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[@jeannettesummers1884]

Sparks are a legendary phenomenon in the history of music!

[@OliSpleen]

An awesome band! Fronted by brothers Ron and Russell. Hard to describe their music but in this era they could be seen as the missing link between Gilbert & Sullivan and Queen, yet they are so much more. Later they went on to be one of the pioneers of synth pop. They haven't stopped producing utterly unique music since the 60's and have remained consistently inventive throughout.

[@richardh8082]

the bewildered audience made me laugh

[@lorin6673]

One of my favorite bands since 1974. There's not a bad song on Kimono My House.

[@jayscollops]

Amateur Hour and Talent is an Asset are also great songs off this album

[@randyrandolph768]

Big fan since 73!!!!

[@SpareRoomMusic12]

Totally agree

[@brianwoods2395]

.....The same with all their albums....

[@paulwilson2651]

@@brianwoods2395 Especially Propaganda.

[@donhadfield2835]

Welcome to the wonderful, quirky and intriguing world of Sparks. Actually, I lost track of Sparks for 20 years but I am working my way back through the years. Great band, not surprising that they are one of Weird Al's inspirations.

[@annabackman3028]

And at least 79 other celebs, Edgar Wright interviewed 80 for his documentary on Sparks. ('The Sparks Brothers', premiered on the Sundance Festival 2021, will be available in Europe later this year.)

[@erict956]

Freakishly odd and brilliant the brothers Ron and Russell Mael and still going.

[@jopdian]

The album they did with |Franz Ferdinand is awesome!

[@annabackman3028]

Their new (May 2020) album 'A Steady Drip Drip Drip'!! 💖💖💖💖💖🥰

[@annabackman3028]

Now, April 2021, they are working on their 25th album!!

[@leifmortensen895]

Nice you dared to listen to this group - brave. Studied as a teacher in 1974 and was an intern at a boarding school, where I had an evening event where I presented new music - and I presented SPARKS and their new album Kimono my House, and there was nothing like that in 1974 - well maybe The Who played a bit like that. Have later heard that it was prelude to what later was called New Wave. Had all their albums on vinyl (now MP3). Very fond of the brothers quirky sound. I thjink they are still playing.

[@jonnuanez2843]

The Number One Song In Heaven would be great to react to. Thanks for a Sparks reaction. Your eyes at the beginning were ours as well when we first heard them.

[@Rockaria23]

Try not to outstare Ron on the keyboard. He will win each and every time.

[@dariowestern]

Arrggghhh, you beat me to it!! Ahahahahahahaha!! :-D

[@mss1227]

This happened to me in person last time they were in Chicago a couple of years ago. He did the stare and I had to turn away and I couldn't stop laughing. Ron is the best!

[@fdhfdh3310]

😂😂😂

[@harry2.01]

Hasn't blinked in 50 years.

[@harry2.01]

Has a Roland organ, obviously named Ronald.

[@canadianstudmuffin]

Been a fan of Sparks since 1974.

[@dariowestern]

I manage Sparks Fan Group on Facebook, and somebody just posted this video clip on there. This is a classic, and I reckon your stare is just as scary as Ron's when the camera panned onto him playing keyboards. Good on you for turning on some of the youngies onto them! :)

[@veeandrea9282]

Brilliant band. Love them. Live a real experience. Even nowadays. Hugs from Berlin

[@TheClairem75]

I LOVE this song, one of those that really stand out and you never forget it! I think he’s almost 70 now and he can still hit those notes.

[@annabackman3028]

"He", I guess that's Russell? Russell was born 1948, October 5. Ron his brother, keyboardist and the other half of Sparks was born 1945, August 12. Do your own math. Well, Russell doesn't reach as high as in the seventies - nineties anymore, but when I saw them two years ago he missed ONE note during the 100 minutes, and that wasn't even a high one. Still going strong! Releasing a new album 'A Steady Drip Drip Drip' in May 15 (due to Covid-19 only digital that date), and if the Covid-19 😠😡allows, a tour in Europe in October.

[@Tomlinsky]

Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth by Sparks is a great song and probably more pertinent now than when it was written.

[@staybuffyjoe1514]

I love this band!!!!!!! This was the first song that took me down a nostalgic warp hole love every single one of sparks albums 😎☺️

[@thebutlerfilmedit]

I've seen them live twice in the last five years, and, doing a totally different set of songs each time, they were INSPIRING, and ON FIRE!

