All The Way Home - Spinal Tap 1984

All The Way Home scene from Spinal Tap

[kanemura]

"If she's not on the 5:19, then I'm gonna know what sorrow means"
- Written by a 7 and an 8 year old

[Nick-zusn]

I've always thought that the genius of that scene is, the song they deride as simplistic and their first...is better than any of the ones they play as a band in the movie. lol GENIUS.

[ennbee]

"Goodnight Springton, there will be no encores".

[EdJacobson]

Michael McKean is a national treasure. The man's range as an actor is incredible. That's brother Chuck from Better Call Saul right there!

[joshuaandtheruins]

I love this clip so much, especially the artistic timidity they absolutely nail. "Oof Maybe some black coffee." It's a phenomenal musical and acting performance for a fleeting bit in the film.

[coveredinbass]

Love that they actually play and write catchy songs, thats part of what makes the humor so good.

[MrBiggysmalls]

The smile his face tells you it’s improv, and it’s working. Love this part.

[meanmreen]

It‘s easy to overlook some of these great little moments so packed with humour and personality. They ooze substance. It’s so believable when they are trying to recollect the lyrics to the song, I have to constantly remind myself that these characters are just fictitious. Laugh every time 😅

[MyFlippinValentine]

Always assumed that this was a parody of One After 909, which was one of the first songs written by the Beatles

[BlueMHart]

Love how well the improv nature of this scene works here. The actors are trying to make up a song on the spot (or more likely, they already had a vague idea and are trying to recall what they sang in previous takes), while the characters are trying to recall a song on the spot, and it comes across perfectly.

[EscuchaYcalla]

I can't believe how good this song is... I was watching the movie and thinking "Hey! It's good!"

[TheEagleofSteel]

It's incredible to think that all those years later he started a law firm then died in a house fire.

[glassonion]

I love their genius. At such a very young age, they wrote this. That even tops John and Paul. They were teenagers whereas David and Nigel were much younger.

[manlymcstud]

one of the best scenes because they're not being overly silly, just very regular guys.

[jimvac]

Spinal Tap is truly one of the greatest rock and roll bands of all time. Smell the Glove was ahead of its time.

[BanjoLuke]

As a documentary about the music industry and its evolution over time, this film is without peer.
It somehow works even better for being centred on a band of which I have never heard.
As a film about a tour, I would place it above Stop Making Sense, largely for its honesty.

[fishbone]

I have seen this movie 30+ times over the years and I always find something new.

Also, as a wink and a nod to this flick, my youngest child is named Nigel.

[nickchambers]

This is honestly one of the best songs featured in the film

[mattpope]

I’ve seen comments even from UK fans who at first didn’t believe these guys are American. 🇬🇧 🇺🇸

[dave]

The joke is that the first song they ever wrote as kids was the only good song they ever wrote.