The Rutles are just too brilliant! You could watch the film and listen to the songs hundred of times and still discover new, detailed Beatles references everywhere. I love Neil Innes's work with Bonzo Dog, Monty Python, etc., but with The Rutles he hit it out of the ballpark. Genius!
apparently Lennon thought the film was funny but warned Neil Innes that this was the song that McCartney might sue them for as it was a bit too close to the mark! I love this film and the songs are fantastic. Eric Idle is a genius.
Dear Viewer: My favorite girl is the one in the red sweater. I wonder if she's still got some "get up and go." With those copper colered eyes. Dan K., Grafton, Mass.
Dear Sir or Madam: Does that hottie with the Red Sweater on top of the other building still live? She has a lot of "Get UP and GO" back in 1980. Dan K., Grafton, Mass., USA
By the legal definition of parody this is one. A common misconception in our society is that a person such as Weird Al is a parodist when in truth he is a satirist. It's just another example of misuse of a term.
Bottom line is this is funny as hell! The Rutles are Brilliant! Any real Beatle fan would comprehend all the sublties of their work. The Rutles are as if Montey Python procreated.
ya the sublties are what really make me laugh. the small details that they put into it make me die of laughter. but to get it, you really have to be a beatle fanatic...or have lived during that time.....
Perhaps because newer generations of Beatle fans live in a different sphere.
I remember in the 70's when I was a kid you could not dial the radio without hearing 1 or 2 Beatle songs. All that has changed. Kids youtube things, get fancy new repackaged tunes and live during a time where only 1.5(Ringo wasn't tall enough to be a full Beatle lol)Beatles control the message. I for one appreciate the effort the Rultes made to interpet the Beatles.
yeah, people who have lived through beatlemania have a completely perspective of it. It really isnt the same now with out george and john. but i'm greatful that we can still enjoy their genius work, and enjoy the humor of the rutles too!
Not all people who lived through Beatlemania enjoyed the latter stages though. I think those people especially would never get humor dryer than 150 year old prostitute.
To like the Rutles I think you must be a little insane. This insanity could be the result of your environment and or it could be self inflicted. Either way you must tune in and gaze deeply into the penguin a top your now flat screen tv that keeps falling over and ponder if you went to the Bounder Travel Agent Service would you have taken the BJ instead of curing your speech impediment which up to that point you were completely unaware of. (that's a run on sentence if I ever typed one)
wow! i remember those days! back when channel 38 was WSBK and played the Stooges on Sat and Sun mornings. Creature Double Feature flicks all afternoon after the cartoons were over. Luv Benny Hill but NOBODY is funnier than the Pythons! Not even The Beatles and they were pretty fuck'n funny in their own right.
Gosh, you're right. Come to think of it a lot of The Rutles songs sound like Beatles songs. It's almost as if it were some sort of um .... I don't know, parody?
Do you even know what a parody is? PARODY: A literary or artistic work that imitates the characteristic style of an author or a work for comic effect or ridicule. Yeah, looks and sounds like a parody to me.
You fucking spacker, ask any MAJOR fan of the Beatles and they will tell you that this musics is HILARIOUS! Exactly as it was meant to be ... it's just too bad that you are not in on the joke.
Oh wait! Obeijin, did you even realize that these guys are NOT The Beatles? That would explain your inability not to recognize the comic genius at work here.
I was only joking about Paul. I admire his work and what he did to influence the rock industry, he influenced a lot of todays artists.(as long as you don't count frog chorus).But im afraid the best thing Ringo did was Thomas The Tank Engine. In an interviw with the Beatles when they were asked if Ringo was the best drummer in the world I think it was John who replied "he isn't even the best drummer in the Beatles".
John later apologized for that flippant remark. Ringo is without question a great drummer. His skins on "A Day in the Life" are classic. In fact, all of the Beatles were great musicians, with the possible exception of John, and John was a world-class singer and songwriter.
In a conversation I had with Charles Manson, he told me that Ringo admitted to him that he stole Barry Wom's drumming technique and refused to give it back, which later caused problems between band members in the Rutles and they eventually split up. All because of Ringo Starr's greed and laziness. I hope you're happy! :(
Yeah, just thinking that - suppose they took 'Get Back' and improved on it - Neil Innes (playing the John Lennon part here) is a skilled multi-musician in the UK!
Most people that put down the Rutles special originally never saw it. It was truely a labor of love and a tribute to the Beatles. Of course John wasn't happy with the portrayal of Yoko.
Well he... knew him.... and Neil Innes (of The Rutles) was pals with Paul McCartney, who produced a single for Innes' band with Viv Stanshall in the 70's - The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band. The Beatles and Rutles' histories are constantly overlapping; they all knew each other at least a bit. And Eric and George Harrison were good friends.
You have been living on the farm too long,the animals are starting to look good to you.And the sheep are getting nervous.I bet even Godzilla is gettig tired of wearing the shorts you got him for Christmas.p.s. how did you get tight shorts on the biggest ape in the world?
you're listening to the genius of Neil Innes. do a search on his name to hear more spoof material from him, not related to the Beatles. i think he stands on his own with his songwriting.
maybe yoko will end up suing herself accidentally . I'm sure John would be proud of Yoko licensing his name for brands of ice cream.pfft LOL. The Rutles parody is more realistic than one would think.
Believe it or not, some band actually released a Rutle tribute album....The guy playing George I believe did some work with the Beach Boys on one of their albums or may have played with them in concert (ca. early '70s).
on the beatles roof top concert they where pleased when the coppers came because it was on film for the film let it be.they wanted themselfs to be arrested because it would be a good end to the film.but they just asked them to turn the sound down. what a pitty
I met Neil Innes at a Beatles convention in Jersey some years ago. My friend unknowingly insulted him by saying The Rutles Archaeology, which Neil graciously autographed, wasn't nearly as good as All You Need Is Cash. Neil looked shoxked and I almost had a cardiac. I apologized to Neil and ripped my friend a new a-hole. Neil is a genius.
Neil was so soft spoken and polite. He was genuinely happy to sign our ARCHAEOLOGY cd's. and appreciatuve. I was just about to ask him So many questions about his fav equipment, etc. being a musician myself, and how he recorded the Rutles music. I was DYING to know. Then, my friend madde his remark and I wanted to die. I told Neil I loved Archaeology, apologized, and he smiled like it was alright.
Actually, Ollie Halsall (now deceased) sang all the Dirk (Eric Idle) parts. He only briefly appears in the film as "Leppo", the fifth Rutle that remains in Hamburg.
He does a great McCartney imitation, which isn't easy to do!
Two things: one Where they really playing there instruments? and second: McCartney might of sewed them because this song almost the same to Get Back, but he didn't.
i know nasty wrote a alot of songs in this movie. He and lennon would have made a gr8 song writing pair..possible better than paul/john(only if u prefer lennon over mccartney).id rather hear more of lennon's catchy melodies than let it be, long and winding road,helter skelter...
BTW, way to keep the footage of the cops taking them away. That's the best part, man!
Additonal Trivia Bit: That's what the Beatles actually hoped would happen for the sake of the movie Let It Be. When they showed up, they just politely told them they had to stop.
Check out George's old video to "Crackerbox Palace". At the beginning you can see "Ron Nasty" (Neil Innes) dressed like a nanny pushing George in a baby carrage!
John Lennon warned Neil Innes that Paul McCartney would claim copyright infringment since the melody is almost the same as Get Back. McCartney DID, but settled for having "Lennon/McCartney" added to the official credited writers of Get Up And Go.
Does anyone know if the guy who playes George (i think its Stig o Hara)really plays the guitar, I've watched the film a few times and it looks like he is.
Thanks for clearing that up, I was fairly sure he must be a real musician, the others 'fake' really well but he looked genuine. Happy Christmas Rutles Fans!!!
Actually, the only one not actually playing on the recordings is Eric Idle. He does play guitar, but can't play lefty bass. I have the original album. Ollie Halsey does the Dirk/Eric parts. The rest of the band performs all their own parts.
Gee, people really don't understand the rutles.. They are NOT trying to be the beatles!! but then I think you have to be a real beatle fan to understand All the humor.
A Legend that will last a lunchtime
JimR541 3 years ago
God he's thin!
DninK 3 years ago
I see that John and George got their own microphones at last...
flodaho 3 years ago
The Rutles story is a legend. A living legend.
A legend that will live a lifetime,long after lots of other living legends have died.
The Rutles were a semi-legendary group who made the sixties what they are today.
The Prefab Four: Dirk, Nasty, Stig and Barry.
