Where would we be without them, the Prefab Four? Just four cheeky lads from Rutland who changed our culture, they were ” of no fixed hairstyle”, but full of ambition and creativity., but far more importantly, “their trousers”… Funny too, how their music and image changed, following “the pleasant effects of tea”…
“I’d like to be a hairdresser… Or two. I’d like to be two hairdressers “- Barry Wom.
Neil Innes and Eric Idle created The Rutles for a TV show, but the idea stuck, and in 1978, the film appeared, a mockumentary called All You Need Is Cash, charting the rise of Ron, Dirk, Stig and Nasty. This gem falls between absolute absurdist piss-take and loving pastiche, as it’s played with affection and attitude. The songs are pitched perfectly, and the titles are brilliant: who could forget Get Up And Go; Goose Step Mama, Let It Rut… All gold.
” Look, we do drink tea. Lots of tea. We like tea. Indian tea…And biscuits…”- The Rutles address the great tea controversy
George Harrison, Penelope Tree, Mick and Bianca Jagger, and Bill Murray all appear in cameos, which make me laugh every time. Now and Then can’t hold a candle, in my opinion, to the singular psychedelic classic Cheese and Onions.
Hit The North 