THE RUTLES Piggie in the middle REACTION - That was spooky,very clever and very entertaining

[@GaryWayneHill64]

This was recorded in 1978, all the Beatles were fans especially George Harrison who actually appears in the Rutles film All You Need is Cash, which is well worth a watch and contains many Beatle like songs all written by Neil Innes who was a tremendous song writer in his own write

[@mysterymac38]

The Rutles taught me that the meaning of life is Cheese and Onions.

[@ericallen774]

I've always thought that.

[@ericallen774]

I bought their album in 1978. Amazing, every track. Their legend certainly lasted a lunchtime.

[@halweiss8671]

All you need is cash.

[@ericallen774]

@@halweiss8671 your comment leaves me shocked (yeah shocked)[ shocked] ... and stunned (yeah stunned)[ very stunned ]

[@halweiss8671]

@ Ouch!

[@sourisvoleur4854]

Neil Innes was a genius. This was actually not done in 68, that's part of the joke. It was done in 77. The Rutles did some amazing Beatles pastiches. All four Beatles liked the Rutles, although John warned them they could get sued by the copyright owners (not the Beatles themselves) for "Get Up and Go" (spoof of "Get Back") because it's so close. Everything on their original album is worth listening to, as are most of the songs on their follow-up album "Archaeology," especially "Back in '64" which is a bittersweet bit of nostalgia about the Beatles' -- sorry, Rutles' -- early days.

[@samguberman2288]

I'm pretty sure he was sued and if you bought the cd (or dvd) in since Neil innes got sued they had to change the credits now saying written by Lennon McCartney and Innes , previously he got away with just Innes. I have the album and dvd , it's such a brilliant pastiche, I hope Harri gets round to watching the whole film, for me it's better than Spinal tap as the music and story is fantastic.

[@kingbeauregard]

Up-thumbed for the correct use of "pastiche". People call this "parody" but it's not.

[@egapnala65]

@@samguberman2288 Yes it was the copyright owners and not the lads themselves however. I think Lennon was pretty fair dos about it all he asked to keep his copy of the video they gave him to check out and Harrison appears in the film as well.

[@DJBilodeau]

Loved this "mockumentary" from back in the day! It's really quite brilliant and compelling in its own right, spoofing the Beatles as it does so amazingly well!

[@toddswisher]

According to the narrator played by Eric Idle, The Rutles were "a legend that would last a lunchtime".

[@Rael_486]

George Harrison was involved in the project from the beginning. Producer Gary Weis said, "We were sitting around in Eric's kitchen one day, planning a sequence that really ripped into the mythology and George looked up and said, 'We were the Beatles, you know!' Then he shook his head and said, 'Aw, never mind.' I think he was the only one of the Beatles who really could see the irony of it all." Harrison said, "The Rutles sort of liberated me from the Beatles in a way. It was the only thing I saw of those Beatles television shows they made. It was actually the best, funniest and most scathing. But at the same time, it was done with the most love." 😊

[@Quod_Matter]

Ayyyy! Finally someone reacts to The Rutles! Of theirs, I'd recommend checking out Doubleback Alley - you'd like it, it's very like Penny Lane but has its own catchy melody and lovely trumpet solo :))

[@kentclark6420]

I've tried to enlighten reactors about them, (not sure if I mentioned them to Harri). And also Bonzo Dog.

[@darrenleiberman3773]

Absolutely, Vivian Stanshall is a sadly neglected talent. Keep the flag flying at Rawlinson's End.!😂

[@et2petty]

George Harrison appeared in the film. It is on KZbin "Rutles all you need is cash" The Beatles all liked it. Paul did not at first, but did after he found out Eric Idle was a Scouse too

[@tomski120]

We want more, From the pre-fab four 😂

[@The5thGen]

😂

[@marksummers1700]

this entire movie was sooooo clever....!!!!

[@et2petty]

It was made in 1977 by Neil Innes and John Halsey and Ollie Halsall for Eric Idle from Monty Python for Eric's film, "The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash" a parody of The Beatles. NOT 1968

[@user-ph9wt3ue7c]

Neil Innes from The Bonzo Dog Band.

[@louisb5563]

I FORGOT THIS!!! 😁👍🏻😎The actor playing George Harrison-BRILLIANT !!!😄😄😄

[@jeffjohnson9911]

That was musician Rikki Fataar, who had previously worked with the Beach Boys.

