There are at least 3 artist with this name:

1. (1992-2008)

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1. (1992-2008)

"You wanted the best and you got it, the hottest band in the land . . . Adam West!"

If you recognize where that line is from, then you know what time it is. Adam West is a rock-n-roll band, period. Take Iggy & the Stooges, Black Sabbath, The Misfits, The MC5, KISS, AC/DC, and mix in the best 60s garage punk and you've got Adam West. Can ya dig it? In their hometown of Washington, DC, Adam West has won six Wammie Awards for Best Hard Rock Group and Best Hard Rock Vocalist from the Washington Area Music Association!

Adam West is currently working on a new album due for release in Spring 2008. A full six-week tour of Europe is planned for Summer 2008.

Their third compilation volume of non-album tracks from the archives was released in July 2006 on People Like You Records: "Longshot Songs for Broke Players 2001-2004". This 24-track CD and LP includes songs culled from singles (A & B 's), rarities, compilations, unreleased tunes, etc. Adam West followed up the release of this album with their seventh tour of Europe in October/November 2006.

Adam West signed with German record label People Like You Records in 2001 and since have released the following full-length albums: "Power to the People" (2005), "Hi-Balls Are Rolling! 1999-2001" (2004), "God's Gift to Women" (2003), "Ready Steady Adam West! 1993-1999" (2002), and "Right On!" (2001). "Right On!" was also released in 2002 in the USA on The Telegraph Company record label and in Japan on Myrmecoleo Records.

Adam West was formed in the early 1990s, when singer Jake Starr decided to form a 60s garage band. Adam West started gigging around Washington, D.C. and soon built up a local following. Jake immediately started his own label, Fandango Records, and started recording and releasing Adam West material. Their first single in 1993 "I Get a Sensation" was a rave-up garage slice and got Adam West international attention. As of the beginning of 2006, Adam West has released circa 30 7-inch singles, one 10-inch EP, eight CDs, and has made over 35 high-profile appearances on various compilation CDs.

Through all this recording and mayhem, Adam West has toured the USA and Europe many times. They have rocked with some of the best bands in the genre: Hellacopters, Gaza Strippers, BellRays, Zen Guerilla, Electric Frankenstein, Candy Snatchers, B-Movie Rats, American Heartbreak, Groovie Ghoulies, Immortal Lee County Killers, Iron Boss, D-Generation, Mud City Manglers, Silver Tongued Devil, Muffs, to name a handful. They've also appeared on multiple TV shows, played festivals in the USA and Europe, and have gotten frequent play on many traditional, satellite, and Internet-based radio.

Adam West is Jake Starr (throat), Steve (bass), Mario Trubiano (guitar), and Jim Sciubba (drums).

Former members: Tom Barrick (drums), Bill Crandall (guitar), Johnny May (bass), Derek Baranowski (guitar)

2. Adam West (1994)

Quintessential Canadian college rock:

"Brunswick Hotel" (1994)

Album credits here: http://chrwradio.com/lma/1994/Adam%20West%20-%20Brunswick%20Hotel/adam.htm

Previously unreleased album "Let Your Mind Go Blank" (1995) was released on Bandcamp in 2014:
https://davemerritt.bandcamp.com/

3. The actor Adam West, best known for playing Batman in the 1960s TV series, has recodered a few songs, mostly inspired by the TV series.
William West Anderson, better known as Adam West, (September 19, 1928 – June 9, 2017) was an American actor whose career spanned seven decades.

His acting career began in films in 1959. He played opposite Chuck Connors in Geronimo (1962) and The Three Stooges in The Outlaws Is Coming (1965). He has also appeared in the science-fiction film Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964), opposite Paul Mantee, and achieved continuing success for the title role in the 1960s ABC series Batman and its theatrical feature film. He has done voice work on The Fairly OddParents, The Simpsons and Family Guy (he voiced fictional versions of himself in all of those animated series) and also Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders.

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Adam West Lyrics

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drag racing just the other day
you waved the flag at me and made me pay
you said i'd never ever make you stay
now it looks like i'll get my way

there are no seatbelts in my van
and no speedbumps
come catch me if you can

shag carpet on walls and floor
a stocked wet-bar by the cattle door
high-octane cocktail make you roll and more
and that's not all that i have in store

curtis mayfield pushing "pusherman"
isaac hayes is waiting in the can

your gams are up and spinning like a fan
as we cross into the promised land

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Adam West's song "Speedbump" seem to depict a drag racing experience with a woman who seems to be challenging the singer. She waved the flag at him and made him pay, telling him he would never make her stay. However, the singer seems to be unfazed and determined to get what he wants. He sings about his van having no seatbelts or speedbumps, giving him the freedom to evade anything that may try to stop him.

The song then switches gears and describes the inside of the van. Shag carpet is on the walls and floors, there's a stocked wet-bar by the cattle door, and high-octane cocktails that make you roll and more. The singer has more in store for the woman, as they listen to Curtis Mayfield's "Pusherman" and Isaac Hayes is waiting in the can. The woman's gams are up and spinning like a fan, as they cross into the promised land.

Overall, the lyrics appear to be about an exciting and possibly dangerous adventure with a woman who is challenging the singer. The singer seems to be confidently pursuing what he wants, with no obstacles in his way.

Line by Line Meaning

drag racing just the other day
I was in a car race recently

you waved the flag at me and made me pay
You signaled the end of the race and I lost

you said i'd never ever make you stay
You told me you would leave me forever

now it looks like i'll get my way
But now I am in control

there are no seatbelts in my van
My van isn't equipped with any seatbelts

and no speedbumps
And there are no obstructions in the road

come catch me if you can
Try to chase and catch me

shag carpet on walls and floor
There is shag carpeting everywhere

a stocked wet-bar by the cattle door
There is a wet bar fully stocked near the entrance

high-octane cocktail make you roll and more
The drinks served have a high alcohol content

and that's not all that i have in store
There are more surprises in store