I'm so happy I live in a world where a Franz Ferdinand + Sparks collaboration album is a thing that exists.
@SunnyBear8 жыл бұрын
+EhFrank Of all the parallell universes we actually got this combination! Some luck!
@aidangarvey70498 жыл бұрын
+Sunny Bear True dat.
@paulajoyce95045 жыл бұрын
The right comment!!! You've nailed it!
@georgeswanson94834 жыл бұрын
You've distilled my feeling in a very short sentence. Holy moley.
@ultragoku6324 жыл бұрын
I love 13
@pogsquatch4 жыл бұрын
These guys almost sound like a cross between Franz Ferdinand and Sparks.
@Libri_amore_e_fantasia3 жыл бұрын
LOL!!!!!😂 😂
@stephaniekirch49383 жыл бұрын
Because they are! 🥳
@ZachScruggs3 жыл бұрын
I can definitely hear it
@T0mR0b1n3 жыл бұрын
almost :D
@butcholsen32373 жыл бұрын
no not really I think they sound more like a cross of sparks and franz ferdinand
@floridapmi2 жыл бұрын
"Some might find me borderline attractive from afar, but afar is not where I can stay and there you are" love that line
@nikolaos9652 Жыл бұрын
My tinder bio
@floridapmi Жыл бұрын
@@nikolaos9652 lol
@bensmith6518 Жыл бұрын
It's a hook, line and zinger... This song is so wild!
@AM-xi6fq4 ай бұрын
Ron is the ultimate lyricist
@zenjon78924 жыл бұрын
The most underrated song and video of the modern age
@annabackman30283 жыл бұрын
One of them.
@_V.Va_2 жыл бұрын
Has over a million views, so not really.
@marialindstrom96832 жыл бұрын
Listen to my girl is taking me home
@saltyscoundrel4368 Жыл бұрын
@@_V.Va_ Not enough considering what gets more
@allhellbreaksloose39 жыл бұрын
How the hell do Franz Ferdinand not ever fuck up? Every album gets better and better. Sounds fucking great!
@vanickinela3 жыл бұрын
They are just a great group of individuals who found each other. Magic. Good things do exist.
@ollyhp2 жыл бұрын
Imagine if Ferdinand didn’t go to the dentist that one time ⚡️
@eysenvaldiviesogonzales16748 жыл бұрын
Russell Mael's voice is pure harmony, the best
@annabackman30285 жыл бұрын
Listen to Sparks doing Beck's 'Why did you make me care'... Artwork to your ears...
@WahldoK3 жыл бұрын
The more Russell gets old, the better he masters his voice.... He's exactly like good wine!!!!
@christopher-wolter4 ай бұрын
Russell’s voice is like the NFT of music-crazy beautifully unique and (more often than not) forever appreciating in wealth.
@LUIGInator21097 жыл бұрын
This is so heartfelt in such an upbeat way, also Russel Mael's voice is great and the way he sings "I know I haven't a chance" and "wouldn't it be terrible if there's no music there" make me cry it's so heartfelt and just hits the spot
@annabackman30285 жыл бұрын
Have you heard Sparks' version of Beck's "Why did you make me care"?? O M G! 💖😭💔😍💔😢💞😩💖💔😭💖💖💖💖
@Big_Dai3 жыл бұрын
@@annabackman3028 That song has a COMPLETELY different feeling...
@thomaspucher98253 жыл бұрын
After seeing The Sparks Brothers this one reached a whole other level of geniusness for me
@babettewitt39783 жыл бұрын
Welcome on BOARD on the UNIQUE MAGICAL SOULFUL MEANFUL UNIVERSE of the MUSIC WORLD of Russell and Ron called "SPARKSLAND "!!!I am a huge fan since my childhood in the 90s! And YES their MUSIC is an IRREPLACEABLE GIFT and a MIRACLE at the SAME TIME! I adore their MUSIC, LYRICS and PERSONALITY and especially I love Russells UNBELIEVABLE, SOULFUL WARMHEARTED VOICE and his lovable playful sincere genuine CHARACTER! I feel an deeply KINSHIP in different ways! !
