Here is the intro/promo song for BBFB Episode 169, Batgirl: Destruction’s Daughter. It is a parody of The Letter, which was done by the Box Tops first but this recording is more reminiscent of the Joe Cocker version which is one of my favorite songs of all time.
I was in a little bit of a time crunch for this one, I had been working on another song for this episode but it wasn’t working. The guitar was ok but I needed a much fuller sounding production with drums etc. and since I’m doing these by myself I was kind of stuck.
After watching The Wolf Man on #Svengoolie I realized I needed to get a song figured out ASAP because I was running out of time. Luckily MeTV moved Svengoolie two hours earlier so it wasn’t the wee hours of the morn.
I’d learned my rough way around this tune years and years ago and re-learned it and did a one take recording of the guitar part. Then I wrote out the lyrics and sang/announced most of it in one take. I did have to go back and re-sing the first line of each verse to make them hit a little harder.
Overall I like this recording a lot. Though I am a little worried about it being a weak intro to a podcast. It is very laid back and maybe a little too smooth to grab people. I was going to try to put a lead or bass over top of it, but there is something I like about the simplicity of it.
Oh well, here it is. Enjoy!
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