I work for a radio station that plays oldies. Slip this in at nite time to time. Nobody notices.

@scatteredstars80AD

Жыл бұрын

You Sir are a king amongst men.

@searchindex3438

Жыл бұрын

I got pulled off the air for doing that kind of thing on a public radio station during rush hour …I was playing a marathon of risqué parody type songs

@herohalv4543

Жыл бұрын

@@searchindex3438 there was your mistake, playing more than 1 in a row

@TomNovak2113

Жыл бұрын

"You, sir, are the greatest American hero."

@campinatorxbox1610

Жыл бұрын

Best story I've heard all day LOL.

Arguably one of the most underrated bands of the latter-half of the second part of the mid century from the previous millennium.

@ngsq12

11 ай бұрын

Around 4 O'Clock. AM.

@danevertt3210

11 ай бұрын

This is an underrated comment

@-dash

11 ай бұрын

Arguably you’re correct.

@ffrederickskitty214

10 ай бұрын

I’d love to see Stumpy Peep’s bizarre gardening accident 😂

@arkady714

9 ай бұрын

Their rivarly with the Rutles is the stuff of legend.

One of the greatest bands to never walk the face of the earth

@xs10tl1

Жыл бұрын

What do you mean? I saw them live back in the 90s in Cleveland.

@BenAck912

Жыл бұрын

Also The Hex Girls.

@themodsify

Жыл бұрын

Mabe not the best but definitely the loudest.

@3bar

Жыл бұрын

What about The Rutles?

@kfrerix9777

Жыл бұрын

Saw them at bumbershoot in Seattle! 🤘

"I'm looking for pound notes, loose change, bad checks, anything" That line kills me every time!!

@Icebergslim91

3 жыл бұрын

It’s a actually a pretty dope line.

@CIMAmotor

2 жыл бұрын

Bad cheques. They're a British band.

@randysparks5413

2 жыл бұрын

I use this line quite frequently when I am out in public with my wife.I think it's hilarious...she doesn't.To say the least.

@RFXLR

2 жыл бұрын

The only thing that gives this away as a parody is that the quality of the recording is too good. If they had recorded it in mono, that would’ve been the cherry on top.

@FredTheBaddie

2 жыл бұрын

Cheques

This band influenced my life in a very profound way. I was going to become a musician but became a plumber instead.

@BrunoMastromattei

8 жыл бұрын

+Garry Harville LoL hahaha that was funny =P

@wanderingwade8877

8 жыл бұрын

+Garry Harville I just laugh-snorted my drink.

@WytZox1

8 жыл бұрын

+1manuscriptman ~> And plumber's motto is "Your shit is our bread and butter!" ☺

@jimreid5

8 жыл бұрын

+Garry Harville I don't get it, what?

@radkonpsygami7634

7 жыл бұрын

When you're done unplugging someone's toilet, do you say "Gimme some money"?

My problem with Spinal Tap is that their music is far better than it deserves to be. Even with the tongue-in-cheek lyrics

@eddjordan2399

2 жыл бұрын

Like flight of the conchords

@tipperary1082

2 жыл бұрын

Problem?

@gimpybrad

2 жыл бұрын

@@eddjordan2399 Nailed it!

@michaelcorcoran8768

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah they're actually all very extremely talented musicians, songwriters and of course comedians. And pretty damn good singers

@michaelcorcoran8768

2 жыл бұрын

@@tipperary1082 too good to be true... It's a real s*** sandwich

“Don’t get me wrong. Try getting me right. Your face is ok. But your purse is too tight. I’m looking for pound notes, loose change, bad checks, anything...”Dylan-level lyrics.

@TheEleatic

3 жыл бұрын

Could have predicted bitcoins and really impressed me.

@alexphillips6498

3 жыл бұрын

Dylan spits hot fiya!

@Barfbagdontsag

3 жыл бұрын

@@alexphillips6498 who are the five greatest rappers...think bout it.

@uncled39

3 жыл бұрын

Cheques.

@Barfbagdontsag

3 жыл бұрын

@@uncled39 checks

I love how their songs are unironically good with lyrics no more absurd than those of any real rock band. I think that's why they're so funny. They understand the source material perfectly.

@kevin6293

10 ай бұрын

Just like Flight of the Conchords.

The drummer died in a bizarre gardening accident. RIP Stumpy Peeps

@johncarranza

8 жыл бұрын

+Max Power Best left unsolved

@shroomydude691

8 жыл бұрын

+Max Power Didn't the great session drummer Jeff Porcaro from Toto literally die in an unfortunate gardening accident?

