From: edc@evolution.bchs.uh.edu (edward s. chen)
Newsgroups: rec.music.beatles
Subject: Re: Various questions...
Date: 16 Nov 1992 06:57:59 GMT
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In article <1duaqrINN71t@clover.csv.warwick.ac.uk> maujs@csv.warwick.ac.uk (Mr J D Morris) writes:
>

>	Next up, would anyone help me complete the following list
>of Rutles songs against the Beatles songs they are parodying. Thanks
>to the info. on 'It's Looking Good' and 'Cheese And Onions', by the way.

This table should probably be expanded a bit, since the liner notes to the
CD do give "original release" information, all of which correspond to actual 
Beatle releases.

>	The Rutles:			The Beatles counterpart:
>
>	Goose-Step Mama
        "From the Silver Rutle Demo Sessions" - previously unreleased
        It is probably better to use the film as source though.  "GSM"
        is seen over Cavern footage, which leads me to believe the tune
        is actually a parody of "Some Other Guy"  (which does sound a bit
        similar to GSM) as seen on the Granada Cavern footage.

>	Number One
        "Parlourphone Single R #4949 10/5/62"
        The actual Parlophone R4949 was the "Love Me Do" / "P.S. I Love You" 
        single.  However, the song sounds much more like "Twist and Shout"

>	Baby Let Me Be
        From the Parlourphone EP "Twist and Rut" GEP #8882 7/12/63.
        Not really a parody of one particular song.   Of the songs
        on the "Twist and Shout" EP, "There's a Place" probably comes the
        closest.

>	Hold My Hand			Please Please Me? I Want To
>					Hold Your Hand?
        From the Parlourphone LP "Meet the Rutles" PCS#3045
        Again, not really a parody of a single song.   The three elements
        most recognizable are from "Please Please Me", "I Want to Hold Your 
        Hand", and "She Loves You".   None of which are found on the
        "With the Beatles" LP.  (Although IWTHYH  is on the American "Meet
        the Beatles")

>	Blue Suede Schubert		Roll Over Beethoven?
        From the Palourphone LP "Meet the Rutles".  PCS#3045
        "Roll Over Beehtoven" is probably the best guess.

>	I Must Be In Love
        Parlourphone single R#5114 3/20/64
        The "Can't Buy Me Love" single.   Combined with the
        "A Hard Day's Rut" footage, this is the song being parodied.

>
>	With A Girl Like You		If I Fell?
        From the Parlourphone LP "A Hard Day's Rut" PCS#3058
        Yes, "If I Fell" is it
>
>	Between Us
        From the Parlourphone LP "A Hard Day's Rut" PCS#3058
        My best guess is "And I Love Her."
>
>	Living In Hope			What Goes On? Don't Pass Me By?
>					Octopus's Garden?
        From the Parlourphone LP "Rutles For Sale" PCS#3062.
        Really, a general "Ringo song" more then anything else.
        However, keeping the album in mind, "Honey Don't" is as
        good a choice as any.

>	Ouch!				Help!
        Parlourphone Single #5305
        Yep, it's "Help!", what else could it be!
>
>	It's Looking Good		I'm Looking Through You...
>					I'm Happy Just To Dance With You?
        From the Parlourphone LP "Rutle Soul"
        Considering it is used as the clip for the Rutles Che Stadium
        concert, I'm not real pleased with "I'm Looking Through You".
        Probably as good a choice as any, although I would tend to choose
        "If I Needed Someone", which *was* actually played live on the '66
        tour.

>	Doubleback Alley		Penny Lane
        Parlourphone singe R#5570
        "Doubleback Alley takes me back and in my mind I see..."
        Now, only if the street really existed!
>
>	Good Times Roll			Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
>					Getting Better?
        From the Parlourphone LP "Sgt. Rutter's Only Darts Club Band" PCS#7027
        One only need to listen to the lyrics to tell that this is a "Lucy"
        parody from start to finish.

>	Nevertheless			Within You, Without You
        From the Parlourphone LP "Sgt. Rutter's Only Darts Club Band" PCS#7027
        Yes, "Within You, Without You" is George's only contribution here.
>
>	Love Life			All You Need Is love
        Parlourphone Singe R#5620
        Yes, the "All You Need is Love" single.

>	Piggy In The Middle		I Am The Walrus
        Parlourphone Single R#5655
        Yes, the "I Am the Walrus" Single

>	Another Day			Martha My Dear?
        From the Rutle LP "The Rutles" PCS 7067/8
        Generally a McCartney-ish "potboiler", "Martha My Dear" being as good
        a choice as any.
 
>	Cheese And Onions		A Day In The Life
        From the Rutle Soundtrack LP "Yellow Submarine Sandwich" PCS#7070
        Not really a good choice, other then the "borrowed" chord at the
        end.   A general "YS" psychidelic Beatles parody, certainly with 
        touches of "It's All Too Much", or "Only a Northern Song", but 
        keeping authorship the same, Lennon's only song on the soundtrack
        "Hey Bulldog" stands as the most likely place Innes' inspiration
        started from.
>
>	Get Up And Go			Get Back
        Rutle Single R#5777
        The "Get Back" single.

>	Let's Be Natural		Dear Prudence? Mother Nature's
>					Son? Across The Universe?
        From the Rutle LP "Shabby Road" PCS#7088
        Keeping with albums, the most likely Lennon composition is
        "Because".   However, the Rutle album "Let It Rot" is not
        represented, so "Across the Universe" is probably another valid
        choice.
>
>	If anyone would like to fill in any the blanks above, or
>	cross out anything I've put wrong, or anything, really, I'd be
> 	most grateful...

        If anyone disagrees, come up with a reason why.   Thanks much,

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