Eaten by the Monster of Love may be the most underrated pop song of all time from the most underrated band of all time. Can’t get enough of it, incredible performance here.
@bethanyjoan42548 ай бұрын
Totally agree, I'm obsessed in 2024 ❤
@aldiakaroofus12 жыл бұрын
Dick: "Who is the older?" Ron: "You are." Awesomest burn in TV history!
@girlfromgermany4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, that was a brilliant answer! XD
@danielemeytre40103 жыл бұрын
Everything is coming as an answer from Ron's mouth: "don't try to use these big words on us".
@dhurley85223 жыл бұрын
Ron was savage 😆 Dick Clark loved Sparks
@garysofko2 жыл бұрын
And DC just totally rolled with it. Props to the man for promoting a group he believed in.
@shannonhondo260 Жыл бұрын
Clark had a great sense of humor about it too which shows how secure he was with himself
@AdamG19835 жыл бұрын
If the internet was a thing in 1982, these guys would have been megastars
@douglundquist42603 жыл бұрын
They were superstars in Europe
@douglundquist42603 жыл бұрын
And i remember their song angst in my pants on the radio and when i saw valley girl ack in high school. I disovered eaten by the monster of love in valley girl a couple of years ago when i hadnt seen it since like 83-84 high school year i think, which in my opinion is by far the best song these guys did. The part in Valley Girl where the song plays, along with the intro to the movie song by is PERFECT EDITING..( most of the obscure songs in valley girl by Bonnie hays are some INCREDIBLE songs. ) .Great show. And finally I Predict I dont think I remember but im not sure is A great song also. Plus all thses off-the-wall songs in 70's. Great discovery by me.
@kyachdistent13012 жыл бұрын
If means nothing. It couldn't be so it wasn't. And incidentally, no, as the internet is only there to make useless shitheads like Lily Allen, George Ezra, Adele & Beiber that.
@lukebale85503 жыл бұрын
God Ron Mael is a legend. Just the coolest guy on the stage and spent the first 20ish seconds of the song walking over slowly and starting to clap 😂
@girlfromgermany4 жыл бұрын
02:14 "They're gonna stop Saturday night, so you better have fun now, I predict!" In 2020 that really came true.
@bonniebickett45203 жыл бұрын
Cold beer and pretzels takes care of cancer!
@katkaplan33 жыл бұрын
Yep
@docdeens40303 жыл бұрын
only prophets have such well manicured moustaches
@apollozero3 жыл бұрын
Only took 40 years.
@bethanyjoan42548 ай бұрын
So weird huh ?
@derekjtaylor3 жыл бұрын
Dick Clark had Sparks on American Bandstand quite regularly. He was no dummy - Sparks was great TV!
@AdamG19835 жыл бұрын
"Who is the oldest?" "You are" *SHOTS FIRED*
@helicopterspies6 жыл бұрын
Oh my God, I love Ron. That's an intro for the ages.
@foxxyloxx10 жыл бұрын
I gotta give Dick props for not glossing over the album title; I think he got a kick out of it. And to say he doesn't put much faith in Rolling Stone? That's pretty badass.
@stflaw10 жыл бұрын
Gotta give Clark credit, he was a good sport about the age joke.
@EdwinMontesinos3 жыл бұрын
he was glad Ron pull that one up beatifully
@wonderfool123415 жыл бұрын
Ron's face in the audience is the best!!! LOL at it all the time!!!
@audreyh.29122 жыл бұрын
i just saw these guys a few days ago live for the first time at the walt disney concert hall, i hope i get to see them live a million more times :) long live the brothers mael!!!!
@nedmerrill62283 ай бұрын
That was the jonas brothers.
@nathanielball3653 жыл бұрын
These guys are absolute geniuses of music& theater!! Especially Ron!! Its like he already had an idea how the footage was going to look before it was shot and knew how FUCKING FUNNY this shit was gonna look!!! And they're both musical Masters their day of recognition has DEFINITELY come!! These dudes invented Meming and social media imagery long before it was ever dreamed up!! Sparks is such an incredible band!!! I hope you guys are still doing music well past turning 100!! Cuz to see these kats today you'd never think they're both in their 70's!!!?? They've got very youthful spirits and I can see that carrying them for many more years to come!! I wanna catch these guys in concert!!! Rock long and PROSPER Sparks!!!
@anthonyhitchman97892 жыл бұрын
Couldn't agree more. Incredible. Been following them for more than nearly 50 years mate. They are amazing. And so youthful in there 70s. Miss them when they are gone.!!!!!!