@MariaDiazskn7 жыл бұрын
Words are in my head but I can't enunciate them clearly Headphones on your hair, they prevent a chance to even try Some might find me borderline attractive from afar But afar is not where I can stay and there you are Though I want you I know I haven't a chance Still I want you Johnny Delusional here I know yes and no in a couple dozen other languages But your form of no is the kind of look I can't deny Tell me, are resistance and stupidity the same? Tell me, is resistance so enticing, please explain Though I want you I know I haven't a chance Still I want you Johnny Delusional here Though I want you I know I haven't a chance Still I want you Johnny Delusional here paging Mr. Delusional You're wanted at the desk Paging Mr. Delusional You're wanted at the front desk Wouldn't it be terrible if there's no music there? Wouldn't it be terrible if she don't want you near? Wouldn't it be terrible if there's no music there? Wouldn't it be terrible if she don't want you near? Though I want you (wouldn't it be terrible if there's no music there?) I know I haven't a chance Still I want you (wouldn't it be terrible if she don't want you near?) Johnny Delusional here Though I want you (wouldn't it be terrible if there's no music there?) I know I haven't a chance Still I want you (wouldn't it be terrible if she don't want you near?) Johnny Delusional here
@consma1 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Marie!
@ArcaneAzmadi Жыл бұрын
Second verse it's "Tell me are _persistance_ and stupidity the same?", it's only "resistance" in the next line.
@violetbowie45679 жыл бұрын
I CAN'T STOP LISTENING.
@ElBigotudodeVerde9 жыл бұрын
+violet bowie me too! it's so good
@scumonthepond9 жыл бұрын
+violet bowie Beautiful song. Kapranos is a genius.
@CaroVasquezFTW8 жыл бұрын
+violet bowie I'm on a Johnny Delusional lock down.
@SlytherinPrincess48 жыл бұрын
+John Shepherd Alex K may well be a genius, but this song was written by Ron Mael
@taXicity8 жыл бұрын
+violet bowie Please halp, i need to go to work tomorrow.
@clintt52663 жыл бұрын
We listen to this cranked, in the car. It's triumphant hearing my four year old daughter belt out that chorus. Amazing.
@object_ash2 жыл бұрын
Saw Sparks play this in Glasgow last night, unreal. What an anthem, "still I want you..."
@mushroomdemon99947 ай бұрын
I love FFS but this song with my current situation just speaks to me “though I want you, I know I haven’t a chance, still I want you Johnny delusional here”
@FumbleAIBO2 жыл бұрын
I love this song and video. All of the charm, playfulness and genuis of Sparks mixed with FF's melodicism and wistfulness, it's fantastic. And Russell is the handsomest septuagenarian ever. 😍
@zceylan5 жыл бұрын
This deserves more millions,masterpiece
@radiotimes21009 жыл бұрын
Still at the grindstone at this stage. Doing it well, fueled by the genuine appreciation of true fans. Divas they ain't, what they are now is a beautiful freak of nature, eccentric craftsmen of interesting music that still retains their personal stamp through what is now generations. It has been a privilege to behold.
@annap-bajice3 жыл бұрын
It's a perfect world where Sparks and Franz Ferdinand are playing together. Still love this music 😍, 5+ years can't change it.
@TheSmiler629 жыл бұрын
Ron Mael....This town IS big enough for the both of us....Great to see some old faces from my Musical youth :)
@ianabroad9 жыл бұрын
What a most perfect and almost natural collaboration. It's great to hear and see the Mael brothers again -isn't it? Makes me feel not quite so old! A great move from Franz Ferdinand but I am certain that both of these fantastic bands will extend their audience from this project.
@Prechtl919 жыл бұрын
I love Russells Voice!
@WahldoK3 жыл бұрын
So do I and not only his voice. I think he is one the most charming persons of the pop rock scene. Moreover he is maybe more enticing now than in the early eighties, when he purposely used to play the smiling and dancing playboy on the stage.
