Sparks - "Perfume" on Gilmore Girls

[rtms1988]

Sparks are still awesome, I've never saw this until now. They're really lovely!

[thesemenincident]

Still hate this show, but glad to see Sparks getting featured on it... Never saw this clip until now.

[MedinaJayeCabaret]

Lol I love how weird Russell's voice goes when he says 'screw the past'! I love Sparks...

[92RedRevolver]

I was utterly shocked when I saw them in the episode with all the Troubadours.

I <3 the Sparks!

[bobos01]

love those guys...

[MrJFlashify]

I have always hated GG but Sparks are making me look at it in a new light:)

[animlnitr8]

@MrJFlashify i was just going to comment the same thing...stupid show, BRILLIANT band!

[DrewBludd]

@MrJFlashify I don't know dude, GG is in its own class. Ive never seen a weekly, episodic show largely geared toward teens that was so intelligent. This is a perfect example! The girls talk about Kids In The Hall, Norman Mailer, Jack Kerouac, Chuck Berry, etc

[TheGrahamDillon]

@MrJFlashify There's also a few other times that they play sparks songs in it in the background. That's how I heard about the band.

[annadressedincobras]

OMGOMGOMG i remember watching this when it aired for the first time and i almost had a heart attack!!!!!

[beatlebijou]

<3 Good lord, Russell is lovely still.

[Alkaline200]

MY GOD SPARKS ON GILMORE GIRLS OH MY GOD!! I had noooo idea!! WEIRD

[grazy617]

I love Sparks and Emo Philips! eee!

[AvaloniaOfCathea]

I love the Gilmore Girls, they are a little like my mom and me. And this season of this show is the only one I bought on DVD- ust because of Sparks.

[fabulousrich]

Russell goes a bit Emo Phillips at 0:07!

[Annsla]

OMG - a Sparks + Emo Philips-fan!!? Do you have long brown hair, cuz if you do, you're pretty much me!

[fabulousrich]

Well, I did have at one point! Good to hear from you.

[Annsla]

You appear to be a person of very good taste. I shall look through your favourite videos for the next object of my obsession.

[fabulousrich]

Thanks. Hope you find something you like :)

[TheCupcakeGeisha]

My hair is long and black....and I like both sparks and Emo Phillips. HA! Both were interests were acquired from a friend of mind with short red hair... Sparks + Emo = nifty people.

[Annsla]

How extraordinary! I did not know that so many liked both Emo and Sparks! Their sort of humour must be similar, I haven't really analyzed it, but.. Oh, in the song Good Morning, when they sing "I hope it's just your laugh that is infectious", I was thinking it sounded like an Emo Philips-joke!

We really must start a club. Name suggestions?

[TheCupcakeGeisha]

The Sparking Emos?

[Annsla]

Haha, I think any title with the word "Emo" in it would arouse suspicion.. The Sparking Emo-philiacs maybe?

[nottompetty]

I just wish there was a full length version of this ...... street corner version, with just the vocals and keys.

[MissMael]

On one side of the street we hear a song about perfume and girls on the other side a song about egg and bacon, cracks me up everytime

[Aincircle]

I hated Gilmore girls but always found myself watching it cos there was nothing else on. Watching the conversations swing back and forth in that show gave me a headache and made me dizzy. Of course this is one of the rare few episodes i missed.

[russolo]

I never watch Gilmor girls but I'm a Sparks fan.

Thank you to post this clip.

[jameslabanks]

Who's the old guitar man at the end??

[Fiskpudding]

It's Dave Allen from Freaks & Geeks!

[LAMLKMHWC1]

I love this song. It's my fav off the HYL album. God, how hot is Russell?

[Annsla]

I'll second that, LAMLKMHWC1. (How can you remember that when you log in..!?) Russell is so cute in this video, it must be the 40th time I've seen this video or so, just to see "Well, screeew the past.."

[corinar]

same here :)

russell looks great with this cute haircut.

and i like this piano version of the song.

i wish it wasnt so short.

[LadyEdgar]

Gilmore Girls is my favorite show, and I can't believe I didn't know the Sparks when this episode aired. I'm so delighted that Ron and Russell were on. AMAZING!

[TIWICI]

Darn!! If I'd known Sparks was going to be on Gilmore Girls, I'd have made myself watch that episode!!They look MAHVELOUS!!!!

[yiningsu]

Which episode was this from? A recent one?

[DieLaurenDie]

6.22 - Partings - May 09, 2006

[KRISPYKWENT29]

Well done, someone let me down over this clip, isn't Russell looking young and Rona looks the same he always does.

[allsopman]

Who cares...the american public are to thick to understand sparks...

[dread66mon]

I have newfound respect for "The Gilmore Girls" now. Sort of like when "Tiny Toon Adventures" played music by They Might Be Giants. Some acts are too hip to be kept a secret forever. God bless Ron and Russell!

[Hagridsheep]

Aha. Very good.

[chickenmoo]

GEEZ ive been trying to remember their name since this was on. I remember them being on MTV back in the 80s but couldnt come up with their name

[enuntunel]

is not because of mediocrity nor ignorance...

its because of their b.o.

[MissJenny4sparks]

Oh wow! This is great! Russell looks so great omg! x

[jsc1215]

Persinos, that comment is well stated. We are indeed an ignorant bunch here.

[persinos]

Thank's. I wanted to remove the post because it sounded pretentious but UT doesn't have a "never mind" option.

[MissJenny4sparks]

EXCELLENT!

[persinos]

This street performance could be the perfect American metaphor for Sparks. They are EXPONENTIALLY more talented than most musicians and their music is brilliant. But because of the mediocrity/ignorance of the american public they may as well be street musicians. Very funny. Or should I say very sad.

[ucfbtm]

I'm trying to remember if I just shrugged off their appearance when I saw that episode - and it was VERY recent. Yours is an excellent point,but if it hadn't been for the US apathy in the early 70s,they would never have moved to London,to secure their place in History.(They'd have enough tongue in cheek to even appear on Scrubs - I think the Mael bros got the last laugh,fear not.

[lewys93]

This is probably why us Brits love them, we aren't Mediocre or ignorant (well, most of us aren't)