Poll: What is your pick for the CATCHIEST SONG of all time? One you HAVE TO SING ALONG to?

@responder2246

3 ай бұрын

Short People by Randy Newman. lol

@witchy6978

3 ай бұрын

Born to be Wild. Steppenwolf

@catherine6653

3 ай бұрын

Sugar Sugar, The Archies Ruby Tuesday, Rolling Stones

@christineml1476

3 ай бұрын

"Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)" by Joan Jett

@dougpeters1625

3 ай бұрын

My Sharona

Chip Taylor was born James Voight, youngest of 3 brothers. The oldest brother Barry is a volcanologist who predicted the 1980 eruption of Mt St Helens. The middle brother is actor Jon Voight making Chip the uncle of Angelina Jolie, quite the successful family.

@wmbrown6

3 ай бұрын

That's right. Two Voight family members who used other surnames. Ya' beat me to it.

@ktpinnacle

3 ай бұрын

Great trivia.

@jannarkiewicz633

3 ай бұрын

I'll call your Voight and give you a Van Patton and a Carradine and a Barrymore...

@kariqualters5908

3 ай бұрын

Wow! It's really interesting when you see how atypical success runs in families, especially when it's not in the exact same fields, like acting or music.

@architecturecodex9818

3 ай бұрын

All went to Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains and are in their hall of fame!

I won my high school talent show with Wild Thing. Just me and my guitar, standing ovation. My first and only.

@whoyoukidding1

2 ай бұрын

And in doing so, you joined an exclusive group of A-List artists who did great covers of this song. AND, you got the Standing O! You may actually be the only one who did. Think about THAT. Good for you!

@eddiepigg5333

2 ай бұрын

I can’t believe that you didn’t get bitten by the music bug. To me, playing on stage is better than any drug or alcohol that could be invented. It’s right up there with sex!😂

@MarigoldThyme

2 ай бұрын

@@eddiepigg5333 Better than sex, safer than drugs!🤣🤣🤣

@badopcode

23 күн бұрын

When learning guitar as a kid. This was the first song I learned by ear. Funny thing was... I got inspired to try to learn it from it playing as music in the game "California Games." Once I figured out the progression from the game I played the original because my dad owned the album. As I remember it, California Games actually preserved the key of the original. LOL

@badopcode

23 күн бұрын

@@eddiepigg5333 Yeah... the stage and the fans are fun. Everything outside of that stinks. I couldn't get past it personally. Mad props to those who can and do.

The guy that wrote "Angel of the morning" also wrote "Wild thing". That blows my mind.🤯

@monkmchorning

2 ай бұрын

Same chord progression.

@alexsherel3344

2 ай бұрын

They’re about the same girl too….think on THAT!

@dnisbet71

2 ай бұрын

Impressive, but its always been like that - a handful of people globally with hit tunes in their heads.

@joeprebish7140

2 ай бұрын

Both in my library

@sjc4

2 ай бұрын

Angel of the Morning is a classic

Hi Professor of Rock, my parents were brought together by a Troggs song. The song was I Can't Control Myself, which was banned on the radio here in Australia. So as dad was invited to a party in 1966. He mentioned to the party organiser, Betty, "Do you have the banned Troggs song?" Which she replied, "Yes, I do!" The conversation that followed led to them getting to know each other, and finally going out. And sometime later married. I am their first son.

Best performance of "Wild Thing"? Animal, chained to the drum kit, on the Muppet Show! OK-OK!!...I won't die on that hill...but it sure was memorable!

@howardschlereth9368

2 ай бұрын

🤘❤️🤘

@wendyoh3381

2 ай бұрын

Best version? The Goodies (almost live).

@ChelGriffith

2 ай бұрын

The addition of Dr Teeth and The Electric Mayhem improves everything. I WILL die on that hill!

@theeverydaybombshell

25 күн бұрын

I'm not here to disagree with you. It is a favorite memory of mine.

@rebeccagrotta510

4 күн бұрын

Sam Kinison version, hands down.

Oh my GOD ! I’m 70, ride a mobility scooter, and play that song LOUD on my little stereo when I’m going shopping! Also “ Born to be wild”! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Love Grandma Debbie

@valkrys9956

3 ай бұрын

Rock on, you Wild Thing! ❤😊

@BrigitofBergental

3 ай бұрын

LOL. You sound hella fun! Nursing homes are gonna get super-weird when your part of your generation gets there and mine (I'm just over 20 years behind your) gets there....