@AdamG19835 жыл бұрын
I envy these guys (especially Ron)... Being complete weirdos for five decades and getting paid/getting famous
@jim68203 жыл бұрын
Lol. Great gimmick on Ron’s part. Check it out live.
@ladistar2 жыл бұрын
Bahahahahahaha so true
@clemdane6 жыл бұрын
My memory must be playing with me. I could swear I remember them singing this on SNL in 1982.
@gahloot4 жыл бұрын
Danny Deveto had them on as his guest. SLN blocks it, every time anyone post it. I believe they sand Angst in my Pants, and another.
@mitchellgang1203 жыл бұрын
@@gahloot The other song was Mickey Mouse.
@TheLouise3626 Жыл бұрын
Maybe , Sparks became popular in 1974
@marilurasonyi2188 жыл бұрын
Golden era! I wish this show in HD!
@lukebale85503 жыл бұрын
In my opinion, Ron is an excellent Actor with impeccable comic timing. Not everyone can be that quick
@vertxxgg6 жыл бұрын
Talent is an asset and Ron & Russell surely has it
@danielemeytre40103 жыл бұрын
Got the quote, sir. Brilliant and appropriate.
@wcsxwcsx4 жыл бұрын
It's high time I listened to as much of their discography as possible.
@lawman7225 жыл бұрын
Classic song used in valley girl. The good ole days.80s
@douglundquist42603 жыл бұрын
Thats how i sort of discovered this band , but i do remember the song angst in my pants, the monster of love is their best. Right where the put that song in the movie valley girl was perfect!
@renemies783 жыл бұрын
It was really cool seeing Dick Clark have fun with the guys. Really good video.
@darkprose8 жыл бұрын
Is this the most underrated band, ever?
@petrov80868 жыл бұрын
Exactly, but they aren't mainstream
@beattodeath6 жыл бұрын
For forking sure. This guy was killing it. Mad dogging Dick Clark sporting the Charlie Chaplin/Oliver Hardy Stash, style points all Day, and the and sounded fierce.
@slyasleep5 жыл бұрын
yes, they are.
@johnnyblitzkrieg89855 жыл бұрын
In top 10
@sebigrippen5 жыл бұрын
Who was brought here by Valley Girl in 2019?
@bonniebickett45203 жыл бұрын
That is one great perfomer! No dancing, just hanging out playing a keyboard.
@eastend595 жыл бұрын
11 people are missing out on the brilliance that is SPARKS.
@jasmineblack97782 жыл бұрын
Thanks for collating such a great Sparks collection of rarities
@TheBoone578 жыл бұрын
Hill air I us! Great to see how spontaneous and witty the guys are.
@bethanyjoan42548 ай бұрын
Two of the best Sparks songs , wish i was more aware of these two songs when they were originally released ❤😢
@tracymears82302 жыл бұрын
I give this song a 98 cuz I just could not control myself when I stood up and started dancing....
@leopoldinarenatagautodaros1387 жыл бұрын
Sparks e muito bom e excelente.Sparks is very good and is excellent.I like your's Sparks,thank your's music intelligent.
@CartoonsAndGameShows13 жыл бұрын
Nice gold jacket. It's kinda similar to the one Martin Fry of ABC wore. Hey, thats a good thing:)
@thingfish0004 жыл бұрын
ABC, another terrific act
@garygrimmett7945 Жыл бұрын
Abc..sparks fans...lots of 80s bands are influenced by sparks end of
@picu2delhighenergy295 жыл бұрын
4:26 Who is the older ?? Hahhaha love it !! Love this vid thanks 4 sharing !!
@andrewsharpe10604 жыл бұрын
I have never seen this Sparks footage before. Really enjoyed it. I went to a couple of their gigs where they did a great version of No 1 song in Heaven.
@AdamG19835 жыл бұрын
The way Russell is stroking the microphone *DEAD*
@eastend596 жыл бұрын
They're a great band!
@jakethekipper2 жыл бұрын
That album cover. Pmsl. I love these guys.
@tuesdaypatience5 жыл бұрын
Oh that microphone 😂😂😂😂😂...I can't!!
@wildcherry60413 жыл бұрын
Ron has such a beautiful smile.
@kennjrs9 жыл бұрын
badASS 80's
@cgilm25262 ай бұрын
80s were the fashion era for the ages!!!!!!!!
