The Troggs
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The Troggs are an English
rock
band from the 1960s that had a number of hits in UK
and the US
. Their most famous songs include, "Wild Thing", "With a Girl Like You
", and "Love Is All Around". The Troggs' Billboard Hot 100
chart topper "Wild Thing" is ranked #257 on the Rolling Stone
magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
and was an influence on garage rock
and punk rock
.
Fronted by Reg Presley
, The Troggs were from the town of Andover
in southern England and were originally called The Troglodytes.
, Larry Page
in 1965. They recorded on Page's Page One Records
, and Page also leased them to CBS
for debut single "Lost Girl". Their most famous hit was the single "Wild Thing" (written by Chip Taylor
) (the song on the b-side of the single depended on the country where it was sold), which with the help of television
exposure on Thank Your Lucky Stars reached number 2 in the UK and number 1 in the United States
in July 1966
. Its combination of a simple heavy guitar riff and flirtatious lyrics helped it to quickly become a garage rock
standard. It was recorded in one complete take (take two) at Olympic Studios in London, with Keith Grant engineering. Because of a dispute over US distribution rights, "Wild Thing" was released (along with the first album of the same name) on two labels: Fontana
and Atco
. The band's success in the US was also limited by not touring there until 1968.
They also had a number of other hits, including "With a Girl Like You
" (a UK
number 1 in July 1966, US number 29), "I Can't Control Myself" (a UK number 2 in September 1966—this was also their second and final dual-label release in the US, with Fontana retaining the rights to all subsequent releases), "Anyway That You Want Me" (UK number 10 in December 1966), all at Olympic Studios, "Night of the Long Grass" (UK number 17 in May 1967
), and "Love Is All Around" (UK number 5 in November 1967 and US number 7 in May 1968
). With chart success eluding the band, they split up in March 1969. Ronnie Bond was the first to release a solo record, with the "Anything For You" single in March 1969, followed in April by Reg Presley with "Lucinda Lee". Chris Britton released a solo album, As I Am, the same year. The band reformed later that year, with former Plastic Penny bassist Tony Murray replacing Staples, and in 1974, after a spell on Pye Records
, in an attempt to re-create their 1960s successes, the Troggs re-united with Larry Page, now running Penny Farthing Records
. The resulting cover version of the Beach Boys hit "Good Vibrations
" did not capture the public's imagination. A reggae
version of "Wild Thing" also failed to chart. The band found a sympathetic ear at French
label New Rose in the 1980s, the label releasing 1982's Black Bottom LP and 1990's AU.
In 1991, the Troggs recorded Athens Andover
, an eleven-song collaboration between themselves and three members of R.E.M.
It was recorded in the American
band's hometown of Athens
, Georgia
, and was released in March 1992.
The band attempted to capitalize on this new exposure with a couple of bizarre collaborations on new versions of "Wild Thing". In 1992 they teamed up with actor Oliver Reed
and snooker player Alex Higgins
, with another version the following year featuring Wolf
from the TV show Gladiators, which actually reached number 69 in the UK Singles Chart
.
The band's original drummer, Ronnie Bond, died in 1992. Dave Wright, another founding member, died on 10 October 2008.
The band is touring and played Tunbridge Wells on 11 November 2011.
", and Love Is All Around", each sold over one million copies and were awarded gold discs
.
and punk rock
. For example, the Troggs influenced artists such as Iggy Pop
, and the early version of British pop-punk pioneers Buzzcocks
featured I Can't Control Myself in their live repertoire. The Ramones
are also amongst punk bands who cited the Troggs as an influence. The MC5
covered "I Want You" at their live shows and recorded the song for the album Kick Out the Jams
, although they renamed it "I Want You Right Now".
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
famously covered "Wild Thing" during their appearance at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival
, introducing it as the British/American joint "national anthem", and climaxing with Hendrix burning his guitar.
In 1990, the first hit for the band Spiritualized
was a cover of "Anyway That You Want Me". This cover was later used in the movie Me and You and Everyone We Know
.
"With a Girl Like You" is featured uncut in a school dance scene from the 1991 Nicole Kidman
/Noah Taylor
movie Flirting
. It is also featured in Shine
, The Good Night
, and The Boat That Rocked
.
