The Daily Plunge

I used to believe that the ultimate rock n’ roll mockumentary, or any mockumentary for that matter, was This Is Spinal Tap. After revisiting The Rutles recently on YouTube and after considerable internal debate, I now proclaim The Rutles and their Tragical History Tour as the reigning champion.
I first saw The Rutles, or the Pre-Fab Four, on Saturday Night Live years and years ago when the Not Ready for Prime Time Players were in their prime. I won’t mention how old I was at the time, because I simply don’t remember. Here’s the intro to The Rutles mockumentary, All You Need is Cash. You can find a number of other clips of The Rutles at YouTube, but for the full experience I suggest adding the DVD to your collection.

At 4:02 you’ll find rare footage of The Rutles at The Cavern in Liverpool performing Goose Step Mama. I’ve provided the lyrics below so you can sing along with Nasty, Stig, Dirk and Barry:
Goose step Mama, on the cover charge
Goose step Mama, taken by an’ large
Why you take on with a tailor? Someone sold you to a sailor
Goose step Mama, oh yea, Goose step Mama
Goose step Mama, boogie all night long
Goose step Mama, you can do no wrong
You know how to reassemble. Empty hands and knees that tremble.
Goose step Mama, oh yea, Goose step Mama, wah-hoo !
Girl’s got something that makes you something
Something tells me loud and clear
In the end it comes to nothing.
You’ve got nothing too, eins, zwei, drei, vier!
Goose step Mama, with your Rock and Roll
Goose step Mama, with your heart of gold
You don’t like to see me suffer
Love is tough, but life is tougher
Goose step Mama, oh yea, Goose step Mama, woo (awh) heh!