However, there are claims that the theme was written by jingle writer N. B. Winkless Jr. of the Leo Burnett Agency, but was credited to Adams and Barkan for contractual reasons.
“In no uncertain terms, the Tra-La-La song was written by my dad on the slightly out of tune upright piano in our living room in Kenilworth, Illinois.”[5] In 1995, Hollywood Library released the 1,000-copy limited-edition CD reissue We're the Banana Splits/Here Come the Beagles which, in addition to the original album version, included an alternate version of the song.
[7] A version by Liz Phair with Material Issue was the first track included on the 1995 album Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits, which peaked at 67 on The Billboard 200.
[8][9] English singer-songwriter Jamie T utilized the theme song by interpolating it with the melodic hook of his single, "Chaka Demus", from his 2009 sophomore album, Kings & Queens.
[10] American rock band Fall Out Boy made a cover version for the 2019 comedy horror adaptation The Banana Splits Movie in the end credits.