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The Sparks Brothers

We had our transistor radio, and, uh, AM musicat that time in Los Angeles was really...

We had our transistor radio, and, uh, AM music
at that time in Los Angeles was really incredible

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We had our transistor radio,
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and, uh, AM music at that time in Los Angeles
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was really incredible.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
42
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:59
Uploaded
May 09, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, comedy
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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 was just one big mass of pop music. - The Sparks Brothers 00:04
It was just one big mass of pop music.
♪ Please, please, please... - The Sparks Brothers 00:04
♪ Please, please, please...
RUSSELL: There was no distinction between - The Sparks Brothers 00:07
RUSSELL: There was no distinction between
Like, no one cared or questioned the genres of music. - The Sparks Brothers 00:06
Like, no one cared or questioned the genres of music.
You would always want to go see any British band - The Sparks Brothers 00:07
You would always want to go see any British band
The high point of our lives-- uh, we can actually say - The Sparks Brothers 00:08
The high point of our lives-- uh, we can actually say
ANNOUNCER: The Beatles, - The Sparks Brothers 00:05
ANNOUNCER: The Beatles,
RUSSELL: For whatever reason, - The Sparks Brothers 00:08
RUSSELL: For whatever reason,
So there we were in our little Fiat Multipla that our mom had - The Sparks Brothers 00:09
So there we were in our little Fiat Multipla that our mom ha...
And, uh, we're putting along the highway to Las Vegas - The Sparks Brothers 00:06
And, uh, we're putting along the highway to Las Vegas
RON: While we were at UCLA, everything coalesced for us - The Sparks Brothers 00:09
RON: While we were at UCLA, everything coalesced for us
RUSSELL: We played in bands early on with ridiculous names. - The Sparks Brothers 00:04
RUSSELL: We played in bands early on with ridiculous names.
I don't know, we were in Moonbaker Abbey, - The Sparks Brothers 00:07
I don't know, we were in Moonbaker Abbey,
I mean, how successful could a band ever get - The Sparks Brothers 00:07
I mean, how successful could a band ever get
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