Whether you like it or not, there will be NO Batman like Adam West! He is 100% more popular now than he was when the show was on, there are THOUSANDS and thousands of fan clubs in all countries, and no one will ever compare to him. He is SO loved.
"Adam West" started out as a project called "Adam West Is Batman Best", when Wally Wingert found out that Adam wasn't going to be in the 1989 Batman movie. He'd recently moved from Sioux Falls to LA, and when he heard the Escape Club's "Wild Wild West", the original idea (he and I had done several parodies on Dr. Demento) was tossed. By the way, we had a Batman 'club' in Sioux Falls; Wally was Batman, I was the Joker, and BelfMan was one of the henchmen. Lotsa fun!!! -Skippy
I love it that fully grown ADULTS can drop the façade, and, sometimes, just have some good, clean, silly, fun! Thanks again, guys, R.I.P, Adam West, and, ALL the cast and crew, those still with us, and, those gone to that GREAT Batcave in the sky!
Thanks to all for the kind words about the video! I appreciate that so many fans are viewing this video as a great tribute to Adam. Special thanks to my old friend, Wally Wingert, whose original song inspired the video!
First time I heard it was on the car radio, in the middle of the afternoon. Didn't catch the whole thing the first time; couldn't wait to hear it again. One of the first songs I hunted down when the Internet hit.
One of the local television stations that showed 'Batman' reruns in the summer of '89 used to use a snippet of this song in their promos for the show. I never thought I'd ever hear this again... Neat!
His BIGGEST tribute, is his body of work, including the Batman television show, who would have turned down a guided tour to The Batcave, NOBODY, that's who?! I'm 65, and, the first time I saw the Batman television show come on, I laughed out loud, from the Animated beginning, it was SO ridiculous! I KEPT coming back, BECAUSE it was SO RIDICULOUS, Batman FOREVER, though not THIS funny, did have its silly points(Bat-credit card, anyone?!)but, this show, reveled in it! And, we LOVED them for it!
He was a hero, both on film, and, I'm guessing, in person, based on how many people laughed with and at, his exploits! I've got, "Return Of The Dynamic Duo", and, he sounds pretty much as I remember him from the show. He seems to still have that smile in his voice when I hear him on Family Guy! Truly, One of a Kind! And, still seems as much a gentleman in real life as he was, at Stately Wayne Manor!
LYRICS: The Penguin and his ten goons are plotting in a back room. Pow! Crash! Boom! Bam! In leaps the Batman, Making life safe again for all the Gotham citizens. He’s so bitchin; he’s so brave. It’s back to the Batcave. He’s got cool and savoir-faire, In his cape and cowl and his grey underwear. Who is the hero that we like best? Gotta be the Batman. Gotta be Adam West. Adam West (Adam West) I always cheer. I always squeal when he cries out, “To the Batmobile!” Commissioner’s on the Bat-phone, talking to the duo: Joker has escaped again, bad jest alert. Gotta rev it up, rev it up, emergency Bat-turn Each bad guy he always gets. How does he stay dry? He never sweats Which anti-perspirant does he like best? Gotta ask the Batman. Gotta ask Adam West Adam West (Adam West) You can have your Mr. Spock. You can have your Superman. You can have your Ronald Reagan. You can be an Elvis fan. Sure, they're heroic. Sure, they astound, but they can’t hold a candle to the Battest guy around. You see him at conventions and shopping malls, meeting all his fans. He’s sure got …guts. I comb the TV Guide for Batman fests, Tuning into Batman, tuning into Adam West Adam West, Adam West Adam West, Adam West (Adam West) I’ll get myself a Bat-suit, then I’ll be looking real cute. I’ll somersault all over town. I’ll find Catwoman, we’ll get down I’ll build my arms. I’ll pad my chest, so I can look like Adam West. He’ll be the hero of the nation for a zillion generations. He’s got cool… He’s wrestled giant clams. He’s been almost barbecued, but he always gets away just when you thought he was screwed He’s beaten up the Joker, the Riddler, and the others, but now his greatest foes are the folks at Warner Bros. (Will their big budget blockbuster be a bat bomb? Will bat fans care that Batman is also Mr. Mom? Tune in tomorrow to learn the rest.) ‘Cause I’ll be watching Batman, Batman starring Adam West Adam West, Adam West Adam West (Adam West) (Naturally, you didn’t know I was wearing my special super thermal B long underwear.)
