Riff Raff

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:

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

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

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

See also

• Riff

References