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The Sparks Brothers

I mean, how successfulcould a band ever get calling themselvesUrban Renewal Project?

I mean, how successful
could a band ever get calling themselves
Urban Renewal Project?

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I mean, how successful could a band ever get
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calling themselves Urban Renewal Project?
Duration
7 seconds
Views
52
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:39
Uploaded
May 09, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, comedy
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A musical odyssey through five weird and wonderful decades with Ron and Russell Mael celebrating the inspiring legacy of Sparks.
RON: The first two songs that we ever recorded - The Sparks Brothers 00:07
RON: The first two songs that we ever recorded
-What was the second one? -RUSSELL: "Windmill." - The Sparks Brothers 00:07
-What was the second one? -RUSSELL: "Windmill."
RON: It's really strange to have a song in 1966 - The Sparks Brothers 00:10
RON: It's really strange to have a song in 1966
♪ Computer girl - The Sparks Brothers 00:30
♪ Computer girl
RUSSELL: Yeah, we predate Kraftwerk - The Sparks Brothers 00:06
RUSSELL: Yeah, we predate Kraftwerk
RON: The first time that we really got - The Sparks Brothers 00:11
RON: The first time that we really got
EARLE MANKEY: They seemed pretty much - The Sparks Brothers 00:05
EARLE MANKEY: They seemed pretty much
But once we got into the recording process, - The Sparks Brothers 00:06
But once we got into the recording process,
You have three people in a room and a two-track tape recorder, - The Sparks Brothers 00:07
You have three people in a room and a two-track tape recorde...
So, uh, - The Sparks Brothers 00:09
So, uh,
But as I recall, - The Sparks Brothers 00:09
But as I recall,
HARLEY FEINSTEIN: When I joined the band, - The Sparks Brothers 00:05
HARLEY FEINSTEIN: When I joined the band,
I was contacted by Russell, and he explained to me, - The Sparks Brothers 00:09
I was contacted by Russell, and he explained to me,
We're actually gonna become big." - The Sparks Brothers 00:08
We're actually gonna become big."
♪ Fa-fa-fa, fa-fa, fa-fa-fa... ♪ - The Sparks Brothers 00:13
♪ Fa-fa-fa, fa-fa, fa-fa-fa... ♪
I kind of missed the mark by a few thousand miles, - The Sparks Brothers 00:07
I kind of missed the mark by a few thousand miles,
♪ From champagne - The Sparks Brothers 00:25
♪ From champagne
♪ 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