Sir Leggy Mountbatten
AstralPlane1951 3 years ago
kiss my asds! this is soo fuki fuuny.
rallyur 3 years ago
How much and where?
HeyHoLetsGoGuitar 3 years ago
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what the fuck is this??
tekos77 3 years ago
awesome!
loove you Eric!!
= )
MontyPython03 3 years ago 2
The Rutles are just too brilliant! You could watch the film and listen to the songs hundred of times and still discover new, detailed Beatles references everywhere. I love Neil Innes's work with Bonzo Dog, Monty Python, etc., but with The Rutles he hit it out of the ballpark. Genius!
GreenManalishiUSA 3 years ago 3
Eric Idle's mimicry of McCartney is bang on!
squeakymonkfish 3 years ago 2
apparently Lennon thought the film was funny but warned Neil Innes that this was the song that McCartney might sue them for as it was a bit too close to the mark! I love this film and the songs are fantastic. Eric Idle is a genius.
rdw1970 3 years ago 3
Dear Viewer: My favorite girl is the one in the red sweater. I wonder if she's still got some "get up and go." With those copper colered eyes. Dan K., Grafton, Mass.
bookumdannofive0 3 years ago
Dear Sir or Madam: Does that hottie with the Red Sweater on top of the other building still live? She has a lot of "Get UP and GO" back in 1980. Dan K., Grafton, Mass., USA
bookumdannofive0 3 years ago
By the legal definition of parody this is one. A common misconception in our society is that a person such as Weird Al is a parodist when in truth he is a satirist. It's just another example of misuse of a term.
Bottom line is this is funny as hell! The Rutles are Brilliant! Any real Beatle fan would comprehend all the sublties of their work. The Rutles are as if Montey Python procreated.
BillyBogartShow 3 years ago
ya the sublties are what really make me laugh. the small details that they put into it make me die of laughter. but to get it, you really have to be a beatle fanatic...or have lived during that time.....
jpgrforever64 3 years ago
Perhaps because newer generations of Beatle fans live in a different sphere.
I remember in the 70's when I was a kid you could not dial the radio without hearing 1 or 2 Beatle songs. All that has changed. Kids youtube things, get fancy new repackaged tunes and live during a time where only 1.5(Ringo wasn't tall enough to be a full Beatle lol)Beatles control the message. I for one appreciate the effort the Rultes made to interpet the Beatles.
BillyBogartShow 3 years ago
yeah, people who have lived through beatlemania have a completely perspective of it. It really isnt the same now with out george and john. but i'm greatful that we can still enjoy their genius work, and enjoy the humor of the rutles too!
jpgrforever64 3 years ago
Not all people who lived through Beatlemania enjoyed the latter stages though. I think those people especially would never get humor dryer than 150 year old prostitute.
BillyBogartShow 3 years ago
To like the Rutles I think you must be a little insane. This insanity could be the result of your environment and or it could be self inflicted. Either way you must tune in and gaze deeply into the penguin a top your now flat screen tv that keeps falling over and ponder if you went to the Bounder Travel Agent Service would you have taken the BJ instead of curing your speech impediment which up to that point you were completely unaware of. (that's a run on sentence if I ever typed one)
BillyBogartShow 3 years ago
The one that plays Ron Nasty wrote all the songs for this movie. I LOVE THIS MOVIE ITS SO FUNNY
lovejohnl 3 years ago
love this. Fantastic. pissed myself laughing when he kicks the guy out of the way at the beginning
tonyp72 3 years ago
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READ!!!!!!!
Benny Hill was considered funnier than Monty Python by a UHF station (WLVI TV Channel 56 in Cambridge, Mass) that ran both! I agree!
BestManMe09 3 years ago
wow! i remember those days! back when channel 38 was WSBK and played the Stooges on Sat and Sun mornings. Creature Double Feature flicks all afternoon after the cartoons were over. Luv Benny Hill but NOBODY is funnier than the Pythons! Not even The Beatles and they were pretty fuck'n funny in their own right.
ZeropointZero70 3 years ago
So a station said Benny Hill is funnier. Great. Good for you - we all really care.
