- Klaatu is also the name of a character in The Day the Earth Stood Still
Klaatu was a Canadian progressive rock band in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Their first album, 3:47 EST (or sometimes by the unofficial name Klaatu), had a Beatlesque sound, particularly in the song "Sub-Rosa Subway", but contained no biographical details, thus inspiring a rumor that the album was an anonymous project by The Beatles.
The band takes its name from the name of Michael Rennie's character in the 1951 science fiction movie The Day the Earth Stood Still. The film in turn is based on the short story "Farewell to the Master" by Harry Bates, which first featured the character named Klaatu.
Their most famous song, "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft", was covered by The Carpenters in 1977.
Their second album Hope included orchestral contributions by the London Symphony Orchestra, and is considered by most fans to be an equal, if not superior effort, compared to the first album.
The band was eventually revealed to consist of Terry Draper, John Woloschuk and Dee Long, with no musical connection to any former Beatle.
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