In 1966, an album called Batman and Robin: The Sensational Guitars of Dan and Dale was released featuring members of the Sun Ra Arkestra and The Blues Project. English punk band The Jam covered the "Batman Theme" on their debut album, In the City in 1977. Liverpool poet Adrian Henri and his band Liverpool Scene did a skit of the theme in the late 60s using Henri's poem Batpoem. It was released on the LP Live at Kelvin Hall. They start out with " Milk Cow Blues", then do the Batman theme, then "Tired of Waiting", then back to "Milk Cow Blues". The song was performed as part of a medley where the band appears to get lost. English rock band The Kinks played a cover of the theme at their show at Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, in 1967. Neal Hefti played with and arranged for Harry James's band starting in the late 1940s, and Harry James released a cover of Hefti's Batman theme on his 1966 album Live at the Riverboat ( Dot DLP 3728 and DLP 25728). It was originally released on the EP Ready Steady Who, but has since been re-released as a bonus track on CD pressings of A Quick One. English rock band The Who recorded a cover of the theme in 1966. Jan & Dean covered the Batman theme song on their 1966 album, Jan and Dean Meet Batman. Eminem mimics the theme in his song, "Without Me" in 2002. Jimmy Bowen Orchestra and Chorus released a version of the song on their 1966 album, Sunday Morning with the Comics. The theme has been re-recorded by dozens of artists, including Link Wray, Voivod, The Jam, The Who, and The Kinks. The song has been parodied in the more than half-a-century since its debut. In addition to Neal Hefti's original version, and the television soundtrack version by Nelson Riddle, versions were covered by The Marketts (single "Batman Theme" and album The Batman Theme by The Marketts), The Ventures ( The Ventures Play the "Batman" Theme, Dolton BST8042, 3/1966), Al Hirt, The Standells and actor/musician David McCallum. According to TV's Biggest Hits by Jon Burlingame, which includes an interview with Hefti about the creation of the song, the song consists of "bass guitar, low brass and percussion to create a driving rhythm, while an eight-voice chorus sings 'Batman!' in harmony with the trumpets". Neal Hefti, the writer of the theme, stated that the chorus was made up of eight singers, one of whom jokingly wrote on his part, "word and music by Neal Hefti". The enduring myth purporting that the chorus is actually an instrumental group was fueled in Adam West's book Back to the Batcave. The eleven cries of "Batman!" are sung by a chorus of four tenors and four sopranos (performed by The Ron Hicklin Singers). It has a twelve bar blues progression, using only three chords until the coda. This song is built around a guitar hook reminiscent of spy film scores and surf music. BATMAN TV THEME SONG 1966 TV
" Batman Theme", the title song of the 1966 Batman TV series, was composed by Neal Hefti. According to Burlingame, the song consisted of "bass guitar, low brass and percussion to create a driving rhythm, while an eight-voice chorus sings 'Batman!' in harmony with the trumpets."In addition to Neal Hefti's original version, and the television soundtrack version by Nelson Riddle, versions were covered by The Marketts (single "Batman Theme" and album The Batman Theme by The Marketts), The Ventures (The Ventures Play the "Batman" Theme, Dolton BST8042, 3/1966), Al Hirt, The Standells and actor/musician David McCallum.From the album Batman Theme and 11 Other Bat Songs TV's Biggest Hits by Jon Burlingame, published in 1996, focuses exclusively on TV theme songs, and includes an interview with Hefti about the creation of the Batman theme song. However, Neal Hefti, the writer of the theme, stated that the chorus was made up of eight singers, one of whom jokingly wrote on his part, "word and music by Neal Hefti". Adam West's book Back to the Batcave also fuels this rumor by claiming the chorus is instrumental, not vocal. A long-held myth purports that the chorus is actually a group of horns. "Batman Theme", the title song of the 1966 Batman TV series, was composed by Neal Hefti.
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