In 1991, "Love Is All Around" was covered by R.E.M.
during live performances and was released later that year as a B-side on their "Radio Song
" single. They also performed an acoustic version of the song on MTV Unplugged
.
In 1994, Scottish
band Wet Wet Wet
's version of the song spent fifteen weeks at number one in the UK after its inclusion in Four Weddings and a Funeral
.
The point-and-click adventure game Hopkins FBI
features "I Can't Control Myself" and "Lost Girl."
A modified version of "Love Is All Around" was featured in the film Love Actually
(2003), performed by actor Bill Nighy
.
'The Troggs' was the name of the high school gang in the movie Bang Bang, You're Dead who persuade the main character to join them in attacking their high school.
An in-studio tape of Reg Presley's running commentary on a recording session, filled with in-fighting and swearing (known as "The Troggs Tapes") was widely circulated in the music underground, and was included in the Archaeology box set, as well as the compilation album The Rhino Brothers Present the World's Worst Records
. The in-group infighting is believed to be the inspiration for a scene in the comedy film This Is Spinal Tap
where the band members are arguing. Some of this dialogue was sampled by the California
punk band The Dwarves on their recording of a cover version
of the Troggs song "Strange Movies".
† by The Troggs featuring Oliver Reed
and Hurricane Higgins
‡ by The Troggs featuring Wolf
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
rock
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
band from the 1960s that had a number of hits in UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and the US
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Their most famous songs include, "Wild Thing", "With a Girl Like You
With a Girl Like You
"With a Girl like You" is a hit song by English band The Troggs. The song reached number one in the UK Singles Chart on 4 August 1966, where it remained for two weeks.-Song profile:...
", and "Love Is All Around". The Troggs' Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
chart topper "Wild Thing" is ranked #257 on the Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time
"The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" was the cover story of a special issue of Rolling Stone, issue number 963, published December 9, 2004, a year after the magazine published its list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time"....
and was an influence on garage rock
Garage rock
Garage rock is a raw form of rock and roll that was first popular in the United States and Canada from about 1963 to 1967. During the 1960s, it was not recognized as a separate music genre and had no specific name...
and punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
.
Fronted by Reg Presley
Reg Presley
Reg Presley is an English singer-songwriter. He is best known as the lead singer with prominent 1960s rock and roll band The Troggs, whose best known hit was "Wild Thing", though their only UK number one single was "With A Girl Like You"...
, The Troggs were from the town of Andover
Andover, Hampshire
Andover is a town in the English county of Hampshire. The town is on the River Anton some 18.5 miles west of the town of Basingstoke, 18.5 miles north-west of the city of Winchester and 25 miles north of the city of Southampton...
in southern England and were originally called The Troglodytes.
Band members
- Reg PresleyReg PresleyReg Presley is an English singer-songwriter. He is best known as the lead singer with prominent 1960s rock and roll band The Troggs, whose best known hit was "Wild Thing", though their only UK number one single was "With A Girl Like You"...
- born Reginald Maurice Ball, 12 June 1941, AndoverAndover, HampshireAndover is a town in the English county of Hampshire. The town is on the River Anton some 18.5 miles west of the town of Basingstoke, 18.5 miles north-west of the city of Winchester and 25 miles north of the city of Southampton...
, HampshireHampshireHampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
- Lead vocals - Dave Wright - born David Frederick Wright, 21 January 1944, WinchesterWinchesterWinchester is a historic cathedral city and former capital city of England. It is the county town of Hampshire, in South East England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government district, and is located at the western end of the South Downs, along the course of...
, Hampshire - Vocals & Rhythm Guitar. Died 10 October 2008 at Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester. - Chris Britton - born Charles Christopher Britton, 21 January 1944, WatfordWatfordWatford is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, situated northwest of central London and within the bounds of the M25 motorway. The borough is separated from Greater London to the south by the urbanised parish of Watford Rural in the Three Rivers District.Watford was created as an urban...
, HertfordshireHertfordshireHertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
- Lead Guitar - Richard Moore - Born Richard Moore, 3 June 1949, Canada - Lead Guitar & Vocals
- Pete StaplesPete StaplesPete Staples is an English musician best known as the bass guitarist in the hit-making 60s line-up of The Troggs.-Biography:...