@shroomydude691

8 жыл бұрын

+MacHazzer So then that would have been best left unsolved as well!

@bingefeller

8 жыл бұрын

+Max Power Stumpy was one of the greatest ever drummers on rock.

@spinadude

8 жыл бұрын

+MacHazzer If I don't go that way, I'll be disappointed.

Nigel's guitar solo faces are hilarious.

@MackAxyzz

5 жыл бұрын

...that guitar solo is classic/hilarious ;>

@edtauch6167

4 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of Jerry Lewis in The Patsy when he's singing I Lost My Heart in a Drive-in Movie for television.

@theguywhoisaustralian1465

4 жыл бұрын

I believe that is called the "Steve Vai Solo Face"

@chrisc1553

4 жыл бұрын

He reminds me of Dougal Mcguire here

@porflepopnecker4376

4 жыл бұрын

I love the way he pours it on right at the fadeout.

the backdrop, the drummer's look, the instruments, even the camera work is authentic to the period. so good.

@markd.5471

11 ай бұрын

Ed Begley, Jr. on drums lol!

@Durmomo0

11 ай бұрын

The guitar solo is what gets me and the drum fill

@RustyDodd

11 ай бұрын

@@markd.5471as a drummer, when he turns and looks after his triplet fill, i lose it every time

@rkgaustin9043

11 ай бұрын

R.I.P. John "Stumpy" Pepys.

@hlcepeda

11 ай бұрын

There isn't a single rock band TV performance (ex: American Bandstand) from that era that one could watch without feeling some level of embarrassment. Maybe it had something to do with almost all those performances being _precariously_ lip-synced; the musicians must have hated it _and_ the show producers for making them do it, but still trying to look as if they were enjoying themselves while fake-playing their instruments; that was the only thing missing from "Give Me Some Money". Otherwise, it was perfect.

My husband thought this was a real ‘60s hit because our local classic rock station plays it so much! We watched Spinal Tap again and he realized his mistake 😂

@televinv8062

2 жыл бұрын

It's still a CLASSIC!! 🤣

@michaelhalsall5684

2 жыл бұрын

What Spinal Tap isn't a real band!

@jamesgriffyn

Жыл бұрын

I legit thought it was a real 60s song too lol

@MarkTurner-vs7uc

11 ай бұрын

If I heard this on the radio, I would have to pull off the road because I would be laughing so hard.

@klapsigaarenbasgitaar1931

2 ай бұрын

I saw them the first time live on tv at the Freddie Mercury tribute as a kid and thought they were just another band.

I can't believe how crazy accurate this song is to a 60s pop rock song. I could have easily been fooled to believe it was real.

@tomtanaka841

5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely!

@fenderstratguy

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, they nailed every detail. Matching suits, no guitar cords (or amps), dorky solo, trying to be cool backdrop art

@DeathToTheDictators

5 жыл бұрын

It's actually just a pretty good song...that 'gimme some money' chorus is a great hook...and bands like the Who and the Kinks actually had some funny lines in some of their songs, so this eerily almost could've easily been a single you'd hear back then.

@Bonswally

5 жыл бұрын

the "or maybe you don't" might be a give away, lol.

@aricgoss

5 жыл бұрын

Hey that solo and footwork was outstanding!

Very influential. Jeff Beck studied the guitar links. The Beatles learned their harmonies here. The Kinks penchant for social commentary is inspired by these guys. A true landmark record.

@devintariel3769

Жыл бұрын

This was where Dave Clarke learned to explode

@genacunningham1731

11 ай бұрын

Yep... It can't be overstated!!!

@tomgonzalez8362

9 ай бұрын

And Jeff Beck also copied Nigel Tufnel's hairstyle 😅

@JamesBarometer-jv9kk

8 ай бұрын

👍So true, your analysis deserves to be rewarded and applauded.....

@gregorymoore2877

2 ай бұрын

I'm guessing this is where The Who learned to be really loud?

These guys had real talent. I can't believe they didn't break like the wind.

@axhed

11 ай бұрын

had they broken a mighty wind indeed

@SofaKingShit

11 ай бұрын

Explosive.

@stevedoe1630

11 ай бұрын

Like “The Mighty Wind”?

@marcel-jt3dy

10 ай бұрын

The actor who played nigel in real life he is the the inventor of potnoddle.

“You know what I want..or maybe you don’t” makes me laugh every time but actually a great lyric

Nigel's solo ("go Nigel, go!") is amazing. Dave Davies eat your heart out.

@JefAlanLong

11 ай бұрын

& especially the way he hamms it up for the camera, yep, hilarious.

