Sparks - Left Out In The Cold (Official Video) 

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Um, 50 YEARS!?

Well said.

55 years

I agree saw them in Copenhagen in june.Grat show.

😂😂😂

I know you meant it as a joke, but what's really funny is that you might be right.

​@@jantuijp'The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte' didn't disappoint, and they are in the makings of a new album AND a new film project... The reception of their (solo) works in the last seven years (2017 - today, June 2024), must feel like a payoff for the sweat and tears they have put into their work. Ups and downs have come and gone, but one seemingly tiny thing that began turning the table was when Alex Kapranos found the 'This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us' in an outlet MANY years ago, and took interest in Sparks. That led to the FFS album and touring, which opened the eyes of a new group of audience. Many old fans from both sides disliked the collaboration, especially the FF side, that claimed Sparks destroyed Franz Ferdinand's music and Sparks only were used FF for a last moment in the spotlight. I disagree with both sides. Sparks did have trouble reaching out, and Franz Ferdinand wasn't as big as they had been. Both bands needed a push, a fresh challenge. Sparks have never written such dark songs as they contributed with (take 'So Many Bridges') and to even think of FF, with big smiles, on stage singing 'Piss Off' was impossible. Kapranos wrote two songs, of sixteen, single handed, R+R wrote six alone. The rest are R+R and one to four of the FF members. A second coincidence that led to the album was when Kapranos, in San Francisco, suddenly had a toothache, and looking for the address to the dentist he was recommended was spotted by Ron and Russell. This led to the first mention of "making something together" in around 2004-2005 made it up to both bands' agendas again. The FFS album did pretty well, the tour in Europe was extended to the USA. Not bad, when aiming for a single, MAYBE ane EP, and coming out as a 16 songs album 😅 Franz Ferdinand released 'Always Ascending' in 2018. Sparks have released the albums; 'Hippopotamus' (2017), 'A Steady Drip Drip Drip' (2020) and 'The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte' (2023) Also the documentary by Edgar Wright (2021) and the musical movie 'Annette'* (2021) that gave them a number of prizes for both script and music. Worth mentioning, to OPEN the Cannes Film Festival is a great honor! Looking at this, it seems like Sparks have been more active than FF since 2015, but what FF has done, or not, can't be put on the shoulders of Sparks. *Directed by Leos Carax ('Best Director' at the Cannes Film Festival'), starring Adam Driver, Marion Cotillard and Simon Helberg. Driver was cast for the role of Henry McHenry around 2013/2014, before he was the big star he was when the filming finally started in 2019. In 2015 he became a superstar, when he portrayed Kylo Ren in the Starwars sequels. He could have left the project, but firmly remained, kudos!

Great trivia bit there, hope they're well.

I agree 100%, they have to be using Magic and witchcraft 😁

They eat their Wheaties.

my dog is near those ages. he is just as spry as these old dudes

@@johnsanderlin7931 Clean living probably

According to the world in the divorce, none reinvents themselves more than slagdonna! An ironic wish fulfilment seeing as each year it's reinvented as a sex-mad, power-hungry, self-obsessed, attention-seeking old slag who can't sing or make decent tunes, nor do anything original! But hell-yes, reinvention, ay, and the big lie! Drones will believe anything a dictatorial emblem of evil forces them to! It's so easy. But yes, Sparks are just one of a kind.

I wish I'd discovered them sooner - I first discovered "This Town" from its' inclusion in Kick-Ass, but I never dug into them until I saw the trailer for Sparks Brothers and wondered what the fuck I'd been missing all this time. Literally all my previous favorite bands have been influenced by them. Plus, Ron's lyrics are some of the wittiest, funniest things I've ever heard. Songs like "National Crime Awareness Week" and "Funny Face" are fucking *hilarious*. Who else could write a song from the perspective of a narcissistic, dumb criminal who thinks National Crime Awareness Week is a tribute to his work? And Russell's beautiful falsetto and vocal range puts Freddie Mercury to shame - and I *like* Queen enough. Saw them live for the first time in April in Toronto. Best show of my life. They're insanely good live. Russell is like watching a human superball on stage - I can't move around like he does for an hour and a half and I'm 36. His energy and bounciness are nuts and infectious. And then Ron breaking into his trademark shuffle, hee!