- born Peter Lawrence Staples, 3 May 1944 at Andover War Memorial Hospital, Andover, Hampshire - Bass Guitar - Ronnie BondRonnie BondRonnie Bond was an English vocalist and drummer, who had a hit single called "It's Written On Your Body", released on Mercury Records. It entered the UK Singles Chart on 31 May 1980...
- born Ronald James Bullis, 4 May 1940, Dene Road, Andover, Hampshire - Drums. Died on 13 November 1992 at Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester. - Tony Murray - born Anthony Murray, 26 April 1943, Dublin, IrelandRepublic of IrelandIreland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
- Bass guitar
History
The Troggs formed in 1964 and were signed by the manager of The KinksThe Kinks
The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, North London, by brothers Ray and Dave Davies in 1964. Categorised in the United States as a British Invasion band, The Kinks are recognised as one of the most important and influential rock acts of the era. Their music was influenced by a...
, Larry Page
Larry Page (British singer and manager)
Larry Page is an English former pop singer and record producer of the late 1950s and 1960s.-Biography:...
in 1965. They recorded on Page's Page One Records
Page One Records
Page One Records, established in 1966, was the UK record label owned by the producer/manager Larry Page, during his successful period as a hitmaker in the 1960s....
, and Page also leased them to CBS
CBS Records
CBS Records is a record label founded by CBS Corporation in 2006 to take advantage of music from its entertainment properties owned by CBS Television Studios. The initial label roster consisted of only three artists; rock band Señor Happy and singer/songwriters Will Dailey and P.J...
for debut single "Lost Girl". Their most famous hit was the single "Wild Thing" (written by Chip Taylor
Chip Taylor
James Wesley Voight , better known by his stage name as Chip Taylor, is an American songwriter, who is noted for writing the songs "Angel of the Morning" and "Wild Thing." He is the brother of actor Jon Voight and geologist Barry Voight...
) (the song on the b-side of the single depended on the country where it was sold), which with the help of television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
exposure on Thank Your Lucky Stars reached number 2 in the UK and number 1 in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in July 1966
1966 in music
-Events:*January 3 – Hullabaloo shows promotional videos of The Beatles songs "Day Tripper" and "We Can Work it Out".*January 8 – Shindig! airs for the last time on ABC, with musical guests the Kinks and the Who...
. Its combination of a simple heavy guitar riff and flirtatious lyrics helped it to quickly become a garage rock
Garage rock
Garage rock is a raw form of rock and roll that was first popular in the United States and Canada from about 1963 to 1967. During the 1960s, it was not recognized as a separate music genre and had no specific name...
standard. It was recorded in one complete take (take two) at Olympic Studios in London, with Keith Grant engineering. Because of a dispute over US distribution rights, "Wild Thing" was released (along with the first album of the same name) on two labels: Fontana
Fontana Records
Fontana Records is a record label which was started in the 1950s as a subsidiary of the Dutch Philips Records; when Philips restructured its music operations it dropped Fontana in favor of Vertigo Records. In the seventies PolyGram acquired the dormant label....
and Atco
Atco Records
ATCO Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, currently operating through WMG's Rhino Entertainment.-Beginnings:Atco Records was founded in 1955 as a division of Atlantic Records. It was devised as an outlet for productions by one of Atlantic's founders, Herb Abramson, who...
. The band's success in the US was also limited by not touring there until 1968.
They also had a number of other hits, including "With a Girl Like You
With a Girl Like You
"With a Girl like You" is a hit song by English band The Troggs. The song reached number one in the UK Singles Chart on 4 August 1966, where it remained for two weeks.-Song profile:...
" (a UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
number 1 in July 1966, US number 29), "I Can't Control Myself" (a UK number 2 in September 1966—this was also their second and final dual-label release in the US, with Fontana retaining the rights to all subsequent releases), "Anyway That You Want Me" (UK number 10 in December 1966), all at Olympic Studios, "Night of the Long Grass" (UK number 17 in May 1967
1967 in music
The summer of 1967 is "The Summer of Love" in San Francisco. It also became an important year for psychedelic rock, with releases from The Beatles The summer of 1967 is "The Summer of Love" in San Francisco. It also became an important year for psychedelic rock, with releases from The Beatles The...
