Sparks Live TV May 2008 This Town Ain't Big Enough

[dunv8]

great performance !!!

[rufur1]

they look and sound immense

[SuperMario7Star]

GREAT band (at least they were in the 70s). It's a shame they didn't as good here in the US as they did in the UK, and they're from the US!!

[louha81]

Pretty pretty good

[erle70]

Love it !!!!!

[TheGamingGrid22]

kick ass

[friskvfloyd]

love it.

[whotookmyusername]

Not mocking; but age: it's a bitch.

[hedhurtzbrainsobig]

@whotookmyusername Yeah it is but better than the alternative!

[zerobeat18]

@whotookmyusername I remembering being 12 years old and looking at pictures of myself from 5 years previously and thinking "damn, I'm really getting decrepit". I've been dying since 1962.

[zOOmzOOmzOOm911911]

Ron is intemporal.

[thediamonddoggie]

Thanks for posting!!

[joost1795]

What a Boss!

[TheBowlOfPetunias]

I just love that it says "Ronald" (not Roland) on Ron's keyboard :-D

[Craniumectomy]

@TheBowlOfPetunias mee toooooooooooo

[indigentema]

bravo ,

[TheophilusPWildbeest]

Pleased you left the talking in. Great stuff.

[themightyrara]

You should have cut out the talking

[staygee1]

Who ..when watching Sparks ever perform, are you not permanently glued to Rons Face lol what the hell happens in the background err i dunno lol

[fuelyournews]

brilliant song & performance guys !! u'r well preserved // way back 2 the 70's

[mikkifly]

still got a great voice

[peterkin1010]

Amazing-Russell is in top form almost as good as he was in 1974!

[2490debrick]

Awesome!

[hitmewyourrhythmstik]

splendid

[chrisansan]

a blast from the past ...Brill

[xyxyqw]

Just great !

[ladylynnea]

Oh my goodness! I didn't know this band was still around! I had vinyl records 35 years ago!

[Samoseiland]

Where did MUSE have got it all....?

[BaddaBigBoom]

Brilliant, as ever - I went to the "Kimono My House" gig, it was fantastic. Is it just me or does Lauren Laverne bear a passing resemblance to Courtney Love ?

[TheKenfig]

Great band and Ron is a cultural icon !

[TheWhynot61]

One of my all time favourite songs!

[rtms1988]

Ooooh... It's so beautiful, I'm so glad to see them today! =DD

[74mpaul]

Great stuff but who was the "super annoying male host" edited out?

[LondonDada]

They're good them Sparks!

[xsellsbrod]

fantastic dynamic song and sound

[jujuvauxhall]

Sweet Sweet memories still have all their vinyls, simply brilliant and still so sexy xx

[kpenn0910]

Man, I remember seeing them on tv in 1974 and buying all the 8-tracks of them that I could. Great stuff and they sound great now too!

[NoxiousRob]

I've seem them live a few times in recent years, and the performance of this song remains the highlight for me. Russell's vocal dexterity is outstanding, and even though it sounds like he might be straining himself to hit some of the higher notes, when he nails that final "I ain't gonna leave" perfectly the hairs on my neck stand up.

[mrhomerbojangles]

Still FANATASTIC after many years of being around and live are just as good as studio, not many around that sound this good in and out of the studio.......

Thanks for sharring.

[cue1cole]

wheres the tash?

[oneslifesadream]

Forgot all about this band and have just rediscovered a sound that was very much part of my teenage development. Love them. Their classic.

[feefeem42]

omg how theyve aged but still an epic song to this day love love love it!

[jrmetmoi]

No 'zeig heil' stache anymore LOL

[vinnothelizard]

super



[SOUNDSTORMERS]

These guys are in their 60's !!!!!!Absolute legends !

[56postoffice]

That intense stare......Marvellous!! Great band, still going apparently and a classic tune

[d245470k]

FUCKING LOVE IT!!!! Also.....best keyboard player in history!!

[ATOMIKDOG23]

exellent

[poughkeepsiejohn1]

My God, these guys are still around?

[JRCrowley]

YES!

[elsoda]

PLAIN AND SIMPLE....ANOTHER MESMERIZING LIVE PERFORMANCE.....

[Schminkles]

wish there'd been a warning about Lauren Gofton, sorry, "Laverne" *puke*

[GeraldineMcK]

And better

[gripper021164]

I love the guitarists Les Paul gold series, bet it's old and worth a fortune....Class band!

[SteeleHard]

enigmatic kind of singing!

[clintbronson5]

SPARKS are so awesome. My friends think they suck....Too bad for them they just don't get the magic

[RustiSwordz]

This is awesome!

[JRCrowley]

YEAAAAH!

[123stevecool]

One of the best usic artists ever. There is nothing more than Sparks singing this song. Fantastic... Forever...

