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RUSSELL: We were given
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The Sparks Brothers

We were given the unenviable task of being on a showon British TV and our record label...

RUSSELL:
We were given the unenviable task of being on a show
on British TV and our record label didn't
want to finance a video

Full Transcript

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RUSSELL: We were given
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the unenviable task
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of being on a show on British TV
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and our record label didn't want to finance a video.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
01:33:03
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.
If there's any other local bands out there - The Sparks Brothers 00:12
If there's any other local bands out there
♪ Change, change, change - The Sparks Brothers 00:15
♪ Change, change, change
♪ I got places that I've gotta be... ♪ - The Sparks Brothers 00:10
♪ I got places that I've gotta be... ♪
ANNOUNCER: Ladies and gentlemen, - The Sparks Brothers 00:05
ANNOUNCER: Ladies and gentlemen,
[cheering and applause] - The Sparks Brothers 00:37
[cheering and applause]
♪ Music that you can dance to ♪ - The Sparks Brothers 00:07
♪ Music that you can dance to ♪
RON: The lyrics sound like it's trying to be kind of - The Sparks Brothers 00:10
RON: The lyrics sound like it's trying to be kind of
♪ Gonna be, gonna be - The Sparks Brothers 00:06
♪ Gonna be, gonna be
STEWART: It's a perfectly crafted sellout song, - The Sparks Brothers 00:08
STEWART: It's a perfectly crafted sellout song,
"Here's your fucking dance pop record." - The Sparks Brothers 00:19
"Here's your fucking dance pop record."
♪ Music that you can dance to... ♪ - The Sparks Brothers 00:10
♪ Music that you can dance to... ♪
"That was in a really cheesy '80s BMX movie - The Sparks Brothers 00:08
"That was in a really cheesy '80s BMX movie
My mom was in it." - The Sparks Brothers 00:14
My mom was in it."
They wanted bands like Red Hot Chili Peppers - The Sparks Brothers 00:06
They wanted bands like Red Hot Chili Peppers
It seemed like the Top 40 era, - The Sparks Brothers 00:06
It seemed like the Top 40 era,
STEWART: I bought intoInterior Design - The Sparks Brothers 00:07
STEWART: I bought intoInterior Design
Unfortunately, at that time, - The Sparks Brothers 00:09
Unfortunately, at that time,
So we got to put the record out, - The Sparks Brothers 00:05
So we got to put the record out,
KNEGO: You know, they weren't, like, 20-somethings anymore. - The Sparks Brothers 00:05
KNEGO: You know, they weren't, like, 20-somethings anym...
It was a very, very hard time commercially for them, - The Sparks Brothers 00:06
It was a very, very hard time commercially for them,