), and "Love Is All Around" (UK number 5 in November 1967 and US number 7 in May 1968
1968 in music
-Events:*January 4 – Guitarist Jimi Hendrix is jailed by Stockholm police, after trashing a hotel room during a drunken fist fight with bassist Noel Redding.*January 6 – Gibson Guitar Corporation patents its Gibson Flying V electric guitar design....
). With chart success eluding the band, they split up in March 1969. Ronnie Bond was the first to release a solo record, with the "Anything For You" single in March 1969, followed in April by Reg Presley with "Lucinda Lee". Chris Britton released a solo album, As I Am, the same year. The band reformed later that year, with former Plastic Penny bassist Tony Murray replacing Staples, and in 1974, after a spell on Pye Records
Pye Records
Pye Records was a British record label. In its first incarnation, perhaps Pye's best known artists were Lonnie Donegan , Petula Clark , The Searchers , The Kinks , Sandie Shaw and Brotherhood of Man...
, in an attempt to re-create their 1960s successes, the Troggs re-united with Larry Page, now running Penny Farthing Records
Penny Farthing Records
Penny Farthing Records was established by UK record producer Larry Page, as a progression from his mildly successful 1960s record label, Page One Records. It did not repeat the top 20 hits of his earlier venture, but signed some artists of note....
. The resulting cover version of the Beach Boys hit "Good Vibrations
Good Vibrations
"Good Vibrations" is a song by American rock band The Beach Boys. Composed and produced by Brian Wilson, the song's lyrics were written by Wilson and Mike Love....
" did not capture the public's imagination. A reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
version of "Wild Thing" also failed to chart. The band found a sympathetic ear at French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
label New Rose in the 1980s, the label releasing 1982's Black Bottom LP and 1990's AU.
In 1991, the Troggs recorded Athens Andover
Athens Andover
Athens Andover is a collaborative album between The Troggs and what was then three-quarters of R.E.M. Released in March 1992, the name of the album is derived from the hometowns of the two bands: Andover, Hampshire in England and Athens, Georgia in the United States.The joining of forces was...
, an eleven-song collaboration between themselves and three members of R.E.M.
R.E.M.
R.E.M. was an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills and drummer Bill Berry. One of the first popular alternative rock bands, R.E.M. gained early attention due to Buck's ringing, arpeggiated guitar style and Stipe's...
It was recorded in the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
band's hometown of Athens
Athens, Georgia
Athens-Clarke County is a consolidated city–county in U.S. state of Georgia, in the northeastern part of the state, comprising the former City of Athens proper and Clarke County. The University of Georgia is located in this college town and is responsible for the initial growth of the city...
, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
, and was released in March 1992.
The band attempted to capitalize on this new exposure with a couple of bizarre collaborations on new versions of "Wild Thing". In 1992 they teamed up with actor Oliver Reed
Oliver Reed
Oliver Reed was an English actor known for his burly screen presence. Reed exemplified his real-life macho image in "tough guy" roles...
and snooker player Alex Higgins
Alex Higgins
Alexander Gordon "Alex" Higgins , also known by his nickname of Hurricane Higgins, was a Northern Irish professional snooker player who was twice World Champion and twice runner-up. Higgins earned the nickname The Hurricane because of his speed of play...
, with another version the following year featuring Wolf
Michael Van Wijk
Michael van Wijk , is a professional sportsman, bodybuilder, actor and TV presenter in the United Kingdom. van Wijk is most well known for his role as Wolf on British TV endurance sports game show Gladiators, a role he held for seven years, eight series...
from the TV show Gladiators, which actually reached number 69 in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
.
The band's original drummer, Ronnie Bond, died in 1992. Dave Wright, another founding member, died on 10 October 2008.
The band is touring and played Tunbridge Wells on 11 November 2011.
Million sellers
Three of the Troggs' recordings, "Wild Thing", "With a Girl Like YouWith a Girl Like You
"With a Girl like You" is a hit song by English band The Troggs. The song reached number one in the UK Singles Chart on 4 August 1966, where it remained for two weeks.-Song profile:...
", and Love Is All Around", each sold over one million copies and were awarded gold discs
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
.
