In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. As an idea, a ...

Although I am without question the World's Foremost Batmanologist, I'll admit that there is one area where I'm a little weak: International Batman Studies. Sure, I know about Jiro Kuwata's manga and ...

Just look at "Batdance." The music video tied to Tim Burton's 1989 Batman movie -- the first one to star Michael Keaton as the Caped Crusader -- revels in the unusual. It's a psychedelic celebration ...

Prince's 'Batdance': Possibly NSFW, on account of sexy Batwomen and the word "funk" sounding like a different f-word entirely. In this week's installment of the A.V. Club's "We're No. 1" series, which ...

It’s as much a physical reaction as it as a deeply emotional one, with the colours and spectacle overwhelming your senses while your left foot taps in time to the beat. It’s cosplay on acid as Prince ...

Before superhero films became mopey and self-conscious, they were of full of glee and embraced the inherent silliness of men running around in tights. This childlike exuberance was, perhaps, reflected ...

Once deemed too much of a risk by the label and subsequently shelved, Prince and producer John Luongo's "Batdance" (Remix) finally sees the light of day. The track produced and recorded in 1989 boasts ...

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So, let’s just get this out of the way: My favorite Prince album is the “Batman” soundtrack. It’s criminally underrated. It’s dark, it’s frantic and it’s headlined by “Batdance,” a wild track that ...

In 1989, Warner Bros. had asked Big Daddy Kane to flip Prince’s “Batdance,” which appeared on the 1989 Batman soundtrack. Apparently having immediately come up with his verses right on the spot at the ...