Just letting you know that Paul liked it. John was the one who didn't.
Are you sure? Because I think you might be wrong. But it really doesn’t matter. This is the fun thread, not another Misstra Know-it-all thread. Please, let’s keep it that way.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rutles :
John Lennon loved the film and refused to return the videotape and soundtrack he was given for approval. He told Innes, however, that "Get Up and Go" was too close to the Beatles' "Get Back" and to be careful not to be sued by ATV Music, owners of the Beatles catalogue copyright at the time. The song was consequently omitted from the 1978 vinyl LP soundtrack.[citation needed]
Paul McCartney, who had just released his own album, London Town, always answered, "No comment." According to Innes: "He had a dinner at some awards thing at the same table as Eric one night and Eric said it was a little frosty."[7] Idle claimed McCartney changed his mind because his wife Linda thought it was funny.[8] McCartney also warmed up to the film when he learned that Idle was from Wallasey, opposite Liverpool. According to Idle, he said “Hey, Linda, it's okay, he's a Scouse, he's one of us!”[9]
More, as I wander the interwebs, fact-checking myself—
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Trivia/TheRutles :
John Lennon loved All You Need Is Cash and refused to return the videotape and soundtrack he was given for approval. His only reservation initially seemed to be how the Yoko Ono analogue was all but stated to be a literal Nazi, but was relieved when Ono herself found it hilarious.
According to Eric Idle's liner notes, featured on Rhino's DVD release, Paul McCartney had some reservations (reportedly mostly due to how Dirk McQuickly is portrayed in the "Let's Be Natural" sequence), but his wife Linda convinced him to enjoy it.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077147/trivia/ :
In his "memoir" available on the DVD, Eric Idle mentions what The Beatles thought of the movie. According to Idle, George Harrison was very supportive and encouraged him. Paul McCartney disapproved at first, but relented when he learned that Idle grew up near Liverpool; his wife Linda always loved it. Ringo Starr liked the happier scenes, but felt the scenes that mimicked sadder times hit too close. John Lennon (along with Yoko Ono) adored it and refused to return the videotape and soundtrack he was given for approval. Lennon also told Neil Innes that "Get Up and Go" was too similar to "Get Back", and to be careful not to be sued by ATV Music, owners of the Beatles catalogue's copyright at the time. The song was consequently omitted from the 1978 vinyl LP soundtrack.
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