D. J. David B. Spins Comics-Tunes: Spider-Man Continues To Amaze
Last Tuesday, I discussed (hmm, is it a discussion if I’m talking to myself?) that although Batman still seems to be in the lead, it looked like Spider-Man is a close second.
Of course I’m talking about comics-related songs about these two characters. Since they both had jazzy theme songs for their TV series, the bulk of the comics tunes are covers of these melodies. But in both cases, there are plenty of other songs that mention Batman or Spider-Man that are original songs unrelated to either the 1966 Batman TV show or the 1967 Spider-Man cartoon show. Here is one of them.
Link Wray was one of the coolest guys in rock ‘n’ roll, with one of the coolest names. Link Wray! He even sounds like a comic book super-hero! It’s no wonder he recorded a song called “Spider Man.”
In the weeks, months and years to come, I’ll continue to share these Spider-Man songs, along with more selections from my Batman library. With new movies and new theme songs coming from both characters, I don’t know if we’ll ever have an accurate tally of how many records these two have inspired, but it’s fun to hear them all.
Click the link and enjoy this instrumental by Link.
— DJ David B.
