@@BraveSquaw67 "A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip" - it's a masterpiece, you're going to love it! You should also check out their channel, as Ron releases a video every Sunday where he speaks lyrics from their songs which is very cool :-) ua-cam.com/users/SparksOfficialVideovideos?view=0&flow=grid
I was about 10 years old in the middle of the 70s and when I first saw Sparks, on TV, I thought that Ron Mael was blind, but after a while I realised that he was just... strange. I think that maybe today it's hard to fully understand how strange, and out, their music was back then. Sid Vicious and the rest of them were mainstream in comparison.
In 1971 our home "music centre" was a 1947 mono radio cabinet (Radionette). It was state-of-art when it was new. In 1971 I was 16 years and was begging for a Hi-Fi system. My father gave in, and we got a Tandberg Sølvsuper 11 stereo radio (2 x 30 watt RMS/sinus!) , a Garrard turntable and 2x50 liter speakers! I was in heaven! My first record was the double-LP "Mad Dogs And Englishmen" by Joe Cocker. After attending a live pubconcert in 1973 in London with the Sparks (they were living in UK at the time) I bougth my first Sparks-album the year after; Kimono My House. From that moment I became a true Sparks-fan ever since. I was living in a small town (Porsgrunn, Norway, population of 20.000) at the time, and the main record store ordered two of every new Sparks albums; One for me, and one for a another person (which remains unknow until this day). I think the two brothers, Ron and Russel Mael, havn't got the credit they deserve. As of March this year, they are part of a supergroup called FFS together with Franz Ferdinand. There are not many musicans with a career like the Maelbrothers.
This is very bizarre. A very happy guy singing la dolce vita and another one with a strange and maniac face. LOL! The instrumental is fantastic. Funny and interesting!
@@ladyrose7793, When you see Ron in interviews you'll meet a very calm, collected, warm and humorous gentleman. Very sympathic! Russell seems equally warm and humorous, less collected with a much higher level of energi. And equally sympathic!
@@rojinaaktar4536,??? Was that supposed to be a joke? Or?? If so, next time you make a bad one, use a '😉' to clarify. I consider myself a very humorous person, but when someone makes just one statement out of the blue, it's difficult to identify if it's supposed to be irony or simple stupidity. 🤔🤔😆 I mean a written joke when one can't see your facial expression. To everybody else: Ron (keyboardist) was born 1945, August 12, and Russell (singer) was born 1948, October 5. Brothers. Last name is Mael.
i have nether been blessed with the pleasure of seeing this band before, now that i have i really can appreciate the brilliance of everything in the world
He didn't sing anything (in public) until much later (The seduction of Ingmar Bergman 2009, FFS "Collaborations don't work', 2017 'Bummer' on 'Hippopotamus'. What I can recall), but he mimed like a silent movie actor.
+Foxtrot Hotel That's obviously because Russ has got European style teeth ie. not fixed up perfect Californian teeth, and Ron's facial hair reminds one of some historic European genocidal maniac...
Good luck!! Have you heard their sweetest little song ever "Marry me"? I could almost said "Yes!" if Russell had sung that to me 😂 Now I'm happily married to myself, and that will last for ever, not even Russell's vocal cords could change my mind 😊
Sparks started their synth era 1979, March 2, when they presented their 'No. 1 In Heaven', produced by no less than Georgio Moroder. (The album was recorded -78, but the record label didn't know how to... LABEL it😢😁😢😁😢so it took some extra months before it was out in the stores.) Before that they had regular setting with guitar, bass, drums and keyboard. During the three albums Moroder produced for them Ron and Russell learned how to make an orchestra out of one box with keys! Since then the technical standards have evolved and so has their music. Sparks started as a band in 1968, using the name 'Halfnelson', released their self named album 1971, that album was re-issued -72 as 'Sparks' as they changed the name of the group. That year they also let their second album 'A woofer in a tweeter's clothing' see daylight. And 1974; first 'Kimono My House', then 'Propaganda'. 1975 'Indiscreet', -76 'Big Beat' (very far from 'No. 1..'), -77 'Introducing Sparks'. Nothing that put keyboard in the first room, until the complete turn with help of Moroder -78/79.😃🤩💖💖💖 They did (their label) a video of 'This Town ain't big enough for the both of us' 1974. You can watch it on UA-cam. (Don't confuse the actual ALBUM 'A woofer in a tweeter's clothing' and an earlier demo album with the same name! Both are available on UA-cam.)