@creamnsugar6771

3 ай бұрын

...rock on Debbie! 🤘🏼

@ROBYNMARKOW

3 ай бұрын

Rock on; Boomers are the coolest! 👍

@bernicemerryman366

3 ай бұрын

You GO, Girl!

It's the tempo, the pacing and pauses in "Wild Thing" that makes it so darn powerful.

@DoofsterDan

3 ай бұрын

So darn infectious… caveman simplicity, no pretense about ‘craft,’ scales, modulation, just hooks! … Love it! Haha! Sometimes less is more!

@WeatherWeasel66

Ай бұрын

good analysis, the pauses are punctuation marks...fits so well.

@WeatherWeasel66

Ай бұрын

It's the pauses, timed perfectly...

In April 1966, when 'Wild Thing' was released, we used to dance to it and the B side 'From Home' at the local church youth club. It was played more than any other record for weeks. They were one of my favourite bands. Little did I know twelve years later, I would be their manager and produce a record with them at the famous Olympic Studios in London. Talking with Reg, I can confirm all the information and facts you mentioned are extremely accurate. My memories of Reg (and Ronnie) are something I will always cherish.

@StepDub

2 ай бұрын

Still prefer the Troggs version on “I feel it in my fingers”. So much more raw and intense. The WWW version was too decorated for my preference.

@sweetpurple8812

Ай бұрын

Funny your church let you listen to rock songs clearly about sex

@captainmoretokin2172

Ай бұрын

You lucky Dog. Here's one that i have always got into . '' I'll buy you an Island.'' I like playing it on my guitar as an instrumental though.

@BeInspiredTshirts

Ай бұрын

@@sweetpurple8812 I'm not sure about you're early years, but it was a Youth Club inside a church hall. The people running it, like most people of that age in the 60s, were good people and it wouldn't cross their minds to stop us from enjoying ourselves. And at the age of 15/16, we didn't think the songs were about sex. I think you're being a bit OTT.

@johnjeffreys6440

16 күн бұрын

I remember the code word for sex was 'extra anchovies.'

The ocarina was featured on the Hugo Montenegro hit, The Good, The Bad & The Ugly. The instrument was played by my great uncle, United Artists session musician, Art Smith, who usually specialized in woodwinds, but also enjoyed specialty and novelty instruments.

@MexicoDigDoctor

3 ай бұрын

How cool is that?!!!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

3 ай бұрын

I had never known it was the ocarina!

@aubreyleonae4108

3 ай бұрын

Wow Wow, that's fascinating. Thank you so much for sharing that.

@francispower1418

3 ай бұрын

That song (and movie) were huge! I can hear your uncle now, even without the track playing!

@comicsgod53

3 ай бұрын

Wild Thing was April 1966 and The Good,Bad and The Ugly December 1966 which makes one wonder if Wild Thing inspired Hugo Montenegro.

Wild Thang is a legend in our home. Originally we adopted a stray kitten and named it Figaro after the sweet cat in Pinocchio, after a short time we knew his personality was not suited to that name at ALL. Within a few months he became Wild Thang. When I called him, it was if I were singing it. WILD THANG. It stuck. My son was around 5 when he were in the grocery store and the song played. His eyes lit up and he said "There is a song about my cat! " Indeed son. That is what the song is all about. Being feral.

@Find-Your-Bliss-

2 ай бұрын

Great story.

@recoveringsoul755

Ай бұрын

Adorable

@samanthac.349

20 күн бұрын

That’s a great story. 😊

@recoveringsoul755

20 күн бұрын

In the 90's a local radio station played this song nonstop for two days!! Everyone was blasting it at lunchtime from their cars at work. No station breaks, no weather, no news. You couldn't tell where the song ended and started again. It just...WAS You'd drive down the road, windows down. Pretty soon everyone was playing it. It was fantastic fun

The scene when Sheen came into the game against the Yankees and the crowd roared "Wild Thing" while he walked to the mound from the bullpen is one of the great moments in all cinema.

@joepharmasst

3 ай бұрын

Cleveland INDIANS baby

@f.d.7190

3 ай бұрын

​@@joepharmasstYep! 'GUARDIANS'...😢😢😂😢😂

@joepharmasst

3 ай бұрын

@@f.d.7190 The owner is a woke moron

@johnwhogan1610

3 ай бұрын

💯 👍🏻

@jimwerther

3 ай бұрын

Absolutely true

Don't forget the raucous version by Sam Kinnison that graced the MTV airwaves featuring fallen evangelist Jim Baker's ex-secratary Jessica Hahn 😄

@johnpjones182

3 ай бұрын

Classic cover!

