The top Bat-records of 1966!
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The top Bat-records of 1966!
In the latest TO THE BATPOLES podcast, we count down the top Bat-records of 1966 -- soundtrack albums, singles by cast members, and various other hangers-on.
http://tothebatpoles.libsyn.com/028-top ... in-em-down
What's your favorite? Do you know of one we missed?
"I'm half-demented with whimsical outrage!"
-- The Joker, in a line cut from "The Joker's Epitaph"
-- The Joker, in a line cut from "The Joker's Epitaph"
- Jesusismysuperhero
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Re: The top Bat-records of 1966!
You don't by any chance have a list of the records?bat-rss wrote:
In the latest TO THE BATPOLES podcast, we count down the top Bat-records of 1966 -- soundtrack albums, singles by cast members, and various other hangers-on.
http://tothebatpoles.libsyn.com/028-top ... in-em-down
What's your favorite? Do you know of one we missed?
It would be interesting to see what they were, but I don't have time to listen to the whole thing.
Re: The top Bat-records of 1966!
We mashed together singles and albums for the following list:
10 Jan & Dean meet Batman
9 Batman and his Grandmother -- Dickie Goodman
8 The Penguin: The Capture -- Burgess Meredith
7 Batman and Robin -- the Spotlights (a band that included the Allman brothers)
6 Miranda -- Adam West
5 "Batman Theme and Other Songs" and "Hefti in Gotham City" -- Neal Hefti
4 Batman TV soundtrack -- Nelson Riddle
3 Boy Wonder, I Love You -- Burt Ward
2 Batman Movie Soundtrack -- Nelson Riddle
1 The RIddler -- Frank Gorshin
10 Jan & Dean meet Batman
9 Batman and his Grandmother -- Dickie Goodman
8 The Penguin: The Capture -- Burgess Meredith
7 Batman and Robin -- the Spotlights (a band that included the Allman brothers)
6 Miranda -- Adam West
5 "Batman Theme and Other Songs" and "Hefti in Gotham City" -- Neal Hefti
4 Batman TV soundtrack -- Nelson Riddle
3 Boy Wonder, I Love You -- Burt Ward
2 Batman Movie Soundtrack -- Nelson Riddle
1 The RIddler -- Frank Gorshin
"I'm half-demented with whimsical outrage!"
-- The Joker, in a line cut from "The Joker's Epitaph"
-- The Joker, in a line cut from "The Joker's Epitaph"
- Jesusismysuperhero
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Re: The top Bat-records of 1966!
Oh neat! That was very cool of you to put that together!bat-rss wrote:We mashed together singles and albums for the following list:
10 Jan & Dean meet Batman
9 Batman and his Grandmother -- Dickie Goodman
8 The Penguin: The Capture -- Burgess Meredith
7 Batman and Robin -- the Spotlights (a band that included the Allman brothers)
6 Miranda -- Adam West
5 "Batman Theme and Other Songs" and "Hefti in Gotham City" -- Neal Hefti
4 Batman TV soundtrack -- Nelson Riddle
3 Boy Wonder, I Love You -- Burt Ward
2 Batman Movie Soundtrack -- Nelson Riddle
1 The RIddler -- Frank Gorshin
Re: The top Bat-records of 1966!
I love "The Riddler" by Frank Gorshin. Not only is it fun to listen to, its very catchy.
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Absolutely! That's why it's ranked #1Bat-Tiger wrote:I love "The Riddler" by Frank Gorshin. Not only is it fun to listen to, its very catchy.
"I'm half-demented with whimsical outrage!"
-- The Joker, in a line cut from "The Joker's Epitaph"
-- The Joker, in a line cut from "The Joker's Epitaph"
Re: The top Bat-records of 1966!