@johnnydelusional38233 жыл бұрын
God bless you Ron and Russell
@SensualSalmon9 жыл бұрын
This song is great because its real. It tells a story that i can relate too. U sincerely hope that theres gonna be more. You kind sirs have a fan.
@Time2Splitt9 жыл бұрын
Crazyschizomaniac that's what the best arts do, it expresses our failures & struggles - things we don't like talking about yet have such an effect on us. A lot of the time it's related to love (other struggles include not knowing where you are in life, feeling lost) and you do get this in the most popular music, though it can be elsewhere of course, like in literary arts (novels & poetry), or performing arts (e.g. theatre, dance, music, can be combined with others), & most familiar to us nowadays from visual arts (paintings, sculpture, films & tv shows). The arts that are 'best' seem to connect with us over our failures & struggles, the thing we try not to express.
@etttlesaintfrusquin26702 жыл бұрын
more what..
@jasonappleseed844 жыл бұрын
God damn I will never not love this song.
@ArcaneAzmadi6 жыл бұрын
Man, what a beat! Love this song. And the music video is such a head trip, I think it's going to end up a personal all-time favourite. EDIT: It is, I keep coming back and watching it over and over. The only thing I don't like about this song is that I can't sing it solo at karaoke because it's a duet.
@anselmoecheverria63429 жыл бұрын
La unión de Franz Ferdinand (FF) y Sparks (S) se ha convertido en una de las noticias musicales de la temporada. A priori la idea generaba bastantes dudas, aunque la banda escocesa y la estadounidense comparten criterios pop con puntos en común. Finalmente la cosa ha funcionado a la perfección ya que ambos grupos aportan su lado más juguetón para crear un disco de pura new wave bailable y realmente adictivo., donde no falta glam pop, en el que los escoceses ponen las guitarras y el dúo californiano los teclados. De este modo surgen cosas tan chulas como "Johnny Delusional" o cosas tan delirantes como "Collaborations don't work" ("Las colaboraciones no funcionan") o "Police Encounters", y canciones tan resultonas como "Call Girls" o la histriónica "Save me from myself". Esperemos que este proyecto no se quede en una anécdota, para que en el futuro nos puedan presentar más discos fruto de esta acertada colaboración. Música independiente novedades.
@glennpagemusic9 жыл бұрын
This song and video are top notch. Quality doesn't get nearly enough attention anymore.
@Neurodisco775 жыл бұрын
It's over the million views, it's not that bad actually
@glennpagemusic4 жыл бұрын
Neurodisco77 Relatively speaking, considering the history and caliber of the bands involved... It's kinda small.
@ShaqKoyokArt Жыл бұрын
This is addictive
@johnhuggins28738 жыл бұрын
Much, much better than I would have dreamed.
@AgentHawke9 жыл бұрын
I feel dizzy and need more of Alex's voice. He is amazing
@TheRealValC3 жыл бұрын
So many years have passed since this song came out and yet it still bangs.
@jis87BE Жыл бұрын
Been a FF fan since the very first moment I heard Take Me Out, got all their albums, saw them 5 times live.....and only NOWWWW I hear about this FFS??! WTH 🤯🤯😅 LOVE THE ALBUM!!!
@weirdopop9 жыл бұрын
It´s perfect how it´s created the atmosphere of being captured by someone, trying to get off but repeating the story again and again... I love it!!!!!
@lonelyone Жыл бұрын
It’s only after watching this video that I understood the part about “wouldn’t it be terrible if there’s no music there?” is referring to the girl wearing headphones in order to avoid talking to him.
@jantuijp5 ай бұрын
Crushing. Literally.
@Геннадий-ж7о4ц3 жыл бұрын
A wonderful collaboration between the two greatest bands of our time!
@KeelyBurnMusic3 жыл бұрын
Sometimes I wish I could erase this song from my brain and listen to it for the first time all over again. I'll never forget how it felt first hearing the "Some might find me borderline attractive from afar" part and the dance beat on the chorus. Suddenly I went "oh wow, this really IS Sparks + Franz Ferdinand!" This was my pick for album of the year in 2015 and I still regard it highly- and I still dream that we'll receive a follow-up someday.