@tomcox22

10 ай бұрын

Is that a different Nigel

The drummer always makes me laugh.

@NadeemKhan-ky2kg

2 жыл бұрын

The mighty Ed Begley Jr.

@BigAlf16

2 жыл бұрын

Stumpy Pete!

@mrconancat

2 жыл бұрын

It wasn't very pleasant what happened to him...

@scottunique

2 жыл бұрын

I laugh at explosions too

@ronswanson1410

2 жыл бұрын

@@scottunique reddit island boy

I don't know what's my favorite part: The singers' fancy footwork or Nigel's orgasmic face while playing a very simple solo.

@dominolexington9435

4 жыл бұрын

Don't forget the most polite snare drum roll in history! 😂

@pianopatterns2440

4 жыл бұрын

The solo fits the song perfectly.

@jewfroDZak

4 жыл бұрын

Its gotta be the solo with the face and the shrug. Its my favorite part of the whole movie. In all these years, it has yet to not provoke a smile on & in me.

@markdp1983

4 жыл бұрын

I LOVE Nigel's cheesy grins during this solo; "big smiles for the camera Nigel!" The bassist Ronnie Pudding stepped out of the way too for Nigel's solo spot.. "Go Nigel Go!"

@henriquevalverde7179

3 жыл бұрын

I dont think the solo was supposed to be a joke. Its a typical 60s pentatonic bluesy solo.

The best thing about Spinal Tap is once you hear about the histories of those huge 60s and 70s bands you realize it’s like 99% accurate. 🤣

Actually, this is The Thamesmen. I remember seeing them live in '64. Good times.

@zoroasterman

9 жыл бұрын

lol no its 1984, a fake band.

@StandardGoose

9 жыл бұрын

zoroasterman You are an imbecile. There's no shame in that; you can't help it.

@zoroasterman

9 жыл бұрын

Get educated en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Is_Spinal_Tap

@StandardGoose

9 жыл бұрын

zoroasterman This guy,

@Croyles

9 жыл бұрын

zoroasterman Joke You

You know what I need... or maybe you don't...

@goodtimesroll8

5 жыл бұрын

do i have to come right flat out and tell you everything?

@cleesely

3 жыл бұрын

such great songwriting

It’s quite a thrill to see a young and talented actor like McKean doing this amazing work… and then to see his masterful portrayal of Chuck McGill on BCS… A truly gifted actor/artist.

@radiotomi

2 жыл бұрын

The great Chuck McGill.

@OboeCanAm

2 жыл бұрын

The ill-fated drummer is played by Ed. Begley Jr., who plays Clifford Main on BCS.

@electricwizard3000

Жыл бұрын

Don't forget Lenny!

@BigSmoke-bu6ib

Жыл бұрын

I think Christopher Guest's mannerisms during the guitar solo are truly underappreciated up'ere

@IHateNicolasCage

11 ай бұрын

Don’t forget him in Airheads as the sleazy executive

Christopher Guests facial expressions still crack me up all these years later.

'your face is ok, but your purse is too tight...'

@innertubez

3 жыл бұрын

that line just got me lmao

@freednb

3 жыл бұрын

@@innertubez ha ha yea I love it ! so matter of fact lol

@dnmcfall

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao

I'm looking for pound notes, loose change, bad checks- anything! Gimme some money!

@phillipsnijders5933

6 жыл бұрын

Best line in the song!

@davidarnold9324

4 жыл бұрын

Classic stuff there!

@tomy.1846

4 жыл бұрын

Brilliant!

@kaiserpuppydog7174

4 жыл бұрын

I can't believe they left that line out of the movie!

@good0179

3 жыл бұрын

cheques, please!

"Or maybe you don't" Makes me laugh every time

Although attributed to Spinal Tap on KZread, this is, of course, when they were called The Thamesmen. However, this was not their name when they recorded their first single for Polymer Records. Demo copies were originally issued listing the band as The New Originals, at which point they were served with a writ by a band from Acton already calling themselves The New Originals (they too had discovered there was already a band from south of the river called The Originals), the demos were withdrawn and re-labelled as The Thamesmen. Surviving demo copies with the original credits were, for a long time, worth a fortune to record collectors. Due to a distribution contract with Playtone Records, the 45 was released simultaneously in the US. However, Playtone were not informed of the change and released the demo 45 as The New Originals. Unknown to Playtone executives, there was also a group from Baltimore by this name who, in turn, began legal proceedings. The initial batch of demo 45s was withdrawn and new demo records pressed credited to The New Originals (UK) before Playtone were informed by Polymer of the band's new name. As with Polymer before, Playtone demo 45s credited to The New Originals and The New Originals (UK) were, for a long time, worth a fortune to collectors. However, while cleaning out his garage, guitarist Nigel Tufnell recently found several boxfuls of all versions of the rare demos that he'd forgotten to hand out during press conferences. Initially unsure of what to do, he telephoned Radio 1 during a live broadcast (it was the only number he could find) to ask if it was too late to start handing them out. This find had serious repercussions for record collectors; the market being swamped with previously hard-to-find 45s significantly decreased the value of these once prized artefacts. Ironically, mint condition copies of the Thamesmen demo are now worth significantly more.

