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From: showard@udenva.UUCP (showard)
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Subject: Re: The Rutles
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Date: Wed, 1-Jan-86 21:54:48 EST
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Posted: Wed Jan  1 21:54:48 1986
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In article <636@cylixd.UUCP> dave@cylixd.UUCP (Dave Kirby) writes:
>In article <517@sdchema.sdchema.UUCP> marcos@sdchema.UUCP (David A. Pearlman) writes:
>>Hey there netland! Anybody still remember the Rutles movie, aired on
>>network T.V. (yes-sir-ee-bob!) back in 1977?  
>
>I saw it a month or so ago. A truly delightful satire. The songs were
>so true to the Beatles style it seemed as if they were written by
>McCartney and Lennon. But they were true musical ripoffs in the best
>sense of the word. Really worth studying musicologically, as they
>brought out the different characteristics that made the Beatle's music,
>and pointed them out with clever musical hyperbole. Even the drummer
>in the ripoff group had Ringo's distinct early style nailed. This is a
>classic that every Beatles fan or student must see.
>

   And, every Beatles fan should buy (or tape) the album!  It's on a Warner
Bros. subsidiary label (I think) and is out of print, so get out to those
used record stores.   All the songs were written by Neil Innes, (of Bonzo Dog
Doo Dah Band fame, also did music at some Monty Python live shows) who has 
worked with the Beatles (the Bonzo ... Band was in "Magical Mystery Tour" as
the band in the club) and later with Paul McCartney (who produced some Bonzo
records in the 70s, shortly before the group died for being too intelligent in
their humor).

   "I'm not the kind of guy who likes to play  Big Brother
    But I've just seen your date outside, he's with  another
    I saw you both come in and clearly you're not meant for him so
    Please, Please Hold My Hand."

--Blore