@tippycanoe994 жыл бұрын
I'm four and a half years late for this and I want the whole album.
@surelychordophonic3 жыл бұрын
I was on time and was hoping for a second album.
@ScottKornfeld2 жыл бұрын
It's good, I hope you pick or picked it up.
@ArcaneAzmadi Жыл бұрын
It was a great album. I assume you know that by now.
@nolimit63775 ай бұрын
i'm four and a half years old and i was born when you made this comment.
@dominicaaaaa5547 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic song tbh the best one from FFS though i enjoy the album very much.
@truemansparks3 жыл бұрын
I've only just realised how brilliant the actual video is I was to distracted by the awesome music to notice it at first!
@andymir44694 жыл бұрын
That is some kickass compositing there!
@ctmdoh65429 жыл бұрын
love this video love this song going to see them in Chicago this Thursday.. love the decades-long victim humor with Ron always the poor schmuck
@saphirearmor9 жыл бұрын
on les a vu a lyon dimanche au transbo, si vous etes encore sceptiques par l album comme on pensait,en concert allez y c est vraiment extraordinaire,le pied
@dennisschmieder7684 Жыл бұрын
An absolutely perfect pop song. Long live FFS!
@fede-tk3rm4 жыл бұрын
fuck... 5 years ago... feels like yesterday
@WahldoK3 жыл бұрын
Comment ne pas aimer une musique si dansante et intelligente en parole ainsi qu' un clip aussi merveilleusement réalisé. Même si je n'étais pas Fan de Sparks, je trouverais vraiment que ce clip et sa musique sont un vrai petit bijou... Je trouve Russell complétement chou, en Ronald... Ces deux gars sauront toujours charmer, de toute façon..
@mariselanahui83654 жыл бұрын
This is beautiful!!! ❤
@taXicity8 жыл бұрын
I heard this on the radio and i looked it up in the app and it said FFS. Didn't have a clue who they were. Of course it's Franz fucking Ferdinand. Absolutely astonishing!
@jesiecordero76758 жыл бұрын
+taXicity And Sparks* :)
@katiestuckey74089 жыл бұрын
This is really beautiful. This song makes me cry. Cheers.
@oli761302 жыл бұрын
Cette collaboration est juste magnifique sur le plan artistique, les paroles, le son, le rythme et ce clip ! Fantastique ! Tellement mieux que les daubes actuelles ! 🎶
@tony.hiscox9 жыл бұрын
absolutely brilliant on the super scale of brilliance above the standard scale
@TheDachrii9 жыл бұрын
Two great groups put togheter, what more can you ask for?
@howardjdownes8 жыл бұрын
Having more or less given up on contemporary music but for the latest Marianne Faithful or Bowie albums to discover FFS clearly communicate such joy and so contagious a buzz performing makes me want to see a live band again. The Sparks excited me in an era of mainstream Osmond and Bay City Roller shite and for someone who came of age as punk and new wave surfaced its awesome seeing them thrill and inspire with mindblowing material alongside one of todays band and reach a new generation. Wow !
@Libri_amore_e_fantasia8 жыл бұрын
+Howard Downes The same goes for me. I no longer go to live concerts, since I can't find anything interesting these days (well... maybe Beck) but for FSS I would make an exception.
@annabackman30285 жыл бұрын
@@Libri_amore_e_fantasia, I hope you have heard Sparks version of Beck's "Why did you make me care?"? Exquisite.
@ambarnavarro50488 жыл бұрын
amazing music video !!!!! very talented director(s)
@leoheinzel28519 жыл бұрын
after i listened to the song i was like "Thats Allright" but its been stuck in my head for the past 45 minutes so its definitely a good one. looking forward to the full length.
@freyavandenbussche6 жыл бұрын
great collaboration, it's very great song
@walterwilliam70919 жыл бұрын
Best groups EVER!
@DirtyMirror20119 жыл бұрын
Feeling bloody dizzy after that! Great song
@bokrif9 жыл бұрын
The single best video clip. Ever.
