Eaten by the Monster of Love may be the most underrated pop song of all time from the most underrated band of all time. Can’t get enough of it, incredible performance here.

@bethanyjoan4254

4 ай бұрын

Totally agree, I'm obsessed in 2024 ❤

Dick: "Who is the older?" Ron: "You are." Awesomest burn in TV history!

@girlfromgermany

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that was a brilliant answer! XD

@danielemeytre4010

3 жыл бұрын

Everything is coming as an answer from Ron's mouth: "don't try to use these big words on us".

@dhurley8522

3 жыл бұрын

Ron was savage 😆 Dick Clark loved Sparks

@garysofko

Жыл бұрын

And DC just totally rolled with it. Props to the man for promoting a group he believed in.

@shannonhondo260

Жыл бұрын

Clark had a great sense of humor about it too which shows how secure he was with himself

If the internet was a thing in 1982, these guys would have been megastars

@douglundquist4260

3 жыл бұрын

They were superstars in Europe

@douglundquist4260

3 жыл бұрын

And i remember their song angst in my pants on the radio and when i saw valley girl ack in high school. I disovered eaten by the monster of love in valley girl a couple of years ago when i hadnt seen it since like 83-84 high school year i think, which in my opinion is by far the best song these guys did. The part in Valley Girl where the song plays, along with the intro to the movie song by is PERFECT EDITING..( most of the obscure songs in valley girl by Bonnie hays are some INCREDIBLE songs. ) .Great show. And finally I Predict I dont think I remember but im not sure is A great song also. Plus all thses off-the-wall songs in 70's. Great discovery by me.

@kyachdistent1301

Жыл бұрын

If means nothing. It couldn't be so it wasn't. And incidentally, no, as the internet is only there to make useless shitheads like Lily Allen, George Ezra, Adele & Beiber that.

"Who is the oldest?" "You are" *SHOTS FIRED*

God Ron Mael is a legend. Just the coolest guy on the stage and spent the first 20ish seconds of the song walking over slowly and starting to clap 😂

Dick Clark had Sparks on American Bandstand quite regularly. He was no dummy - Sparks was great TV!

Is this the most underrated band, ever?

@petrov8086

8 жыл бұрын

Exactly, but they aren't mainstream

@beattodeath

5 жыл бұрын

For forking sure. This guy was killing it. Mad dogging Dick Clark sporting the Charlie Chaplin/Oliver Hardy Stash, style points all Day, and the and sounded fierce.

@slyasleep

5 жыл бұрын

yes, they are.

@johnnyblitzkrieg8985

5 жыл бұрын

In top 10

@sebigrippen

4 жыл бұрын

Who was brought here by Valley Girl in 2019?

02:14 "They're gonna stop Saturday night, so you better have fun now, I predict!" In 2020 that really came true.

@bonniebickett4520

3 жыл бұрын

Cold beer and pretzels takes care of cancer!

@katkaplan3

3 жыл бұрын

Yep

@docdeens4030

3 жыл бұрын

only prophets have such well manicured moustaches

@apollozero

3 жыл бұрын

Only took 40 years.

@bethanyjoan4254

4 ай бұрын

So weird huh ?

i just saw these guys a few days ago live for the first time at the walt disney concert hall, i hope i get to see them live a million more times :) long live the brothers mael!!!!

@nedmerrill6228

2 күн бұрын

That was the jonas brothers.

Oh my God, I love Ron. That's an intro for the ages.

I gotta give Dick props for not glossing over the album title; I think he got a kick out of it. And to say he doesn't put much faith in Rolling Stone? That's pretty badass.

Ron's face in the audience is the best!!! LOL at it all the time!!!

Gotta give Clark credit, he was a good sport about the age joke.

@EdwinMontesinos

3 жыл бұрын

he was glad Ron pull that one up beatifully

These guys are absolute geniuses of music& theater!! Especially Ron!! Its like he already had an idea how the footage was going to look before it was shot and knew how FUCKING FUNNY this shit was gonna look!!! And they're both musical Masters their day of recognition has DEFINITELY come!! These dudes invented Meming and social media imagery long before it was ever dreamed up!! Sparks is such an incredible band!!! I hope you guys are still doing music well past turning 100!! Cuz to see these kats today you'd never think they're both in their 70's!!!?? They've got very youthful spirits and I can see that carrying them for many more years to come!! I wanna catch these guys in concert!!! Rock long and PROSPER Sparks!!!

@anthonyhitchman9789

2 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more. Incredible. Been following them for more than nearly 50 years mate. They are amazing. And so youthful in there 70s. Miss them when they are gone.!!!!!!

Two of the best Sparks songs , wish i was more aware of these two songs when they were originally released ❤😢

It's high time I listened to as much of their discography as possible.

