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2041:(2002), the song title is repeated 104 times, with no other words used, other than a spoken interlude. Similarly, on the same album, "Your Call Is Very Important To Us", uses a corporation style call-hold message: "Your call is very important to us. Please hold" which is then sung with some additional words: "At first she said your call is very important to us, then she said please, please hold." The only other lyrics in the song are "Red light", "Green light", "I'm Getting Mixed Signals" and "Sorry, I'm Going To Have To Put You Back On Hold". These elements are layered with a simple piano line to create a highly textured effect. 33: 1723: 674: 596:

16-year old drummer Raymond Clayton and 22-year old Harold Zellman on bass guitar. Ron was considered the lead guitarist and Russell was the singer. He also played the tambourine and harmonica. The songs were pressed on two acetates and have never been released, apart from the track "Computer Girl", which was featured on a CD included with the Japanese semi-biography from 2006 and more widely released on the

5684:, and Sparks' Kimono My House were both big albums for me and Cookie – We'd sit in his bedroom for hours listening to them. I didn't know this at the time, but Sparks were one of those bands who had to come over to the UK because no one in America got them. It's funny how that works – you couldn't necessarily guess the people it would happen to from their music 1892:, teasing a collaboration with the hashtag #xcrucior. John Woo's official Instagram account also posted the photo with hints at a "new project" and commented "maybe not action" (the genre he is most famous for working in). Woo has wanted to direct a musical for a long time, and shares a love of French cinema with the Maels (particularly 5724:

In his autobiography, Peter Hook relates a New Order concert in Milan in 1982 where they did a cover of the 1979 Sparks track, "When I'm With You". Hook also wrote that New Order's "Temptation" and "Hurt" were inspired in part by Giorgio Moroder's "production on the wonderful Sparks track 'Number One

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When he wrote "This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us", Ron could only play it in that key. It was so much work to transpose the song and one of us had to budge, so I made the adjustment to fit in. My voice ain't a "rock" voice. It's not soulful, in the traditional rock way; It's not about "guts".

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cynical, intelligent and very, very funny", it has met with considerable acclaim. Sparks led off the album with the striking tune that the BBC deemed too provocative in its title to play, "Dick Around". The song is a multi-section, multi-mood, highly layered track that many felt should have been a UK

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Fans who bought a "Golden Ticket" (which allowed entry into all 21 gigs) also received a poster signed by the band and a CD single entitled "Islington N1", a reference to the postal address of the venue for the first 20 gigs. The song "Islington N1" was later made available in the box set edition of

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The Maels were teenagers during LA's musical golden period, where bands like the Doors, Love, the Standells and the Leaves played at the Whisky-a-Go-Go on Sunset Strip and the Beach Boys would play at the Teenage Fair, an afternoon event where bands performed in one tent and an exhibition for a new

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said : "There's nothing better than commerciality crossed with an interesting mind" and named "This Town Ain't Big Enough for the Both of Us" as an instance, qualifying it as one of these "Trojan singles". Siouxsie and the Banshees recorded a version of the first Sparks' success as the opening

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Their very first recordings were made under the name of "Urban Renewal Project", on January 14, 1967, at the Fidelity Recording Studios in Hollywood. Four tracks were recorded with married couple Fred and Ronna Frank, who were close friends of the Maels at the time. Other members of the band were

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both albums were mostly recorded with session musicians. This new "West Coast" sound yielded such songs as "Nothing to Do", "Everybody's Stupid", and "Throw Her Away (and Get a New One)". In 1976, Sparks made one of their first forays into the movie business, making a cameo appearance in the

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More electronic and synthesizer-based than their previous efforts, the album would redefine Sparks' sound and challenge the concept of what is meant by a band, and it also became a major influence on emerging electronic pop artists. It spawned two singles in the top-fifteen UK chart:

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It's untrained, unschooled, I never questioned why I was singing high. It just happened, dictated by the songs. Ron has always written Sparks' lyrics and never transposed them into a rock key for me to sing. He always packed each line with words and I had to sing them as they were.

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band. Their musical style has varied dramatically with Russell Mael's distinctive wide-ranging voice (in particular his far-reaching falsetto) and Ron Mael's intricate and rhythmic keyboard playing style is the common thread throughout their fifty-year career. In its review of

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produced. The album generated new interest, and gained a "second wind", vocalist Russell Mael explained. "The music is all ready and we are hoping that this still might see the light of day." On May 18, 2010, Burton expressed renewed interest in adapting the property.

