Neil Innes - Concrete Jungle Boy

THAT IS KEN GOD ...
THAT IS KEN GOD RUSSELL!!!
BrickLaneBetty


THAT IS KEN RUSSELL ...
THAT IS KEN RUSSELL!!!! KEN GOD RUSSELL!!!! ROAR IN PEACE KEN!!!
BrickLaneBetty


KEN RUSSELL ...
KEN RUSSELL FOREVER!!!!
BrickLaneBetty


Nazi go-go ...
Nazi go-go usherette? A trope is born!
steveasat2


I also think that ...
I also think that Chris took a lot of inspiration for The Day Today and Brass Eye from the satirical sketches on RWT.
azapro911


I strongly suspect ...
I strongly suspect Chris Morris took some of his style from the Bonzo song, "Shirt"...
organaphus


Satirically sharp, ...
Satirically sharp, suprisingly musically gifted, immensely talented and horrendously overlooked...I draw a lot of parallels between Neil Innes and Chris Morris some 20 years later.
azapro911


It´s Oliver Reed ...
It´s Oliver Reed not meher baba, meher baba died in 69, much after that the movie of tommy or even this parody of niel innes
rollingstone80


Yeah, I think ...
Yeah, I think you're right looking again.
maettsook


I don't think ...
I don't think Oliver Reed was that old yet...this wasn't that long after the movie came out. Does look a bit like him, though.
mshecket


Looks to me like ...
Looks to me like Oliver Reed, who played the evil step dad in 'Tommy'.
maettsook


HA HA Ha Ha!!! AS ...
HA HA Ha Ha!!! AS ivorykisses explains it's a PARODY of rock operas...The Who in particular. Check out Neill Innes. He was such a clever guy.
novadrian


I've never actually ...
I've never actually been able to sit through the entire torturous affair so I can't say if Baba appeared or not,although Tommy was certainly 'inspired' by the guru's life and teachings
seerauberjohnny


Is there a Baba ...
Is there a Baba appearance in the Tommy movie?
mshecket


Dunno but clearly a ...
Dunno but clearly a piss take of Townshend's guru Meher Baba
seerauberjohnny


Neil nails ...
Neil nails Townshend perfectly,just as as he did the Beatles!
seerauberjohnny


Who's the guy in ...
Who's the guy in the sun/moon/pinball near the end? With the white beard?
mshecket


A great piss-take ...
A great piss-take of a generation of musicians who although making some great music did get rather 'up themselves'. Ironically, the likes of Townsend & Waters grew up at the best time for young people - no World War (no draft in the UK either!), NHS that had Government support, greater social mobility than before or since, where a working class lad could go to Grammar School thence to one of the new universities, then complain how unfair society is. Pity they screwed it up for this generation.
anthonythirteen


Neil Innes is now ...
Neil Innes is now on a world tour! Check out his website for details.
AndyCWilson


Ok, now I have to ...
Ok, now I have to buy the 'Tommy' dvd!
gothichyppie


They were also ...
They were also satirizing The Who. The lyrics are a pretty funny parody of Townshend's. "If I were a sinner, I would confess, but I'm just a beginner. I couldn't care less."
BlackMonk66


apparently Melvyn ...
apparently Melvyn Bragg rated it highly said it was the quintessential rock opera,bob harris wanted him on whistle test as well
WILLIAMPATRICKHITLER


My guess is not ...
My guess is not that they'd say the film was total crap - they were just satirizing Ken Russell's excesses: gratuitous macabre images, melodramatic tone, etc. Certainly "Tommy" is a lively interpretation of the LP and Russell has a lot of imagination, but no one could claim he's subtle! Anyway, Rutland Weekend Television was a comedy show, so naturally they made fun of things. Plus Neil's music, whether comic or poignant, original or parody, is always wonderfully creative.
benchleyparker


are they trying to ...
are they trying to say the film adaptation of "Tommy" is crap? I saw the film on TV and i thought it was Marvelous and personaly, It's way better then the dark mess that was Pink Floyd's The Wall
Kitsuneranger


Are they spoofing ...
Are they spoofing The Who?
DerekBayRoberts1