Sparks - The Escape Of Ingmar Bergman.

[Shabbylac]

Det har ar rena vansinnet! VARFOR, VARFOR..... YEA I wonder WHY ?

[JetsonVinyl]

Awestruck!! I LOVE Sparks

[youngb947]

i got to see this live last night. it was awsome!!!!

[reallyfullofmyself]

wow! my two fav geniouses..the SPARKS and INGMAR BERGMAN in one mix! All i need now is the perfect man who understands the same as i do, to lie down on the couch with me and drink that perfectly cold beer, give me a perfect kiss, before we close our eyes and listen to this before embarking on a night of perfect Ingmar Bergman movies.

[SpiritOMentos]

@reallyfullofmyself I'm here baby! we can eat Wild Strawberries together! lol

[reallyfullofmyself]

@SpiritOMentos ...u have wild strawberries??..geeee man..that is NEARLY too perfect to be true! ( and i am perfectly mysterious and withdrawn from the world like Greta Garbo, cos i'm so strange no-one understands me... get it?? ;)

[SpiritOMentos]

@reallyfullofmyself You and me...The Casbah baby! Just stick with me. Your life will turn into a German Expressionist film. I promise! You will be MESMERIZED by my unwaning existentialism. My cold hands on you will give shivers down your supple body. Like Garbo always said 'I Vant To Be Alone'. You Vill say 'Don't leave me alone'. Together we will read Kafka, Nietzsche, Steele...Come our chariot awaits.

[reallyfullofmyself]

@SpiritOMentos ---shall we do this in front of the whole world as -expressionalism----?...or skip the -baby- from the start? ..cos Garbo would have put iron locks on her tower from anyone having called her that!! (not saying she did not!..shock shock horror horror.........:O.........

[ghiote]

@reallyfullofmyself I always saw the ideal Sparks in black-white videoclips. Bergman's Persona is a huge treasure for humanity. When i saw it for the first time was just overwhelming.

[reallyfullofmyself]

@ghiote oh peepus, was it EVER!! i was 8-9 yrs old when i saw it, it was really truly my first feature length movie i ever saw in my life, and that was in my grand parents house (my parents would never let me watch anything on telly,.and it just effin did SOMETHING to my mind that has been irreversible ever since...like, it opened up some sort of inter dimensional "wormhole" or something...i don't know..but it was like loosing some sort of mind virginity or whatever..can't describe it any better

[ghiote]

@reallyfullofmyself i saw it 1 year ago at the age of 27. The scene were that woman listens Bach is shattering.

[reallyfullofmyself]

@ghiote ....hhhmmm...i better leave things i cannot express unsaid...as art and genious speaks for itself... Have u seen Fanny & Alexander??... (as well as anything from Bergman, but...just as an Oscar winning example...Bergman did not even bother to go and get the Oscar himself... ;)....to grand a genious for Hollywood?...!...?... most probably...

[ghiote]

@reallyfullofmyself  I think Persona is the only B. movie i sawed.

[xwaystranger]

Reminds me of Berlin cabaret in the 1930's. Just perfect timing for America in the current Dark Ages.

[Denisko09]

I am suprised that Ronald has never been contracted to do the score of a major motion picture

[sophiascalpel]

@Denisko09 totally agree!!



[Elin48]

I love these voices singing in unison.

[Elin48]

I'd love to hear this singing in person.

[JoeStunner]

Predictably great music, with terrific visuals too.

[RabidHummingbird]

thanks so much for posting this. but i do have to point out that Sparks is an American band. :) Although their style is very sort of reminiscent of kraut rock

[Plasticsoul]

wow - sound very cool! I just went to buy it from amazon but it's almost 50 bucks! gonna have to hold off on that one until it is available domestically in the US

[forloveoffilm]

Calling every unit, every unit respond Dont let him out of your sight He wont be running too long I can see him up ahead a gray sweater on And if he doesnt respond what sort of force should we don Only as a last resort should force be applied And dont allow him to hide They want him taken alive

More and more police cars after me and I dont even know where Im running Its not as if Ill see a sign saying Sweden-This Way

[forloveoffilm]

