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| Goose-Step Mama | |
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  From top to bottom: US picture sleeve, Goose-Step Mama on Please Rut Me | |
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A-side |
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Released |
26 December 1963 (US) |
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Recorded |
11 February 1963 |
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Genre |
Rock and Roll |
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Label |
Capatol 5112 (US) |
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Songwriter(s) |
Nasty/McQuickly |
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Album |
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Last single |
Baby Let Me Be (1963) |
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Next single |
Number One (1964) |
"Goose-Step Mama" is one of The Rutles' earliest songs.[1] It is reminiscent of their days playing at the Cavern in Rutland. It was first released on Please Rut Me and later released in America as the B-side to Hold My Hand.
Releases and covers[]
- First released on Please Rut Me.
- Live versions appeared on Rutland May 1960 and Live! at the Rat Keller in Hamburg, Germany; 1962.
- Re-released on The Rutles.
- Live version was released on Live at the BBC.
- Another live version was released on On Air - Live at the BBC: Volume 2.
- Covered by all-female Japanese punk band Shonen Knife on the tribute album Rutles Highway Revisited.
The Rutles Goose Step Mama (Music Video)
The Music Video that shows The Rutles performing Goose-Step Mama at the cavern.