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==Lyrics==


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==Credits==
|title = Wild Thing (unreleased cover)
* Written by: '''[[Chip Taylor]]''' (James Wesley Voight)
|writer = '''[[Chip Taylor]]''' (James Wesley Voight)
|performer = [[Elvis Costello]] & [[The Attractions]] <small>(1986-7)</small>
<br> [[Elvis Costello]] & [[The Brodsky Quartet]] as a snippet in [[Rocking Horse Road]] <small> (2009)</small>
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==Performances==
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This song is '''unreleased''' by Elvis Costello, but he has '''[[Performances of Wild Thing|performed]]''' it in concert, mainly in 1986.
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|first = [[Concert 1986-10-04 Los Angeles|October 4, 1986, Los Angeles, CA]]
|last = [[Concert 2011-11-10 Amsterdam|November 10, 2011, Amsterdam, Netherlands]]
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==Recordings==
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* [[The Wild Ones]], A-side of single, 1965
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* '''[[The Troggs]]''', A-side of single, 1966
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* [[The Kingsmen]], on '''Up And Away''', 1966
 
* [[The Standells]], on '''The Hot Ones!''', 1966
{{song covers
* [[The Ventures]], on '''Wild Things!''', 1966
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* [[Manfred Mann]], on '''What A Mann''', 1968
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* [[Jimi Hendrix]], on '''Historic Performances Recorded At The Monterey Pop Festival''', 1970
 
* [[The Runaways]], on '''Live In Japan''', 1977
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* [[X]], A-side of single, 1984
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* [[Sam Kinison]], on '''Have You Seen Me Lately?''', 1990
| year = 1965
* [[Cheap Trick]], on the '''Encino Man''' soundtrack, 1992
| band = The Wild Ones
* [[Kermit The Frog]], on '''Kermit Unpigged''', 1995
| info = A-side of single
* [[Hank Williams Jr.]], on '''Hog Wild''', 1995
| link = [https://www.allmusic.com/song/wild-thing-mt0029743924 AllMusic] {{-}} [https://www.discogs.com/master/1104994-The-Wild-Ones-Wild-Thing-Just-Cant-Cry-Anymore Discogs] }}
* [[Chip Taylor]], on '''Hit Man''', 1996
 
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| year = 1966
| band = '''[[The Troggs]]'''
| info = A-side of single
| link =  [https://www.allmusic.com/song/wild-thing-mt0004413498 AllMusic] {{-}} [https://www.discogs.com/master/107406-The-Troggs-Wild-Thing Discogs] }}
 
{{rboa
| year = 1966
| band = The Kingsmen
| info = ''Up And Away''
| link =  [https://www.allmusic.com/album/up-and-away-mw0000104312 AllMusic] {{-}} [https://www.discogs.com/master/301702-The-Kingsmen-Up-And-Away Discogs]  }}
 
{{rboa
| year = 1966
| band = The Standells
| info = ''The Hot Ones!''
| link = [https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-hot-ones%21-mw0000114879 AllMusic] {{-}} [https://www.discogs.com/master/232993-The-Standells-The-Hot-Ones Discogs] {{-}} {{Amazon|asin= B000003GXI}}  }}
 
{{rboa
| year = 1966
| band = The Ventures
| info = ''Wild Things!''
| link =  [https://www.allmusic.com/album/wild-things%21-mw0000857290 AllMusic] {{-}} {{Amazon|asin= B014Q3N0XK}} }}


==Bootlegs==
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*''This section is incomplete.''
| year = 1968
| band = Manfred Mann
| info = ''What A Mann''
| link = [https://www.allmusic.com/album/what-a-mann-mw0000739939 AllMusic] {{-}} [https://www.discogs.com/master/478197-Manfred-Mann-What-A-Mann Discogs] {{-}} {{Amazon|asin= B01ABBOTI6 }} }}


|}
{{rboa
| year = 1970
| band = [[Jimi Hendrix|The Jimi Hendrix Experience]]
| info = ''Historic Performances Recorded At The Monterey Pop Festival''
| link = [https://www.discogs.com/master/154892-Otis-Redding-The-Jimi-Hendrix-Experience-Historic-Performances-Recorded-At-The-Monterey-Internationa Discogs] {{-}} {{Amazon|asin= B005Z3GCPE}} }}
 
{{rboa
| year = 1977
| band = The Runaways
| info = ''Live In Japan''
| link = [https://www.allmusic.com/album/live-in-japan-mw0000740537 AllMusic ] {{-}} [https://www.discogs.com/master/87939-The-Runaways-%E3%82%B6%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%8A%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4%E3%82%BA-Live-In-Japan-%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%96-%E3%82%B6%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%8A%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4%E3%82%BA%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3 Discogs] {{-}} {{Amazon|asin= B0000DZGTZ }} }}
 