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was released in September 2017 to critical and commercial success, peaking at number 7 in the UK Albums Chart. A full band tour, starting in Copenhagen, was undertaken to support the record. In 2019, Sparks collaborated with and were featured on French artist

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which relied on synthesizers. This album is regarded as a landmark in the development of electronic music and greatly influenced bands which would emerge in the following years. They soon returned to a more traditional line-up, which remained until 1988's

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scowling. Russell Mael has a distinctive wide-ranging voice, while Ron Mael plays keyboards in an intricate and rhythmic style. Their frequently changing styles and visual presentations have kept the band at the forefront of modern, artful pop music.

1104:" was the No. 1 airplay song for 1994 as well as being hailed critically for its poignant lyrics and touching melody. The band toured in support of the album with percussionist Christi Haydon playing drums. Haydon also appeared in the videos for " 1287:

The brothers were dismissive of the latest trends in popular music at this time, seeing most contemporary bands as lacking musical ambition and experimental drive. Indeed, the predictable trends in much of modern rock served as inspiration for

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it really does feel like one of the best albums ever recorded." A UK and European tour had the band playing the entire album each night in the first half of the show, with fan favourites making up the second. The line-up now included former

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Finding the electronic equipment that they had adopted for their new sound too cumbersome for touring, the band returned to the more conventional band format for their next three releases, although they did not eschew synthesizers entirely:

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By 1977 the brothers found themselves at a crossroads. They had cut ties with Hewlett and had grown tired of recording within a traditional rock band framework. In a conversation with a German journalist, they expressed their admiration for

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joined them to play guitar on "This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us". Both "Two Hands One Mouth" and "The Revenge of Two Hands One Mouth" tours were critically well received. In 2013 they contributed a song and brief voice part to the

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greatest hits album in 2019. The other three tracks were titled "The Windmill", "A Quick Thought" and "As You Like It". Of all four songs, "Computer Girl" was the least traditional. Russell plays pan flute on "A Quick Thought".

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The vocal sound on the single "This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us" was criticised as "stylised". This may be because the song was written without any regard for the vocal style of Russell Mael. Ron Mael has explained:

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lyrics—often about women, and sometimes containing literary or cinematic references—and an idiosyncratic, theatrical stage presence, typified by the contrast between Russell's animated, hyperactive frontman antics and Ron's

2037:... achingly clever lyrics seesaw between superficial gloss, profound sentiment and the incomprehensibly bizarre". Repeated lyrical motifs have become a distinct feature on recent albums. On "My Baby's Taking Me Home" of 1607:

which was released later in 2013. Ron and Russell continued touring in the duo format for a second round, titling the tour "The Revenge of Two Hands One Mouth", taking in dates in both North America and Europe, including

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titled, "why I love the Sparks". He said about their music: "It's only after a few listens you really can get into it ... Then you really fall in love and bands change your life. Now I can't imagine life without them."

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hailed the group saying: "this is ... something we like in music, this kind of epic feeling, ... and we were really inspired by bands like Sparks ... who have this really operatic sound". In 2012, synth-pop duo

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described himself as a big "Ron Mael fan" and of his look: "it was so not rock n' roll, in an unexpected way, that you just couldn't help but think that there was something there". He also listened to

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into a feature film. Originally envisaged as a live-action film, in 2017, the Mael Brothers announced they were taking a new direction and developing Bergman as an animated feature film with director

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entitled why I love the Sparks. "It's only after a few listens you really can get into it Then you really fall in love and bands change your life. Now I can't imagine life without them."

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of New Order cited Moroder's production on "The Number One Song in Heaven" as a major influence when his band changed musical style to produce electro/dance-rock songs like "

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as one of the records that changed her life. " were exotic ... were the most refreshing thing in my life" when she was eight. "I loved the way Russell Mael sung like a

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era where, despite cutting an odd figure on this scene, they found success with their polished brand of intricate pop tunes and convoluted lyrics. Early albums such as

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radio station, which hailed them as local heroes. In 1984, the Maels wrote and performed several original songs on the soundtrack for the black comedy teen film

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was the best selling physical album in the UK on the week of release, and the tour supporting it included some remarkable firsts for the band: Two shows at the

1251:'s cover of "This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us", in which Ron and Russell play the referee and MC at a darts match between Hawkins and darts champion 1163:, released in 2000, again put the band in a context of electronic instrumentation with some of Ron's most striking and perceptive lyrics. With the release of 3689: 990:), including the film's title song, "Bad Manners". In 1989, they scored a hit single in France and in Europe with "Singing in the Shower", sung in duet with 5825:

Easlea, Daryl (2009). "In an interview recently, the Human League cited that record as the thing that got them excited and focused on what they were doing."

