THE RUTLES (Room 511)
THE RUTLES (Room 511)
George’s life long friend Neil Innes, (who had appeared with his band ‘The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band’ in Magical Mystery Tour) had parodied The Beatles for a spoof TV comedy series called ‘Rutland TV’. George had loved it. Such was the critical acclaim that followed, together with the George’s approval that it encouraged Neil to take it a step further. The result was The Rutles TV film ‘All You Need Is Cash’ and an accompanying album. Neil Innes collaborated with Monty Python star Eric Idle and George loved it so much that a part was written into the script for him. The film was absolutely hilarious and featured a combination of Python’s, Eric Idle and Michael Palin together with Saturday Night Live stars, Gilda Radner, John Belushi, Bill Murray and Dan Akroyd. With such a comedic line up and ‘a Beatle to boot’ it was no surprise that this mockumentary was such a masterly pastiche of the Mop Top era. In 1976 George loaned Neil a tape of the new Beatles film project called ‘The Long and Winding Road’. This did not see the light of day for nigh on twenty years when it was eventually released as ‘The Anthology’. The film was basically a visual record of the Beatles career and Neil decided to parody it and The Rutles were born. ‘All You Need Is Cash’ traces the career of Ron Nasty, Dirk McQuickly, Stig O’Hara, and Barry Wom… four lads from Liverpool. The Rutles… a musical legend that will last a lunchtime! The film was in essence a series of skits and gags that each illustrate a part of the Rutles fictional story which is chronologically based in turn on the real events connected with the Beatles. However what gave the whole project mass critical acclaim was the soundtrack produced by Neil Innes, which featured twenty outstanding new songs. The resulting album charted on both sides of the Atlantic and the film received a Grammy nomination. Beatle fans lapped it up and the pastiche was so convincing that many regard it as a genuine Beatle album. Giving the film extra credence, if it ever needed it, were cameo appearances by Ron Wood, Paul Simon, and Mick Jagger who give their impressions “Why the Rutles were bigger than God”, when in fact what they really meant was that they were “bigger than Rod” (Rod Stewart that is).
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THE RUTLES (Room 511)
George’s life long friend Neil Innes, (who had appeared with his band ‘The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band’ in Magical Mystery Tour) had parodied The Beatles for a spoof TV comedy series called ‘Rutland TV’. George had loved it. Such was the critical acclaim that followed, together with the George’s approval that it encouraged Neil to take it a step further. The result was The Rutles TV film ‘All You Need Is Cash’ and an accompanying album. Neil Innes collaborated with Monty Python star Eric Idle and George loved it so much that a part was written into the script for him. The film was absolutely hilarious and featured a combination of Python’s, Eric Idle and Michael Palin together with Saturday Night Live stars, Gilda Radner, John Belushi, Bill Murray and Dan Akroyd. With such a comedic line up and ‘a Beatle to boot’ it was no surprise that this mockumentary was such a masterly pastiche of the Mop Top era. In 1976 George loaned Neil a tape of the new Beatles film project called ‘The Long and Winding Road’. This did not see the light of day for nigh on twenty years when it was eventually released as ‘The Anthology’. The film was basically a visual record of the Beatles career and Neil decided to parody it and The Rutles were born. ‘All You Need Is Cash’ traces the career of Ron Nasty, Dirk McQuickly, Stig O’Hara, and Barry Wom… four lads from Liverpool. The Rutles… a musical legend that will last a lunchtime! The film was in essence a series of skits and gags that each illustrate a part of the Rutles fictional story which is chronologically based in turn on the real events connected with the Beatles. However what gave the whole project mass critical acclaim was the soundtrack produced by Neil Innes, which featured twenty outstanding new songs. The resulting album charted on both sides of the Atlantic and the film received a Grammy nomination. Beatle fans lapped it up and the pastiche was so convincing that many regard it as a genuine Beatle album. Giving the film extra credence, if it ever needed it, were cameo appearances by Ron Wood, Paul Simon, and Mick Jagger who give their impressions “Why the Rutles were bigger than God”, when in fact what they really meant was that they were “bigger than Rod” (Rod Stewart that is).
Artwork painted and owned by ©SHANNON
THE RUTLES (Room 511)
George’s life long friend Neil Innes, (who had appeared with his band ‘The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band’ in Magical Mystery Tour) had parodied The Beatles for a spoof TV comedy series called ‘Rutland TV’. George had loved it. Such was the critical acclaim that followed, together with the George’s approval that it encouraged Neil to take it a step further. The result was The Rutles TV film ‘All You Need Is Cash’ and an accompanying album. Neil Innes collaborated with Monty Python star Eric Idle and George loved it so much that a part was written into the script for him. The film was absolutely hilarious and featured a combination of Python’s, Eric Idle and Michael Palin together with Saturday Night Live stars, Gilda Radner, John Belushi, Bill Murray and Dan Akroyd. With such a comedic line up and ‘a Beatle to boot’ it was no surprise that this mockumentary was such a masterly pastiche of the Mop Top era. In 1976 George loaned Neil a tape of the new Beatles film project called ‘The Long and Winding Road’. This did not see the light of day for nigh on twenty years when it was eventually released as ‘The Anthology’. The film was basically a visual record of the Beatles career and Neil decided to parody it and The Rutles were born. ‘All You Need Is Cash’ traces the career of Ron Nasty, Dirk McQuickly, Stig O’Hara, and Barry Wom… four lads from Liverpool. The Rutles… a musical legend that will last a lunchtime! The film was in essence a series of skits and gags that each illustrate a part of the Rutles fictional story which is chronologically based in turn on the real events connected with the Beatles. However what gave the whole project mass critical acclaim was the soundtrack produced by Neil Innes, which featured twenty outstanding new songs. The resulting album charted on both sides of the Atlantic and the film received a Grammy nomination. Beatle fans lapped it up and the pastiche was so convincing that many regard it as a genuine Beatle album. Giving the film extra credence, if it ever needed it, were cameo appearances by Ron Wood, Paul Simon, and Mick Jagger who give their impressions “Why the Rutles were bigger than God”, when in fact what they really meant was that they were “bigger than Rod” (Rod Stewart that is).
Artwork painted and owned by ©SHANNON