@Buster_Piles

10 ай бұрын

Well- researched and gladly received news there. Thank you. This is what the internet was made for. Well, that and porno.

@captainpoppleton

3 ай бұрын

@@Buster_Piles And cat videos. And something to do with nuclear war apparently.

@Buster_Piles

3 ай бұрын

@@captainpoppleton cat videos in dobly?

@gregorymoore2877

2 ай бұрын

Whoa! You mean an early incarnation of Spinal Tap was part of the Playtone galaxy of stars? Maybe Spinal Tap and The Wonders (as in I wonder what happened to the Oneders) could do a tour together?

@pauldavies6625

2 ай бұрын

@@gregorymoore2877 A tour was planned but the potential for bizarre gardening accidents was considered too much for Playtone's insurers. Ultimately, Spinal Tap would play with The Heardsmen in August 1967 at the short-lived Filmore Central in Springfield, a city notorious for unfortunate rock-related disasters. In fact, this would be the only 'happening' ever held at Filmore Central as Nigel Tufnell's attempts to emulate Jimi Hendrix resulted in the entire venue burning down. A nuclear power plant was built in its place, it is still considered cursed by the ghosts of dead hippies consumed by the flames while high on a particularly unpleasant strain of LSD peddled by local dealer 'Magic Moe' Szyslak.

its actually a bloody good song

@crescentfreshbret

5 жыл бұрын

That's how talented Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, and Harry Shearer are- they're not only incredibly funny guys and great actors, but they're also skilled musicians and incredibly gifted songwriters.

@IrishCarney

4 жыл бұрын

All the songs are - musically good, and perfect examples of the genres they send up

@ericjohnson9929

4 жыл бұрын

Good album

@magicmike6961

4 жыл бұрын

@Wes 76 what song is it ripping off? sounds like a generic 60s song to me

@markdp1983

4 жыл бұрын

all their songs are bloody good! They're supposed to be half decent musically not like Bad News!

St Hubbins sex appeal really goes through the roof in this performance. its easy to understand why women in the 60s went wild for him.

“Pound notes, loose change, bad checks, anything.” I feel that.

I never noticed how aggressively stompy Pete isn't playing his drums.

@christschinwon

3 жыл бұрын

If he hadn't died they wouldn't have recruited Eric 'stumpy' Joe who really took them to the next level so every cloud

@cleesely

3 жыл бұрын

he was fighting for his life man

@twomindz79

3 жыл бұрын

@@christschinwon Peter James bond was also great.

My old man grew up in Squatney and drank in the same boozer as Nigel Tufnel and Dave St Hubbins around this time. Apparently this song is about their original manager, Gerry Chadwick, who had a reputation in the music scene as being notoriously mean and only offered the lads a weekly wage of £10, plus a fish and chip supper before they went on stage. When they visited his offices on the Tottenham Court Road David St Hubbins would always bang on the door and shout "Oi Gerry...Gimme some money!". True story.

@kcuhc84

6 жыл бұрын

I heard it was written about a groupie Nora Scrubbins. Notoriously tight....................... With money.

@Jimdixon1953

6 жыл бұрын

I think you could be right there, the Gerry Chadwick story could have been a joke thought up after a few pints of Watneys Red Barrel Ale. I've heard of Nora Scrubbins though, I think she was photographed with Tap at the Isle of Lucy Jazz Funk festival, the photo ended up on the front of the NME.

@Smooth0vibrations

6 жыл бұрын

Gerry Chadwick? Shagged him right before he disappeared in that terrible gardening accident. Nice ass, that one. If you see ole' Nigel, give him my warmest regards. Tell em it's Anne Frank.

@markdouglas9182

2 жыл бұрын

He was a snake oil salesman old Chadwick. Real dodgy bastard. There's a KZread interview with Ronnie Pudding, where he is not too kind towards old Chadwick. Ronnie claims it was Chadders who ousted him from the band, in favour of Derek Smalls; and was not really David or Nigel's decision..

