I think what made Spinal Tap so funny was the fact that, if you didn't know, you'd think they were a real band. The songs were genuinely catchy and their image was spot on. I think Ozzy once said that he didn't get the joke at first because it all looked so real!
I heard they learned their instruments (became musicians) specifically for Spinal Tap. If so, that would seem to indcate something like genius or savant ability.
And yet how many legit heavy metal acts had giant skulls with horns on stage and skeletons etc. lol. What makes TAP so freaking perfect is that they absolutely nailed reality so well. It's just genius.
2023 and this song is still holding up. Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer) looks like he could easily slip into Foghat and no one would think twice about it.
And to think these guys are talented enough that if they'd chosen to, they could have been a real band. Their music really is that good! Kind of funny, huh?
I absolutely agree. Particularly the popular "musicians" these days who literally can't even play a musical instrument!! They rely totally on computer programs to create the beat, the melody, the harmony...the whole shebang! Ridiculous!
Every time I see comments like this it makes me wanna scream, because you really have to ignore the wealth of incredibly talented artistes out there just to make this really retarded point.
Theres another album or two right there - different bands playing Tap covers.. the ultimate tail wagging dog moment. it should happen when they're inducted into the R&R hall of fame.
I think what made them so good is the fact that they had to cram a twenty year career into two hours. From Cups and Cakes to Hellhole, it spanned a make believe timeline and make believe band that changed with the times. Great comedy, great music.
Another stunning episode of Rock Majesty from the best band ever! The lyrics are genius. "You know where you stand in a Hell Hole....Folks lend a hand in a Hell Hole" So true.
" You know where you stand in a hell hole ". OMG, 34 yrs?! Clearly genious writing is timeless. NEVER getting old. Long after my demise, in a very distant future, it will be the laughing of my spirit you'll hear haunting you!! ~ Pap Smear ~
Lyrics: The window's dirty The mattress stinks This ain't no place to be a man Ain't got no future Ain't got no past And I don't think I ever can. The floor is filthy The walls are thin The wind in howling in my face The rats are peeling I'm loosing ground Can't seem to join the human race. I'm living in a hell hole Don't want to stay in this hell hole Don't want to die in this hell hole Girl, get me out of this hell hole. I rode the jet stream I hit the top I'm eating steak and lobster tails The sauna's drafty The pool's too hot The kitchen stinks of boiling snails. The tax man's coming The butler quit This ain't no place t be a man I'm going back to where I started I'm flashing back into my pan. It's better in a hell hole You know where you stand in a hell hole Folks lend a hand in a hell hole Girl, get me back to my hell hole
Spinal Tap-The best Rock and Roll heavy metal band that never was. These guys are just absolutely great. It is hard enough to play in a band without having to make it tongue-in-cheek and they are actors.
Fuck this song is such hard rocking stuff!!! The chorus when David St. Hubbins comes in screaming, "Hell Hole"!! It might be just a comedic song, but it gives me shivers when they sing that harmony!
Spinal Tap is one of my all time favorites .. They are among all the top band`s in my record collection. I can`t wait till Spinal Tap appears on TV again. I celebrate !
I LOVE how some of the lines in the film have crept into everyday usage. If you say to anyone, "Crank it up to 11 on the xyz dial", they'll immediately know what you mean, even if they haven't seen the movie.
This is when music was fun. Watching it makes me think of all the years I'd lived in hell holes writing songs,performing across the nation and waiting for that one hit. I love the Tap and all they represent.Youth, dreams, fun, relaxing by poolside with friends, flying to the next show,having stage props, big amps, long hair,a guitar with an RPM tach on it! I love you guys!(including Rob Reiner and all drummers!) Thanks for the memories,great,acting, great songs,playing, and laughs.
A FANTASTIC TRACK FROM ONE OF THE TRUE GREATS OF ALL TIME. I ONCE MET MR.SMALLS IN AUSTIN AND WAS SIMPLY FLOORED BY AWESOMENESS. HIS PET PANTHER ATE BOA CONSTRICTORS IN ITS OWN HOTEL ROOM WITH A VIEW. THE FABRICS WERE, WELL, ALL LEATHER AND THE FURNITURE WAS WOMEN OF VARIOUS KINDS. WHAT AN AMAZING TALENT!!
