I had never heard of Robin Sparkles, and after listening to as much of that as I could stand, I could have gone the rest of my life without ever hearing about her.
Thank you, Sue, for starting off my Canada Day with the taste of that in my mouth.
"Two beavers are better than one" - I'll leave that to the lesbians and straight men on the board to decide.
there was also a punk/angst ridden song that ruined her career (PS I love You) but I couldn't find a video (along with her stalking of Alan Thicke).
Re: Happy Canada Day!
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 1:46 pm
by Sue U
Scooter wrote:I had never heard of Robin Sparkles, and after listening to as much of that as I could stand, I could have gone the rest of my life without ever hearing about her.
Thank you, Sue, for starting off my Canada Day with the taste of that in my mouth.
"Two beavers are better than one" - I'll leave that to the lesbians and straight men on the board to decide.
What??? It's a sweet song about friendship!
And did you even try "Let's Go To The Mall"?????? (Which is AWESOME, by the way.)
I see BigRR is a Robin Sparkles fan, too! This is the song you were looking for:
I think it ruined Alanis Morisette's career as well.
Re: Happy Canada Day!
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 1:52 pm
by Big RR
Well she had tiffany in some of her videos, so what's not to like?
and if I recall correctly, Two Beavers was the theme song of a schlocky Canadian Sci Fi series that had limited play in the US
Re: Happy Canada Day!
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 4:25 pm
by rubato
More! We want more! Brava!
Who sez Leonard Cohen was the last great Canadian lyricist?
"Two beavers" is down in the groove, baby. Smmmmokin' hot licks! And "Let's go to the mall" really captures the joy and angst of being a teenager in the 21st century; that sweet loss of innocence when you make your first credit card purchase and learn that if you make the minimum payments each month you will be debt-free in 28 short years. Clearly a riff on Kafka's "metamorphosis"; transformation and change. You can see her evocation of hexapodality in the hand-waving.
yrs,
rubato
Re: Happy Canada Day!
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 4:39 pm
by Big RR
BTW Sue, thanks for the link.
Re: Happy Canada Day!
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 4:41 pm
by Lord Jim
I was not familiar with her, but I thought "The Mall" one was pretty funny...
Her imitation air-head style reminds me of Julie Brown...
Big RR wrote:Well she had tiffany in some of her videos, so what's not to like?
I could never forgive her for what she did to Tommy James. He didn't deserve that.
Re: Happy Canada Day!
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 5:23 pm
by Big RR
Yup, can't argue with that. But she thought they were alone. And at least it wasn't Crystal Blue Persuasion or Sweet Cherry Wine Indeed, it's not as bad as what Juice Newton did to Merilee rush around the same time.