The only thing that gives this away as a parody is that the quality of the recording is too good. If they had recorded it in mono, that would’ve been the cherry on top.
“Don’t get me wrong. Try getting me right. Your face is ok. But your purse is too tight. I’m looking for pound notes, loose change, bad checks, anything...”Dylan-level lyrics.
Very influential. Jeff Beck studied the guitar links. The Beatles learned their harmonies here. The Kinks penchant for social commentary is inspired by these guys. A true landmark record.
My husband thought this was a real ‘60s hit because our local classic rock station plays it so much! We watched Spinal Tap again and he realized his mistake 😂
There isn't a single rock band TV performance (ex: American Bandstand) from that era that one could watch without feeling some level of embarrassment. Maybe it had something to do with almost all those performances being _precariously_ lip-synced; the musicians must have hated it _and_ the show producers for making them do it, but still trying to look as if they were enjoying themselves while fake-playing their instruments; that was the only thing missing from "Give Me Some Money". Otherwise, it was perfect.
I love how their songs are unironically good with lyrics no more absurd than those of any real rock band. I think that's why they're so funny. They understand the source material perfectly.
It's actually just a pretty good song...that 'gimme some money' chorus is a great hook...and bands like the Who and the Kinks actually had some funny lines in some of their songs, so this eerily almost could've easily been a single you'd hear back then.
The Thamesmen were a major influence on the Stones, the Standells, the Small Faces, the Seeds, and a bunch of other famous bands that started with a letter S. That's probably why their manager changed their name to Spinal Tap. Anyway, clearly underrated in their day. A very young Jimmy Page is rumored to have played on the studio version. #truestorybro
It’s quite a thrill to see a young and talented actor like McKean doing this amazing work… and then to see his masterful portrayal of Chuck McGill on BCS… A truly gifted actor/artist.
Although attributed to Spinal Tap on RUclips, this is, of course, when they were called The Thamesmen. However, this was not their name when they recorded their first single for Polymer Records. Demo copies were originally issued listing the band as The New Originals, at which point they were served with a writ by a band from Acton already calling themselves The New Originals (they too had discovered there was already a band from south of the river called The Originals), the demos were withdrawn and re-labelled as The Thamesmen. Surviving demo copies with the original credits were, for a long time, worth a fortune to record collectors. Due to a distribution contract with Playtone Records, the 45 was released simultaneously in the US. However, Playtone were not informed of the change and released the demo 45 as The New Originals. Unknown to Playtone executives, there was also a group from Baltimore by this name who, in turn, began legal proceedings. The initial batch of demo 45s was withdrawn and new demo records pressed credited to The New Originals (UK) before Playtone were informed by Polymer of the band's new name. As with Polymer before, Playtone demo 45s credited to The New Originals and The New Originals (UK) were, for a long time, worth a fortune to collectors. However, while cleaning out his garage, guitarist Nigel Tufnell recently found several boxfuls of all versions of the rare demos that he'd forgotten to hand out during press conferences. Initially unsure of what to do, he telephoned Radio 1 during a live broadcast (it was the only number he could find) to ask if it was too late to start handing them out. This find had serious repercussions for record collectors; the market being swamped with previously hard-to-find 45s significantly decreased the value of these once prized artefacts. Ironically, mint condition copies of the Thamesmen demo are now worth significantly more.
Whoa! You mean an early incarnation of Spinal Tap was part of the Playtone galaxy of stars? Maybe Spinal Tap and The Wonders (as in I wonder what happened to the Oneders) could do a tour together?
@@gregorymoore2877 A tour was planned but the potential for bizarre gardening accidents was considered too much for Playtone's insurers. Ultimately, Spinal Tap would play with The Heardsmen in August 1967 at the short-lived Filmore Central in Springfield, a city notorious for unfortunate rock-related disasters. In fact, this would be the only 'happening' ever held at Filmore Central as Nigel Tufnell's attempts to emulate Jimi Hendrix resulted in the entire venue burning down. A nuclear power plant was built in its place, it is still considered cursed by the ghosts of dead hippies consumed by the flames while high on a particularly unpleasant strain of LSD peddled by local dealer 'Magic Moe' Szyslak.
Best part is Nigel's cheesy grins during his solo; "big smiles for the camera Nigel, that'll be your spot!". The slide back up the fretboard, the head tilt and shoulder shrug on the 1/2 bend with an Ooooo expression - back into even bigger smiles for the last section of the solo. Brilliant! Unfortunately bassist Ronnie Pudding had his back to camera a lot in this clip. He didnt have David and Nigel's stage presence and charisma, and was obviously replaced by Derek soon after this clip was filmed.
Its gotta be the solo with the face and the shrug. Its my favorite part of the whole movie. In all these years, it has yet to not provoke a smile on & in me.
I LOVE Nigel's cheesy grins during this solo; "big smiles for the camera Nigel!" The bassist Ronnie Pudding stepped out of the way too for Nigel's solo spot.. "Go Nigel Go!"