@GhostRanger5060

2 жыл бұрын

So many great artists suffered because of his greed. Gerry Chadwick was the evil face of the 1960s British Pop Scene. But he did one good thing before disappearing under mysterious circumstances in the Belgian Congo: he gave the band the name Spinal Tap -- much better than the Thamesmen. Rock On!

Their best drummer

@onegathers

9 жыл бұрын

John 'Stumpy' Pepys. RIP Cause of death: Bizarre gardening accident. Surely one of the best lines since Airplane!'s "........and don't call me Shirley."

@hookdup1927

9 жыл бұрын

we looked over and there was just a blob of jelly on the seat.

@haljalykakik2384

9 жыл бұрын

onegathers Well, you can't really dust for vomit

@algini12

8 жыл бұрын

+steve b Hey, it was a globule!

@bill291212

5 жыл бұрын

Big tall dumb blond geek, hell of a drummer

The Thamesmen were a major influence on the Stones, the Standells, the Small Faces, the Seeds, and a bunch of other famous bands that started with a letter S. That's probably why their manager changed their name to Spinal Tap. Anyway, clearly underrated in their day. A very young Jimmy Page is rumored to have played on the studio version. #truestorybro

I crack a smile on my face every time the drummer looks up. R.I.P.

I think the icing on the cake (in terms of historical accuracy) is the way David's mouth doesn't always sync with the music. I don't know how many clips of sixties bands I've seen who looked pissed off because it was insisted that they not sing live.

@Philliben1991

10 жыл бұрын

Also, he keeps looking at different cameras to see what one he's on. It's just really brilliantly observed.

@johnotis6764

4 жыл бұрын

No one's singing the last chorus. It's hilarious.

@tomhaskett5161

4 жыл бұрын

Also, the way the taped music runs out, they just stop 'playing' and take a bow. Exactly as it used to be!

Even though their songs are all intended to be jokes, a lot of them are actually great and could have easily been hits

@BoscaBoss18

4 жыл бұрын

Because they are meant to exactly reproduce songs which were a joke by themselves 😂

@commentatron

4 жыл бұрын

@@BoscaBoss18 Let's face it, parody is just a sophisticated way of saying, "I'm better than you."

@BoscaBoss18

4 жыл бұрын

@@commentatron Yes, also, what I was trying to say is that, some of the bands and songs that they spoofed were already on the verge of self-parody... George Lynch was so astonished at how Spinal Tap was similar to his band Dokken in many ways. One can feel that in many ways Spinal Tap was like, taking the reality of the bands of that period exactly as it was, and giving it just a final weird spin. Like, just creating the fitting ambience for the spontaneous unraveling of self-parody

@SaltyBob355

4 жыл бұрын

BoscaBoss18 So they took pokes at musical tropes that were already at 10 on the ridiculousness scale and turned it up to 11?

@ian_b

3 жыл бұрын

Break Like The Wind is a genuinely great album and the perfect coda to the Hair Metal era.

Nigel's face during the solo...I can't stop laughing.

Best part is Nigel's cheesy grins during his solo; "big smiles for the camera Nigel, that'll be your spot!". The slide back up the fretboard, the head tilt and shoulder shrug on the 1/2 bend with an Ooooo expression - back into even bigger smiles for the last section of the solo. Brilliant! Unfortunately bassist Ronnie Pudding had his back to camera a lot in this clip. He didnt have David and Nigel's stage presence and charisma, and was obviously replaced by Derek soon after this clip was filmed.

@synthonaplinth5980

Жыл бұрын

That's amazing that they got Derek into the clip AFTER the other bass player was sacked....ahh, the wonders of editing.

GO NIGEL, GO!

@MCO18

8 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of the Beatles song "Boys" when Ringo shouts "Alright, George!"

@chasbodaniels1744

6 жыл бұрын

.... and then the obligatory structureless solo with no feel to it.

@andrewpappas9311

4 жыл бұрын

Those faces he made makes the solo even better, it sounds really simple alongside some damn good guitar faces

@dancingcheeseproductions4127

4 жыл бұрын

@@MCO18 or "Go, Johnny, Go" in For You Blue

@ThePowerpointMaster

4 жыл бұрын

@@dancingcheeseproductions4127 Elmore James' got nothing on this baby!

This is a great nod to the yardbirds

I would love a whole LP of 60's Spinal Tap.

@RideAcrossTheRiver

9 ай бұрын

That was the title of their first album: _An Whole LP of Spinal Tap_

1:43 "I'm lookin' for pound notes, loose change, bad checks, anythang!" Love that part.

@christschinwon

3 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure it's 'fat cheques'

@LaytonAlex

3 жыл бұрын

legitimately good lyrics. Spinal Tap is undefeated.