@Doctor_Omega

3 ай бұрын

I was shocked this wasn't mentioned. Sam's version was HUGE growing up.

@censorshipsucks9493

3 ай бұрын

Personally I never found Kinnon appealing as a comic, or a singer.

@Doctor_Omega

3 ай бұрын

@@censorshipsucks9493 I can certainly understand that. He was a quite polarizing figure. However, you can't deny the popularity his version had and how it brought the song back into the mainstream. He even had Jessica Hahn in the video shortly after her scandalous encounter with Jim Baker was exposed and she became a Penthouse model.

@hilarygarrison6139

2 ай бұрын

That was hilarious. I miss Sam Kinnison.

Prince's rendition is NOT to be missed - melded with "Crimson and Clover"!!! Soooo Gooood!

@user-yo4gl1fb2k

2 ай бұрын

Prince is as overrated as scallops

@jenniferfirer2837

2 ай бұрын

Wow. Thank you for the tip. I’d never heard this. Hot.

My Dad worked with Reg for Thomas King and sons, builders. He was there the day Reg famously dropped his tools and walked offsite after hearing the song on the radio. Later I interviewed Reg for local radio. I found him a very genuine and humble man, not a wild thing !

@earlgrey691

3 ай бұрын

And a serious chronicler of crop-circles which for some reason are very abundant in Reg's home county of Wiltshire,home of Stonehenge.

I grew up with Wild Thing, Hang on Sloopy, etc. 1963-current. The surprising thing I get out of this channel aside from the stories are the instruments I had no idea that were used. I just took their sound as part of the songs I loved. Not to mention the work and expertise it took to write and play them.

@Mick_Ts_Chick

3 ай бұрын

When I was little I swore to my mom they were saying hang on Snoopy! 😂

@KelMar63

2 ай бұрын

I always thought it was a recorder in Wild Thing and R.O.C.K.!

The Goodies comedy glam rock verion of Wild Thing from 1975 brought the song to a whole new audience, especially in Australia since the show it was in was on constant repeat throughout the 80s!

Four weddings and a Funeral was one of my favorite movies in the 90s... And then the beautiful Love Actually came along. Both of those feature the song "Love is All Around Me." Researching the song led me to discovering the Troggs for myself in 2012. The great thing about beautiful music is that every generation the power and opportunity to rediscover it.

Love the back story Professor! I’m 70 years old and still have my 45 rpm single❤️‍🔥

@robwr737

Ай бұрын

😮👍 😎 🔥 45's!

Thank you. I just got off work. Bad day, understatement. Angry at the world. And video popped up. I was immediately transported back to the five year old, rocking and screaming at the top of my lungs, “Wild thing.” You don’t know how much I needed that, thank you.

Wild Thing is like Louie Louie it has developed a life of its own. It truly is a great garage rock classic. How many songs immediately bring a smile to your face when you hear those first chords. Always on my party playlists. By the way Chip Taylor is Jon Vought's brother and Angelina Jolie's uncle!! Kind of wild by itself!!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

3 ай бұрын

I actually knew that he was Angelina Jolie’s uncle!

@kwilliams1958

3 ай бұрын

Totally agree!

@dukecraig2402

3 ай бұрын

Yea, his real name is James Voight, aside from Jon he's got another brother that's famous in the scientific world as a geologist or something like that.

@LaManteca76

3 ай бұрын

What? Thanks for sharing!

@justinskullhead

Ай бұрын

Jon Voight came to dinner at my in-laws house in the 80s when they lived in New York. Unfortunately, I didn't meet my husband until 1993 😂😂 my mother in-law lives telling me this story ❤

I recall hearing Wild Thing playing on everyone’s transistor radio on the beach in the summer. Awesome classic! Thanks for the background info, Professor!❤

@ProfessorofRock

3 ай бұрын

Thanks For watching Larry!

@beatleographer_10-51

3 ай бұрын

It's been decades since I heard the word "Transistor Radio". I still have mine that I got Christmas '64.

@MexicoDigDoctor

3 ай бұрын

@@beatleographer_10-51 I love the song “Brown Eyed Girl”, so I hear the term transistor radio pretty often 😅

@beatleographer_10-51

3 ай бұрын

@@MexicoDigDoctor “Brown Eyed Girl”, is one of the most iconic songs in all of rock.

@kwilliams1958

3 ай бұрын

Yes, exactly!

I was employed by my church several years ago and I also played guitar in our church band for Sunday service. When our piano player was late my boss asked me to vamp on some chords to intro the service. So I did. He came up to me while we were playing and he said “ I don’t think you’re supposed to play ‘Wild Thing’ in church!” I just laughed and shrugged!

