talk about a month of Sundays

[fflo]

This morning in my head was "I Am The Walrus." Somewhere around noon it switched into the Rutles' "Piggy in the Middle," which I've had on the brain ever since.

Bible-punching heavyweight,
Evangelistic boxing kangaroo;
Orangutan and anaconda,
Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse,
And even Pluto too

Hey diddle diddle---
The cat and the fiddle---
Piggy in the middle.
doo-a-poo-poo

Comments

[disclaimerwill.livejournal.com]

That happens to me all the time with Beatles/Rutles songs. ("Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" to "Good Times Roll," "Help!" to "Ouch!" etc.) Curse you, Neil Innes, for mastering the Beatles' style so brilliantly!

Honestly, I think "Cheese and Onions" is better than a good 93% of the Beatles' output.

[fflo.livejournal.com]

Don't tell pijeanf, but I'm with you on that---though I'd temper it to 40%, maybe. Or 45. (Stop me before I thoroughly alienate my Beatles mentor!)

[groovesinorbit]

"Cheese and Onions" is a great song. Better than 93% of the Beatles output, though? Or 40? Or 45?

I'll just leave you two to your little blasphemy, shall I?

[disclaimerwill.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm not putting down the Beatles, mind you. "Cheese and Onions" is just spectacular beyond words.

[groovesinorbit]

"Cheese and Onions" is great, no question. I was just kidding around with my little blasphemy remark. Reminded me of one of my favorite MST lines, actually. Ever see Radar Secret Service? Some guy, possibly Steve, questions the efficacy of radar, and Tom and Crow respond:

"Blasphemer!"
"He must die!"

Cracks me up every time.

Although to say that only .7 out of every 10 Beatles songs is better than "Cheese and Onions"? That's some pretty heavy statistics, even when you consider taste is all relative. Here's something fun--what Beatles songs do you think are better? (hey, fflo--play along, if ya wanna.)

[disclaimerwill.livejournal.com]

Hee! Alright... (though I hope you're not going to call upon me to actually average things out, because although I work for a mathematical organization, my math skills are such that my last attempt at using an abacus resulted in four people being hospitalized and an ugly joint investigation by the EPA and United Nations Fund for Population Activities.)

Beatles songs I like better than "Cheese and Onions":

"Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!"
"Run for Your Life"
"Eleanor Rigby"
"Strawberry Fields Forever"
"Happiness is a Warm Gun"
"The Fool on the Hill"

Hmmm... surely there are one or two more (maybe "Within You Without You," depending on my mood), but those are the only ones that come to mind. By no means an exhaustive list of Beatles songs I enjoy, of course; I just hold "Cheese and Onions" in very high regard.

It probably helps that I actually got into the Rutles several years before getting into the Beatles, thanks to my middle school obsession with all things Monty Python. Sentimental value and all. :)

[groovesinorbit]

I hope you were cleared of all wrongdoing in the joint investigation. Abacii can be a tricky thing. (I have no idea if that plural is correct.) And I won't check yer math. : )

Getting into the Rutles before you got into the Beatles makes a huge difference. I got into the Rutles in high school when the show first was aired (and I was watching Monty Python regularly, too), but I'd been a Beatles fan for several years prior. Love the Rutles, though. Neil Innes is a mostly-forgotten jewel, in my opinion, and he did have the Beatles style down. And, at the time, I had a thing for Eric Idle, so they couldn't go too far wrong.

Let's see. If I was going to pick my favorite Beatles songs this morning (and on another morning they might be [more than likely would be] different), I'd go with:

I Saw Her Standing There
Yes It Is
I'm Down
I Want You (She's So Heavy)
Glass Onion
Being For the Benefit of Mr. Kite

I would make the case that I'm Down is one of the best b-sides ever released.

[fflo.livejournal.com]

Oooh, "Yes It Is"---good one. Love the harmonies. Haven't heard it in forever. I love "I'm Down," too, but your influence is probably felt there.

Let me pipe up for:

Hey Bulldog
I'm So Tired (not cuz I'm tired this a.m.---cuz I love the part when he kicks in with the "You'd say I'm putting you on/But it's no joke, it's doing me harm" and builds to the give-you-everything-I've-got part---is that the bridge? haveta think about the structure a little)
Boys
Chains
Eight Days a Week
Dr. Robert
I Dig a Pony

Comments?

[groovesinorbit]

All those songs are great, too!

If we're going to throw in covers, I'd add:

You Really Got a Hold on Me
Roll Over Beethoven
Kansas City
and the cream of the crop:

Money
Twist and Shout

[fflo.livejournal.com]

I had to resist mentioning You Really Got a Hold.... Love "Kansas City" too.

As far as "Money," you know I have a fondness for the Flying Lizards' version.

[groovesinorbit]

Yeah, I do. I thought you did, too. Beatles' version rules, though.

take me to The Cavern Club

[wednes.livejournal.com]

*waves lit Zippo*

Wooooh!

I love that Rutland sound.

Re: take me to The Cavern Club

[fflo.livejournal.com]

Do you, by any chance, take tea?

Re: take me to The Cavern Club

[wednes.livejournal.com]

...I have had tea.

Lot's of tea...english tea...

and biscuits.