@@jamiewesson6606, it's called "exploring" when it come to Sparks. They say "This looks fun, let's try it and find out how we can make something new of it.". Or they do their own thing first and others follow, which is more usual. 💖
Haha! I'm seven something years late to answer, but I think the cartoon to 'The calm before the storm' is the best video ever! But who am I to tell, also loving the FFS video with 'Piss off'! 🤣 I have always wanted to take a look inside Ron's brain, but after seen Russell's four songs (Roger, Saccharin and the war, Pineapple and Gone with the wind) I'm not sure who is the weirdest brother 🤣
Lmao!!! I love sparks. But the other brother on keyboards must've freaked out millions of kids & people in there career. They knew people found it funny, curious, scary ect. so they all agreed he should keep doing it. But brilliant memories. lol
ua-cam.com/video/Kprj6DCr8sA/v-deo.html look who is hot here. This is also a favorite clip because I love the songs and Russell’s dancing is happy and catchy🌞
@@velmad3091 Ooooh yes .... Russell bopping around in his sparkly suit and Ron is there looking smokin' hot and animated, aaaah, drives me crazy! So attractive! I can almost feel myself blushing when he is looking at the camera during that performance! Thanks for that, I'm trying to build up my playlists on here
In most places in the world sparks .. are called sparks .. not ' the sparks..just to clarify .. putting the word'' the' before sparks ..doesn't make sense.... just sayin.....
Ah, I only find it illogical because I have never been a fan of the genre. Yet you must be correct or else I wouldn't enjoy this so much..... I suppose if John Conner can send his own father back in time to inevitably father himself anything is possible.
@@Czah5 "The" gengre? Sparks do about as many gengres as albums, 24 I think (2018), not counting "best off" style ones. It's not as bands like The Stones (no offend, they are also legendaric!) when you have heard five different songs you heard them all. When you have heard ONE Sparks song, you have heard ONE. Filled of varity, wit, irony and humor!
Ron sure is looking very pretty here ... I love all the camera attention he is given! Those gorgeous brown eyes are hypnotic
Cool! Ty for that info. Under what name?
@@BraveSquaw67 "A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip" - it's a masterpiece, you're going to love it! You should also check out their channel, as Ron releases a video every Sunday where he speaks lyrics from their songs which is very cool :-) ua-cam.com/users/SparksOfficialVideovideos?view=0&flow=grid
Oh, yes. Ron's eyes are absolutely beautiful. With his hair loose and natural, he is just as attractive as Russell, though in a different way.
@@donnacolwell3988 Exactly! 😊😘😍💖👍
El sonido de Giorgio⚡ Moroder 👍
The Number One Song In Heaven album was 6 songs of pure genius and way ahead of its time.
The NRG & Synhtpop Sound of Giorgio⚡Moroder father of EDM since 1977...
Still is 😂👍gazzz
imagine sitting opposite him on a long train journey
haha even a short one.
what will happen ?!!!
feeling more comfortably than with a pointless face.
+Wat ching u I would love to x.
@Wat ching u, Seen/heard the song "Good Morning"? If not, check it out!
Sparks of course.
3:37 _Life isn't much but there's nothing else to do_
Most relatable line in a song I've ever heard.
Upstairs!! (Meaning the head)
"Crammed with common phobias
Still it's a Utopia
This is where you kill a guy
And you know he's still alive"
😂 😂 😂 👍
I was about 10 years old in the middle of the 70s and when I first saw Sparks, on TV, I thought that Ron Mael was blind, but after a while I realised that he was just... strange. I think that maybe today it's hard to fully understand how strange, and out, their music was back then. Sid Vicious and the rest of them were mainstream in comparison.
Ron is handsome, charming, sweet, worrying and enigmatic at the same time.
80s Viktor 80s Hello😉I agree you know that😁watch Sparks interview Jonesy he is still goodlooking🥰
Producido por el padre del NRG, máximo desarrollador de música electrónica en los 70s 80s y pionero del EDM...Giorgio⚡Moroder
He is magical! ❤️✨
Ron’s jawline is the most gorgeous thing I ever saw. It’s still amazing even in his 70’s
Sparks 1979 bajo la electrónica NRG & Synthpop del padre y pionero de la EDM Giorgio⚡Moroder
Love this Band. Ron is Awesome. He totally cracks me up.