You, too, I taped so many songs from Dr. Demento, I probably had a fairly comprehensive playlist! Remember, sitting with finger poised over either record or stop, as the song started or ended!? Downloading before downloading was a thing!
Finally got around to seeing "Starring Adam West" and a soon as I saw that you had done a parody song, I had to listen. That was bloody brilliant!!! I literally paused the dvd to watch this. Wally I've been a big fan and this has made me an even bigger fan. I also own a company in Australia that licensed Tiger and Bunny, your Wild Tiger was my favourite thing in the series!!!
Wally Wingert is part of a family of a generation of BATFANS of the TV's Caped Crusader among them including for example Butch Hartman, Matt Groening you pick another other than Wally Wingert himself.
Wow, it's a small world... Wally Wingert was a classmate of mine many years ago in Aberdeen SD, and I meet the real Batman (Adam West) in Sioux Falls SD Do you know that Wally was the announcer for “Jay Leno Show” on NBC - That's “The Tonight Show” once hosted by Johnny Carson: who was a classmate of my mother in Norfolk NE
a ha ha I was going to say the exact same thing only the other way around. WOOOHOOO. YESSS!! That's the way I remember it. I remember when they first released this. They actually played it on the radio (wplj power 95 fm with Jim Kerr and Shelli Sonstein and the early morning crew here in ny) And I recorded it on my stereo on to audio cassette. I should still have the tape somewhere. But it's great to see this posted here on you tube (thank you :) btw I never saw the vid to this till now
It's so weird thinking back to when people were concerned about the tim burton movies not being good.. now they're basically the only good live action batman we ever got, and they still don't hold up that well.
Adam West is batman forever and I like this song it is because thay would not let him be in the 1989 batman movie just as Adam West not as batman again WB sucks because thay sead no to Adam West
The Penguin and his ten goons are plotting in a back room **POW!!** **CRASH!** **BOOM!** **BAM!** In leaps the Bat Man making life safe again for all the Gotham citizens He’s so bitchin’, he’s so brave. It’s back to the Batcave He’s got cool, and savoir faire. In his cape and cowl and his grey underwear Who is the hero that we like best? Got to be the Bat Man. Got to be Adam West Adam West I always cheer, I always squeal, when he cries out “To the Bat-Mobile” Commissioner’s on the Bat-Phone talking to the duo Joker has escaped again then just to learn, gotta rev it up, rev it up emergency bat turn Each bad guy he always gets, how does he stay dry? He never sweats Which antiperspirant does he like best? Gotta ask the Bat-Man, gotta ask Adam West Adam West Adam West You can have you’re Mr. Spock, you can have your Superman, you can have your Ronald Reagan, you can be an Elvis fan. Sure they're heroic, sure they astound, but they can’t hold a candle to the Bat-est guy around. You see him at conventions, and shopping malls. Meeting all his fans, he’s sure got ------- GUTS. I comb the TV Guide for Bat-Man’s best. Tune’n into Bat-Man, Tune’n into Adam West Adam West Adam West Adam West Adam West I’ll get myself a Bat-Suit, then I’ll be lookin’ real cute I’ll somersault all over town, I’ll find Cat-Woman, we’ll get down I’ll build my arms, I’ll pad my chest so I can look like Adam West He’ll be the hero of the nation for a zillion generations He’s got cool, and savoir faire. In his cape and cowl and his grey underwear Who is the hero that we like best? Got to be the Bat Man. Got to be Adam West Adam West Adam West He’s wrestled giant clams, he’s been almost BAR-B-Q’d But he always gets away just when you thought he was screwed He’s beaten up the Joker, the Riddler, and the others But now his greatest foe’s are the folks at Warner Brothers. “Will their big budget blockbuster be a Bat-Bomb?” “Will Bat-Fans care that Bat-Man is also Mr. Mom?” “Tune in tomorrow, to learn the rest” 'Cause I’ll be watching Bat-Man, Bat-Man staring Adam West Adam West Adam West Adam West Adam West “Naturally you didn’t know I was wearing my Special Super Thermal B Long Underwear! If the owner's channel authorizes me post the lyrics, then is it, here is it
Whether you like it or not, there will be NO Batman like Adam West! He is 100% more popular now than he was when the show was on, there are THOUSANDS and thousands of fan clubs in all countries, and no one will ever compare to him. He is SO loved.
