Prince - Batdance 45 RPM vinyl

[ptcpaul]

Hey I'm 52 and still love this song, Prince, ya he is a bit quirky but damn talented.

[keeljoy247]

I can't believe Prince, he won't let YouTube show the Original Batdance! =(

[kja427]

In 1989, the producers of "Batman" wanted to do the movie right. Well The Markettes should have known that someone would come along and do "The Batman Theme Song" right. That man was Prince. Nice Job!

[DrakonR]

Thank you so much for sharing this with us! It's so hard to find the classics that some of us grew up with. You're awesome!

[superultramegaify]

@DrakonR You're welcome and thanks for the kind words!!

[rayrayrayray023]

I didn't even know vinyl could sound so good. Where's the guitar solo, though? Must be in an extended version.

[spaceagedevice]

last time an instrumental charted #1? You guessed it..

[augustlilly]

This was #1 (in the U.S.) the day I was born according to thisdayinmusic.

[tuned420in]

@augustlilly Me too!

[blackheart44]

If anyone is interested I have the Batdance (Edit) digitally remastered. Tis the season to give from one bat nut to another... is it not?

[keeljoy247]

@blackheart44 I'm interested!!!

[blackheart44]

@keeljoy247 Send me your e-mail address directly and I will send it out A.S.A.P!

[LJVolkov21]

I had a 12-inch vinyl of this and I used to laugh my butt off playing it at 45 RPM. XD

[reivenlocke]

This song grew on you like a fungus. When you first hear it, it sounds like experimental cacophony, but the more you listen to it, the better it gets.

[HeatherJoLowe]

That was amazing!!! I went to seethe movie when it came out in theaters about 4 times! I think I was13 or so! Ahh that brought back memories. Good job, it was the absolute original song! Thank you!

[NotATube]

If you think about it, this is actually a damn unusual song considering it reached #1 in the US and #2 in the UK (at least by the standards of the late 1980s).

I know hip hop and rap were getting more popular then, but this isn't MC Hammer. The tempo and style chop and change and don't settle down for almost two minutes. There isn't a really catchy melody. It's neither an instrumental nor a full-fledged vocal track.

Good or bad, this track certainly is *not* Debbie Gibson.

[MrJuly1990ish]

@NotATube

I think the reason why this song was so hot back in the day, was because of the funky breakdown @2:26, which Prince is a genius in doing in his music. Plus the hype, heavy marketing of the movie Batman played a big part into this single (& the soundtrack) reaching the top of the charts back in 1989. Also the remix of Batdance (which I think was a little better IMO), got a lot of play in the clubs as well.

[compwiz878]

i was 11 years old when this movie came out and i still have the original vhs from 1989 and still play like new after 21 22 years

[compwiz878]

i still have this movie on vhs lol

[HitsTownUSA]

Got this same 45 myself..I think I have this on a 12" promo too ;)

[airen220]

i used to love this song when i was younger... i was like 4..lol classic

[superultramegaify]

@airen220 I was a year younger when I first heard it (I think). Might have been almost a year younger.

[WolletBullet01]

PLEASE POST -200 BALLONS- the b-side

please

please

please

[zigzigzig]

Just smoked the biggest bowl to this. Thanks for the up.

[antulipan]

me gustaría escuchar 200 balloons. es un raro tema de prince. Súbelo porfavor amigo. soy fan de esa Película. Yo tengo el blue RAY

[adamskyb]

you wouldnt happen to have 200 ballons from that soundtrack would you? It's no where on youtube!

[KarlAlone]

Baaaatmaaaan



[cjeggers]

Amazing :)

[TheArkchild]

MAN THE BATDANCE....By The Way Imma Fan Of Batman,That Batmobile Should Bump Prince All The Way...Good Combo

[dsimpsons1]

Awesome. I remember having this same shorter cut on a cassette tape with 200 Balloons as the B-Side. I've always thought the shorter version was better. The parts from the album that were cut out tend to slow the song down a bit. But, a classic either way.