[@Zopf-international]

That intro is stunningly punk. When the guitar comes in.. Your reaction is like my 13 year old's when i played her it also.. Stunningly cool. What a time to be alive. BTW my kid also does dances like Jagger like he does here..

[@johnwalsh128]

Been a fan since 1979. Indiscreet is my favourite album amongst many great albums of theirs. Can't wait for their new one 'a steady drip, drip, drip' in may. And their new film 'annette' and also edgar wrights documentary about them.

[@gerrykelly4413]

Brilliant in 1974 and still brilliant 2021, still making great music today 🇮🇪

[@onsesejoo2605]

The band often had witty lyrics on bizarre subjects. For example "Here In Heaven" has a line "Here there are many many sheep And the people only sleep And awake to tell how gory and gruesome was their end" ;)

[@annabackman3028]

Continues: And I don't have many friends And it's really clean and I'm thinking (CHORUS) Up here in heaven without you I'm here in heaven without you Up here in heaven without you It is hell, knowing that your health Will keep you out of here For many many years... Listen instead, lyrics in the comments 😉 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmrCi4efgNh0mdk

[@tod3msn]

The important thing is understanding that underlying it all is humor. The phrase "this town isn't big enough for the both of us" is an old movie phrase often used in westerns and leading to a duel in the center of town. The band is using it to joke around because the lyrics talk about being cleaned up after bathing and silly. It means nothing. Just funny.

[@nickl.eakins3250]

I saw them at an outdoor concert south of Austin Texas back in 1983. Seriously, I tell you, they had the best act in rock I ever saw and I never saw an audience as big as there having so much fun. The two brothers, Ron and Russell, have been performing since 1969. They've lost a lot of their edginess but hey, those guys are in there 70s now. I still love them tho. They were one of the most popular acts in Europe for several years but never really broke big here. They've done alright for themselves, tho.

[@Nuron666]

Iconic 70's song.

[@garmit61]

A real gem from the 70s glam rock scene. I've loved this since first hearing it in my early teens way too back then. It still sounds fresh, interesting and fabulous some 40 odd years later

[@WahldoK]

I really like your rounded eyes of surprised young girl listening to a megatube of this seventeenties

[@twittlypoo]

First heard this when it came out, I was 16 years old. Back in the day we had some really good music and the best has stood the test of time!

[@blitztim6416]

Rosemary Clooney, George Clooney's aunt, was a singer and had a song called 'Come On-A My House'. So the album title is a play on that. This was Sparks first hit song. They have stayed semi-popular since then with over 20 albums. They put an new album out just a year or two ago. Edgar Wright is doing a documentary about them. Should be out this year. They toured last year. I think the two brothers and in their seventies now. Try 'Edith Piaf (Said It Better Than Me)' for a recent song of theirs.

[@EdDunkle]

It took me a long time to figure out that joke. Also "Sparks" are the Sparks brothers which is a play on the Marx Brothers (I think)

[@thewordlove4316]

@@EdDunkle either an A&R guy or a manager suggested 'Sparx' (brothers), but it didn't sit well, they liked 'Sparks' enough so they went with it!

[@sarakrauss2407]

The Sparks Brothers documentary is amazing, especially the interviews with all the musicians they've influenced or worked with.

[@markgardner9635]

The audience is in shock and doesn't quite know what to do. These folks were the weird kids in school everyone was afraid of.

[@psla6595]

What a song what a band. Still going strong yet in their 70s now. Due to see them early next year in Manchester UK delayed due to Covid. Cant wait always brilliant live.

[@keithweelands5822]

Sparks no.1 in heaven

[@JoeStunner]

This is the first single I ever bought and remains my all-time favourite song. (Yes, I'm that old.)

[@johnwinton2209]

Haven't watched this for years. I now appreciate how good it was. Ron on Piano ALWAYS looked like that! Pure class.

[@ProofreadEnglish]

I remember the first time I heard that song. It started off as nothing out of the ordinary and then Russell Mael's voice came in "Zoo time is she and you time" and the hairs literally stood up on the back of my arm. Very rarely happens - but it looks as though you had the same reaction to it as I did.

[@bigfan2710]

This is awesome. I heard this on the soundtrack for a tv show recently but cannot remember what show. Damn. Keep rocking!

[@piccolina721]

They are still going strong almost 50 years now!👌😃👍

[@annabackman3028]

First recording made in January 1967! Not released until in November last year (2019) on 'Past Tense, The Best of Sparks'. It's called 'Computor Girl' (only that, 1967!!) and has a comment on the track "(Yes, it has crackles on it. Thank you.)" 😂 It's on KZbin, check it out! 😁

[@zellah]

Just saw them in Chicago the other night. What a fun show!