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Before Kapranos's appearance in Los Angeles, Sparks and Franz Ferdinand had been collaborating and in late 2014 had recorded an album together, produced by

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of their previous albums with complex orchestral arrangements. The band acknowledged this change in style on the album's opening track "The Rhythm Thief".

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and Co. to perform the Sparks' classic hit "This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us". They reprised the song that also appears as a collaboration with

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lauded the first concert as "a rousingly celebratory homecoming". North American and European spring tours followed, then festival dates in the US and

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scene, which they considered "cerebral and sedate and we had no time for that", they developed a particular taste in English bands of the time such as

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announced they would be producing a new musical titled 'X-Crucior' to be written and produced by the Mael brothers. Their next studio album, titled

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The Maels returned home to Los Angeles in 1976. Concerned that their music may have become stale, they adopted a more "American" sound and recorded

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celebrations to Los Angeles as they performed the album on two consecutive nights with a 38-piece orchestra at the United Artists Theatre at

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Gordon and Fisher were later replaced by Trevor White and Ian Hampton. In 1975, the revised band returned to the US to tour supporting the

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portrayed the role of Greta Garbo. The group showcased at the film festival in an attempt to raise funding for a feature film version.

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In 1993, Ron and Russell returned with the non-album single "National Crime Awareness Week", their first release since the 1988 album

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in January 2023. The album's lead single, "The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte", features a music video released on March 3 with actress

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The first record I bought was 'This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both of Us' by Sparks. ... I played it over and over and over again.

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of Depeche Mode cited them as one of their favorite bands. Gore also later covered "Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth" on his

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held a similar event in London two months later whereby the musical was played in its entirety before a live audience at the BBC

6383: 4735: 3649: 3273: 1760:. The album was preceded by singles "Self-Effacing", and "I'm Toast" in February and March, respectively. Like its predecessor, 1538:. The two songs, titled "Where Would We Be Without Books?" and "I Am A Bookworm", were commissioned by show host and Sparks fan 770:. Russell's hyperactive movements were in sharp contrast to the keyboard-bound, soberly dressed Ron's expressionless squint and 5786: 5746: 3845: 3702:

April 5, 1963 Friday; Second Annual Teen-Age Fair; Pickwick Recreation Center; 921–1001 Riverside Drive, Burbank, CA, 5:30 p.m.

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who released a limited 12-inch single titled "Gemma Ray Sings Sparks (with Sparks)", which included Ray's covers of Sparks'

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Easlea, Daryl (2009). "Franz Ferdinand had erupted in early 2004 ... Alex Kapranos, their lead singer, did a piece in the

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provided directions based on the screenplay, with Ron and Russell reprising their recorded roles on stage. The role of

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possibly the most exciting and interesting release ever from such a long-established act" and later in 2003 saying "...

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The band were not satisfied with the results, which they felt lacked personality, perhaps because of the reliance on

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and countless other pop magazines in the UK and Europe. Hits such as "This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us", "

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attached to direct. By February 2001, a script had been written by Lisa Addario and Joey Syracuse for Sony's

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Easlea, Daryl (2009). "Nothing to do", the song that so inspired Joey Ramone, with its Beatles-like build-up

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14. In 1981, Belgian synth pop group Telex enlisted Sparks to help write the lyrics for their third album,

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said: "I saw Sparks play on American Bandstand in 1975. My sister and I went out and immediately bought

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September 2 marked the debut of the new theme songs that Ron and Russell had composed and recorded for

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on drums, in the midst of power cuts and a threatened vinyl shortage, they recorded their breakthrough

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for Adrian Fisher's guitar playing adding, "I'm sure that it is Ron Mael who told him what to play".

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loss leader sampler included, "Biology II". After renaming themselves Sparks in 1972, a play on the

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and "When I Kiss You (I Hear Charlie Parker Playing)". In Germany, "When Do I Get to Sing 'My Way

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of Sonic Youth also included the Sparks' song "Equator" in his list of all-time favorite songs.

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Sparks were involved in two 2021 film releases, as screenwriters and composers for the musical

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in London. The tour then took the group to Japan and the US, including two performances at the

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in August 1991. Carolco hoped Burton would start production in 1992, but he chose to work on

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stated: "When we were doing 'Love Will Tear Us Apart', there were two records we were into:

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smash hit had the BBC not misinterpreted the title of the song as being other than it was.