[@louisb5563]

@@jeffjohnson9911 Thx, I forgot his name but didn't know he worked with The Beach Boys! Now I gotta "comb through" their catalog to see what songs he might have been on!

[@lokivt]

You need to react to "Get Up And Go"! But actually, any Rutles song is worth listening to and posting here!

[@debbiechang5781]

I think they were always good natured about this sort of thing so I think they were probably delighted 😂

[@garyarnett1220]

Parody of The Beatles made in 77, Very fun project from Python's Eric Idle and friends (and yes George had involvement with it.)

[@patticrichton1135]

HARRI, you really should watch their 1978 TV special "The Rutles: ALL YOU NEED IS CASH" This Parody of the Beatles' history is just hysterical. In this scene they are parodying an actual scene that was shown in the Beatles TV special "MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR. The Rutles are wearing the same clothes (or very similar) to what the Beatles wore IN Magical Mystery Tour. The cast was made up of other cast members of "MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS ( MICHAEL PALIN ). Also the first original cast members of SNL ("Saturday Night Live") : BILL MURRAY, DAN AYKROYD, JIM BELUSHI, GILDA RADNER, AL FRANKEN. The Rolling Stones' MICK JAGGER and RON WOOD, and PAUL SIMON all played themselves. GEORGE HARRISON was ALSO in the cast dressed as a reporter wearing a gray wig, glasses, moustache and a light colored suit. THAT segment with GEORGE was REALLY funny when you see what is going on BEHIND him and his interviewee. (hint, in the REAL Beatles' history it was known that a LOT of things were being stolen from their APPLE CORP offices on Saville Row in London (where the "roof top" concert took place) BY some employees there and other hangers on that were around the offices frequently - THIS is what the Rutles are parodying in that scene with GEORGE HARRISON as a REPORTER. Everything you see in this video is parodying what you would see in the Beatles Magical Mystery Tour, particularly during the "I AM THE WALRUS" video, in fact at the SAME LOCATION that this segment of MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR was filmed. NEIL INNES who plays "RON NASTY" ( JOHN LENNON) wrote all these songs and indeed is VERY good in the "RON NASTY/John Lennon" character. Well, GEORGE is IN the TV special as I said, and since this was NOT made while the Beatles were an active group, but in 1978, AND they were ALL fans of MONTY PYTHON and ERIC IDLE (who plays "Dirk McQuickly" (Paul), MICHAEL PALIN, and NEIL INNES, I am sure that they ALL were on board with it. I heard that John was not too happy with "Yoko" portrayed as a female NAZI, but other than that...it was OK with them. The whole thing was BRILLIANT and so is the ALBUM with all the songs from the TV Special. The only drawback from it, IS that a person needs to be VERY WELL VERSED in BEATLE'S HISTORY, otherwise, they WON'T understand it and WON'T "GET" the parodies of the REAL events in Beatles' history. Therefore, they will NOT find it funny and will just be confused because it won't make ANY sense to them. It is TOTALLY AIMED at KNOWLEDGEABLE BEATLES' FANS.

[@darrenleiberman3773]

I always crack up when, during the interview between Gearge and Michael Palin, some random guy walks off with the microphone. 😂😂

[@doplinger1]

No, not 1968. You really owe it to yourself to watch “The Rutles” a brilliantly clever mockumentary, and the music all sounds eerily reminiscent of the Beatles, because it was SUPPOSED TO. If you knew the Beatles catalog better you would absolutely love it. It’s as close to new Beatle music you’ll ever hear.

[@Fool3SufferingFools]

The Rutles’ “Cheese and Onions” actually showed up once on a bootleg Beatles album because someone apparently thought it was a genuine Beatles outtake.

[@toddswisher]

It was late 70's Harri and I believe it was '78. Neil Innes who was the writer of the songs and the creative genius behind The Rutles was actually in the Beatles' TV movie "Magical Mystery Tour". He was in the band The Bonzo Dog Dooda Band playing the song "Death Cab for Cutie". Beatle Paul insisted they wear the feather boas or whatever it was (can't remember exactly), they did not like the idea, but they went along with it. ha. The Rutles movie was produced in the USA called "All You Need is Cash" and starred Beatle George in a cameo and Eric Idle as Dirk McQuickly. Idle was not in the actual band, but played the band member Dirk in the movie. He also played the narrator.

