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Mdme_Quagmire

There are a bunch of Sparks tunes, when I first heard them I was either repulsed or just not into it. And now I feel exactly the opposite!! Has this happened to other fans?
Some examples (for me):
When you're a French Director
Stravinsky's only hit
Baby Baby can I invade your country
Giddy Giddy
How do I get to Carnegie Hall
the Seduction of Ingmar Bergman
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Certain songs just grow on you! or they are just so bizarre, you just have to hear them several times before you can really "get" them, right? any other songs this happened to for you? any other theories why this happens?
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bryan_davey · Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2023 12:20 pm Post subject:

lets get funky.....

Spyke · Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2023 5:25 pm Post subject:

It took me a few listens to appreciate the songs on Balls.
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Toughest Girl In Town · Sparks Guru Joined: 15 Feb 2022 Posts: 3840

I admit I struggled a bit when I first heard GS&SV, but now I just couldn't do without! This took a little bit longer to really appreciate it, but now I definitely do.

Ron = Geniuus · Groupie Joined: 24 Sep 2003 Posts: 100

Bon Voyage... Only the live performance though

waterloosunset · Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2023 1:23 pm Post subject:

At first, I thought that Equator was unfit for consumption, but now I love it.
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Mdme_Quagmire · Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2023 1:24 pm Post subject:

I feel like the reason this happens is that Sparks tunes can go in so many strange ways that our brains, at first listen, are not really prepared to go there. then those paths get worn. and then they become very sweet paths. also, sometimes i don't like songs on the album so much but then i hear them live, and i like them much better- even the album version- afterwards.
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Oscar · Power Groupie Joined: 10 Oct 2002 Posts: 413

I'm still not a huge fan of "Big Boy," but I like it a lot more since I realized it's about this guy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Boy_Restaurants#The_Big_Boy_mascot

Johan9034 · Newbie Joined: 01 Mar 2023 Posts: 1

I started out hating Bon Voyage - but after a while I started to love it - and now I can't help it, but I sing along when I hear it every time

Best regards
Johan from Prosolar

Toughest Girl In Town · Sparks Guru Joined: 15 Feb 2022 Posts: 3840

waterloosunset · Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2023 12:07 pm Post subject:

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Oscar · Power Groupie Joined: 10 Oct 2002 Posts: 413

I don't think Ron or Russell have ever explicitly confirmed that it's about the Big Boy from the Big Boy restaurants, but I prefer to think that because it makes me like the song more. :)

Oscar · Power Groupie Joined: 10 Oct 2002 Posts: 413

Similarly, I like to think of "Bon Voyage" as a metaphor for a single person watching their friends pair off and get married.

Toughest Girl In Town · Sparks Guru Joined: 15 Feb 2022 Posts: 3840

Good one! And it could be both actually, with Ron you never know :)
That's the great thing about clever writing, we all have our own interpretation of it since it's so rich and meaningful.

Alex Robertson · Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2023 3:03 pm Post subject:

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waterloosunset · Posted: Thu Mar 02, 2023 4:33 pm Post subject:

Angus_Desire · Posted: Wed Mar 22, 2023 7:24 am Post subject:

1) Nothing Is Sacred
2) Whippings And Apologies
3) Fill 'er Up
4) Throw Her Away And Get A New One
5) White Women
6) Stereo
7) Instant Weight Loss
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highersynth · Posted: Sun Jun 25, 2023 5:02 pm Post subject: