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Reg Presley, R.I.P.

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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Aaron Goldstein writes from Boston, Massachusetts.

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