Ever walked into a place and had the palpable sense that there was somebody, perhaps multiple bodies, that didn’t want you there? Happened to me this weekend. I stayed, I danced, I talked to my real friends, I ate greasy diner food afterwards. But I’ve had this Sparks song going through my head ever since. Try it, it helps. The tune is “This Town Ain’t Big Enough For Both Of Us” and it is a roaring opening to their classic album, Kimono My House. This was actually a hit song if you can believe it. The video is from the UK program Top of the Pops and features the band pretending to play the song. Note that Russell Mael is particularly bad at lip-synching, and Ron Mael is, well, Ron Mael. Thanks to Beth in Chicago for turning me on to Sparks back in the day. Complete lyrics to this brilliant gem can be found here. Note also that they don’t actually finish the song before ToTP decides they’re done…
Tip Jar
Subscribe by a reader
Email subscription
Tags
Africa Afrobeat Baden Powell baião Blues Bossa Jazz Bossa Nova Brazilian jazz Brazilian psychedelia Brazilian soul Disco Eumir Deodato Folk Forró Free Jazz Funk Jazz jazz funk Jorge Ben Jovem Guarda Latin Latin Jazz Latin Soul Marcos Valle MPB News Nordeste Paulinho da Viola Pernambuco podcast Portela Progressive Rock Psychedelic folk Psychedelic funk Reggae Salsa Samba Samba Soul Soul Soul Jazz Southern Soul Spiritual Jazz São João Tim Maia Tropicália-
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
- fm77 on Joe Cuba Sextet – Bustin’ Out (1972, Venezuela pressing)
- schmalx on Linton Kwesi Johnson – LKJ , A Capella Live (1996)
- fm77 on Fatback Band – Keep On Steppin’ (1974 Event Records)
- Dr. Vibes on Fatback Band – Keep On Steppin’ (1974 Event Records)
- fm77 on Fatback Band – Keep On Steppin’ (1974 Event Records)
Archives
I remember this on Top of the Pops and being scared of the man with the moustache ever since. Number One All Over Heaven was a big hit over here too.
Got to give big credit to Sparks for just carrying on when the hits weren’t there after such a successful start to their career and concentrating on quality over sales.