@marcgordon32393 жыл бұрын
I've Always Like The Way Ronald Looked Uninterested In What He Was Doing While Preforming ... Killer 👍🏽
@HeidiChiao10 жыл бұрын
The 2nd time I saw Sparks. So fun. This was on American Bandstand. :)
@TheGreenEyedLeo14 жыл бұрын
i had this record (a fairly large acrylic, wax or in the "super old days"- shellac disk that required a special player with a needle and tone arm to decode the processed signals LOL)...I remember when my dad first saw the album cover (with the two dudes...one in a wedding dress)..he straight up audibled "WTF?" i dont remember much else from the conversation LOL ahhh to be the son of a USMC MP..
@nedtruly338 жыл бұрын
Talent is an asset you've got to understand it!!
@daniellehall96793 жыл бұрын
Talent is an asset...for me to poop on!
@garysofko2 жыл бұрын
Can we talk about Russell's voice? He goes from falsetto to bass to tenor. Able to adapt to all genres, pop rock punk. Amazing instrument. Plus his genuine buoyant friendly open personality. And smart!
@nedtruly332 жыл бұрын
@@garysofko THEIR THE BEST BAND EVER !
@johnmitchelljr2 жыл бұрын
Great. Thank you.
@JMarieCAlove Жыл бұрын
1982! The year I graduated, and I never heard of these guys until the mid 80s! Lol..I was into Michael Jackson, Cheap Trick, Hall and Oates, Pat Benatar lol.. then new wave, alternative rock starting playing more on MTV, and I was hooked! Now MTV keeps playing that Ridiculousness show over and over or some movie with music. What's the point of MTV still being on? The first time I saw MTV was in '81, Huey Lewis and the News was on.. I thought that's the strangest name for a music group! Lol.
@mikegutierrez5529 жыл бұрын
did he say 1976? Wow older than I thought. eaten by the monster flashback to valley girl.
@douglundquist42603 жыл бұрын
And 1972-73
@randybrown32212 жыл бұрын
They actually recorded an album in 1969, produced by Todd Rundgren. But at that time the band's name was Half Nelson, I believe.
@eastend596 жыл бұрын
Very catchy songs. should have been big hits in the UK.
@annabackman30284 жыл бұрын
All over the world!!
@danielsmathers23626 жыл бұрын
I remember this song on a 1982 K-Tel records Compilation
@raserx635 жыл бұрын
Daniel Smathers Yes! I still have the cassette ...Depeche Mode -“Dreaming of Me”.... Kim Wilde “Kids in America”... wore that thing out.
@straightlookingenie15 жыл бұрын
Bless you for posting this. I think/talk about this clip CONSTANTLY.
@glennproctor41783 жыл бұрын
Dick: "This is going to be your year" He was right, just 39 years too early ...
@thirdstar92556 жыл бұрын
Amazing.
@halenbud3 жыл бұрын
Kick Ass! L.A.’s Own
@jime66883 жыл бұрын
Just love Ron.
@nyangel5155 жыл бұрын
Ron Is creepy cool.
@tb94895 жыл бұрын
Valley Girl soundtrack
@jjburgess534 жыл бұрын
oh ty for postin this gem i laugh so hard
@Ilikemusic1013 жыл бұрын
Amazing for live! lol
@AyngeMackay3 жыл бұрын
YOU ARE. oh snap!!
@kimstringham318511 жыл бұрын
didnt i see this at disneyland? yes i did, long fn time ago..
@MultiMrPhill12 жыл бұрын
Mr gahloot, it is you I Salute...!
@JosephMcVey-g6j Жыл бұрын
Valley girl
@seanhoffmann4560Ай бұрын
Sparks!
@ladistar2 жыл бұрын
These guys were awesome, why didn’t they get big ?
@jontallon732 жыл бұрын
Are awesome and they are huge for their demographic
@gahloot4 жыл бұрын
I was there by the way.
@surferbri53463 жыл бұрын
Valley Girl
@tech980312 жыл бұрын
Ron acts as eccentric as he looks
@TheGreenEyedLeo12 жыл бұрын
look at that mfing outfit dude has on....damn i miss being a kid
@bigguys45s295 жыл бұрын
“COLD BEER AND PRETZELS TAKES CARE OF CANCER!” :D
@dariowestern3 жыл бұрын
Homer Simpson's certainly not gonna die of it then.
@kstar9823 жыл бұрын
I'm always quoting this, only other Sparks heads know what I'm on about.. highly relevant in the last 18 months, Trump would probs have confirmed this theory 🦠
@TheDonaUpShow13 жыл бұрын
Just got eaten by the monster of love :(
@davidoran1233 жыл бұрын
genius performance, the green suit rules.
