I dunno… wouldn’t Nightcrawler himself consider it blasphemous? We probably shouldn’t pick a song that would offend the character we’re trying to represent.
There’s literally a line in the song “Baby, I know you’re asking me to stay… say please please please don’t go away… you’re saying I’m giving you the BLUES” …. Come on!
Take me to Church is about being condemned by religion and society because of the lover you choose. It's about choosing to worship a lover instead of god. I really don't see who this relates to Kurt. Specifically it's about being gay and Kurt is mostly straight? (there was that one time with wolverine)
THIS. Perfection.
Look inside of me and see I am not afraid/ To walk inside the void like a kid inside a cave/ Discovering the patterns of my soul and where it's placed
Blinded by imperfect form/ But I will trust the artist molding me/ I am creation, both haunted and holy/ Made in glory/ Even the depths of the night cannot blind me
"I know I'm made of clay that's worn / Blighted by imperfect form /But I will trust the artist molding me" "I am creation, both haunted and holy / Made in glory"
I love this song ignoring the heavy religious theming but with that theming it works perfect for kurt.
Drive - Incubus
It's a really introspective song, and the chorus reminds me of one of my favorite Logan and Kurt moments.
"Whatever tomorrow brings, I'll be there with open arms and open eyes."
Honestly, it’s this set of panels and Magik when they’re out in space with the starjammers or w/e and she’s like, “Wanna make out?” Everyone’s like, no, and one maybe, and she’s just like, “Well, too bad, it was either fuck or fight. You chose poorly” and proceeds to wipe the entire ship lmfao.
Easily the top random panels in the early Hickman run, for me.
[Alles Neu](https://youtu.be/qdtLCfEcPL4?si=VdNsoS6InBiYMOyJ) by Peter Fox.
The song is about finding joy in moving forward.
The English translation of the hook goes
“Hey, everything shines so beautifully new
Hey, if you don't like it, make it new, woo!
The world covered with dust, but I want to see where it goes
Climb up the mountain of dirt, because fresh wind blows above
Hey, everything shines so beautifully new”
A catchy German rap song about finding a new and beautiful path forward fits Kurt like a glove.
Eels - Beautiful Freak
I like this for Nightcrawler because I don’t know whether it’s about how we view him or how he would view us:
“Some people say/ You have a problem/ But that problem/ Lies only with them/ Just ‘cause you are not like the others/ That is why I love you/ Beautiful freak/ Beautiful freak”
Are You Living - Gap Band
Kurt seems to be the guy that finds hope in a bad situation and pushes through with what he’s got. The song reminds me of him because it’s about facing things without worrying about what a person is missing, but focusing on if they are really giving life what they got. It’s deep but fun, like Kurt can be.
Heaven Can Wait - Iron Maiden
Kurt came back from heaven to defend the X-Men against Azazel in Amazing X-Men
And yes, there are about a hundred songs with this title, but this one is epic.
All these responses are very much the same and Kurt is more than the 1 note religious dude so I'm going to suggest something Sexual.
# "Freek'N You" by Jodeci
"Suspended in Gaffa" - Kate Bush
Garden of Eden imagery/Heaven/God invocation, wanting what life has to offer and being blocked from obtaining it, hesitancy to break the mold (assimilationist philosophy enjoyer), breakdown at failure and/or the ultimate conclusion that all of the struggle amounts to very little
Apollo 3 - "Superhelden"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQTInhga9OI
Original lyrics
German
Swap languages
Superhelden
Ich glaub an dich.
Ich glaub an dich, glaub an dich, wie du an mich,
du weißt genau ich lass dich nie im Stich, nie.
Ich glaub an dich.
Als ich dich sah da war mir klar zusammen sind wir unschlagbar,
unschlagbar zu zweit. Zu jeder Zeit.
Hast keine Zeit mehr zu verlieren.
Hast keine Zeit, keine Zeit mehr zu verlieren.
Der Held in dir wird aktiviert.
Die Helden Werden aktiviert.
Du hast du hast du hast das Zeug zum Superhelden
Hab keine Angst denn ich bin hier.
Hab keine Angst, keine Angst denn ich bin hier.
Die anderen werden schnell kapieren.