"Adam West" started out as a project called "Adam West Is Batman Best", when Wally Wingert found out that Adam wasn't going to be in the 1989 Batman movie. He'd recently moved from Sioux Falls to LA, and when he heard the Escape Club's "Wild Wild West", the original idea (he and I had done several parodies on Dr. Demento) was tossed.
By the way, we had a Batman 'club' in Sioux Falls; Wally was Batman, I was the Joker, and BelfMan was one of the henchmen. Lotsa fun!!!
-Skippy
I love it that fully grown ADULTS can drop the façade, and, sometimes, just have some good, clean, silly, fun! Thanks again, guys, R.I.P, Adam West, and, ALL the cast and crew, those still with us, and, those gone to that GREAT Batcave in the sky!
It’s so cool to know that Wally later got to voice the Riddler against Adam’s Batman.
RIP Adam West. You made growing up in the '60's fun!
Thanks to all for the kind words about the video! I appreciate that so many fans are viewing this video as a great tribute to Adam. Special thanks to my old friend, Wally Wingert, whose original song inspired the video!
Used to love this song back when I listened to Dr. Demento. Went looking for it in honor of Adam West's passing. RIP.
First time I heard it was on the car radio, in the middle of the afternoon. Didn't catch the whole thing the first time; couldn't wait to hear it again. One of the first songs I hunted down when the Internet hit.
Haha the voice of the riddler singing about Adam West! This is truly awesome
You know it!
One of the local television stations that showed 'Batman' reruns in the summer of '89 used to use a snippet of this song in their promos for the show. I never thought I'd ever hear this again... Neat!
Yep, I remember they did that on Fox 11
RIP Adam West. You were a great icon of my childhood.
RIP Adam West.This song (I think) is the finest tribute.
Agreeably Ste!
His BIGGEST tribute, is his body of work, including the Batman television show, who would have turned down a guided tour to The Batcave, NOBODY, that's who?! I'm 65, and, the first time I saw the Batman television show come on, I laughed out loud, from the Animated beginning, it was SO ridiculous! I KEPT coming back, BECAUSE it was SO RIDICULOUS, Batman FOREVER, though not THIS funny, did have its silly points(Bat-credit card, anyone?!)but, this show, reveled in it! And, we LOVED them for it!
First heard this on Dr Demento. So glad there's a video to share with my kids!!!
a fine tribute to the best Batman ever on a sad day.
RIP Adam West. You were one of my heroes growing up and you will be missed.
I'm certainly not the first person to listen to this after Adam's passing. Rest in peace Adam West
THANK YOU!!!
RIP Adam West. My hero.
He was a hero, both on film, and, I'm guessing, in person, based on how many people laughed with and at, his exploits! I've got, "Return Of The Dynamic Duo", and, he sounds pretty much as I remember him from the show. He seems to still have that smile in his voice when I hear him on Family Guy! Truly, One of a Kind! And, still seems as much a gentleman in real life as he was, at Stately Wayne Manor!
