I've always thought that the genius of that scene is, the song they deride as simplistic and their first...is better than any of the ones they play as a band in the movie. lol GENIUS.

@sstills951

4 ай бұрын

No way it's better than "Big Bottom"

@sratus

4 ай бұрын

All the songs have merit. If they were all completely awful the whole concept wouldn't work.

@nix2939

2 ай бұрын

@@sstills951 no song is better than Big Bottom to be fair

@operator1717

Ай бұрын

@@sstills951or Bitch School.

"If she's not on the 5:19, then I'm gonna know what sorrow means" - Written by a 7 and an 8 year old

@EM-fd8xe

Жыл бұрын

Maybe they wrote the song about their mums.

@wroot1

Жыл бұрын

​@@abcxyz53be quiet

@nick0is0ace

11 ай бұрын

They met at age 7 & 8. "All the way home" was the first song they wrote together. At no point does is state they wrote that song when they were 7 & 8.

@ismaelbelda1

11 ай бұрын

You don't understand things correctly.

I love this clip so much, especially the artistic timidity they absolutely nail. "Oof Maybe some black coffee." It's a phenomenal musical and acting performance for a fleeting bit in the film.

@marknewbold2583

3 жыл бұрын

Acting? Tap are always real

@ennbee2051

2 жыл бұрын

Everyone can be a film analyst now.

@calzabbath

Жыл бұрын

Shut up you "critic" 😆

@PMurray2694

Жыл бұрын

​@abcxyz53 absolutely not, this guy sounds like a massive twat

@AudieHolland

5 ай бұрын

Fleeting bit? All the asides and small talk are great in this film.

"Goodnight Springton, there will be no encores".

It‘s easy to overlook some of these great little moments so packed with humour and personality. They ooze substance. It’s so believable when they are trying to recollect the lyrics to the song, I have to constantly remind myself that these characters are just fictitious. Laugh every time 😅

@guitarguy5

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeffreybarlow8966 I see her substances every night

Love that they actually play and write catchy songs, thats part of what makes the humor so good.

@tonyc8752

Жыл бұрын

Their songs are catchy though. So the joke’s on you.

@jygb7092

11 ай бұрын

@@tonyc8752 what do you mean?

@tonyc8752

11 ай бұрын

@@jygb7092 The person I replied to deleted their comment, so now mine doesn't make sense. They said the "songs are awful, that's the joke" I replied that the songs are actually good, so the joke is on him.

@ProjectMoff

11 ай бұрын

How dare you say that about my mother!!!!!

I can't believe how good this song is... I was watching the movie and thinking "Hey! It's good!"

@baronvg

3 жыл бұрын

First time I ever watched this movie, I noticed how pretty much ALL the songs are good! Good and authentic lol

@bitgrain

3 жыл бұрын

I think that’s the joke do you know what I mean? But yeah I agree I often revisit this video just to hear it haha

@walterlowe7252

3 жыл бұрын

All the music is good

@styracosaurusqvt4841

Ай бұрын

I want to hear the whole thing!

The smile his face tells you it’s improv, and it’s working. Love this part.

@MrBiggysmalls87

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeffreybarlow8966 they are a band. OBVIOUSLY they’ve sung this before. But put into a scene? No. Hence the improv.

I love their genius. At such a very young age, they wrote this. That even tops John and Paul. They were teenagers whereas David and Nigel were much younger.

@empratt5800

Жыл бұрын

Speaking of John and Paul, don’t you feel like this song is reminiscent of One After 909? The songs have a similar subject matter, and John and Paul wrote One After 909 early in their history and then recalled it in Let It Be, the documentary they did that ended up chronicling a good portion of their breakup. Seems borderline referential.

It's incredible to think that all those years later he started a law firm then died in a house fire.

Love how well the improv nature of this scene works here. The actors are trying to make up a song on the spot (or more likely, they already had a vague idea and are trying to recall what they sang in previous takes), while the characters are trying to recall a song on the spot, and it comes across perfectly.