Sparks & Gorgio Moroder is the one of most best music work's 70's
The guy on the keyboard is very pretty.
Russel is beautiful,too:))
Robotic Cosmonaut yeah pretty to you and scary to me no offense
Bridget Murphy He scared me as a kid in the 70's.
funny too!
Dripping Sugar you must be a nazi
In 1971 our home "music centre" was a 1947 mono radio cabinet (Radionette). It was state-of-art when it was new.
In 1971 I was 16 years and was begging for a Hi-Fi system. My father gave in, and we got a Tandberg Sølvsuper 11 stereo radio (2 x 30 watt RMS/sinus!) , a Garrard turntable and 2x50 liter speakers! I was in heaven! My first record was the double-LP "Mad Dogs And Englishmen" by Joe Cocker.
After attending a live pubconcert in 1973 in London with the Sparks (they were living in UK at the time) I bougth my first Sparks-album the year after; Kimono My House. From that moment I became a true Sparks-fan ever since. I was living in a small town (Porsgrunn, Norway, population of 20.000) at the time, and the main record store ordered two of every new Sparks albums; One for me, and one for a another person (which remains unknow until this day).
I think the two brothers, Ron and Russel Mael, havn't got the credit they deserve.
As of March this year, they are part of a supergroup called FFS together with Franz Ferdinand. There are not many musicans with a career like the Maelbrothers.
This one is Ron's finest moment IMO..
The cameraman and director deserves an award for this
Ron Mael kind of has that "Prince" look on this one, that stare that Prince used during the Purple Rain era. And this was a few years earlier.
Ron Mael is gorgeous xx.
This is very bizarre. A very happy guy singing la dolce vita and another one with a strange and maniac face. LOL! The instrumental is fantastic. Funny and interesting!
+Monica Vicious The best part is they are brothers.
yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
@@ladyrose7793, When you see Ron in interviews you'll meet a very calm, collected, warm and humorous gentleman. Very sympathic!
Russell seems equally warm and humorous, less collected with a much higher level of energi. And equally sympathic!
Actual identical twins too
@@rojinaaktar4536,??? Was that supposed to be a joke? Or?? If so, next time you make a bad one, use a '😉' to clarify. I consider myself a very humorous person, but when someone makes just one statement out of the blue, it's difficult to identify if it's supposed to be irony or simple stupidity. 🤔🤔😆
I mean a written joke when one can't see your facial expression.
To everybody else: Ron (keyboardist) was born 1945, August 12, and Russell (singer) was born 1948, October 5. Brothers. Last name is Mael.
Ron - Best ever stage persona, any one, any where, any time
Who else here is addicted to watching this video?
yup!
Sweet Moon I came here to watch Ron again...
Me. Just bloody brilliant. ☺
Long live those wacky Mael bros...
Ron is so hilarious! :) I love him!
That 'STARE!!' takes me back,,!!!!
i have nether been blessed with the pleasure of seeing this band before, now that i have i really can appreciate the brilliance of everything in the world
ron is so pretty oh my god
my dad got me listening to some of the sparks yesterday im obsessed!
Wow, Ron! 🔥🔥🔥🔥😘🥰
Beautiful crisp video, thanks so much for uploading it!
Both must be thinking "stay focused, do your job, don't laugh, don't laugh" ^^
First glimpse of that face: Yikes! Second: Creepy...
Third, fourth and fifth: Curious
Sixth and onwards: If I were gay... ;)
Fantastic,good times.
Disco never dies.
new wave rather?
I just noticed how Ron Mael just barely mouths the chorus La Docle Vita, faintly moving his lips slightly.
He didn't sing anything (in public) until much later (The seduction of Ingmar Bergman 2009, FFS "Collaborations don't work', 2017 'Bummer' on 'Hippopotamus'. What I can recall), but he mimed like a silent movie actor.
I never would have in a million years guessed that these guys were American! I don't know why but I thought they were European.
+Foxtrot Hotel That's obviously because Russ has got European style teeth ie. not fixed up perfect Californian teeth, and Ron's facial hair reminds one of some historic European genocidal maniac...
*****
Yeah that makes perfect sense. I'm trying and failing to think of another U.S. band from that time that sounded anything like them.
