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The Spectacle Blog
Reg Presley, lead singer of 1960’s British pop group The Troggs, died yesterday of lung cancer as well as complications from a series of strokes. He was 71.
Although The Troggs are best known for the Chip Taylor penned “Wild Thing”, Presley wrote two of their other hits “With a Girl Like You” and “Love Is All Around” which hold up remarkably well nearly half a century after they were recorded.
Here’s an interview from nearly 20 years ago at the Glastonbury Festival in which Presley discusses crop circles. The young lady conducting the interview seems to fancy him.
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Mick Lee| 2.6.13 @ 8:59AM
Oh, do I remember the strong pitched opinions thrown around by my junior high classmates about "Wild Thing" when it first appeared on the radio. Even the governor of our state tried to get it banned from the radiowaves! Sometimes arguments about it overshadowed the song itself. Whatever you might think of "Wild Thing", the significate thing is people CARED enough to have an opinion and thought it mattered.
Does anyone really think Madonna, Ga-Ga, Perry or Trimberlane matter? Should we? Maybe we should at least have an opinion in the light music for better or worse has an effect on our culture.
In any event, in its own way, "Wild Thing" was a milestone in rock music. I don't know if Presley was a man of faith; but if were up to me St. Peter would direct him toward the Heavenly choir.