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The Sparks Brothers

?? With its splendid castlesand its fine cuisine ♪ ♪ Its lovely German women -♪ And you...

�� With its splendid castles
and its fine cuisine ♪ ♪ Its lovely German women -♪ And you and me.
-[song ends] FEINSTEIN: There's a better
than even chance that it would've continued
moving onward and upward had the record company
at that point not decided that, "Well, we've
invested enough

Full Transcript

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♪ With its splendid castles and its fine cuisine ♪
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♪ Its lovely German women
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-♪ And you and me. -[song ends]
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FEINSTEIN: There's a better than even chance
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that it would've continued moving onward and upward
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had the record company at that point not decided
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that, "Well, we've invested enough.
Duration
19 seconds
Views
49
Timestamp in Movie
00:34:09
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.
"We're gonna pull the plug, - The Sparks Brothers 00:07
"We're gonna pull the plug,
It was like one day's notice, - The Sparks Brothers 00:05
It was like one day's notice,
"Pack your gear and get out of here." - The Sparks Brothers 00:10
"Pack your gear and get out of here."
My memory of what the mood was like - The Sparks Brothers 00:10
My memory of what the mood was like
RON: We were kind of stuck in a way, - The Sparks Brothers 00:11
RON: We were kind of stuck in a way,
HEWLETT: They called and said they'd like to come over - The Sparks Brothers 00:06
HEWLETT: They called and said they'd like to come over
I talked to David Betteridge at Island Records, - The Sparks Brothers 00:19
I talked to David Betteridge at Island Records,
It seemed to me that the only way - The Sparks Brothers 00:12
It seemed to me that the only way
FEINSTEIN: A friend of mine said, - The Sparks Brothers 00:04
FEINSTEIN: A friend of mine said,
And they told me that they were moving to England." - The Sparks Brothers 00:05
And they told me that they were moving to England."
News to me." - The Sparks Brothers 00:08
News to me."
It was an agonizing decision - The Sparks Brothers 00:08
It was an agonizing decision
RON: To betray the other people was a really difficult thing, - The Sparks Brothers 00:13
RON: To betray the other people was a really difficult thing...
[bells chiming] - The Sparks Brothers 00:16
[bells chiming]
So, when we put out these ads for band members, - The Sparks Brothers 00:13
So, when we put out these ads for band members,
HEWLETT: Each time you'd go to the rehearsal room, - The Sparks Brothers 00:06
HEWLETT: Each time you'd go to the rehearsal room,
"Wow, that song's good." - The Sparks Brothers 00:18
"Wow, that song's good."
And-and especially in picking - The Sparks Brothers 00:06
And-and especially in picking
You know, it was taking a chance, - The Sparks Brothers 00:06
You know, it was taking a chance,
TONY VISCONTI: "This Town Ain't Big Enough for the Both of Us" - The Sparks Brothers 00:06
TONY VISCONTI: "This Town Ain't Big Enough for the...