Leave it to a Nashville-via-England industry veteran to find profundity in Jimmy Olsen. Chris Roach’s “Mr. Ordinary” takes Superman’s civilian sidekick and transforms him into a meditation on finding peace with your place in a world of “Gods and Monsters.”
The production leans into its 90s indie foundations without succumbing to mere nostalgia. That promised 0:40 chorus hits like a revelation, with arrangements that feel both grounded and soaring—appropriate for a song about learning to fly while keeping your feet on the ground.
What’s particularly effective is how Roach’s industry experience informs his perspective on fame. Lines like “In a world of little black mirrors/All that matters is who matters most” come from someone who’s witnessed the machinery of stardom up close. When he sings about being “Hard to notice, so easy to miss,” it’s not self-pity but clear-eyed observation.
The track’s evolution from frustration to acceptance isn’t just emotional but philosophical. Opening with “a million nobodies/Just trying to cope,” it works through the stages of ambition (“wanna fly high, make something of my life”) before landing on the revolutionary idea that you “Don’t have to be special to do something special.” It’s a superhero origin story where the power was ordinariness all along.
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