Proto-Punk, New Wave, Synth Pop의 시발점에서 가장 왕성하게 활동했던 LA출신의 아메리칸 록그룹 Sparks의 74년도 앨범 [Propaganda]! 그룹 결성 1970년에 이미 New Wave풍의 음악을 시작했다는 점에서 그리고 이들이 영국그룹이 아니라는 점 또한 무척이나 특히 할 만한 사항이다. 현재의 뉴웨이브와 영국의 모던록에 지대한 영향을 끼쳤으며 Franz Ferdinand, Andrew W.K.등이 이들을 칭송해오고 있다. 보컬리스트 Ron Mael과 키보드와 작곡을 담당하고 있는 Russell Mael를 중심으로 당시 미국록계에선 상상할 수 없는 스타일을 구사했다. 마치 퀸스타일을 연상케하는 "Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth"와 "Something for the Girl With Everything" 그리고 뉴웨이브 스타일이 강한 "B.C."와 "Thanks But No Thanks"가 인상적이며 영국싱글반에 수록되었던 "Alabamy Right"와 "Marry Me"가 모두 포함되어있다. .... ....
"Hello soldier boy," oh boy, she's spewing out her propaganda, propaganda Might makes right, though you are wrong, you're right to fight her propaganda, propaganda, propaganda
"Come to our side," she does say "Come on over," she does say Well I don't need more Competition for Her affection You should fight on Fight on Over there
At home, at work, at play I know you're unavailable from dusk to dawn Or if you were available you'd bring along A lot of what could only be a hindrance to me I ain't a glutton for a lot of sweaty company You gotta catch her while she's still at home You gotta catch her while she's still at work You gotta catch her while she's still at play The only way is at home, work, or play
Time really flies when it ain't that much time You better shave half your face at a time And brush the front of your teeth, leave the rest And be with her when she's not with the rest Stop, there's gotta be a million girls like her, though I can't think of one So you catch her while she's still at home And you catch her while she's still at work And you catch her while she's still at play
Don't let her calendar be any cause to pout There is a bit of time when there are few about I'm gonna skirt the issue of her popularity And just avail myself of all the time that she is free You gotta catch her while she's still at home You gotta catch her while she's still at work You gotta catch her while she's still at play Cause half the day she's at home, work or play
And time is fleeing the scene of the crime The act of passing out wrinkles and lines To every person regardless of race To every person regardless of face Stop, there's gotta be a million girls like her though I can't think of one So at home she says you butler well And at work she says you're typing well And at play she says you caddie well
Stop, There's gotta be a million girls like her though I can't think of one So you catch her while she's still at home And you catch her while she's still at work And you catch her while she's still at play
I'm gonna love you under incandescent light I'm gonna love you under fluorescent light The glaring sun above should not inhibit us at all I'm very glad to know that your libido never palls
Stop, she's unique, especially at home Where you're butler, maid, and often cook And at work together juggling books Or at play between the tennis sets Or at play before she's placed her bet Or at play while she's still slightly wet Or at play while she is dripping wet
I'm on guard again but unprepared to fend for myself in a battle You wont tell me why the shrubbery moves Or why there always has to be subterfusion You wont even say "at ease" After waging a costly siege When a potentate ain't so potent in his state he summons help fast Unilaterally I withdraw What was peace is now a grand coup d'etat The Purple Heart for valour please And no heart for you Denise Reinforcements, reinforcements I could use a strong rear guard Reinforcements, reinforcements First the left flank, then the right I'd sooner work the PX tonight
Spoken: You intercept my S.O.S in order that no news of my distress will ever reach the homefront and about my camouflage, well, it didn't work on you ... in fact most things they tell recruits never seem to do
Raise my rank if I should last another night so tortuous Reinforcements, reinforcements I don't want a tete-a-tete Reinforcements, reinforcements Let's reach accord, and ink a pact Then, please dismiss your regiment
My name's Aaron Hers is Betty Our boy is a Charlie, so the neighbors sing "hooray for ABC" ABC forever, each endeavour that I do, I do to keep together A+B+C
BC, Betty, Betty, get back here BC, Charlie, Charlie, get back here You're conveniently forgetting our little wedding So much for our ABC Say hello to instability
Everyone we know is shifting to, is shifting fro, with the exception of we 3, we're ABC Aaron, Betty, Charlie, here today and here tomorrow, I can hear them sing "Here, here" for ABC BC, Betty, Betty, get back here BC, Charlie, Charlie, get back here Three was never crowded, our little house did house three handsomely BC, Betty, Betty, get back here BC, Charlie, Charlie, get back here You're conveniently forgetting our little wedding, our honeymoon beside the sea