BEST R&R Mockumentary EVER! Remb. seeing it in 1984 and still love😍 it to this day! Just can't decide which song I like better - Hellhole vs. Stonehenge!😉
If it weren’t spinal tap we would not have bands like ugly kid joe , anthrax , green jello , GWAR, primus . And movies like School of Rock , Rock Star, Airheads , Waynes World and Rock of Ages
So…. We just had a roof leak that destroyed two rooms worth of drywall and this song came to mind…. This song is my life. Thank God it got me laughing hysterically instead of crying.
Viv's death was faked. In the mid-80s Tap owed loads of money to charities, but it was learned that only Viv Savage's name was spelled correctly on the contracts. Thus, Viv was the only legally responsible party. And so it was: Viv dies, having broke his own employment agreement with Tap by lying about drumming. As a result, Tap were absolved of all debt, even recouping Viv's estate and life insurance payout as business expenses by claiming damages. He still plays for The Tap remotely via morse code.
You look like the kinda person that wouldn't even have the goddamn common courtesy to give a person a reach around! I'll be watching you! - R. L. Ermey, Full Metal Jacket
The film was the perfect spoof of the rock documentaries of the 70s, and this video (unintentionally?) turned out to be the perfect spoof of the MTV 80s.
Soundgarden filmed one of their live shows from 1989/90 and released it as "Louder Than Live." One of the songs they performed was a medley of "Big Bottom" and Cheech & Chong's "Earache My Eye."
I think Spinal Tap should play at the Super Bowl.
It's a step down for a class act like this one, mate...
Olympics
they had a longer and more successful carrer than NWA and Trot DMC.
They would be booked for the super bowl but wind up playing a high school basketball game
Excellent idea!
Spinal Tap deserves to be in the Rock -n- roll hall of Fame.
Amen to that!
Nah they are too good to be in that piss stain of a Hall of Fame.
@@dsfddsgh thank you! any hall of fame that has dave matthews band in it but not Iron Maiden is no true hall of fame.
They are in my personal hall of fame, that's for sure ! They are the best at what they do !
Any HoF that doesn’t include Weird Al or Spinal Tap shouldn’t exist.
I think what made Spinal Tap so funny was the fact that, if you didn't know, you'd think they were a real band. The songs were genuinely catchy and their image was spot on. I think Ozzy once said that he didn't get the joke at first because it all looked so real!
Jez Creed Their songs were better than 90% of the "real" Metal bands. Brilliant concepts and great lyrics along with great hooks! Long live TAP !!!
+Jez Creed they are a real band, but they aren't real people.
+Jez Creed Their lyrics certainly weren't any worse than songs by bands like Def Leppard or White Snake.
+NatashaY94 I think Spinal Tap's drummers had it a little worse than Def Leppard's.
+Jez Creed ummmm , sorry they WERE a real band andALL of them are accomplished musicians
When you make music this good and it's a spoof. I'm calling you a genius!!
I heard they learned their instruments (became musicians) specifically for Spinal Tap. If so, that would seem to indcate something like genius or savant ability.
Nigel Tufnel just kills it with his solo! 🤘🏻🎸⚡ I always crank my speakers up to 11 when it's his turn.
“Nigel Tufnel, lead guitar!!!”
Well his solos are his trade-mark!!
Why not just make 10 louder?
@@wolfinndnclothing Because it's not 11.
Our sauna thermostat goes to 11. It's made by Saunatec in Finland. Someone there must be a fan.
Every place I’ve been employed.. this song has always popped in my head.
Yes Hellhole and and we got to get out of this place by the animals
You clean public toilets for a living huh. Radical.
I work at Home Depot in garden and whenever we work on the mulch line I sing "Working on the MULCH LINE"
Nobody gets it lol
Welcome to Skellefteå
Sounds like a YOU problem and not the employer
"Know where you stand in a Hell Hole, folks lend a hand in a Hell Hole."
Always loved that line. :)
Why you always gotta show some love to your Hell Hole!
@@johnhareiel5118 lol :)
That's the line that gets me too.
It's not true
"...BUM cakes - my girl's GOT 'em..."
That ending with the skeleton arm is the most ridiculous thing i've ever seen. I love it.
And yet how many legit heavy metal acts had giant skulls with horns on stage and skeletons etc. lol. What makes TAP so freaking perfect is that they absolutely nailed reality so well. It's just genius.