[KickAssTR]

201 likes 0 dislikes... perfect ratio

[CuntingFuckwit]

Awesome! Only 34 years after the original and just as good. Keep it coming Ron & Russell.

[CALO65]

Still love it .. so great

[rude1987]

I get the feeling this audience never heard of Sparks sadly. Sparks are amazing and truly unique

[vertxxgg]

ALL THEIR ALBUMS ARE PLENTY OF NEW IDEAS...from Jo-burg

[SweatyWalrus]

0 dislikes.

[Bietel]

This version is as good as the original version - which is extraordinary, beacuse well... let's not name and shame them, but we all know those bands that play their old songs in new-but-definitely-NOT-improve­d ways, trying to keep up with modern times.

Maybe it's because Sparks were ahead of their time?

I can't say I'm a diehard Sparks fan, but I certainly respect what they're doing!

[przemekgrabowski]

Russell looks better than when he was younger.

[Augmuse]

The great Sparks!! I have been lucky enough to have seen the band since A Woofer in Tweeters Clothing and I still love it. Great to hear the old stuff. Would love to have all 20 plus nights of their playing all their old albums live. Keep it up Mael Brothers this old fan still loves it.

[DI3LAVADI3]

ummmm i think Coheed and Cambria did that.......... but 4 albums

[peterlay1961]

30 Years on from the original with a vocal range like that and still brilliant, what more could you want?

[sweetgyy]

r.i.p dinky

[TrixieStardust]

I defy anyone here to be in their 60s and still be as hot as either Russell OR Ron Mael.

[tonymontana1974]

@paolder Hiya na i dont have any of their albums ill have a look on piratebay they must be on there. Im 37.

[felixcock]

@m900mwk YOU

[WishYouWereHere75]

Anyone else noticed he changed the lyrics in the second verse?

[xsellsbrod]

since cenuries i now this and "Equator" and others... it is GR E A T

[slunli]

He looks like Bryan Ferry

Pretty good performance after all those years...

[clintbronson5]

SPARKS rules plain and simple.....HEARTBEAT INCREASING HEARTBEAT

[fitzhalim]

that was a MAELSTORM! Awesome band, I think I'm probably more of a Ron fan than a Russell fan.

[paolder]

Of the 21 album they have, i am sure there best is the one i HAVEthat I BOUGHT WHEN I WENT TO eNGLAND IN 74 AND THAT IS kIMONO MY hoUSE. Can someone tell me if ther is a bhetrter album than that one. By the way i thought they were English

[tonymontana1974]

@paolder Na they are californian.

[MyCh3mic41Rom4nc3]

again, no dislikes :D

arent they oler looking? x

[roibanx]

Nice video - thanks. I saw this on TV and remember them doing Lighten Up Morrissey as well. Presumably you didn't catch it? Shame - it was top-notch.

[1wirefan]

Long live Sparks!

[roumba65]

Extraordinaire ! Ce groupe m'avait conquis. Les Années 80...

[baretous]

@roumba65

années 70 hé pomme !!! ;-)

[gege92800]

encore merci YouTube d'avoir pu regarder simultanément les sparks en 74 et 2008.J'avais déja aimé cette chanson dans les années 70; et BRAVO aux SPARKS d'etre encore présnt

[LOUNIS911]

@gege92800

Rien a ajouter, vous avez lu dans mes pensées à propos du groupe et de Youtube.

No more to add, you're reading in my mind about the band and youtube.

[Mozamgascar]

Fecking awesome!

[ssJotaku]

Awesome!

[zfloid44]

So cool...looked like a cross between Marc Bolan and Keith Richard in the 70s, now looking like a blend of John Cale and Bryan Ferry! yeah

[stuartadair]

Same act for the past 35 years and still bloody brilliant.

[stuartadair]

Same act for the past 35 years and still bloody brilliant.

[philippeclement]

Wow !!!! And that song of 1974 has not taken one wrinkle !!!!

[Forestamtul]

There still going after so many years.

[gahloot]

@m900mwk No shit!

[hipsterdisco]

Top Drawer old man

[nisanus]

War ca. 1972 ein absoluter Welt-Knaller. Die Mael-Brothers, aus LA kulturbedingt nach England emigriert, sind längst zu Ehren-Geschmacks-UK-Europeans mutiert! Die 4 letzten Alben sind ein absoluter creativ-"antipop"-progressive+­+++ Hammer. Und dazu optisch live bestes Theater | Opera! Grandios!

[carl2017]

Awesome. Good to see them again. Thanks.

[rdcfrdcf]

RONALD Keyboard. Love it.

[shuchr]

i was lucky to be born and was 9 or 10 when they came on the scene

[bisleybob3]

Amazing , simply amazing ! 30 years later and he still sings great .Thanks

[kirkwanglers32]

Good band.

[dairyduck]

with his blue tux, he looks like an older version of Lt. Mustang from Fullmetal Alchemist O.O

[maartmo]

Wow ! Great performance!  His voice is still great. Thnx for sharing!

