How The Troggs’ Reg Presley Inspired “Spinal Tap”

RIP Reg Presley, responsible for ’60s hits “Wild Thing” and “Love Is All Around.”

1. “Wild Thing” singer Reg Presley has passed away at the age of 71.

Image by Hermann J. Knippertz, File / AP

2. “This Is Spinal Tap,” released in 1984, is the funniest film about rock music ever made.

3. It features a scene in which the fictional band argue, endlessly and pointlessly, in the recording studio.

Image by Matt Cardy / Getty Images

4. That scene was inspired by a bootleg recording of The Troggs having a foulmouthed meltdown. It’s very funny and VERY British.

Image by Harry Dempster / Getty Images

5. Standout quotes? Well…

6. “You’ve got to put a little bit of f***ing fairy dust over the bastard, you know?”

Image by Hulton Archive / Getty Images

7. “Oh, we’ll put some f***ing fairy dust over it. I’ll piss all over the tape!”

Image by Central Press / Getty Images

8. “You’re talking out the back of your f***ing arses!”

Image by Hulton Archive / Getty Images

9. Here’s f***ing part one:

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=En4ase-1-FA.

10. And here’s f***ing part two:

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=M9n46CZLAH8.

11. And here’s a scene from “This Is Spinal Tap.” Hear the similarity?

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=-RoVRDjnti4.