Period Pieces and Bogus Bands

To expand upon yesterday's post, we look today on the period pieces created by Retro Bogus Bands. In honor of his passing, and in celebration of his work, we'll lead it off with That Thing You Do, written by Fountains of Wayne bassist Adam Schlesinger, who passed yesterday from complications of Covid-19. In addition to the Oneders, we include Ruben and the Jets, a Zappa project that - reportedly - some thought was a real doo wop group, period pieces by Spinal Tap (please see the Rocklopedia Brittanica for their history), the Rutles, the Dukes and a project by Rundgren's Utopia.