Get Back - Parodies and Cultural References

Parodies and Cultural References

  • The Rutles' "Get Up and Go", written by Neil Innes, features a set of lyrics parodying "Get Back". The lyrics are about a jockey by the name of Joe who leaves his "one-horse town" set to an almost identical tune. This apparently caused a copyright dispute which resulted in the song being omitted from the Rutles soundtrack album, although it was reinstated for the later CD reissue.
  • At the end of The Simpsons episode "Homer's Barbershop Quartet", all the members of The Be Sharps sing their first hit on Moe's rooftop while George Harrison, driving by, says "It's been done." Also, at the end of their song, Homer says the ending comments "...I hope we pass the audition", followed by everyone laughing and Barney saying "I don't get it."
  • In the 2007 film, Across the Universe, directed by Julie Taymor, most characters are named after lyrics in Beatles songs. A principal character is named Jojo, an African American (a minority at the time of the film's setting) who was played by Martin Luther McCoy.
  • In February 2010, NBC used a cover of the song in commercials to promote Jay Leno's return to the 11:35pm time slot for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
  • The titular characters in the popular long-running Japanese comic-book series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure are all named after the song. Also a character in the series, also one of the JoJos himself, Joseph Joestar is often seen in the end of the each story arc he appears in listening the song from his Walkman.

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