[@virginiaviola5097]

Your reaction is priceless..exactly mine the first time I ever heard this song too....and the 360 thousand times since..every time. It’s genius.

[@KennethBlum-sl6rx]

Better than anything on the charts today.

[@mrromerales9138]

I love them, they were different and good, that's the point!

[@johneshuis1215]

one of the most original en greatest singles ever released. This is immortal quality entertainment (quote Larry Graves)

[@thommagnusson8449]

Always liked this song. And John Lennons classic remark when he say Ron Mael on the keyboard: "It's Hitler on the telly".

[@annabackman3028]

And Elton John took a bet that this song, nor band, was not going to reach nowhere.

[@michaelkemp128]

Wow... this really takes me back! Sparks, with Russell Mael on vocals, Martin Gordon on bass guitar, Adrian Fisher on lead guitar, Norman "Dinky" Diamond on drums and a young Adolf Hitler, aka Ron Mael, on keyboard! Classic! 😱 😉😃 xxx

[@annabackman3028]

Not Adolf though. He wore that mustache as a sort of tribute to Charlie Chaplin. It was on already on the cover for their first album as 'Halfnelson' 1971 (re-issued as 'Sparks' when they changed their name) together with a big lång hair! THAT look could scarred anyone 😂😂😂

[@thewordlove4316]

NOT for hilter - in fact, hilter copped the 'stache from Chaplin too! The Maels are Jewish - for Christ's sake!! (intended)

[@susanduggan1774]

My Religion: after their demise, R Nd R shud b taxidermied nd exhibited at MoMA or da V nd A. Art perpetuated as fantastical humans..

[@hannahmacdonald3804]

Sparks are so fucking good omg I’m surprised/happy you’re reacting to them! (Happy hunting ground is their best song imo)

[@dariowestern]

I LOVE "Happy Hunting Ground", one of their best album tracks and I reckon ought to have been the first single from "Indiscreet".

[@rogermgrdichian886]

HHG was proto New Wave years before it was the norm. One of my faves too!

[@ProjectOverseer]

Genius tune ... Memories from my youth 🎶🎵👍

[@droopyofthenorthwestmounted]

Easily written off because of their odd personalities and quirky lyrics, the brothers Mael have produced a wealth of unique and musically adventurous songs. I've been a fan since the mid 70s and they continue to surprise and entertain me to this day.

[@thewordlove4316]

'Exotic Creatures' is such a disc: the lyrics are multidimensional - with the songs arranged as a loose concept album! 'Strange Animal' hints at the concept ...

[@jackal59]

"Ti[p]s for Teens" is a great song as well.

[@listershat]

So cool. The new Edgar Wright documentary was a great watch on the big screen. Was lucky to watch the live Q&A afterwards too.

[@stevensprunger3422]

Thanks reacting to Sparks nobody Rex Sparks to my favorite band from 1974 got all her albums my friend John Thomas ended up producing two of their albums one was called a little Beethoven which is a great album

[@ludwigfan3013]

There's a book called 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, that's how I discovered this album. I also discovered Nick Drake, Kate Bush, Tim and Jeff Buckley from that book too

[@banishedfromthedwarfplanet530]

Sounds like a cool book. Luckily, I have already heard all of the artists you mentioned. Kate Bush in particular is a must-hear.

[@CMZIEBARTH]

Got it.

[@julieb.5860]

so much fun

[@ReadingswithDebbie]

Saw them in London recently, epic!!!!

[@stingray4real]

When John Lennon was watching Top Of The Pops in the UK He watched Sparks performing. He phoned George Harrison. He said it's Hitler and Jim Morrison on telly.

[@ladykaycey]

I was 6 years old when this was released and I was terrified of the guy playing the keyboard. Those eyes really freaked me out lol

[@annabackman3028]

Sparks: Ron and Russell Mael. Brothers, born 1945 and 1948 in Los Angeles, CA. 1971, as 'Halfnelson' they released a selfnamed album. 1972 they changed their name to Sparks and re-issued the album as Sparks. The same year came 'A woofer in a tweeter's clothing'. 1973 they had better response in England, and moved there, wrote new songs, put together a new band and had some air time on TV. 1974, January; 'Kimono My House' with the hit 'This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us' is released. In November came 'Propaganda'. "The rest is history" as they say 😀 Now in May 2020 they'll release their 24th studio album 'A Steady Drip Drip Drip' from which they have pre-released three songs already. 'I'mToast' kzbin.info/www/bejne/paiqgZpuo7uEbs0 'Self-effacing' kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZyocpuEf6hgsKc are two of them. A fourth will be out to night 7-8 PM GMT. 😍

[@SlideRulePirate]

Thankfully there has been significant progress in the field of trousers technology since then.

