Wild Thing
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"Wild Thing" is a classic rock song, originally recorded by The Wild Ones and made famous by The Troggs, widely recognized for its simple, catchy riff and enduring influence on popular music.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| composer | Chip Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstReleasePerformer | The Wild Ones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
garage rock
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
catchy riff
ⓘ
prominent guitar ⓘ simple riff ⓘ spoken-word middle section ⓘ three-chord structure ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
symbol of 1960s rock sound
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widely used at sporting events ⓘ widely used in films and television ⓘ |
| hasEra | 1960s rock music ⓘ |
| hasForm | verse-chorus form ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| hasMusicalKey | A major ⓘ |
| hasNotablePerformance | Jimi Hendrix performance at Monterey Pop Festival ⓘ |
| hasRiffType | guitar riff ⓘ |
| influenced |
garage rock
ⓘ
hard rock ⓘ punk rock ⓘ |
| isDescribedAs |
influential
ⓘ
primitive ⓘ raw ⓘ |
| isRecognizedAs |
classic rock song
ⓘ
one-hit wonder association for The Troggs ⓘ rock standard ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Chip Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| madeFamousBy | The Troggs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCoverArtist |
Fancy
NERFINISHED
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Jimi Hendrix NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Kinison NERFINISHED ⓘ X (American band) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originallyRecordedBy | The Wild Ones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPerformer | The Wild Ones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedBy | The Troggs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | The Troggs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tempo | moderate ⓘ |
| theme | romantic attraction ⓘ |
| writer | Chip Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.