LYRICS:
The Penguin and his ten goons are plotting in a back room.
Pow! Crash! Boom! Bam! In leaps the Batman,
Making life safe again for all the Gotham citizens.
He’s so bitchin; he’s so brave. It’s back to the Batcave.
He’s got cool and savoir-faire,
In his cape and cowl and his grey underwear.
Who is the hero that we like best?
Gotta be the Batman. Gotta be Adam West.
Adam West (Adam West)
I always cheer. I always squeal when he cries out, “To the Batmobile!”
Commissioner’s on the Bat-phone, talking to the duo:
Joker has escaped again, bad jest alert. Gotta rev it up, rev it up, emergency Bat-turn
Each bad guy he always gets. How does he stay dry? He never sweats
Which anti-perspirant does he like best?
Gotta ask the Batman. Gotta ask Adam West
Adam West (Adam West)
You can have your Mr. Spock. You can have your Superman.
You can have your Ronald Reagan. You can be an Elvis fan.
Sure, they're heroic. Sure, they astound, but they can’t hold a candle to the Battest guy around.
You see him at conventions and shopping malls, meeting all his fans. He’s sure got …guts.
I comb the TV Guide for Batman fests,
Tuning into Batman, tuning into Adam West
Adam West, Adam West
Adam West, Adam West (Adam West)
I’ll get myself a Bat-suit, then I’ll be looking real cute.
I’ll somersault all over town. I’ll find Catwoman, we’ll get down
I’ll build my arms. I’ll pad my chest, so I can look like Adam West.
He’ll be the hero of the nation for a zillion generations.
He’s got cool…
He’s wrestled giant clams. He’s been almost barbecued, but he always gets away just when you thought he was screwed
He’s beaten up the Joker, the Riddler, and the others, but now his greatest foes are the folks at Warner Bros.
(Will their big budget blockbuster be a bat bomb?
Will bat fans care that Batman is also Mr. Mom?
Tune in tomorrow to learn the rest.)
‘Cause I’ll be watching Batman, Batman starring Adam West
Adam West, Adam West
Adam West (Adam West)
(Naturally, you didn’t know I was wearing my special super thermal B long underwear.)
I taped this off the radio from Dr. Demento when I was a kid. I know the lyrics to this better than the Escape Club version. Yes, I said taped.
You, too, I taped so many songs from Dr. Demento, I probably had a fairly comprehensive playlist! Remember, sitting with finger poised over either record or stop, as the song started or ended!? Downloading before downloading was a thing!
@@petergant8767 LOL, "finger poised" I forgot about that. haha I did that too.
I still rather The Escape Club's version than a Batman parody
Needed to see this today! Thanks for having it here. RIP Adam West
You did great Wally
Finally got around to seeing "Starring Adam West" and a soon as I saw that you had done a parody song, I had to listen. That was bloody brilliant!!! I literally paused the dvd to watch this. Wally I've been a big fan and this has made me an even bigger fan. I also own a company in Australia that licensed Tiger and Bunny, your Wild Tiger was my favourite thing in the series!!!
Thank you!
The BAT man of ALL Batmen.Keep fighting crime up there,my friend!!!
Excellent! Clearly put together by an extremely talented individual!
Loved this version. It was still on my car playlist!
Just came across this today. Very fun, very cool. Rest in Peace Adam West.
That was gooooooooooood!
Anyone else imagining Red and Purple Tallest from Invader Zim dancing to this?
Wally Wingert played Red for those that don't know.
Man, this comment is old, but I need to express my excitement just by imagining them in the middle of work, leaving them all speechless. Lmao
Wally also voiced the Cluster Ambassador from Teenage Robot.
I can't take other Batmans seriously. Adam West was the toughest by far.
I am a huge Batman fan. People ask me “who is your favorite Batman”
I always say , without hesitation “Adam Wes!”