Legacy and influence
The Troggs are widely seen as a highly influential band whose sound was one inspiration for garage rockGarage rock
Garage rock is a raw form of rock and roll that was first popular in the United States and Canada from about 1963 to 1967. During the 1960s, it was not recognized as a separate music genre and had no specific name...
and punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
. For example, the Troggs influenced artists such as Iggy Pop
Iggy Pop
Iggy Pop is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Though considered an innovator of punk rock, Pop's music has encompassed a number of styles over the years, including pop, metal, jazz and blues...
, and the early version of British pop-punk pioneers Buzzcocks
Buzzcocks
Buzzcocks are an English punk rock band formed in Bolton in 1976, led by singer–songwriter–guitarist Pete Shelley.They are regarded as an important influence on the Manchester music scene, the independent record label movement, punk rock, power pop, pop punk and indie rock. They achieved commercial...
featured I Can't Control Myself in their live repertoire. The Ramones
Ramones
The Ramones were an American rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. They are often cited as the first punk rock group...
are also amongst punk bands who cited the Troggs as an influence. The MC5
MC5
The MC5 is an American rock band formed in Lincoln Park, Michigan and originally active from 1964 to 1972. The original band line-up consisted of vocalist Rob Tyner, guitarists Wayne Kramer and Fred "Sonic" Smith, bassist Michael Davis, and drummer Dennis Thompson...
covered "I Want You" at their live shows and recorded the song for the album Kick Out the Jams
Kick Out the Jams
Kick Out the Jams is the first album by Detroit protopunkers MC5, released in 1969. It was recorded live at Detroit's Grande Ballroom over two nights, Devil's Night and Halloween, 1968. In 2003, the album was ranked number 294 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time...
, although they renamed it "I Want You Right Now".
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Jimi Hendrix Experience were an English-American psychedelic rock band that formed in London in October 1966. Comprising eponymous singer-songwriter and guitarist Jimi Hendrix, bassist and backing vocalist Noel Redding and drummer Mitch Mitchell, the band was active until June 1969, in which...
famously covered "Wild Thing" during their appearance at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival
Monterey Pop Festival
The Monterey International Pop Music Festival was a three-day concert event held June 16 to June 18, 1967 at the Monterey County Fairgrounds in Monterey, California...
, introducing it as the British/American joint "national anthem", and climaxing with Hendrix burning his guitar.
In 1990, the first hit for the band Spiritualized
Spiritualized
Spiritualized are an English space rock band formed in 1990 in Rugby, Warwickshire by Jason Pierce after the demise of his previous outfit, space-rockers Spacemen 3...
was a cover of "Anyway That You Want Me". This cover was later used in the movie Me and You and Everyone We Know
Me and You and Everyone We Know
Me and You and Everyone We Know is a 2005 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Miranda July and stars July, John Hawkes, Miles Thompson, Brandon Ratcliff, Natasha Slayton, Najarra Townsend, Carlie Westerman, and JoNell Kennedy.-Plot:The structure of the film consists of...
.
"With a Girl Like You" is featured uncut in a school dance scene from the 1991 Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman
Nicole Mary Kidman, AC is an American-born Australian actress, singer, film producer, spokesmodel, and humanitarian. After starring in a number of small Australian films and TV shows, Kidman's breakthrough was in the 1989 thriller Dead Calm...
/Noah Taylor
Noah Taylor
Noah George Taylor is an English-born Australian actor.-Early life:Taylor, elder of two boys, was born in London, England, the son of Maggie, a journalist and book editor, and Paul Taylor, a copywriter and journalist. Taylor's Australian parents returned to Australia when he was five, and he grew...
movie Flirting
Flirting (film)
Flirting is a 1991 Australian coming of age film about a romance between two teenagers, written and directed by John Duigan. It stars Noah Taylor, who appears again as Danny Embling, a character from Duigan's 1987 film The Year My Voice Broke. It also stars Thandie Newton and Nicole Kidman....
. It is also featured in Shine
Shine (film)
Shine is a 1996 Australian film based on the life of pianist David Helfgott, who suffered a mental breakdown and spent years in institutions. It stars Geoffrey Rush, Lynn Redgrave, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Noah Taylor, John Gielgud, Googie Withers, Justin Braine, Sonia Todd, Nicholas Bell, Chris...
, The Good Night
The Good Night
The Good Night is a 2007 romantic comedy film written and directed by Jake Paltrow. The film stars his sister Gwyneth Paltrow, Penélope Cruz, Martin Freeman, Danny DeVito, Simon Pegg and others...
