'Wild Thing' cover was No. 1 hit
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Today's Morning Edition music is from the infamous rendition of "Wild Thing" by the Troggs, which was recorded 50 years ago this week.
It would eventually make it to No. 1 on the pop charts.
This is actually a cover version. It was originally recorded a year earlier by a New York-based band called The Wild Ones. Their version was not a hit.
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