[@keithschofield1158]

I had this on vhs l loved the Beatles so this was hilarious Eric idles brain child

[@agnetesorensenelbom5085]

Love it 👍👍👍 Happy New Year Harri and all the Besties 🎉

[@The5thGen]

Thank you Harri! Happy New Year Year to you and all the “besties”! 🎉

[@Cynthia...]

Happy New Year Scott. Great song.

[@pauldover1403]

The Rutles were also known as the "Prefab Four." Collaborating with Eric Idle from Monty Python was Neil Innes of the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band.

[@janna2245]

I love, LOVE the fact that their George is Indian.

[@JB-Deadskins]

Basically, Monty Python meets the Beatles

[@stevedotwood]

George loved it - all of Monty python really. He funded one of their movies.

[@JohnLancaster-b5x]

This song and video were not done in 1968. This parody was done in the 1970s.

[@jbs256]

Wonderful selection, Harri. Neil Innes was a genius and did emulate John. He wrote all of the songs too. Cheese and Onions is the worthy follow up. He passed a few years ago. George Harrison was involved and has a cameo in the movie All You Need Is Cash. Eric Idle is also featured as “Paul.” The Beatles loved it. John when asked about it started singing Cheese and Onions. If I haven’t made enough sense, let me spell it out! It’s all on KZbin, the movies there are 2, also. It was commissioned originally by US network NBC from the Saturday Night Live producer. It’s iconic stuff for any Beatles fan. As for singers who sound like iconic singers, Harri?? Sigh. Joe

[@JB-Deadskins]

Cheese and Onions is my favorite Rutles song

[@jbs256]

@@JB-Deadskins me too! I mean, do I have to spell it out? 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@samguberman2288]

This actually came out in 1978 , hope you watch the whole film , its an amazing pastiche of the Beatles story and the music is so clever. Neil innes was eventually sued, so if yiu buy the album today its credited as lennon McCartney and innes , previous copies just said Innes.

[@DannyD714]

in 1976 eric idle (monty python) and neil innes (bonzo dog doo dah band) did a song called "i must be in love" in the style of the beatles on their album "the rutland weekend songbook" by the fictitious band the rutles. then when eric hosted saturday night live in 1977 they did a short film about the rutles. the BBC in england wanted to do a full rutles tv special spoofing the beatles,but snl producer lorne michaels convinced idle to do it in america for NBC because they would have a bigger budget. the tv special "all you need is cash" was accompanied by an album of full length versions of the songs. the beatles,especially george harrison, were fans of both idle and innes,so they were flattered by the project. along with "piggie in the middle',the songs "cheese and onions" and "love life" really captured the beatles sound.

[@supasoulproductions]

Neil Innes Beatle song parodies were fantastic. Just derivative enough to nail the style, but totally clever and fun in their own way.

[@kenny832]

A millstone in music history A legend that would last a lunchtime You simply have to watch the whole movie

[@markthomas2577]

Loved this TV series when it was on back in the 70s. Obviously the songs were all Beatle Parodies but they were fantastic songs in their own right and were very much in the spirit of the Fab Four !

[@honeybrown1997]

"Do you think they'll ever get back together again?" "I hope not." 😑😂 #Ouch Classic stuff. Happy New Year, y'all. 🎉

[@patticrichton1135]

@honeybrown1997, That is what was asked of Mick Jagger (who played himself) near the end of the TV Special.

[@DJBilodeau]

Thanks!

[@Escapee5931]

The Rutles came out of Eric Idle's post-Python series, Rutland Weekend Television (hence the band name) in around 1975. The music was created mainly by Eric Idle and Neil Innes (who also did a lot of the music in the Python films).

[@debjorgo]

Neill Innis being the singer/writer in the band Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, the guys who sang Death Cab for Cutie in the Magical Mystery Tour film. Great song and great Paul is Dead clue!

[@bertinamiller9626]

Happy new year Harri

[@stevedotwood]

Piggy in the middle was Ringo

[@imaginemyshock8067]

Beatles reaction to the Rutles? Well, all the Beatles were supplied with a film of the show before it was ever released. When it was time to return their copies, John Lennon refused to give his back, he had enjoyed it so much. Ringo and George have spoken about the Rutles at times, which can be heard in other videos here on youtube, and of course George actually appears in the show as an interviewer. Paul didn't like the show so much but wife Linda thought it was hysterical. After she died Paul sued Innes for plagiarism concerning the similarity between 'get Up And Go' and 'Get Back', with the judge ruling that the Rutles song must be given a 'Lennon-McCartney' song writing credit. I suspect this unhappy event might have put Innes off for a long time from making any new Rutles material.