You’re well on your way young one

Same here iv'e just turned 61 and remember that performance so clearly ! They're last 2 albums for me rank amoungst they're best and was lucky enough to see them twice in a week back in 2017 on the Hippopotamus tour .👌How these guys have yet to be inducted into the " Rock& Roll Hall of fame " for me is nothing short of criminal 😡 If Joan Jett is in there surley these guys deserve to be ? Done more for music than she has in last 50yrs.

Yes! I was blown away at 7yrs. Been a fan ever since.

Welcome to your new life 🥰

Same! (at abt. the same time lol)

I just saw that at our local theater! SUCH a great documentary.

Welcome to what was a crucial part of my teenage years that I have forsaken a few decades now I’m glad to be back I’m glad you found it The movie was one of the most inspiring things I’ve seen....period

Invest in Sparks

Well said 👏 Amen.

Agree.

Ameen 🙏

Though I would break down if anything happens to them, anyone, and I'm fine with 80 for myself, I have decided they will live to minimum 93 and 95. Preferably a little longer, I have my birthday shortly after Russell's. They won't miss me, but I would miss them. Period. And Amen.

Nomen est omen - or is it?

@@phaandorpertwee6981 If you meant that Sparks ✨? Let's hope they'll continue!

@@annabackman3028 Can a spark dim? I think not.

I'm 51 and never heard of them till today. Weird...

right there with ya ... 55 - didn't realize they are still recording - cracking track!

I was 16 and 57 now 🤪 alway just great

I know the feeling. I heard 'Propaganda' first, a little later 'Kimono My House' December -75 - January -76. Loved it. Wished for their next album as, I think Christmas present, but before that 'Big Beat' was released, and I got "their latest album". And hated it. Kept playing 'Propaganda' and 'Kimono' during the years, must have seen them flash by on MTV once in a while in the eighties. I never did anything to investigate what happened to that amazing band, except for by accident finding a small article in an a couple of months old newspaper that Sparks had been playing at the Södra Teatern, and I wasn't sure that could be SPARKS!? Groups from the seventies were mostly fat seniors or dead. Some months later I was playing old seventies on YT. Slade, Sweet and Sparks. Of some unforgivable reason I didn't look at the suggestions I was given, until I saw that they were about to release a new album. The names were right, Ron and Russell, but no...? I STILL DIDN'T check up any videos. 😖. But when 'Hippopotamus' finally was out I realized it IS the same band!? Started with the title track. Just imagen my face 🤣! It took me through thoughts like "Is this for children?", "Have they gone mad?", "Are they desperate?", but when the song reached "There's a book by Anonymous" I started to listen, the shock was fading out, and "There's a painting by Hieronymus BOSCH, by Hieronymus BOSCH" I fell head over heels in love with the band again. Which probably tells a lot about me 🤣🤣! Not the first song I would recommend someone to begin with. I guess my brain is tuned in to a certain wave length, because Sparks are exactly what I had missed in music during the years. And Russell's voice😍, that's the only lasting love in my life 💖💖💖💖💖

Oh you silly silly person should have stuck with it . I was hooked on just hearing the song ! When they performed it on TOTP'S i knew they were the band for me and still are at 61. At least you've got some great albums to catch up on 👍

Ive been a sparks fan since...73..I love punk..rock music..allsorts...varies...but stuck with sparks through the years including different line ups...and a steady drip drip...and hippopotamus are some of their best work...they evolve with age...ron always loved his lyrics..we need fun in music but they're serious musos..only sparks can sing about a lawnmower!..thats just brilliant 😄👌keep going sparks Gazzz 👏

I was thinking the exact same thing!

Hypnotic. Very now.

From first inspiration til final expiration, aren't we all deeply spirited?