@KrazeeClark11 жыл бұрын
I looked to long at that guy's gold suit and I was temporarily blinded. Hey now!
@HoneyBee032724 ай бұрын
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
@retroguy197611 жыл бұрын
haha that was great
@antonp46024 жыл бұрын
My first rock concert (rock? anyway...)
@perfectsims Жыл бұрын
💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
@michaelturyn45584 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure Those Annoying Post Brothers were named after them.
@tomlilywhitetenderbeat18236 ай бұрын
🤩🤩🤩🤩
@retroguy197614 жыл бұрын
I had to laugh when dick asked who was older of the brothers and Ron said you were haha lmfao
@toltec195 жыл бұрын
Skip>>>>Wild
@rebeccah.4983 Жыл бұрын
"In the pants region!"
@campex4 жыл бұрын
What's the point of miming? You can tell it's mimed since it's identical to the track itself
@chphik14 жыл бұрын
the songs is good, but damn.. what are they doing on the stage??
@shelby83643 жыл бұрын
performing
@ikecalle3 жыл бұрын
Rare footage of Talking Heads before they were Talking Heads
@RK-bq6pc8 жыл бұрын
That golden suit is really the worst but the guys are both so cute and funny.....
@thewordlove43166 жыл бұрын
Lucky 2016: the suits are the best - all of 'em!!!
@annabackman30285 жыл бұрын
I don't know if there's an expression in English, but in Swedish we've got "allt klär en skönhet" = anything becomes a beauty. I don't know... But anyway 😉😉😉😂 Oh Russell... 💕In this case a victim of the eighties.
@imagine92652 жыл бұрын
There from California. But they reminded me of a polish or Netherlands band certainly not American
@hanne91702 жыл бұрын
They're not from England.
@adrianjanssens71163 жыл бұрын
I played in a band in Calgary and one of the other bands had a guy (guitarist and backup singer) whose facial expressions made people watch him. Kind of interesting, but added nothing to the music. Here it works somewhat.
@viki0082 жыл бұрын
Haha- S-U-P-E-R ! ! !
@familiarrealm9611 жыл бұрын
um... i'm pretty sure they are playing along with a track. the vocals, the drum playing (doesn't hit the cymbals very hard and when he does he chokes it) and the sound of the drums that cannot be reproduced on a percussion set (7:34 and 7:36), and the fade out. this is totally not live and I think Ron does not like it...
@ViejoLK6 жыл бұрын
No shit Sherlock
@devincarson56935 жыл бұрын
and every band that ever played on AB
@SuperBoomshack4 жыл бұрын
Wow genius, every band on that show lip synched
@pittapatttasin9 ай бұрын
This band scares the shit out of me. So creepy.
@davidoran123 Жыл бұрын
Where is Mickey Mouse??
@banniebands4 жыл бұрын
There has not been a decade where Ron or RUSSELL have looked bad. Ugh!
@MarkkuKoljonenwTinja7 жыл бұрын
:D
@steely1029 күн бұрын
In this case it's in the pants region😂
@BluCrystals5 жыл бұрын
Man, people couldn't dance for shit in the 80's. By how times have changed. 😄
@Eleventhearlofmars4 жыл бұрын
Yep, now they’re 💯 % worse shite.
@SuperBoomshack4 жыл бұрын
In 2020, most people can't dance so i don't know wtf you are saying
@BluCrystals4 жыл бұрын
@@SuperBoomshack You mean YOU can't dance mister WTF. So ONLY speak for yourself.
@shelby83643 жыл бұрын
TikTok dances don't count
@ca94955 ай бұрын
The lip syncing is HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!
@МилыйХоукай5 жыл бұрын
Stop saing Ron looks like Hitler >:[
@dariowestern3 жыл бұрын
When his moustache was trimmed real small, his Jewish friends would never call. So he cut it into a Ronald Colman shape the following year.
@garysofko2 жыл бұрын
Chaplin. Not Hitler. Chaplin
@JohnInTahoe3 жыл бұрын
Weird.
@popvinnik4 жыл бұрын
Lip sync :(
@UberSynth5 жыл бұрын
Sparks are good and I like their music but these two songs are like b sides 🤔
@jackinmyhoggoff8072 жыл бұрын
To late Twitter you can't cancel the stupid stache. They had angst in their pants today they would cry over that and need a hug and rather than coke and hookers. It was all in stupid fun but we can't have that anymore everything is a trigger and someone is always crying. Suck it up walk it off that's life.
@emailsammich11 ай бұрын
they love his mustache on twitter actually, and the whole album too