I’m talking of course about the 1970’s Lynda Carter “New, Original Wonder Woman” and the 1960’s “Batgirl” theme from the third season of “Batman”. (I chose not to use the “Batman” theme song since it is short on dumb lyric verses; this is more of a fair fight.)
Just to refresh your memory (and possibly drive you insane), here they are:
Wow, they’re both very bad. But the opening to Batgirl wins simply due to Yvonne Craig being in it.
After 42 years, I could still remember over half of the words to the Wonder Woman theme. After 10 minutes I have already forgotten most of the words to the Batgirl theme.
Watching those videos surprised me. I had forgotten how scrawny Lynda Carter was.
The Wonder Woman theme is definitely more of an ear worm for me.
I’d forgotten Batgirl had a theme and it’s pretty awful.
Wonder Woman’s theme wins handily for the melody, but it also has painfully bad lyrics.
Another vote for Wonder Woman.
I remember both from my youth. Ah youth…
I would argue that Wonder Woman is a better song but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s more of an ear worm. The falsetto in the Bat Girl song is certainly more annoying.
Agree that the WW song has far better lyrics. “All the world is waiting for you, and the magic that you do.”
Oh definitely, WW has the hooks…
I never saw Batgirland thus never heard the theme. Can’t listen to it right now but I can sing the entirety of the WW theme (in fact I did it just a few days ago. None of the 20 year olds in my office had a clue what I was on about)so I think that there is some longevity. Personally I prefer Electra Woman and Dyna Girl.
Wonder Woman is better in every way, including far more memorable.
[nitpick]It’s actually “…and the power you possess.” [/nitpick]
Wonder Woman for the song. Lynda Carter for the eyeworm also, but only because of her cartoonish proportions. Yvonne Craig was much hotter.
Ehhh. I dunno; somehow it just have the hooky catch that bores into your brain the same way that the refrains “Wonder Woman!” and “Batgirl! Batgirl!” seem to do. It’s got the mid-70s type of blah-ness to it.
The lyrics to both are pretty bad, but I suppose “whose baby are you?” is slightly worse than “in your satin tights, fighting for our rights.”
In terms of music, there’s no contest. The Batgirl song is appropriately goofy and a takeoff of the style of the Batman theme, but it’s ear-wounding cacophony.
The Wonder Woman melody is catchy and endlessly hummable.
Sorry Movie Mogul, but it’s both.
I’m sure he meant what follows “All the world is waiting for you” is “and the power you possess.”
“And the magic that you do” follows “All our hopes are pinned upon you.”
Wow, that clip. So 70’s. Gotta mail order some glitter platform soles and a white disco jumpsuit with my BankAmericard.
Oh, X-ray vision. I see.
The “satin tights” reference is painful, though.