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was released on Bearsville Records in 1971 with the line-up consisting of college friend

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magazine named the album as one of its "Best New Albums of 2002", describing it as "...

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was released in June 2015. The album was promoted with appearances on BBC programme

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on 14 and 15 February 2015. Both shows sold out and they received glowing reviews.

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were the supporting act. Influential 1970s progressive FM radio station powerhouse

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cited "Number One Song in Heaven" as a primary influence during the recording of "

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On May 12, 2008, Sparks released the single "Good Morning", taken from the album

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mugging with Ron and on countless other TV shows in the US and abroad post 1977.

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movie for which a screenplay was written but never shot (due to Tati's death).

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Valentine's Day evening 2009 saw Sparks perform the same show featuring their

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Lyrically, the band's style has been described as coming from "the school of

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For the encore of what may have been the final live date ever in America for

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turned down the roles. They performed the songs "Fill 'Er Up" and "Big Boy".

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and Los Angeles primarily from FM radio play and a national TV appearance on

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Relocating to England in 1973 with a new manager, John Hewlett, founder of

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on bass, Harley Feinstein on drums and Rundgren producing. It sold poorly.

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as one of "his favourite LPs of all time". Smiths' guitarist and composer

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Beginning in the late 1980s, Sparks attempted to make the Japanese manga

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also mentioned the group and their performances. Their keyboard player

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Ron and Russell appeared as interview subjects in the 2009 documentary

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also mentioned his liking for their records, as did later the group

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dance world, which they had helped to spawn back in the late 1970s.

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albums played in their entirety before a sold-out hometown crowd at

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in London and later to be broadcast with a Q&A with the Maels.

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initially championed the band in America. Sparks also performed on

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released the song "Sparks Called and They Want Their Ideas Back".

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Social media posts in September 2024 had the brothers posing with

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Easlea, Daryl (July 2003). "Record Collector Interview: Sparks".

2133:'s room. "We'd sit in his bedroom for hours listening to them". 2015: 1932: 1905: 977: 814: 794: 703: 569: 346: 91: 6366:"'Happening' & 'Annette' Win Big at France's Lumiere Awards" 5186: 1853:, and a world tour were confirmed for 2023. Sparks re-signed to 1600:. Recordings from the tour resulted in Sparks first live album, 1196:, featuring quasi-classical arrangements of strings and choirs. 4986:

Cyriak (animator, director), Sparks (composers) (3 July 2020).

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later developed the property in the late 1990s. In June 2000,

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Carr, Jay (1991-03-03). "Batman to battle DeVito's Penguin".

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recounting the history of the band. The band's latest album,

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as the first new theme songs for the programme in 21 years.

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Since 2011, the band have been pursuing the idea of turning

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Sparks became a UK teen sensation appearing on the cover of

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radio's Bookworm show, broadcast in Los Angeles on station

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The pair appeared in the season 6 finale of the US TV show

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and Jeffrey Lesser on production, which they followed with

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Becoming the Beach Boys – a reader's companion to the book

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Both Ron and Russell Mael are seen in the audience during

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In February 2022 Sparks played two sold-out shows at the

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their "New Music For Amnesiacs" career-spanning box set.

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Paul McCartney (1980) "Coming Up" (Official Music Video)

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In 2002, the band switched to a classically influenced

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joined them on stage for duet with Russell on the song

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1976–1979: return to America and transition to synthpop

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McCartney related that he liked shooting the clip of "

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Other notable acts that have mentioned Sparks include

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the band toured the UK, Germany, Japan and Australia.

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on 19 and 20 December with backing from the 35-piece

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in Los Angeles, Ron and Russell Mael were invited by

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Aston, Martin (10 July 1993). "Rebellious Jukebox".

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Black, Johnny (September 2006). "Sparks Interview".

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also gave a nod to the band in the music video for "