It is shocking how good everything about them was. I did my run of the bars and clubs and stages about 10 years after this came out and it was already iconic then. I am totally blown away how much they totally nailed on this and also how amazing players they were and how good they were at writing the songs to make the film. Its all just incredible. Phenomenal talent with music and comedy.
I think the icing on the cake (in terms of historical accuracy) is the way David's mouth doesn't always sync with the music. I don't know how many clips of sixties bands I've seen who looked pissed off because it was insisted that they not sing live.
My old man grew up in Squatney and drank in the same boozer as Nigel Tufnel and Dave St Hubbins around this time. Apparently this song is about their original manager, Gerry Chadwick, who had a reputation in the music scene as being notoriously mean and only offered the lads a weekly wage of £10, plus a fish and chip supper before they went on stage. When they visited his offices on the Tottenham Court Road David St Hubbins would always bang on the door and shout "Oi Gerry...Gimme some money!". True story.
I think you could be right there, the Gerry Chadwick story could have been a joke thought up after a few pints of Watneys Red Barrel Ale. I've heard of Nora Scrubbins though, I think she was photographed with Tap at the Isle of Lucy Jazz Funk festival, the photo ended up on the front of the NME.
Gerry Chadwick? Shagged him right before he disappeared in that terrible gardening accident. Nice ass, that one. If you see ole' Nigel, give him my warmest regards. Tell em it's Anne Frank.
He was a snake oil salesman old Chadwick. Real dodgy bastard. There's a RUclips interview with Ronnie Pudding, where he is not too kind towards old Chadwick. Ronnie claims it was Chadders who ousted him from the band, in favour of Derek Smalls; and was not really David or Nigel's decision..
So many great artists suffered because of his greed. Gerry Chadwick was the evil face of the 1960s British Pop Scene. But he did one good thing before disappearing under mysterious circumstances in the Belgian Congo: he gave the band the name Spinal Tap -- much better than the Thamesmen. Rock On!
Everything about this video is so spot-on. The guys who wrote the song, the solo, and the people who choreographed it right down to the final bow. Perfect pastiche.
Such a good song! Ty Segall covered this when I saw him in 2012 and it was the best part of his set imo. Love Michael McKean’s little awkward head nods and glances.
That's how talented Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, and Harry Shearer are- they're not only incredibly funny guys and great actors, but they're also skilled musicians and incredibly gifted songwriters.
@@commentatron Yes, also, what I was trying to say is that, some of the bands and songs that they spoofed were already on the verge of self-parody... George Lynch was so astonished at how Spinal Tap was similar to his band Dokken in many ways. One can feel that in many ways Spinal Tap was like, taking the reality of the bands of that period exactly as it was, and giving it just a final weird spin. Like, just creating the fitting ambience for the spontaneous unraveling of self-parody
John 'Stumpy' Pepys. RIP Cause of death: Bizarre gardening accident. Surely one of the best lines since Airplane!'s "........and don't call me Shirley."
Spinal Tap was intended as a parody, but they're actually REALLY good! (The actors can actually play, isn't that cool?) I love this song, couldn't stop humming it for an hour.
I've watched "Spinal Tap" numerous times since it came out, and this is the first time I've seen this entire video. I lost it during the guitar solo when Nigel grins because he does that in the later concert footage! A signature move like McCartney's head bop?!
I remember about 25 years ago hearing a fast food employee sing this over the drive thru speaker box at a Wendy's in Lodi, California. My younger sister, cousin, and I were all laughing our asses off.
I forgot who said it but someone in a band said "whenever you find yourself doing anything that resembles something from Spinal Tap", it's time to hang it up".
The grinning drummer gets me every time-hilarious, as is the "go Nigel" bit when he's inananely grinning as he plays a little bit of lead guitar! It is spot on for how mainstream music was presented on TV in the 60s.
Just Brilliant, I watch This is Spinal Tap about once a year and have done since my teens, Gimme some money is just spot on for the time it portrays, it's a great pop song in it own right.
The Beatles, if Lennon had been replaced by Jagger, playing a Yardbirds style cover of a Booker T song. This is just sublimely brilliant on every bloody level. And a great tune in its own right.
I went YEARS hearing this song played in grocery stores and various other places. Imagine my shock when I finally sat down to watch "This Is Spinal Tap" in my early 20's and realized it was all a farce. Such a great movie.
@@michaelcorcoran8768 I can't say for sure that FM radio ever played it, but the grocery store I worked at for years had it in regular rotation on whatever satellite playlist they used.
I was in a rock band in the 70’s. We had a decent following and played some bigger venues locally… when Spinal Tap came out , I related to some of their antics and gaffs! I laughed so much watching this movie! One of my faves!
