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 (DIR) Post #AWFpcNepsQRVlfk3MW by lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org
       2023-06-01T17:28:36Z
       
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       So I've seen the brilliant Beatles parody "The Rutles" many times since I saw its original network TV airing many years ago. #YouTube just surfaced for me the segment where they're supposedly introduced on the Ed Sullivan show (yeah, I saw that actual classic Beatles performance on Ed Sullivan at the time). Anyway, I just noticed something in the Rutles segment that I missed up to now.As you may know, in various of the 60s-era "teenagers dancing" pop music shows (e.g. American Bandstand, etc.) groups would pretend to play their instruments and just mouth their actual recordings (which, ironically, they often didn't play on themselves on those recordings, which were often played by a brilliant group of L.A. session players unofficially called "The Wrecking Crew". But I digress.)There's a hilarious episode of one of these with Chad and Jeremy playing their classic "Summer Song", and you see them glancing at each other and making faces when the background violins come in. Those violins are another story. Oops, digressing again.So, if you watch these various performances, you'll often see that their electric guitars aren't even plugged in. Nor are there often any visible microphones, not even booms on long shots.Anyway, in this Rutles bit, I just noticed that they took this one step further. The electric guitars are plugged in, but the cables are just piled on the floor cut off raggedly and connected to nothing.Well, I thought it was funny. -L
       
 (DIR) Post #AWFqbdUBdsd6WTyB3g by vk2bea@mastodon.radio
       2023-06-01T17:39:40Z
       
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       @lauren The pre-fab four!
       
 (DIR) Post #AWFsTNBWZ5YTYeQbFQ by likelyjanlukas@mstdn.ca
       2023-06-01T17:33:23Z
       
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       @lauren I've only seen this once, many years' ago. If I get the chance to re-watch it I will be keeping my eyes peeled for the cables because yes, that IS hilarious! 😂
       
 (DIR) Post #AWFsTNtTveiVkyzhlQ by lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org
       2023-06-01T18:00:24Z
       
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       @likelyjanlukas The mic cables are cut off too.
       
 (DIR) Post #AWG2SkiwYqUPoaP1EW by samlitzinger@journa.host
       2023-06-01T19:52:37Z
       
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       @lauren One of my favorite examples of that is Cream, of all groups, fake-playing on Beat Club. Clapton’s guitar apparently has no cord, Jack Bruce is “singing” a mile from the microphone, Ginger Baker is playing a different beat, background vocals come out of nowhere. Fun! https://youtu.be/gJktf4aTNvk