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Sparks would later release 711:performance, they placed an ad in music weekly 365:" in 1979, resulting from a collaboration with 5787:"Collect-a-Page (Martin Gore's questionnaire)" 4954: 4668: 4666: 3263: 3217: 3193: 3191: 1719:on the track, "Handcuffed to a Parking Meter". 1292:. However, they have expressed admiration for 735:in 1974, scoring a No. 2 hit with the single " 6558: 6235: 5747:"Collect-a-Page (Dave Gahan's questionnaire)" 4258: 4114:"U opens its heart to Addario, Syracuse spec" 6208:"The Sparks Project: Cait Brennan on Sparks" 6074:"Björk Guðmundsdóttir's Record Collection". 5038: 4786: 4784: 4278: 4276: 3984: 2429:Alex Casnoff – keyboards, background vocals 994:: the single was produced by Tony Visconti. 464:for which they wrote all songs (winning the 4703:"Photos: Sparks @ The Theatre at Ace Hotel" 4663: 4435: 4361:"Sparks to play an album a night in London" 4297: 3579: 3577: 3575: 3573: 3188: 7180:American expatriates in the United Kingdom 6565: 6551: 5489: 4405: 3583: 3298: 3296: 3294: 3292: 3290: 3160: 3158: 3156: 3154: 3152: 3150: 3128: 2567:Christi Haydon – drums, background vocals 2513:Jeffrey Salen – guitar, background vocals 2171:in 1989. Other early electronic acts like 1362:in its entirety at both gigs, followed by 31: 6866:This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us 6206:Keeley, Matt; Kittysneezes (2011-01-20). 6101: 6032: 5834: 5010: 4781: 4273: 4259:Hayes Budgren, Simon (4 February 2006). " 3884: 3837: 3794: 2638: 1255:. This version of "This Town" reached No. 737:This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us 501:Brothers Ron and Russell Mael grew up in 355:This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us 6477: 5901: 5532: 5165:"Sparks Walt Disney concert Hall review" 5066: 4172: 4013: 3936: 3934: 3918: 3916: 3650:"Pickwick owners seek help with history" 3570: 3352: 3350: 2423:Patrick Kelly – bass, background vocals 2396:Evan Weiss – guitars, background vocals 1721: 1565:and had also been released as a single. 1319:. The track "Perfume" was featured in a 1079:. The song was produced by the Scottish 672: 6457:Talent Is an Asset: The Story of Sparks 6266: 6180: 6035:"Mark Mothersbaugh Unedited Transcript" 4937: 4759: 4733: 4009: 4007: 4005: 3647: 3287: 3257: 3147: 3066: 2591:Jim Wilson – guitar, background vocals 2439:Former members and supporting musicians 2417:Max Whipple – bass, background vocals 2402:Eli Pearl – guitars, background vocals 1366:in its entirety on the first night and 813:in Cleveland and its famed DJs such as 7077: 6778:Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins 6454: 6129: 5928: 5607: 5234: 4700: 4587: 4383: 4303: 4237: 4138: 4084: 3692:from the original on February 27, 2021 3679: 3524: 3474: 3472: 3470: 3468: 3466: 3464: 3442:"Sparks | full Official Chart History" 3327: 3238: 2971:Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins 2194:Sparks have also been name-checked by 2018:style with the release of their album 2005:Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins 1309:, performing "Perfume" from the album 1231:invited Sparks to perform at the 2004 1090:Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins 1064:Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins 972:rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist 369:and marking a stylistic shift towards 6546: 6058: 6010: 5585: 4962:"A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip by Sparks" 4790: 4672: 4565: 4411: 3931: 3922: 3913: 3843: 3713: 3610:line of hipster jeans filled another. 3412: 3410: 3408: 3347: 2546:Bob Haag – guitar, background vocals 1750:The band's first album of the 2020s, 1476:was performed by Finnish movie actor 1468:in Hollywood. Canadian film director 1421:The band premiered the radio musical 1374:in its entirety on the second night. 1200:led to renewed interest in the band. 968:. The track was a collaboration with 6880:Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth 6827:Two Hands, One Mouth: Live in Europe 5954: 5931:"Johnny Marr: soundtrack of my life" 5730: 5465:"Sparks – A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip" 5326: 5004: 4537: 4441: 4201: 4186:. Scotsman Newspaper. Archived from 4057: 4040: 4002: 3898:. Scotsman Newspaper. Archived from 3869: 3648:Rudolph, Joyce (22 September 2004). 