This scene is, without hyperbole, one of the finest examples of storytelling in the Western tradition. Even absent the context of the rest of the film, the song and performance portrayed pack such an emotional punch. Absolute art.
You should watch "Documentary Now" : - Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee - it's the spoof of "History of the Eagles" - Final Transmission - the spoof of Talking Heads' famous concert film "Stop Making Sense" - Original Cast Album: Co-Op - parody of the documentary Original Cast Album: Company Each episode is about 25 min, so if you have a time give it a try :)
Still remember seeing the film in East Lansing, MI when it debuted...there were no more than a dozen people in the room and half walked out before the mid-point...amazing
I'm 68 years old and this song,with a few different lyrics,could have been a top ten in the 60s.A work of love and laughter from comedians who are frustrated musicians. Or is it vice versa?
On bass is actually Danny Kortchmar who plays Ronnie Pudding and co-wrote Gimme Some Money. Kortchmar is a professional musician who played guitar on Carol King's Tapestry and James Taylor's Sweet Baby James.
What’s really crazy is that these guys can put on a freaking awesome show. I saw them live a the “Break Like The Wind” tour! Day-yum! And vocal harmonies! Amazing show!
This Is Spinal Tap is genius because of the attention to detail to every scene and the fact that there are some good songs in there...besides the humour. I never get tired of this one....lol....and I loved it when American Express used this for one of their commercials years ago. lol
Fun Fact:: At 0:30 we see the first known appearance of Stumpy's innovative "Do a little snare thing, look over at the other guys, then do a kind of weird twitch thing" style drum break, which generations of drummers have since tried and failed to emulate. Dude was a visionary.
The suits are similar, The Beatles did write about wanting money, but, musically, it's more akin to Manfred Mann or The Rolling Stones. It's a mash up in the Spinal Tap style. There's some Status Quo in them too.
Oh GREAT book!!! Frank calls the shots for all those guys. Did you get to the part yet where Sammy's coming out if the Coppa, it's about three o'clock in the morning, and he sees Frank walking down Broadway by himself?
I work for a radio station that plays oldies. Slip this in at nite time to time. Nobody notices.
You Sir are a king amongst men.
I got pulled off the air for doing that kind of thing on a public radio station during rush hour …I was playing a marathon of risqué parody type songs
@@searchindex3438 there was your mistake, playing more than 1 in a row
"You, sir, are the greatest American hero."
Best story I've heard all day LOL.
Arguably one of the most underrated bands of the latter-half of the second part of the mid century from the previous millennium.
Around 4 O'Clock.
AM.
This is an underrated comment
Arguably you’re correct.
I’d love to see Stumpy Peep’s bizarre gardening accident 😂
Their rivarly with the Rutles is the stuff of legend.
One of the greatest bands to never walk the face of the earth
What do you mean? I saw them live back in the 90s in Cleveland.
Also The Hex Girls.
Mabe not the best but definitely the loudest.
What about The Rutles?
Saw them at bumbershoot in Seattle! 🤘
"I'm looking for pound notes, loose change, bad checks, anything"
That line kills me every time!!
It’s a actually a pretty dope line.
Bad cheques. They're a British band.
I use this line quite frequently when I am out in public with my wife.I think it's hilarious...she doesn't.To say the least.
The only thing that gives this away as a parody is that the quality of the recording is too good. If they had recorded it in mono, that would’ve been the cherry on top.
Cheques
This band influenced my life in a very profound way. I was going to become a musician but became a plumber instead.
+Garry Harville LoL hahaha that was funny =P
+Garry Harville I just laugh-snorted my drink.
+1manuscriptman ~> And plumber's motto is "Your shit is our bread and butter!" ☺
+Garry Harville I don't get it, what?
When you're done unplugging someone's toilet, do you say "Gimme some money"?
My problem with Spinal Tap is that their music is far better than it deserves to be. Even with the tongue-in-cheek lyrics
Like flight of the conchords
Problem?
@@eddjordan2399 Nailed it!
Yeah they're actually all very extremely talented musicians, songwriters and of course comedians. And pretty damn good singers
@@tipperary1082 too good to be true... It's a real s*** sandwich
“Don’t get me wrong. Try getting me right. Your face is ok. But your purse is too tight. I’m looking for pound notes, loose change, bad checks, anything...”Dylan-level lyrics.
Could have predicted bitcoins and really impressed me.
Dylan spits hot fiya!
@@alexphillips6498 who are the five greatest rappers...think bout it.
Cheques.
@@uncled39 checks
Very influential. Jeff Beck studied the guitar links. The Beatles learned their harmonies here. The Kinks penchant for social commentary is inspired by these guys. A true landmark record.
This was where Dave Clarke learned to explode
Yep... It can't be overstated!!!
And Jeff Beck also copied Nigel Tufnel's hairstyle 😅
👍So true, your analysis deserves to be rewarded and applauded.....
I'm guessing this is where The Who learned to be really loud?