They are honest and true to form. It goes a long way.

see you there ;)

I'll be there too. First we take Copenhagen, then we take Berlin!😉

Why would they be given awards? Awards are for talentless shitheads, just like massive 'sales' are. That's the world we live in and been this way for many decades and so it goes on. Depeche Mode way overrated! Sparks rip-off people? Ha! Please, like most of these acts are even 'worth; ripping off, and even then, it would only be musically, if there were any truth in it (there isn't) cos no one writes like Sparks-and that so includes Neil Tennant, though I know he's love to think himself the Noel Coward of song writing. Just a pompous catty queen and past it yonks ago. Sparks will never be past it. They're beyond passing it.

I agree with you i find it so unbelievable too that they have always new ideas for their music . I can not remember of an album what was boring or bad! Every album haved in my opinion an unique charme, magic, fantasy, rhythm, groove, and melody. I am every time so surprised how much difference in the songs are on one album! ! It's magically, from an other universe so beautiful! ! Albumcover Title from the eighties "outer space " sparksland is an special klein unique universe " MINE is YOURS and YOURS is MINE! !

A pity somewhat as many of their imitators are extremely poor shadows of them, and never album artists.

This should be a letter, hand-delivered to the Maels.

I think the times just caught up to them

I like the appearance of the lady at the end lol

Are the Hats off cos The Rabbits already came Out Of them? 😁🤣

Welcome to the wonderful world of Sparks ✨✨✨✨✨ 💖

Endlich mal ein deutscher fan !! Der sich hier meldet, ich kann naemlich nicht so gut englisch sprechen! ! Ich bin auch ein grosser Fan seit meiner kindheit in den 90ern "my way " war meine erste entdeckung! ! Ich war sofort hin und weg von den beiden aufgrund ihrer aussergewoehnlichen schoenen musik und ihrer persoenlichkeit! ! Ehrlich gesagt finde ich es persoenlich jammer schade, das sie in Deutschland nicht so eine grosse unterstuetzung erfahren wie in anderen laendern sie haetten es auf jeden fall nach so einer einzigartigen langen Karriere mehr als verdient! ! Naja sie wissen ja nicht was ihnen entgeht! ! Liebe gruesse!

On the contrary that is the advantage of avant garde timeless musicians and Russell and Ron are among the greatest of their time for me! ! They have reinvented themselves over and over again over their long careers. I'm an absolutely convinced big fan of your great music and for me there are still so many songs from your past that I'm just about to discover everytime I'm so amazed at what an incredible variety there is in your songs !! I have to say I love a lot of your old songs. But in my opinion the quality of your songs since the lil beethoven album to the current steady drip album has increased again so that I would not have thought possible because they were at a high level in the past. Russells voice in particular has sounded much more loving, finer and more complete than ever in the last few years. I believe that now in old age he has found his full voice. For example especially by the song Life with the Mac beths I'm falling in love again in his voice it's magically! !

Nice wee. Song

This and 'Pacific Standard Time' the best two tracks on the album I reckon. They are so far ahead of the pack of 2020/21.

One of my Mothers faves, along with Looks Looks Looks , Talent Is An Asset" being her all time fave . Indiscreet for me was they're best album between 1974-75 when they also released " kimono & Propaganda " tracks such as " Looks , Under The Table With Her, It Aint 1918, & Pineapple took them off the beaten track and proved they were'nt a one trick pony ! The last two albums, Hippopotamus & A Steady Drip Drip Drip are very simular for me. A true return to form.

@@stephenbennett1643 I had their first albums Sparks and A Woofer In Tweeter's Clothing on tape too. Some really interesting stuff that haunted me for many years, and yes, Pineapple and Under The Table With Her pop into my head sometimes too. They are masters of their art for sure.

You made me laugh , thanks !

Wish they would come to Oz...Relative freedom once you pass quarantine.

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спасибо тебе наш музыкальный критик за объективность

Суперпрекрасны во всех смыслах. 👍

Not a freak at all!!! Or most Sparks fans are, but then we're at least not alone 😂! I don't have a particular album, I have a playlist (public on my channel, about 16 songs, C.a☀️, never fails.) which works well for a friend of mine too. I think that's a part of the greatness of Sparks, they know how to make you smile, also in your lower moments. I can't believe how I could survive without them, they have literally changed my life to the better 💖💖💖💖💖😃

@@annabackman3028 🙂🙂🙂❤❤❤