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SILVERBLATT: Along comes Sparks with a swing song
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The Sparks Brothers

Along comes Sparkswith a swing song called"Pretending to Be Drunk." ♪ You think I amweak...

SILVERBLATT: Along comes Sparks
with a swing song called
"Pretending to Be Drunk." ♪ You think I am
weak and feeble ♪ ♪ You think I'm a bore

Full Transcript

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SILVERBLATT: Along comes Sparks with a swing song
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called "Pretending to Be Drunk."
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♪ You think I am weak and feeble ♪
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♪ You think I'm a bore...
Duration
12 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
01:29:52
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.
It sounds like an alpine glockenspiel song. - The Sparks Brothers 00:05
It sounds like an alpine glockenspiel song.
RON: We really do enjoy those periods - The Sparks Brothers 00:13
RON: We really do enjoy those periods
♪ Pretending to be drunk... ♪ - The Sparks Brothers 00:07
♪ Pretending to be drunk... ♪
DJ LANCE ROCK: What can I say? I'm an American, - The Sparks Brothers 00:10
DJ LANCE ROCK: What can I say? I'm an American,
♪ That is what I had intended - The Sparks Brothers 00:07
♪ That is what I had intended
ROSS: I felt like their career was over - The Sparks Brothers 00:04
ROSS: I felt like their career was over
Oh, never mind. Oh, they're back." - The Sparks Brothers 00:06
Oh, never mind. Oh, they're back."
I'm pleased to say they're back to delight us - The Sparks Brothers 00:06
I'm pleased to say they're back to delight us
-[applause] -["Change" playing] - The Sparks Brothers 00:07
-[applause] -["Change" playing]
Whether they're popular or not popular, - The Sparks Brothers 00:07
Whether they're popular or not popular,
You know, and what an audience seems to want is: - The Sparks Brothers 00:10
You know, and what an audience seems to want is:
RON: People, a lot of the time, - The Sparks Brothers 00:15
RON: People, a lot of the time,
♪ But wait, there's a rainbow... ♪ - The Sparks Brothers 00:07
♪ But wait, there's a rainbow... ♪
HEGARTY: It was kind of more muted, - The Sparks Brothers 00:05
HEGARTY: It was kind of more muted,
STEWART: You couldn't make a less commercial record - The Sparks Brothers 00:05
STEWART: You couldn't make a less commercial record
And I remember how much I loved it at the time - The Sparks Brothers 00:06
And I remember how much I loved it at the time
♪ Change - The Sparks Brothers 00:23
♪ Change
You say very little, you're funny as could be, - The Sparks Brothers 00:07
You say very little, you're funny as could be,
♪ It's a complete waste of time... ♪ - The Sparks Brothers 00:06
♪ It's a complete waste of time... ♪
And I always thought, "Wow, - The Sparks Brothers 00:09
And I always thought, "Wow,