i'm a huge beatle aficionado and i love the rutles and their classic film "all you need is cash." if we can't laugh at ourselves and the things we love then we're doomed. today, more than ever, i sense of humor and even self depricating humor is essential to keep our sanity. if we can't laugh at ourselves we have no right to laugh at others. thanks for the video.
I think that the 'Yoko as Hitler's daughter' thing was more of a comment on how she was portrayed in the newspapers at the time than a comment on Yoko herself.
I always assumed that was the point of the joke. The open bigotry was shocking, even back then when most white Brits and Americans were still racist trash.
@@BlackGuardXIII She was seen as a homewrecker, too, but it was mostly just racism........even allowing that The War was still fresh enough in people's minds.
Eric Idle and Neil Innes were discussing the project at the kitchen table with George being there too. At one point, George got annoyed and said:"Hey! We were The Beatles, you know....oh well, nevermind." Fhen he started tal,ing about his old band to hand them everything they could possibly need for the script. Apparently, John sang Cheeze And Onions to someone once. That must've been something, John doing A Neil impression doing a John impression.
@@hansvandermeulen5515 the Neil innes interview is on UA-cam as far as I know. It's the last interview he gave. I highly recommend it. Very interesting.
According to Eric Idle in the DVD commentary track it was John, which is likely where this video got the idea despite saying it was Innes who told the story. Either way, that’s certainly why the song didn’t appear on the ‘78 vinyl soundtrack album.
@@LeChaunce Thank you for that. To be honest, in a Neil Innes interview, he told of a conversation he had with George regarding " Get up and go," to the extent it went like this: George: "It's close." Neil : "It's close but it's not the same." George: "I know it's not the same but you can always play your guitar in court."
The Rules were a blast. The Beatles were an imperfect family. George seemed to go from being the "Quiet Beatle" to the "Bitter Beatle" afterwards.So it goes, the music from both bands is still great.
Hearing some of George's later interviews has made me dislike him somewhat. As you said, he's bitter. And full of complaints. Poor George. Didn't get enough of his songs on the albums. The guy never worked a real job in his life, was in the greatest band in history, and became ridiculously wealthy. Sorry but I have no empathy for him. The spiritual Beatle my ass.
@@abc456f As a Beatle he was quite snippy and fun, but after he got into all that Hairy Kristmas and Bawdy Satnav crap he got boring very quickly. Other than I Got My Mind Set on You most of his solo stuff is just self-important wankery.
I love The Rutles. The only thing I don't like is the treatment of the Brian Epstein character's leaving the story. I hardly think his mother and brother found it funny.
All kidding aside, I listen to the Rutles soundtrack fairly regularly. Innes was a genius at mashing together several songs in one and the musicianship is actually better than the Beatles imo.
Pete Best just phoned me. He was drunk and in a pretty bad way. He told me to let everyone here spare a thought for him. He could have been a somebody, he could have been a Beatle. But he got betrayed by the people he thought were his friends. HE could have been the drummer, not Ringo. They were jealous of his good looks. He's been barely scraping by for over 50 years. His 27th autobiography "The 5th Beatle" is due out soon. He'll do book signings if he can manage to squeeze the time in between his TV appearances.
I think you have that reversed. The Beatles copied everything down to the trousers. If Leggy Mountbatten hadn't emigrated to Australia The Rutles could have been bigger than even The Monkees or The Banana Splits
I saw the film and afterwards I became a heavy tea drinker
And biscuits 😮
It's a gateway beverage...
I ended up at the very far end with the flying teapot and pot head pixies
i'm a huge beatle aficionado and i love the rutles and their classic film "all you need is cash." if we can't laugh at ourselves and the things we love then we're doomed. today, more than ever, i sense of humor and even self depricating humor is essential to keep our sanity. if we can't laugh at ourselves we have no right to laugh at others. thanks for the video.
I think that the 'Yoko as Hitler's daughter' thing was more of a comment on how she was portrayed in the newspapers at the time than a comment on Yoko herself.
I agree. She seemed to be universally hated for no other reason than John’s love for her and her ethnicity.
I always assumed that was the point of the joke. The open bigotry was shocking, even back then when most white Brits and Americans were still racist trash.
@@BlackGuardXIII She was seen as a homewrecker, too, but it was mostly just racism........even allowing that The War was still fresh enough in people's minds.
