I love FFS but this song with my current situation just speaks to me “though I want you, I know I haven’t a chance, still I want you Johnny delusional here”
This is so heartfelt in such an upbeat way, also Russel Mael's voice is great and the way he sings "I know I haven't a chance" and "wouldn't it be terrible if there's no music there" make me cry it's so heartfelt and just hits the spot
Welcome on BOARD on the UNIQUE MAGICAL SOULFUL MEANFUL UNIVERSE of the MUSIC WORLD of Russell and Ron called "SPARKSLAND "!!!I am a huge fan since my childhood in the 90s! And YES their MUSIC is an IRREPLACEABLE GIFT and a MIRACLE at the SAME TIME! I adore their MUSIC, LYRICS and PERSONALITY and especially I love Russells UNBELIEVABLE, SOULFUL WARMHEARTED VOICE and his lovable playful sincere genuine CHARACTER! I feel an deeply KINSHIP in different ways! !
I love this song and video. All of the charm, playfulness and genuis of Sparks mixed with FF's melodicism and wistfulness, it's fantastic. And Russell is the handsomest septuagenarian ever. 😍
Still at the grindstone at this stage. Doing it well, fueled by the genuine appreciation of true fans. Divas they ain't, what they are now is a beautiful freak of nature, eccentric craftsmen of interesting music that still retains their personal stamp through what is now generations. It has been a privilege to behold.
So do I and not only his voice. I think he is one the most charming persons of the pop rock scene. Moreover he is maybe more enticing now than in the early eighties, when he purposely used to play the smiling and dancing playboy on the stage.
Words are in my head but I can't enunciate them clearly Headphones on your hair, they prevent a chance to even try Some might find me borderline attractive from afar But afar is not where I can stay and there you are Though I want you I know I haven't a chance Still I want you Johnny Delusional here I know yes and no in a couple dozen other languages But your form of no is the kind of look I can't deny Tell me, are resistance and stupidity the same? Tell me, is resistance so enticing, please explain Though I want you I know I haven't a chance Still I want you Johnny Delusional here Though I want you I know I haven't a chance Still I want you Johnny Delusional here paging Mr. Delusional You're wanted at the desk Paging Mr. Delusional You're wanted at the front desk Wouldn't it be terrible if there's no music there? Wouldn't it be terrible if she don't want you near? Wouldn't it be terrible if there's no music there? Wouldn't it be terrible if she don't want you near? Though I want you (wouldn't it be terrible if there's no music there?) I know I haven't a chance Still I want you (wouldn't it be terrible if she don't want you near?) Johnny Delusional here Though I want you (wouldn't it be terrible if there's no music there?) I know I haven't a chance Still I want you (wouldn't it be terrible if she don't want you near?) Johnny Delusional here
What a most perfect and almost natural collaboration. It's great to hear and see the Mael brothers again -isn't it? Makes me feel not quite so old! A great move from Franz Ferdinand but I am certain that both of these fantastic bands will extend their audience from this project.
Man, what a beat! Love this song. And the music video is such a head trip, I think it's going to end up a personal all-time favourite. EDIT: It is, I keep coming back and watching it over and over. The only thing I don't like about this song is that I can't sing it solo at karaoke because it's a duet.
Been a FF fan since the very first moment I heard Take Me Out, got all their albums, saw them 5 times live.....and only NOWWWW I hear about this FFS??! WTH 🤯🤯😅 LOVE THE ALBUM!!!
Crazyschizomaniac that's what the best arts do, it expresses our failures & struggles - things we don't like talking about yet have such an effect on us. A lot of the time it's related to love (other struggles include not knowing where you are in life, feeling lost) and you do get this in the most popular music, though it can be elsewhere of course, like in literary arts (novels & poetry), or performing arts (e.g. theatre, dance, music, can be combined with others), & most familiar to us nowadays from visual arts (paintings, sculpture, films & tv shows). The arts that are 'best' seem to connect with us over our failures & struggles, the thing we try not to express.
La unión de Franz Ferdinand (FF) y Sparks (S) se ha convertido en una de las noticias musicales de la temporada. A priori la idea generaba bastantes dudas, aunque la banda escocesa y la estadounidense comparten criterios pop con puntos en común. Finalmente la cosa ha funcionado a la perfección ya que ambos grupos aportan su lado más juguetón para crear un disco de pura new wave bailable y realmente adictivo., donde no falta glam pop, en el que los escoceses ponen las guitarras y el dúo californiano los teclados. De este modo surgen cosas tan chulas como "Johnny Delusional" o cosas tan delirantes como "Collaborations don't work" ("Las colaboraciones no funcionan") o "Police Encounters", y canciones tan resultonas como "Call Girls" o la histriónica "Save me from myself". Esperemos que este proyecto no se quede en una anécdota, para que en el futuro nos puedan presentar más discos fruto de esta acertada colaboración. Música independiente novedades.
on les a vu a lyon dimanche au transbo, si vous etes encore sceptiques par l album comme on pensait,en concert allez y c est vraiment extraordinaire,le pied
It’s only after watching this video that I understood the part about “wouldn’t it be terrible if there’s no music there?” is referring to the girl wearing headphones in order to avoid talking to him.
