The Rutles - Living In Hope
Living in Hope is an country song by The Rutles, written and sung by drummer Barry Wom. It was Barry's first song, and was at #1 in Denmark.
The song was performed live at Barry's wedding, in February 11, 1965. Later that day, he accidentally married the wrong girl and ended up seeing the right one in the arms of some Scotsman from Hull. A memory that would later inspire his first solo album.
Releases and covers
- First released on Rutle Soul.
- Re-released on The Rutles.
- Live recordings of the song appeared on The Rutles at Che Stadium and Budokan Tokyo 1966.
- Late poet Tuli Kupferberg recorded a cover of the song on the 1993 tribute album Rutles Highway Revisited.
See also
- Untitled (as of today), the second song Barry wrote.
- Granny's Lawn, the third and final song Barry wrote.