Spider-Man Theme's Oscar Lyricist

When the 1967 Spider-Man cartoon debuted, its unforgettable theme song came with lyrics by American lyricist Paul Francis Webster. Webster was already one of Hollywood’s most decorated songwriters, with three Academy Awards for Best Original Song and 16 Oscar nominations to his name. That meant the simple line, “Spider-Man, Spider-Man does whatever a spider can,” came from a writer with a major film-music pedigree.

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