+Foxtrot Hotel maybe it is because you think there is no dumb .... in america !!!
The sound and escene is sophisticated...."alla" Euro music i guess.........i am discovering them now.
They cant help being American.
i have decided to make it my life goal to create a time machine and travel back to 1979 to marry ron mael as he is in this video
Good luck!!
Have you heard their sweetest little song ever "Marry me"? I could almost said "Yes!" if Russell had sung that to me 😂 Now I'm happily married to myself, and that will last for ever, not even Russell's vocal cords could change my mind 😊
I don't think either of them ever married
Ron's expressions are in fine form here!
I want to burst out laughing and scream "Genius!" at the same time
life isnt much but there's nothing else to do...
hehe..
As ever with their song, absolutely fab!!
Best band in the world
Great sound, great contrast , understated subtle on one side and another going active
0:34 he's like finally I can blink now
I love them especially this song can’t stop listening to it
Ron is creepy in this video. Legend
Yeh,Ron are cool.......BOTH are cool of course! :)) I like such unique performances.
craigybus1 is Ron the keyboard guy
It's his schitck and I love it
He is creepy in every video.
@@dwj1231 He is cool! 😎
they say kraftwerk kicked synth off,,BULLSHIT,,it was sparks,,and the first official music vid,,
You're wrong - just check the timelines on Kraftwerk and Sparks wikipedia
Sparks started their synth era 1979, March 2, when they presented their 'No. 1 In Heaven', produced by no less than Georgio Moroder. (The album was recorded -78, but the record label didn't know how to... LABEL it😢😁😢😁😢so it took some extra months before it was out in the stores.)
Before that they had regular setting with guitar, bass, drums and keyboard. During the three albums Moroder produced for them Ron and Russell learned how to make an orchestra out of one box with keys! Since then the technical standards have evolved and so has their music.
Sparks started as a band in 1968, using the name 'Halfnelson', released their self named album 1971, that album was re-issued -72 as 'Sparks' as they changed the name of the group. That year they also let their second album 'A woofer in a tweeter's clothing' see daylight. And 1974; first 'Kimono My House', then 'Propaganda'. 1975 'Indiscreet', -76 'Big Beat' (very far from 'No. 1..'), -77 'Introducing Sparks'. Nothing that put keyboard in the first room, until the complete turn with help of Moroder -78/79.😃🤩💖💖💖
They did (their label) a video of 'This Town ain't big enough for the both of us' 1974. You can watch it on UA-cam.
(Don't confuse the actual ALBUM 'A woofer in a tweeter's clothing' and an earlier demo album with the same name! Both are available on UA-cam.)
Sparks -Слов нет !!!!!!! Как мы вами заслушивались )))))))
Ron & Russell Mael
Never heard this one before. Love the synth lead!
shame they went from pop rock to disco a bit of a sell out
@@jamiewesson6606, it's called "exploring" when it come to Sparks. They say "This looks fun, let's try it and find out how we can make something new of it.". Or they do their own thing first and others follow, which is more usual. 💖
@@jamiewesson6606 this isn't disco, it's electronic dance music. Elements of early psytrance, techno, hard dance and DnB in there.
Every musician was experimenting very different sounds just like drugs.
I look back at these guys in awe, they were doing this in the US, a Singer and a Synthesizer before Soft Cell, Yaz (Yazoo) and the Pet Shop Boys.
And Erasure !
On Tour in the UK in Oct 2020 and still going strong
Magnificent.
i love these guys
Щикарная группа, щикарная песня...
Another gem from Ron and Russell!
Definitely the best Sparks video anywhere on the entire internet. Ron Mael is a legend.....and a complete fruitcake! ;)
Haha! I'm seven something years late to answer, but I think the cartoon to 'The calm before the storm' is the best video ever! But who am I to tell, also loving the FFS video with 'Piss off'! 🤣
I have always wanted to take a look inside Ron's brain, but after seen Russell's four songs (Roger, Saccharin and the war, Pineapple and Gone with the wind) I'm not sure who is the weirdest brother 🤣
@@annabackman3028If I remember correctly, Russell also wrote "Hasta Manana, Monsieur"
didn't all that staring hurt Ron's eyeballs?
La Dolce Vita, oh yes. Great song.
I love how Ron is mumbling La Dolce Vita in anger at 2:10 hahaha
Imitating a silent movie actor.
