The Rutles - Don't Know Why

The Rutles - Archaeology - October 29, 1996

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Rutles
• Archaeology
• Don't
• Know
• Why
• Ron
• Nasty
• neil
• innes
• rock

[Veeno00]

I know it's supposed to be a parody, but I just somehow find this part:

I don't know why

true love turns out to be

the stuff between

hello and goodbye,

to be one of the best lyric lines I've ever heard in my life. Just goes to show how greatness can arise from innocent parodying. Great song.

[feckingbillgates]

This is a really loving take on the Beatles and the Free as a Bird idea. The "looking back..." line has the same melody as part of a mid-90s Paul song (on "Flaming Pie"), which I think is really clever - it completely feels like a mid-90s Paul has completed an old John song from the 70s.

[deathmelon6789]

This song just on its own is excellent. Not a beatles parody, or any parody for that matter.

[Rawego]

@Veeno00 because it's true? :))

[thumper250464]

just a superb song, parady or not...

[Rawego]

@whodatwalrus you too? we must have the same tailor.

[whodatwalrus]

for me,it was all about the trousers.....

[Sola174]

Reminds me of 'watching the wheels' and something from Abbey Road...

"You've just got to change the locks on your heart" - I think that's brilliant!

[grski88]

Thank Rod that Leggy Mount-Baton was hopping around Liverpool and discovered The Rutles! He knew that he saw something more than their trousers and soon the whole world did too.

[shoolie3333]

Great pastiche, great imitation, great song, and great lyrics.

Although it's mainly Free as a Bird, I can recognize in the middle part some Real Love elements, and the end of the middle part is really similar to Because.

[floridacomedyfan]

@Veeno00 That is an amazing lyric. Parody or not, this is genius.

[cathymaid]

This is one of my favourite songs from the Archeology album.