Sparks - Left Out In The Cold (Official Video)
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- Опубліковано 21 жов 2024
- Official video for "Left Out In The Cold" by Sparks, from the new album 'A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip'. Buy/listen: sparks.lnk.to/...
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I’m 73 and having been listening for forty plus years.
Almost 50 years after their debut album, they still manage to sound fresh. Lovely song.
Oo
Iii
Um, 50 YEARS!?
Well said.
55 years
I went to see them live last night in London. If you haven’t I cannot overstate how amazing it was! ❤❤❤
I agree saw them in Copenhagen in june.Grat show.
I'm one of your younger fans - started listening to Sparks in 2009 when I was 14. ever since them I'm amazed. I'd listened most of their discography, and honestly there's no other band that could reinvent itself that many times. Never once boring.
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
@@Navikthered I hear that. I only discovered them as a fan of Cyriak, who animated the video for "Existential Threat". They are amazing. :)
Remember like it was yesterday seeing Sparks performance on TOPS ' this town aint big enough' and been completely blown away.
Here I am having just celebrated my 60th birthday and nothing has changed.
Surely one of the most important yet underated bands in the history of popular music.
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.
Age 8 I danced around our kitchen at home to Sparks on Top of the Pops…….Age 54 dancing around My kitchen to Sparks on you tube…..Sparks the gift that just keeps giving ! …
Sometime in '74 I drove my car and listened to radio when "This Town Ain't.... was suddenly on air, for first time to me. I had to pull off my car as I couldn't watch traffic as I was shocked to hear that song. Since then I have been deeply devoted and crazy for talent of Ron & Russel. By now, they are same as vintage vine: the elder the better. Their recent albums are second to none! Long live the Brothers and Sparks, forever!
Discovered these guys
TONIGHT
After seeing the preview for the upcoming documentary.
I am loving everything so far.
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
"Long down jackets, overcoats, ski caps, gloves, I'm making notes" is catchy as hell
Sparks are the best in the business. May their light never dim!
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 obsessed.. They are a treasure and ahead of their time.. I recently have become a big fan..
These guys look like they could have quite a career ahead of them.
😂😂😂
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!
This makes me happy, and I have absolutely no idea why.
It's the year 3021, The isolated brains of the Mael-Brothers still have brilliant song-ideas.
A beautiful song and a great video!!!
Why Am I crying? Why wole my life for last 20 years has been so tragic and glorious? Im gonna be 39 on the 28th of feb. Im being grateful for for THE SPARKS. They"ve made me a woman,, a reaal woman to love .Thank you for all the beauty you"ve gave. The Sparks, you,re the 100% of my beautiful life.Thank you. All my children love you. You make people to do. You do people to make..
when you made good music you stay young
Russell is 72 years old, Ron is 75. There's got to be some magic involved...
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
Sounds amazing
More Sparks and we will all be warm.
Dear Ron dear Russell
You are the heartwarmtest flame in my life! !
I feel so an overwhelming, otherworldy warmth in my heart and soul from your extraordinary music and especially from your unique wonderful warm, sympathic , lovely voice Russell! !
It's magic! !
Just heard this song for the first time this weekend. Now I'm addicted. I absolutely love this tune. Thanks, Sparks!
I can't wait to see them this summer when they come rolling through Berlin on their 2023 tour! I've been a fan since 1984!
see you there ;)
I'll be there too. First we take Copenhagen, then we take Berlin!😉
Love this.
There's nothing these guys can't do.❤❤
Proof that these guys are not frozen in time! Just keep producing an avalanche of hit after hit!!
Indeed life can be so cold and so hard sometimes... Without hope and perseverence, nothing is possible. ✌
Russels Cold moves + Ron’s Why God dance…Unreal
This video literally came out while I was snowed in at the psychiatric hospital I work at for a week. It was perfect timing.
As with many, I first got to know Sparks when they released This Town Ain't... I have enjoyed them ever since. 50+ years of varied, fascinating, intriguing music making. Astonishing! 🎶🎵🎼🎹🎹🎹🎤
One of the greatest bands ever to grace God's green Earth; both the songwriting and interpretation is exemplary.
The most underrated talent in the music industry- their talent only matched by how under rated they are!
I was still a teenager back in the UK when, "This town ain't big enough for the both of us" was a hit record. At the time I remember thinking these guys very very weird when I seen them on Top of the Pops . Rediscovering them all these years later has me kicking myself for not paying more attention.
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 👏
The Sparks are one of the best bands in the music history!