The drummer died in a bizarre gardening accident. RIP Stumpy Peeps
+Max Power Best left unsolved
+Max Power Didn't the great session drummer Jeff Porcaro from Toto literally die in an unfortunate gardening accident?
+MacHazzer So then that would have been best left unsolved as well!
+Max Power Stumpy was one of the greatest ever drummers on rock.
+MacHazzer If I don't go that way, I'll be disappointed.
My husband thought this was a real ‘60s hit because our local classic rock station plays it so much! We watched Spinal Tap again and he realized his mistake 😂
It's still a CLASSIC!!
🤣
What Spinal Tap isn't a real band!
I legit thought it was a real 60s song too lol
If I heard this on the radio, I would have to pull off the road because I would be laughing so hard.
I saw them the first time live on tv at the Freddie Mercury tribute as a kid and thought they were just another band.
the backdrop, the drummer's look, the instruments, even the camera work is authentic to the period. so good.
Ed Begley, Jr. on drums lol!
The guitar solo is what gets me and the drum fill
@@markd.5471as a drummer, when he turns and looks after his triplet fill, i lose it every time
R.I.P. John "Stumpy" Pepys.
There isn't a single rock band TV performance (ex: American Bandstand) from that era that one could watch without feeling some level of embarrassment. Maybe it had something to do with almost all those performances being _precariously_ lip-synced; the musicians must have hated it _and_ the show producers for making them do it, but still trying to look as if they were enjoying themselves while fake-playing their instruments; that was the only thing missing from "Give Me Some Money". Otherwise, it was perfect.
I love how their songs are unironically good with lyrics no more absurd than those of any real rock band. I think that's why they're so funny. They understand the source material perfectly.
Just like Flight of the Conchords.
Nigel's guitar solo faces are hilarious.
...that guitar solo is classic/hilarious ;>
Reminds me of Jerry Lewis in The Patsy when he's singing I Lost My Heart in a Drive-in Movie for television.
I believe that is called the "Steve Vai Solo Face"
He reminds me of Dougal Mcguire here
I love the way he pours it on right at the fadeout.
I can't believe how crazy accurate this song is to a 60s pop rock song. I could have easily been fooled to believe it was real.
Absolutely!
Yes, they nailed every detail. Matching suits, no guitar cords (or amps), dorky solo, trying to be cool backdrop art
It's actually just a pretty good song...that 'gimme some money' chorus is a great hook...and bands like the Who and the Kinks actually had some funny lines in some of their songs, so this eerily almost could've easily been a single you'd hear back then.
the "or maybe you don't" might be a give away, lol.
Hey that solo and footwork was outstanding!
These guys had real talent. I can't believe they didn't break like the wind.
had they broken a mighty wind indeed
Explosive.
Like “The Mighty Wind”?
The actor who played nigel in real life he is the the inventor of potnoddle.
“You know what I want..or maybe you don’t” makes me laugh every time but actually a great lyric
Nigel's solo ("go Nigel, go!") is amazing. Dave Davies eat your heart out.
& especially the way he hamms it up for the camera, yep, hilarious.
Is that a different Nigel
Christopher Guests facial expressions still crack me up all these years later.
The best thing about Spinal Tap is once you hear about the histories of those huge 60s and 70s bands you realize it’s like 99% accurate. 🤣
The Thamesmen were a major influence on the Stones, the Standells, the Small Faces, the Seeds, and a bunch of other famous bands that started with a letter S. That's probably why their manager changed their name to Spinal Tap. Anyway, clearly underrated in their day. A very young Jimmy Page is rumored to have played on the studio version. #truestorybro
It’s quite a thrill to see a young and talented actor like McKean doing this amazing work… and then to see his masterful portrayal of Chuck McGill on BCS… A truly gifted actor/artist.
The great Chuck McGill.
The ill-fated drummer is played by Ed. Begley Jr., who plays Clifford Main on BCS.
Don't forget Lenny!
I think Christopher Guest's mannerisms during the guitar solo are truly underappreciated up'ere
Don’t forget him in Airheads as the sleazy executive
Although attributed to Spinal Tap on RUclips, this is, of course, when they were called The Thamesmen. However, this was not their name when they recorded their first single for Polymer Records. Demo copies were originally issued listing the band as The New Originals, at which point they were served with a writ by a band from Acton already calling themselves The New Originals (they too had discovered there was already a band from south of the river called The Originals), the demos were withdrawn and re-labelled as The Thamesmen. Surviving demo copies with the original credits were, for a long time, worth a fortune to record collectors. Due to a distribution contract with Playtone Records, the 45 was released simultaneously in the US. However, Playtone were not informed of the change and released the demo 45 as The New Originals. Unknown to Playtone executives, there was also a group from Baltimore by this name who, in turn, began legal proceedings. The initial batch of demo 45s was withdrawn and new demo records pressed credited to The New Originals (UK) before Playtone were informed by Polymer of the band's new name. As with Polymer before, Playtone demo 45s credited to The New Originals and The New Originals (UK) were, for a long time, worth a fortune to collectors. However, while cleaning out his garage, guitarist Nigel Tufnell recently found several boxfuls of all versions of the rare demos that he'd forgotten to hand out during press conferences. Initially unsure of what to do, he telephoned Radio 1 during a live broadcast (it was the only number he could find) to ask if it was too late to start handing them out. This find had serious repercussions for record collectors; the market being swamped with previously hard-to-find 45s significantly decreased the value of these once prized artefacts. Ironically, mint condition copies of the Thamesmen demo are now worth significantly more.
