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The Rutles
The Rutles were a parody of the Beatles created by songwriter Neil Innes and
Monty Python's Eric Idle. Innes had collaborated with Eric Idle on the 1975-1976
TV series 'Rutland Weekend Television' and in one sketch performed as The
Rutles, singing a parody of an early Beatles hit, 'I Must Be in Love'.
Innes had previously been a member of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, which had
performed the song 'Death Cab for Cutie' in the Beatles film 'Magical Mystery
Tour', so was well-placed to parody the Liverpudlians. The first Rutles material
appeared on the 1976 album 'The Rutland Weeke...
