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* There's a reason "This Town Ain't Big Enough for the Both of Us" was so popular and is still their best known song. Its album ''Kimono My House'' is also one of the band's finest overall, effectively combining GlamRock with various disparate influences altogether into its individual songs. The next two followups (''Propaganda'' and ''Indiscreet'')are equally good.

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* There's a reason "This Town Ain't Big Enough for the Both of Us" was so popular and is still their best known song. Its album ''Kimono My House'' is also one of the band's finest overall, effectively combining GlamRock with various disparate influences altogether into its individual songs. The next two followups (''Propaganda'' and ''Indiscreet'')are ''Indiscreet'') are equally good.
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* There's a reason "This Town Ain't Big Enough for the Both of Us" was so popular and is still their best known song. Its album ''Kimono My House'' is also one of the band's finest overall, effectively combining GlamRock with various disparate influences altogether into its individual songs. The next two followups are equally good.

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* There's a reason "This Town Ain't Big Enough for the Both of Us" was so popular and is still their best known song. Its album ''Kimono My House'' is also one of the band's finest overall, effectively combining GlamRock with various disparate influences altogether into its individual songs. The next two followups are (''Propaganda'' and ''Indiscreet'')are equally good.
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* "Take Me for a Ride" rivals "Dick Around" and "As I Sit Down to Play the Organ at the Notre Dame Cathedral" as arguably the most epic Sparks song.

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* "Take Me for a Ride" rivals "Dick Around" and "As I Sit Down to Play the Organ at the Notre Dame Cathedral" as arguably the most epic Sparks song.song.
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* "Music That You Can Dance To," a brilliant and no-nonsense dance track so self-aware it drew the ire of their British label at the time, and was prominently featured in a dance scene in the cult film ''Film/{{RAD}}''.

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* "Music That You Can Dance To," a brilliant and no-nonsense dance track so self-aware it drew the ire of their British label at the time, and was prominently featured in a dance scene in the cult film ''Film/{{RAD}}''.''Film/{{RAD}}''.
* "Take Me for a Ride" rivals "Dick Around" and "As I Sit Down to Play the Organ at the Notre Dame Cathedral" as arguably the most epic Sparks song.
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* "Life with the Macbeths", a duet with trained opera singer Rebecca Sjowell, which closes ''Hippopotamus'' on a dramatic note.

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* "Life with the Macbeths", a duet with trained opera singer Rebecca Sjowell, which closes ''Hippopotamus'' on a dramatic note.note.
* "Music That You Can Dance To," a brilliant and no-nonsense dance track so self-aware it drew the ire of their British label at the time, and was prominently featured in a dance scene in the cult film ''Film/{{RAD}}''.
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* ''Hello Young Lovers'' is a marvellous blend of the ''Lil' Beethoven'' sound with the heavy guitars and drumming of their 70s' output, and is the closest thing the duo have done to making full-blown ProgressiveRock.

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* ''Hello Young Lovers'' is a marvellous blend of the ''Lil' Beethoven'' sound with the heavy guitars and drumming of their 70s' output, and is the closest thing the duo have done to making full-blown ProgressiveRock.ProgressiveRock.
* "Life with the Macbeths", a duet with trained opera singer Rebecca Sjowell, which closes ''Hippopotamus'' on a dramatic note.
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* ''Hello Young Lovers'' is a marvellous blend of the chamber pop style of ''Lil' Beethoven'' with the heavy guitars and drumming of their 70s' output, and is the closest thing the duo have done to making full-blown ProgressiveRock.

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* ''Hello Young Lovers'' is a marvellous blend of the chamber pop style of ''Lil' Beethoven'' sound with the heavy guitars and drumming of their 70s' output, and is the closest thing the duo have done to making full-blown ProgressiveRock.
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* ''Hello Young Lovers'' is a marvellous blend of the chamber pop style of ''Lil' Beethoven'' with the heavy guitars & drumming of their 70s' output, and is the closest thing the duo have done to making full-blown ProgressiveRock.