You know they actually used Nigels real bones to film it, or at least what it would look like without his skin.
Every 80s hard rock /metal cliche they nailed it.
@@johnhareiel5118 Should have been green bones!
@@tomy.1846 glow-in-the-dark bones specifically lol
Tap for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!
I can’t imagine anyone having more fun making a movie than the Spinal Tap cast & crew.
Maybe Caddyshack! That production was legendary.
2023 and this song is still holding up. Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer) looks like he could easily slip into Foghat
and no one would think twice about it.
Ha ha, Foghat!
spinal tap are better than many of the mainstream musicians.
And to think these guys are talented enough that if they'd chosen to, they could have been a real band. Their music really is that good! Kind of funny, huh?
@@mikekean8344 I agree, but I would still be hesitant to be their drummer.
nature freak 😂
I absolutely agree. Particularly the popular "musicians" these days who literally can't even play a musical instrument!! They rely totally on computer programs to create the beat, the melody, the harmony...the whole shebang! Ridiculous!
Every time I see comments like this it makes me wanna scream, because you really have to ignore the wealth of incredibly talented artistes out there just to make this really retarded point.
I think every band should play at least one Spinal Tap song at every concert.
yeah, i agree. that sounds fair
Theres another album or two right there - different bands playing Tap covers.. the ultimate tail wagging dog moment. it should happen when they're inducted into the R&R hall of fame.
I think what made them so good is the fact that they had to cram a twenty year career into two hours. From Cups and Cakes to Hellhole, it spanned a make believe timeline and make believe band that changed with the times. Great comedy, great music.
Principle skinner is one hell of a bad ass bass player
"I'm flashing back into my pan," is the best line in any song ever.
+warehouselarry I could agree more! I'm rather fond of "the kitchen smells of boiling snails"
Pan. Best. Line. Ever.
Said everyone ever
It's pretty good. Elicits a smile every time.
I don't know man... Lick my love pump really ties the room together.
I remember buying "Break like the Wind" about 30 years ago and blasting it in my car for months... Spinal Tap forever!
"Break like the Wind" is such an amazing song!!
You both need to go back to Bitch School!
The epic skeleton arm that comes in and wipes out the band at the end gets me every time..
Another stunning episode of Rock Majesty from the best band ever! The lyrics are genius. "You know where you stand in a Hell Hole....Folks lend a hand in a Hell Hole" So true.
They were my fave band next to the Ruttles ❤🎸
I stopped liking The Rutles after they arrogantly claimed they were better than Rod Stewart... sacrilege...
" You know where you stand in a hell hole ". OMG, 34 yrs?! Clearly genious writing is timeless. NEVER getting old. Long after my demise, in a very distant future, it will be the laughing of my spirit you'll hear haunting you!! ~ Pap Smear ~
Lone Ranger always liked “ I’m flashin’ back into my pan !”
One of the lesser known, but more restrained, nuanced and subtle gems from ST.
It's so weird seeing anything from Tap referred to as "restrained" lol.
Just gotta love those organ stabs just before the chorus - 0:54.
Am I the only one that thinks Michael McKeon's voice sounds awesome on the chorus??' It's actually my favorite part of the song.
Was coming here to say this. His voice makes it memorable.
@@notmarr2000his voice is so rock in it. Not that chris' isn't.
The best song ever about the grass not always being greener on the other side.
This unironically slaps
Lyrics:
The window's dirty
The mattress stinks
This ain't no place to be a man
Ain't got no future
Ain't got no past
And I don't think I ever can.
The floor is filthy
The walls are thin
The wind in howling in my face
The rats are peeling
I'm loosing ground
Can't seem to join the human race.
I'm living in a hell hole
Don't want to stay in this hell hole
Don't want to die in this hell hole
Girl, get me out of this hell hole.
I rode the jet stream
I hit the top
I'm eating steak and lobster tails
The sauna's drafty
The pool's too hot
The kitchen stinks of boiling snails.
The tax man's coming
The butler quit
This ain't no place t be a man
I'm going back to where I started
I'm flashing back into my pan.
It's better in a hell hole
You know where you stand in a hell hole
Folks lend a hand in a hell hole
Girl, get me back to my hell hole
holy hell that chord progression at the end is musical genius
It really is! If you like that, you may want to check out "On an Island" by David Gilmour which employs the same movement in its chorus.
