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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...
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