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* ''Hello Young Lovers'' is a marvellous blend of the chamber pop style of ''Lil' Beethoven'' with the heavy guitars & and drumming of their 70s' output, and is the closest thing the duo have done to making full-blown ProgressiveRock.
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* ''Hello Young Lovers'' is a marvellous blend of the chamber pop style of ''Lil' Beethoven'' with the hard rock of their 70s' output, and is the closest thing the duo have done to making full-blown ProgressiveRock.

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* ''Hello Young Lovers'' is a marvellous blend of the chamber pop style of ''Lil' Beethoven'' with the hard rock heavy guitars & drumming of their 70s' output, and is the closest thing the duo have done to making full-blown ProgressiveRock.
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* ''Lil' Beethoven'' is a magnificent {{Deconstruction}} of the Pop music format. It's so awesome that [[Music/LilBeethoven it's received its own trope page]].

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* ''Lil' Beethoven'' is a magnificent {{Deconstruction}} of the Pop music format. It's so awesome that [[Music/LilBeethoven it's received its own trope page]].page]].
* ''Hello Young Lovers'' is a marvellous blend of the chamber pop style of ''Lil' Beethoven'' with the hard rock of their 70s' output, and is the closest thing the duo have done to making full-blown ProgressiveRock.

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* There's a reason "This Town Ain't Big Enough for the Both of Us" was so popular and is still their best known song.
** Its album ''Kimono My House'' is also one of the band's finest overall, effectively combining GlamRock with various disparate influences altogether into its individual songs. The next two followups are equally good.
* ''No. 1 in Heaven'' managed to combine the best of the band's humor, cleverness, and gravitas with Music/GiorgioMoroder's signature Synth-Disco sound, making another one of the band's best and most fully-realized records.
** You could make a pretty good argument that all of their 70s output was their best.

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* There's a reason "This Town Ain't Big Enough for the Both of Us" was so popular and is still their best known song.
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song. Its album ''Kimono My House'' is also one of the band's finest overall, effectively combining GlamRock with various disparate influences altogether into its individual songs. The next two followups are equally good.
* ''No. 1 in Heaven'' managed to combine the best of the band's humor, cleverness, and gravitas with Music/GiorgioMoroder's signature Synth-Disco sound, making another one of the band's best and most fully-realized records.
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records. You could make a pretty good argument that all of their 70s output was their best.
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* ''Lil' Beethoven'' is a magnificent {{Deconstruction}} of the Pop music format. It's so awesome that [[Music/LilBeethoven it's received its' own trope page]].

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* ''Lil' Beethoven'' is a magnificent {{Deconstruction}} of the Pop music format. It's so awesome that [[Music/LilBeethoven it's received its' its own trope page]].
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* ''Lil' Beethoven'' is a magnificent {{Deconstruction}} of the Pop music format. It's so awesome that [[Music/LilBeethoven it's received it's own Trope Page]].

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* ''Lil' Beethoven'' is a magnificent {{Deconstruction}} of the Pop music format. It's so awesome that [[Music/LilBeethoven it's received it's its' own Trope Page]].trope page]].
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* ''Lil' Beethoven'' is a magnificent {{Deconstruction}} of the Pop music format.

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* ''Lil' Beethoven'' is a magnificent {{Deconstruction}} of the Pop music format. It's so awesome that [[Music/LilBeethoven it's received it's own Trope Page]].
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* Its album ''Kimono My House'' is also one of the band's finest overall, effectively combining GlamRock with various disparate influences altogether into its individual songs. The next two followups are equally good.

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* There's a reason "This Town Ain't Big Enough for the Both of Us" was so popular and is still their best known song.
* Its album ''Kimono My House'' is also one of the band's finest overall, effectively combining GlamRock with various disparate influences altogether into its individual songs. The next two followups are equally good.
* ''No. 1 in Heaven'' managed to combine the best of the band's humor, cleverness, and gravitas with Music/GiorgioMoroder's signature Synth-Disco sound, making another one of the band's best and most fully-realized records.
** You could make a pretty good argument that all of their 70s output was their best.
* ''Gratuitous Sax and Senseless Violins'' was a stellar Dance, HouseMusic-influenced comeback from the stagnant SynthPop music the band had put out the previous decade. "When Do I Get to Sing 'My Way'" is one of the band's best dance singles.
* ''Lil' Beethoven'' is a magnificent {{Deconstruction}} of the Pop music format.

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