![]() ![]() (SOUNDBITE OF THE TROGGS SONG, "WILD THING") SIMON: The Troggs version of "Wild Thing" features what is undoubtedly the most famous ocarina solo in rock history. TAYLOR: After I say, come on, hold me tight. THE TROGGS: (Singing) Come on, hold me tight. TAYLOR: Now this is where I think the magic of the song is. THE TROGGS: (Singing) Wild thing, I think I love you. And so he did, and I sang whatever came to me, and there it was, "Wild Thing." And as soon as I sit down, have the microphone ready. The deadline was near, so he called his engineer Ron Johnson. SIMON: At the time, he was best known for country songs, but he got a call from a record producer who wanted some rock 'n' roll. Back in 1964, somewhere around there, I wrote a song called "Wild Thing." THE TROGGS: (Singing) You make everything groovy.ĬHIP TAYLOR: My name is Chip Taylor, originally James Wesley Voight. SIMON: Although most people these days consider the classic version to be the 1966 recording by The Troggs. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR: (As Kermit the Frog, singing) Wild thing, bum, bow, bom. HANK WILLIAMS, JR.: (Singing) You make my heart sing. Originally performed by a New York band called The Wild Ones, the song's publisher has issued 7,500 licenses for recordings. "Wild Thing" was released 50 years ago this month. SIMON: You were expecting another anniversary of the Magna Carta? And that he deserves to be loved.We now observe an important historical milestone. ![]() Hob just thinks that the king is, really, really pretty. King Dream receives a gift, tries to teach a wild man to be human, and learns an awful lot about his own heart in process. His face is fixed in a grim snarl, and he keeps subtly twisting his wrists to try and free himself. The man is kneeling on the marble floor, although Dream gets the impression that the ropes binding him tightly are the only thing keeping him there. ![]()
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