The Jimi Hendrix Experience gave a dramatic performance of the song, at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967: in the documentary "Monterey Pop", Jimi Hendrix lit his guitar on fire at the song's conclusion. The version was also included on the compilation album "The Ultimate Experience". That same year, the novelty team of Senator Bobby released a version of "Wild Thing". Sung by comedian Bill Minkin in the verbal style of Democratic Senator Bobby Kennedy while a recording engineer is heard giving instructions, the stammering single charted at number 20 in the United States. The flip side featured "Senator Everett McKinley" (an impression of Republican Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen) doing the same song; the initial voiceover by the recording engineer encourages Senator Bobby to respond to his "hit single" (the Senator Everett McKinley version also had some radio airplay at the time). The songs were credited to The Hardly-Worthit Players, and the Senator Bobby version was included as a bonus track on reissues of their 1966 Parkway LP called "The Hardly-Worthit Report" (the rest of the album is a comedic takeoff on the NBC national news broadcast "The Huntley-Brinkley Report"). The Goodies, a British comedy trio, released a version on their album The New Goodies LP in December 1975. The Runaways included a live rendition of the song on their live in Japan 1977 album with their drummer Sandy West on vocals.