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The Troggs – Wild Thing (2:33)

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“Wild Thing” is a hit song written by New York City-born songwriter Chip Taylor and originally recorded by The Wild Ones in 1965. The song is best known for its 1966 cover by the English band The Troggs, which reached the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in July 1966. The song charted one position lower in Britain, reaching #2.

The song as sung by The Troggs is ranked #257 on the Rolling Stone magazine’s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

Composition

The song’s central guitar riff is immediately recognizable and frames the central lyric:

Wild thing –
You make my heart sing –
You make everything … groovyThe music stops for the counter lyric:
Wild thing, I think I love you (or you move me) …
But I WANNA KNOW for sure.
So come on, and hold me tight –
I love you (or you move me)
The song is in the key of A major, and is based around the chord progression (I - IV - V - IV), which is the basis for the main riff, and the instrumental parts during the chorus. However, the guitars are not strictly tuned to middle C in the Troggs version and the slightly sharp tuning causes the chords to actually be midway between A and Bb. This has, of course, mystified many guitar players trying to play along with the record. The middle eight was originally someone whistling, but in the Troggs’ version this was replaced by Colin Fretcher, musical director, playing an ocarina.

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Albums featuring this track

  • The Ultimate Sixties Collection
    Various Artitsts Play
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  • Greatest Hits (Dutch)
    The Troggs Play
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  • Hit Single Anthology
    The Troggs Play
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  • Wild Thing
    The Troggs Play
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  • moses2201

    +++klasse+++

    Saturday morning

  • ladycaroledowns

    :-DDD

    10 days ago

  • jembf

    Blinking Cheek :-DD

    10 days ago

  • ladycaroledowns

    Oh, yes, i think i remember :-D

    10 days ago

  • jembf

    Me??? Jem!!! You know!!!

    10 days ago

  • ladycaroledowns

    Who would that be? :-D

    10 days ago

  • jembf

    Wild Thing!!! I think you move me :-))

    10 days ago

  • Widowsboy

    Makes me miss...squish...

    16 days ago

  • rolf-kock

    wild thing, da wird die hose eng

    last month

  • abunono

    Marengo,in Stücke geteilt wie Kalbsragout gleichen Namens zubereitet.

    last month

  • wolfy76484

    CLASSIC..................................you make everything groovy!!!!!

    March 2012

  • BlueOclock

    DonkeyKongJr13, You make my wiener sing? Hmmmmmm....you should make a video of that and post it! That would be quite interesting!

    March 2012

  • oldiesfanjohn

    Curses...grrr...the Last.fm cover band strikes again!!!

    March 2012

  • cegutierrez73

    suena light............estoy acostumbrado a la versión magistral de jimi hendrix

    March 2012

  • Portia2002

    Dreadful

    March 2012

  • tigkarlheinzpc2

    nicht nur der titel ist spitze-die 60ziger waren toll mit soldatensender,beatclub,radio luxenburg usw.

    March 2012

  • DonkeyKongJr13

    is anyone else dancing around like a highly-trained ninja?

    March 2012

  • isthatyourname

    This song was released in my last year in US Navy. A big hit on Panama City Beach, Florida.

    March 2012

  • AnIslandGurl

    Come on LFM........want the original back!!

    February 2012

  • oldiesfanjohn

    Thank God for Jimi...this last.fm cover band shit ain`t cuttin` it !!!

    February 2012
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