Well said 👏 Amen.
Agree.
SPARKS....A Live For The Wonderful Musik. Beautyfull.!
It's a shame I can't like this twice.
Proper toooooon 👏👏
Surprisingly in tune with the world. Something deeply spiritual about these two.
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.
I can't get this song out of my mind, yet another amazing track from the Maels, how brilliant to be this inventive at their age !
Dear Russell dear Ron For me since you are the most complete band I have ever seen. You have 100 % humanity, warmhearted charisma , dedication plus ability both in musical terms in terms of text as well as in the design of your albumcover and videos, which in my opinion you fill with a lot of love. And of course not to forget your unique stage presence.
I am almost in tears when I see a live performance of you because I find it so wonderful how you interact with your audience in a really loving way and no matter how much applause you get you always accept it with such kind gratitude , humility and especially in this business that is very unique. By the way Russell I've wanted to write that to you for a long time.
I've watched so many different gigs in the past and I find it everytime as remarkable as you are today put 100 % power in your appearance almost to exhaustion.
But compared to the older performances in personally made the observation that something positive must have happened in you. Because so lively , open ,liberating and with such enormous joy and satisfaction as in the performances of the last three years. I have never seen you in vocally speaking. I've always loved your voice but I think it's only now when you are old that you've finally found your voice completely! When I watch this my heart opens because I suspect that in the past perhaps due to publicly negative experiences you finally stand by you and your musical skills you can see that and above all you can hear your voice !Keep up the good work guys I take my hat off to you !!! I hope to see you back on stage very soon, because I miss you very much! !!!
This should be a letter, hand-delivered to the Maels.
I'm 49 and Sparks have been around since before I was born! Still releasing new material! Amazing!
As with "The Calm Before The Storm" the Sparks Brothers are amazingly prescient. Long may they give us a steady drip, drip, drip. Cheers.
I wouldn't mind left out in the cold with this duo❄️☃️❄️☃️❄️
Sparks..a band that never ceases to entertain. Marvellous stuff as always.
54 years and still a high quality brand.
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! !
I think I've loved every band inspired by Sparks .... I just found them 4 months ago and I'm so glad I did, got 25 "new" records to listen to. Instant fan here. Big love from Outgard (Iceland).
A pity somewhat as many of their imitators are extremely poor shadows of them, and never album artists.
What a outstanding song.
After all these years still they manage to produce such gems as this . True geniuses . Thank you 🙏🏻 🥰
The best european band to ever come out of the US.
Sparks has been making great for 50 yr]era snd counting. I love this band
My twin sister and I seem to get a big "creative contact high" after listening to Sparks. Hats off, Ron and Russell, your music inspires. You are loved. Warm wishes.
Are the Hats off cos The Rabbits already came Out Of them? 😁🤣
Some days Sparks Bros are less sexy and just want spring to get here faster. Love their music.
From a French admirer : Esthétique, surréaliste, mélodieux, nostalgique, étrange, poétique.
J'ai acheté mes premiers disques des Sparks en 1974. 47 ans plus tard, leur style continue d'évoluer avec toujours plus de génie et de profondeur.
In English : Aesthetic, surreal, melodious, nostalgic, strange, poetic. I bought my first Sparks records in 1974. 47 years later, their style continues to evolve with ever more genius and depth.
Just try to imagine a world without Sparks............ Impossible.
I totally agree with you this cold world needs this guys more than ever! ! Because Russell and Ron stands sincerity for warmth, authentic, genuine, humanity, and Solidarity! !! ( look at meltdown festival 2004 they sung Solidarity from Kurt weil ) for my they are the warmheartest musicians in the whole musicbusiness ever! ! Go on guys with your music than the world want perhaps a little bit warmer. We needs more Empathy of each other! Pacific standard time : Mine is yours, and yours is mine! !
Our inconsistency is our consistency, our insincerity is our sincerity! !
Stay Healthy Russ and Ron and take care of each other, because you are so important to us! ! ! I love you guys! !
I love you guys so much!
inspirational music, never boring and just a joy to listen to.
Thank you for your sense of humor - the video made my day brighter!