Talent is an asset and Ron & Russell surely has it

@danielemeytre4010

3 жыл бұрын

Got the quote, sir. Brilliant and appropriate.

It was really cool seeing Dick Clark have fun with the guys. Really good video.

Classic song used in valley girl. The good ole days.80s

@gifthippy8670

3 жыл бұрын

It wasn't used in the original release, it was used only to replace one of songs when they released it for tv audience

@douglundquist4260

3 жыл бұрын

Thats how i sort of discovered this band , but i do remember the song angst in my pants, the monster of love is their best. Right where the put that song in the movie valley girl was perfect!

My memory must be playing with me. I could swear I remember them singing this on SNL in 1982.

@gahloot

4 жыл бұрын

Danny Deveto had them on as his guest. SLN blocks it, every time anyone post it. I believe they sand Angst in my Pants, and another.

@mitchellgang120

3 жыл бұрын

@@gahloot The other song was Mickey Mouse.

@TheLouise3626

Жыл бұрын

Maybe , Sparks became popular in 1974

Golden era! I wish this show in HD!

@lukebale8550

3 жыл бұрын

In my opinion, Ron is an excellent Actor with impeccable comic timing. Not everyone can be that quick

11 people are missing out on the brilliance that is SPARKS.

I envy these guys (especially Ron)... Being complete weirdos for five decades and getting paid/getting famous

@jim6820

2 жыл бұрын

Lol. Great gimmick on Ron’s part. Check it out live.

@ladistar

2 жыл бұрын

Bahahahahahaha so true

That is one great perfomer! No dancing, just hanging out playing a keyboard.

I give this song a 98 cuz I just could not control myself when I stood up and started dancing....

Nice gold jacket. It's kinda similar to the one Martin Fry of ABC wore. Hey, thats a good thing:)

@thingfish000

3 жыл бұрын

ABC, another terrific act

@garygrimmett7945

11 ай бұрын

Abc..sparks fans...lots of 80s bands are influenced by sparks end of

The way Russell is stroking the microphone *DEAD*

Oh that microphone 😂😂😂😂😂...I can't!!

Hill air I us! Great to see how spontaneous and witty the guys are.

Ron has such a beautiful smile.

Thanks for collating such a great Sparks collection of rarities

They're a great band!

i had this record (a fairly large acrylic, wax or in the "super old days"- shellac disk that required a special player with a needle and tone arm to decode the processed signals LOL)...I remember when my dad first saw the album cover (with the two dudes...one in a wedding dress)..he straight up audibled "WTF?" i dont remember much else from the conversation LOL ahhh to be the son of a USMC MP..

badASS 80's

4:26 Who is the older ?? Hahhaha love it !! Love this vid thanks 4 sharing !!

That album cover. Pmsl. I love these guys.

I have never seen this Sparks footage before. Really enjoyed it. I went to a couple of their gigs where they did a great version of No 1 song in Heaven.

Sparks e muito bom e excelente.Sparks is very good and is excellent.I like your's Sparks,thank your's music intelligent.

The 2nd time I saw Sparks. So fun. This was on American Bandstand. :)

Talent is an asset you've got to understand it!!

@daniellehall9679

3 жыл бұрын

Talent is an asset...for me to poop on!

@garysofko

Жыл бұрын

Can we talk about Russell's voice? He goes from falsetto to bass to tenor. Able to adapt to all genres, pop rock punk. Amazing instrument. Plus his genuine buoyant friendly open personality. And smart!

@nedtruly33

Жыл бұрын

@@garysofko THEIR THE BEST BAND EVER !

Great. Thank you.

Kick Ass! L.A.’s Own

Very catchy songs. should have been big hits in the UK.

@annabackman3028

4 жыл бұрын

All over the world!!

Ron Is creepy cool.

did he say 1976? Wow older than I thought. eaten by the monster flashback to valley girl.

@douglundquist4260

3 жыл бұрын

And 1972-73

@randybrown3221

2 жыл бұрын

They actually recorded an album in 1969, produced by Todd Rundgren. But at that time the band's name was Half Nelson, I believe.

Just love Ron.

I remember this song on a 1982 K-Tel records Compilation

@raserx63

5 жыл бұрын

Daniel Smathers Yes! I still have the cassette ...Depeche Mode -“Dreaming of Me”.... Kim Wilde “Kids in America”... wore that thing out.

Amazing for live! lol

Bless you for posting this. I think/talk about this clip CONSTANTLY.

Amazing.

didnt i see this at disneyland? yes i did, long fn time ago..

YOU ARE. oh snap!!

1:12 love the dude with the blonde hair in the back!

@danbeer5121

3 жыл бұрын

David Kendrick, drums for Devo, Sparks & Gleaning Spires

I've Always Like The Way Ronald Looked Uninterested In What He Was Doing While Preforming ... Killer 👍🏽

Dick: "This is going to be your year" He was right, just 39 years too early ...

oh ty for postin this gem i laugh so hard

Just got eaten by the monster of love :(

Mr gahloot, it is you I Salute...!