[@almostfm]

I know that George was involved with the production. He was good friends with the Monty Python troupe, of which Eric Idle and Niel Innes were parts, and Idle and Innes were two of the guys singing here.

[@KevinM2732]

Rutles are fab

[@tkengathegrateful4844]

It's like the Beatles from an alternative, and slightly weirder, universe. It's amazing how many decades they managed to keep up the joke while also producing songs that stand up on their own right, such as "Another Day," "Joe Public," Back in '64," and "Eine Kleine Middle Klasse Musik." And yet all of those songs are even more fun when you look for the Beatles 'Easter eggs' in them. One of their songs,"Get Up and Go" was too close to the Beatles song "Get Back" and they eventually had to give shared songwriting credit to McCartney/Lennon to resolve a lawsuit.

[@SJHFoto]

Just a little background on that-Apple Records sued the Rutles, not the Beatles. I don't want you to think that any of the Fab Four themselves went after Neil

[@jimdev81]

Please check out Cheese and Onions, Naturally, and many more that to me are fabulous songs!

[@QuicknStraight]

Neil Innes was a brilliant writer. The Rutles were sooo good. Watch the faux-documentary. It's brilliantly observed comedy/parody.

[@freeforever6971]

Goo goo ga joob!

[@mikemoore4033]

Neil Innes was called “the fifth Beatle”. Which is accurate.

[@knarf_on_a_bike]

The Pre-fab Four! 😂😂😂

[@aviadilo]

This is a spoof of "I am the Walrus" from 1978. The video is based on the Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour film.

[@Rael_486]

Cheese and onions - from Yellowsubmarine Sandwich 🥪 😋 m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4HEeXpsnJyofNk I have always thought In the back of my mind Cheese and onions I have always thought That the world was unkind Cheese and onions Do I have to spell it out? C-H-E-E-S-E-A-N-D-O-N-I-O-N-S Oh, no Man or machine (Man or machine) Keep yourself clean (Keep yourself clean) Or be a has-been (Ah ah) Like a dinosaur

[@user-ph9wt3ue7c]

Neil Innes from the Bonzo Dog Band was involved in this. You should check them out.

[@jeffmartin1026]

The gem about The Ruttles is that you can see how The Beatles' songs could have gone, and probably been just as successful.

[@Kathmak]

Harri, you need to watch the Rutles mockumentary "All You Need is Cash." It's hilarious. George Harrison was good friends with Eric Idle and the other Monty Python guys, and he even had a cameo playing a reporter.

[@egapnala65]

You should check Neil Innes "Concrete Jungle Boy" "Spontaneous" "Once upon a Time" and "Catmeat Conga" just for the heck of it. Innes was a genius and his arrangements are spot on spoofery.

[@SJHFoto]

This was '78, not '68. Also, the last verse is missing from the video-so the ending bars/chorus should have been playing after we saw Neil in the pig mask for the first time

[@Fool3SufferingFools]

I’ve heard that George (of course) and Ringo loved The Rutles, John didn’t like it (perhaps because the film wasn’t very kind to Yoko), and Paul wasn’t sure what to make of it at first but came around because Linda found it hilarious.

[@DJBilodeau]

And you won't have to go far, Harri, to satisfy your curiousity as to how the Beatles felt about this film. Look up "the Beatles talk about the Rutles.". Shows George (involved in these films) and Ringo in the picture, so it looks like they were interviewed about this film.

[@hemiglos]

I need tea!

[@highpath4776]

See the vids of Neil Innes talking about the Rutles/ Rutland Weekend Television into the two films and the creation of the music

[@DJBilodeau]

As to what hand the Beatles had in this? Well, George Harrison was a major funder of this and many of the Monty Python series of films.

[@gioconda43]

This sounds like a Beatles song! I don+t remember the name now!

[@lokivt]

I daresay this song is better than I Am The Walrus!

[@sharonsnail2954]

Harri: Welcome to the land of The Rutles. You'll get a lot of suggestions for other tracks by them. Personally, I prefer their earlier stuff 😉 Try "I Must Be In Love" kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXa8domFnrtlfZI

[@petermitchell6348]

78, not 68.

[@spawn4582]

It's a good song and as professionals they can perfectly perform anything, but unfortunately The Rutles are not The Beatles