You just cannot believe in ABC If you can't believe in ABC, you can't believe, you can't believe, you can't believe, you can't believe Rumours spread like tumours, too too fast and too too true Oh, Betty, Charlie, Betty, Charlie don't you leave BC, that takes care of ABC BC, that takes care of ABC Once the fixture of the ages, the Yellow Pages start with baby's needs BC, back to swinging in the trees BC, back to crawling on my knees Aaron's here without a Betty without a Charlie So much for our ABC So much for our stability So much for our stability So much for our A+B+C
Just keep right on walking Just keep right on walking
Don't dilly-dally, come right home I don't see why I must go home When in the streets the niceties Come pouring out and over me Its three o'clock and here they come So many that my eyes are numb Familiar faces each and all But I've been ordered not to stall Thanks but no thanks, anyway I know that you're all OK, but My orders come from high above me About a foot or two above me
The merry band of "How are you's"
In tweedy suits and pointy shoes They offer me a ride in style And something sweet to make me smile I hate to hurt their feelings so But I'm supposed to tell them no My parents say the world is cruel I think that they prefer it cruel Thanks but no thanks, anyway I know that you're all OK, but My orders come from high above me About a foot or two above me Just keep right on walking Just keep right on walking Just keep right on walking Just keep right on walking
Thanks but no thanks, anyway I know that you're all OK, but My orders come from high above me About a foot or two above me Thanks but no thanks anyway Thanks but no thanks anyway Thanks but no thanks anyway, anyway, anyway
The Exodus is on The impetus is gone Nobody's having fun How about another drink Or maybe just a snack The rest will be here soon Here, let me take your mac I know its started slow There's still no need to go
Don't leave me alone with her Every home is Rome alone with her And if you all go, who'll say no to her Don't leave me alone with her Don't my sweat and shaking register Cause if you all go, who'll say no to her
You look at her and say, "She looks OK to me" I look at her and say, "She looks OK to me" The reason's very clear You're watching her with me
Don't leave me alone with her Every home is Rome alone with her And if you all go, who'll say no to her
Unwitting chaperons, how come you cannot see Unwitting chaperons, how come you cannot see A Hitler wearing heels A soft Simon Legree A Hun with honey skin De Sade who makes good tea Don't leave me here to be Don't leave me here to be?
When she's on her best behaviour Don't be tempted by her favours Never turn your back on Mother Earth
Towns are hurled from A to B By hands that looked so smooth to me Never turn your back on Mother Earth
Grasp at straws that don't want grasping Gaze at clouds that come down crashing Never turn your back on Mother Earth
Three days and two nights away from my friends Amen to anything that brings a quick return To my friends To my friends
Never turn your back on Mother Earth
I'll admit I was unfaithful But from now on I'll be more faithful Never turn your back on Mother Never turn your back on Mother Never turn your back on Mother Earth
See, the writing's on the wall You bought the girl a wall Complete with matching ball-point pen You can breathe another day Secure in knowing she won't break you (yet)
Something for the girl with everything Have another sweet my dear Don't try to talk my dear Your tiny little mouth is full Here's a flavour you ain't tried You shouldn't try to talk, your mouth is full
Something for the girl with everything Three wise men are here Three wise men are here Bearing gifts to aid amnesia She knows everything She knows everything She knew you way back when you weren't yourself
Here's a really pretty car I hope it takes you far I hope it takes you fast and far Wow, the engine's really loud Nobody's gonna hear a thing you say
Something for the girl with everything Three wise men are here Three wise men are here Where should they leave these imported gimmicks Leave them anywhere Anywhere Make sure that there's a clear path to the door
Something for the girl with everything Something for the girl with everything Something for the girl with everything Something for the girl with everything Three wise men are here Three wise men are here Three wise men are here Three wise men are here