BS. She was/is hated for reasons unrelated to ethnicity, misogyny.
@@BeatlesCentricUniverse such as?
Eric Idle and Neil Innes were discussing the project at the kitchen table with George being there too.
At one point, George got annoyed and said:"Hey! We were The Beatles, you know....oh well, nevermind."
Fhen he started tal,ing about his old band to hand them everything they could possibly need for the script.
Apparently, John sang Cheeze And Onions to someone once.
That must've been something, John doing A Neil impression doing a John impression.
I think it was the trousers
they were very tight.
He only lived in Wallasey as a child for a while, he was born in South Shields, Durham.
The best movie based on The Beatles, hands down.
I sued myself just to be sure
It was actually George Harrison who advised Neil about "Get up and go."
Not John?
@@hansvandermeulen5515 exactly.
@@hansvandermeulen5515 the Neil innes interview is on UA-cam as far as I know. It's the last interview he gave. I highly recommend it. Very interesting.
According to Eric Idle in the DVD commentary track it was John, which is likely where this video got the idea despite saying it was Innes who told the story. Either way, that’s certainly why the song didn’t appear on the ‘78 vinyl soundtrack album.
@@LeChaunce Thank you for that. To be honest, in a Neil Innes interview, he told of a conversation he had with George regarding " Get up and go," to the extent it went like this: George: "It's close." Neil : "It's close but it's not the same." George: "I know it's not the same but you can always play your guitar in court."
Dirk, Stig, Barry and Nasty.
The Rules were a blast. The Beatles were an imperfect family. George seemed to go from being the "Quiet Beatle" to the "Bitter Beatle" afterwards.So it goes, the music from both bands is still great.
Hearing some of George's later interviews has made me dislike him somewhat. As you said, he's bitter. And full of complaints. Poor George. Didn't get enough of his songs on the albums. The guy never worked a real job in his life, was in the greatest band in history, and became ridiculously wealthy.
Sorry but I have no empathy for him. The spiritual Beatle my ass.
@@abc456f As a Beatle he was quite snippy and fun, but after he got into all that Hairy Kristmas and Bawdy Satnav crap he got boring very quickly. Other than I Got My Mind Set on You most of his solo stuff is just self-important wankery.
George Harrison to Ron Wood, “Who hit Stig?”
Big Valerie
George's line in the movie references a Rutles song on which he sings backing vocals - Blue Suede Schubert.
In 2024 Mad TV will do the Too Rolling Stones . 😂
What's the song playing in the background? It's awfully catchy!
I miss Che’ Stadium😂
Apparently Yoko too thought it was hilarious that she was parodied as Hitler's daughter.
I love The Rutles. The only thing I don't like is the treatment of the Brian Epstein character's leaving the story. I hardly think his mother and brother found it funny.
We all can’t be happy, I loved Leggy Manbattan!
He emigrated to Australia. That wasn't as easy to forgive as it might be now, with all the gender fluidity and communism everywhere.
@@vangroover1903 yes so many communists...I think there must be at least a 100 in the UK
Well, they inherited the songbook while they were in India. tell me if this is incorrect.
All kidding aside, I listen to the Rutles soundtrack fairly regularly. Innes was a genius at mashing together several songs in one and the musicianship is actually better than the Beatles imo.
Chastity. She was a catch.
I'm just happy I don't know them.
"acid humor"?
My life *is* a parody.
Pete Best just phoned me. He was drunk and in a pretty bad way. He told me to let everyone here spare a thought for him. He could have been a somebody, he could have been a Beatle. But he got betrayed by the people he thought were his friends. HE could have been the drummer, not Ringo. They were jealous of his good looks. He's been barely scraping by for over 50 years. His 27th autobiography "The 5th Beatle" is due out soon. He'll do book signings if he can manage to squeeze the time in between his TV appearances.
He wasn't a good enough drummer
All the Rutles songs were parodies of Beatles songs, not just "get up and go".
I think you have that reversed. The Beatles copied everything down to the trousers. If Leggy Mountbatten hadn't emigrated to Australia The Rutles could have been bigger than even The Monkees or The Banana Splits
@@vangroover1903 THIS
Who are the beetles
@@paulnolan4971 The kids don't know, man.
Why was george black ???
He was Indian my dude. Ya get it now.