@Poochpatrol

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly 😀

@BlueMHart

Жыл бұрын

@@abcxyz53 I was going off their claim that the movie is almost entirely improvised (and the fact that the song wasn't recorded until long after the movie came out). It sounded like something they might have made up on set. Of course, having now seen the short film they made to pitch the Spinal Tap concept, which featured a lot of the same jokes from the movie, I'm starting to doubt that as much of it was improvised on the spot as I was always led to believe!

@humantacos9800

Жыл бұрын

Musicians can come up with tunes and partial lyrics on the spot. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if it was improv

@createnewhandle_

11 ай бұрын

@@BlueMHartwell, they fleshed out their backstories beforehand. They had to know what their characters would do in any given circumstance. All of the “history” of the band was written, then improvised around

@ismaelbelda1

11 ай бұрын

Dude, they're not making that song on the spot. That's an extremely well-rehearsed bit, especially the musical part.

one of the best scenes because they're not being overly silly, just very regular guys.

This is honestly one of the best songs featured in the film

Always assumed that this was a parody of One After 909, which was one of the first songs written by the Beatles

@mqbitsko25

3 жыл бұрын

"Skiffle", the British version of American rockabilly, was popular in the 1950s. A lot of British rock stars started out in Skiffle bands. To the point of cliche, which is why the movie touches on it.

@margheritapizza

2 жыл бұрын

I just watched this video after watching the 909 clip from Get Back

@thomasbaker2906

2 ай бұрын

Just watched 'Let it Be' and came to see if anybody else thought the same!

I have seen this movie 30+ times over the years and I always find something new. Also, as a wink and a nod to this flick, my youngest child is named Nigel.

@LLOOYYYDD

4 жыл бұрын

Well how much more good could this movie be, and well the answer is none, none more good.....

@louis.alexander

4 жыл бұрын

Your poor, poor child

@louis.alexander

4 жыл бұрын

@Big Smoke Yep definitely. Imagine naming your child "Nigel":( :(

@gregsager2062

3 жыл бұрын

@fishbone3333 Are you making plans for him?

@fishbone3333

3 жыл бұрын

@@gregsager2062 He is 18 now. His 11th birthday was a blowout.

As a documentary about the music industry and its evolution over time, this film is without peer. It somehow works even better for being centred on a band of which I have never heard. As a film about a tour, I would place it above Stop Making Sense, largely for its honesty.

Such great acting and humor. Loved that movie. Saw it in the theater when it first came out. I still listen to their music on my workout and other playlists.

@ksullivan728

Жыл бұрын

I saw this with Glen Buxton in a theater in Tempe 10 years after he left the Alice Cooper group.

I’ve seen comments even from UK fans who at first didn’t believe these guys are American. 🇬🇧 🇺🇸

@dellwright1407

2 жыл бұрын

I had an American friend I lent the DVD to years ago... she didn't think it was that good. I had to point out it was American actors playing Brits.

Every time I look at the time and it happens to be 5.19, this comes into my head.

Those young pics are gold

One After 909

That Norman’s rare guitars shirt though

@johnlenz420

3 жыл бұрын

they play at "shank hall" in mke too but the real shank hall looks nothing like it land is pretty small compared to the concert theatre they play at lol

@stewartchampion4260

3 жыл бұрын

Haha u beat me to it ..mental how long that guy been in the game ..just expecting lammo to pop up

“We’re not university material.” Neither is around half the student body.

The Skiffle band. LOL! They hit every cliche in the book.

The greatest (and most subtle) part of this movie is that "All The Way Home" and "Gimme Some Money" would probably have been the best songs Spinal Tap ever recorded. But they didn't.

@Bklyn93

3 жыл бұрын

they recordeed gimme some money in full look it up

@oldnerdreviews

3 жыл бұрын

I dig me some "Flower People."

I sure hope these guys are getting their much deserved royalties from the millions that the music and movie has made over the decades.

The most british humour from Americans, the future of comedy right there

@brianfergus839

4 жыл бұрын

Christopher Guest is the 5th Baron Hader-Guest, and was in the House of Lords until the end of the 20th century (jus' sayin')

@CrazyMunky84

3 жыл бұрын

What's ironic is they're all Americans.

