The Troggs • “Wild Thing” • 1966 [Reelin' In The Years Archive] YouTube · ReelinInTheYears66
Ranked #257 on Rolling Stone’s "500 Greatest Songs of All Time," it is cited as a foundational influence on hard rock, garage rock, and proto-punk. Legendary Interpretations Wild Thing
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The Wild Ones released the first version in November 1965, but it failed to gain traction. It wasn't until a year later that an English band from Hampshire would turn those three chords into history. Wild Thing
The song's simplicity made it a perfect canvas for other artists to project their own "wild" energy: