The Rutles - I Must Be In Love

[shaggybristol]

Fabulously clever , INTELLIGENT and well-observed pastiche ..... music with balls and brains!

[sinagarema]

More than a parody, just like a parallel world !!! Neil is brilliant.

[fredmila]

I like the Liverpool accent in this song

[TheAverageYoShow]

what song is this?

[Spudskie]

Eric Idle I love your work, but at least look like you know how to play the guitar!!!

[1908AnnoCatuli]

I love the way the George character taps his foot...

[YoMecanica]

Jajaja nice, they're as much not funny as the Beatles :D Hooray for Beatles

[NonInflatable]

It's impossible to take any documentary on the Beatles seriously now.

Fabulous pastiche of the Fab Four's music by Neil Innes.

Leggy Mountbatten for PM....

[Darbyjack]

meh

[beatlesfan68]

it was the trousers...they were rather...um....tight....

[adam200487]

Dirk, Nasty, Stig and Barry, the pre-Fab 4

[Ihavearubbersoulforu]

lol i rememeber seeing this on comedy central around 1995. I am a big beatles fan and this was such a joy to see. Its amazing how they made all the parodies sound so good.

[harpo103]

I love how he says luv.

[TheAverageYoShow]

same lol

[angusyoung2013]

....It was the trousers.......

[jespis]

This is my breakfast song!

[TheBandTheBeetles]

Did anyone notice that between 1:15 and 1:17 there is a car in the background that is clearly not a 60s car?

[PowerSurge1000]

haha nice catch!

[YoMecanica]

Jajaja nice

[AnalogueAudio1985]

HAHA! I thought I was the only one who noticed that lol

[Mithra3712]

What's great it's that it really could be a Beatles song !!! :D

[KR3WjordanSKATER]

RUTLEMANIA

[Joes353]

Rutles forever!

Well, at least till dinner!

[tlcjr1972]

I love this song! Why can't current pop-music be like this?

[mkinstlinger]

I read in the Beatles Rough Guide that Neil Innes pretty much locked himself away for a few weeks to write these songs. Impressive..

[tuttt99]

The Rutles songs were too clever as parodies. They came off more like legitimate songs in their own right...

[segould]

The strange thing is that rutle songs like this one could be legitimate beatles songs.

[Pskov37]

George Harrison had something to do with it so no wonder they sound really good.

[ciociosan22]

ahhh..... i love it. it's my favorite movie EVER. omg. not better than the beatles. but an amazing mockumentary. the rutles will last..... a lunchtime. ;D

[BeatlesGirlXD]

I saw this movie. I loved it.

Beatles are my heroes, and the rutles are hilarious XD

[freakchic9]

I love The Rutles!

[Ringo84]

That's great! What makes it funny is the fact that it's so close to a real Beatles song and accompanying music video

[GabbiPanicHorror]

Wowo, haha,

any timeeee....quuuuwuwuwu

[WoosterFanGirlRadio]

It's ridiculous but also makes perfect sense! i mean, i lurve the song and the video is hilarious! Class act, totally.

~L~

[Intrasonus]

The Rutles are best composers than Lennon/McCartney!:)I really think they're genius

[Dirigible46]

this is better than any beatles song.

[killchiro]

that's going too far, it's easy to mock something, much harder to be the original... unless it's Britney Spears you're talking about.

[Rawego]

your insurance covers hearing aids, get one! :))

[tarkothegreat123]

eric idle is the narrator in ella enchanted Right>??

[PunkKTiLLiDiE]

my favourite! lol

[adriennelala]

fuck you rutles! this is a disgrace to the beatles!

[SirMikeyD]

I must respectfully disagree; it's so seamless a parody that although I can pick out the songs it references, there's no time to consciously identify them before the next one. You don't get that tight by accident; my point is, they had to have been huge Beatle fans to be able to shape something anywhere near this fine-grained.

Bottom line: it's a lovingly-crafted tribute, not a cheap rip.

[FritziRitz]

Right...Harrison endorsed the whole project...

[glenfenderman]

I love this one! These guys have the Beatles sound nailed down!

[nonsuchfabio]

My favorite Rutles song. Great job by these guys.

[BAYCITYROLLERBOY]

Put in THE MOP TOPS in the search,they are best Beatles tribute band!

[zonegunman]

The only other people who got as close to the Beatles sound as this were the American group the Knickerbockers on "Lies". The songs on tne Rutles film stand well on their own, not just as parodies, and Neil Innes gets Lennon's voice with just a touch of exaggeration to make the whole thing work brilliantly. This was from about 1978/9, I recall.

[itaigalgal]

love it, but it's actually not based on any song!

[ChrisYonts]

Ummm...Hard Day's Night maybe?!

[itaigalgal]

the clip is a hard day's night, but it just doesn't sound really like A hard day's night, just a little maybe.

[dubb1995]

This film is a classic. It's a tribute to The Beatles, rather than a piss take. The songs are fantastic, and this one in particular could easily have appeared on an early Beatles album. The sound,the words,the voices are all completely spot on. Genius !

[eliseweinz]

lol XD im watching about this on tv at the moment :)

[weave101]

This would work on A Hard Day's Night.

[anocneas]

haha this is actually going into my ipod.

if i find it.

its weird how the bass player is playing.

he should use a pick, like Paul McCartney.

[jhcmbl]

Happy memories, indeed.

[gafasdelsol]

Try finding Rutles tunes on i-Tunes. You're outta luck. Thanks YouTube!

[swoobtonzoop]

this song is not all that bad, it's such a great spoof on the Beatles early vibe and the whole UK invasion.

[cubuff80]

The Rutles were the first rock mockumentary, Spinal Tap was years later. "Am I in Luve? I must be in Luve"... hilarious.

[HazeyJane29]

i love the part at the tree when they stick their butts out. hahaha!

[JimMorrisonsWidow]

I know this is a spoof but sitting watching this makes me wish I'd lived in the 60's. Music was so much better back then, people who lived in that era say how grerat it was. I was born in the wrong era. Eric Idle, Neil Inness, the Monty Python ppl, you are all SUPERB! Thank you sooo much for putting this thing together, I absolutely LOVE that film and the songs.

[DSOTM7373]

that riff is definetly based off the end of a hard days night and the start of ticket to ride.

[heavnnnsent]

The Mersey Beat Lives on...The Ruttle Rock!

[mayo4904]

this song is quality!!!!!!!

vocals the twelve all brilliant!!!!!

[Spudskie]

Love the Rutles, but can Eric Idle at least attempt to look like he can play guitar? LOL

[dominiccarter77]

haha! Yeah it looks a bit naff doen't it! He can actually play guitar,but P.M had to be left handed didn't he?!

[JimMorrisonsWidow]

LMFAO I LOVE that film and I am a die hard 'Beatles fan. The songs in it are brilliant! In fact, it's the nearest sound I've heard to the Beatles, strangely enough. The Beatles were so big that they had a spoof film made about them. I don't think any other band has had that before. That film is bloody hilarious! LOL

[stratman123]

Maybe someday they'll do another "mockumentary" and give the Stones the treatment.

They could be The Gathering Moss.

With such "hits" as:

"Let's Shag Your Wife Together"

"As Beers Go Bye Bye"

"Deep Knee Squat Flash"

"Let It Scab"

"Sympathy for the Lawyer"

and "You Can't Always Get Rid of What You Dont Want"

[stratman123]

I forgot "Gimmie Tax Shelter"!

[dude52]

combo of A Hard Day's Night, and Can't Buy Me Love.

[betazzo123]

8 days a week i think

[dougedart]

Got some Ticket To Ride in there too.

[SgtPeppersGirl]

And some Can't Bye Me Love too

[CharlesCoburn]

And some of The Searchers' "When You Walk in the Room."

[gunsella]

also some 'you won't see me'.

[xanthick]

what beatles song is this like?

[Mysheep123]

00:43 - 00:45 xD

[SteveAndIdiAmin]

Rikki Fatar. Former Beach Boy.

True story!

[Rawego]

Rikki a former Beach Boy?! get outa here!

no, i mean it, get-the-fuck-outa-here! :))

[Rawego]

i feel happy! i must be in love!

[theGIN]

yes they ere making fun of beatles ,there is eric idle form monthy python

[Sukriti]

and Neil Innes was like the 7th Python, too.

[zuck21]

innes is a genious..check out his group bonzo dog band..rutles second album is excellent too

[WatchingRainbows]

This song kinda reminds me of "Victoria" by the Kinks. Anyway, gotta love the Rutles!

[nobloodyswearing]

they are great!

[Rawego]

very Dave Clark Fiveish, but better :))

[diannee]

are these guys a copy of the beatles?

Is that for real?

Somebody explained me that ..!

[enigmaticcarrot]

It's a parody. Eric Idle is Dirk McQuirkly(Paul McCartney)

Get it on Netflix, The Rutles.

[stratman123]

I've been a Rutles fan for almost 30 yrs. now! Neil is brilliant. Look for a non-Beatle parody song of his called "Hey Mister". Fantastic, although it does hint at the rhythm of "I Me Mine" at one point.

[kwagmyrefrontman]

I have Hey Mister on CD along with "Questionaire", the only two I wanted from that album.

[clubdada]

this is a very funny video!  Fabulous job posting it!

[nathankmart]

the bass solo makes it sound not like the beatles

[truemansparks]

i remember this one time you could actually buy the soundtrack i think neil innes wrote the songs good piss take of the beatles

[cuzzbin]

Its been rereleased. Got it the other day for a tenner. Thank god for HMV

[Glidescube]

the Rutles songs are actually pretty good.

[jarirusi]

I must agree. This one specially is really good song. I'm attend to buy some of them records.

[Leehoo1989]

I am a big Beatle fan myself, and I can tell How freakin' good The rutles match the beatles.. The movie is soo funny.

[geddt]

i gotta say these songs are actually really cool i think there awesome

[ObsessiveBeatles]

Hahahahha! There not the real beatles there The Rutles! I saw that movie it was funny. I'm a huge Beatles fan but I still got a sense of humour! Just like the real Beatles did.

Check out my new Beatles video called

"WTF? Beatles picture collection!" In one of the pictures it shows paul almost naked...lol and Paul dressed as a girl!

[nathankmart]

apparently your obsessed

[dorekatja]

there is nothing wrong with that ;)

[60sGal11]

........

[jericho360]

two things: werent they in the 60's two? and are they a actuall band?

[nyy027]

As a big Beatles fan.This movie was so friggin funny.

[Xozny]

This is what I'm trying to tell people. You can only truly appriciate the Rutles if you're a big Beatles-fan. :P

[joh2]

Lol they fucked up the "60s archive footage" by accidentally showing a VW Golf in a shot!

[sallygal7]

This is my favorite part of the Rutles movie -- love the grainy black and white images and love the song with its silly lyrics and beautiful guitar riff. Thanks for posting this!

[PepperlandMcCartney]

haha too funny

[LennonLives10940]

queeeheee

this song has been stuck in my head all day.

Nasty does sound a bit like John doesn't he? ^_^

[crossjohn]

I bet this group will be bigger than Barry Manilow someday!! Come on, lay your money down folks! What do I know? (nudge, nudge, wink, wink, ehh...???)MAK SHOW BOYS!!:)

[lazydaisydays]

The Rutles are better than Rod;-)

[GazeOnWaterlooSunset]

"Nasty apologised to god and Rod...."

[JSantiago0]

That whole situation proved they're all daft

[GazeOnWaterlooSunset]

Pahhahha. Then Nasty smiles at the camera. Must be one of my favorite bits.

[GooglelyTube]

That's George's estate they are running around on at 1:18

[SolesGirlRachel]

I've played this song live whilst busking more than once ... the Rutles are Pre-Fab hilarity embodied but the songs themselves are actually really quite good! :)

Fondly,

Rachel :)

[SteveAndIdiAmin]

I predict these guys will be more popular than Moses.

[jervtoto]

Now that's clever - well done!

[Terezeta]

I love the Rutles - I bought this album in 1979

[DickStainy]

God Eric Idle is a funny bastard.

[BethGoth15]

He is. He's also very cute sometimes lol :)

[popGoesAnthony]

hollies65: eww yr wife is divorcing yr ugly Old fat *ass you and fat ugly tommy ew tunes poor tommy a sad old chub that had a wife that got sick of his pathetic mondane posts at erics bb . you 7 he have no one in yr old sad life and were happily married , my man and i for 31 yrs you 2 losers

heheh anth

[captinBattleship]

wtf

[Alex9108]

Edhallick, how can you say Paul has a closed mind? I have Memory Almost Full and its great actually. No offence to the great John, but how do u know he would be any better than Paul today?

[Edhallick]

I heard Paul McCartney hated this, especially that part where the Rutles play for the Queen and Eric Idle plays him singing to her while on the other hand John Lennon loved it. Lennon was really blown away how good the songs were and loved that part where Yoko was made Hitlers daughter. Just another example between McCartney and Lennon. Closed mind and one that is open which is why Paul can`t write for sh*t today.

[BethGoth15]

If I like The Rutles, should I try listening to The Beatles?

[hotfoteacha27]

hahahaha

[BethGoth15]

Are you laughing at me?

[hotfoteacha27]

depends, was what you said serious?

[BethGoth15]

Yes. I mean, The Rutles ARE a parody of The Beatles!

[captinBattleship]

blasphemy!!!!!!!!!!

[BethGoth15]

I didn't say Jehovah. I said The Beatles.

[captinBattleship]

i know

[captinBattleship]

yes

[budelke]

1978, release on 45 Rpm.( Idea by Monty Phyton and

George Harrison.)the album still great.

[stratocasterfinland]

The Rutles from Liverpool. They have been mocked by the Beatles.

[jericho360]

proboly, but they have good music.

[captinBattleship]

wonder if pre fab four met the fab four

[graytart]

Neil Innes (Ron Nasty) had met all of the Beatles, as his 60s band (Bonzo Dog Band) appeared in Magical Mystery Tour, and Paul McCartney produced their hit single (written and sung by Neil) called Urban Spaceman. Neil and Eric were good friends wih George and did a couple of his music videos with him (Crackerbox Palace, True Love).

[dyamantese]

A Hard Days Rut xD! I can't believe Rutland's a real county!

[PalinLover]

Me too! We have so much in common!

[calisurferchick14]

I love the Rutles!!!!

[fogg1264]

Neil Innes IS the fifth Beatle. Not George Martin, Pete Best, Brian Epstein or Stu Sutcliffe. What a talent! In making this film he did what the whole of the USA couldnt do in the 60s, write Beatle-esque songs of amazing quality. Except of course for the manufactured Monkees but even they were a poor shadow of the fab four from Liverpool.

[mooseontheloose]

Yes, but the fifth Rutle was Ollie Halsall who played the lead guitar parts and sung Dirk McQuicklys vocals on most of the tracks

[thiswan1]

Greatest Beatles song they neither wrote nor sang ;o)

Did Neil Innes intend the naughty innuendo though?

[graytart]

If you are familiar with Neil's work you will know he intends everything! He once wrote a song called "Randy Raquel" about a blow-up sex doll, and his Rutles song "Baby S'il Vous Plait" has lots of naughty French lyrics.

[Bellyflops2]

The lead guitarist looks like the guy from Nacho Libre starring Jack Black.

[cjnfwJE4]

Awsome song

[ulisses87]

Rutles forever!!!!!!!!!!!

[DCfemale]

Whooooooo! I must be in love ... with Eric Idle.

[Kinemacolour]

Ooo la la-la!

The amount of quality that went into this relatively small TV production is amazing.

[happyLotta]

Mc Caurtney imitation is something so funny, just look at his manners, what an actor! Thanks for kaug!

[stu57stu]

Brilliant parody , the quirky humour and tunes so accurate , Eric Idle and Niel Innes and co at thier best....

[melora72]

I saw this on TV years ago. Now it's on DVD so I think I'll get it. I think it is a better parody than Spinal Tap. I love the moment where they stick their butts out from behind the tree.

[BeatlesFab4]

It's soo funny how they do the exact same little movements up on stage as the Beatles. Like How Paul bounces up and down and John's guitar position. lol!

[jfulbright]

This song stands up on its own. It's really funny, I like Beatles songs, but I also have a fondness for Rutles tunes that has absolutely nothing to do with the Beatles! Neil Innes is a genius!

[Bopalena]

Too fucking brilliant and funny! Beatles songs turned sideways.

[zuck21]

a classic neil and eric are comic legends and great musicians

[niccynaccynoo]

i love this song! its the best rutles one in my opinion. i'm sure the beatles could've done it, lol

[welchm8]

I agree! It's very 1964-era Beatles, not by spoofing any particular song, but just capturing the feel of their 1964 period. I also like the guitar riff - it sounds like The Byrds.

[JimR541]

This would've been a hit. The Dave Clark Five could've done it.

[bornagaingeordie]

This is as good as any song that other lot did!

[graytart]

Credit to composer Neil Innes (whose performance as Ron Nasty is the best thing about The Rutles) and arranger John Altman.

[spider2020]

haven't heard this song in over 20 years.I love it! Thanks for the memories!!

[kitchenwitch64]

fkn love it- and i love the reply about go vacuum something.

[Britneyny1]

if you listen to the songs most of them were parodies of Beatles songs

George Harrison was actually in the movie "All You Need Is Love"

[devtrev]

Duh. And it was called "All You Need Is Cash." Go vacuum something.

[kitchenwitch64]

-you are so fkn funny. thank you-best laugh i had all day.

[devtrev]

If you listen to the Rutles tunes, they're actually pretty damn good.

[crayola1961]

Very good & Beatlesque, that captured the Beatles' spirit in a very fitting, witty way. Perfect spoof, if ever there was...this particular song "I must be in love" reminiscent of the sweet & melodic early Beatles energy & style! BRAVO Rutles!!!

[monkeyeagle]

Hey Numbnuts unmnuts My Comment was a Joke ASSHOLE!!!

[fauxtweeterboa]

kinda like "victoria" by the kinks too

[Klassiks]

So good and so funny

Thanks

[X031]

Any chance of you posting the Number1 song? Thanks for the rest ;)