Darbyjack 3 years ago
Great comedy film. The songs by Neil Innes are bang on the money.
bobgrantsbus 3 years ago
the john lennon character and the drummer live in my home town the drummer (barry wom) runs a pub! nice!
criddsky 3 years ago 2
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its sunds like get back! get back! a song line from the beattles song
rockstarRT 3 years ago
Really??? You think so?
pmarchino 3 years ago 2
yeah. for me.
rockstarRT 3 years ago
Gosh, you're right. Come to think of it a lot of The Rutles songs sound like Beatles songs. It's almost as if it were some sort of um .... I don't know, parody?
superdeformed313 3 years ago 6
LMAO
beatlezepplove 3 years ago
Parody? Not sure.But what I do know is they were well thought out and done.
Obeijin 3 years ago
Do you even know what a parody is? PARODY: A literary or artistic work that imitates the characteristic style of an author or a work for comic effect or ridicule. Yeah, looks and sounds like a parody to me.
superdeformed313 3 years ago
This is good music.If you want funny, listen to Weird Al...
Obeijin 3 years ago
You fucking spacker, ask any MAJOR fan of the Beatles and they will tell you that this musics is HILARIOUS! Exactly as it was meant to be ... it's just too bad that you are not in on the joke.
superdeformed313 3 years ago
Oh wait! Obeijin, did you even realize that these guys are NOT The Beatles? That would explain your inability not to recognize the comic genius at work here.
superdeformed313 3 years ago
If those songs weren't even beatles's songs parody, they would have been great anyway
foutupourfoutu 3 years ago 3
could they have written songs themselves though?
benito4244 3 years ago
the only thing un authentic avout this is the weather, much more overcast on the beatles version
Hexachloraphine 3 years ago
Lord Mountbatten?
moosey62 3 years ago
I take it this is shortly before the Rutles broke up and sued each other. And Stig O'Hara accidently sued himself!
galoon 3 years ago 8
get back home jojo!!!
billyidol55 3 years ago
I was only joking about Paul. I admire his work and what he did to influence the rock industry, he influenced a lot of todays artists.(as long as you don't count frog chorus).But im afraid the best thing Ringo did was Thomas The Tank Engine. In an interviw with the Beatles when they were asked if Ringo was the best drummer in the world I think it was John who replied "he isn't even the best drummer in the Beatles".
jethropike1964 3 years ago
John later apologized for that flippant remark. Ringo is without question a great drummer. His skins on "A Day in the Life" are classic. In fact, all of the Beatles were great musicians, with the possible exception of John, and John was a world-class singer and songwriter.
spanishlake 3 years ago
In a conversation I had with Charles Manson, he told me that Ringo admitted to him that he stole Barry Wom's drumming technique and refused to give it back, which later caused problems between band members in the Rutles and they eventually split up. All because of Ringo Starr's greed and laziness. I hope you're happy! :(
thaibites 3 years ago 6
You'e got to be joking - this is definitely not as good as the original.
Paul was one of the greatest if not the greatest bass player and Ringo was a damn fine drummer. Where do you get your info from?
ccccoolcal 3 years ago
Lord Mountbatten hated their music, but loved their trousers. LOL!
castingtherunes 3 years ago
The trousers were winners! Lol They were very..um..very tight. Left nothing to the imagination.
FaerieCrone 3 years ago 3
The Beatles ripped these guys off! The Rutles should've sued!!
castingtherunes 3 years ago 4
BETTER THAN GET BACK !!!
lutherking1 3 years ago 3
Yeah, just thinking that - suppose they took 'Get Back' and improved on it - Neil Innes (playing the John Lennon part here) is a skilled multi-musician in the UK!
lavverlylad 3 years ago
it's called ear wax. see your doctor about it! :))
Rawego 3 years ago
it IS better than Get Back! Just listen!
Yerdua2 3 years ago 2
the Rutles are just like the Beatles only they've got a real drummer and bass player
jethropike1964 3 years ago
Their second album 'Archaeology' is a damned fine record.
They even parody Oasis on it.
Neil Innes is a clever and talented man.
Here's to him!
PictishBeast 3 years ago
i agree Ringo wasnt the greatest but Paul was underestimated as a musician.
92rs25th 3 years ago
If that's true, why is Paul considered one of the most influential bass players? And Ringo was solid as a ROCK.
thelowmax 3 years ago
haha.. just like in get back they are on a roof or something playing.. Fun idea to be like a prodyband xD
cocoskanin 3 years ago
I hope they passed the audition....
craigdamage 3 years ago 3
their songs are nice but they copied the beatles, so they are copions!
beatolaro 3 years ago
that's the whole point!