[@miguelpineda3826]

Hahhh, finally somebody reacts to a group I loved in the early seventies in my home town in Central America, very funny, after that clip the channel used to show another funny one: Alex harvey Band with "Delilah", thanks, cheers from Xela, Guatemala.

[@chthoniapodcast]

I think Russell Mael was trained as an opera singer. I heard them sing this live a few years ago, and he can still hit those notes--I think he was 68 years old. Amazing.

[@adriangussolovskiworld9440]

Legendary band , I recommend to listen to them

[@danielmchenry1000]

Love your selections.

[@jono.pom-downunder]

Your eyes said it all for a first timer, "WTF👀😲 is this who are they???", Then you started listening....."ahhhh I get it now......his voice,....🤯 The same as us in the 70's. Time travel does exist 🤔

[@indfnt5590]

It sounded like the future and we sense that. The foundation of modern music, the giants’ shoulders upon which modern artists stand. 🤯

[@jono.pom-downunder]

@@indfnt5590 sadly underated, but that was part of the appeal to them, odd ball, and living it weren't we all a little odd in the 70's? 80's?

[@KittyChanel]

Whoa! Ive never heard this one by the Sparks! A powerful Queen-like creation!

[@psla6595]

How can you never heard it till now if you know Sparks? Suppose important thing is that you have now. Enjoy 😁

[@mossadon]

Massive props to the dedication Sparks have. a few (10?) years ago they took residencies at a venue and each night played the entirety of one album plus any b side cuts from singles that came from those albums. Live.... every. single. album. (17 albums, i think)

[@annabackman3028]

21 albums, all together. It was for the release of 'Exotic Creatures Of The Deep' 2008. They played one entirely album, chronological, + an hour or so of songs the audience had voted for on their website, up to the 21st, 'Exotic Creatures Of The Deep'. The 20 first evenings were at Carlington Academy, and the great release concert, the 21st, took place at Shepard's Bush Empire, London, England. This event is mostly called just "The 21x21" but "Sparks Spectacular" was the more official name. A two hours concert every night, for three weeks. 🥵 AND I AM SO JEALOUS OF ALL PEOPLE WHO GOT TO BE THERE! 😭😭😭😭 Not that I begrudge them, I just madly wish that I had been there too 😥

[@mossadon]

@@annabackman3028 You and me both, Anna. i knew about it thru their advert in the Bloc Electronic Music Weekender brochure ( i played that year ;) ), a bunch of us older muso's were freakin out on it... .. but i spent so much money at the weekender i couldn't afford the Spectacular as it was the next week or two after Bloc. :(

[@annabackman3028]

@@mossadon, that must have sucked... Aooch... 🙄

[@bigneon_glitter]

Great pick. Well done. THOSE GUITARS.

[@dickfitzwell8275]

Pronounced (Ka-moe-no) my house. These guys were something in So Cal. Their "B side" entry, even in early 70's "Thanks But No Thanks." Moral--Stranger danger, don't take rides from strangers.

[@Bereadyalways123]

Brilliant UK 70s group

[@EilerSorensen]

Sparks - When Do I Get to Sing 'My Way'

[@911AntiCHRIST]

+1, amazing song and video

[@alexfletcher5192]

Mad the first time you hear it and somehow mad the last. The combination of rock and cod operatic vocalisation was not unique at the time (progressive rock had made it somehow fashionable, whether in the form of Queen or even Focus) but the combination of the sound and the weird stage division between Russell and Ron Mael lodges strangely in the memory.

[@MrNaKillshots]

A fine band/duo

[@Learnerofthings]

Okay girl lets see what you think of this! Respect!

[@thedudeabides5201]

You've found the gold.

[@mrjustinesquer]

When you realize what you listen to today came from somewhere.

[@mmckay3]

Fantastic song

[@georgewilliams1470]

Started listening to these guys in the mid 70s Indiscrete definitely out of the left field.In the last year or two went on their 50th anniversary tour.

[@pmccservices]

WMMS in Cleveland played this on Election Day in 1977. Perhaps the only time I ever heard it on American commercial radio. Plus in that context it explains the significance of the song, India.