@joejohnson3798

3 жыл бұрын

I think Christopher is some kind of half-see..lol

@tsunchoo

3 жыл бұрын

Took me a few years (pre-internet) to realize they weren't British - one of my favorite movies

@Y-two-K

3 жыл бұрын

@@tsunchoo holy damn I feel like an idiot

I actually love that a lot. Sounds like a 60’s song and honestly I wish they would’ve done the song in the movie

@ActivateBeastMode1

5 ай бұрын

They recorded a full version of it on the Break like the wind album. It's on Spotify and it's amazing

The joke is that the first song they ever wrote as kids was the only good song they ever wrote.

@enblanchard5492

3 жыл бұрын

Also they were 6.

@peteroid

3 жыл бұрын

Spinal Tap music is AWESOME! :)

@Guitar387

3 жыл бұрын

Best comment and true.

@archerpiperii2690

3 жыл бұрын

I don't know about that, "Bitch School" is pretty good.

@thebluefus

3 жыл бұрын

But it’s not.

Their best song and my favourite moment in the film!

Chuck McGill sure came a long way.

@urbanwarrior3470

3 жыл бұрын

Still can't believe it's the same actor - his accent is spot on...

@ourcorrectopinions6824

2 жыл бұрын

@@urbanwarrior3470 He's an english rock legend.

Not sure why, but I've watched this clip about 40 times in the past 2 weeks

@MattBolt7

3 жыл бұрын

Happy you're enjoying it! It's one of my faves.

Love it...'Squatney'... a sort of mixture of Watney's (ale),London Borough of Hackney and a squat....brilliant.

And to think all of this was improvised. Great actors indeed :)

@aivokallo77

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah. To put the quality of improvisation in perspective: Harry Shearer is just the THIRD best improviser in this movie!

@BadBoiFilms

4 жыл бұрын

Well they sang it together so I think it was probably written that way

@martockpozo

3 жыл бұрын

@@BadBoiFilms They spent months writing their back stories so they all would know the same stuff but they didn't knew what they would be asked and RR didn't knew their answers either

@AgeofReason

3 жыл бұрын

No it wasn't

One of the 5 best movies of 1984

@styracosaurusqvt4841

Ай бұрын

Best movie of the 1980s.

I'm pretty sure "All the way home" is a combination of "One after 909" by the Beatles and "Big River" by Johnny Cash

The first time I saw this I was in high school. Not ready for this type of movie (the kind where you really gotta pay attention because its so character driven). Then someone convinced me to watch it again and it was awesome. I watched it two more times and it kept getting better and better and I noticed more and more how perfect this movie is. sofa king funny. One of my favorite of all time.

@styracosaurusqvt4841

Ай бұрын

The great comedies tend to grow on you the more you watch them. The subtle stuff becomes more evident with multiple viewings.

"Its my gum......I might need it later"

@sahb7834

3 жыл бұрын

dangerous relax bud relax

So much talent! Love these actors.

There's 6 words in the whole song.

@aimp4598

4 жыл бұрын

That song doesn't go to 11.

@kpec3

4 жыл бұрын

@@aimp4598 Boston gig's been cancelled. It's not a big college town anyway.

@umangu

3 жыл бұрын

That’s the first 3 Beatles albums

@einundsiebenziger5488

3 жыл бұрын

There are* six words ...

@kpec3

3 жыл бұрын

@@einundsiebenziger5488 What kind o grammar you be speaking? I gots d englis right chere...

My favorite album is Shark Sandwich. A classic!

RIP Tony Hendra (aka. Ian Faith)

The ironic part is that their 'first' song sounded really good compared to every thing else wrote afterwards...!

This song sounds wicked. I want it.

Don't forget that the blond guy (I forget the characters name) is Chuck in Better Call Saup

@gregkosinski2303

3 жыл бұрын

Michael McKean. He was on SNL for a long time too.

@tomgio1

3 жыл бұрын

@@gregkosinski2303 , and was Lenny of the duo Lenny and Squiggy from the ‘70’s/‘80’s sitcom “Laverne and Shirley,” a spinoff of “Happy Days.”