@@jakekeys88music Thanks just listened to it, and glad I did!
@@jakekeys88music he says its a coincidence but rvbrybody knows Gilmour stole it from the Tap.
Spinal Tap-The best Rock and Roll heavy metal band that never was. These guys are just absolutely great. It is hard enough to play in a band without having to make it tongue-in-cheek and they are actors.
thing is, it now is. years after they made the movies and videos and stuff, they formed and toured.
One of my all-time favorite songs! And that's no tongue-in-cheek.
Fuck this song is such hard rocking stuff!!! The chorus when David St. Hubbins comes in screaming, "Hell Hole"!! It might be just a comedic song, but it gives me shivers when they sing that harmony!
one of the coolest vocals in heavy!
I'm not kidding, Nigel's solo was so hot it actually set off my fire alarm.
The Rutles and Spinal Tap. Both made pop/rock songs that were better than a lot of their peers
Spinal Tap is one of my all time favorites .. They are among all the top band`s in my record collection. I can`t wait till Spinal Tap appears on TV again. I celebrate !
They don't make quality movies like this anymore. Hollywood is dead.💔
Never heard the full song before. "Folks lend a hand" almost made me spit out my drink.
how could this NOT put a smile on your face?
I LOVE how some of the lines in the film have crept into everyday usage. If you say to anyone, "Crank it up to 11 on the xyz dial", they'll immediately know what you mean, even if they haven't seen the movie.
None more black.
I play this at the end of my night shifts.
This would sound better if it were recorded in Doubly.
In Dublin?
Cheers!
Danny Eglen Dolby
You seen the film?
Please make sure the Drummer's kiosk is provided with Emergency Spill Soak Up gear and First Aid Kit!
Best band ever to get second billing to a puppet show .
Harry Shears' face singing the chorus....."Hell Hole"....brilliant!
"Folks lend a hand in a hell hole." So true.
This is my apt back in 81-82 on carroll ave in Dallas tx 🤘💀💀😂
The movie that is a must watch for any rock n roll band trying to make it in the music business. 😆
I can speak from experience. Anyone who has played in a band has had their share of Spinal Tap moments. This shit is for real. 🤣🤘
This is when music was fun. Watching it makes me think of all the years I'd lived in hell holes writing songs,performing across the nation and waiting for that one hit. I love the Tap and all they represent.Youth, dreams, fun, relaxing by poolside with friends, flying to the next show,having stage props, big amps, long hair,a guitar with an RPM tach on it! I love you guys!(including Rob Reiner and all drummers!) Thanks for the memories,great,acting, great songs,playing, and laughs.
"I'm flashing back into my pan"....That's brilliant
I always play this on repeat when it's been "One of them days". Spinal Top Rocks! Turn It Up To 11!
A FANTASTIC TRACK FROM ONE OF THE TRUE GREATS OF ALL TIME. I ONCE MET MR.SMALLS IN AUSTIN AND WAS SIMPLY FLOORED BY AWESOMENESS. HIS PET PANTHER ATE BOA CONSTRICTORS IN ITS OWN HOTEL ROOM WITH A VIEW. THE FABRICS WERE, WELL, ALL LEATHER AND THE FURNITURE WAS WOMEN OF VARIOUS KINDS. WHAT AN AMAZING TALENT!!
The riffs are solid
Great song from the best band EVER
Class haha love tap
This is The Classic Spinal Tap Lineup Too!
Bobbi Fleckman, Polymer Records, the hostess with the mostest you know you know. You don't talk so much, just stand there and look smart.
The skeleton arm coming in at the end wiping the band out always gets me!
BEST R&R Mockumentary EVER! Remb. seeing it in 1984 and still love😍 it to this day! Just can't decide which song I like better - Hellhole vs. Stonehenge!😉
R.I.P. to drummer Ric Parnell
They never recovered fully after the loss of "Stumpy" Joe Peeps.
This is the best spinal tap video. They look like a great band in the bedroom scenes
As a young kid, realizing Derek the bass player was the voice of Mr Burns and principal Skinner meant the stars were aligned😊
got his own radio show, pretty cool.
