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Wikpedia page on the Rutles:
The Rutles themselves first appeared in a sketch later in 1975,[1] which presented a mock mini-documentary about the fictional 1960s band.
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It would have been a strange disorder in the universe if their Elton John parody preceded the Beatles one!
I thought it was really soon after the Beatles.
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Would love to see Elton John cover this masterpiece.
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“Godfrey Daniel” was W.C. Fields’ on-screen minced oath for god damn.
That is in the OP.
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He really does a good imitation of that period Elton. well done!
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… that they occasionally wound up on bootleg records of The Beatles.
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Check out the brilliant ‘Innes Book of Records’ where many of Neil Innes’ characters were featured.
This is great!
More of an homage.
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