This theme song will always have a place of high revere in the Batman musical canon both on its own, and as an influence for another notable Batman song. In many respects, that Batman television show and its infectiously-catchy theme song helped save Batman as a character and pop-culture icon, in a time when sales of his comic books were falling and his popularity was waning. It's bright, poppy, and fast-paced and while it doesn't necessarily "feel" like the Batman of more contemporary times-and, indeed, Adam West's "Bright Knight" is a vastly different take on the character for a very different time-it's impossible to hear the song and not want to sing along. The song is so simple it's almost ridiculous: just "Batman" sung over and over, with a "na-na-na-na Batman!" thrown in at the end. While most of the songs highlighted in our musical appreciation of Batman hail from theatrically-released movies, we would be remiss if we did not take a moment to show some love and respect for the first (and arguably most iconic) musical cue associated with the character - the theme song for the 1966 Batman television series.
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