@visaman

3 ай бұрын

I went to a Polka Mass on a cruise last week, I think Wild Thing could work too.

@spacemissing

3 ай бұрын

Although I'm an atheist I think you should have been canned for playing Wild Thing in church.

@lynnsmusic

3 ай бұрын

Never said it was Wild Thing…my boss thought it was…

@lynnsmusic

3 ай бұрын

@@spacemissing Well, if I had actually played it and certain people knew what it was, I probably would have…

@bonniegarber9915

3 ай бұрын

​@@spacemissingdon't you know.... God has a great sense of humor!!😂😂

"Wild Thing" was one of the first songs my son learned when he started taking guitar lessons. Played it for a talent show at our church. One of the leaders of our congregation was so surprised to hear this 11-year old kid rocking the song he fell out of his chair laughing.

@jujutrini8412

2 ай бұрын

That’s such a cute story. I can picture it too! A sweet little 11 year old performing it in church adds to the story. 😂😂😂😂

@fredvanderwerff973

2 ай бұрын

@@jujutrini8412 thanks! I told his then-girlfriend the story and she thought it was so adorable now she’s his wife. 😎

@jujutrini8412

2 ай бұрын

@@fredvanderwerff973 Nice one! 😂😂😂

I love Jimi Hendrix' cover of this tune. I was in the middle of a fraternity initiation weekend where we were subjected to some pretty awful music nonstop during the day. The sorority across the street played Jimi Hendrix' Wild Thing at a loud volume such that it carried over to where we were trying to skeep. I dont remember any rock and roll song sounding better than that one did at that moment.

Wild Thing is such a simplistic classic! Just a very fun song!❤

'With a girl like you' is a good song too! Hard to believe they recorded both in a 30 minute session!

@ProfessorofRock

3 ай бұрын

No joke!

@lamper2

3 ай бұрын

My copy of this b side used to skip "with a girl like, with a girl like.....with a girl like girl like you(finally the third time it played right). now I want the song to go like that!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

3 ай бұрын

That’s not a lot of time.

@michaelharrington75

3 ай бұрын

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 No it isn't. I've done plenty of recording, and it usually takes 30 minutes to get amps set up, choose microphones, put them in place, and tune up. I couldn't imagine a whole band setting up, and recording two songs in that time period. They must have been well rehearsed, and the engineers were on their game! They probably came in and used instruments, amps, and microphones that were already set up from the previous recording session?

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

3 ай бұрын

@@michaelharrington75 The studio people must have been really quick that day!

I first came across Wild Thing in the 70s as covered by the BBC comedy trio, The Goodies: “come on, hold me tight! (Not quite THAT tight!)” I only found out about The Troggs’ version later. Loved them both. Face it: this is essentially a candidate for the worst chat-up lines in history - that’s what makes it hilarious!

@buxvan

2 ай бұрын

I've got the goodies single, I think it was the B side.

@stevenralser

2 ай бұрын

I remember watching the goodies version on tv

Aussie here who watched the British show the Goodies as a kid. They did a fun cover of this. Have to add their lines in every time I now here this song

@simoncavill7091

3 ай бұрын

Yep, it was the Goodies that first introduced me to the song. Every other version including the Troggs and Hendrix's was missing something after hearing the Goodies.

@juliebrooke6099

2 ай бұрын

@@simoncavill7091,same!

@moiraoreilly8720

2 ай бұрын

Not quite that tight

Saw the Troggs in 1967. God I’m old. I can’t remember any other song they played. Glad to hear the story behind the song. Thanks.

I remember this song coming out when I was a pre-teen. It's a great song, but we used to change the words to, "Prune juice, you make my bowels loose, you make everything oozey..." Now, when ever I hear the song I remember those other lyrics. 😊

@adamvanwickel538

3 ай бұрын

that is wonderful.

@billyshane3804

3 ай бұрын

That's lovely. Coprophargic lyric substitution makes for a wonderful tribute ditty. Well done.

@cc1k435

3 ай бұрын

😂😂😂 Sounds like you had some great friends. 😅

@davidblack3290

3 ай бұрын

Nobody in my group was eating feces, but thanks.@@billyshane3804

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

3 ай бұрын

Do you recommend prune juice to me?

I sang that song in Karaoke at Kookaburra Lounge in Disney's Buena Vista hotel for my bride on our honeymoon in 1988. It brought the house down.

This is one of the first songs I learned as a kid. Great song that was easy to play. I’m 72 and going to start playing guitar again. This will be high on my list.

@rick49

3 ай бұрын

I'm almost 63...and I'm going to work on this song now.

@james-jg8iu

3 ай бұрын

I’m 74i started practicing my drums

I’m crying here! I vividly remember as a kid in the 60s hearing a version of wild thing where RFK was saying, the words… I had actually gotten to the point all these years later thinking that I would never hear it again or maybe even that I was crazy… maybe it was a “Mandela Effect” (It didn’t ever actually happen.)But today I’m beyond expressing what it meant for me to hear you playing that version. Thank you thank you thank you ❤🎉(and for anyone saying to me why didn’t I check KZread … I have! I’ve just never been able to find it)

@ProfessorofRock

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your memory!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

3 ай бұрын

Is that on KZread?

@YesItsReallyKeith

3 ай бұрын

I was able to find this typing RFK Wild Thing right here on YT !! kzread.info/dash/bejne/lHV4m7ONftPIlLw.html ...maybe not the same version ? cheers !!

@cecileroy557

3 ай бұрын

I remember that - it was a riot!

@skymac79

3 ай бұрын

I have my sister's 45 of it. Sen. Everett Dirkson is on the "Republican" side. Equal time, you know. LOL!

The connection between "Wild Thing" and "R O C K in the U S A" is simply WILD, Professor. P of R is always GROOVY! Thanks, Professor...love going down memory lane once again.

@ProfessorofRock

3 ай бұрын

My pleasure! Such a cool connection. Ocarina! Thanks for watching.

@tylercass2584

3 ай бұрын

This is because the same 3 chords (E, A, D) are in each song. Other songs with similar chords include G.L.O.R.I.A. and “Get Off My Cloud”.

@smurphftw2008

3 ай бұрын

​@@tylercass2584Cherry by Neil Diamond, What I Like About You by The Romantics, the list goes on and on.

@theyrekrnations8990

3 ай бұрын

my grandpa had one of those many many years ago and it got disappeared. Now I know what it is .Lol

@mowm88

3 ай бұрын

ROCK also sounds like Cherry Cherry

For Australians the definitive version is Cold Chisel during their Last Stand concert in Sydney in 1983. Has everything you could ask, and then some.

Love your show. It really is an escape from a crazy world events. Thanks, Professor. You're the best.

"Wild Thing" is truly a certifiable classic!

I was in broadcast journalism class in college. My professor was head of that department. He said he was in a formal.board meeting with the president of the college when his phone rang.in his pocket with Wild Thing. One of his most embarrassing moments.

@ProfessorofRock

3 ай бұрын

Ha ha! Thanks for sharing!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

3 ай бұрын

That’s funny!

@kwilliams1958

3 ай бұрын

To me, that epitomizes "Groovy!" Good for your Professor, too!

@jeffbybee5207

3 ай бұрын

Oh to know who that ring tone was personalized for. Wife? Mistress? Daughter?

The Association ALSO used an occarina on the solo in "ALONG COMES MARY" 1966

It was also on the show, Laverne and Shirley performed by Lenny and the Squigtones. ❤

I remember this song in the 1986 indie film Something Wild starring Melanie Griffith, Ray Liotta (RIP) and Jeff Daniels

@ProfessorofRock

3 ай бұрын

I need to go back and re watch it!

@duromusabc

3 ай бұрын

@@ProfessorofRock that movie made Ray Liotta a bona fide star - his big break !

@ramblerdave1339

3 ай бұрын

A great movie, made all of them stars!

I finally realized what it is about your videos I keep coming back for; your voice and timing remind me of Casey Kasem and tuning into the radio back in the day. Love your videos

I remember this song when it came out over AM radio. It was odd. Repeated hearing, you warmed up to it, it kinda of felt like a sign of an era, a hippie vibe, a garage band, that deep heavy strumming, the pausing. It's almost like a tongue in cheek song parody. Something to be sung around a beach campfire, swaying as a group to the music, beer in hand, wave crashing. You know road trip, Beach Animal House.

I get as much enjoyment out of reading comments as I do listening to the fantastic stories of the Professor!

@leecarlson9713

3 ай бұрын

Oh, yeah, the comments are as important as the content, to me!

@justinskullhead

Ай бұрын

Me too ❤❤❤

"Wild Thing" has also played a part in pro-wrestling. Jon Moxley uses the punk cover from "Major League" as his entrance music to the ring, for example.

@raymondparisza5094

3 ай бұрын

Came to see if anyone else would comment this

@claudiobeachball

3 ай бұрын

I was just going to say this!

