A definitive date for when Neil Innes wrote this jolly Beatles-meets-Formby number has eluded me, but I've gone for 1996 as that's when it appeared on the Japanese release of The Rutles' album "Archaeology." It was originally left off the international releases, but added years later on the reissue. Unfortunately, Neil Innes often reworked songs from other projects ("The Innes Book of Records," for example), so I can't be completely certain that it was written specifically as a Rutles song for the 1996 recording sessions.

That aside, it's a fun piece with plenty of opportunity to ham it up and throw in some kazoo. The movable version of the C chord is best to use here as shown, since it slides down to B, Bb and A in the "And [C] I've seen [B] ma- [Bb] ny [A] things" line without needing to rearrange your fingers. Anything for a simpler life.

https://youtu.be/crxbhqkKBNc

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The Rutles:
🎵 Ouch!

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https://thememusictribute.bandcamp.com/track/ouch

https://open.spotify.com/track/6jZHWrIbWvrNDyHcvKxgWH

Once upon a time, Neil Innes and Eric Idle of Monty Python fame teamed up with the likes of George Harrison and tossed The Rutles out there.
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What is thing called love?
Why do they say it makes the world go 'round?
I can't explain
the way I feel for you, my feet don't touch the ground
Ouch!
Don't desert me
Ouch!
Please don't hurt me
Ouch!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iVFRgoQe86U

New post from A Head Full of Wishes
My record collection: [254] Rutles Highway Revisited (CD)
This is my original CD copy of the Rutles Highway Revisited album - the tribute to The Rutles compiled by... #RutlesHighwayRevisited #TheRutles #NeilInnes #ShimmyDisc #Kramer #Galaxie500 #MyRecordCollection

https://www.fullofwishes.co.uk/2025/05/29/my-record-collection-rutles-highway-revisited-cd/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ifttt

nan mais j'le crois pas, c'est Dreamland, y'a "The Rutles" dans le catalogue de Deezer.

https://www.deezer.com/fr/album/613697

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Welcome to today's episode of 'You monumental clunker'...
coming up, we have a discussion of the resemblance or otherwise of the actors chosen by Sam Mendes to play the Beatles to the originals.

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