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"Major Happy's Up And Coming Once Upon a Good Time Band"

Released

26 May 1967

Recorded

1 February - 6 March 1967

Genre

Psychedelic Pop, Pop Rock

Label

Parlourphone

Songwriter(s)

Nasty-McQuickly

Producer(s)

Archie Macaw

Major Happy's Up And Coming Once Upon A Good Time Band is the opening song on the Rutles' 1967 album Happy's Up And Coming Once Upon a Good Time Band" and is reprised later in the album. Written by Dirk McQuickly and credited to Nasty-McQuickly, the song introduces the fictional band Major Happy's Up-And-Coming Once Upon a Good Time Band, who perform the songs on the album. It transitions into the next song on the album, "Rendezvous".

Major_Happy's_Up_And_Coming_Once_Upon_A_Good_Time_Band_(Remastered_2023)

Major Happy's Up And Coming Once Upon A Good Time Band (Remastered 2023)

Writing[]

The song introduces the fictional band Major Happy's Up-And-Coming Once Upon a Good Time Band (also refered to as Major Happy's Up-And-Coming Easy Going Good Time Band), who perform the songs on the album. The reason why the band in the album's title is never mentioned is unknown.

Major Happy's Up And Coming Once Upon A Good Time Band

Song Structure[]

The song can basically be split into 6 parts and it goes like this:

  1. Introduction (instrumental)
  2. Verse
  3. Bridge (instrumental)
  4. Refrain
  5. Verse
  6. Transition into Rendezvous

Reprise[]

The song's reprise is basically just the first song, but sped-up. Literally. No lyrics were changed between the two versions and the transition into Rendezvous is left in, although the crowd sounds make it a little hard to hear.

Covers, Uses and Other Versions[]

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