Sparks - Masters of the witty song title

Following their performance on the Jonathan Ross show last night here is a video of the song they performed - "I cant believe that you would fall for all the crap in this song"


And also from the "Exotic Creatures of the Deep" album here is "Lighten Up, Morrissey"


And finally from Sky's "The Basement" here's "Good Morning" listen to the lyrics...

I believe this song is meant to be Russell playing the ageing lothario recalling what is sure to be the last one-night stand of his life with a woman who will have other lovers:

"Good morning
Who are you?
I woke up and saw you
I'm dreaming, still dreaming
My life is now about to have some meaning

Good morning
I'm thinking
I must have
Been drinking
And said something clever
It must have been the best line from me ever

Thank you, God, for something rare as this
What surely must have been a holy night of bliss
Gratitude for having thought of me
I know your time is tight, and yet you thought of me

Good morning
You woke up
Got dressed up
Hair messed up
While I fix you breakfast
I hope it's just your laugh that is infectious

Good morning
In sorrow
I know that
Tomorrow
You'll be with some winner
Who's richer, younger, maybe even thinner

Rubles in the bank and petrol in the tank of some Mercedes Benz
Who spends and spends and spends on booked up restaurants
A thousand phony fronts
But will he ever wish you a good morning?

Thank you, God, for something rare as this
What surely must have been a holy night of bliss
Gratitude for having thought of me
I know your time is tight, and yet you thought of me

And did I stumble have a fall,
Hit my head against a wall
At some point did we trade vows?
Are you just some high-priced service from uptown?

Good morning
Buon giorno
Ohayo,
Buenas dias
Hey, where you going?
Hey, where you going?
Does dasvedonya really mean good morning?

Please spare me derision
I'll do my rendition
A lengthy recital
Of every song with foolish in the title

Good morning
Good morning

Good morning
I need you, I need you
Who are you?"

And in case you couldn't catch the earlier songs, here's the lyrics for "Lighten Up, Morrissey"

"She won´t go out with me no she won´t go out
´Cause my intellect´s paper thin
She won´t go out with me no she won´t go out
Since my intellect´s not like him

So lighten up Morrissey

She won´t hang out with me no she won´t hang out
´Til my biting wit bites like his
She won´t hang out with me no she won´t hang out
´Til my quick retort´s quick as his

So lighten up Morrissey?Lighten up lighten up
Lighten up lighten up
Lighten up Morrissey
Lighten up lighten up
Lighten up Morrissey

She won´t have sex with me no she won´t have sex
´Less it´s done with a pseudonym
She won´t do sport with me no she won´t do sport
Says it´s way way too masculine look at him

So lighten up Morrissey?Lighten up lighten up
Lighten up lighten up
Lighten up Morrissey
Lighten up lighten up
Lighten up Morrissey

I got comparisons coming out my ears
And she never can hit the pause
If only Morrissey weren´t so Morrisseyesque
She might overlook all my flaws

So lighten up Morrissey
Lighten up lighten up
So lighten up Morrissey
Lighten up lighten up
Lighten up lighten up
Lighten up Morrissey´
Lighten up lighten up
Lighten up Morrissey
She won´t dine out with me no she won´t dine out
Says my t-bone steak is at fault
She won´t dine out with me no she won´t dine out
With a murderer pass the salt

Lighten up lighten up
Lighten up lighten up
Lighten up Morrissey
Lighten up lighten up

Lighten up lighten up
Lighten up Morrissey
Lighten up lighten up
Lighten up Morrissey"

Sparks, Ron and Russell Mael, more talented than almost all of the current crop of pop acts put together, and certainly wittier.


And here is, in my view, their finest moments:






Number One Song in Heaven - the Plagiarism album version


Number One Song in Heaven - the Plagiarism album version - videoed live at the Carling Academy on 7th June 2008 and including the return of Jimmy Somerville