Die Helden werden aktiviert
Zusammen haben wir nix zu verlieren
Zusammen Haben wir nix zu verlieren
Zusammen können wir alles riskieren
Zusammen können wir alles, alles riskieren
Submitted by SteenaSteena on 2009-05-12
Translation
English #2
Superheroes
I believe in you
I believe in you, believe in you, like you believe in me
You know I won't leave you, never
I believe in you
When I saw you it was clear to me, together we're unbeatable
Unbeatable, together, every time
You have no more time to lose
You have no time, no more time to lose
The hero in you will activate
The heroes will activate
You have, you have, you have the makings of a superhero
Have no fear, for I am here
have no fear, no fear for I am here
The others will quickly catch on
The heroes will activate
Together we have nothing to lose
Together we have nothing to lose
Together we can risk everything
Together we can risk everything; everything
https://lyricstranslate.com/en/superhelden-superheroes.html-0
If you think of the song from the perspective of the villagers seeing and telling tales of the demon.
[Night Crawler](https://youtu.be/5yyO_HozK0c?si=oGX4dkrTtOpR9Xux) - Judas Priest
Although I think Kurt would enjoy songs from the band
[Trans-Siberian Orchestra ](https://youtu.be/RDWZ9Vtyqss?si=oWNzlQzc_utjgb11)
Off topic but about Kurt. I really hate the writers that added all the dumb catholicism to Nightcrawler in the 90's/00's! Take a happy go lucky swashbuckling heart of both the X-Men & Excalibur & add all this mopy Gothic Catholic bs that writers keep trying to bring back as soon as good writers try & bring him back to his true nature. I really hope it's ignored when he shows up in the movies. & no skin marks or tattoos or whatever was all over him in X2!
You guys really picked 'Hurt' instead of 'Aint No Grave'?? The latter fits way more.
As for Kurt, please don't pick a random Rammstein song just because it's German...
Lol why did some dork downvote me
Edit: Only valid reason for downvotes is that the song is called "Dark Water" and not "Nightcrawler," I was mistaken there.
Personal Jesus - Depeche Mode
“Reach out and touch faith”
Yo, this one has my vote.
End the contest. This one wins!!
I dunno… wouldn’t Nightcrawler himself consider it blasphemous? We probably shouldn’t pick a song that would offend the character we’re trying to represent.
Have you read the lyrics?
Faith - George Michael Horny and pious at the same time, and you know not everybody has got a body like Kurt's.
There’s literally a line in the song “Baby, I know you’re asking me to stay… say please please please don’t go away… you’re saying I’m giving you the BLUES” …. Come on!
Happy cake day!
This is the best answer.
Yesssss
Like A Prayer by Madonna. Probably the horniest song ever written about religion.
Idk there are a *lot* of horny songs that reference religion
THIS IS LITERALLY KURT
Times Like These by Foo Fighters. Kurt's a generous, giving soul.
Take Me to Church - Hozier Religious, vaguely about persecution, and very horny
This fits but also Kurt is a pretty upbeat and optimistic guy, don't know if the tone is quite right
This is perfect!
Came to post this one!
That's actually perfect. I said shiny happy people and was thinking losing my religion
Take me to Church is about being condemned by religion and society because of the lover you choose. It's about choosing to worship a lover instead of god. I really don't see who this relates to Kurt. Specifically it's about being gay and Kurt is mostly straight? (there was that one time with wolverine)
The opening scene to X-2 was definitive for Nightcrawler. Mozart - Requiem, K. 626: III. Sequentia “Dies Irae”
BAMF - Pegboard Nerds Does this really need an explanation?
This is the best answer that will be overlooked.
In preporeration I looked for songs called bamf
For Kurt? Spirit in the Sky.
Leonard Cohen, "Hallelujah"
This is the correct answer!
Handsome Devil by the Smiths it’s pretty obvious.
In my garage. Weezer
Rock Me Amadeus - Falco
This song is such a banger
Mehr deutsche Lieder!
Disappearing Boy - Green Day
This is actually my favorite Green Day song and it makes sense for my favorite mutant.
Creature by Half•alive
THIS. Perfection. Look inside of me and see I am not afraid/ To walk inside the void like a kid inside a cave/ Discovering the patterns of my soul and where it's placed Blinded by imperfect form/ But I will trust the artist molding me/ I am creation, both haunted and holy/ Made in glory/ Even the depths of the night cannot blind me
"I know I'm made of clay that's worn / Blighted by imperfect form /But I will trust the artist molding me" "I am creation, both haunted and holy / Made in glory" I love this song ignoring the heavy religious theming but with that theming it works perfect for kurt.
Blue Lips— Regina Spektor “Blue lips, blue veins, blue the color of our planet from far far away” And “the most human color, blue”
I love that song!!
Drive - Incubus It's a really introspective song, and the chorus reminds me of one of my favorite Logan and Kurt moments. "Whatever tomorrow brings, I'll be there with open arms and open eyes."
If you’re talkin the first trip to the Orchis Forge…f me that was amazing. I re read those panels so many times before even moving on.
