Any Sparks fans?

[Mallard]

The documentary? Aye…went to Durham last Thursday and dragged the Mrs and kids along.

I didn’t know a huge amount about them, and the rest knew ferk all but we all thoroughly enjoyed it! Well made and kept even the non fans interested.

Since seeing it, you can hear them or their influence in almost everything I’ve listened to.

I agree, I am a fan. Kind of agree with Mark Kermode when he watched the documentary that it is hard to believe a band a prolific as that aren’t more popular and commercially successful. Part of the charm I guess.

 

[CatRyan]

They're doing a long interview on Radio 5 now

John Lennon called McCartney and said Marc Bolan was on tv with Hitler on the piano

I agree, I am a fan. Kind of agree with Mark Kermode when he watched the documentary that it is hard to believe a band a prolific as that aren’t more popular and commercially successful. Part of the charm I guess.

I loathe Kermode.

 

[Dodgy]

Anyone seen the new film?

Aye, watched it when I got in from me gig on Saturday night. Canny. Not very much I didn't already knaa, apart from how ruthless they were with ditching band members, (right up there with Bowie, for that), but a good watch, nonetheless.
I'm a massive fan, incidentally.

 

[raindog]

Prolific entertainers who have never gotten stale. Icon's for us over 50s

 

[Mallard]

even though people recording at gigs infuriates me (not as much as football chants) this is a very good video of the last tour.

 

[Snugster]

 

[TackyTiger]

Just found this thread on a Google search, looking for Sparks fans . . . I am doing a proper old school Sparks fanzine in 2023 (called The Tacky Tiger) and am looking for people to send me their top ten Sparks songs, in order of preference. Please pm them to me!
All entries gratefully received!

 

[Mallard]

Just found this thread on a Google search, looking for Sparks fans . . . I am doing a proper old school Sparks fanzine in 2023 (called The Tacky Tiger) and am looking for people to send me their top ten Sparks songs, in order of preference. Please pm them to me!
All entries gratefully received!

Will do this tonight

 

[thefatghost]

Gonna be tough rattling it down to just 10!

 

[Dodgy]

Just found this thread on a Google search, looking for Sparks fans . . . I am doing a proper old school Sparks fanzine in 2023 (called The Tacky Tiger) and am looking for people to send me their top ten Sparks songs, in order of preference. Please pm them to me!
All entries gratefully received!

Difficult but I'll give it a go later.
Can I include a Ffs track?

 

[Son of Stan]

Difficult but I'll give it a go later.
Can I include a Ffs track?

I was wondering about that too.

 

[Mallard]

Difficult but I'll give it a go later.
Can I include a Ffs track?

I did, but also provided a substitute

I was wondering about that too.

See above

 

[riffraff]

Difficult but I'll give it a go later.
Can I include a Ffs track?

I’d nivver heard of that joint effort until searching around on a plane to HK for summet to listen too. Superb.

 

[forever changes]

Morrissey was a fan.

Let’s not hold that against them

 

[Mallard]

I did, but also provided a substitute




See above

PM me your 10!

 

[Son of Stan]

PM me your 10!

Here's mine. Quite difficult I found - so mainly down to the songs I still hum or sing (to myself...number 3 far too often!)
1 This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us
2 Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth
3 Falling in Love With Myself Again
4 Amateur Hour
5 Edith Piaf (Said it Better Than Me)
6 Thank God It's Not Christmas
7 Johnny Delusional *
8 Angst In My Pants
9 My Baby's Taking Me Home
10 Dick Around

*If excluding FFS then Reinforcements.

 

[Mallard]

Here's mine. Quite difficult I found - so mainly down to the songs I still hum or sing (to myself...number 3 far too often!)
1 This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us
2 Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth
3 Falling in Love With Myself Again
4 Amateur Hour
5 Edith Piaf (Said it Better Than Me)
6 Thank God It's Not Christmas
7 Johnny Delusional *
8 Angst In My Pants
9 My Baby's Taking Me Home
10 Dick Around

*If excluding FFS then Reinforcements.

Excellent choices

 

[5limJim]

I’ll have to do this for yiy

Am pleased we can use collaborations, Johnny Delusional is definitely in my top 10

 

[Mallard]

I’ll have to do this for yiy

Am pleased we can use collaborations, Johnny Delusional is definitely in my top 10

Collaborations don’t work pipped Johnny Delusional for me

 

[Mallard]

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