Sometimes I wish I could erase this song from my brain and listen to it for the first time all over again. I'll never forget how it felt first hearing the "Some might find me borderline attractive from afar" part and the dance beat on the chorus. Suddenly I went "oh wow, this really IS Sparks + Franz Ferdinand!" This was my pick for album of the year in 2015 and I still regard it highly- and I still dream that we'll receive a follow-up someday.
after i listened to the song i was like "Thats Allright" but its been stuck in my head for the past 45 minutes so its definitely a good one. looking forward to the full length.
I heard this on the radio and i looked it up in the app and it said FFS. Didn't have a clue who they were. Of course it's Franz fucking Ferdinand. Absolutely astonishing!
Comment ne pas aimer une musique si dansante et intelligente en parole ainsi qu' un clip aussi merveilleusement réalisé. Même si je n'étais pas Fan de Sparks, je trouverais vraiment que ce clip et sa musique sont un vrai petit bijou... Je trouve Russell complétement chou, en Ronald... Ces deux gars sauront toujours charmer, de toute façon..
Cette collaboration est juste magnifique sur le plan artistique, les paroles, le son, le rythme et ce clip ! Fantastique ! Tellement mieux que les daubes actuelles ! 🎶
When I watch this video I am offered many videos of Franz Ferdinand on the side but where's the Sparks??!!??? Is it possible for someone to find this and find a great Sparks song? 'Girl from Germany', 'No. 1 Song' or 'Moustache'?? Rambling, but why doesn't everybody know about Sparks? They are on a different level I suppose! What a phenomenal and ever-changing band!!!!
Kaitlyn Aguilar Sparks were (still are) very inspirational. I don't know how people don't know them! They've inspired the smiths (and solo moz) , franz and so many more!
+Evan Siefke (Evanator24) By 'glory days' you must mean pop chart success - sorry mate but Sparks could have been but never wanted to be BCR/Slik/Roxy Music or make music like any other band out there - they do want recognition and success [who doesn't] but most of all they enjoy creating quirky, provocative masterpieces. Most other musicians would not choose to go on tour at the age of 60+ ... FFS is a breath of fresh air in an age where the music of Swift and Minaj [no disrespect intended] has become all pervasive.
Ahhh ...Ron and Russell, still as fresh and great as they were when I first saw them on TOTP around 1974 :-) Looking forward to seeing you guys at Glastonbury.
This is simply brilliant! Such immense talent & brain power involved it bends the very fabric of space time, making this masterpiece is nothing short of pure genius! When's the next FFS album?
Having more or less given up on contemporary music but for the latest Marianne Faithful or Bowie albums to discover FFS clearly communicate such joy and so contagious a buzz performing makes me want to see a live band again. The Sparks excited me in an era of mainstream Osmond and Bay City Roller shite and for someone who came of age as punk and new wave surfaced its awesome seeing them thrill and inspire with mindblowing material alongside one of todays band and reach a new generation. Wow !
+Howard Downes The same goes for me. I no longer go to live concerts, since I can't find anything interesting these days (well... maybe Beck) but for FSS I would make an exception.
Franz Ferdinand + Sparks = sooner or later it had to happen. Since the first time I've heard Franz Ferdinand it was very clear to me that FF had to join Mael brothers for making great music. And now here they are!
Loved the video. Took me back to the style used by Zbig Rybczynski with his early films and early experiments with HD video and compositing long before there was computerized motion control, After Effects, etc. Sparks and Franz Ferdinand are a terrific team and their video producer has matched these artist's efforts with this video. Congrats!
Since I saw them at Kabuki in SF. they have never missed a beat as a forward/trend setting great Duo/group..Hail the Mael Bros.....#1 song in Heaven???? that's off recent releases kinfolk!
Sparks have always done their own stuff and having made a nice stack of cash back in the day they don't have to give a flying fk about commercial or critical opinion. That's why they are still almost unbearably ace.
@@AAZEDLARC Let me correct that: _fortunately_ they didn't make a stack of cash. If they had, they would now be either dead or somewhere on a yacht, acting like their age. In stead they are forced to keep coming up with brilliant material.
