The Rutles: Together Again!
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- "This is a shameless publicity stunt" ... The Rutles (minus Ollie Halsall and Eric Idle) returned in 1997 to record their best album, Archaeology. In this film shot and edited by Taly and Russ Johnson, Neil Innes, Rikki Fataar and John Halsey play "Major Happy's Up and Coming Once Upon a Good Time Band" and "Shangri-La," live on a rooftop in New York City. The video also features original art of Rutles merchandising and other good things.
Dirk left the Rutles, took up a psuedonymn of Eric Idle and formed a new group, Monty Python's Flying Circus and became a comedian but some people still persist in saying he died.
And thus it was Barry who dyed.
Flying Circus predated the Rutles by a couple of years!
@@tomkent4656 woooosh...
He is dead! He's gone to meet his Maker! He's shuffled off this mortal coil! He's pushing up daisies! He's a stiff!
@@tomkent4656 In which reality? I don't speak of the Rutles the show but the Rutles the concept. "They" existed long before the Pythons in the world of fiction as it aired in our minds. It's not to be taken seriously. More like falling thru a Hall of Mirrors or Holes never ending. That'll blow their minds in Peoria.
RIP Neil Innes - you were a genius.
IS A GENIUS.❤
@@ADayInTheLifeofMrsPerkins He's still alive as long as his trousers are pressed
I had the honor of meeting Neil Innes at the BEatlefest at the New Jersey Hilton during the archaeology release, got it autographed, such a big thrill. Neil was a sweetheart. So gentle. So glad I got to meet one of my idols. RIP Neil and thank you for the memory..
Did you know he went to entertain the women protesters at Greenham Common? Good on him, eh?
Because of The Rutles, I got hooked on tea. Then I became a musician, and I’ve been starving ever since.
Tea - the gateway drug---to 'gulp' --t-toast. 😮😢
@@ThePerradox i've heard that some of the rutles were on crumpets towards the end of the sixties, ron nasty even dabbled in scones but it didn't last thankfully
Thank you so much for posting this! I am the blonde girl on the rooftop in the lime green leather jacket and I never thought I would see this. A day to remember!
I felt emotional seeing you. Before you went over to the dark side :(
blackmore4 Awww! I don't know who you are, so I don't know how to respond. But It's always darkest before the Dawn!
Wow, how did you get access to the rooftop for that performance? I would have loved to have been there for that performance, even at street level. Did you get their autographs?
DetTigerFan Thank you! I was writing at the time for New York Press and an online outlet called CompuServe WOW, and was doing a story on the Rutles. Neil Innes was very kind and basically let me trail them. I did get their autographs when they were signing CDs at Tower Records.
Dawn
I saw you. What luck, the Ruttles were great. I mean for real they were great.
Neil was phenomenal and to be able to compose classics that have a nod to the Fabs but are not copies takes almost more genius than the originals. Long Live The Pre Fab Four.
He said he would deliberately NOT listen to Beatles music but write something that he thought might sound like the Beatles. That takes a special sort of genius.
@@PC4USE1 True. Sad that he could not sustain the costs of solitons to fight the crazy publishing split 50/50 with Lennon and McCartney.
That first Rutles album is pure genius. Neil lifted and combined JUST enough to not be a tribute band. Also he's lyrically brilliant.
Most of the songs on the first album are copywrite to lennon and macartney because of a lawsuite by the record company not the artist themselves. If you google cheese and onions its say lennon & macca witch is bloody daft.
@@makeitsonumberone1358 You are daft.
Rutle mania lives on 🎸
Something likes this only comes once in a lunchtime.
Neil was an Amazingly talented man and an Absolute Genius. He also PROVED that talentless successful Bands COULD be "Created" solely in studios by the Magic of the "technical manipulation" of dreadful singing voices and hopeless musicians.
R.I.P. Neil and thank you for ALL of your work. Dirk and Nasty, Cheese and Onion. Two of the Greatest Rutles Combinations ever
"Imagined . . . . " 👍👍👍
Neil was beyond brilliant ❤ Bless him .
