The official video for the new single ‘Porcupine’: https://transgressive.lnk.to/porcupine
Taken from the upcoming EP MADDER! out 3rd October via Transgressive Records.
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Video credits:
Starring Ron Mael, Russell Mael and Self Esteem.
Director: Fred Rowson
Producer: Paul Weston
Producer: Jack Bingham
Prod. Assistant: Lottie O’Connell
Director’s Assistant: James Robinson
Runner: Luca Bianchet
Editor: Sam Sneade
DOP: Stefan Yap
Focus Puller: Anil Duru
Camera Trainee: Lottie Lunn
Electrician: Alfie Sadler
Production Designer: Katie South
Costume Stylist: Ethne Read
Sparks Management: Sue Harris
Assistant to Sparks: Emmi Joutsi
HMUA (Sparks): Fey Adediji
Hair (Self Esteem): Lauren Bell
Make Up (Self Esteem): Byron London
Picture Vehicle Coordinator: Lewis Marting
Roller Operator: Reece Stray
Location Contact: Kelly Cassar
VFX: Selected Works
Colourist: Nielsan Bohl
Shoot Supervisor: Rocio Herrero
VFX Artists: Kieran Russell, Eileen Chan,
Gianluca di Marco
Producer: Nicola Simmons
© Sparks under exclusive license to Transgressive Records Ltd.
Lyrics:
She’s a porcupine
She’s a porcupine
Not your cuddly kind
Not the least refined
She’s a porcupine
Save your Valentine
Uninvited to the big soiree
‘Cause she rubs the folks the wrong, wrong way
Rough around the edges, you might say
Nothing wrong with that is what I’d say
Oh dear,
Oh my,
She’s fine
And I’ve always had a thick, thick hide
And I think I’ve found her softer side
She’s a porcupine
She’s a porcupine
Not your cuddly kind
Not the least refined
She’s a porcupine
Save your Valentine
I respect the choices that you’ve made
In return, accept the ones I’ve made
All your views about diversity
May be tested to the Nth degree
Oh dear,
Oh my,
She’s fine
Unapologetic in her style
But she grows on you, it takes a while
She’s a porcupine
Not your cuddly kind
Save your Valentine
And your fine French wine
She’s a porcupine
And I call her mine
I’m not saying everything is smooth
Truth be told it’s almost never smooth
She is gruffer than the folks in France
But I know her in the ways you can’t
She’s a porcupine, she’s a porcupine
She’s a porcupine, she’s a porcupine
She’s a porcupine
Not your cuddly kind
Save your Valentine
And your fine French wine
She’s a porcupine
And I call her mine
#Sparks #RonMael #RussellMael
49 Comments
These two never change-not that anyone's complaining
Fugg. Sparks rule the YouTube music/art era. Unexpected.
Yah Ron, we get it. You still wanna pose when you're crushed under a roller😂
I, like many, am thrilled at the upcoming Sparks/John Woo team up. I am delighted by the expanding Sparks film canon … too bad the Tsui Hark project stalled years ago … Listen! You Simply Must add to the Sparks filmic oeuvre with a Stop Making Sense style concert film, Big, IMAX-giant … film several shows and cut between – do obvious Pick-ups for clsoe-ups and vignettes – the culture of Planet Earth needs it. While I'm here – I loved it that Russell picked Yardbirds 'Little Games' as a favourite record. Beautiful, perfect. I mean, talk about economy of phrasing. one record selection says so much. You should cover 'little games' or is that too obvious. We don't deserve a pop combo as good as Sparks!
Crap video, like a lot of their videos, but another catchy song (I think it was a reject from the Mad! album).
Reminds me of The Vapors. <3
Love you guys! ❤
Anybody else heard that synth riff sumwer before? Yup, it's from Hung's The Greasy Strangler fer certain…
Sie machen mir immer wieder Freude mit ihrer Musik. Zum erstenmal habe ich sie in den 70ern mit Nr 1 Song in Heaven gehört und vor drei Jahren habe ich sie endlich Live erlebt, inzwischen schon dreimal. Ich habe mir inzwischen fast alle Schallplatten auf Vinyl zugelegt. Ich mag ihren selbstironischen Stil und ihre Art der Musik. Ich hoffe sie noch einige male Live zu erleben 🤓😃 👍
You've just released an album, done tours in Europe and Japan, and now are touring in the US and Canada, while also working on a movie musical.
How on earth do you two ALSO have the time to make an EP?
The journey from one place to another sets us free along the way.
How long must we endure the brilliance of Sparks! Come to Leeds, please, or I shall sue you both for neglect of duty.
Brilliant. But – the flat Sparks should appear feet first on the wheel, not head first, after they were run over.
Genesis also did a song about a porcupine you couldnt cuddle
It's kinda gross but I do enjoy a flapjack now and then.
Well that music vid was a bit different. Quite wacky! Is there a lyric video?❤😂🎉
You can't beat the older statesmen acts for delivering a witty lyric and crazy video!. Nice one guys!. I'll have this tune earworming me all day long…
Who says pop music has to be treacle and fluff? Not the Maels!
As soon as the steamroller was introduced in the video, we all just knew what was coming! She is indeed a porcupine! Ron and Russell do it again! New and delightful earworm!
❤👍
Love that riff!
This is extremely annoying. I've only just listened to it and it's burrowed its way into my brain already. Dead simple, repetitive, and unrelenting. I should hate it, and I want to, but I can't.
Shades of A Fish Called Wanda.
Ha! Brilliant promo. One of my favourites off the album.
Finally an American band creating an ode to the famous japanese archetype of the tsundere.
You guys are a little flat.
Legends
How do porcupines make love? Very carefully!!!
Wow, its reference to Porcupine tree?
No…
I grew a mustache to impress my wife. One day, she said the left side is too long. So I trimmed it now the right side was too long. So I trimmed the left side, etc. etc. in the end I look like Charlie Chaplin or that German guy. So I shaved my ball sack instead she liked that much better. I no longer wear a mustache.
What have they done to annoy Rebecca to drive her to this? 😂
Just making sure those film locations are properly permitted 🤣🤣
so ein ende für die karriere… ich hoffe man bekommt sie wieder auf 3d level
Inspired by the finale of Fish called Wanda?
Yes, collaborating with Self-Esteem is yet another reason Sparks are so cool.
Это не она в предыдущем ролике за рулём бульдозера сидела?
Спарксы любят крепко…
Marvelous 😂😂😂
How can one not love you? 🥰
Long live Sparks🙏👍👍👍
❤❤
YES !
Dang, RIP Ron & Russell
🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝😝❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Can’t wait to hear them on the next Gorillaz album.
SPARKS FOREVER!!!
It's good to see them back!
siempre genial
Oh good golly! Ha! LMAO. As they used to say.
I heard this today on our local public radio station (WCBE) and fell in love. It's like discovering They Might Be Giants all over again.