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Reginald Maurice Ball (12 June 1941 – 4 February 2013), known professionally as Reg Presley, was an English singer-songwriter. He was the lead singer with the 1960s rock and roll band The Troggs, whose hits included "Wild Thing" and "With a Girl Like You" (the reached number one in the US and the UK respectively). Ball wrote the song "Love Is All Around", which featured in the film Four Weddings and a Funeral.
Presley, whose stage name was given to him in 1965 by the New Musical Express journalist and publicist Keith Altham, was born in Andover, Hampshire. He joined the building trade on leaving school and became a bricklayer. He kept at this occupation until "Wild Thing" entered the UK Singles Chart in 1966. It reached No. 2 in the U.K., and No. 1 in the US, selling five million copies.
Presley wrote the hits "With a Girl Like You", "I Can't Control Myself" and "Love Is All Around". Wet Wet Wet's 1994 cover of the latter song stayed at No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart for fifteen weeks. Presley used his royalties from that cover to fund research subjects such as alien spacecraft, lost civilisations, alchemy, and crop circles, and outlined his findings in the book Wild Things They Don't Tell Us, published in October 2002.
Reg Died one day after the anniversary of Buddy Holly and record Producer Joe Meek.... Spooky.. Really superb love song written by Reg. RIP
This video details the death of singer Reg Presley!
Reg Presley (born Reginald Maurice Ball; 12 June 1941 -- 4 February 2013) was an English singer-songwriter. He was best known as the lead singer with prominent 1960s rock and roll band The Troggs. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/WdJ36u Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRealBestOf Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheRealBestOf
Reg Presley shares his thoughts on crop circles, accompanied by Nick Knowles and Andy Kershaw atop Barbury Castle in Wiltshire. Broadcast in 1994 as part of 'Ridge Riders'.
A.M. TV Interview With Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) and Reg Presley (The Troggs), 25.06.1990 Clips from The Troggs, Rolling Stones, The Beatles deleted by copyright. https://www.tullianos.com/ http://jethrotull.proboards.com/
[Video] Reg Presley & Chip Taylor - Wild Thing [totp2] (Wiggy St Helens UK 2008)
Performed under the baton of Tracy Videon at the Melbourne Rainbow Band's concert "For Weddings and a Funeral". 7:30pm 17th September 2016 at Saint John's Church.
Reg talks about his visit to a Wet Wet Wet Gig and a bit about crop circles. He was opening the first Phone Shop to open in Andover.
Live from the BBC This video is made by : Hans-Jorn Jakobsen.
The Troggs live in Paderborn am 03.05.2008, Zusammenschnitt
Reginald Maurice Ball (12 June 1941 – 4 February 2013), known professionally as Reg Presley, was an English singer-songwriter. He was the lead singer with the 1960s rock and roll band The Troggs, whose hits included "Wild Thing" and "With a Girl Like You" (the reached number one in the US and the UK respectively). Ball wrote the song "Love Is All Around", which featured in the film Four Weddings and a Funeral.
Presley, whose stage name was given to him in 1965 by the New Musical Express journalist and publicist Keith Altham, was born in Andover, Hampshire. He joined the building trade on leaving school and became a bricklayer. He kept at this occupation until "Wild Thing" entered the UK Singles Chart in 1966. It reached No. 2 in the U.K., and No. 1 in the US, selling five million copies.
Presley wrote the hits "With a Girl Like You", "I Can't Control Myself" and "Love Is All Around". Wet Wet Wet's 1994 cover of the latter song stayed at No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart for fifteen weeks. Presley used his royalties from that cover to fund research subjects such as alien spacecraft, lost civilisations, alchemy, and crop circles, and outlined his findings in the book Wild Things They Don't Tell Us, published in October 2002.
I feel it in my fingersI feel it in my toes
I love that's all arond me
and so the feeling groes
The written on the wind
it's everywhere i go
It's if you really love me
come on and let it show
Refrain:
So you know I love you
I always will
My minds made upby the way that i feel
There's no beginningther'll be no end'cause on my loveyou can depend
I see your face before meas i lay on my bed
I cannot get to thinking
of all the things you said
You gave your promise to meand I gave mine to you
I need someone beside me in everything I do
Refrain
Coda:
Got to keep it moving
It's written on the wind ohhh
everywhere i go
So if you relly love mecome on and let it show
come on and let it show
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