@raymondparisza5094

3 ай бұрын

@@claudiobeachball Love your name

Another great episode, Adam! Chip Taylor (born James Voight) is the brother of actor John Voight, uncle of Angelina Jolie, and co-wrote another classic song, "I Can't Let Go", recorded by both the Hollies and Linda Ronstadt. Keep up the great work, Professor!

@Ross1966

Ай бұрын

Fontana UK probably kept the master tapes, with ATCO being sent a copy tape for their cutting.

@Ross1966

Ай бұрын

That’s incredible

Great video!!! Thank you, Adam. Wild Thing is such a GREAT SONG. It has brought me so much fun and joy over the years, from cranking it up on the radio to playing it in bands with friends. Three chords and the truth. That is the definition of this song. Thank you to the Troggs for capturing it the way it was meant to be. Thanks for the in depth story behind the song. A big THANK YOU to Chip Taylor for letting it out emotionally and physically. Also, Angel of the Morning, was AWESOME, too. Juice Newton’s version came out when I was a teenager.

Love these stories! Thanks!!

I don't think Prof mentioned the Sam Kinison version in the list of covers...? I like that version as well. But my favorite is the X version used in Major League. That was a perfect union between film and song!

@williamwilkinson6665

3 ай бұрын

@jennifercoopman......oh oooooooh ...I loved that version ...one of the best videos of that time it's a who's who of 80s rock bands.

@DaMouse59

3 ай бұрын

Every time I kiss you I taste what other guys had for lunch 😂😂

@jennifercoopman

3 ай бұрын

@williamwilkinson6665 it certainly represented all three points of 80's rock excess, didn't it? Sex, drugs, and rock n roll!

@jennifercoopman

3 ай бұрын

@DaMouse59 I know, after I write that, I watched the video and it cracks me up every time.

@ediartiva

3 ай бұрын

"Someone broke your heart! What was her name?!?!?!

There's a great piece called the Troggs Tapes which is a tape of the Troggs arguing and swearing in the studio that inspired a scene in Spinal Tap. Chip Taylor also wrote a great song for the Hollies called "I Can't Let Go", which became a big hit in England.

@ProfessorofRock

3 ай бұрын

I will look it up! Thanks!

@kingofthecheviothills

3 ай бұрын

The Hollies did a few Chip Taylor songs, check out The Baby & Son of a Rotten Gambler.

@odditiesparanormalmysterie1723

3 ай бұрын

Was that the "You can't play the bloody part because of your bloody wife" scene?

@beatlemania2006

3 ай бұрын

@@odditiesparanormalmysterie1723 yep, that's the one!

@lamper2

3 ай бұрын

That song was an Evie Sands song well known in the USA. I do love their version too.

Lost Girl is one of my favorite songs by anybody...ever. Great vid, keep it up!

The Troggs and this song are attributed to the very beginning of "Metal" In interviews with Black Sabath, Ozzy, and many more. Great video! Thank you.

I remember this classic on AM radio. I remember thinking my folks wouldnt like it so I kept Wild Thing tamed down when it came on. Such a cool story behind this classic song. Looking forward to the next segment Adam. 👏👏👏

@ProfessorofRock

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching Hugh!

The Troggs are way more than a 2-hit wonder- they have quite a few great tunes: I can’t control myself, With a Girl Like You, Girl in Black, Cousin Jane, Night of the Long Grass. They’re worth checking out!

@GeraldM_inNC

3 ай бұрын

I played their greatest hits LP quite a bit. Most of them were top ten in England.

@dbmorton1114

3 ай бұрын

Troggs were great. The Troggs tape is said to have inspired the writers of Spinal Tap.

@GeraldM_inNC

3 ай бұрын

@@dbmorton1114 I played their hits album to death.

@willtheoak

2 ай бұрын

Lots of good stuff - very underrated. What's surprising is their slower stuff is also pretty good, and not expected from a Wild Thing that couldn't control himself!

This channel is so freaking amazing. I look forward to each video.

I received the 45 single 'Wild Thing' by the Troggs for my birthday in 1966, and later my parents treated me to a live performance in their 1968 tour in South Africa where we lived at the time! Unforgettable.

Loved Senator Bobby s version. Great session today Professor.

@ProfessorofRock

3 ай бұрын

Thanks! What a great singalong!

@susane9514

Ай бұрын

One of my older brothers had this version. I listened to it time and again. It was hilarious for my pre-teen self to hear. Wild Thing will always be an institution.

