Sunshine Superman
“Sunshine Superman” is a song written and recorded by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. The “Sunshine Superman” single was released in the United States through Epic Recordsin July 1966, but due to a contractual dispute the...
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The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana)
The Banana Splits Adventure Hour is an hour-long, packaged television variety program featuring The Banana Splits, a fictional rock band composed of four funny animal characters. The costumed hosts of the show were Fleegle...
Who Put the Bomp (in the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)
“Who Put the Bomp (In the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)” is a doo-wop style hit song from 1961 co-written (with Gerry Goffin) and recorded by Barry Mann. He was backed up by The Halos, who...
Spiderman Theme
Spider-Man is the theme song of the 1967 cartoon show Spider-Man, composed by Academy Award winner Paul Francis Webster and Robert “Bob” Harris. The song’s opening lines, “Spider-Man, Spider-Man, does whatever a spider can,”...
Leaving on a Jet Plane
Leaving on a Jet Plane is a song written by John Denver in 1966 and most famously recorded by Peter, Paul and Mary. The original title of the song was “Babe, I Hate to...
I’ll Follow the Sun
I’ll Follow the Sun” is a song by the Beatles. It is a melancholy ballad written and sung by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. It was released in 1964 on the Beatles for...
Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Mister Hitler
The theme tune to Dads Army, “Who do you think you are kidding, Mr Hitler?” was Jimmy Perry’s idea, intended as a gentle pastiche of wartime songs. It was the only pastiche in the...