, and The Boat That Rocked
The Boat That Rocked
The Boat That Rocked is a 2009 British comedy film written and directed by Richard Curtis, with pirate radio in the United Kingdom during the 1960s as its setting. The film has an ensemble cast featuring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost, and Kenneth Branagh...
.
In 1991, "Love Is All Around" was covered by R.E.M.
R.E.M.
R.E.M. was an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills and drummer Bill Berry. One of the first popular alternative rock bands, R.E.M. gained early attention due to Buck's ringing, arpeggiated guitar style and Stipe's...
during live performances and was released later that year as a B-side on their "Radio Song
Radio Song
"Radio Song" is the fourth single released by R.E.M. from their 1991 album Out of Time, where it appeared as the opening track.Singer Michael Stipe once said that he hoped everyone had enough sense of humor to realize that he was "kind of taking the piss of everyone," himself included.Stipe also...
" single. They also performed an acoustic version of the song on MTV Unplugged
MTV Unplugged
MTV Unplugged is a TV series showcasing many popular musical artists usually playing acoustic instruments. The show has received the George Foster Peabody Award and 3 Primetime Emmy nominations among many accolades.-Unplugged:...
.
In 1994, Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
band Wet Wet Wet
Wet Wet Wet
Wet Wet Wet are a Scottish pop rock band that formed in the 1980s. They scored a number of hits in the British charts and around the world. The band is composed of Marti Pellow , Tommy Cunningham , Graeme Clark and Neil Mitchell...
's version of the song spent fifteen weeks at number one in the UK after its inclusion in Four Weddings and a Funeral
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Four Weddings and a Funeral is a 1994 British comedy film directed by Mike Newell. It was the first of several films by screenwriter Richard Curtis to feature Hugh Grant...
.
The point-and-click adventure game Hopkins FBI
Hopkins FBI
Hopkins FBI is a 1998 point-and-click adventure game from MP Entertainment, most famous for very large amounts of gore.Players assume the role of FBI agent Hopkins, who is on the trail of a criminal mastermind named Bernie Berckson...
features "I Can't Control Myself" and "Lost Girl."
A modified version of "Love Is All Around" was featured in the film Love Actually
Love Actually
Love Actually is a 2003 British romantic comedy film written and directed by Richard Curtis. The screenplay delves into different aspects of love as shown through ten separate stories involving a wide variety of individuals, many of whom are shown to be interlinked as their tales progress...
(2003), performed by actor Bill Nighy
Bill Nighy
William Francis "Bill" Nighy is an English actor and comedian. He worked in theatre and television before his first cinema role in 1981, and made his name in television with The Men's Room in 1991, in which he played the womanizer Prof...
.
'The Troggs' was the name of the high school gang in the movie Bang Bang, You're Dead who persuade the main character to join them in attacking their high school.
An in-studio tape of Reg Presley's running commentary on a recording session, filled with in-fighting and swearing (known as "The Troggs Tapes") was widely circulated in the music underground, and was included in the Archaeology box set, as well as the compilation album The Rhino Brothers Present the World's Worst Records
The Rhino Brothers Present the World's Worst Records
The Rhino Brothers Present the World's Worst Records is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1983. It features mostly novelty songs, parodies and cover versions of popular songs, performed very poorly...
. The in-group infighting is believed to be the inspiration for a scene in the comedy film This Is Spinal Tap
This Is Spinal Tap
This Is Spinal Tap is an American 1984 rock musical mockumentary directed by Rob Reiner about the fictional heavy metal band Spinal Tap...
where the band members are arguing. Some of this dialogue was sampled by the California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
punk band The Dwarves on their recording of a cover version
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of the Troggs song "Strange Movies".
Studio albums
- From Nowhere... The TroggsFrom Nowhere... The TroggsFrom Nowhere - The Troggs is a rock and roll album by english band The Troggs, released in 1966. It was released with an alternate track listing as Wild Thing in the United States....
(1966) (UKUK Albums ChartThe UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
#6) - Wild ThingFrom Nowhere... The TroggsFrom Nowhere - The Troggs is a rock and roll album by english band The Troggs, released in 1966. It was released with an alternate track listing as Wild Thing in the United States....