Well- researched and gladly received news there. Thank you. This is what the internet was made for.
Well, that and porno.
@@Buster_Piles And cat videos. And something to do with nuclear war apparently.
@@captainpoppleton cat videos in dobly?
Whoa! You mean an early incarnation of Spinal Tap was part of the Playtone galaxy of stars? Maybe Spinal Tap and The Wonders (as in I wonder what happened to the Oneders) could do a tour together?
@@gregorymoore2877 A tour was planned but the potential for bizarre gardening accidents was considered too much for Playtone's insurers. Ultimately, Spinal Tap would play with The Heardsmen in August 1967 at the short-lived Filmore Central in Springfield, a city notorious for unfortunate rock-related disasters. In fact, this would be the only 'happening' ever held at Filmore Central as Nigel Tufnell's attempts to emulate Jimi Hendrix resulted in the entire venue burning down. A nuclear power plant was built in its place, it is still considered cursed by the ghosts of dead hippies consumed by the flames while high on a particularly unpleasant strain of LSD peddled by local dealer 'Magic Moe' Szyslak.
I crack a smile on my face every time the drummer looks up. R.I.P.
Best part is Nigel's cheesy grins during his solo; "big smiles for the camera Nigel, that'll be your spot!". The slide back up the fretboard, the head tilt and shoulder shrug on the 1/2 bend with an Ooooo expression - back into even bigger smiles for the last section of the solo. Brilliant! Unfortunately bassist Ronnie Pudding had his back to camera a lot in this clip. He didnt have David and Nigel's stage presence and charisma, and was obviously replaced by Derek soon after this clip was filmed.
That's amazing that they got Derek into the clip AFTER the other bass player was sacked....ahh, the wonders of editing.
I'm looking for pound notes, loose change, bad checks- anything!
Gimme some money!
Best line in the song!
Classic stuff there!
Brilliant!
I can't believe they left that line out of the movie!
cheques, please!
St Hubbins sex appeal really goes through the roof in this performance. its easy to understand why women in the 60s went wild for him.
I don't know what's my favorite part: The singers' fancy footwork or Nigel's orgasmic face while playing a very simple solo.
Don't forget the most polite snare drum roll in history! 😂
The solo fits the song perfectly.
Its gotta be the solo with the face and the shrug. Its my favorite part of the whole movie. In all these years, it has yet to not provoke a smile on & in me.
I LOVE Nigel's cheesy grins during this solo; "big smiles for the camera Nigel!" The bassist Ronnie Pudding stepped out of the way too for Nigel's solo spot.. "Go Nigel Go!"
I dont think the solo was supposed to be a joke. Its a typical 60s pentatonic bluesy solo.
It is shocking how good everything about them was. I did my run of the bars and clubs and stages about 10 years after this came out and it was already iconic then. I am totally blown away how much they totally nailed on this and also how amazing players they were and how good they were at writing the songs to make the film. Its all just incredible. Phenomenal talent with music and comedy.
I think the icing on the cake (in terms of historical accuracy) is the way David's mouth doesn't always sync with the music. I don't know how many clips of sixties bands I've seen who looked pissed off because it was insisted that they not sing live.
Also, he keeps looking at different cameras to see what one he's on. It's just really brilliantly observed.
No one's singing the last chorus. It's hilarious.
Also, the way the taped music runs out, they just stop 'playing' and take a bow. Exactly as it used to be!
Actually, this is The Thamesmen. I remember seeing them live in '64. Good times.
lol no its 1984, a fake band.
zoroasterman You are an imbecile. There's no shame in that; you can't help it.
Get educated en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Is_Spinal_Tap
zoroasterman This guy,
zoroasterman Joke You
*Absolutely one of the bands that has ever existed.*
Indeed.
Who knew the singer and drummer of this garage band would go on to becoming the most revered and connected attorneys in New Mexico?
Wait... the drummer survived?
@@gregorymoore2877 I do believe Cliff Main survived the Breaking Bad series.
My old man grew up in Squatney and drank in the same boozer as Nigel Tufnel and Dave St Hubbins around this time. Apparently this song is about their original manager, Gerry Chadwick, who had a reputation in the music scene as being notoriously mean and only offered the lads a weekly wage of £10, plus a fish and chip supper before they went on stage. When they visited his offices on the Tottenham Court Road David St Hubbins would always bang on the door and shout "Oi Gerry...Gimme some money!". True story.