That's the one!
Honestly, it’s this set of panels and Magik when they’re out in space with the starjammers or w/e and she’s like, “Wanna make out?” Everyone’s like, no, and one maybe, and she’s just like, “Well, too bad, it was either fuck or fight. You chose poorly” and proceeds to wipe the entire ship lmfao. Easily the top random panels in the early Hickman run, for me.
Hickman totally knew how to use Illyana is just the right context and amount!
[Alles Neu](https://youtu.be/qdtLCfEcPL4?si=VdNsoS6InBiYMOyJ) by Peter Fox. The song is about finding joy in moving forward. The English translation of the hook goes “Hey, everything shines so beautifully new Hey, if you don't like it, make it new, woo! The world covered with dust, but I want to see where it goes Climb up the mountain of dirt, because fresh wind blows above Hey, everything shines so beautifully new” A catchy German rap song about finding a new and beautiful path forward fits Kurt like a glove.
Never heard this song before, but I think you're right. A German song like this is very fitting for our boy in blue
Halleluja by Jeff Buckley, Jeff said he wanted to make the song sexier than the original.
Eels - Beautiful Freak I like this for Nightcrawler because I don’t know whether it’s about how we view him or how he would view us: “Some people say/ You have a problem/ But that problem/ Lies only with them/ Just ‘cause you are not like the others/ That is why I love you/ Beautiful freak/ Beautiful freak”
I love this song and album but I feel it's just too melancholy for Kurt
Queen - Now I'm Here
Are You Living - Gap Band Kurt seems to be the guy that finds hope in a bad situation and pushes through with what he’s got. The song reminds me of him because it’s about facing things without worrying about what a person is missing, but focusing on if they are really giving life what they got. It’s deep but fun, like Kurt can be.
There's better choices in this thread, but Engel by Rammstein deserves to be on the playlist.
I came here to suggest this one. Glad it was already here.
Adiemus - Karl Jenkins
Houdini - Dua Lipa
99 Luftballons by Nena
AUSGEZEICHNET!
Malleus Maleficarum- AFI
Vilkommen from Cabaret- preferably the Alan Cumming version.
Holding Out For A Hero
I disappear by Metallica
Losing My Religion - REM
I’m Blue - Eiffel 65 I mean come on he’s Blue…..
This would get my vote if that trait were unique to Nightcrawler, but there’re like a half-dozen blue X-Men.
Vielleicht „Lieben Wir” von Shirin David, es ist ziemlich kokett und auf Deutsch gesungen.
Now I’m Here - Queen
Heaven Can Wait - Iron Maiden Kurt came back from heaven to defend the X-Men against Azazel in Amazing X-Men And yes, there are about a hundred songs with this title, but this one is epic.
I know it won't win but Faith No More's "From Out of Nowhere" fits Nightcrawler very well. https://youtu.be/j4tsGWdarHc?si=MX736OlvhofnirkV
I just really like that Kurt's mix is always religious and horny. We're all rooting for the elf.
Am I demon - Danzig
"Blue Velvet" by Lana Del Rey 💙
99 red ballons
Rock Me Amadeus
Ameno by Era (the Dorime song)
“Pirate King” from Penzance. Duel of the Fates.
Someone please let me know when it's Gambit's turn
Mozart's Requiem in D minor, K. 626
Teleport 2 Me Jamie - WZRD (Kid Cudi)
Nightcrawler by Judas Priest Like its literally in the name.
