Sparks perform May we start at 47th César Awards 2022

[@flabbybum9562]

Everyone is delighted for Sparks to start. The problem, is we never want them to finish!

[@maybellineyu2243]

Until a month ago when I discovered their documentary, I couldn't place Sparks. I am almost 80 and cannot figure out why I didn't know them, but I did remember the sound of various songs. Now I'm a HUGE FAN of the band. Keep finding more gems about them, more music. Love to sing with Russell, and love and understand how he sings harmonies with himself in the arrangement. (I've always done that).

[@bethbatt2081]

My mom's 78. She discovered Sparks about 12 years ago on The Jonathan Ross Show. Took her to see them for the first time last week in Seattle; she was so happy!

[@ambert7614]

I watched the documentary as well and then realized I heard them on Gilmore girls and then found out my dad played them a lot as a dj in the late 80s 😂

[@shubr66]

Brilliant song , I remember Sparks from 1974 when I was 7 , I need to find the documentary

[@visualthinking]

@@shubr66 The Sparks Brother is the doc. It's how I discovered them too.

[@visualthinking]

I am so frickin thankful to Edgar Wright and team for making the doc. I can't believe I lived 47 years not knowing them. I mentioned my discovery to a good friend. He said, "WHAT? They were MADE for you." Cheers to shiny, new fandom!

[@rupertschwarz5477]

He is 73. His vioce sounds still so young

[@budfoon]

For two boys who've always loved cinéma, what a fitting tribute and appreciative audience. Russell is clearly intoxicated by the situation. Saw them at the Warfield last night and the audience just wouldn't let them leave the stage - so much love!

[@tammysack4097]

Fanfuckingtastic! Listener from the 70s and and at 54 they are one of the few reasons I find myself getting out of bed everyday taking care of my husband who has Bone marrow cancer. (We just founf out it failed) Some songs make me weep, others give me strength. I hope they know they've kept me alive and thriving from elementary school to now.. at 54. 💗 Thank you isn't enough from The Tiverton by UCLA. 💔💗

[@tufty7026]

God bless you and your husband.

[@westview80]

Love to you and your husband from a Sparks freak in the UK

[@jacqui2651]

Sending you both a hug from Oz.

[@marcduchamp5512]

Keep up the positives

[@rebeccah.4983]

Watching Adam Driver in the audience loving every minute is so fantastic -- he's so proud of Sparks!

[@miocio315]

I loved Annette, but I must say the first 10 mins with Sparks and the cast members performing this song was the peak of the movie!

[@billiey36]

@@flimbar Did you catch the rest of Sparks' cameos? 😆

[@maryromanek6683]

I totally agree!!

[@janelleruff6795]

@@billiey36 One was during Henry's first set. They were in the audience and Russel was dressed as a woman wearing a scarf. One was when the police was walking him down the ramp. They were singing murderer. Just before they hit the tunnel, Ron threw his yellow hat and hit Henry.

[@bradyrosenbluth2948]

@@billiey36 At least 3 times, excluding the initial song. Are there more?

[@maryromanek6683]

Russell sounds fantastic as always! I am so proud of them! I look at them and I'm in awe!

[@oenthusiast]

This is a fabulous performance, but I saw Sparks do this song 8 times on tour this year and, hard as it is to believe, Russell was even higher-energy onstage during the tour. Go look at some of the live videos of So May We Start from 2022 and watch him LEAP in the air without missing a note. Astonishing.

[@hanna-e5771]

I don’t understand why they were not nominated for Academy Awards. Hollywood people might have known that the brothers would steal the show completely and had to avoid it for the other nominees’ sake.

[@hanna-e5771]

@@flimbar I didn’t know even BAFTA had ignored this film. I must say the French surely knows how the arts and entertainment should be.

[@muggogoop]

The best part is the word play of "may we" or "mais oui" start

[@MsUrbangirl]

I've loved Sparks since 1974 and just saw my first concert 2 days ago in Michigan. They were Magnifique!!!!!

[@EdPoser]

Me too, Lynn! First time in Michigan. That was an amazing show.

[@MsUrbangirl]

@@EdPoser Well, that's a coincidence that we're on this page, there's so many. And yes, it WAS an amazing show, better than I could've hoped for!

[@camelsheit_on_the_walls446]

I love you, Ron & Russel, you and your truly wonderful & unique Sparks music! I'm so glad for you, that you won the award for best original music here. Well deserved, bros, *_very_* well deserved! ⚡❤

[@OlafProt]

I am simply LOVING seeing these two wonders of humanity getting their dues.

[@hoagy_ytfc]

Lovely to see Antoine de Caunes, I miss Rapido (Eurotrash not so much!)

[@yiddotrenda35]

this banger is perfect for my funeral

[@mark-uf2hz]

They just get better and better

[@Steambull1]

The one act dating back to the 60s/70s for whom that statement is truly not an exaggeration. So many of my other favorites slowed down and got diluted, sometimes it was okay, sometimes sad, but Ron & Russell just kept amazing me year after year.

[@bjorn-falkoandreas9472]

They got dancers to cosplay as Ron and Russel while standing behind Ron and Russel. This has to the the Singularity. The Sparkception. That has only happened once before when the decided to plagiarize themselves because everybody but Mike Patton was incompetent. I can't express how much I love this on every level. Even the audience enthusiastically rattles their jewelry.

[@wendyarbes9514]

Sparkception is worth an entry in the dictionary

[@richardcochrane1966]

MON DIEU!!!!!! Is the introduction made by Antoine de Caunes????