To paraphrase early-period David Letterman, putting it together was more fun than humans should be allowed to have!Jesusismysuperhero wrote:Oh neat! That was very cool of you to put that together!bat-rss wrote:We mashed together singles and albums for the following list:
10 Jan & Dean meet Batman
9 Batman and his Grandmother -- Dickie Goodman
8 The Penguin: The Capture -- Burgess Meredith
7 Batman and Robin -- the Spotlights (a band that included the Allman brothers)
6 Miranda -- Adam West
5 "Batman Theme and Other Songs" and "Hefti in Gotham City" -- Neal Hefti
4 Batman TV soundtrack -- Nelson Riddle
3 Boy Wonder, I Love You -- Burt Ward
2 Batman Movie Soundtrack -- Nelson Riddle
1 The RIddler -- Frank Gorshin
"I'm half-demented with whimsical outrage!"
-- The Joker, in a line cut from "The Joker's Epitaph"
-- The Joker, in a line cut from "The Joker's Epitaph"
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Re: The top Bat-records of 1966!
I agree with your choice for #1.... Burt Ward and Adam West singing are just too funny...bat-rss wrote:To paraphrase early-period David Letterman, putting it together was more fun than humans should be allowed to have!Jesusismysuperhero wrote:Oh neat! That was very cool of you to put that together!bat-rss wrote:We mashed together singles and albums for the following list:
10 Jan & Dean meet Batman
9 Batman and his Grandmother -- Dickie Goodman
8 The Penguin: The Capture -- Burgess Meredith
7 Batman and Robin -- the Spotlights (a band that included the Allman brothers)
6 Miranda -- Adam West
5 "Batman Theme and Other Songs" and "Hefti in Gotham City" -- Neal Hefti
4 Batman TV soundtrack -- Nelson Riddle
3 Boy Wonder, I Love You -- Burt Ward
2 Batman Movie Soundtrack -- Nelson Riddle
1 The RIddler -- Frank Gorshin
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Mike and Bernie Winters - "That man Batman" (1966)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLCoqYeyvvU
I actually have this record. Mike and Bernie Winters were a pair of English comedy brothers (well Bernie was the comedian, Mike the straight man), popular on TV in the 1960s. Both are now gone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLCoqYeyvvU
I actually have this record. Mike and Bernie Winters were a pair of English comedy brothers (well Bernie was the comedian, Mike the straight man), popular on TV in the 1960s. Both are now gone.
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Ooh, British bat-records! Awesome! Thanks
"I'm half-demented with whimsical outrage!"
-- The Joker, in a line cut from "The Joker's Epitaph"
-- The Joker, in a line cut from "The Joker's Epitaph"
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Re: The top Bat-records of 1966!
Pretty Cool.
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I wouldn't compare the two. West could actually carry a tune. His song Miranda was funny, but it was meant to be. Odd that they both did 'Orange Colored Sky'.agree with your choice for #1.... Burt Ward and Adam West singing are just too funny...
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03F4nmPow9M[/youtube]
Next week, the Dynamic Duo meets the Clock King!
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I meant the songs were funny. I agree with you that West is a better singer by far.Progress Pigment wrote:I wouldn't compare the two. West could actually carry a tune. His song Miranda was funny, but it was meant to be. Odd that they both did 'Orange Colored Sky'.agree with your choice for #1.... Burt Ward and Adam West singing are just too funny...
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03F4nmPow9M[/youtube]
That video is... interesting. I never heard this particular recording before... I saw a video with Adam West's version though.
For Burt Ward's sake, I hope he sang like this on purpose. I love him... but he can't sing. XD
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I get the feeling he was what they used to call tone deaf. Unable to carry a tune. you could hear it a little when he jumped on a guy's back in a Shame episode, 'riding' him, and yells, "Yipee! Yahoo! Ride 'em cowboy!" or whatever he said.
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Burt Ward: I can’t bear to think of this song. The memories are too embarrassing. Though the intent was to create comedy by putting my lousy singing to good use, the actual result was so disastrous that the studio thought the tape had been left out in the sun and warped.
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Burt Ward: I can’t bear to think of this song. The memories are too embarrassing. Though the intent was to create comedy by putting my lousy singing to good use, the actual result was so disastrous that the studio thought the tape had been left out in the sun and warped.
Next week, the Dynamic Duo meets the Clock King!
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Re: The top Bat-records of 1966!
I think Orange Colored Sky was chosen because the chorus sounded like Bat-Fight words.