Mr. Bergman, give it up, youll never escape You have no hope and no prayer You sure aint going nowhere

I cant let them catch me This place is death to me This place is death to me This place is death to me

Calling every helicoptor follow that man And if he dont understand bring in a translator man And refrain from shooting just as long as you can But if it needs to be done Well you all carry a gun

Helicoptors What next I am now an actor in a bad big budget Hollywood action film

[forloveoffilm]

Captain weve lost sight of him, no there he is now Hes stopped hes wiping his brow Wait hes now running I vow We wont let him get away hes heading due west And who would ever have guessed hed be this big of a pest

Ive got to run Ive got to run

Coptors fire rockets we are losing his trail We cannot let this plan fail The dogs are hot on his tail

Ive got to run Ive got to run

[forloveoffilm]

Helicopter Number One we see him Im sure The visibilitys poor But he just cant run much more Fire rockets he wont know what hit him Im sure Before he reaches the shore A little afternoon gore Captain fire rockets we are losing his trail We cannot let this plan fail The dogs are hot on his tail

[forloveoffilm]

This is Mr. Weiss yes yes the studio chief I sit in stunned disbelief That Bergmans causing you grief Hollywoods in dire need of what he can bring But it will not mean a thing If he is dead thats the thing Still we cant allow him to go back where he came And though wed relish his name He cant go back where he came Summing up alive is best but if theres no choice Though we cant gloat and rejoice Well there just might be no choice

[forloveoffilm]

This is insane I sense though that Im close to the shore Why should that feel like a relief

[londonpenda]

CLASS....

[jmedia1]

What a surge of creative energy now; great. Was missing that from '84 to '97...

[Sparksaty]

@jmedia1 Yes ! 100% agreement.Album "Music that you can dance to" was real bullshit.

[jmedia1]

Oh, wouldn't go that far... What about 'Interior Design';-)!?

[Sparksaty]

Interior desing( seems me)is rated little bit higher

[jmedia1]

'little' I can live with, Sparksaty;-)

[Zombi24]

Thanks! I can have an idea of the new album of my favorite band. :)

[Yaldarra]

i think this is brilliant ..i think err

[jerseyspunk]

The whole album is a masterpiece...I can't stop listening to it nor get the tunes out of my head when I'm not. Argh!!!

[forloveoffilm]

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[fvioncsm]

Nice music (as usual), nice photos. Who knows what the story /libretto is ? Thanks.

[ghiote]

IB is kidnaped from Cannes festival and taken to Hollywood to realise commercial movies. And then he tries to escape.

[elpicopormisvenas]

sparks meets andrew lloyd webber!

[nagaenigma]

3:15 - 3:46

I have to escape. I have to escape. (etc.)

5:27 - 5:39

"This is madness. But it seems like I'm getting closer to the beach. Why does it feel like (???)"

Maybe someone else could help me out with that last one? :-)

[Mrrf]

"This is sheer madness. But it seems like I'm getting closer to the beach. Why does it feel like a relief?"

[nagaenigma]

Thanks :-)

[nagaenigma]

The Swedish monologue translated to English:

1:17 - 1:30

"More and more police cars are coming after me. And I don't even know where I'm heading. There just isn't any sign that says, "Sweden - This way"."

1:46 - 1:54

"I won't let them get me. This is death for me. This is death for me. This is death for me."

2:37 - 2:45

"Helicopters. How will this end. Now I am an actor in a bad, expensive Hollywood movie".

[ghiote]

thanks. I always wondered what Ingmar sais at 1:46. It sounds very dramatic

[Elin48]

@nagaenigma Thanks for the translation.

[pepsifindud]

Its not German, dont you hear its swedish the heavenly language.

[louha81]

Thanks for posting,very interesting project.

can't wait to hear more.

[Glamourleichensack]

SPARKS werden immer besser! SPARKS are great since Lil' Beethoven ... and this is a wonderfull projekt! ....... *cyoutloud* ... :-)

[Mrrf]

Yes sir, the forthcoming movie is definitely going to be in black-and-white.

[dilloacami]

Fantastic song,sparks never let you down! I love the new album and this is definitely one of my favourites 5*****

[nhito]

thanks posting,artistic:))