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FLEA: Something that's always kind of confounded me
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The Sparks Brothers

Something that's alwayskind of confounded me in popular music is people's inabilityto...

FLEA: Something that's always
kind of confounded me in popular music is people's inability
to take humor seriously

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FLEA: Something that's always kind of confounded me
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in popular music
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is people's inability to take humor seriously.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
122
Timestamp in Movie
00:53:42
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.
And I think that's one of the things, like, - The Sparks Brothers 00:07
And I think that's one of the things, like,
♪ Looks, looks, looks - The Sparks Brothers 00:11
♪ Looks, looks, looks
Like, "Oh, it's a comedy band. It's a joke band." - The Sparks Brothers 00:05
Like, "Oh, it's a comedy band. It's a joke ba...
♪ You got a built-in seat that makes you look effete... ♪ - The Sparks Brothers 00:16
♪ You got a built-in seat that makes you look effete... ♪...
RON: We were so irate at just - The Sparks Brothers 00:15
RON: We were so irate at just
♪ Someday we'll have one extra coastline ♪ - The Sparks Brothers 00:19
♪ Someday we'll have one extra coastline ♪
HEWLETT: When that tour ended, Ron and Russell put it in - The Sparks Brothers 00:05
HEWLETT: When that tour ended, Ron and Russell put it in
But to ditch the band needn't have been part of that. - The Sparks Brothers 00:05
But to ditch the band needn't have been part of that.
It was a shock, of course, you know, - The Sparks Brothers 00:06
It was a shock, of course, you know,
[cheering] - The Sparks Brothers 00:07
[cheering]
RON: I've always admired French directors like Godard - The Sparks Brothers 00:17
RON: I've always admired French directors like Godard
HEWLETT: Ron and Russell always had a desire - The Sparks Brothers 00:08
HEWLETT: Ron and Russell always had a desire
RON: In the '70s, one of our favorite filmmakers - The Sparks Brothers 00:05
RON: In the '70s, one of our favorite filmmakers
Tati, at that time, was looking to expand his audience - The Sparks Brothers 00:13
Tati, at that time, was looking to expand his audience
INTERVIEWER: Well, how was that, uh, film project - The Sparks Brothers 00:05
INTERVIEWER: Well, how was that, uh, film project
Our-our film project with Tati is... - The Sparks Brothers 00:05
Our-our film project with Tati is...
Could relate to that cake, what just happened to it. - The Sparks Brothers 00:04
Could relate to that cake, what just happened to it.
RON: His health was not as good as it had been, - The Sparks Brothers 00:07
RON: His health was not as good as it had been,
You know, we have very few things - The Sparks Brothers 00:09
You know, we have very few things
RUSSELL: I think, when we didBig Beat, - The Sparks Brothers 00:07
RUSSELL: I think, when we didBig Beat,