Adam West died on Friday. He was Batman in the TV series, from 1966-68. There have been a bunch of other Batmans on film, but he really owned that role. Totally dry, with every other line total corn. Even the fight scenes were total corn, so bad they were good, with "Pow!" "Bam!" "Whack!" and other impact exclamations. No one did that shit better. He got a lot of mileage out of that role, appearing in one TV show after another for over forty years, usually as a guest star based on his Batman notoriety.
The theme song from the TV show has been recorded a thousand times and there's been a bunch of Batsploitation knock-offs as well. Here's just a few. You'll probably be sick of the song before you listen to all of them.
The theme song from the TV show has been recorded a thousand times and there's been a bunch of Batsploitation knock-offs as well. Here's just a few. You'll probably be sick of the song before you listen to all of them.
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Listen:Link Wray - Batman mp3 at Record Brother
The Jam - Batman mp3 at ATumblr
The Who - Batman (streaming) at YouTube
Jan & Dean - Batman (streaming) at YouTube
Los Monjes - Batman mp3 at Rock 'n' Soul Ichiban
Sun Ra Arkestra with the Blues Project - Batman mp3 at Beware of the Blog
Butch Baker - Batman at the Go Go mp3 at Soul Garage
Lavern Baker - Batman to the Rescue mp3 at Alert Nerd
Nelson Riddle - Batusi A Go Go mp3 at Beware of the Blog
Batman - Radio spot (JC Penny ad) mp3 at Beware of the Blog
Video:
The Best of 1966 Batman/Bruce Wayne at YouTube Corn gold
Batman fight scenes at YouTube
Batman Garage Sale at Funny or Die 2009
Adam West Hits on You...Hard at Vimeo By Funny or Die 2013
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