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The Rutles
The Rutles were a parody band created by Eric Idle and Neil Innes, who came out of the Monty Python circle. Their 1978 mockumentary film 'All You Need Is...
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(I'm) Stranded
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Back In '64
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Doubleback Alley
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Early Morning Train
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East Of The Moon
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Eine Kleine Middle Klasse Musik
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Elvis And The Disagreeable Backing Singers
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Et Cetera
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Five Learned Scholars
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Know Your Product
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Let's Be Natural
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Lipstick On Your Collar
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Lonely-Phobia
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Messin' With The Kid
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One Way Street
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Ouch!
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The Rutles were a parody band created by Eric Idle and Neil Innes, who came out of the Monty Python circle. Their 1978 mockumentary film 'All You Need Is Cash' presented them as a fictional group that mirrored The Beatles' career arc, complete with their own versions of Beatlemania and eventual breakup.
Neil Innes wrote and performed most of the music, crafting songs that affectionately mimicked specific Beatles eras and styles. Tracks like 'Cheese And Onions' and 'Back In '64' weren't just jokes, they were clever pastiches that captured the sound and production quirks of early Beatles recordings with surprising musical accuracy.
The band's 1978 album 'Rutlemania!' collected these songs, and they released another collection called 'Archaeology' in 1996. While the project began as comedy, the music itself developed a following separate from the parody, with some fans appreciating Innes's songwriting craft alongside the humor.
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