Apparently it is a cover of a Soft Cell song which I never heard of. Although it does remind me of New Order especially the guitar playing, Russell Mael sings in the chorus and the 2nd verse of the song and gives a decent performance. An Ok song
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: Do They Know It's Halloween? by the North
: American Halloweeen Prevention Initiative
: (2005) - A charity single by a group of
: North american artist that parodies Do They
: Know It's Christmas, singing lamenting that
: people in 3rd World countries. Features the
: likes of Arcade Fire, Feist, Beck, Yeah Yeah
: Yeah and of course Russell Mael from Sparks
: there.
:
: He sings two lines in 2:57 mark with the
: line "We're dying of fear, and they
: don't even know it" with a cartoon Ron
: and Russell Mael in the TV. russell Mael
: also says "Spell This" at the 4:18
: mark
:
: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgux6aGzb3k
:
: Verdict: I actually think it's a pretty
: decent funny song and certainly beats all
: these other charities songs that I have
: heard. Although unfortunately Russell MAel
: only had a limited role in the song.
:
: Brenda's always In The Way 2008 - Vinyl only
: B-side of Lighten Up Morrissey or Japanese
: version of Exotic Creatures From The Deep (i
: own the latter)
:
: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdC79keSooA
:
: I have to say this is where the repetition
: goes a little bit too far. The intro has a
: nice hook of "always little little
: brenda" but then the song degenerate
: into just repeating the title of the song.
: Still there is some decent harmonies
: throughout the song but overall it's a good
: thing they left it out of the original album
:
: Things Can Change Overnight (Bad Manners
: Soundtrack) Written by Sparks perform by
: Adele Bertei
: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWYSEWVMzRA
: Growing Pain (Bad Manners Soundtrack)
: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GteNgWGfQUw
:
: Verdict: err if you like the Interior Design
: album you may like this song. Both song
: really cheesy bland "aerobic"
: sounding music. Growing Pian is simply a
: synth pop instrumental and I don't think Ron
: Mael can really carry a song without any
: vocals and "Things Can Change" has
: another vocalist which is kinda annoying for
: the Sparks-lover in me.
:
: Sparks - Mini-Skirted (Where The Boys Are
: soundtrack or Japanese version of In Outer
: Space) 1984
: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ce0YJHW7pjc
:
: Verdict: Cheesy synths and mediocre and
: repeittive melodies
:
: Kristian Hoffman & Russell Mael - Devil
: May Care produced by Earle Mankey 2002
:
: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7BKOGmQCvw
:
: Verdict: not a bad song with interesting
: production/arrangement by first Sparks
: collaborator Earle Mankey with a nifty
: guitar solo but the problem is that Russell
: Mael only sings backing vocals and he isn't
: that prominent in the mix.
:
: Marc Moulin - What? (with Ron Mael on vocals
: produced by Russell Mael)
: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsUL1Tjpy3o
:
: Jazzy lounge music with a beat with Ron Mael
: saying a few words like "What on hell
: is going on". Not really interesting
:
: Cheap Trick - You Drive, I'll Steer (Backing
: vocals Russell Mael)
: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2SeNcPLJ8Q
: Crappy hair metal sounding song. I can
: barely tell that Russell Mael is singing so
: it's not really worth it.
:
: Apparently Russell Mael sang backing vocals
: in Ramones "Pleasant Dreams" album
:
: Also Russemll Mael sang in a japanese Synth
: pop/New wave group called "Salon
: Music" in the 80's in two songs.
: "Special Guest" from the album
: "This Is" and "In My
: Life" and "Say Hello, Wave
: Goodbye" from the album "O
: Boy". that I can't find to listen to
: over the internet either in youtube or
: soulseek. If you guys can find it,, I would
: be grateful if you can point it out to me.
:
: THere's also a Sparks song called
: "Kakadu" from a compilation called
: "One Word one Sound" that I can't
: find as well
:
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