Yerdua2 3 years ago
they are the copions!!
beatolaro 3 years ago
This make fun of "Get Back"
Spartan2Mike127 3 years ago
yes
beatolaro 3 years ago
it actually is really close to get back without being the same. its really well done
PunkyBurger 3 years ago
actually this is exactly the same. same chord progression and melody. there is no difference other than the lyrics and the solo.
OneandAHalfMexicans 3 years ago
there better than the beatles.
SplinterCell128 3 years ago
noooo, they are the copions of the beatles!!! grrrrr!!! don't touch my beatles
beatolaro 3 years ago
I love how Nasty kicks that guy off the building at the start
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tvonutube 3 years ago
Most people that put down the Rutles special originally never saw it. It was truely a labor of love and a tribute to the Beatles. Of course John wasn't happy with the portrayal of Yoko.
Phil56Spud 3 years ago
Ehhh... I heard John and Yoko both loved it.
madeyetonks 3 years ago 2
lol. how could she love that she was called the daughter of the man who invented WW2.
Dirigible46 3 years ago
Because she has a sense of humor.
madeyetonks 3 years ago
how would you know?
Dirigible46 3 years ago
Apart from Eric Idle saying so?
madeyetonks 3 years ago
how would he know?
Dirigible46 3 years ago
Well he... knew him.... and Neil Innes (of The Rutles) was pals with Paul McCartney, who produced a single for Innes' band with Viv Stanshall in the 70's - The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band. The Beatles and Rutles' histories are constantly overlapping; they all knew each other at least a bit. And Eric and George Harrison were good friends.
madeyetonks 3 years ago
Neil Innes was in The Magical Mystery Tour film.
stratman123 3 years ago
Well, most people were offended by her singing (or lack thereof), so I guess karmically, they're even.
dharmaseed 3 years ago
great song. i think my band is gonna do it linked to get back.
andantinowithaswager 3 years ago
Nasty was by then working with Chastity on the Plastic Hitler Band's first album
TomthatiscalledTom 3 years ago
its scary how much eric idle looks like paul!
HendrixOisXGOD 3 years ago
Am I the only one to think that this song is actually better than the Beatles'?
Yerdua2 3 years ago
yes.
Rawego 3 years ago 3
HEY i love the Beatles. The Rutles are like an alternative universe xxx
HEV29 3 years ago 2
And to that I say...I love the Ruttles, the Beatles are like an alternative universe!
lummoxedup 3 years ago
so... go back to your universe =S
LMBAA 3 years ago
I LOVE THE RUTLES!
ellioteaston93 3 years ago
RUTLES 4 EVER DIRK STIG NASTY BARRY
STRATCAT101 3 years ago
Disagree, Yoko is a babe when in tight shorts.
TomMinderson 3 years ago 3
YEAH SHE DID LOOK HOT IN SHORTS
STRATCAT101 3 years ago 2
I'd like to see Yoko looking Hot...burning at the stake like all witches.
Deeperpurple1952 3 years ago
godzilla looks good in tight shorts too. what's your point? :)
Rawego 3 years ago 2
You have been living on the farm too long,the animals are starting to look good to you.And the sheep are getting nervous.I bet even Godzilla is gettig tired of wearing the shorts you got him for Christmas.p.s. how did you get tight shorts on the biggest ape in the world?
STRATCAT101 3 years ago
Godzilla has never been an ape. come to the farm and i'll teach all about animals... it's fun!
Rawego 3 years ago
BETTER THAN THE REAL THING
EXOC3T 3 years ago 2
Actually, it is... amazing.
rybizzz 3 years ago
random... but true.
Panadawn 3 years ago
I am fan of Beatles but this parody is really good:-D:-D
myszicka 3 years ago 5
you're listening to the genius of Neil Innes. do a search on his name to hear more spoof material from him, not related to the Beatles. i think he stands on his own with his songwriting.
Rawego 3 years ago 2
me too, and same.
CtrlRm 3 years ago
maybe yoko will end up suing herself accidentally . I'm sure John would be proud of Yoko licensing his name for brands of ice cream.pfft LOL. The Rutles parody is more realistic than one would think.
shadefluffy1 3 years ago
again, no. that makes approximately zero sense.