3552:10.1093/acref/9780195313734.001.0001 3356: 3059:Two Hands, One Mouth: Live in Europe 2447:– guitar, vocals, background vocals 2351: 2125:said that he constantly listened to 1955:combined glam rock with elements of 1728:Rough Trade East, Brick Lane, London 1634:2014 marked the 40th Anniversary of 1603:Two Hands, One Mouth: Live in Europe 1596:to sing on their 1989 collaboration 1335:May and June 2008 saw the 21-night " 1153:Gratuitous Sax and Senseless Violins 1039:started on a different project with 846:Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth 758:Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth 484:, was released on May 26, 2023, via 6414:"BandLab NME Awards 2022: Nominees" 6102:Borjesson, Tore S (23 March 2003). 5902:Buchanan, Rhys (16 December 2016). 5837:"Interview: Erasure's Vince Clarke" 5660:Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol 4335:"Dolce & Gabbana TV commercial" 4327: 3707: 3461: 2053:Russell Mael has claimed in reply: 1003:into a musical, with interest from 669:1973–1976: the Island Records years 466:César Award for Best Original Music 448:at no. 7, as did their next album, 37:Sparks during a performance at the 13: 7105:Musical groups established in 1972 6448: 5835:Patterson, Dagmar (15 July 2007). 5586:Houle, Zachary (24 October 2013). 4979: 4760:Hermann, Andy (16 February 2015). 4734:Sprague, Timothy (February 2015). 4701:Valera, David (17 February 2015). 3629:from the original on March 5, 2002 3500: 3405: 3328:Copsey, Rob (September 15, 2017). 3197: 3165:Alfvegren, Skylaire (1998-11-04). 3122: 2661: 14: 7196: 7130:Synth-pop new wave musical groups 7095:American glam rock musical groups 7090:1972 establishments in California 6504: 6154: 6013:"Interview: They Might Be Giants" 5904:"Johnny Marr: In depth interview" 5378: 5067:Thiessen, Brock (23 April 2021). 4938:Ehrlich, Brenna (12 March 2020). 4673:Lewis, Randy (16 February 2015). 4566:Pirro, Jonathan (22 April 2013). 4060:"The Pokémon generation grows up" 3967:"Valley Girl (1983): Soundtracks" 3535:The Encyclopedia of Popular Music 1815:soundtrack was released on Sony. 1279:left off, being described as "... 1269:February 2006 saw the release of 760:" led to many appearances on the 537:played in the late afternoon at 509:, during the "Golden Age" of the 6426: 6406: 6376: 6358: 6340: 6322: 6302: 6285: 6255: 6236:Berger, Arion (21 August 2007). 6229: 6199: 6183:View From a Hill (autobiography) 6174: 6148: 6123: 6095: 6082: 6067: 6052: 6026: 6004: 5976: 5948: 5922: 5895: 5869: 5828: 5819: 5510: 5490:Mac Donald, Ian (18 May 1974). " 3245:. No. 287. pp. 60–72. 3202:. New York Press. Archived from 2838: 1873:(featuring Cate Blanchett), the 1832:The Maels performed at the 2022 1358:on 20 and 21 March. They played 930:1979–1990: the Los Angeles years 914:, had a hit single in France, " 908:". The follow-up album in 1980, 640:, a 1972 Warner Brothers $ 2, 2- 560:, filmed in 1965. Both attended 7155:Bertelsmann Music Group artists 7110:Musical groups from Los Angeles 6848:The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte 6820:The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman 6033:Henderson, Richard (May 2009). 5779: 5739: 5718: 5689: 5652: 5640: 5579: 5557: 5504: 5483: 5457: 5431: 5405: 5372: 5346: 5320: 5295: 5271: 5253: 5228: 5203: 5179: 5157: 5132: 5107: 5079: 5060: 5032: 4931: 4905: 4880: 4855: 4827: 4810: 4791:Goble, Corban (March 9, 2015). 4753: 4727: 4694: 4633: 4608: 4588:Sefton, Max (4 December 2013). 4581: 4559: 4531: 4517: 4491: 4466: 4377: 4353: 4252: 4231: 4166:Record Collector Magazine Issue 4132: 4105: 4078: 4051: 4034: 4014:Galliano, Joseph (2009-10-30). 3959: 3819: 3802:"Sparkography on allsparks.com" 3769: 3744: 3733: 3673: 3584:Hodgkinson, Will (2002-11-01). 