@fifthrider8 жыл бұрын
Holy shit... This really worked. You could hear the influence of both. ...also, Sparks, For Fucks Sake.
@matiasmoulin21263 жыл бұрын
Absolutely brilliant!
@BaddaBigBoom9 жыл бұрын
Ahhh ...Ron and Russell, still as fresh and great as they were when I first saw them on TOTP around 1974 :-) Looking forward to seeing you guys at Glastonbury.
@tigerboy19666 жыл бұрын
Sparks have always done their own stuff and having made a nice stack of cash back in the day they don't have to give a flying fk about commercial or critical opinion. That's why they are still almost unbearably ace.
@AAZEDLARC3 жыл бұрын
Actually, they didn't make a stack of cash. Which makes the ace and brave xoxo
@jantuijp5 ай бұрын
@@AAZEDLARC Let me correct that: _fortunately_ they didn't make a stack of cash. If they had, they would now be either dead or somewhere on a yacht, acting like their age. In stead they are forced to keep coming up with brilliant material.
@ilnonno43439 жыл бұрын
Franz Ferdinand + Sparks = sooner or later it had to happen. Since the first time I've heard Franz Ferdinand it was very clear to me that FF had to join Mael brothers for making great music. And now here they are!
@revolverdolls9 жыл бұрын
Simply fantastic!
@kaitieladay9 жыл бұрын
When I watch this video I am offered many videos of Franz Ferdinand on the side but where's the Sparks??!!??? Is it possible for someone to find this and find a great Sparks song? 'Girl from Germany', 'No. 1 Song' or 'Moustache'?? Rambling, but why doesn't everybody know about Sparks? They are on a different level I suppose! What a phenomenal and ever-changing band!!!!
@kaitieladay9 жыл бұрын
PS Love Ron sitting on the ladys lap!!!! 😚
@saskiakiernan59229 жыл бұрын
Kaitlyn Aguilar Sparks were (still are) very inspirational. I don't know how people don't know them! They've inspired the smiths (and solo moz) , franz and so many more!
@Evanator24o9 жыл бұрын
The Sparks were an older band that's "glory days" have past but they still have great music
@FoolOfGods9 жыл бұрын
+Evan Siefke (Evanator24) By 'glory days' you must mean pop chart success - sorry mate but Sparks could have been but never wanted to be BCR/Slik/Roxy Music or make music like any other band out there - they do want recognition and success [who doesn't] but most of all they enjoy creating quirky, provocative masterpieces. Most other musicians would not choose to go on tour at the age of 60+ ... FFS is a breath of fresh air in an age where the music of Swift and Minaj [no disrespect intended] has become all pervasive.
@Slayer_Jesse9 жыл бұрын
+FoolOfGods Or if they do, they only work cuz.. .they need the money!
@WaltDittrich7 жыл бұрын
Still SO good!
@eclectica19 жыл бұрын
Love this song, but jeez, the video...motion sickness much?
@QuietBatperson969 жыл бұрын
***** Me too.
@Vinge3279 жыл бұрын
***** had to stop looking at the screen and scroll down. way too dizzy
@FoolOfGods9 жыл бұрын
***** You get the same effect if you were to try to watch a music DVD on a tablet while riding on the waltzer at Coney Island or Six Flags
@QuietBatperson969 жыл бұрын
***** Was it an interesting experience?
@FoolOfGods9 жыл бұрын
Max Bennie Watching the video was interesting, but then again Sparks FF video's are anything but boring or run-of-the-mill.
@fede-tk3rm3 жыл бұрын
i will always come back here every once in a while. thank you franz ferdinand for being in my life for more than 10 years, since i first heard your music.
@angellopezr.28027 жыл бұрын
this video is a master piece of art...
@cuenquishdan1239 жыл бұрын
a piece of art this video. Amazing
@zonesquestiloveunderworld8 ай бұрын
ffs, FFS is awesome! 😅
@DesertFoxSoftware9 жыл бұрын
I want this song on the radio!
@MadameLil9 жыл бұрын
DesertFoxSoftware Would be nice ...