Happy 88th Birthday to THE ONLY Batman!! Adam West! WOO! HOO! Awesome video!!
The Batman we liked best, RIP. Adam West.
A blast from the past. If only i could add it to my spotify!
RIP Adam west, who passed away last night.
RIP
I remembered this parody today, and was glad to find it here.
He got to act with Batman,
He got to act with Adam West
Excellent video for a song I'm only just now discovering decades after the fact. :)
flippin' SWEET!!!
RIP Adam West. To the Batmobile!
To the Batcave After I watch this vidseo again.
Got to meet Wally fairly recently. The guy is a class act all the way. 😁👍
Can't believe I was into the Escape Club back in the day.
Bo88y Beretta I just discovered them, gotta say I'm loving that first album
I think The Escape Club's Wild, Wild West is the inspiration to make a theme for Adam West
How cool is this????????? Spot on!!!!!!
Awesome song and a great video !!!!!!!!
Well done and thanks. Adam was the best! :-)
RIP Adam West!You're The hero that we like Best!
Heard this song on Dr. Demento Show
You, and, probably a million other, all TRYING to sing a long, halfway decently! I know I did! R.I.P., Adam West, thanks for all the fun!
Awesome! Thanks for posting!
And, the Gary Owen's imitation, at the end, PERFECT icing on the cake!
I think he was meant to be imitating William Dozier.
Wally Wingert is part of a family of a generation of BATFANS of the TV's Caped Crusader among them including for example Butch Hartman, Matt Groening you pick another other than Wally Wingert himself.
Nice!! Great tribute!👏🏿👏🏿👍👍
Rip Adam west the original caped crusader
And Kevin Conroy.
You'll be missed, Mr. WEst. :(
R.I.P. Adam West
Batman is also Mr. Mom...I love that shit haha
Wally Wingert, Riddler singing about Batman? This is too good.
BTW there is a King Tut of Steve Martin song
I have an autographed photo from Wally after I wrote to him. :)
Wow, it's a small world... Wally Wingert was a classmate of mine many years ago in Aberdeen SD, and I meet the real Batman (Adam West) in Sioux Falls SD
Do you know that Wally was the announcer for “Jay Leno Show” on NBC - That's “The Tonight Show” once hosted by Johnny Carson: who was a classmate of my mother in Norfolk NE
Michael Robinson Wally's also been the voice of Edward Nygma aka the Riddler in the Batman Arkham video games. A small world, indeed. ^^
you went to school with Wally Wingert. That's awesome.
Very well done!
RIP Adam West :(
RIP Adam
"Naturally you didn't know I was wearing my special super thermal B long underwear"
Know it all the time
You know Batman, ALWAYS prepared!
I liked this. It was very well done. Makes you rethink about heroes--doesn't it?
RIP Adam West.
COOL!!!!
a ha ha I was going to say the exact same thing
only the other way around.
WOOOHOOO.
YESSS!!
That's the way I remember it.
I remember when they first released this.
They actually played it on the radio (wplj power 95 fm with Jim Kerr and Shelli Sonstein and the early morning crew here in ny)
And I recorded it on my stereo on to audio cassette. I should still have the tape somewhere. But it's great to see this posted here on you tube (thank you :) btw I never saw the vid to this till now
This is awesome!! 😃 i like 👍🏼
wow this is fantastic!
Arigato gozaimasu! :3
Adam will always be Batman to me, hes the best
A classic tribute.
Rest in peace, Adam. You were both the funnest Batman and the last reason why I watched Family Guy.
Also, Rest In Peace to Kevin Conroy.
Holy homage, Batman!
I LOVE IT
nice work.
RIP Adam West
Just found out he's dead. RIP Adam West.
RIP Adam "The Cape Crusader" West.
I don't know if they did it or not. But at the L.A Tribute to Adam West when they put up the "Bat-Signal" I wish they played this song!
Great parody of "Wild Wild West" by The Escape Club.