1982! The year I graduated, and I never heard of these guys until the mid 80s! Lol..I was into Michael Jackson, Cheap Trick, Hall and Oates, Pat Benatar lol.. then new wave, alternative rock starting playing more on MTV, and I was hooked! Now MTV keeps playing that Ridiculousness show over and over or some movie with music. What's the point of MTV still being on? The first time I saw MTV was in '81, Huey Lewis and the News was on.. I thought that's the strangest name for a music group! Lol.

Valley Girl soundtrack

These guys were awesome, why didn’t they get big ?

@jontallon73

2 жыл бұрын

Are awesome and they are huge for their demographic

I was there by the way.

Valley Girl

Ron acts as eccentric as he looks

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

look at that mfing outfit dude has on....damn i miss being a kid

I looked to long at that guy's gold suit and I was temporarily blinded. Hey now!

haha that was great

“COLD BEER AND PRETZELS TAKES CARE OF CANCER!” :D

@dariowestern

3 жыл бұрын

Homer Simpson's certainly not gonna die of it then.

@kstar982

2 жыл бұрын

I'm always quoting this, only other Sparks heads know what I'm on about.. highly relevant in the last 18 months, Trump would probs have confirmed this theory 🦠

Valley girl

This is Dick Clark was so cool.

"In the pants region!"

genius performance, the green suit rules.

🤩🤩🤩🤩

💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

My first rock concert (rock? anyway...)

I'm pretty sure Those Annoying Post Brothers were named after them.

Rare footage of Talking Heads before they were Talking Heads

I had to laugh when dick asked who was older of the brothers and Ron said you were haha lmfao

:D

Skip>>>>Wild

What's the point of miming? You can tell it's mimed since it's identical to the track itself

There from California. But they reminded me of a polish or Netherlands band certainly not American

This band scares the shit out of me. So creepy.

Haha- S-U-P-E-R ! ! !

the songs is good, but damn.. what are they doing on the stage??

@shelby8364

3 жыл бұрын

performing

I played in a band in Calgary and one of the other bands had a guy (guitarist and backup singer) whose facial expressions made people watch him. Kind of interesting, but added nothing to the music. Here it works somewhat.

That golden suit is really the worst but the guys are both so cute and funny.....

@thewordlove4316

6 жыл бұрын

Lucky 2016: the suits are the best - all of 'em!!!

@annabackman3028

5 жыл бұрын

I don't know if there's an expression in English, but in Swedish we've got "allt klär en skönhet" = anything becomes a beauty. I don't know... But anyway 😉😉😉😂 Oh Russell... 💕In this case a victim of the eighties.

They're not from England.

Man, people couldn't dance for shit in the 80's. By how times have changed. 😄

@Eleventhearlofmars

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, now they’re 💯 % worse shite.

@SuperBoomshack

4 жыл бұрын

In 2020, most people can't dance so i don't know wtf you are saying

@BluCrystals

4 жыл бұрын

@@SuperBoomshack You mean YOU can't dance mister WTF. So ONLY speak for yourself.

@shelby8364

3 жыл бұрын

TikTok dances don't count

um... i'm pretty sure they are playing along with a track. the vocals, the drum playing (doesn't hit the cymbals very hard and when he does he chokes it) and the sound of the drums that cannot be reproduced on a percussion set (7:34 and 7:36), and the fade out. this is totally not live and I think Ron does not like it...

@ViejoLK

5 жыл бұрын

No shit Sherlock

@devincarson5693

4 жыл бұрын

and every band that ever played on AB

@SuperBoomshack

4 жыл бұрын

Wow genius, every band on that show lip synched

There has not been a decade where Ron or RUSSELL have looked bad. Ugh!

Where is Mickey Mouse??

Lip sync :(

Weird.

Stop saing Ron looks like Hitler >:[

@dariowestern

3 жыл бұрын

When his moustache was trimmed real small, his Jewish friends would never call. So he cut it into a Ronald Colman shape the following year.

@garysofko

Жыл бұрын

Chaplin. Not Hitler. Chaplin

Sparks are good and I like their music but these two songs are like b sides 🤔

Valley Girl brought me here. WTF is up with Hitler on keyboard?

@jackaction7077

4 жыл бұрын

Actually he's doing Charlie Chaplin but he gets Hitler alot😂😂

@garysofko

Жыл бұрын

Charlie Chaplin NOT Hitler

@garysofko

Жыл бұрын

Chaplin. Not Hitler. Chaplin.

How can someone get away with a Hitler moustache?

@garysofko

Жыл бұрын

Chaplin NOT Hitler

The lip syncing is HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!