Swedish 70's single about Batman.. funny lyrics.

Anders Glenmark is a very successful Swedish artist/producer that's had career that's lasted for almost 40 years. He recorded a single in 1976 with the title "Läderlappen" - the Swedish name for Batman that was in use until 1989.

Läderlappen translates to "The Leather Patch" but it's also the name of a species of Bats.



This vinyl single is rare and I don't own it (yet..) but I found the song on a CD collection and laughed out loud because of the weird and funny lyrics. Here's a translation:


"Late at night when I go and fetch water,
I hear something that is very mysterious and scary.
So I scout around, this is a case I can solve.
I put on my tights, I go for it and fly....

Chorus:
Hidden behind the mask.
Batman is what they're calling me.
With my cape I can fly away.
Like a bat out of hell I go to every city.
There's no point in hiding away for me.
No villain can escape me."

Batman Exhibition in Stockholm until January 10th 2011.

I visited the Museum of Technology and Science (Tekniska museet) in Stockholm this past weekend. A lot of people wanted to see the full scale and fully working Batmobile replica built by Leif Garvin and Ville Tikkanen.


There weren't a lot of Batman items on display but there are some goodies and rarities - mostly from the 1990s. Here we see mugs, the Ultimate Batman figure (animated series version), the very nicely sculpted Batman coin bank etc. In the center of the display case we see the Warner Bros Batman bust cookie jar.


More 90s stuff. Got all of these myself except for the skateboard.


This display case had the best items in my opinion with the very rare '89 Batman and Joker figures. Leif Garvin showed the Batman figure on national TV last week and I guess it's one of his most prized possessions in his collection. The Swedish Batman soda can can be seen next to the Jack Nicholson Joker figure.



The Batmobile was surrounded by people and a lot of cameras were pointed at the very impressive car that seemed to make adults feel like kids again.

Batman Weekend in Stockholm!

Great news - this weekend Leif Garvin's famous fully working and full scale Batmobile ('89/Keaton model) will be shown at the Museum of Technology (Tekniska museet) in Stockholm, Sweden.

There's a lot of buzz going on right now with the Batmobile and Leif and my friend Lars Batman collection showing up in newspapers and on TV. Great times for Batman collectors and fans in Sweden.

More info here:

http://www.tekniskamuseet.se/1/2104.html
(In Swedish but you can use Google translate)

Batman Forever Cassette Player

I've had a photo of this odd cassette player shaped like Batman's (as portrayed by Val Kilmer in Batman Forever) head on the blog before. But these photos are new and a bit better so here goes...

I found this odd item in a box today so I took a closer look and was a bit surprised to find that it's fully functional and batteries still working - it's 15 years old and I've never used it...


Do you see the Val Kilmer resemblance?




Microphone and cassette deck on the back for those who wanna sing-along. Maybe to songs from the Batman Forever soundtrack like Seal's "Kiss from a rose" or U2 - "Hold me, thrill me, kiss me, kill me".

80's Balloons

These balloons are almost 30 years old but they're still alive.. but not well. The rubber is torn and these won't last for much longer.. I guess.