3434: 3043:The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte 3019:The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman 2411:– keyboards, background vocals 2288:said that he used to listen to 1850:The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte 1807:and was in competition for the 1745:The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte 1574:"How Do I Get To Carnegie Hall" 1489:The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman 1462:The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman 1424:The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman 1417:The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman 1410:The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman 1050:The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman 481:The Girl Is Crying in Her Latte 7185:American expatriates in France 6936:When Do I Get to Sing 'My Way' 6680:A Woofer in Tweeter's Clothing 5929:McLean, Craig (30 June 2003). 5816:. Sacred DM. 12 December 1981. 5279:"Sparks official Twitter post" 5011:Berkowitz, Joe (7 July 2020). 4525:"Eaten By the Monster of Love" 4384:Sahlin, Eva (13 August 2009). 4168:. Vol. 281. January 2003. 4087:"Wong to helm SPE's 'Psychic'" 4016:"Striking Sparks with Bergman" 3680:Murphy, Jim (25 August 2020). 3092: 3051: 2859:A Woofer in Tweeter's Clothing 2827: 2198:band the Smiths. Their singer 1670:"When Do I Get to Sing 'My Way 1578:"Eaten by the Monster of Love" 1106:When Do I Get to Sing 'My Way' 1095:When Do I Get to Sing 'My Way' 1087:. In 1994, the Maels released 1018:The Nightmare Before Christmas 654:A Woofer in Tweeter's Clothing 554:' section of the concert film 507:Los Angeles County, California 406:When Do I Get to Sing 'My Way' 400:rhythm guitarist and vocalist 357:", which reached No. 2 on the 1: 6894:The Number One Song in Heaven 6483:Sparks: No. 1 Songs in Heaven 5955:Kaye, Ben (17 January 2014). 5776:. Sacred DM. 5 December 1981. 5540:"Sparks Profile on music.com" 4835:"iTunes – Music – FFS by FFS" 3880:. Vol. 117. August 2003. 3714:Scott, John. L (1965-12-01). 3131:"Sparks: Elegantly Whimsical" 3115: 2561:James Goodwin – synthesizers 2187:stated about "This Town ain't 2007:, which was a foray into the 1923:as a "stratospheric blend of 1456:In June 2011, as part of the 1093:, providing the hit singles " 902:The Number One Song in Heaven 363:The Number One Song in Heaven 6813:Exotic Creatures of the Deep 6757:Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat 6384:"The MOJO Honours List 2006" 6269:Conversations with McCartney 6104:"Red Hots verkliga frontman" 6011:Mertz, Erick (14 May 2015). 5039:TV News Desk (6 July 2020). 4538:Bick, Emily (17 June 2012). 3992:"Bad Manners – Region 2 DVD" 3781:The Todd Rundgren Connection 3357:Chiu, David (May 25, 2020). 3011:Exotic Creatures of the Deep 2947:Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat 2382:Current supporting musicians 2275:published an article in the 2241:during his formative years. 2179:, also mentioned the group. 2022:, replacing the beat-driven 1466:John Anson Ford Amphitheatre 1379:Exotic Creatures of the Deep 1360:Exotic Creatures of the Deep 1345:Exotic Creatures of the Deep 1329:Exotic Creatures of the Deep 1181:Exotic Creatures of the Deep 632:on guitar, Mankey's brother 496: 7: 6764:Music That You Can Dance To 5733:Substance: Inside New Order 5235:Grobar, Matt (2022-11-03). 4592:. Ravechild. Archived from 4164:"Best New Albums of 2002". 4139:Miller, Ross (2010-05-18). 4085:Harris, Dana (2000-06-11). 2955:Music That You Can Dance To 2694:Florida Film Critics Circle 2628: 2576:– drums, background vocals 2211:song of their covers album 1650:. Ron and Russell took the 1037:Sony Pictures Entertainment 803:Don Kirshner's Rock Concert 353:Career highlights include " 10: 7201: 7170:Bearsville Records artists 6572: 6271:. Hodder & Stoughton. 5327:Ryan, Gary (19 May 2020). 5167:. Variety. 9 February 2022 2831: 2600:– bass, background vocals 2540:– bass, background vocals 2346: 2141:". Joy Division's drummer 1894:The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg 1702:Sparks's 23rd studio album 1414: 545:Pickwick Recreation Center 491: 16:American rock and pop band 7125:American synth-pop groups 7063: 6973: 6857: 6841:A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip 6664: 6580: 6185:. Mittens On Publishing. 6130:Murray, Ed (2010-09-12). 4616:"SPARKS official website" 4505:(via YouTube). 3 Feb 2012 4442:Rose, Lisa (2011-04-29). 4242:4 out of 5 star Review". 4058:Yang, Jeff (2009-08-06). 