@steveconn

3 жыл бұрын

I was an extra on BCS and saw him. Always regret not asking him what happened to an unreleased scene he and Guest shot for The Mighty Wind, outside my NY apartment building in 2002.

Whenever I see Michael McKeen (blonde guy) I will always think of him as Fred Ritter from the movie Short Circuit 2, as that's the first time I saw him in a movie when I was a kid.

@Lester-Paul

3 жыл бұрын

I can’t stop thinking of him as Squiggy on Laverne and Shirley.

@thehighllama8101

3 жыл бұрын

@@Lester-Paul McKean played Lenny, not Squiggy. But I had to look that up on Wikipedia (just now) to be sure. I also learned that David Lander, the man who played Squiggy, died of multiple sclerosis in December 2000. R.I.P. Squiggy.

I cried a little.

Love how it's some skiffle-type song. That was big in 1950s England. You can find a young Jimmy Page playing in a skiffle band here on KZread.

I always thought that it was funny that this was the best song they had.. and they wrote it when they were like 6

@v-town1980

3 жыл бұрын

Nope. Plenty more.

@svguerin3

3 жыл бұрын

@@v-town1980 huh?

Rock and Roll Hall of fame all the way

Are those actual childhood pictures of Guest and McKean (superimposed next to each other)? The resemblance is startling.

that’s a great tune

Love this scene!!!

It was inspired by the Quarry Men's "Just Fun". John Lennon and Paul McCartney long before the Beatles was thought of

super scene

Lol never really realised but Supergrass deffo gave that a nod in Evening of the Day

Reminds me of 'Two of Us' by the Beatles

Normans Rare Guitars! Wow, the logo hasn’t changed and i know of the shop through Instagram!

“God your eyes were far apart.”

I hope all viewers know all their films. All brilliant.

They can sing and play.

"They'll say he had it coming."

Great band! Wish they were still together. They'd be like bigger than Elvis or something by now...

HES CHEWING GUM! no one ever notices!

This song and lick my love pump prove they actually have some talent which doesn't detract from the mockumentary for some reason. I guess it makes them more human and three dimensional.

I have heard many songs substantially worse the "All the Way Home". Its got potential. They should rerecord it. soon.

The one after 909 mixed with old bluesy folk. Clearly meant to reference John and Paul's relationship.

I own the black album and it’s a goddamn crime this song isn’t on it

I really wish the recorded song sounded like this one

Lmao a 7 and 8 year old wrote that probably the best joke in the movie

@dane21dc

11 ай бұрын

They met when they were 7 or 8. They didn’t say they wrote it at that age

we're supposed to believe that 7-8 year-olds wrote that song LOL

@royrowland5763

3 жыл бұрын

Why not? Virtually any 8-year old with 2 months of guitar experience could have written Love Me Do.

@davidb5173

3 жыл бұрын

@@royrowland5763 just shut up Roy

@swolegamers9504

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidb5173 oh my

@camilochaves4771

3 жыл бұрын

​@@royrowland5763If it's so easy why don't you write a song like love me do? Simple: Because YOU CAN'T!

@musicplaylists59

3 жыл бұрын

well to be really pedantic they said they first met when they were 7-8 year olds and he asked what the first song they wrote was but they didn't specifically say they wrote that song when they were that young, they might not have written a song for years after first meeting.

GENIUSES

Squatney London

"11" will be forever more than 10

''6 words in the whole song'' 🤣🤣

that's a hit

Is that Michael McKean from Laverne and Shirley?

@zs5948

3 жыл бұрын

yeah buddy! lenny of Lenny and the Squigtones!

@vanillajack5925

3 жыл бұрын

He's also the evil clown in an episode of Star Trek Voyager 😂

Guy on the left plays Saul Goodman's brother in Better Call Saul.

That's the point...

this is a reference to the one after 909 by the beatles

@MovingBlanketStudio

11 ай бұрын

I know, huh? Very perceptive!

NORMANS RARE GUITARS

Are they at H. Salt Esq Fish and Chips on Vermont and Hollywood???