@blaisevillaume2225

3 жыл бұрын

@@christschinwon Sounds like "bad checks" fairly clearly. Bad checks would be funny, fat checks wouldn't. I think you lose this round.

@timdacey4520

3 жыл бұрын

lol thats the line i just posted when i shared this....awesome

@Albrecht777

3 жыл бұрын

@@blaisevillaume2225 "Bad cheques", please. After all, they're (meant to be) British.

early spinal was the best

@donjosephus

4 жыл бұрын

If only there was more volume somehow.

@OboeCanAm

3 жыл бұрын

@@donjosephus Yeah, the amps only went up to 10 back then.

@StevieTV253

2 жыл бұрын

@@donjosephus underrated comment lol

Spinal Tap was intended as a parody, but they're actually REALLY good! (The actors can actually play, isn't that cool?) I love this song, couldn't stop humming it for an hour.

@clayton56tube

Жыл бұрын

they also made "A Mighty Wind" as folk musicians

Who knew the singer and drummer of this garage band would go on to becoming the most revered and connected attorneys in New Mexico?

The older you get and the more gigs you play the spinal tap jokes get more painful...

@haljalykakik2384

3 жыл бұрын

I forgot who said it but someone in a band said "whenever you find yourself doing anything that resembles something from Spinal Tap", it's time to hang it up".

@captainpoppleton

3 ай бұрын

I'm guessing you play with Status Quo.

Everything about this video is so spot-on. The guys who wrote the song, the solo, and the people who choreographed it right down to the final bow. Perfect pastiche.

0:11 It's the first appearance of the drummer that always cracks me up. He looks like a mannequin.

@markdp1983

4 жыл бұрын

the poor bugger died soon after this too..

@SeamusLavery

4 жыл бұрын

Great Look, Great Drummer....

@luctoulouse

4 жыл бұрын

@@markdp1983 bizarre garden accident.

@ChickenatorJr

3 жыл бұрын

@@SeamusLavery Tall handsome geek.

@zamaz99

2 жыл бұрын

That's the great actor and environmentalist Ed Begley Jr. ... I used to watch him in the TV series St. Elsewhere in the '80s.

*Absolutely one of the bands that has ever existed.*

@CMZIEBARTH

10 ай бұрын

Indeed.

Three cheers to the first and still the greatest mockumentary ever made! Never fails to make me laugh my ass off!!

@petedudson6671

3 жыл бұрын

It's great but All You Need Is Cash came first...the fabulous Rutles (*

@gravityissues5210

2 жыл бұрын

_Take The Money And Run_ from 1969.

@andrewmurray5542

Жыл бұрын

Every time I watch it, I spot something I didn't notice before.

@axhed

11 ай бұрын

"harvesting spaghetti" 1957

@V0idFace

11 ай бұрын

What makes you think this is the “first mockumentary ever made”?

49 Frank Sinatra fans think this is just a fad.

@MrIkesimba

9 жыл бұрын

Oh GREAT book!!! Frank calls the shots for all those guys. Did you get to the part yet where Sammy's coming out if the Coppa, it's about three o'clock in the morning, and he sees Frank walking down Broadway by himself?

@MrIkesimba

9 жыл бұрын

Fucking Limeys.

@angelfallsmusic1952

9 жыл бұрын

MrIkesimba Well, when you've loved and lost like Frank has.....

@campinatorxbox1610

8 жыл бұрын

+MrIkesimba I think the 34 now 36 don't know this is a mockumentary.

@swanbrown

8 жыл бұрын

+Thomas Reagan That's one of the things I like about this. Even before it came out, the way they handled the promotion created all sorts of confusion.

One of the defining British Invasion tunes.

@RideAcrossTheRiver

Жыл бұрын

Spinal Tap was the first of the British Retreat bands.

This song cracks me up. I’m looking for pound notes, loose change, bad checks anything…. Literally dying. So good.

@ShadowsOnTheScreen

11 ай бұрын

Literally? Well, it was nice of you to finish your comment before expiring. RIP!

Such a good song! Ty Segall covered this when I saw him in 2012 and it was the best part of his set imo. Love Michael McKean’s little awkward head nods and glances.

There will never be another like Spinal Tap.

@chrisbenton3365

4 жыл бұрын

Actually, there never was a spinal tap

@user-di1id6ni4l

3 жыл бұрын

@@chrisbenton3365 r/wooosh

@Kittyfly223

3 жыл бұрын

you mean all the bands like Spinal Tap.