(1966) (US #52) - TrogglodynamiteTrogglodynamiteTrogglodynamite is the second album by the English rock band The Troggs, released in 1967. The album was re-released in 2003 with eight bonus tracks by Repertoire Records.-Side 1:# "I Can Only Give You Everything" - 3:24...
(1966) (UK #10) - Cellophane (1967)
- Love is All Around (1968)
- Mixed Bag (1968)
- Contrasts (1970)
- Troggs (1975)
- The Trogg Tapes (1976)
- Black Bottom (1982)
- AU (1990)
- Athens Andover (1992)
Official compilations
- Best of The Troggs (1967) (UKUK Albums ChartThe UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...
#24) - Best of The Troggs Volume II (1969)
- With a Girl Like You (1975)
- Vintage Years (1976)
- Hit Single Anthology (1991)
- Archeology (1967–1977) (1992)
- Greatest Hits (1994) (UK #27)
- The EP Collection (1996)
Singles
- "Lost Girl" (1966)
- "Wild Thing" (1966) (UKUK Singles ChartThe UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
#2, US #1) - "With a Girl Like YouWith a Girl Like You"With a Girl like You" is a hit song by English band The Troggs. The song reached number one in the UK Singles Chart on 4 August 1966, where it remained for two weeks.-Song profile:...
" (1966) (UK #1, US #29) - "I Can't Control Myself" (1966) (UK #2, US #43)
- "Any Way That You Want Me" (1966) (UK #8)
- "Jingle Jangle" (1966)
- "Give It To Me" (1967) (UK #12)
- "Night Of The Long Grass" (1967) (UK #17)
- "Hi Hi Hazel" (1967) (UK #42)
- "Love Is All Around" (1967) (UK #5, US #7)
- "Little Girl" (1968) (UK #37)
- "Surprise Surprise" (1968)
- "You Can Cry If You Want To" (1968)
- "Surprise Surprise" (1968)
- "Hip Hip Hooray" (1968)
- "Evil Woman" (1969)
- "Easy Lovin'" (1970)
- "Lover" (1970)
- "The Raver" (1970)
- "Lazy Weekend" (1971)
- "Wild Thing" (new version) (1972)
- "Everything's Funny" (1972)
- "Listen To The Man" (1973)
- "Strange Movies" (1973)
- "Good VibrationsGood Vibrations"Good Vibrations" is a song by American rock band The Beach Boys. Composed and produced by Brian Wilson, the song's lyrics were written by Wilson and Mike Love....
" (1974) - "Wild Thing" (Reggae version) (1975)
- "Summertime" (1975)
- "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" Satisfaction" is a song by the English rock band The Rolling Stones, released in 1965. It was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and produced by Andrew Loog Oldham. Richards's throwaway three-note guitar riff — intended to be replaced by horns — opens and drives the song...
" (1975) - "I'll Buy You An Island" (1976)
- "Feeling For Love" (1977)
- "Just A Little Too Much" (1978)
- "I Love You Baby" (1982)
- "Black Bottom" (1982)
- "Every Little Thing" (1984)
- "Wild Thing '89" (1989)
- "Don't You Know" (1992)
- "Wild Thing" (1992) †
- "Wild Thing" (1993) (UK #69) ‡
† by The Troggs featuring Oliver Reed
Oliver Reed
Oliver Reed was an English actor known for his burly screen presence. Reed exemplified his real-life macho image in "tough guy" roles...
and Hurricane Higgins
Alex Higgins
Alexander Gordon "Alex" Higgins , also known by his nickname of Hurricane Higgins, was a Northern Irish professional snooker player who was twice World Champion and twice runner-up. Higgins earned the nickname The Hurricane because of his speed of play...
‡ by The Troggs featuring Wolf
Michael Van Wijk
Michael van Wijk , is a professional sportsman, bodybuilder, actor and TV presenter in the United Kingdom. van Wijk is most well known for his role as Wolf on British TV endurance sports game show Gladiators, a role he held for seven years, eight series...
External links
Video
- PUNKCAST#79 live @ World Trade Center Plaza, New York - 24 July 2001. (RealPlayerRealPlayerRealPlayer is a cross-platform media player by RealNetworks that plays a number of multimedia formats including MP3, MPEG-4, QuickTime, Windows Media, and multiple versions of proprietary RealAudio and RealVideo formats.-History:...
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