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| From | J&J Giddings <jandjgiddings@mindspring.com> |
| Subject | Sparks Get Theirs- was: Mary Hopkin-Valentine |
| Date | Sun, 17 Jun 2007 23:14:24 -0400 (GMT-04:00) |
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>Mary Hopkin has a new CD "Valentine" of recordings made between 1972-80
>with her husband Tony Visconti.
>There's a cover of Sparks Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth...
Wow! Another Sparks cover?!?!
They must be on the cusp of some bigger recognition...hell
in line with recent threads: a tribute album.
Justin Hawkins of the Darkness has recorded a version of
"This Town Ain't Big Enough For the Both of Us" which isn't
bad, although there seems to be a buttload of technology applied to the vocals(ie:harmonizers and pitch correction)
There's a video on youtube for those interested.
I hope that Sparks get their due. I've gotten all 22 albums since my
first posting/query about them and I can honestly say that even
music genres I don't really like can be made listenable, and even likable,
by the Brothers Mael. There's a charm and a charisma that translates blah music
into something zesty. I love Sparks, my new favorite band.
Yeah!
later, joe
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