I heard it was written about a groupie Nora Scrubbins. Notoriously tight.......................
With money.
I think you could be right there, the Gerry Chadwick story could have been a joke thought up after a few pints of Watneys Red Barrel Ale. I've heard of Nora Scrubbins though, I think she was photographed with Tap at the Isle of Lucy Jazz Funk festival, the photo ended up on the front of the NME.
Gerry Chadwick? Shagged him right before he disappeared in that terrible gardening accident. Nice ass, that one. If you see ole' Nigel, give him my warmest regards. Tell em it's Anne Frank.
He was a snake oil salesman old Chadwick. Real dodgy bastard. There's a RUclips interview with Ronnie Pudding, where he is not too kind towards old Chadwick. Ronnie claims it was Chadders who ousted him from the band, in favour of Derek Smalls; and was not really David or Nigel's decision..
So many great artists suffered because of his greed. Gerry Chadwick was the evil face of the 1960s British Pop Scene. But he did one good thing before disappearing under mysterious circumstances in the Belgian Congo: he gave the band the name Spinal Tap -- much better than the Thamesmen. Rock On!
Everything about this video is so spot-on. The guys who wrote the song, the solo, and the people who choreographed it right down to the final bow. Perfect pastiche.
"Or maybe you don't"
Makes me laugh every time
Such a good song! Ty Segall covered this when I saw him in 2012 and it was the best part of his set imo.
Love Michael McKean’s little awkward head nods and glances.
The drummer always makes me laugh.
The mighty Ed Begley Jr.
Stumpy Pete!
It wasn't very pleasant what happened to him...
I laugh at explosions too
@@scottunique reddit island boy
You know what I need... or maybe you don't...
do i have to come right flat out and tell you everything?
such great songwriting
“Pound notes, loose change, bad checks, anything.”
I feel that.
Unbelievable that these guys are not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I can watch this movie over and over again.
its actually a bloody good song
That's how talented Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, and Harry Shearer are- they're not only incredibly funny guys and great actors, but they're also skilled musicians and incredibly gifted songwriters.
All the songs are - musically good, and perfect examples of the genres they send up
Good album
@Wes 76 what song is it ripping off? sounds like a generic 60s song to me
all their songs are bloody good! They're supposed to be half decent musically not like Bad News!
Even though their songs are all intended to be jokes, a lot of them are actually great and could have easily been hits
Because they are meant to exactly reproduce songs which were a joke by themselves 😂
@@BoscaBoss18 Let's face it, parody is just a sophisticated way of saying, "I'm better than you."
@@commentatron Yes, also, what I was trying to say is that, some of the bands and songs that they spoofed were already on the verge of self-parody... George Lynch was so astonished at how Spinal Tap was similar to his band Dokken in many ways. One can feel that in many ways Spinal Tap was like, taking the reality of the bands of that period exactly as it was, and giving it just a final weird spin. Like, just creating the fitting ambience for the spontaneous unraveling of self-parody
BoscaBoss18 So they took pokes at musical tropes that were already at 10 on the ridiculousness scale and turned it up to 11?
Break Like The Wind is a genuinely great album and the perfect coda to the Hair Metal era.
the face of Nigel during his guitar solo, Brillant!
You could literally throw this into a 60s era playlist and no one would know it was from the 80s.
It happens more often than you think. Usually overnight lol love hearing it.
Their best drummer
John 'Stumpy' Pepys. RIP
Cause of death: Bizarre gardening accident. Surely one of the best lines since Airplane!'s "........and don't call me Shirley."
we looked over and there was just a blob of jelly on the seat.
onegathers Well, you can't really dust for vomit
+steve b Hey, it was a globule!
Big tall dumb blond geek, hell of a drummer
I love Spinal Tap. Their music changed every decade.
I would love a whole LP of 60's Spinal Tap.
That was the title of their first album: _An Whole LP of Spinal Tap_
I never noticed how aggressively stompy Pete isn't playing his drums.
If he hadn't died they wouldn't have recruited Eric 'stumpy' Joe who really took them to the next level so every cloud
he was fighting for his life man
@@christschinwon
Peter James bond was also great.
'your face is ok, but your purse is too tight...'
that line just got me lmao
@@innertubez ha ha yea I love it ! so matter of fact lol
Lmao
Spinal Tap was intended as a parody, but they're actually REALLY good! (The actors can actually play, isn't that cool?)
I love this song, couldn't stop humming it for an hour.
they also made "A Mighty Wind" as folk musicians
I've watched "Spinal Tap" numerous times since it came out, and this is the first time I've seen this entire video. I lost it during the guitar solo when Nigel grins because he does that in the later concert footage! A signature move like McCartney's head bop?!