Here's a partridge in a tree, A gardener for the tree Complete with ornithologist Careful, careful with that crate You wouldn't want to dent Sinatra, no
Something for the girl who has got everything, Yes everything Hey, come out and say hello Before our friends all go But say no more than just hello Ah, the little girl is shy You see of late she's been quite speechless, very speechless She's got everything
Who knows what the winds gonna bring when the invalids sing "La la's" with a powerful sting that'll stop any opera or any Bing Sing, spread the news across the land All winners will be also-rans Achoo - one size fits everyone Achoo - one breath, the deed has been done
Grey hair and a dash and a flair give your doctor an air I'm hurt, but the choice that you made is an obvious one for a girl who needs care I do hope that he makes you well Say, is there any cure for Hell, Achoo - one size fits everyone Achoo - one breath, the deed has been done Sing, Ile de France and everywhere You can't ignore that sort of air Achoo - one size fits everyone Achoo - one breath, the deed has been done
So, open wide, open wide and say, open wide and say goodbye, you'll be OK
Achoo - he's gonna whisk you away Achoo - he's gonna make you OK
You got a cigar, here's a couple more because the offspring Are springing through swinging doors into a world of "Ain't he cute, he looks a lot like his father" and
Here comes another Of that proof that I'm not just a vegetable, the little Proof that I'm more than a mineral, the little Proof that I'm just like the next guy, whoever he may be
Who don't like kids, who don't like kids Crawl, walk, running around Living proof that I'm really sound They'll ensure I'm always around
And your bit and my bit'll do their dance to body rumblings And tumblings and rote romance and all the while I'm thinking, deeply thinking, hey what's it gonna be Sod or celebrity
(Boy or girl) (Boy or girl) Oh well its off to work And so long baby, kiss 'em goodbye for me
Who don't like kids, who don't like kids Crawl, walk, running around Living proof that I'm really sound They'll ensure I'm always around There's more in the wings shall we bring them on or Shall we just sit and talk 'til the early morning and Recite sweet nothings (sweet, sweet nothings) In everybody's ear
Clouds forming on the gospel sky, trouble is about to brew on us It didn't matter that we tried, they can only take a few of us The fins and the paws and hooves and feet
Saunter up the gangway The randomest sampling is complete God, could there be some way That I could wear a hood or by the way I stood Sneak aboard with you Imitate, Imitate, Imitate, Imitate, they still know its you
Bon voyage, bon voyage, bon voyage, peace be with all of you I wish that I, I wish that I, were one of you
Tears falling on the sloping sand, they're about to leave and we will stay All governed by the rules of chance, they're about to leave and we will stay Goodbye to my lucky friends and foes, glad that we could know you Everyone sends their last hello, I wish that we could join you Two of you Two of them Two of those Two of them Safety for the few Two of you Two of them Two of those Two of them They will start anew
Bon voyage, bon voyage, bon voyage peace be with all of you I wish that I, I wish that I, I wish that I?
Bickering, Dickering, Bickering, Dickering, Everything that moves Bickering, Dickering, Bickering, Dickering, Final, futile moves Bon voyage, bon voyage, bon voyage, peace be with all of you I wish that I, I wish that I, I wish that I?
<Someone to bring me out Someone to let me in Someone, someone... And all the eager-beaver men come macho way their blues They place themselves in place of me and face to face with you And each pretend, you're loving him but that's not very true Cause you're not acting, nor am I though I could use some proof Marry me, marry me, what's the story Though a thousend hungry people try to crash our story But no one in this darkened world Need ever know but I know Marry me A happily-ever-after does that seem to much to ask? With trees and tots and stucco walls and fountains in the back And lawns that you or I can mow and neighbours who will chat About important issues and the state of this 'n that Marry me, marry me... Someone to bring me out Someone to let me in Someone to bring me joy Somebody near me Somebody near me Somebody nearly me The purple mountains majesty above the fruited plain Is peeling off the wall of Lucky Miramar Motel Marry me, marry me... Someone to bring me out... Marry me...>