3035:A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip 2804: 2779: 2756: 2734: 2712: 2692: 2675: 2667: 2660: 2657: 2654: 2651: 2648: 2645: 2462:Harley Feinstein – drums 2214:Through the Looking Glass 2101:Siouxsie and the Banshees 2062: 1904:Sparks is regarded as an 1805:2021 Cannes Film Festival 1753:A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip 1737:A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip 1458:Los Angeles Film Festival 840:, the latter produced by 638:The Whole Burbank Catalog 451:A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip 305: 301: 261: 257: 238: 234: 224: 145: 135: 125: 84: 69: 59: 54: 30: 23: 7165:Atlantic Records artists 7135:Columbia Records artists 6887:I Want to Hold Your Hand 5696:Reynolds, Simon (2009). 5649:, No. 36, February 2006. 4888:"Hippopotamus by Sparks" 3892:"Sparks of a revolution" 1899: 1820:Walt Disney Concert Hall 1693:Later with Jools Holland 1683:. The supergroup, named 1510:In 2010, Sparks remixed 1442:Smiles of a Summer Night 1227:on drums. Long-time fan 1115:1997 saw the release of 547:in Burbank, California. 361:in 1974; the disco hit " 7145:Elektra Records artists 6330:"2021 FFCC Nominations" 5735:. Simon & Schuster. 5662:. Da Capo Press. 2017. 4818:FFS – The Domino Effect 4065:San Francisco Chronicle 3625:. Burbank, California. 3544:Oxford University Press 3447:Official Charts Company 3334:Official Charts Company 3264:Ashlock, Jesse (2003). 2669:Cannes Soundtrack Award 2139:Love Will Tear Us Apart 1598:"Singing in The Shower" 1323:TV commercial in 2009. 874:disaster-suspense film 764:'s flagship music show 651:Their follow-up album, 620:signed the band to his 332:duo formed by brothers 7140:Virgin Records artists 7100:Island Records artists 6950:Now That I Own the BBC 6622:Norman "Dinky" Diamond 6455:Easlea, Daryl (2009). 6334:Floridafilmcritics.com 6267:DuNoyer, Paul (2015). 6181:Burgess, Mark (2014). 5841:Thewigfitsallheads.com 5187:"This Ain't No Picnic" 4304:McNair, James (2006). 4180:"Thirty chord wonders" 2639:Awards and nominations 2495:Trevor White – guitar 2487:Norman "Dinky" Diamond 2060: 2051: 1731: 1561:on Sparks' 1997 album 828:The follow-up albums, 727:Norman "Dinky" Diamond 691: 689:Norman "Dinky" Diamond 289:Norman "Dinky" Diamond 55:Background information 6238:"Daft Punks: Justice" 5866:Easlea, Daryl (2009). 4540:"LIVE REPORT: Sparks" 4215:. BBC. Archived from 3844:Welch, Chris (1974). 3720:The Los Angeles Times 3600:on September 10, 2014 3391:Hollywoodreporter.com 3276:on September 27, 2007 3167:"Shooting Off Sparks" 2816:Comeback of the Year 2598:Steven Shane McDonald 2520:Mayo James McAllister 2286:Red Hot Chili Peppers 2055: 2047: 1971:and (sans Holmes) on 1861:dancing to the song. 1726:Sparks performing at 1725: 1658:Ace Hotel Los Angeles 1549:on December 1 at the 1480:and American actress 1145:Jean-Claude Van Damme 1055:Mai, the Psychic Girl 1000:Mai, the Psychic Girl 676: 7115:Sibling musical duos 5962:Consequence of Sound 5731:Hook, Peter (2007). 5393:on 25 September 2020 5191:thisaintnopicnic.com 5092:Agence France-Presse 4651:on 23 September 2015 4478:Thelineofbestfit.com 4412:Staff (2011-05-03). 3722:. pp. Part V 21 3067:Collaborative albums 2489:– drums, percussion 2413:(touring, 2016–2022) 2227:They Might Be Giants 2109:They Might Be Giants 1919:described Russell's 1879:They Might Be Giants 1871:Glastonbury Festival 1697:Glastonbury Festival 1394:The Magnificent Tati 1033:Francis Ford Coppola 1011:, who purchased the 624:record label. Their 444:, which entered the 428:, as the supergroup 414:The 2002 release of 7160:RCA Records artists 7150:Gut Records artists 7047:The Sparks Brothers 5567:. 13 September 2017 5497:New Musical Express 5358:Thevinylfactory.com 3998:. 16 February 2004. 3942:"Sparks- UK Charts" 3925:Mojo Magazine Issue 3878:Mojo Magazine Issue 3833:. 20 December 1972. 3740:The Sparks Brothers 3129:Dye, David (2006). 3108:The Sparks Brothers 2850:(1971, reissued as 2790:The Sparks Brothers 2724:Best Original Music 2501:Ian Hampton – bass 2323:. Electronic band 1792:The Sparks Brothers 1551:Hollywood Palladium 1540:Michael Silverblatt 1321:Dolce & Gabbana 1239:album, followed by 1029:Touchstone Pictures 557:The Big T.N.T. 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