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Rock Notes

Comedy

Rock Notes was released on January 1, 1987 by Charisma Catalogue as a part of the album The Final Rip Off

Song Details

AlbumThe Final Rip Off

Release DateJanuary 1, 1987

LabelCharisma Catalogue

LanguageEnglish

Melodicness

Acousticness

Valence

Danceability

Energy

BPM83

OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Monty Python

Performer

Andre Jacquemin

Andre Jacquemin

Remixer

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Eric Idle

Composer, Lyrics

John Cleese

Lyrics

Graham Chapman

Lyrics

Terry Gilliam

Lyrics, Composer

Michael Palin

Lyrics, Composer

Terry Jones

Composer, Lyrics

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Andre Jacquemin

Andre Jacquemin

Producer

Lyrics

Rex Stardust, lead electric triangle with Toad the Wet Sprocket

Has had to have an elbow removed following their recent successful

Worldwide tour of Finland. Flamboyant, ambidextrous Rex apparently

Fell off the back of a motorcycle. "Fell off the back of a

Motorcyclist, most likely." quipped ace drummer

Jumbo McCluney on hearing of the accident. Plans

Are already afoot for a major tour of Iceland

Divorced after only eight minutes, popular television singing star

Charisma changed her mind on the way out of the registry office

When she realized she had married one of the Donkeys by mistake

The evening before in LA's glittering nightspot, The Abattoir

She had proposed to drummer Reg Abbott of Blind Drunk after a

Whirlwind romance and a knee-trembler, but when the hangover lifted

It was Keith Sly of the Donkeys who was on her arm in the registry

Office. Keith, who was too ill to notice, remained unsteady during

The short ceremony and when asked to exchange vows began to recite

Names and addresses of people who also used the stuff. Charisma

Spotted the error as Keith was being carried into the wedding

Ambulance and became emotionally upset. However, the mistake was soon

Cleared up and she stayed long enough to consummate their divorce

Dead Monkeys are to split up again, according to their manager Lefty

Goldblatt. They've been in the business now ten years, nine as other

Groups. Originally the Dead Salmon, they became for a while Trout

Then Fried Trout, then Poached Trout in a white wine sauce, and

Finally Herring. Splitting up for nearly a month, they reformed as

Red Herring which became Dead Herring for a while, and then Dead

Loss which reflected the current state of the group. Splitting up

Again to get their heads together, they reformed a fortnight later

As Heads Together, a tight little name which lasted them through

A difficult period when their drummer was suspected of suffering

From death. It turned out to be only a rumor and they became Dead

Together, then Dead Gear, which led to Dead Donkeys, Lead Donkeys

And the inevitable split up. After nearly ten days they reformed

Again as Soul Meunière, then Dead Soul, Rock Cod, Turbot, Haddock

White Bait, The Places, Fish, Bream, Mackerel, Salmon, Poached

Salmon, Poached Salmon in a White Wine Sauce, Salmon Meunière, and

Helen Shapiro. This last name, their favorite, had to be dropped

Following an injunction and they split up again. When they reformed

After a record-breaking two days they ditched the fishy references

And became Dead Monkeys, a name which they stuck with for the rest

Of their careers. Now, a fortnight later, they've finally split up

Written by: Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones

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