S2 E7 • Batman (1989)

"Gentleman, let us broaden our minds... Lawrence!"
In this bat-tastic episode, the boys dive utility-belt first into the purple-tinted fever dream that is Prince's 1989 Batman soundtrack—the musical oddity that asked, What if the Joker had a groove? and What if Gotham threw a dance party at a crime scene?
Dave and Tom unravel the purple enigma track by track, covering hits like the head-scratcher banger “Batdance.” Is it a song? Is it three songs? Is it an audio hallucination brought on by too much Joker gas? “Partyman,” the funkiest war crime ever committed on vinyl, and “Scandalous,” the sultry slow jam you definitely shouldn’t be playing in the Batcave if Alfred’s nearby. Even hit singles like “Trust” and “Electric Chair” make the chaps ask the big questions, like: Was this soundtrack made for a movie, or did Prince just decide to adopt Batman for tax reasons? How much music can one man pull out of a vault and palm off as a Soundtrack?
Anyway, grab your grappling hook, put on your vulcanized rubber suit, and join the SSSM crew for a funk-fueled caper through one of the weirdest, wildest musical side quests in superhero history.
It’s a bird! It’s a bat! No—it’s Prince, and he’s funked up Gotham real good.
Bonus Content
Prince - 200 Balloons
https://open.spotify.com/track/5ymHin70C5elYQAIJy6Q3H?si=2b1f2889ec514739
Booker T. & The MG's - Soul Limbo
https://open.spotify.com/track/06yzME6dtXmBFO4DB5rVaT?si=116f1ba381554118