Three cheers to the first and still the greatest mockumentary ever made! Never fails to make me laugh my ass off!!
It's great but All You Need Is Cash came first...the fabulous Rutles (*
_Take The Money And Run_ from 1969.
Every time I watch it, I spot something I didn't notice before.
"harvesting spaghetti" 1957
What makes you think this is the “first mockumentary ever made”?
This is a great nod to the yardbirds
I remember about 25 years ago hearing a fast food employee sing this over the drive thru speaker box at a Wendy's in Lodi, California. My younger sister, cousin, and I were all laughing our asses off.
The older you get and the more gigs you play the spinal tap jokes get more painful...
I forgot who said it but someone in a band said "whenever you find yourself doing anything that resembles something from Spinal Tap", it's time to hang it up".
I'm guessing you play with Status Quo.
I saw this in the theater when it came out. That first cutaway to Begley Jr on the drums basically shook the house, people were laughing so much.
One of the defining British Invasion tunes.
Spinal Tap was the first of the British Retreat bands.
0:11 It's the first appearance of the drummer that always cracks me up. He looks like a mannequin.
the poor bugger died soon after this too..
Great Look, Great Drummer....
@@markdp1983 bizarre garden accident.
@@SeamusLavery Tall handsome geek.
That's the great actor and environmentalist Ed Begley Jr. ... I used to watch him in the TV series St. Elsewhere in the '80s.
The grinning drummer gets me every time-hilarious, as is the "go Nigel" bit when he's inananely grinning as he plays a little bit of lead guitar! It is spot on for how mainstream music was presented on TV in the 60s.
Ed Begley Jr.!
Just Brilliant, I watch This is Spinal Tap about once a year and have done since my teens, Gimme some money is just spot on for the time it portrays, it's a great pop song in it own right.
Nigel's face during the solo...I can't stop laughing.
This song cracks me up. I’m looking for pound notes, loose change, bad checks anything…. Literally dying. So good.
Literally? Well, it was nice of you to finish your comment before expiring. RIP!
Best parody band ever! They span different styles of rock very well and write and perform it all. Love their music and movies!
I like the fact that in the lyrics they're not shy about stating what they are looking for....
The Beatles, if Lennon had been replaced by Jagger, playing a Yardbirds style cover of a Booker T song.
This is just sublimely brilliant on every bloody level. And a great tune in its own right.
early spinal was the best
If only there was more volume somehow.
@@donjosephus Yeah, the amps only went up to 10 back then.
@@donjosephus underrated comment lol
This is a good song. No joke. No sideways glance. A good song.
1:43 "I'm lookin' for pound notes, loose change, bad checks, anythang!" Love that part.
I'm pretty sure it's 'fat cheques'
legitimately good lyrics. Spinal Tap is undefeated.
@@christschinwon Sounds like "bad checks" fairly clearly. Bad checks would be funny, fat checks wouldn't. I think you lose this round.
lol thats the line i just posted when i shared this....awesome
@@blaisevillaume2225 "Bad cheques", please. After all, they're (meant to be) British.
There will never be another like Spinal Tap.
Actually, there never was a spinal tap
@@chrisbenton3365 r/wooosh
you mean all the bands like Spinal Tap.
This is The Thamesmen. David and Nigel would later go on to form spinal tap, but this isn’t Spinal Tap yet.
What about The Folksmen?
I went YEARS hearing this song played in grocery stores and various other places. Imagine my shock when I finally sat down to watch "This Is Spinal Tap" in my early 20's and realized it was all a farce. Such a great movie.
Lmfao.
I never knew this song got genuine airplane on radio.
@@michaelcorcoran8768 I can't say for sure that FM radio ever played it, but the grocery store I worked at for years had it in regular rotation on whatever satellite playlist they used.
I was in a rock band in the 70’s. We had a decent following and played some bigger venues locally… when Spinal Tap came out , I related to some of their antics and gaffs! I laughed so much watching this movie! One of my faves!
This scene is, without hyperbole, one of the finest examples of storytelling in the Western tradition. Even absent the context of the rest of the film, the song and performance portrayed pack such an emotional punch. Absolute art.
one of the greatest rock and roll songs of all time
Man, I really wish we still saw well put together humor filled mockumentaries like this and The Rutles.
"The Ruttles" doesn't always get enough credit, and they were so important to the development of Blind Lemon Pie's music.
I thought Popstar with Andy Samberg was pretty damn hilarious
there's a couple episodes of documentary now that do stuff like this really well
You should watch "Documentary Now" :
- Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee - it's the spoof of "History of the Eagles"
- Final Transmission - the spoof of Talking Heads' famous concert film "Stop Making Sense"
- Original Cast Album: Co-Op - parody of the documentary Original Cast Album: Company
Each episode is about 25 min, so if you have a time give it a try :)
ruclips.net/video/PfrHCNo2I3M/видео.html
It's one of their fake music videos for the series.