I just don't know why I was never told about Sparks 30 years ago, so annoyed I wasn't as I've missed out on so much. I recall hearing them in the early 90's and liked the music. BUT like so many others I was wrongly told and presumed they were trying to rip off bands that I was a huge fan of, and despite liking the music I never heard about again. I have been a huge erasure fan and synth pop since 1988 and never missed a tour of erasure. I heard a Vince Clarke remix of Sparks 2 years ago and thought wow! This is good so listened to some Sparks. I was blown away song after song I am so impressed and hooked. I have listened to them almost daily the past 2 years. Lucky I have so many albums to go through and each one I am amazed they all have so many brilliant tracks on, and I am just amazed how brilliant they are as artists, the songs, lyrics, music is simply the very best I have ever heard. They are a God given talent, unique and one of lives hidden treasures, we must take a long path in life and music and if you choose wisely you will lead to the Holy Grail of music and songs.Sparks!! I am so pleased to have found them and just sad it took so long. But have 2 concerts to go to next year (Hopefully) and only thing on my bucket list is seeing Sparks live. I'm 48 and I can say these are the greatest artists I have ever heard. That is coming from someone who has been a life long erasure fan as well as others DM etc. These guys are simply THE BEST for so many reasons. Even their last album I thought no way can they do it again, but each album is as fresh and brilliant and addictive as all the others. I can not explain Sparks just a mystery as to why these guys are not given the awards there perfection merits. Even my 12 year old son sings along. Not many Dad's can say that about their music taste haha
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 remember being introduced to their music back in 1984 or 85 - I’ve had “Pineapple” stuck in my head ever since. So many great songs.
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.
They have certainly had a long career. First heard them age 12. I am 53 now.
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
The brothers Mael have done it again! This is a belter!
Still crazy after all these years. Thanks for a lifetime of great music!
Yay, Sparks!!!
i'm so happy to live in a world where such an exelent artists live there too
So many amazing songs by Sparks, I’m dazzled ✨✨✨✨✨✨
This video is one more proof for the Mael Brothers' acting talent. Wonderful!
I like the appearance of the lady at the end lol
One of their many best records.
I want to make this the official song of Winnipeg!
Uhuuuuu!!!amazing!!!!
What a great surprise!
My favorite from this album❤️Ron and Russell you are so goodlooking💜
Обалденно! Песня не выходит у меня из головы. Это проффесионально, качественно, вечно)
I am 72 but I love their songs 🙂. Ron is funny.
If you can still bring such unused vigor to the songs after so many years, then it clearly shows that Sparks still shows all newcomers how to do it today. An absolutely fantastic song and the Mael brothers show in 2021 that you can always count on them ... the Sparks are a real great.
I've recently rediscovered Sparks and they are still as fresh, strange, and exciting as they've ever been. Amazing! 🎸⚡🤘🌹
As a Winnipegger I am so honoured and thrilled by this song! ❤❤❤
One of my favorite tracks from this album. 😍
Mael Brothers.
I've been listening to their Music since I was about
13 - now Im 59 years and I still love it! 🇩🇰 ♥️
Peter, Flensburg.
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!
Absolutely fab since i heard there music in the early 90s then i got to hear their earlier music from the late 70s
Sparks are always consistent with great songs and performances, just magic to see and hear them still at the top of their game.
Art, beauty and a catchy hook! Thank you, Sparks, for all you do!
With everything going on right now here in Texas I totally feel this!
The new album rocks. This is just a taste of what's on it.
I bought beat the clock 79 12" still got it few scratches,,still plays good, Woolies £2'99
Just seen the doco of Sparks - it's such a revelation - I'm now a fan! I knew some songs before, This Town (of course), liked that, but other hits I didn't - but now I'm discovering many I like. Sparks were just so far ahead of the curve that people didn't get them at the time - but I think they're time has now come...
Welcome to the wonderful world of Sparks!! ✨✨✨✨💖
Wow what a great GREAT track
That's a ghostly westernesque piano... I love this
One of the best songs off the new album.Love Sparks.
Video reminiscent in many ways.
Me n Sparks got something in common!!
I just love these guys
Beautiful!
Great! Greeeeaaaat!!!
Absolutely great!
Sparks seems to be a wild amalgam of the Beatles, 10cc, Nick Lowe, Ween, and Spike Jones and his City Slickers. What fun this is.
Welcome to the wonderful world of Sparks ✨✨✨✨✨ 💖
Even in these strange times. They still have it.
I think the times just caught up to them
Their talent can't be denied ...
I like them since the 70's!
Fabulous!!!! Sooooo Good. Love Sparks Forever more.
they never let you down sparks at there best 50 years and as good as ever
This proves that with artists age does not affect the relevance to our times, musically and lyrically...
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! !
Keep on,Mael brothers,keep on keep us in tonus.)🤩🤩🤩