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Best Beatles Parody

Posted at 2:10 PM on September 21, 2009 by Michael Wells (10 Comments)
Filed under: Meet the Beatles (Again)

So we're going to go with something a little lighter this time for our quick poll: What's the best Beatles parody? There's a nice collection of album covers "inspired" by The Beatles at Spinner.com, but we went with these three instead. Did we miss any?

Comments (10)

How about The Mosquitoes on Gilligan 's Island?

Posted by kate | September 21, 2009 4:55 PM

I think the best parody is "Meet the Beat-Alls" It is a Power Puff Girls cartoon by Craig McCracken. It references Many song lyrics and also The Beatles career as a whole. Very clever, a must see for Beatles fans.

Posted by Karisa Buechner | September 21, 2009 4:59 PM

Its got to be The Rutles, which I think was to The Beatles as This is Spinal Tap was to Metal bands.

The music of the Rutles is dead-on! Check it out for yer self then!

Cheese And Onions!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePaHG6g7uFw

Let's Be Natural! (great little tune by a tribute band to a Beatles Tribute Band)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QB4VdE32Cc

John & Yoko:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hI1tdvH2L4U&feature=related

Posted by Todd | September 21, 2009 5:11 PM

Whoa! Wait a minute! Hold the presses! Where are The Beets?
As a kid I loved watching the cartoon Doug on Nickelodeon and Doug's dad's favorite band the Beets with their hit album "Let it Beet" are the best Beatles parody ever! OUTRAGE!!!

Though, that Power Puff Girls episode was freakin' awesome...

Also, the parody in Dickie Cox was extremely hilarious.

Posted by Brian | September 22, 2009 1:36 AM

Also, I always thought that the vultures in Jungle Book were supposed to be a version of the Beatles. Was I just way off?

Posted by Zephyr | September 24, 2009 8:03 AM

The cartoon Tiny Toons also had an episode featuring a band of bugs called.... The Roaches. While that one might not be too relevant, I agree the Beets need to be up there. Killer Tofu!!

Posted by marc ricketts | September 25, 2009 5:49 PM

Coldplay is the best Beatles parody around.

Posted by Joshua Davies | September 28, 2009 9:52 PM

National Lampoon Magazine circa 1976 with the fake album covers. Rabbi Saul; If only your mother should know and so on!

Posted by Dave Lee | September 30, 2009 10:08 PM

How about Klaatu? More imitation/hoax than parody I guess. Their first album was rumored to be the Beatles under a fake name. The Carpenters had a minor hit covering the opening track "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" (Really!) I think you'd also have to consider some of the Dukes of Stratospheare, which was a side project of XTC.

Posted by Ben Kaplan | October 1, 2009 8:47 AM

The Rutles, for sure.
Klaatu as the Beatles 'undercover', absolutely! Sub Rosa Subway, Anus of Uranus, Loneliest Creature, great stuff!
The Current should play some!

Posted by Jon Leif | October 1, 2009 9:29 AM

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