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Coverville 1321: The Sparks Cover Story

August 12, 2020

Celebrating Ron Mael’s 75th Birthday the only way I know how – with covers of the band he formed with his brother Russell: Sparks! (56 minutes)

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Title Artist Length Artwork Album Original Artist Versions Buy
Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth Neko Case 2:11 Middle Cyclone Sparks 5 iTunes Amazon
Eaten By The Monster of Love Gemma Ray 3:45 Island Fire Sparks iTunes Amazon
This Town Ain’t Big Enough for the Both of Us Heaven's Gate 3:09 Planet E Sparks 2 Amazon
I Want To Hold Your Hand Sparks 2:56 Big Beat Beatles 18 iTunes Amazon
Do-Re-Mi Sparks 3:39 Sparks/A Woofer In Tweeter's Clothing Broadway (Sound of Music) 2 Amazon
Angst In My Pants Signals 2:41 Ecstatic Winter Vol.2: Under Your Scarf Sparks 2
The Number One Song in Heaven Parralox 7:31 Recovery Sparks iTunes
Amateur Hour (with Erasure) Sparks 3:35 Plagiarism Sparks Amazon
I Predict Collider 2:51 Amateur Hour - A Global Tribute To Sparks Sparks 3 Amazon
Sherlock Holmes Lazlo Bane 3:38 Guilty Pleasures the 80's Volume 1 Sparks 2 iTunes
We Are The Clash Sparks 3:27 Uncut: White Riot Vol. 2 - A Tribute To The Clash Clash 2 Amazon
That’s Not Nastassia Big Feat (featuring Albert Resonox) 3:38 A Rainbow Over The Freeway Sparks 2

3 Comments

  1. Jason
    Jason on August 13, 2020 at 1:15 pm

    God, I love Sparks. Such a great band!

    Reply
  2. Roger Green
    Roger Green on August 13, 2020 at 3:14 pm

    So weird. I swear I’d never heard of the group. But as soon as I heard the first notes of This Town Ain’t Big Enough… I said I KNOW THAT SONG! And I LOVE that song.

    Reply
  3. Stephen Wahrhaftig
    Stephen Wahrhaftig on August 17, 2020 at 11:05 am

    My absolute favorite band of all time – still going strong into their 60s!

    Reply

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