[@Ebut191]

Just to remove any unintentional categorisation ... "PROGRESSIVE" POP MUSIC.

[@w.urlitzer1869]

mais, oui. start!

[@FumbleAIBO]

lol at the chorus of dancing Rons

[@ColinLievens]

russel looks so happy to be doing this performance, i love him

[@АлександрМанилов-е6л]

Two American Englishman😅❤🎉🎉🎉👌👌👌💫💥🎇🎇🎇

[@trilogika]

Sparks ⚡️💜

[@SRlikethetoothpaste]

They need to "start" bringing that saxophonist with them on tour. Marvellous stuff.

[@NHOAH_NHOAH]

very good much respect to Sparks and their amazing songs

[@rw8733]

They are total legends 👏

[@sned1231]

So great!

[@davenamanda]

WOW! Totally in awe over these guys. Have never seen them live on tour but hoping they play on the east coast soon. Thanks for posting this video!

[@martysmith5260]

I guess Sparks is a living testament that no band is a prophet in its own land.

[@Steambull1]

Discovered them in January 2006, and boy has it been easy to be a fan. They've just kept being awesome for almost 20 years since, positively surprising me again and again. The 21x21 shows were an event no other act I know has come close to doing.

[@johnwest1769]

Amazing performance by a criminally underappreciated band. Still waiting for Ron and Russel to "start".

[@Acqua99]

Magnifique❤

[@garysevern]

Brilliant and great to see Antoine du Caunes (Rapido/Eurotrash) again introducing.

[@tonyevans9860]

I've watched this so many times and it is gobsmackingly brilliant - more so every time.

[@martinkulkarni3569]

Absolutely brilliant! Loved them since the early seventies!

[@fromoneendofthailand]

It does not get much better than that 👍

[@sloburnjo]

dommage ils ne sont pas venus au québec cette tournée peut-être après europe - Some great vids posted of this tour 👌

[@fanmael5636]

Very nice indeed. You can find more about Sparks on fanmael.

[@fanmael1]

and I'm Fanmael1

[@kateyharper1974]

Absolutely love Sparks, Perdon but I dont speak or understand French, but absolutely adore this and cannot stop watching, brilliant

[@viki008]

So good - SPARKS deserves it so much!!!

[@roycarder6179]

Seeing them in my City Liverpool next month ….cracking band

[@economichornet3218]

I love the saxophonist. His energy is amazing

[@Emachine789]

so cool and Congrats Sparks

[@nikolassodiant2595]

Magnifique 🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊

[@Munichmarty1]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@TheBoffomundoShow]

Utterly wonderful. We are blessed to have Sparks for these many years. And better than ever! Let's start!

[@waltervazquezcolino6874]

Absolutely out of this world. CHAPEAU!!!

[@Geraint3000]

I didn't know Antoine was French!!

[@HakimALIGHT]

Exceptionnel.

[@greendog3022]

uuuh I wanted this so much to be at the oscars!!!

[@theitineranthistorian2024]

still wonderful, perhaps more so than ever now.

[@AIAudiobooks411]

always great the sparx

[@paullooney2522]

Wow all the maskaleros.

[@alexeliadis9827]

Best band I've seen and heard in a long time on so many levels.

[@Kim-Ohio-Fuzz]

Ils me donnent des frissons

[@nikolassodiant2595]

🎬🎬🎬🎬🎬🎬🎬🥂

[@Kim-Ohio-Fuzz]

Mythiques Extraordinaires d'une musicalité cinématographique transcendants tout en étant Blues

[@andrewr3243]

This is sooo good, incredibly good, I just don't have the words, gives me the chills. Genius work Sparks.🥰🥰

[@E-LIB]

Très belle chanson. ❤️🎶🥂

[@avanguardNews]

Inútil, o que é isso? Quanta gente reunida em um único lugar de máscaras comuns? Pq quê? Pra satisfazer o desejo de alguns e não para se proteger.

[@kateyharper1974]

So a year later, no face masks and coming back here to hear Sparks at this award ceremony. Just brilliant

[@tomallen5837]

All these little "hush puppies" just getting into Sparks for the first time....

[@annettemeiller9560]

I love their music. Have been following them for ions!

[@musiclanguage9680]

❤️❤️❤️💋💋💋❤️❤️❤️💋💋💋

[@martinkulkarni3569]

Singing orchestra and bowing on stage from silent group! Only Sparks!

[@thevoid99]

i'm happy they won an award. they should've been nominated at the oscars but no, they had to nominate diane warren again.

[@wendyarbes9514]

Simple enjoyment in the brothers faces

[@sandraisgro5111]

♥️

[@philexile0]

Love Sparks! So happy to see them having a great run in recent years.

[@dianaadhikari45]

French audience tryin to find that beat

[@laurabridenthal5470]

Sparks never ceases to amaze me

[@imagenpd19]

Sparks Legends!.

[@heinzgabor9313]

Great, sooo great ❤

[@prunepurple]

Fantastic!

[@ondrejtichy3575]

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[@zorankalina4399]

🙂👌🎵🎼🎶

[@anette2538]

❤❤❤

[@KevinSvetlich]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@juditbanos9043]

❤

[@justincarroll9846]

The brother on the piano used to frighten young girls just by pulling those strange faces at them in the 70s.

[@girasolegiallo6927]

Really? Didn’t scare me or anyone I knew as we understood he was posing as Charlie Chaplin, we saw it as comedy. Fan from the very beginning