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Spinal Tap (stylized as Spın̈al Tap, with a dotless letter i and a metal umlaut over the n) are a fictional English heavy metal band created by the American comedians and musicians of The T.V. Show, who wrote and performed original songs as the band: Michael McKean, as the lead singer and guitarist David St. Hubbins; Christopher Guest, as the guitarist Nigel Tufnel; and Harry Shearer, as the ...
The song "Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight" is featured in the video game Guitar Hero II. When played as the encore song at the end of the career mode's second tier, the in-game band's drummer spontaneously combusts upon the song's completion, a direct reference to This Is Spinal Tap .
Harry Shearer as "Derek Smalls" (2019) Derek Albion Smalls is a fictional character played by Harry Shearer in the spoof rockumentary This Is Spinal Tap.He is the bassist for mock British heavy metal group Spinal Tap, playing alongside guitarists Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest) and David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean), as well as with a plethora of drummers and keyboardists.
Not a band to be outdone, Spinal Tap is demanding that the Trump campaign refrain from playing “Sex Farm” at their rallies. — Harry Shearer (@theharryshearer) September 6, 2024
Everything to know about 'Spinal Tap II.' Country icon Garth Brooks will appear in Spinal Tap II, according to Reiner.. Related: The Best Country Love Songs of All Time What is Spinal Tap II about ...
The songs include a range of genres, from the glam metal anthem "Bitch School" down to the skiffle satire of "All the Way Home". The title, and the album's title track, is a double entendre that combines and confuses the idiom "make like the wind" (also possibly a reference to the Christopher Cross song " Ride Like the Wind ", famously covered ...
In anticipation of the show, Rob Reiner directed a short film entitled Spinal Tap. [33] In 2009, the band released Back from the Dead to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the release of the film. [34] The album features re-recorded versions of songs featured in This Is Spinal Tap and its soundtrack, and five new songs.
The 1984 favorite, which stars Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer and Rob Reiner, helped popularize the "mockumentary" film genre and tells the story of the fictional band Spinal Tap ...