@RappinPicard

3 жыл бұрын

This is The Thamesmen. David and Nigel would later go on to form spinal tap, but this isn’t Spinal Tap yet.

@TheLowBrassDude

3 жыл бұрын

What about The Folksmen?

I love Spinal Tap. Their music changed every decade.

It is shocking how good everything about them was. I did my run of the bars and clubs and stages about 10 years after this came out and it was already iconic then. I am totally blown away how much they totally nailed on this and also how amazing players they were and how good they were at writing the songs to make the film. Its all just incredible. Phenomenal talent with music and comedy.

You could literally throw this into a 60s era playlist and no one would know it was from the 80s.

@jonathanbirch2022

10 ай бұрын

Kind of like “25 o clock” by Dukes of Stratosphere

@NotableSavage

10 ай бұрын

It happens more often than you think. Usually overnight lol love hearing it.

"Go! Nigel go!"

nod to Brian Jones with the haircut lol

@apenaseu6777

3 жыл бұрын

Like Steve Marriot too

😂😂😂 the theme song that every politician plays before starting their day.

I went YEARS hearing this song played in grocery stores and various other places. Imagine my shock when I finally sat down to watch "This Is Spinal Tap" in my early 20's and realized it was all a farce. Such a great movie.

@williamquinn9381

3 жыл бұрын

Lmfao.

@michaelcorcoran8768

2 жыл бұрын

I never knew this song got genuine airplane on radio.

@talleyz

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelcorcoran8768 I can't say for sure that FM radio ever played it, but the grocery store I worked at for years had it in regular rotation on whatever satellite playlist they used.

Man, I really wish we still saw well put together humor filled mockumentaries like this and The Rutles.

@freddylubin

5 жыл бұрын

"The Ruttles" doesn't always get enough credit, and they were so important to the development of Blind Lemon Pie's music.

@TRJ2241987

4 жыл бұрын

I thought Popstar with Andy Samberg was pretty damn hilarious

@tannerin

4 жыл бұрын

there's a couple episodes of documentary now that do stuff like this really well

@frejaw3

3 жыл бұрын

You should watch "Documentary Now" : - Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee - it's the spoof of "History of the Eagles" - Final Transmission - the spoof of Talking Heads' famous concert film "Stop Making Sense" - Original Cast Album: Co-Op - parody of the documentary Original Cast Album: Company Each episode is about 25 min, so if you have a time give it a try :)

@frejaw3

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/gpqmqqWHn5WvY7A.html It's one of their fake music videos for the series.

i love how they're just a huge beatles rip off haha ''ur face is ok but ur purse is too tight" classic

@Picnicl

3 жыл бұрын

The suits are similar, The Beatles did write about wanting money, but, musically, it's more akin to Manfred Mann or The Rolling Stones. It's a mash up in the Spinal Tap style. There's some Status Quo in them too.

the face of Nigel during his guitar solo, Brillant!

Years later the lead singer and drummer would become attorneys and open competing law firms in Albuquerque New Mexico. (season 2 of Better Call Saul)

@harrambou9468

3 жыл бұрын

I don’t believe the drummer was Patrick Fabian

@greggilhooly7036

3 жыл бұрын

@@harrambou9468 No, but he was Ed Begley Jr. Cliff Main www.amc.com/blogs/better-call-saul-qa-ed-begley-jr-cliff-main--49466

@ndogg20

2 жыл бұрын

@@harrambou9468 The drummer is Clifford Main of the law firm Davis and Main. (actor Ed Begley Jr.)

Ed Begley Jr on drums......before he exploded of course....

@pronkb000

7 жыл бұрын

Begley actually died in a bizarre gardening accident. Authorities thought to best leave it unsolved, really.

@MilkCrateGarage

7 жыл бұрын

Isn't the drummer in this video John "Stumpy" Pepys? I believe he died in a bizarre gardening accident.

@thevoid99

6 жыл бұрын

actually it was the third drummer during the "listen to the flower people" period that died of spontaneous combustion. then there was the drummer who died during the "smell the glove" tour in that same manner.

@gbv23

6 жыл бұрын

Eric "Stumpy Joe" Childs

@crescentfreshbret

6 жыл бұрын

thevoid99 And their second one died choking on someone else’s vomit, right?

Unbelievable that these guys are not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I can watch this movie over and over again.

I remember about 25 years ago hearing a fast food employee sing this over the drive thru speaker box at a Wendy's in Lodi, California. My younger sister, cousin, and I were all laughing our asses off.

Ed Begley has one of the greatest cameos of all time, here. Now, some legit artist like U2 or Motley Crue needs to cover this song to bring everything full circle.

