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The Sparks Brothers

I thought they were one of the biggest bands in the world, because if you lived in LA in...

'Weird Al' Yankovic: I thought they were one of the biggest bands in the world, because if you lived in LA in the early 80s, that was pretty much the impression you got

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YANKOVIC I thought they were one of
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the biggest bands in the world
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because if you lived in L A in the early '80s
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that was pretty much the impression you got
Duration
8 seconds
Views
170
Timestamp in Movie
01:29:19
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.
[cheering and applause] - The Sparks Brothers 00:07
[cheering and applause]
Me, either. [laughs] - The Sparks Brothers 00:08
Me, either. [laughs]
SILVERBLATT: Along comes Sparks with a swing song - The Sparks Brothers 00:12
SILVERBLATT: Along comes Sparks with a swing song
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