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The Sparks Brothers

?? From champagne ♪ And I have nevermet the queen ♪ ♪ And I wish I could haveall he has...

�� From champagne ♪ And I have never
met the queen ♪ ♪ And I wish I could have
all he has got ♪ ♪ And I wish I could be
like David Watts... ♪ RUSSELL:
I think there was sometimes a conscious and sometimes
an unconscious attempt at trying to emulate
the early Who songs and the early Kinks songs
that really felt in tune with what
we really wanted to be doing

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♪ From champagne
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♪ And I have never met the queen ♪
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♪ And I wish I could have all he has got ♪
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♪ And I wish I could be like David Watts... ♪
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RUSSELL: I think there was
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sometimes a conscious
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and sometimes an unconscious attempt
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at trying to emulate the early Who songs
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and the early Kinks songs that really felt
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in tune with what we really wanted to be doing.
Duration
25 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:10
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'd lead the school team to victory... ♪ - The Sparks Brothers 00:06
♪ I'd lead the school team to victory... ♪
And I remember one time I made the comment that, - The Sparks Brothers 00:09
And I remember one time I made the comment that,
It could've been worse. He could have mentioned - The Sparks Brothers 00:05
It could've been worse. He could have mentioned
Then he would have been out of the band immediately. - The Sparks Brothers 00:05
Then he would have been out of the band immediately.
["When You're a French Director" by Sparks playing] - The Sparks Brothers 00:20
["When You're a French Director" by Sparks pl...
It kind of went hand in hand with liking the British bands. - The Sparks Brothers 00:05
It kind of went hand in hand with liking the British bands.
It was just kind of a badge of honor, - The Sparks Brothers 00:07
It was just kind of a badge of honor,
LARRY DUPONT: When I first met Ron, - The Sparks Brothers 00:09
LARRY DUPONT: When I first met Ron,
As far as Russ was concerned, uh, - The Sparks Brothers 00:06
As far as Russ was concerned, uh,
Early on, I was dabbling - The Sparks Brothers 00:09
Early on, I was dabbling
I-I wouldn't call it a great film, - The Sparks Brothers 00:06
I-I wouldn't call it a great film,
MANKEY: I starred in Russell's student film, - The Sparks Brothers 00:09
MANKEY: I starred in Russell's student film,
My name in the movie was Jean-Paul Mankey. - The Sparks Brothers 00:05
My name in the movie was Jean-Paul Mankey.
You know, it was poking fun at, uh, French art films. - The Sparks Brothers 00:05
You know, it was poking fun at, uh, French art films.
You know, they take something that seems to be - The Sparks Brothers 00:07
You know, they take something that seems to be
Other times, people think they're making fun of something - The Sparks Brothers 00:06
Other times, people think they're making fun of somethi...
MIKE BERNS: Well, I had a chance to meet Ron and Russell - The Sparks Brothers 00:06
MIKE BERNS: Well, I had a chance to meet Ron and Russell
They brought their demo tape in, - The Sparks Brothers 00:10
They brought their demo tape in,
And it was something - The Sparks Brothers 00:05
And it was something
And I lobbied my brains out to have them get signed. - The Sparks Brothers 00:06
And I lobbied my brains out to have them get signed.