HazeyJane29 3 years ago 3
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yoko needs to get a life..........she sent heather mills to try to wreck macca, of that i'm sure..........shudder!!!!!
blame78 4 years ago
Even though Heather Mills is a home-wrecking bitch, Yoko is not. She is John's true love and we all need to respect that.
olivelivylover 3 years ago 7
Dirk, nasty, stig and barry. The pre-fab four. Timeless.
plattix 4 years ago 2
ged back geaux geaux
ePhilosopher 4 years ago
omGGGG..this must be the closest thing to being in a parallel universe...who the heck are these guys???
n3r3aBaRaK 4 years ago 3
Believe it or not, some band actually released a Rutle tribute album....The guy playing George I believe did some work with the Beach Boys on one of their albums or may have played with them in concert (ca. early '70s).
Candlestickpark1966 3 years ago 2
Yeah..Ricky Fataar. Really funny of Eric Idle to cast him as George; Ricky is of Indian origin!
mark919 3 years ago 2
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 4 years ago 3
on the beatles roof top concert they where pleased when the coppers came because it was on film for the film let it be.they wanted themselfs to be arrested because it would be a good end to the film.but they just asked them to turn the sound down. what a pitty
dh4ar 4 years ago 2
LOL Fleecy37 ... That should be a great performance !!
Graffitti74 4 years ago
I met Neil Innes at a Beatles convention in Jersey some years ago. My friend unknowingly insulted him by saying The Rutles Archaeology, which Neil graciously autographed, wasn't nearly as good as All You Need Is Cash. Neil looked shoxked and I almost had a cardiac. I apologized to Neil and ripped my friend a new a-hole. Neil is a genius.
amsedelm 4 years ago 2
Wow--that's so messed up! What a jackass. And yes, Neil is definitely a genius!
McMunchy 4 years ago
WOw~ You're soooo lucky!'
What was he like?
Yes, your friend deserves to have a large spike thrust up his-=-
Sukriti 4 years ago
Neil was so soft spoken and polite. He was genuinely happy to sign our ARCHAEOLOGY cd's. and appreciatuve. I was just about to ask him So many questions about his fav equipment, etc. being a musician myself, and how he recorded the Rutles music. I was DYING to know. Then, my friend madde his remark and I wanted to die. I told Neil I loved Archaeology, apologized, and he smiled like it was alright.
amsedelm 4 years ago
Was Neil shocked...and stunned......shocked......and stunned.....?
stratman123 4 years ago 3
No, actually, he turned white and didn't know what to say. That was really awkward.
Well, then, yes. He was shocked... and very stunned...
amsedelm 4 years ago 2
Haha! I like that Eric idle is singing, but that's clearly Neil Innes's voice :-P I'm such a geek...
SkellingtonSkullz 4 years ago
Actually, Ollie Halsall (now deceased) sang all the Dirk (Eric Idle) parts. He only briefly appears in the film as "Leppo", the fifth Rutle that remains in Hamburg.
He does a great McCartney imitation, which isn't easy to do!
stratman123 4 years ago 5
Aww, thanks for the info :3 Finally a comment worth reading!
ReiNohara 4 years ago
this is pretty clever. his Paul voice immitation is excellent. Being a huge Beatles fan for years, it's funny. I've never seen the Rutles
blackspace007 4 years ago
my 8 year old bro is singin this for the talent show! lol
fleecy37 4 years ago
Two things: one Where they really playing there instruments? and second: McCartney might of sewed them because this song almost the same to Get Back, but he didn't.
jericho360 4 years ago
1 - no they weren't all playing but some are singing and I think the drummer is playing
2 - I don't know.
SingHouse 4 years ago
He SHOULD"VE sewed!!
n3r3aBaRaK 4 years ago
I've heard Neil Innnes in interviews saying that they ended up losing the royalties to practically all the Rutles songs.
abdoujaparov 3 years ago
Seriously? Now that's irony for ya!
superdeformed313 3 years ago
Hey, where's the Billy Preston look-alike?
obxbaby54 4 years ago
Nasty was right, they were definitely bigger than Rod!
clough11 4 years ago 4
its 5 drum,not 4 drum kit
daimondai5 4 years ago
I like the man screaming.
tanfs 4 years ago
ajajajjajajaja
blackbirdila 4 years ago
i know nasty wrote a alot of songs in this movie. He and lennon would have made a gr8 song writing pair..possible better than paul/john(only if u prefer lennon over mccartney).id rather hear more of lennon's catchy melodies than let it be, long and winding road,helter skelter...
tripper85 4 years ago
Eh...More people preferred McCartney's ballads. That is why he was much more succesful in the ten years after The Beatles than John.
smitty01209 4 years ago 2
Yeah, Neil Innes; that guy's a genius. Wrote a lot of stuff for Monty Python. Some of his tunes are as magical as the Beatles'. That's some talent.
sydnificus 4 years ago
BTW, way to keep the footage of the cops taking them away. That's the best part, man!