[@willow0828]

I love your Elephant. His trunk is up so it's good luck 💕

[@jcvhunter]

I bought this album in 1974 strictly because of the album cover )and because my friends thought it looked stupid). I'd never heard of them. This track alone made me a lifelong fan.

[@johnhall42]

An unexpected blast from the past. I'd forgotten all about Sparks.

[@annabackman3028]

I had almost forgotten about them, played 'Kimono My House' and 'Propaganda' once in a while, loved the music and Russell's voice. Rediscovered them just when they released 'Hippopotamus' 2017... I have become addictive. I just love them 🤩 💖

[@robertoramirez2284]

Sparks es una banda que sigue en activo, con material nuevo. Los Hermanos Mael siempre han innovado y han evolucionado a lo largo de 50 años.

[@QUBIQremixer]

This song is about someone in everyday experiences whose anxiety escalates their perception to a worst-case scenario."Heartbeat. Increasing heartbeat" is the transition between the two mindsets.

[@OpentheEffinGate]

Check out Something for the Girl With Everything, if you want insane vocals!

[@brianwoods2395]

Sparks....All brilliant......but my most go to album.... A woofer in Tweeters clothing.....

[@thewordlove4316]

"Angst In My Pants" is my Sparks go-to!!

[@jeffkharpoharpo3472]

WOW! You sure pick em! Awsome !

[@jeremyb5640]

I was about 6 or 7 when this song came out and they freaked me out when I saw them on TV. Soon grew to love it. Ron (on keys) is actually really sweet and very funny. Their 2020 album 'A Steady, Drip, Drip, Drip' was one of the very best of their career. Check out songs like Left Out In The Cold.

[@rhondasue1958]

Awesome saw them at State theatre in Detroit early 70's

[@fccrick]

ahhh 70's Pop, you might like Mouth and Macneal Hello- A, Or How Do You Do, also the Band Promises Baby It's You

[@rickyriggs1854]

I've been trying to get a reaction to How Do You Do for a long time It's nice to know I'm not the only one who knows this great song.

[@CBGB_1977]

Sparks is such a unique band. Mainly compromised by two brothers, the singer & keyboard player. They have a vast amount of intriguing music and were one of the groundbreakers for new wave. Check out: "I Predict" and "Sherlock Holmes" both from 1982 You'll be surprised to hear tracks like Sherlock Holmes sounds like modern alt rock.

[@doyoumind9356]

Every so often something really different comes along

[@studdsreturbo]

Try the other sparks hit " Cool Places"

[@pflynn581]

Amateur Hour is better.

[@annabackman3028]

@@pflynn581, the lyrics are GOLD! 😁

[@annabackman3028]

"The" other? They have had a couple more than that.

[@dariowestern]

They've had a number of other hits than this one and "Cool Places" like "Amateur Hour", "Looks Looks Looks", "Big Boy", "Beat The Clock", "I Predict", "When Do I Get To Sing My Way?", "Now That I Own The BBC" and "When I'm With You". But none of them have charted higher than "This Town".

[@simonlitten]

Another trip down memory lane to my high school years. Glam rock - what can one say?

[@lennyl1978]

the only song ever I have bought the same day i first heard it

[@pamtaylor9168]

Disco, was the German TV programme, similar to Top of the Pops in the UK. I wonder why nobody was dancing, they obviously didn't buy it, LOL

[@dennislockhart7678]

Actually, this song is mostly about two guys fighting over the same girl....this town aint big enough for both of us.

[@colinmckenzie-stewart4637]

Man. We had so much style back in the seventies!

[@73mail]

Hi Pal, the song is about fear, encounters that make him fearfull. He is confronting hi fear and saying this town aint big enough for the both of us, but he is being strong, I aint going to leave !

[@steadyed]

great band "when Do I Get To Sing My Way"

[@meheuck]

There's a new documentary just released about the band, THE SPARKS BROTHERS, directed by Edgar Wright of SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD and BABY DRIVER fame, that goes through their history in a very thorough and entertaining way. I think you'll dig it; at the very least it may give you some more reaction ideas.

[@uncle_thulhu]

The Darkness do a fantastic cover of this song.

[@stephenport4768]

Reeves and Mortimers spoof of this on the Programme Shooting Stars had me in stitches 😂

[@aidanharrison3888]

Sometimes lyrics don't mean anything . This song I heard when I was kid . It still makes me giggle .

[@marceloaraujo8728]

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