Spinal Tap would have made for a mildly amusing SNL skit.

I always wondered where the humor of this piece was supposed to come from, was it that they wrote something brilliant when they were young and its supposed to be in contrast of what they were doing then? I know I am looking WAY too much into, its kind of pathetic actually. I was just curious because the lyrics and form are well placed, I find my self humming and singing to it even though its been many years since I've seen this film in its entirety. I never got where they were trying to go, considering all the rest of the music besides Nigel's piano piece is intentionally humor and parody, disregarding the dialogue inbetween. Either way, I wish it was a real song, its been stuck in my head for years and years.

@thedukeofmovietown5492

7 жыл бұрын

AxHakker it's actually supposed to be one of the few non-funny scenes. It's a special moment that shows the bond between the two. So when they break up near the end, you feel the emotion of it.

@holysmokes1985

5 жыл бұрын

AxHakker . Here you go mate: kzread.info/dash/bejne/pXp4zbZwdMW1dJc.html

@holysmokes1985

5 жыл бұрын

AxHakker also: kzread.info/dash/bejne/gaWrqqOBp9HJobA.html

@billibulli2772

4 жыл бұрын

I think they're embarrassed because the song might make people think there was some kind of gay relationship between them. Nigel instinctively countersings 'bring ME back' as in the supposedly original version and then David has to rephrase 'if you're not' into 'if she's not' and it takes a little. Probably, the following verse was even more clear and difficult to change on the spur of the moment and that's why they cough kind of embarrassed and say that the song goes on basically with the same words. I'm not a native speaker and I might have dreamt all that.

@tombstoneharrystudios584

4 жыл бұрын

Actually you’re right! The joke is that Tap CAN write good music, but their immaturity and need to chase whatever musical trend is popular has hindered their career In the famous Stonehenge scene, we already know that it’s going to fail before we hear the band play However, in contrast to their earlier efforts, Stonehenge actually shows that they can really sing and play ... the soaring harmonies, the virtuoso crosspicking on the mandolin, the complex time changes We’re all waiting for the big (or not so big!) reveal of the Henge model, and it’s at that this point in the film we develop pathos for the band...if they’d pulled this off they’d surely have been back on the up It’s brilliant writing and acting!

And all the acting class teachers chime in😂

They wrote their best song at 7 years old lmao

Squatney! LOl!

Salt's Menu? Where is this filming location? I shall like to order some 11 lbs of fish & chips for $11 special.

@jliu59

5 жыл бұрын

E X I L E D Hobbit This H Salt was in Glendale, CA. My Grandparents ran that location

@matthatter2849

4 жыл бұрын

@@jliu59 Good grief! In all these years I never noticed that. I miss H. Salt so much. I know there's still one or two around, I think in Long Beach. How cool that your grandparents had their location used in the film!

@PatTheBatmanFan

3 жыл бұрын

I always thought that was a funny, subtle gag. The lads are homesick for fish and chips so they end up at the greasiest fast food place ever to get their fix 😆

One After 909, basically.

who cares. Long live Spinal Tap!

Was this scene adlibbed?

Nothing to see here, folks. Totally not a parody of "One After 909" by the Beatles. lol This movie was so far ahead of its time that most people watching it in the theaters thought it was an actual documentary!

@timeboy8770

3 жыл бұрын

Judging by some of these comments people still do

🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻😂

The first song that Lennon and McCartney wrote was One After 909 - which is very similar. Guess it’s a joke on that

@mondoseguendo6113

Жыл бұрын

You should be a professional goaltender; nothing gets past you.

lmao.. Squatney.

It's just absolute genius.

Sounds like the Doobie Brothers

Why do they always say “black coffee”, just say “coffee”

@timeboy8770

3 жыл бұрын

Try ordering a coffee and see if they don't ask what you want in it you humorless turd

Try watching some "Lenny and the Squidtones" It's punk rock before punk rock I swear the Ramones copied Them. Try watching a few songs and you will understand.

It is a fact that All the Way Home is better than Lennon and McCartney's first song, One After 909.