Neil Innes was a genius. Rest easy brother
The Rutles are/were a compliment to the Beatles. I understand that The Rutles were meant to be a parody band in all ways (given the overall appearance, sound and lyrics and also that Eric Idle was involved), but that alone shows that The Beatles had already became something greater than the members themselves in the grist mill of history!And by the way... I find the Rutles extremely well done in what they did!!
The Beatles were pretty much household names by 1964, and were already long broken up by the time The Rutles were conceived. George Harrison was also involved, proving he was basically a good sport about the whole thing.
RIP Neil Innes. A unique talent.
Words cannot describe how much I love this band. “Majah Happy’s up-n-comin’ once upon a good time band!”
Thank God I got to see The Rutles last year.
At least the Macca lawyers have no more work.
Neil Innis was a genius, especially in the Bonzo Dog Band Days. Some of those songs kill me like Tubas in The Moonlight and so many others.
The Rutles are legendary Shame that Dirk was tragically killed in a bicycle accident and replaced by his tailor who was later killed by a frenzied mob mistaking him for Eric Idle.Still the memories are good ones!
Legalize tea.
Thank you Neil, I'll miss you. You were a truly underrated talent. The Rutles were FAB
Completely under rated - especially by people who have never heard of him, but genius doesn’t depend on popular acclaim.
I'm pretty sure I owned a Rutles cement truck when I was a kid.
But it's been a while. I could be wrong.
I had the sewing machine 😀
@@frankmccormick1175 Remember when you sent the swastika antimacassars to Chastity? Fab.
@@frankmccormick1175 Me too, but my mum threw it out when I went away to college. Watching eBay for years now, but no joy.
Ron Nasty, Stig O'Hara and Barry Womb The one and only pre FAB four! Their music still on! Neil Innes was a brilliant writer!
Here we are once again on another one night stand! Major Happys Up and Coming Good Time Band! Funny!
Really, just discovered these guys, they’re amazingly talented, singer sounds just like Lennon!
Love The Rutles! RIP Neil & Ollie...
They *did* reunite, with Eric this time, for the 30th anniversary of the film. They even did a one-off live show.
Any documented video from this Rut-nite or from the Rut-Show? I am daring to hope!
THANK YOU BEATLES !
THANK YOU RUTLES !
Обожаю этих ребят: это как будто нашёл новый неизвестный альбом The Beatles!!!
Ollie Halsall did the singing voice of Dirk and played Leppo(the Stuart Sutcliffe Rutle). He also was in Timebox (which became Patto after frontman Mike Patto) with John "Barry Wom" Halsey. Halsall died of drug related illness years before "Archaeology" was released.
+David Wiseman :John Halsey did not die !!! He was on the roof in this video!!!
He didn’t say Halsey died. He said Halsall died.
The Rutles,Brilliant,forget ouises,Bye for now love Alan
How can you not like this? This is the only other band besides Half Man Half Biscuit who never fail to make me smile!
ONE OF THE FUNNIEST SPOOF'S EVER! GREAT JOB TO THE RUTLES. SPOT ON!
Now we know where oasis got it all from 😁 Rutles forever
Oasis stole the hook for "Whatever" from Neil's "How Sweet To Be An Idiot". Neil sued them, won, and then to top it off he stole the same hook *back* for "Shangri-La"!
Only Neil Innes could make a spoof so damn good.
Love it. In the future, people will look at this and say: "This is Archaeology!"
In the not so distant future, people will look back and say, "Now this is what called Rutology!"
Wow! Finally, thanks to this video, we have the titles of four post-Rutles album by the four members of the band:
- All Things Fall Down by Stig O'Hara
- Goodnight Vietnam by Barry Wom
- Ron Nasty/Polyvinyl Wicker Trio by Ron Nasty
- Venus And Marbles by Punk Floyd (Dirk McQuickly's post-Rutles band)
Barry's, 'Goodnight Vietnam!' Holy shit, I'm dead! 👍😃😃😃😃👏👏👏👏👏👏😃
This is what I listen too with a spot of tea....
Indian tea?
TEA?..You realise that TEA is in fact...ILLEGAL! Just ask the boys...
Stig O'Hara is living testimony to the wondrous powers of curry.
Playing on a rooftop again just like the real band!
But in NYC this time.
Oh gosh, I never knew about thius.... too much tea i guess..... and tight trousers.
Strawberry Tarts Forever !
I love both Rutles' albums.
Sadly, Dirk was racing his souped up VW Bug on the M6 jacked up on tea, when he slammed into the back of a produce truck and was buried alive under an avalanche of cheese and onions. Sad.
@Tatsujiro Kurogane Why RIP? He waa buried *alive* !
Excellent rerights morph into fab new entities!!!
Sorry, KUC, but their best album, Archaeology is NOT. The original "The Rutles" was such a spot-on parody of the Fab Four that it (I'd wager it was "Piggy In The Middle":) caused the Beatles' estate (all compositions: owned by Michael Jackson at one point!} to have sued the great Neil Innes for copyright infringement and he had to legally share all of 11 songwriting credits with John and Paul, even though he was friendly with both Paul, who produced the Bonzo Dog Band's only UK hit "I'm The Urban Spaceman", and with George who appeared in 1978's Rutles parody film "All You Need Is Cash" among others with Neil, et. al. "composed them all by himself - simply a genius for parody melodies and lyrics: OUTRAGEOUS!
I see an interview with neil before his passing, and he said he wrought them parady songs from memory of the originals, because if he listen to them he wouldnt be able to put his own twist on them. A true talent who will be missed.
The fact that they claimed and won rights for parodies of songs that weren't even Lennon and McCartney compositions shows how stupid the legal system is. Blue Suede Schubert is really a parody of Roll Over Beethoven which John & Paul had nothing to do with.
Genius!!♥️🙏🎵x
The rutles rule!!
The thing about the beatles is to have songs about simple concepts: come together, I wanna hold your hand, hey jude (wich refers to a person named jude, obviously), help, & let it be. Therefore naming a song with a logical title is parodying them.
R I P Neil...
Too bad Eric couldn't perform on this as well.
Neil Innes did not receive any royalties from the original Rutles songs he wrote ~ perhaps not surprisingly he was sued for plagiarism by Northern songs lawyers !
He shares royalties and credit with John and Paul on a few of the Rutles songs.
George loved it, goes to show money talks and a sense of humour goes out the window.
That's because the Publisher owns the copyright, not the writers, and can do what it likes.
I hope Northern Songs case was unsuccessful.
@@epipick
It was settled out of Court.
Sang with #NEILINNES in a Manhattan club!
SO GLAD,... they dug up Stig for this gig !!!
"La-dee-do-dah, lah-Di-Dah" very funny send up
Funny guys and talented.😂
The Rattles existed to a parallel world.
The tea brought me here
Oh, this is great.
1:43 Lol Rutles Dishwasher
Oh to have been there all tea out.
catchy Sangrilah!
Poor Ollie passed away to my understanding. Eric didn't play on the record, though he is a good guitarist and certainly could have played bass if they'd asked him too.
My dream would be a reunion with Eric Idle ACTUALLY ON BASS!!! And yes it could happen if they ever really wanted to. (I'm a bassist, but any acoustic guitarist can pick it up quite easily because of the fingerpicking).
Ahh but could you play it lefty .Eric was righty
I think it was the trousers
Exactly. nb
Anyone hear the trolling Ron Nasty did at the end referencing Oasis Whatever sounding similar to Innes How Sweet To Be An idiot?
f'ing brilliant, I can die now. Thanks.
@HerbBudworth: It's 57th street above the Hard Rock. At 1:39 you can see Carnegie Hall on Neil's left.
rutles rule
Better than their tribute band? What were they called again., The Beatles?
So many bands copied The Rutles, I hear The Stinks, E.L.M. (electric , light, music) and Sad Finger.
wow thats some creative editing!
I heard Dirk was up the Orinoco in a canoe using an umbrella as underwear. Goo goo ga chew.