I never heard of Wild Thing until I saw the Goodies do it on stage. Tim Brooke-Taylor sat on someone’s knee and declared ‘Oh I’m moved! Completely moved!’ And Graham singing Ah ah ahhh in falsetto after ‘you make my heart sing’. I only hear this version when I think of the song even if I don’t want to.

@mkuti-childress3625

3 ай бұрын

Hahaha! I always loved that song. But when Animal did it on The Muppet Show, it could have been the greatest rendition, ever!

When David Bowie was the guest "host" of the tv show Midnight Special (S2E10 airing November 16, 1973), he had a wonderful Hispanic group called Carmen that he was promoting & The Troggs as his guests (which also included Maryanne Faithful singing I Got You Babe in a duet with him). They (of course) performed Wild Thing & one other tune which I've been going crazy trying to find online in some archive somewhere anywhere. It was a truly wonderful show all around. You owe it to yourself to watch it yourself if you can. There are snippets here on KZread but (as of yet) not the entire show. Thank you for reigniting my love of this band. UPDATED EDIT: I finally found it! The tune was called Strange Movies & I now have it as part of my "permanent" collection thanks to my viewing your video today. I'm very grateful to you.

I think it says so much about music as an art form that sometimes, an orchestral arrangement that takes years to perfect is a classic, and sometimes, something made in a few minutes under duress is just as much of a classic. I love stories like this.

Every time i think of Wild Thing, Sam kinison pops in my head. (RIP)

6:05 Three Chords and the Truth! Great one Professor! Thanks for the memories! ❤

@ProfessorofRock

3 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@GeraldM_inNC

3 ай бұрын

Proto punk! The Secretions have a song "I've got three chords and an F U."

Professor! Another gem of a video. thank you brother! There's some great footage on youtube of them performing it live in Antwerp in 1997...more than 30 years after its initial release. Really fun performance!

Love your vibe..enthusiasm..and energetic display of knowledge…thanks professor!

I'm excited to hear this video but also learn from you Professor!

@ProfessorofRock

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

That was a pretty cool history lesson. Thanks Professor!

The first time I heard WILD THING I was 13 yo. sitting in a 1953 Ford in the middle of a 250 acre pasture in East Texas. I was taking a break from mowing the pasture. I spent a month with my grandfather on the farm and worked with him. First time I heard it I knew it was going to be a hit. 2 weeks later I was home in Fort Worth and no one had even heard the song yet and did not believe me that it was so good. Still gives me chills to hear it.

I love your videos. I watch them nearly every day. Thank you.

That was very cool Professor! Love the story behind the song! Have a great weekend!🤘🔥

@ProfessorofRock

3 ай бұрын

Thanks! You too! Any big plan Brent?

@brentcox7772

3 ай бұрын

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The cover version I remember is the Goodies, a comic trio. They reached 21 with Wild Thing in 1975 in the UK

@AnneDowson-vp8lg

3 ай бұрын

Loved the Goodies! For some reason, the BBC has never repeated the series. Remember the giant white kitten who captured the Post Office Tower?

@Theduckwebcomics

3 ай бұрын

Yes! It was repeated constantly in Australia in the 1980s so everyone from that time grew up with it. Amazing glam rock version.

Professor, fantastic video! At 73, truly great songs by the Troggs back in the day. The background story, as always, is hilarious. It seems, most of the time, the crazy way songs came into existence, make the song so much more precious!!! Loved it! Thanks as always...!

This is one of my favorite songs, and only when sung by the Troggs. It was a song my dad would sing to me when I was little because I was a wild child.

One thing I've been thinking about is how people respond to honest, no-dress-up ideas or thoughts. One of the things that will really attract me to an artist is their ability to inject humor and personal joy. I think simple songs, without complications in the writing can still represent complex emotions or concepts that we can identify with on another level, but it doesn't have to be college philosophy lesson😊 Long live silly love songs!

The fella I was going with at the time,whom I married in the end,used to write to me at least once a week. I ALWAYS knew when I was going to get his letter as, for no reason whatsoever, I would start singing this song. In fact, I went home once singing it, fully expecting to receive a letter. Imagine my TOTAL disappointment on being told”no, no letter today”. I was almost in tears as I turned away, only to be told “yes, it’s here!!!!”. That person did live, but never did that again to me. Hubby and I celebrated 48 years together, before he passed due to cancer complications. I still smile when I hear this track, we had a lovely life.

What a great song!! This is my favorite version. So many songs I've forgotten about. Thank you!!

Professor, I can't pass up any of you video's. Kudos for all the history and stories behind the music!!!