I love Nigel's face when he does his solo.
Years later the lead singer and drummer would become attorneys and open competing law firms in Albuquerque New Mexico.
(season 2 of Better Call Saul)
I don’t believe the drummer was Patrick Fabian
@@harrambou9468 No, but he was Ed Begley Jr. Cliff Main www.amc.com/blogs/better-call-saul-qa-ed-begley-jr-cliff-main--49466
@@harrambou9468 The drummer is Clifford Main of the law firm Davis and Main. (actor Ed Begley Jr.)
GO NIGEL, GO!
Reminds me of the Beatles song "Boys" when Ringo shouts "Alright, George!"
.... and then the obligatory structureless solo with no feel to it.
Those faces he made makes the solo even better, it sounds really simple alongside some damn good guitar faces
@@MCO18 or "Go, Johnny, Go" in For You Blue
@@dancingcheeseproductions4127 Elmore James' got nothing on this baby!
Still remember seeing the film in East Lansing, MI when it debuted...there were no more than a dozen people in the room and half walked out before the mid-point...amazing
Should have seen it in Ann Arbor.
I remember watching it aged about eight and wondering why a band would allow such a terrible film to be made about them...
I saw it in Ann Arbor at The State Theater. The large crowd loved it!
I'm 68 years old and this song,with a few different lyrics,could have been a top ten in the 60s.A work of love and laughter from comedians who are frustrated musicians. Or is it vice versa?
The 4 piece version of Spinal Tap:
Michael McKean, Guitar
Christopher Guest Guitar
Harry Shearer Bass
Ed Begley Jr. Drums
OH nice thanks for the heads up, I never knew that was Ed but now you mention it, its obvious lmao
Son of actor Ed Begley?
On bass is actually Danny Kortchmar who plays Ronnie Pudding and co-wrote Gimme Some Money. Kortchmar is a professional musician who played guitar on Carol King's Tapestry and James Taylor's Sweet Baby James.
haha McKean's faces get me every time
😂😂😂 the theme song that every politician plays before starting their day.
What’s really crazy is that these guys can put on a freaking awesome show. I saw them live a the “Break Like The Wind” tour! Day-yum! And vocal harmonies! Amazing show!
Obviously this was before his amp went up to infinity.
Anastasia Beaverhausen It is one louder. Thanks.
Anastasia Beaverhausen It is one louder. Thanks.
The amps for this song only went to 2
not infinity all u need is 11
- No drummers were lost in this video.
I saw them in 71’. They were playing a fair and had just finished a tour with Mountain. They were great.
This Is Spinal Tap is genius because of the attention to detail to every scene and the fact that there are some good songs in there...besides the humour. I never get tired of this one....lol....and I loved it when American Express used this for one of their commercials years ago. lol
"Go! Nigel go!"
This is the most underrated scene in the film. Spot on parody and hilarious lyrics & facial expressions.
I’m in my fifties Spinal Tap was required watching back in the early eighties. Smell the glove is still the best album title ever
The Thamesmen. They toured with The Rutles that year.
nod to Brian Jones with the haircut lol
Like Steve Marriot too
Great song. Released on this day(March 2) in 1984 "This Is Spinal Tap". Been laughing ever since. Cheers!
What 154 people thumbs-downed this?!? It's one of the funniest pieces of all time
Rutles fans
One of the most influential groups of their day. That they're not yet in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame is an affront to all music.
The hall itself is an affront to rock and roll.
@@frankgrimes7388 I have no memory of writing that post a year ago but I agree with me too
Fun Fact::
At 0:30 we see the first known appearance of Stumpy's innovative "Do a little snare thing, look over at the other guys, then do a kind of weird twitch thing" style drum break, which generations of drummers have since tried and failed to emulate.
Dude was a visionary.
Stumpy was a very underrated drummer, he gave Keith Moon a run for his money.
RIP Stumpy man honestly made Bonham look like a pussy
i love how they're just a huge beatles rip off haha
''ur face is ok
but ur purse is too tight"
classic
The suits are similar, The Beatles did write about wanting money, but, musically, it's more akin to Manfred Mann or The Rolling Stones. It's a mash up in the Spinal Tap style. There's some Status Quo in them too.
No one knew who they were... or what they were doing. And yet their legend remains.
Best left unsolved ...
This "joke song" is better than most attempts at serious music these days.
49 Frank Sinatra fans think this is just a fad.
Oh GREAT book!!! Frank calls the shots for all those guys. Did you get to the part yet where Sammy's coming out if the Coppa, it's about three o'clock in the morning, and he sees Frank walking down Broadway by himself?
Fucking Limeys.
MrIkesimba Well, when you've loved and lost like Frank has.....
+MrIkesimba I think the 34 now 36 don't know this is a mockumentary.
+Thomas Reagan
That's one of the things I like about this. Even before it came out, the way they handled the promotion created all sorts of confusion.