Wow, the original version of the song.
R.I.P. Adam West As Batman In The 60s.
nice
For me, there will always be only one Batman... godspeed Mr. West.
BOY were they wrong about Keaton…
Gotta be The Batman, gotta be Adam West! Wild West!
Godspeed Caped Crusader and God rest your soul
3:02 Is that Carlton from Fresh Prince or is it still Wally? Cause it sounds EXACTLY like Alfonso Ribeiro.
Good
R.I.P. Bat-Buddy
It's so weird thinking back to when people were concerned about the tim burton movies not being good.. now they're basically the only good live action batman we ever got, and they still don't hold up that well.
Bat-tastic!!!!!!
1:33 is that Spock from Star Trek?
I comb the TV Guide, how quaint.........
Well, the song DOES go back to the 1989 release of the first Michael Keaton "Batman" flick. TV Guide was still relevant then.
Funny !!!
When I first heard this song I thought it was weird al.
No one knew back then that Michael Keaton would be an amazing Batman lmao. RIP Adam West
RIP Caped Crusader
This is a parody of a song called wild wild west. I hadn't heard the original song for lots of years.
Adam West is batman forever and I like this song it is because thay would not let him be in the 1989 batman movie just as Adam West not as batman again WB sucks because thay sead no to Adam West
Haha excellent. Is this Wally Wingert of voice-acting/Herman toothrot fame?
The Penguin and his ten goons are plotting in a back room
**POW!!** **CRASH!** **BOOM!** **BAM!**
In leaps the Bat Man making life safe again for all the Gotham citizens
He’s so bitchin’, he’s so brave. It’s back to the Batcave
He’s got cool, and savoir faire. In his cape and cowl and his grey underwear
Who is the hero that we like best? Got to be the Bat Man. Got to be Adam West
Adam West
I always cheer, I always squeal, when he cries out “To the Bat-Mobile”
Commissioner’s on the Bat-Phone talking to the duo
Joker has escaped again then just to learn, gotta rev it up, rev it up emergency bat turn
Each bad guy he always gets, how does he stay dry? He never sweats
Which antiperspirant does he like best? Gotta ask the Bat-Man, gotta ask Adam West
Adam West Adam West
You can have you’re Mr. Spock, you can have your Superman, you can have your Ronald Reagan, you can be an Elvis fan. Sure they're heroic, sure they astound, but they can’t hold a candle to the Bat-est guy around.
You see him at conventions, and shopping malls. Meeting all his fans, he’s sure got
------- GUTS.
I comb the TV Guide for Bat-Man’s best.
Tune’n into Bat-Man, Tune’n into Adam West
Adam West Adam West
Adam West Adam West
I’ll get myself a Bat-Suit, then I’ll be lookin’ real cute
I’ll somersault all over town, I’ll find Cat-Woman, we’ll get down
I’ll build my arms, I’ll pad my chest so I can look like Adam West
He’ll be the hero of the nation for a zillion generations
He’s got cool, and savoir faire. In his cape and cowl and his grey underwear
Who is the hero that we like best? Got to be the Bat Man. Got to be Adam West
Adam West Adam West
He’s wrestled giant clams, he’s been almost BAR-B-Q’d
But he always gets away just when you thought he was screwed
He’s beaten up the Joker, the Riddler, and the others
But now his greatest foe’s are the folks at Warner Brothers.
“Will their big budget blockbuster be a Bat-Bomb?”
“Will Bat-Fans care that Bat-Man is also Mr. Mom?”
“Tune in tomorrow, to learn the rest”
'Cause I’ll be watching Bat-Man, Bat-Man staring Adam West
Adam West Adam West
Adam West Adam West
“Naturally you didn’t know I was wearing my Special Super Thermal B Long Underwear!
If the owner's channel authorizes me post the lyrics, then is it, here is it
The original creation is from The Escape Club's Wild Wild West
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