@Bapuji42

11 ай бұрын

And then he and Michael McKean were both on Better Call Sault.

@VanishedPNW

11 ай бұрын

Motley Crue. Lol. Please no. They did cover it. They "covered" it with every shit ass album they made 1990-

@AndySalinger33

11 ай бұрын

He’s hilarious here! And excellent in BCS!

Obviously this was before his amp went up to infinity.

@badmoonrising3861

6 жыл бұрын

Anastasia Beaverhausen It is one louder. Thanks.

@badmoonrising3861

6 жыл бұрын

Anastasia Beaverhausen It is one louder. Thanks.

@ChrisRash

4 жыл бұрын

The amps for this song only went to 2

@cameronpickard7456

3 жыл бұрын

not infinity all u need is 11

I saw this in the theater when it came out. That first cutaway to Begley Jr on the drums basically shook the house, people were laughing so much.

This is a good song. No joke. No sideways glance. A good song.

I love Nigel's face when he does his solo.

1:10 - David St Hubins has some nice foot work

@kittenkorleone2918

6 жыл бұрын

Apri Swajaya- He's doing the Mashed Potato.

@thexalon

6 жыл бұрын

Dave Matthews stole that move from him.

@MajorSeventh

5 жыл бұрын

Well, St. Hubbins was the patron saint of quality footwear, so it makes sense.

The Thamesmen. They toured with The Rutles that year.

The grinning drummer gets me every time-hilarious, as is the "go Nigel" bit when he's inananely grinning as he plays a little bit of lead guitar! It is spot on for how mainstream music was presented on TV in the 60s.

@robwalsh9843

7 ай бұрын

Ed Begley Jr.!

haha McKean's faces get me every time

The Beatles, if Lennon had been replaced by Jagger, playing a Yardbirds style cover of a Booker T song. This is just sublimely brilliant on every bloody level. And a great tune in its own right.

Just Brilliant, I watch This is Spinal Tap about once a year and have done since my teens, Gimme some money is just spot on for the time it portrays, it's a great pop song in it own right.

This "joke song" is better than most attempts at serious music these days.

I've watched "Spinal Tap" numerous times since it came out, and this is the first time I've seen this entire video. I lost it during the guitar solo when Nigel grins because he does that in the later concert footage! A signature move like McCartney's head bop?!

one of the greatest rock and roll songs of all time

Ed Begley jr on drums... before he became a doctor :-)

I like the fact that in the lyrics they're not shy about stating what they are looking for....

David's faces are hilarious.

Spinal Tap for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame !!!

Half of the members of this band can now be seen on Better Call Saul!!

@hughjorgan7211

8 жыл бұрын

Good subtle reference to the drummer. Many would have missed it.

@NotDingse

7 жыл бұрын

Who plays the drummer?

@dan_hitchman007

3 жыл бұрын

@@NotDingse Ed Begley Jr.

Best parody band ever! They span different styles of rock very well and write and perform it all. Love their music and movies!

"The review for shark sandwich was merely two words, it just says shit sandwich."

everything about this is so perfect

Ed Begley at 0:32, the random shoulder shrug

What 154 people thumbs-downed this?!? It's one of the funniest pieces of all time

@RideAcrossTheRiver

Жыл бұрын

Rutles fans

What’s really crazy is that these guys can put on a freaking awesome show. I saw them live a the “Break Like The Wind” tour! Day-yum! And vocal harmonies! Amazing show!

RIP THE DRUMMER..........

This song gets stuck in my head constantly. I showed my shrink this video, but he didn't get it.

@petesampson4273

6 жыл бұрын

I once told a shrink I was into heavy metal and she scheduled an exorcism. I immediately moved from California to Minnesota and she hasn't tracked me down yet. Hail Satan!

@ericr4764

6 жыл бұрын

Riley Rempel see a new shrink

@greyrunner8565

6 жыл бұрын

ROFL!

@artysanmobile

4 жыл бұрын

Riley Rempel I think he did.

@artysanmobile

3 жыл бұрын

Pablo EP Would I be overstepping to say it sounds like you’ve fired a few?

Pound notes , loose change , bad checks , anything .

Fun Fact:: At 0:30 we see the first known appearance of Stumpy's innovative "Do a little snare thing, look over at the other guys, then do a kind of weird twitch thing" style drum break, which generations of drummers have since tried and failed to emulate. Dude was a visionary.

@markdouglas9182

2 жыл бұрын

Stumpy was a very underrated drummer, he gave Keith Moon a run for his money.

@basedsouljah

Жыл бұрын

RIP Stumpy man honestly made Bonham look like a pussy