My first thought was I'm Gonna Buy Me A Dog by The Monkees 😂

@ProfessorofRock

3 ай бұрын

Ha! Are you a fan of the Monkees?

@SnarkNSass

3 ай бұрын

@@ProfessorofRock My Absolute Favorite Band ❤️

@ProfessorofRock

3 ай бұрын

I've interviewed Bobby Hart! Will have to put it up!@@SnarkNSass

@SnarkNSass

3 ай бұрын

@@ProfessorofRock yayusss 💯👍🏻😎❤️

@marisa5359

3 ай бұрын

One of my favorite songs they ever did. I would really enjoy seeing that interview myself. 😊

My favorite version of "Wild Thing" was by The Ventures, who channeled a vocal impression of Peter Lorre. Pure genius. Anyone else hear "Louie Louie" when the guitar opens this one?

This is hilarious - my glasses just broke, and as I was mending them the ad for cheap online glasses came on. Brilliant!

Great episode.I’ve always loved this song

You left out Jimi Hendrix singing it @ Monterey Pop. amazing performance!

@LindsayWilson-vj1wc

2 күн бұрын

True. it was Monterey where Hendrix announced they would have a little sacrifice and burnt his guitar, not Woodstock.

Of course, who could forget comedian Sam Kinison uh-yell-singing it with the lovely visual aid of Jessica Hahn? Yum! ;-)

@user-xq3yy7ul1z

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the 'Like'!!!

@user-xq3yy7ul1z

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the 'Like'!

@BrianFullerton

3 ай бұрын

Ah yes..."the victim"

As always, treated superbly, Professor. I was getting worried that you weren’t going to mention the ‘Senator Bobby’ version, which I heard as much as any, being a Doctor Demento aficionado. Bravo!

Shortly after graduating from high school in the mid 80's, I work at a department store as a stock boy. On the store's canned music they had the Troggs Wild Thing that would repeatedly play during the course of an eight hour shift. I've only grown to enjoy the song more and more every year since. Thanks for covering it!

Dont forget Bill Nighy doing Christmas is all around in Love Actually.

@ProfessorofRock

3 ай бұрын

Oh ya! Good reminder!

This is why I love this show…

@ProfessorofRock

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Far out !! Love the tune !!! It's soooo unique !!

Man, I forgot about the novelty version of Wild Thing. I'll have to add that to my file of novelty recordings. Another great video. Thanks.

Best cover version I heard was Sam Kinison, he added a little extra spice to the bridge and verse sections. Underrated comedian as well.

@ProfessorofRock

3 ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

3 ай бұрын

Sam Kinison was on a lot of late night shows, like SNL.

@DukesMusic84

3 ай бұрын

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980Yep. Dude could've fronted a kick-ass metal band on the side if he wanted to. Unfortunately we never got to find out.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

3 ай бұрын

@@DukesMusic84 That would have been gold!

@ediartiva

3 ай бұрын

"Someone broke your heart! What was her name?!?!?!

Sam Kinison also did it.

Love your program!

Great presentation Thank you for the back story

Always loved this song!!! And Ricky Vaughn just made me love it more!!! ❤⚾️❤ 😂😂😂

@ProfessorofRock

3 ай бұрын

YES! He's such a great character!

My fave Troggs song has always been "Love Is All Around." Some people may also remember the band The Royal Guardsmen who did that crazy hit song "Snoopy vs The Red Baron." In '68 they also released the rock ballad "Baby Let's Wait" if you've never heard it before. Another group many of you may not have heard before is the Chicago band New Colony Six who had two great songs: 1) I Will Always Think About You '68 2) Things I'd Like To Say '69.

As a kid in the US-San Francisco area -in 1966 I was 13, I bought the 'Wild Thing' single from the local record store; It was getting good airplay on the local KEWB 910am station. To 'sample it' I had it played over their in-store PA, and I still remember the 'elderly' sales lady rolling her eyes (and head) at me and the Troggs blasting that number. I loved that song...I never played the B side. I've still got the 45 in the garage.

Absolutely fantastic. I grew up with all this amazing music but, had absolutely no idea how important it is

This song is so GOOD! It's one of the best singalongs ever written/recorded. 😊 I don't know anyone who doesn't like it.

@ProfessorofRock

3 ай бұрын

No question. Every time it comes on you have to sing along!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980

3 ай бұрын

I know I sing along every time.

You forgot Sam Kinnisons cover

This is such a great funny story! Hilarious! You do such a great job at these videos. I’m having so much fun watching the history, my history in. Sic! 🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵. Love ya!