If it weren’t spinal tap we would not have bands like ugly kid joe , anthrax , green jello , GWAR, primus .
And movies like School of Rock , Rock Star, Airheads , Waynes World and Rock of Ages
this is my theme song for my job lol
Mine too...I'm on a highway to exceldor foods ltd..
I can only then recommend you shove this Jay Oh Bee by cannabis and biz markee
Spinal tap is the true kings!!
Love this song so much!!
Spinal Tarp: BEST BAND EVAH!
“We are such fans of your music and all of your records. I'm not speaking of yours personally, but the whole genre of the rock and roll.”
That is a man. I've caught Tap several times in concert, they do great for beginning as a gag band for a movie!
I caught Tap at a concert once. Doctor prescribed some medication and I had to avoid toothpicks for a week. I'm fine now
Mr. Burns on bass. Epic.
It's so perfect it's not even parody
I keep saying it - Spinal Tap are one of the greatest rock bands ever
love Spinal Tap. anything this crew is in rocks!
I wonder if that midget taxman chasing Nigel was the same midget who was in danger of trampling on the band's Stonehenge stage monument.
Dwarf STAR
That was me!
the most under rated band of the 80s, possible of all time
Derek Smalls - probably one of the top 10 bassists of all time - really makes this song rock.
The peak of David and Nigel's songwriting. They shan't have made a better song together.
Great song in its entirety
This is pure gold, I think I can hear Accept, Dio and Kiss with all their clichés being rightfully ridiculed
Especially Kiss. They’re a disgrace
@@RollerCoasterLineProductions completely agree
You know where you stand in a hell hole.
Folks lend a hand in a hell hole.
This song is more timely than ever.
"You know where you stand in a hell hole" ......epic line!!
These dudes are the greatest!
My Lord, the 5th Baron Haden-Guest of Saling on vocals and guitar.
"Girl get me out of this HELL Hole.........
Girl get me back to my HELL Hole......
Great lyrics!
Whoever picked that wig for Micheal McKean was a genius.
The soundtrack is a STRONG album!
So…. We just had a roof leak that destroyed two rooms worth of drywall and this song came to mind…. This song is my life. Thank God it got me laughing hysterically instead of crying.
I think Spinal Tap needs a sequel
Happy to see no drummers disappeared in a poof of smoke during the making of this video.
Viv's death was faked. In the mid-80s Tap owed loads of money to charities, but it was learned that only Viv Savage's name was spelled correctly on the contracts. Thus, Viv was the only legally responsible party. And so it was: Viv dies, having broke his own employment agreement with Tap by lying about drumming. As a result, Tap were absolved of all debt, even recouping Viv's estate and life insurance payout as business expenses by claiming damages. He still plays for The Tap remotely via morse code.
thats crazy...i always suspected
It all makes sense now...
I had drinks with him last year In California. Great night!
He is alive and well in California. He has a great band called SEZU under his pseudonym, David Kaffinetti. Check them out!
@@KevyNova The hammond work on this is great
It's legit a good song.
This would've easily been a real song. Plenty of goofier stuff has been released by major hard rock and metal guys.
Uh...this IS a real song......
@@martyschriver It’s a real song by an “unreal” band. Really. 🙂
The work of genius as far as I can say.
Folks lend a hand in a Hellhole!
I never really thought that much about that particular line until you isolated it! Brilliant! :D
I came here to say this
You know where you stand in a..
You look like the kinda person that wouldn't even have the goddamn common courtesy to give a person a reach around! I'll be watching you! - R. L. Ermey, Full Metal Jacket
Flippin hilarious 😂
Can,t sleep😢
The film was the perfect spoof of the rock documentaries of the 70s, and this video (unintentionally?) turned out to be the perfect spoof of the MTV 80s.
The only band that even comes close to Spinal Tap is The Rutles.
This song reminds of my city-Oakland, California 😅
Chuck McGill is the man!!! I never knew Saul Goodman had such a rock star brother!
absolute best response of all time ever on the tube.
I wish Spinal Tap made more music videos.
Best song from the 80s. Don't doubt it.
My theme song for my current ‘living space’. Couldn’t be more appropriate.
Soundgarden filmed one of their live shows from 1989/90 and released it as "Louder Than Live." One of the songs they performed was a medley of "Big Bottom" and Cheech & Chong's "Earache My Eye."