@dezzy769 жыл бұрын
DesertFoxSoftware Huey Morgan played it on BBC 6 Music yesterday, listen again (Fantastic show) - www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05wcwyn
@Popmetalj9 жыл бұрын
DesertFoxSoftware I hear it every day on Radcliffe & Maconie on 6Music but I know what you mean. The song deserves to be MASSIVE [he said, using block caps for effect]
@MadameLil9 жыл бұрын
DesertFoxSoftware Yeah, but what if ageism gets in the way? Look at Madonna ...
@renskooij96039 жыл бұрын
It's already populair in Holland
@Ken-re6pt9 жыл бұрын
Excellent video. Can't wait to hear the rest of the album.
@anaknoles70989 жыл бұрын
What a gem. So excited to see them play this summer. :)
@jameshelmer95727 жыл бұрын
Loved the video. Took me back to the style used by Zbig Rybczynski with his early films and early experiments with HD video and compositing long before there was computerized motion control, After Effects, etc. Sparks and Franz Ferdinand are a terrific team and their video producer has matched these artist's efforts with this video. Congrats!
@KarlLind9 жыл бұрын
YES! This is fantastic.
@danielesaibene68299 жыл бұрын
Great! a refreshing song, with a sad meaning, great work! can't wait for the album
@robertdavidson93934 жыл бұрын
Wonderful!
@steverossi65259 жыл бұрын
Amazing Can't wait for the album.
@richardward30059 жыл бұрын
This is great! FFS is the best cd in years buy a copy now!! The sound of summer 2015.
@KWLSSnet9 жыл бұрын
SummerSonic2015 TOKYO HOSTESS CLUB ALL-NIGHTERでのFFSのパフォーマンス、圧倒的に楽しかったです!このビデオを初めて見た時と同じような感覚…眩暈がするほど素晴らしいステージでした!! また日本に来てほしい!!!
@beatlesgtpepper2 жыл бұрын
01:36 XD i love you, Ron
@kailakai07299 жыл бұрын
I just found these guys, they are brilliant
@TheHapexamendios9 жыл бұрын
Damn! That's catchy! Always glad to see the Mael brothers doing their thang. God bless and may they keep on forever.
@MANIMALIZED3 жыл бұрын
This is such a tune
@jean-nicolasduff62102 жыл бұрын
This is simply brilliant! Such immense talent & brain power involved it bends the very fabric of space time, making this masterpiece is nothing short of pure genius! When's the next FFS album?
@_Patobot6 жыл бұрын
Beautiful!! This is art.
@rockvideos57489 жыл бұрын
Beautiful
@dmitrymorran96999 жыл бұрын
Great! It's the beautiful song!
@Popmetalj9 жыл бұрын
It really is a perfect marriage!
@eastend596 жыл бұрын
Giddy giddy giddy! The camera work!
@annabackman30286 жыл бұрын
Our intire city Each and every person the Epitome of giddiness!😉 FFS actually works💖
@BillsBoxOfSound9 жыл бұрын
Damn, this rocks! Ordering.
@grahamebrown74732 жыл бұрын
FFS ,what a tune ,get this released
@selinak60725 жыл бұрын
Nick looks adorable here!
@googalunga9 жыл бұрын
Classic Ron Mael, baby!
@janslingerland70159 жыл бұрын
shared this on the Facebook page of 10:11 PM - The power of music!
@OnSergLine8 жыл бұрын
Fucking Brilliant
@flachairexavier27629 жыл бұрын
this song is perfect
@catchdawave34096 жыл бұрын
Since I saw them at Kabuki in SF. they have never missed a beat as a forward/trend setting great Duo/group..Hail the Mael Bros.....#1 song in Heaven???? that's off recent releases kinfolk!
@Diatonic5th9 жыл бұрын
Brilliant collaboration!
@louise_85469 жыл бұрын
As I listen to 6Music every day, I just assumed everybody hears this song regularly, sad to think that might not be the case. Viva Ron and Russell! Viva Franz Ferdinand! Viva FFS! :D