It came to me as a joke but I honestly think Shiny Happy People by REM fits
All these responses are very much the same and Kurt is more than the 1 note religious dude so I'm going to suggest something Sexual. # "Freek'N You" by Jodeci
"Suspended in Gaffa" - Kate Bush Garden of Eden imagery/Heaven/God invocation, wanting what life has to offer and being blocked from obtaining it, hesitancy to break the mold (assimilationist philosophy enjoyer), breakdown at failure and/or the ultimate conclusion that all of the struggle amounts to very little
Death Death (Devil, Devil, Evil, Evil, Song) by Aurelio Voltaire
https://youtu.be/F50_ZrFXzwQ?si=v2FB2E8I8gdgMAdg breathe- Dom Fera. I'm super late but this song for sure
Apollo 3 - "Superhelden" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQTInhga9OI Original lyrics German Swap languages Superhelden Ich glaub an dich. Ich glaub an dich, glaub an dich, wie du an mich, du weißt genau ich lass dich nie im Stich, nie. Ich glaub an dich. Als ich dich sah da war mir klar zusammen sind wir unschlagbar, unschlagbar zu zweit. Zu jeder Zeit. Hast keine Zeit mehr zu verlieren. Hast keine Zeit, keine Zeit mehr zu verlieren. Der Held in dir wird aktiviert. Die Helden Werden aktiviert. Du hast du hast du hast das Zeug zum Superhelden Hab keine Angst denn ich bin hier. Hab keine Angst, keine Angst denn ich bin hier. Die anderen werden schnell kapieren. Die Helden werden aktiviert Zusammen haben wir nix zu verlieren Zusammen Haben wir nix zu verlieren Zusammen können wir alles riskieren Zusammen können wir alles, alles riskieren Submitted by SteenaSteena on 2009-05-12 Translation English #2 Superheroes I believe in you I believe in you, believe in you, like you believe in me You know I won't leave you, never I believe in you When I saw you it was clear to me, together we're unbeatable Unbeatable, together, every time You have no more time to lose You have no time, no more time to lose The hero in you will activate The heroes will activate You have, you have, you have the makings of a superhero Have no fear, for I am here have no fear, no fear for I am here The others will quickly catch on The heroes will activate Together we have nothing to lose Together we have nothing to lose Together we can risk everything Together we can risk everything; everything https://lyricstranslate.com/en/superhelden-superheroes.html-0
Morning Sun - Dave Bixby
Jump around - house of pain
Vienna Calling - Falco
Just to have a German language song for Kurt's playlist Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand - The Beatles.
If you think of the song from the perspective of the villagers seeing and telling tales of the demon. [Night Crawler](https://youtu.be/5yyO_HozK0c?si=oGX4dkrTtOpR9Xux) - Judas Priest Although I think Kurt would enjoy songs from the band [Trans-Siberian Orchestra ](https://youtu.be/RDWZ9Vtyqss?si=oWNzlQzc_utjgb11)
They Might Be Giants – Birdhouse in Your Soul
Nice to Meet Ya by Niall Horan, mostly for the lines "every time I turn around you disappear" and "one minute you're there, the next one you're gone."
What kind of man? - Florence and the machine
Du Hast - Rammstein
Hallelujah-Jeff Buckley
Off topic but about Kurt. I really hate the writers that added all the dumb catholicism to Nightcrawler in the 90's/00's! Take a happy go lucky swashbuckling heart of both the X-Men & Excalibur & add all this mopy Gothic Catholic bs that writers keep trying to bring back as soon as good writers try & bring him back to his true nature. I really hope it's ignored when he shows up in the movies. & no skin marks or tattoos or whatever was all over him in X2!
You guys really picked 'Hurt' instead of 'Aint No Grave'?? The latter fits way more. As for Kurt, please don't pick a random Rammstein song just because it's German...
Sex with me - Rihanna
U Can’t Touch This
Seether nobody praying for me
Like a prayer- madonna
Should have been [this](https://youtu.be/nqgUG_JVzCs?si=kuhl6TVi3OMsFnl7)
The Ave Maria, can't mess with the classics
“Crawling in the Dark” Hoobastank
FWIW, “Hurt” isn’t by Johnny Cash. It’s by Nine Inch Nails, which makes it even more relevant. Edit: To be clear, Johnny covers it.
You mean hurt
Corrected. Thanks. I swore I wrote that, whoops.
I would say Nightcrawler by Travis Scott cause of the irony alone but I’ll probably agree with whomever said like a prayer by Madonna
Whos the xmen thans basically just a silhouette with a jacket?
Sunspot
Man of La Mancha pirate Kurt > priest Kurt
Judas Priest - Nightcrawler
Nightcrawler by Judas Priest
The Ave Maria by Shubert
https://youtu.be/3gtzPIraF2g?si=8L1POVXaYxpSZd0J From a lesser known nerdcore artist. Its literally a night crawler song
Late to the party but he has a great cyclops one too. https://youtu.be/hfKmrxxTY7k?si=Dme5Feid3l2rmyHJ
Entire soundtrack from "Lost Boys'
So niche and someone has already said it but 110% Creature by half-alive.
Dies Irae
Bohemian rhapsody
"Welcome" from Cabaret. I think he'd make the perfect MC.
I'd love a more shanty-like song to go with his swashbuckling nature. Shipping Up to Boston is my pick
Du Hast - Rammstein
Du Hast!!
"Nightcrawler" by Modern Life is War It's not necessarily about our boy, but MLIW are one of my favorite bands and they deserve to be on the list.
Lol why did some dork downvote me Edit: Only valid reason for downvotes is that the song is called "Dark Water" and not "Nightcrawler," I was mistaken there.
I am Blue (Da Ba Dee) by Eiffel 65
Anything by Rommstine
How you remind me - Nickleback