50+ Music<p>"Batman Theme", the title song of the 1966 <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Batman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Batman</span></a> TV series, was composed by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NealHefti" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NealHefti</span></a>. This song is built around a guitar hook reminiscent of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/spyFilm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spyFilm</span></a> scores and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/surfMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surfMusic</span></a>. It has a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/twelveBarBlues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>twelveBarBlues</span></a> progression, using only three chords until the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/coda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coda</span></a>. The music was performed by "<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/theWreckingCrew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theWreckingCrew</span></a>" with <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TommyTedesco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TommyTedesco</span></a> on the guitar, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CarolKaye" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarolKaye</span></a> on bass and other studio musicians that dominated the music scene. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bl6H-6RLfso" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=Bl6H-6RLfso</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
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50+ Music<p>"West End Blues" is a multi-strain <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/twelvebarBlues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>twelvebarBlues</span></a> composition by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JoeKingOliver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JoeKingOliver</span></a>. It is most commonly performed as an <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/instrumental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>instrumental</span></a>, although it has <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/lyrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lyrics</span></a> added by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ClarenceWilliams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClarenceWilliams</span></a>. King Oliver and his Dixie Syncopators made the first recording for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BrunswickRecords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickRecords</span></a> on June 11, 1928. Clarence Williams later added lyrics to the instrumental tune. He recorded the song several times in 1928, first with vocalist <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EthelWaters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EthelWaters</span></a>, then with Irene Mims. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXHdqTVC3cA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=pXHdqTVC3cA</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"Batman Theme", the title song of the 1966 <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Batman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Batman</span></a> TV series, was composed by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NealHefti" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NealHefti</span></a>. This song is built around a guitar hook reminiscent of spy film scores and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/surfMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surfMusic</span></a>. It has a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/twelveBarBlues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>twelveBarBlues</span></a> progression, using only three chords until the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/coda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coda</span></a>. The eleven cries of "Batman!" are sung by a chorus of four tenors and four sopranos (performed by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TheRonHicklinSingers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheRonHicklinSingers</span></a>). A common misconception is that the chorus is actually a horn section. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1MJMyT12sU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=r1MJMyT12sU</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"West End Blues" is a multi-strain <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/twelvebarBlues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>twelvebarBlues</span></a> composition by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JoeKingOliver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JoeKingOliver</span></a>. It is most commonly performed as an <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/instrumental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>instrumental</span></a>, although it has <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/lyrics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lyrics</span></a> added by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ClarenceWilliams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClarenceWilliams</span></a>. King Oliver and his Dixie Syncopators made the first recording for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BrunswickRecords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickRecords</span></a> on June 11, 1928. Clarence Williams later added lyrics to the instrumental tune. He recorded the song several times in 1928, first with vocalist <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/EthelWaters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EthelWaters</span></a>, then with Irene Mims. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WPCBieSESI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=4WPCBieSESI</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"Hound Dog" is a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/twelvebarBlues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>twelvebarBlues</span></a> song written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JerryLeiberAndMikeStoller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JerryLeiberAndMikeStoller</span></a>. Recorded originally by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BigMamaThornton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigMamaThornton</span></a> on August 13, 1952, in Los Angeles and released by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PeacockRecords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeacockRecords</span></a> in late February 1953, "Hound Dog" was Thornton's only hit record, selling over 500,000 copies, spending 14 weeks in the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RAndBCharts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RAndBCharts</span></a>, including seven weeks at number one. Thornton's recording of "Hound Dog" is listed as one of the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RockAndRollHallOfFame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RockAndRollHallOfFame</span></a>'s "500 Songs That Shaped Rock. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxoGvBQtjpM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=wxoGvBQtjpM</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"Shut Down" is a song written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BrianWilson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrianWilson</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RogerChristian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RogerChristian</span></a> for the American <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/rock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rock</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/band" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>band</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/theBeachBoys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theBeachBoys</span></a>. The primary melody is a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/twelvebarBlues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>twelvebarBlues</span></a>. On March 4, 1963, it was released as the B-side of the single "<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Surfin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Surfin</span></a>#USA", three weeks ahead of the album of the same name on which both tracks appeared. Capitol Records released it again later that year on the album <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LittleDeuceCoupe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LittleDeuceCoupe</span></a>. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thXjTd1AWNo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=thXjTd1AWN</span><span class="invisible">o</span></a></p>
50+ Music<p>"Hound Dog" is a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/twelvebarBlues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>twelvebarBlues</span></a> song written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JerryLeiberAndMikeStoller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JerryLeiberAndMikeStoller</span></a>. Recorded originally by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BigMamaThornton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigMamaThornton</span></a> on August 13, 1952, in Los Angeles and released by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PeacockRecords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeacockRecords</span></a> in late February 1953, "Hound Dog" was Thornton's only hit record, selling over 500,000 copies, spending 14 weeks in the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RAndBCharts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RAndBCharts</span></a>, including seven weeks at number one. Thornton's recording of "Hound Dog" is listed as one of the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/RockAndRollHallOfFame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RockAndRollHallOfFame</span></a>'s "500 Songs That Shaped Rock. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmpwvxW0gW0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=BmpwvxW0gW</span><span class="invisible">0</span></a></p>
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