Riff Raff
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Riffraff is a term for the common people or hoi polloi, but with negative connotations. The term is derived from Old French 'rif et raf' meaning 'one and all, every bit'[1]
Riff Raff, Riff-Raff, or Riffraff may also refer to:
[edit] In music
- Riff Raff (album), an album by Dave Edmunds
- Riff Raff (band), a UK progressive rock band
- Riff Raff (punk rock), a band formed by Billy Bragg
- "Riff Raff" (song), a song by AC/DC
- Riff Raff (magazine), a London-based monthly rock magazine
- Riff Raff (organ piece), an organ piece by Giles Swayne
- Hurray for the Riff Raff (band), A American country/folk band
[edit] Films
- Riffraff (1936 film), an American drama film
- Riffraff (1947 film), a black-and-white film noir
- Riff-Raff (1990 film), a British film
- Riff Raff, a Laurence Fishburne play from which the 2000 film Once in the Life was adapted
[edit] Fictional characters
- Riff Raff (cat), an alley cat in the animated series The Catillac Cats
- Riff Raff (hunchback), a character in the musical play The Rocky Horror Show and film The Rocky Horror Picture Show
- Riff Raff (Underdog), a character on the television series Underdog
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