Sparks - Amateur Hour Live

[sweetgyy]

r.i.p. dinky

[chrisdavid4026]

fabulous christmas jumper

[Themanwhocameback2]

Favorite line:

It's a lot like playing the violin,

You cannot start off and be Yehudi Menuhin.

Whar rocker could casually reference Menuhin? What rocker could even spell the name?>Ronny Mael was absolutely unique.

[dirtynuke]

I can't get over the keyboard player

[moggiee1]

...(sigh) oh to those days when diverse talent was encouraged...

[rodrigoviegas]

Where's Martin Gordon when you need him?

[shaggy106]

i have always loved to boys. i would like to know what they are doing now

[NoTonyPerkins]

@shaggy106  Still making fantastic, cutting edge music!

[DamienFerland]

I have tight red jeans and they're a hit!

[celticsoulboy]

Great performance from some genuinely creative people -what genuinely creative people from LA? Quick employ them in the movie industry! Seriously though, Sparks deliver as a proper rockband [RIP Dinky Diamond], as great songwriters, comedians and performers - and Ron Mael has to be one of the most charismatic performers of his generation! I loved Kimono my House when it came out and it still sounds fresh now - not many artists can say that!

[TheHeirOfEdWood]

I love the Hitler one!XD

[Sunchild333]

No wonder they were as good...they had Macgyver on guitar!

[ThomaSKAptijn]

@Sunchild333

LOL, very funny comment indeed. What a band, McGyver on guitar and really, bad old Adolf H. on the piano.

[iloveyouhunny]

I love em to bits !!

[poolfarm2]

I love the clip at 2.36.

looks like he's offering someone out that's taking the piss.

[suereed]

knit one purl one (rpt. p.s.s.o)

[lcacwelder]

He looks like he's going to hit the slopes after the concert.

[RoyksoppFanatic]

One of these days, I've got to make a pattern for that sweater and knit it. It's the most amazing knit piece I've ever seen!

[eileenh28]

@RoyksoppFanatic A Sparks fan and a knitter? Holy Moly, there are two of us? I've been trying to determine the pattern of the scarf and gloves.

[clemdane]

@RoyksoppFanatic I could not remember the name of this song to save my life and without being able to remember the lyrics could only think to search on "Sparks Nordic Sweater" because I knew it was one of the videos on here where Russell wore that sweater!

[phillicomm]

Belting performance from both Ron & Russell. My word, you're not joking about them pants. Does anyone know the year (of this particular vid, I mean)?

[TimthedogLinehan]

He's well gone here on speed or some such

[nik1969100]

The fantastic Ron, he is totally unique!

[margaret21again]

I love the video and i love them if you heard Ron in interviews you wouldn't find him weird. As for Russell i was a 14 year who thought he was hot. Even now he didn't need that scarf, totally ruined the effect :)

[steveh777ify]

Ronnie Mael. Fucking Weirdo, basically!!!

[KtotheY77]

wow it must have been cold in that place.

[PamK36]

The more I watch this, the more I like the outfit. Not everyone can sing with wool gloves on. Good job Russ.

[ladyislingering]

Oh gollllly geeeeee. Russ would be lovely without those pesky clothes.

[mrblack4026]

love sparks so much my first fav band at age 11 still impressed now.....i had a christmas jumper like that too....

[psykoosi]

2:35 OH what is he saying? I'd love Ron Mael to look me with those evil eyes. I adore Sparks, oh how I adore them. In that outfit Russell looks a little like a Santa.

[zosinternational]

great performance thank you for posting

[wonderfool1234]

Never get tired of this performance.

(despite the EVIL pants LOL)

[eileenh28]

The lousy quality spares you the full effect, but those pants do nothing for that tiny little body. Even the rather nice view of Lil' Russ doesn't make it any better.

[lecky229]

ron and russel mael!! i love all this!!!!

[bluehairspaz]

the pants?

the sweater and scarf are much worse.

[eileenh28]

I disagree, I knit, so I approve of the sweater, (OMG! I think it's steeked!) the scarf and the gloves.

The pants, however, reveal things that should remain hidden.

[forloveoffilm]

WHA......... I saw this when it first aired (far to many years than I like to admit) and have seen it a few times since.

I never noticed anything before. Now......

Thanks a lot! Now it's all I can see.

Damn my eyes!

[eileenh28]

Sorry about that! But it was the first thing I noticed (and had to comment upon.) What that says about me, I really don't want to contemplate.

PS: It also doesn't help that the bright red forces you to look *right there.*

[superbius1]

stuck in my head when i first heard it,thanks 4 the video

[hardtoesxplain]

nice to see this back faved.

[Tron1276]

yessss, this amazing performance is back up! thank you!!