THE TROGGS YOU CAN´T BEAT IT

The Troggs are widely seen as a highly influential band whose sound was one inspiration for garage rock and punk rock. For example, Iggy Pop of the Stooges has cited[citation needed] the Troggs as influential to their sound, and the early version of British pop-punk pioneers Buzzcocks featured I Can't Control Myself in their live repertoire. The Ramones are also amongst punk bands who cited the Troggs as an influence. The MC5 covered "I Want You" at their live shows and recorded the song for the album "Kick out the Jams", although they renamed it "I Want You Right Now".

The Jimi Hendrix Experience famously covered "Wild Thing" during their appearance at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival, introducing it as the British/American joint "national anthem", and climaxing with Hendrix burning his guitar.[2]

In 1990, the first hit for the band Spiritualized was a cover of "Anyway That You Want Me". This cover was later used in the movie Me and You and Everyone We Know.

"With a Girl Like You" is featured uncut in a school dance scene from the 1991 Nicole Kidman/Noah Taylor movie Flirting.

In 1991, "Love Is All Around" was covered by R.E.M. during live performances and was released later that year as a B-side on their "Radio Song" single. They also performed an acoustic version of the song on MTV Unplugged.

In 1994, Scottish band Wet Wet Wet's version of the song spent fifteen weeks at number one in the UK after its inclusion in Four Weddings and a Funeral.

A modified version of "Love Is All Around" was featured in the film Love Actually (2003), performed by actor Bill Nighy.

An in-studio tape of Reg Presley's running commentary on a recording session, filled with in-fighting and swearing (known as "The Troggs Tapes") was widely circulated in the music underground, and was included in the Archaeology box set. The in-group infighting is believed to be the inspiration for a scene in the comedy film This Is Spinal Tap where the band members are arguing. Some of this dialogue was sampled by the California punk band The Dwarves on their recording of a cover version of the Troggs song "Strange Movies".

Singles * Lost Girl (1966) * Wild Thing (1966) (UK #2, US #1) * With A Girl Like You (1966) (UK #1, US #29) * I Can't Control Myself (1966) (UK #2, US #43) * Any Way That You Want Me (1966) (UK #8) * Give It To Me (1967) (UK #12) * Night Of The Long Grass (1967) (UK #17) * Hi Hi Hazel (1967) (UK #42) * Love Is All Around (1967) (UK #5, US #7) * Little Girl (1968) (UK #37) * Surprise Surprise (1968) * You Can Cry If You Want To (1968) * Surprise Surprise (1968) * Hip Hip Hooray (1968) * Evil Woman (1969) * Easy Lovin' (1970) * Lover (1970) * The Raver (1970) * Lazy Weekend (1971) * Wild Thing (new version) (1972) * Everything's Funny (1972) * Listen To The Man (1973) * Strange Movies (1973) * Good Vibrations (1974) * Wild Thing (Reggae version) (1975) * Summertime (1975) * (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (1975) * I'll Buy You An Island (1976) * Feeling For Love (1977) * Just A Little Too Much (1978) * I Love You Baby (1982) * Black Bottom (1982) * Every Little Thing (1984) * Wild Thing '89 (1989) * Don't You Know (1992) * Wild Thing [1] (1992) * Wild Thing [2] (1993) (UK #69) * [1] by The Troggs featuring Oliver Reed and Hurricane Higgins * [2] by The Troggs featuring Wolf

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[clearflower]

I bought all of the troggs 60's studio albums recently and I really enjoy them. I wish someone would upload "Last Summer" which is on the same album as this song. You Can't Beat It is the best song on Trogglodynamite (2nd album) though, so good choice here!

[record1207]

@ZackHuckins After reading more about this amazing band I have no disputes or questions! Exept maybe were they from another planet? lol. Thx again.

[ZackHuckins]

@record1207 haha the ramones were ahead of their time in the 70s these guys probably felt like they were from outer space

[Sjonne]

Great music The Troggs

[tontomcepstein]

i love the troggs. i definitely hear them in iggy, this first song fer sure. most of the 70's punk stuff would have been different and/or missing if not for the troggs.

[record1207]

SO ya think this band was a bit ahead of it's time?