Superman was feeling blue. It seemed like he had saved the world a hundred times, but the citizens of Metropolis still didn't appreciate him enough. He was pondering this problem one day when he heard a familiar tune playing in a nearby music store.
It was "Uptown Girl" by Billy Joel, one of Superman's all-time favorite songs. He had always secretly dreamed of singing it at a karaoke night, but he was too shy to ever do it in front of people.
But on this day, Superman was feeling particularly low, and he decided that singing "Uptown Girl" was just what he needed to boost his spirits. So he quickly ducked into a phone booth and emerged, in his civilian identity of Clark Kent, with a microphone in hand.
He approached the karaoke machine, took a deep breath, and started singing. The first few lines were shaky, but as the music picked up, so did his confidence.
He was belting out the chorus when he heard someone clapping. He looked up and saw Lois Lane, his colleague and secret crush, standing in the doorway of the music store. She was smiling and nodding along to the music.
Feeling emboldened by Lois's encouragement, Superman launched into the second verse with even more gusto. He was about to launch into the iconic "woo hoo" section when he heard a strange noise.
It was the sound of a bank alarm going off, and Superman knew he had to act fast. He quickly finished the song, bowed to the imaginary crowd, and took off to save the day.
As he flew to the bank, Superman realized that he had left his microphone at the karaoke machine. He knew that if he didn't go back and retrieve it, the machine would be stuck playing the instrumental version of "Uptown Girl" for hours.
So after foiling the bank robbers and returning the stolen money to its rightful owners, Superman rushed back to the music store. He burst through the door, grabbed the microphone, and flew out before anyone could recognize him.
As he flew over the city, holding the microphone in one hand and the bag of stolen money in the other, Superman couldn't help but laugh at the absurdity of the situation. He had just saved the day and sang "Uptown Girl" in the same hour.
From that day on, whenever Superman was feeling down, he would hum the tune of "Uptown Girl" to himself and feel a surge of confidence. He never did sing it in public again, but he knew that he had the power to do it if he ever needed to.
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