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It was preposterous, and it was extraordinary
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The Sparks Brothers

It was preposterous,and it was extraordinary, but it was a triumph

It was preposterous,
and it was extraordinary, but it was a triumph

Full Transcript

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It was preposterous, and it was extraordinary,
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but it was a triumph.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
01:57:14
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.
KAPRANOS: There's often this, uh, terrible fate - The Sparks Brothers 00:11
KAPRANOS: There's often this, uh, terrible fate
And that terrible fate is becoming - The Sparks Brothers 00:05
And that terrible fate is becoming
DJ LANCE ROCK: They could rest on their laurels - The Sparks Brothers 00:11
DJ LANCE ROCK: They could rest on their laurels
♪ Bergman, Bergman - The Sparks Brothers 00:07
♪ Bergman, Bergman
HARRIS: Ron and Russell came up with the idea - The Sparks Brothers 00:11
HARRIS: Ron and Russell came up with the idea
And it was played on Swedish national radio. - The Sparks Brothers 00:05
And it was played on Swedish national radio.
After that, they performed it at the L.A. Film Festival - The Sparks Brothers 00:08
After that, they performed it at the L.A. Film Festival
KAPRANOS: They've always had the desire to push on - The Sparks Brothers 00:10
KAPRANOS: They've always had the desire to push on
[Russell snickering] - The Sparks Brothers 00:10
[Russell snickering]
We had, you know, like bands tend to do, they say, - The Sparks Brothers 00:26
We had, you know, like bands tend to do, they say,
So we said, "Remember we were gonna do a project together?" - The Sparks Brothers 00:23
So we said, "Remember we were gonna do a project togeth...
And it was so obviously a test. It was like, - The Sparks Brothers 00:15
And it was so obviously a test. It was like,
♪ I ain't no collaborator... - The Sparks Brothers 00:04
♪ I ain't no collaborator...
CONGLETON: As a response to that, - The Sparks Brothers 00:05
CONGLETON: As a response to that,
So this song was - The Sparks Brothers 00:07
So this song was
We sent it over to Ron, and then suddenly, - The Sparks Brothers 00:08
We sent it over to Ron, and then suddenly,
It was like, "Oh, God, this is fantastic." - The Sparks Brothers 00:07
It was like, "Oh, God, this is fantastic."
[whispers]: like, an album, maybe." - The Sparks Brothers 00:06
[whispers]: like, an album, maybe."
AUKERMAN: One day, I pull up Pitchfork, - The Sparks Brothers 00:09
AUKERMAN: One day, I pull up Pitchfork,
And it was just like, "What?" - The Sparks Brothers 00:06
And it was just like, "What?"