Two very different reactions to an eightball of cocaine.
Lmao!!! I love sparks. But the other brother on keyboards must've freaked out millions of kids & people in there career. They knew people found it funny, curious, scary ect. so they all agreed he should keep doing it. But brilliant memories. lol
Fantastic. Love love love love
The Sound NRG & Synhtpop of Giorgio⚡Moroder padre del EDM (1977)
Ron is so hot here. 💥💖
He sure is ...... totally gorgeous
Emma Yes those brown eyes and curly dark hair and he is also tanned here. ❤️Totally awesome. If I met him in person I would feel like jello😁😁
ua-cam.com/video/Kprj6DCr8sA/v-deo.html look who is hot here. This is also a favorite clip because I love the songs and Russell’s dancing is happy and catchy🌞
@@velmad3091 Ooooh yes .... Russell bopping around in his sparkly suit and Ron is there looking smokin' hot and animated, aaaah, drives me crazy! So attractive! I can almost feel myself blushing when he is looking at the camera during that performance! Thanks for that, I'm trying to build up my playlists on here
Emma hihi seems we have the same taste in men😁
Hello from 2k21
Amazing song
Love it!!!!
GOOD BAND !!!
THISSSSS ISSSSSS SSSSSPPPAAAAARRRRTTTTAAAAAA ! ! ! ! !
The zueira never ends,even on Sparks videos haha
f""""""g love it !
These guys were so far ahead .
I come her when I need to be judged, and I let Ron judge me
Lmao
Sparks were always a great listen.
Love the lyrics!!!
Piece of Art
super track..superinis....
this may have been made in 1979, but it's still 80's all the way!
It was actually recorded 1978! Not released until March 2 1979 though.
Ron, are you trying to seduce me? *giggles*
It didn't work on Ingmar Bergman!
Epic as a rock, new wave and classical pop band.
Definitely agree with the comments about him looking like Prince or vice versa
adorooooo....
'S AMAZING!!!!!!!
love him,,,,,
@2bewiz That's a shame, this is such a cool performance & great quality too. Thanks for sharing anyway...
Ron is so hilarious in this one, even more than usual. He slays me.
LOVE IT!!!
My pleasure - enjoy!
Gawd yes, he's almost flat-out attractive.
he used to terrify me as a kid straight behind sofa
one of the best videos I have seen.
Thanks - happy you really enjoy it !
Who needs proper exercise, I just dance to this song a couple of times a day...Sweet! p.s Russell is so handsome :-)
Music..comedy = genius
The finest :)
What a Masterpiece! 👍 Bravo Sparks 👏😀
I would have loved their videos as a child, unfortunately I only got to know them in my 30s. But anyway I love them.
Gonna be humming this all night. What damage was done to my young psyche, with the staring Ron?? :(
In most places in the world sparks .. are called sparks .. not ' the sparks..just to clarify .. putting the word'' the' before sparks ..doesn't make sense.... just sayin.....
👍They said, simultaneously, "we prefer only Sparks, that's our name" in several interviews when asked about that. 😊
I think his idol ist charlie chaplin!!
👍 Yes, that's right 😊! He was a huge fan of old silent movies.
Its odd, logic tells me that I shouldnt like Sparks music but I cant stop listening. Lol
That logic must be false, its logical you should like them, ergo you cant stop listening.
Ah, I only find it illogical because I have never been a fan of the genre. Yet you must be correct or else I wouldn't enjoy this so much..... I suppose if John Conner can send his own father back in time to inevitably father himself anything is possible.
@@Czah5 "The" gengre? Sparks do about as many gengres as albums, 24 I think (2018), not counting "best off" style ones.
It's not as bands like The Stones (no offend, they are also legendaric!) when you have heard five different songs you heard them all. When you have heard ONE Sparks song, you have heard ONE. Filled of varity, wit, irony and humor!
Gee, this is absolutely hilarious !
Fabulous found by accident 2020
Ron at 3:17....
Producido por Giorgio⚡Moroder 👍
Those close up faces! so funny!
ahhh yessssss
kimono my house is my fav sparks album!
Cant believe this is not on the new best of album Past Tense
At first I thought this sounded too futuristic to be 1979. Then it reminded me of early '80s Bollywood item song disco..........
Released March 1979, recorded already -78. Ahead of time.