The Pre-fab Four Neil Innes and Eric Idle (along with help from Some Of The Not Ready For Prime Time Players, a Python and a few genuine rock stars) created a mockumentary on The Rutles, who appear (and sound) just like another famous band from Liverpool. The film premiered on NBC in March, 1978 to dismal ratings, but has since been taught in film school. The Rutles actually began on Rutland Weekend Television, a BBC variety show created by Eric Idle—complete history here . The film was based on an early documentary on The Beatles called The Long And Winding Road, which became Beatles Anthology many years later. Besides the spot-on parody of The Beatles and Beatlemania, the songs are clever imitations of Beatle songs written by Neil Innes. Cheese And Onions actually appeared on a Beatles bootleg, credited to John Lennon! The album, released shortly after the broadcast featured most of the songs. The DVD belongs in your cloud, folder, shelf, or where ever you keep great films. |
Includes performances by: | ||
Get Up And Go | The Rutles | - |
Goose-Step Mama | - | - |
Number One | - | - |
Between Us (Made For Each Other) | - | - |
With A Girl Like You | - | - |
Hold My Hand | - | - |
I Must Be In Love | - | - |
Living In Hope | - | - |
O-U-C-H! | - | - |
It's Looking Good | - | - |
Another Day(buried under dialogue) | - | - |
Good Times Roll(buried under dialogue) | - | - |
Love Life | - | - |
Nevertheless(buried under dialogue) | - | - |
Piggy In The Middle | - | - |
Cheese And Onions | - | - |
Let's Be Natural | - | - |
You Need Feet | Bernard Bresslaw | - |
Get Up And Go | The Rutles | - |
Doubleback Alley(under credits) | - | - |
WARNING: The BlueRay of this is "chopped wide screen" — by the older DVD instead.
The Rutles | |
Warner Bros HS-3151 | |
2/78 BB [UK: 4/78] | |
Side One (1962-1967) | ||
Hold My Hand | Nasty-McQuickly | 2:31 |
Number One | Nasty-McQuickly | 2:50 |
With A Girl Like You | Nasty-McQuickly | 1:50 |
I Must Be In Love | Nasty-McQuickly | 2:04 |
OUCH! | Nasty-McQuickly | 1:49 |
Living In Hope | Womble | 2:37 |
Love Life | Nasty-McQuickly | 2:50 |
Nevertheless | O'Hara | 1:29 |
Side Two (1967-1970) | ||
Good Times Roll | Nasty-McQuickly | 3:03 |
Doubleback Alley | Nasty-McQuickly | 2:54 |
Cheese And Onions | Nasty-McQuickly | 2:37 |
Another Day | Nasty-McQuickly | 2:09 |
Piggy In The Middle | Nasty-McQuickly | 4:07 |
Let's Be Natural | Nasty-McQuickly | 3:23 |
Note: Album contained a 14-page booklet documenting the Rutles history, conceived and written by Eric Idle.
Neil Innes composed all the songs