Additonal Trivia Bit: That's what the Beatles actually hoped would happen for the sake of the movie Let It Be. When they showed up, they just politely told them they had to stop.
SonofMrPeanut 4 years ago
This is actually the closest The Rutles ever got to a lawsuit, according to the other Beatles.
SonofMrPeanut 4 years ago 2
Just on a side note, it was actually John who was doing the solos on this one.
bdorn88 4 years ago
that is on "Get Back" by the Beatles
dude52 4 years ago
What, isn't this a parody of "get back" which paul sung??
Kiwiblokenz 4 years ago
of course it is, can't you hear it?
jagdwurstmadl 4 years ago 3
I LOVE WHEN HE KICKS HIM IN THE ASS :o)
pirrung123 4 years ago 5
Innes is fantastically talented. thoroughly advise checking out the whole film, which has to be the best satire/parody of the Beatles ever.
platinummouse60 4 years ago
Check out George's old video to "Crackerbox Palace". At the beginning you can see "Ron Nasty" (Neil Innes) dressed like a nanny pushing George in a baby carrage!
stratman123 4 years ago
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dude, these guys totally ripped off that beatles song!
openyourmind25 4 years ago
its a parody, dude
colwarter 4 years ago 5
boy, you guys sure know how to spot sarcasm from a mile away.
openyourmind25 3 years ago
But, It's just to real...
Ari721 4 years ago
Love the attention to detail...pure genius.
senileanimal79 4 years ago 3
John Lennon warned Neil Innes that Paul McCartney would claim copyright infringment since the melody is almost the same as Get Back. McCartney DID, but settled for having "Lennon/McCartney" added to the official credited writers of Get Up And Go.
proken58 4 years ago
I think you'll find that's comic and musical genius Mr Rickenbacker!
girlcalledjoe 4 years ago
This is comic genius at its best! The Rutles forever! Rock on mates!
Rickenbacker350V63 4 years ago 3
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boring
jungenbum 4 years ago
Does anyone know if the guy who playes George (i think its Stig o Hara)really plays the guitar, I've watched the film a few times and it looks like he is.
girlcalledjoe 4 years ago
Yes. That's Rikki Fataar. (I think that's how it's spelled anyway.) He's been around for decades and played on the Beach Boys' "Holland" album.
Holdenon3 4 years ago
Thanks for clearing that up, I was fairly sure he must be a real musician, the others 'fake' really well but he looked genuine. Happy Christmas Rutles Fans!!!
girlcalledjoe 4 years ago 2
Actually, the only one not actually playing on the recordings is Eric Idle. He does play guitar, but can't play lefty bass. I have the original album. Ollie Halsey does the Dirk/Eric parts. The rest of the band performs all their own parts.
stratman123 4 years ago
lol, aweasome!
the man falling at the beggining - lol
itaigalgal 4 years ago
The Beatles' music is so classic, even when a bunch of comedians perform parodies of the music it sounds good.
jprg1966 4 years ago 4
it actually kind looks like them
Glidescube 4 years ago
I laughed my ass off when the guy at the beginning was kicked off the roof. LOL
afiendishthingy88 4 years ago 2
To quote Master Thespian...they are only ACTING!
I love this movie. What a great spoof. George Harrison was even in this movie. Isn't it produced by Lorne Michaels? (SNL)
spdolphs 4 years ago
yeah it is. See how many SNL cast members are in the movie.
josamsaunt 4 years ago
I agree...
Xweetok93 4 years ago
Gee, people really don't understand the rutles.. They are NOT trying to be the beatles!! but then I think you have to be a real beatle fan to understand All the humor.
Leehoo1989 4 years ago 6
This is what I've been trying to tell everybody!
Thank you!
Xozny 4 years ago
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stop trying to be the beatles.....its getting annoying
eppy14 4 years ago
Their not even trying. They practically are the beatles. Even most of the Beatles thought that they did a good job at being the beatles.
thatguy7777777 4 years ago 3
It's a parody, silly.
taniththered 4 years ago 2