[HappyEgg59]

The "Yorkshire Girl" is Lauren Laverne, a 'Geordie'.

[TuneInTurnOnDropOutt]

Damn, Russell cut his long hair, which really set the two brothers apart. I miss the 70s.

[perrasmusson]

I like this version - nice that my favor tea still boils.

[benlu123]

Russell's voice just as good as ever.Great sound!

[nik1969100]

Just not the same without the tash is he?

[KtotheY77]

What a great band.

[internationalhippie]

absolutely brilliant

[Cyaneyed77]

Love this song. And a bit of Lauren Laverne at the start doesn't hurt :)

[Abraxas80]

Probably the greatest rock song in all time!

[T0mat0S0up]

frank spencer? this town aint big enough for the both of .... ooohhh bettie....

[wollewolfsson]

snigger, snigger ... Ron has the Roland logo on his keyboard changed to "Ronald", thats a cool treat to nerdy old gear-spotters like me!

[notahemi]

I still can't understand a word he says (wink) but his voice is holding up very well after all these years. And the band members are kicking.

[GlassPike]

@notahemi Heartbeat! Increasing heartbeat! - that's all you need to know

[bsvenss2]

Make my eyes tears... I always loved Ron and Russell's music and always will do!

[777fallingangel]

Nice to se theese 2 old boys again. I´ve been a fan since I was 14! They´re really great.

[Whistlechops]

@Whistlechops Nice to see Ron Mael still do weird, scary, creepy and fucking COOL at the same time. Genius.

[bizchazlien]

Very cool! I'm glad these guys are still at it! One of the greatest!!!!!

[TheJester1962]

Well, nobody does it like Dinky Diamond...may he rest in peace and receive flowers on his grave from Roger Meddows-Taylor who laughed all the way to Montreux!

[Harrylechat01]

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[preppus]

love their style......=)))))amazing

[wewoot66]

if some one would kindly send me a still of the lead singer a good one of his hair at least that would be greatly appreciated

[thorpetowers]

God, you are fantastic!

[MousesInHouses]

How to be effortlessly cool - I love them.

[mantra3000]

Rrreally incredible.

[49wheelie]

Hahaha...very good Sparks are eminent!

[RandomActs58]

I've been with them from the beginning, and will be there at the end. Best lyrics and music ever. Thank you Ron and Russell.

[dylanfan1969]

Weird Al copied the Sparks sound on a song called Virus Alert off his latest CD in 2006. He even has a cartoon version of Ron the keyboardist.

[cosytoesUK]

Sparks = awsome brilliance.

The pop/rock genre's first, most original and best post modernist band.

[JAYROX1969]

Fuck laverne, Sparks rule!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BobDylansPet]

fuck her, indeed ;-))

[dangerousgeometry]

lauren laverne of kenickie fame, and sparks. amazing.

[sugarkaneandchloe]

Absolutely wonderful :-)

[AngliaV8]

Fantastic.......Ron still scares the shit out of me though........

[bigenough4bothofus]

Growing old gracefully is an art; hitting a high D after so many decades is pure genius.

[lp45cdwoman]

Thirty-five years on, Ron and Russell STILL beat the pants off most Pop bands, and are still making relevant, witty, trenchant and immensely hummable music. However, I do miss the little mustache, Ron. . .

[dylanfan1969]

Still sounding great after 34 years!

[UberSynth]

Super!!!

[snugssnugs]

the keyboardist is a recent hero of mine and i'd like to take him to lunch to discuss his freakiness.

[AvrilLavignesDad]

I remember Ron the keyboard player in the 1970's. He used to have a Hitler moustache, seriously freaky at the time ! Someone should start a 'Bring Back Ron's Moustache' campaign . . . . . ! !

[goncalobotelhosousa]

still fresh! amazing

[MirraSyren]

I love them madly.... And I'm looking up "trepidation" right now, so I could start using in sentences starting tomorrow :).

[jonnysimpson65]

Love it, as per usual

[mitzjob]

Sparks use to be Half Nelson...and very American...

Back in the early 70's everyone hated their goofball music...They moved to England and became stars.

[mentalmiss]

where was i when all of this was on!?

[angusdesire]

wonderful, simply the best

[pippigladstone]

what the fuck? i thought they were brits.

jeez im fuckin stupid.

[rosaire0]

Complete knockout. So few opportunities to see Sparks live like this! Thank You

[RamonesKaraoke]

AWESOME!!!

But I miss Tammy - I *love* Tammy ...

[rosaire0]

Absolutely Gorgeous. Thank You.

[Mattexmo]

Great! Thanks for putting this up. They still have it, all these years later!

[jonathanfox5]

Brilliant! Thanks for posting!

[knightofcydonia07]

Great performance. Ron's 'plug plug' is hilarious in its deadpan manner.