On this date in 1966, THE BATMAN THEME by NEAL HEFTI peaked at #17 on the US Billboard Hot 100 (Mar 12, 1966)
NOTE: The video here is a rare promo that I've colorized.
This is the original TV series Batman theme - the show starring Adam West and Burt Ward as the titular Batman and his sidekick Robin.
The main part of the song itself, usually...
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...presented in instrumental form, is a simple 12-bar blues series repeated in a cycle, using only three chords, with very minor changes in key from time to time. The version with the lyrics is simply the word "Batman!" sung over and over, almost like a chant.
The vocals to the broadcast version of the theme blended so well with the instruments that Adam West actually stated in his book Back to the Batcave that it was an illusion created with instruments. Hefti himself corrects this in an interview for the book TV's Biggest Hits: it's an eight-voice chorus along with bass guitar, percussion, and brass.
Neal Hefti was a trumpeter/conductor who wrote and recorded the theme for the show. The theme was later covered by The Marketts, who scored a hit in 1963 with their take on the Twilight Zone theme song. Their version of the Batman theme hit #17 in the US. Other artists to record the theme include The Ventures and The Standells.
Check out "Taxman" by The Beatles. George Harrison based the music for that song on the Batman theme. He was a big fan of the show. Not to mention, START! by THE JAM.
Several songs jumped on the Batman bandwagon in 1966. These were all minor hits that year:
"Batman" - Jan & Dean
"Batman & His Grandmother" - Dickie Goodman
"Batman And Robin" - The Spotlights
"Batman To The Rescue" - LaVern Baker
NOTE: The video here is a rare promo that I've colorized.
This is the original TV series Batman theme - the show starring Adam West and Burt Ward as the titular Batman and his sidekick Robin.
The main part of the song itself, usually...
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Hi! Running the page is a one-man operation. I write and research the articles, and edit the videos which involves several hours of work - upscaling, colourising and tweaking in various software.
If you could see fit to make a small donation then it would help me to keep the page running.
Thank you and best wishes, Paul
Just visit one of the links to donate (all secure connections):
PAYPAL: https://www.paypal.com/donate/...
JUSTGIVING: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/ctp
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...presented in instrumental form, is a simple 12-bar blues series repeated in a cycle, using only three chords, with very minor changes in key from time to time. The version with the lyrics is simply the word "Batman!" sung over and over, almost like a chant.
The vocals to the broadcast version of the theme blended so well with the instruments that Adam West actually stated in his book Back to the Batcave that it was an illusion created with instruments. Hefti himself corrects this in an interview for the book TV's Biggest Hits: it's an eight-voice chorus along with bass guitar, percussion, and brass.
Neal Hefti was a trumpeter/conductor who wrote and recorded the theme for the show. The theme was later covered by The Marketts, who scored a hit in 1963 with their take on the Twilight Zone theme song. Their version of the Batman theme hit #17 in the US. Other artists to record the theme include The Ventures and The Standells.
Check out "Taxman" by The Beatles. George Harrison based the music for that song on the Batman theme. He was a big fan of the show. Not to mention, START! by THE JAM.
Several songs jumped on the Batman bandwagon in 1966. These were all minor hits that year:
"Batman" - Jan & Dean
"Batman & His Grandmother" - Dickie Goodman
"Batman And Robin" - The Spotlights
"Batman To The Rescue" - LaVern Baker