{{rboa
| year = 1984
| band = [[X (band)|X]]
| info = A-side of single
| link = [https://www.discogs.com/master/52636-X-Wild-Thing Discogs] }}
 
{{rboa
| year = 1990
| band = Sam Kinison
| info = ''Have You Seen Me Lately?''
| link =  [https://www.allmusic.com/album/have-you-seen-me-lately--mw0000196671 AllMusic] {{-}} [https://www.discogs.com/master/306432-Sam-Kinison-Have-You-Seen-Me-Lately Discogs] {{-}} {{Amazon|asin= B002UPQ23C}} }}
 
{{rboa
| year = 1992
| band = [[Cheap Trick]]
| info = ''Encino Man'': Music From The Soundtrack
| link = [https://www.discogs.com/master/441680-Various-Encino-Man-Music-From-The-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack Discogs] {{-}} {{Amazon|asin= B000000OC0 }} }}
 
{{rboa
| year = 1995
| band = Kermit The Frog
| info = ''Kermit Unpigged''
| link = [https://www.allmusic.com/album/kermit-unpigged-mw0000115762 AllMusic] {{-}}  [https://www.discogs.com/release/3620901-Kermit-Unpigged Discogs] {{-}} {{Amazon|asin= B0000037PY}} }}
 
{{rboa
| year = 1995
| band = Hank Williams Jr.
| info = ''Hog Wild''
| link =  [https://www.allmusic.com/album/hog-wild-mw0000122155 AllMusic] {{-}} [https://www.discogs.com/master/752391-Hank-Williams-Jr-Hog-Wild Discogs] {{-}} {{Amazon|asin= B000000D9G }}  }}
 
{{rboa
| year = 1996
| band = [[Chip Taylor]]
| info = ''Hit Man''
| link = [https://www.allmusic.com/album/hit-man-mw0000080932 AllMusic] {{-}}  [https://www.discogs.com/master/1688278-Chip-Taylor-Hit-Man Discogs] {{-}} {{Amazon|asin= B00000200Z}} }}


==Internal links==  
==[[Special:WhatLinksHere/Wild Thing |Internal links]]==  
*[[Performances of Wild Thing]]
*[[Template:Wild Thing |Lyrics]]


==External links==  
==External links==
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Thing_(The_Troggs_song) Wikipedia]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Thing_(The_Troggs_song) Wikipedia]


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Revision as of 14:59, 21 February 2023

Wild thing
You make my heart sing
You make everything groovy
Wild thing

Wild thing, I think I love you
But I wanna know for sure
So come on and hold me tight
I love you

Wild thing
You make my heart sing
You make everything groovy
Wild thing

Wild thing, I think you move me
But I wanna know for sure
So come on and hold me tight
You move me

Wild thing
You make my heart sing
You make everything groovy
Wild thing

Come on, come on, wild thing
Shake it, shake it, wild thing

Wild Thing (unreleased cover)
Written byChip Taylor (James Wesley Voight)
Performed byElvis Costello & The Attractions (1986-7)
Elvis Costello & The Brodsky Quartet as a snippet in Rocking Horse Road (2009)
Category:Unreleased covers1999-00-00 live.jpg


Recordings by other artists

 Artist  Year  Release  Links
 The Wild Ones  1965  A-side of single  AllMusic  •  Discogs
 The Troggs  1966  A-side of single  AllMusic  •  Discogs
 The Kingsmen  1966  Up And Away  AllMusic  •  Discogs
 The Standells  1966  The Hot Ones!  AllMusic  •  Discogs  •  Amazon
 The Ventures  1966  Wild Things!  AllMusic  •  Amazon
 Manfred Mann  1968  What A Mann  AllMusic  •  Discogs  •  Amazon
 The Jimi Hendrix Experience  1970  Historic Performances Recorded At The Monterey Pop Festival  Discogs  •  Amazon
 The Runaways  1977  Live In Japan  AllMusic  •  Discogs  •  Amazon
 X  1984  A-side of single  Discogs
 Sam Kinison  1990  Have You Seen Me Lately?  AllMusic  •  Discogs  •  Amazon
 Cheap Trick  1992  Encino Man: Music From The Soundtrack  Discogs  •  Amazon
 Kermit The Frog  1995  Kermit Unpigged  AllMusic  •  Discogs  •  Amazon
 Hank Williams Jr.  1995  Hog Wild  AllMusic  •  Discogs  •  Amazon
 Chip Taylor  1996  Hit Man  AllMusic  •  Discogs  •  Amazon

Internal links

External links

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