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Cate Blanchett in the new Sparks video with Ron and Russel Mael
Song of the Day: Legendary brothers Ron and Russell Mael return with fabulously catchy, fun, satirical cafe-context single and the title track of their forthcoming album, with a video featuring eccentric dance moves by film star Cate Blanchett. What could be finer than that?
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Ron and Russell reflect on their extraordinary career
Song of the Day: No regrets? From the innovative, influential and prolific Mael brothers' latest studio album, Hippopotamus, a typically humorous, wistful look back at another icon, the great French singer, and how they reflect on their own lives
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From Franz Ferdinand's video of Dark of the Matinee
Song of the Day: With the Sparks and FFS connection from yesterday, not to mention the cinema reference, we turn the Glasgow band's humorous take on adolescent fame and disappointment
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Sparks' Ron and Russell Mael with Christi Haydon, looking suitably Hollywood
Song of the Day: The world needs some sensible advice, so let's seek it through the guiding light of this obscure Sparks song from 1994, where a Hollywood star might have some wisdom to impart
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