumping. Another time she borrowed my guitar and I listened to her play when she was in her room with a few other friends.

One of the songs that she played that time, I think, was called "Worst Superhero Ever." I'm pretty sure her friends pushed her to play it even though she didn't really want to. I don't remember a lot of the lyrics, but I remember that it was a nice melody that would relate to some aspect of a superhero, but always tagged on a "without ..." and then the redeeming quality of said hero, which I thought was clever. And the chorus had a very simple but catchy mix of chords, lyrics, and melody as well, ending with "I'm the worst superhero ever."

Part of what's sad about things like this is that you'll never get to know all the analogies and clever jokes that are in it. But what makes me saddest about it really is that the songs I love most are always ones written by people I know, even if I don't know them incredibly well, even sometimes if the songs aren't killer. There's just something way more interesting and personal about it and it feels like that's how art's supposed to be, accessible to you.

The last few days on SAS, I found out she recorded a few of her songs for friends. Someone said that I could have a copy, but that she was shy about it and I should ask her first. I didn't see her again before we got off the ship.

I remember that I asked her once if she would send me a copy of that song. She never replied.

Peace out.