A Three-Fer

 

(Also known as not being able to decide who to feature...)

                                                                     

Neil Innes turns 73 today.  For those who don't recognize the name, Innes was one of the zany geniuses behind The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band.  Later, Innes and Eric Idle would form The Rutles, a band that made a career out of parodying The Beatles.

















The Bonzos were also the only band besides The Beatles that was featured in the BBC TV film, 'Magical Mystery Tour', performing "Death Cab For Cutie" in the strip club scene.

Which brings me to the second part of this three-fer.

Yesterday was the anniversary of John Lennon's murder by a madman.  Hard to believe he's been gone for 48 years now.

Always was partial to this song by Mr. Lennon.

There's also this gem with Lennon and Zappa.  Yeah... and Ono too.

And that brings me to the third part.

December 4th was the day when Frank Zappa left this mortal coil.  He's been gone for twenty-five years.  Don't know if Zappa and The Mothers ever met up with the Bonzos back then, but they sure were kindred spirits. 

Zappa and The Mothers recorded this song in 1966.  It could have been written about life in the USA today.