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03 Aug 2009

favourite Spinal Tap quote/scene

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Posted By : Rob Redfern, Black Rose,more flange..and more cowbell.. | Comments : 20

ok so me and Viking frequently blogjack and quote this movie(well its often appropriate to but.....)

apart from the these go to eleven scene we can take as read cos its awesome

what are your fave bits/quotes

for me in no particular order:

the air force base bit from "although i shouldnt complain too much my hairs getting a little long, better not stand too close theyll think im part of the band" up to the wireless malfunction

the bit at the very end "id like to work in a hat shop "i dunno what are the hours"

have a good time ....all of the time

i was given this napkin "forget that f*** the napkin!"

"its just that their appeal is becoming more selective"

Artie Fufkin.

"theyre closer than brothers" which then cuts to them having a screaming match in the studio

etc etc

Comments

# Posted by G-IT-22 - 03/08/2009, 15:45 (GMT)

My strings go up to 11 .......oh thats a RobDog quote about my choice of strings ... ;-)

...also try to watch A mighty Wind (a country/folk version) and Best in show(a dog show version) with all the Tap guys.......did you see the episode of X Files with Mike Mckean(St Hubbins) where he swopped bodies with Mulder and kept trying it on with Scully ...class stuff ......have i vered off the point here ????

# Posted by Scott - Metalleeka - 03/08/2009, 15:49 (GMT)

"this one's called lick my lovepump"

"in what way is smell the glove sexist?" LOL

# Posted by G-IT-22 - 03/08/2009, 15:50 (GMT)

Posted by Scott - Metalleeka - 03/08/2009, 15:49 (GMT)
"this one's called lick my lovepump
.in C minor the sadddest of all keys !!!

# Posted by delete 79 - 03/08/2009, 15:55 (GMT)

one of my fave films

"i think the problem is that there was a stone henge monument on stage that was in danger of being trampled on by two dwarves!"

"fuck the napkin" - classic!

i love the whole argumnent scene

"he cant play the fucking guitar!"

"too much fuckin perspective!"

"luke warm water"

all classic quotes

# Posted by MOTHERS RUIN - 03/08/2009, 16:01 (GMT)

Dobly ..............

# Posted by delete 79 - 03/08/2009, 16:03 (GMT)

haha i cant stop laughing about this now

"still got the little tagger on it!"

if you get the dvd the three members of tap have done an audio commentry its possibly funnier than the bloody film!!!

# Posted by Ian from Bolton - 03/08/2009, 16:07 (GMT)

Spinal Tap was the first DVD I ever bought.

Nigel StHubbins' wife looked just like the wife of a guy I used to be in a band with a VERY long time ago.. She worked in exactly the same way as that woman and by coincidence, the rest of us knew her as YOKO, too. Never give the wives a vote if they aren't in the band. She used to turn the rest of the band down on the mixing desk. It brings me out in a rash watching her!!!

It's all going in the book!!!

# Posted by MOTHERS RUIN - 03/08/2009, 16:20 (GMT)

Posted by The Kerbcrawlers - 03/08/2009, 16:07 (GMT)

Nigel StHubbins'
........................??????? tut tut Ian E

# Posted by Macleod - 03/08/2009, 17:25 (GMT)

"You can't dust for vomit"

"How more black could it be? the answer is none, none more black"

"This is the Gibson Les Paul custom 3 pick up, listen to the sustain on that?" " I can't hear anything" " no but you would if it was plugged in. You could go for a bite and that one would still be singing"

# Posted by viking - 03/08/2009, 17:58 (GMT)

this has to be up with the great genius quotes of all time?

# Posted by Rob Redfern, Black Rose,more f... - 03/08/2009, 18:28 (GMT)

i think Ian Faith is really funny, goodness knows which band managers hes based on but the casting of that guy is spot on

"in the topsy turvy world of heavy rock having a solid piece of wood comes in handy"

# Posted by Steve Dixon (The Subliminals) - 03/08/2009, 18:30 (GMT)

My fave bit:

"I don't think the problem was that the band was down... I think the problem may have been that there was a Stone'enge monument on the stage that was in danger of being crushed... by a dwarf. That tended to understate the hugeness of the object"

"well maybe we just fix the choreography... keep the dwarves clear..."

"what d'you mean?"

"so they won't trod upon it..."

"I don't think that's the issue..."

--------------------------------

Oh, and then there's:

"if i've told them once, i've told them a thousand times, put 'Spinal Tap' first and 'Puppet Show' last... we've got a big dressing room"

"oh, we've got a bigger dressing room than the puppets?"

and then... "on the bass... Derek Smalls... he wrote this"

(which sounds less like an introduction, and more like blame)

oh, and Nigel picking up a violin during his big guitar solo (a la Jimmy Page), scraping it across the strings then stopping to tune it

oh, and Derek getting stuck in the pod...

"there's a fine line between clever and... "

"..and stupid"

"wanker... they were still booing him when we came on"

# Posted by Rob Redfern, Black Rose,more f... - 03/08/2009, 18:31 (GMT)

"i tell you what the problem is this twisted old fruit here"

"could you play a slow number so i can dance" then cuts to them playing Sex Farm :-)

"were not gonna play a freeform jazz odyssey in front of a festival crowd" then cuts to them playing a freeform jazz odyssey in front of a festival crowd...........

Derek Smalls is comedy gold.

# Posted by delete 79 - 03/08/2009, 19:39 (GMT)

another classic line from marti di bergi at the beginning

"i was blown away, by their punctuality!" hahaha

"shit sandwich"

haha

# Posted by Rob Redfern, Black Rose,more f... - 03/08/2009, 20:15 (GMT)

damn ben how i could i forget that

"it was merely a two word review....shit sandwich"

# Posted by Steve Dixon (The Subliminals) - 03/08/2009, 20:24 (GMT)

lol... the NME reviewed a Paul Weller single in the early 90's with those two words... it just said 'shit sandwich'

# Posted by Dave Smither - 03/08/2009, 21:12 (GMT)

"After listening to this album the question must be asked, on which day did God make Spinal Tap, and why couldn't he have rested then instead."

# Posted by Asparagus Now - 04/08/2009, 05:57 (GMT)

Classic moment...

# Posted by bassdude - Kingpin - 05/08/2009, 01:30 (GMT)

has anybody seen the film - 'anvil'?....
the first half is pure spinal....the 'tour' round europe...
some of it even made me think...i've been there!
after that it gets a bit sentimental...but still a good watch!

# Posted by Rob Redfern, Black Rose,more f... - 07/08/2009, 20:22 (GMT)

TAP into america

that anvil movie is great

just thought of another Tap quote

"are we gonna do stonehenge tomorrow night"

and

the listen to the flower people and gimme some money clip especially absolutely inspired comedy

and

"theyre now residing in the where are they now file"

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