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The Sparks Brothers

We went to S.I.R.-- Studio Instrument Rentals--on Santa Monica and we startedrehearsing...

BOHEM:
We went to S.I.R.-- Studio Instrument Rentals--
on Santa Monica and we started
rehearsing the songs for what eventually was
Whomp That Sucker

Full Transcript

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BOHEM: We went to S.I.R.--
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Studio Instrument Rentals-- on Santa Monica
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and we started rehearsing the songs
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for what eventually was Whomp That Sucker.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
01:17:52
Uploaded
May 09, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, comedy
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

A musical odyssey through five weird and wonderful decades with Ron and Russell Mael celebrating the inspiring legacy of Sparks.
I want to say we rehearsed for six weeks, - The Sparks Brothers 00:07
I want to say we rehearsed for six weeks,
RON: Sometimes, we just kind of drift into things, - The Sparks Brothers 00:08
RON: Sometimes, we just kind of drift into things,
You know, it's an interesting thing - The Sparks Brothers 00:06
You know, it's an interesting thing
Russell would kind of do, - The Sparks Brothers 00:07
Russell would kind of do,
Ron would furiously finish the lyrics, - The Sparks Brothers 00:06
Ron would furiously finish the lyrics,
The lyrics would show up, and we'd go, - The Sparks Brothers 00:27
The lyrics would show up, and we'd go,
♪ Crash, bam, now you're looking good ♪ - The Sparks Brothers 00:18
♪ Crash, bam, now you're looking good ♪
Like, literally being like, - The Sparks Brothers 00:06
Like, literally being like,
♪ Tips for teens, the kind you don't see... ♪ - The Sparks Brothers 00:18
♪ Tips for teens, the kind you don't see... ♪
RON: The radio station that really mattered was - The Sparks Brothers 00:10
RON: The radio station that really mattered was
["Don't Go" by Yazoo playing] - The Sparks Brothers 00:08
["Don't Go" by Yazoo playing]
Sometimes they hit it - The Sparks Brothers 00:05
Sometimes they hit it
KROQ played all the-the weird stuff coming from England: - The Sparks Brothers 00:08
KROQ played all the-the weird stuff coming from England:
SHERMAN-PALLADINO: If you listened to KROQ, you generally - The Sparks Brothers 00:06
SHERMAN-PALLADINO: If you listened to KROQ, you generally
KNEGO: I remember just falling out - The Sparks Brothers 00:07
KNEGO: I remember just falling out
BOHEM: You know, we're in Munich, and somebody's calling, - The Sparks Brothers 00:08
BOHEM: You know, we're in Munich, and somebody's c...
You are very popular in this country, - The Sparks Brothers 00:10
You are very popular in this country,
We're gonna be concentrating really heavily - The Sparks Brothers 00:05
We're gonna be concentrating really heavily
BOHEM: I thinkWhomp That Sucker is - The Sparks Brothers 00:08
BOHEM: I thinkWhomp That Sucker is
STEWART: Angst in My Pants is a record where culture - The Sparks Brothers 00:07
STEWART: Angst in My Pants is a record where culture