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GAIMAN: You had Russell singing songs
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The Sparks Brothers

You had Russell singing songs with lyricsthat I always suspected, as a 12-, 13-,...

GAIMAN:
You had Russell singing songs with lyrics
that I always suspected, as a 12-, 13-, 14-year-old,
were dirty

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GAIMAN: You had Russell singing songs
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with lyrics that I always suspected,
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as a 12-, 13-, 14-year-old, were dirty.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
00:52:24
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.
What made it even weirder was the only song of theirs - The Sparks Brothers 00:16
What made it even weirder was the only song of theirs
A sexy, rockin', hyper-masculine song," - The Sparks Brothers 00:05
A sexy, rockin', hyper-masculine song,"
GAIMAN: It's about a drunk in a bar - The Sparks Brothers 00:12
GAIMAN: It's about a drunk in a bar
And by the way, you realize - The Sparks Brothers 00:10
And by the way, you realize
That one, at least, - The Sparks Brothers 00:05
That one, at least,
♪ Harry, drink till you can't see... ♪ - The Sparks Brothers 00:05
♪ Harry, drink till you can't see... ♪
You can look at the title, - The Sparks Brothers 00:10
You can look at the title,
FLEA: Something that's always kind of confounded me - The Sparks Brothers 00:08
FLEA: Something that's always kind of confounded me
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