What happened to Dirk? Fab & gear song The Rutles do sound & look like The Beatles especeially in that tv movie All You Need Is Cash from 1978. Thanks for sharing the video.
Cheers:
Christine V. Berndt
The coda of Shang gri La is exactly the same as the Hey Jude coda! Lol ( Ther didn’t even try to hide it! 😅)
La-di-do-dah lah-di-dah... here we are in ShangriLa! I think I heard somewhere that Sir Paul is not a fan... but he doesn't have to be. Peaceful co-existence in our time ✌🎶☮
Wow Hard Rock Cafe👌
This blatant attempt to get our young people hooked on tea is an absolute disgrace . What next , Jaffa Cakes ? So many lives ruined . It starts with a digestive , a sip of the PG's, and a knowing look from your gran . Another life left in chaos from the evil leaf . Bastards .
OK OK, i am back on lemon tea and am coping on just maybe 2 or 3 Rich Tea biscuits a day. It has taken 20 years with the support of my family but I am getting there. Just wish I could reduce the Vodka down from 3 to 2 bottles a day as well. Bastards.
@@andymoore9977 Just stay away from the herbals . Stick with the booze Praying for ya bro
Erm... actually Eric Idle never participated, musically at least, in the Rutles. His was the original idea for the formation of the Beatles parody band, but he only appears in the photos and the lip-sync videos.
You have no idea what you are talking about......... he didn't appear in this because of disputes with the other members of the Rutles (mainly Neil Innes). Yes, his voice was lip synched, but he was a major part of the story line and songs...... He just got pissy with his former band mates......
Rich Mapes
Τhe story line yes, certainly. Like I said HIS was the original idea. But THE RUTLES cd album says clearly on the credits : All selections written by Neil Innes. And he is not featured anywhere in the actual AUDIO part of the album.
You're all wrong. Eric died in a car crash in the late 60s.
If you listen carefully to Piggy in the Middle played backwards, you can hear Ron Nasty say, "I dug up Dirk's remains and buried them in my backyard. By the mulberry bushes. Away from the noisy neighbors. No, the other noisy neighbors."
@@GirGir183 Paul is Dirk's replacement and he sued the other Rutles when they kicked him out of The Rutles for not taking Dirk's place in the car crash.
Dirk is a dedman & I missim missim missim
I hope you passed the audition ! !
Leggy was seen hopping around the streets
Legalize tea
Dirk was likely still mad at the others at the time this was filmed no wonder he didn't participate in Archaeology
Dirk and Ron Nasty became mates again before Ron died.
Damn it! Oasis nicked all the Rutles hooks :-(
I take tea....... with sugar too
@tacomadc They did ask Eric, and he said no.
Leave it alone
Let It Rot
Where’s Eric Idle? X
Dirk went deaf. Look up the Dirk is Deaf rumors. ;-)
Over there, in a box. Next to the ambiguity.
Why are they playing songs off Be Here Now?
Hi! I love The Rutles, and I think that Eric, as you say theo9952, not an active part of the music and stuff, but he really IS a part of the band, I don't know if it's just me, but The Rutles are The Rutles because of Mr Idle, I want to see him in the band, that's the way I knew them, that's the way it should be. My opinion.
where is the fourth rutle
👍👍👍
The Ruttles sold all their songs to Janet Jackson.
I'm sure someone is missing.Was it Dirk ? Oh that's right he died.
Boris combed his hair and did a tribute to the famed Rutles !
Where’s Eric
Dirk went deaf. Look up the Dirk is Deaf rumors. ;-)
What year was this?
Sounds like Oasis !
Where Eric?
Why three?
And where is Dirk?
Never really a tribute band IMO…more an extension of friendship, since Innes came from the Bonzo Dog Band, which was IN Magical Mystery Tour and Paul produced their hit single, plus the Bonzos worked with the early core of Monty Python PRE-Python, doing music for “Do Not Adjust Your Ser.” So, just musical evolution.
No Eric? To busy? His lose.