Music That You Can Dance is a show dedicated to the wondrous band that is Sparks. Each episode explores a song from Ron and Russell Mael&#39;s extensive catalogue, in (roughly) chronological order.

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Uh... something about evolution? Photosynthesis? Bacteria? Paramecia? Tachyons? Wait, wrong kind of technobabble. Who knows, today we&#39;re talking about Biology 2

#009. Biology 2

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This time, we discuss one of the rare 100% genuine, heartfelt Sparks love songs, and consider the importance of balancing irony and cynicism with sincere emotion.

#008. Slowboat

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This week, we go on a journey down the ballet rabbit hole with Simple Ballet. Do I love it? Do I pan it? Is it likely to cause a rage? Find out for yourself!

#007. Simple Ballet

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This week on our fun, goofy podcast about a fun, goofy band, we talk about such fun, goofy topics as... funerals. Oh. Well, I guess this is as good a chance as any to try to put the fun in funeral, as we talk about Fletcher Honorama.

#006. Fletcher Honorama

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This time, we talk about opera, art, picket fences and the correct way to pronounce Vienna. It&#39;s High C!

#005. High C

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This time, who is Roger? What is Roger? Why is Roger? These are the important questions we seek to answer in today&#39;s episode (but not really), as we try to unravel this bizarre oddity of a song.

#004. Roger

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Hoo boy, this was an uncomfortable one to record. This time, we discuss the (intentional?) creepiness of Fa La Fa Lee and twisted love songs, and whether it goes too far to really succeed at its intended purpose.

#003. Fa La Fa Lee

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This time, we talk about bridging the gap between the Urban Renewal Project and Halfnelson, Sparks&#39; chart success in the US (or lack thereof), and whether Wonder Girl makes the perfect introduction to Sparks.

#002. Wonder Girl

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This time on Music That You Can Dance To, it&#39;s the first episode, and it&#39;s... technically not a Sparks song! We talk about Computer Girl, the Urban Renewal Project, and the idea of the &#34;twisted love song.&#34;Monte Mallin&#39;s Interview with Ronna Frank:http://montesnewblog.blogspot.com/2014/06/sparks-drummer-project-7-ronna-frank.htmlXavier Lorente-Darracq&#39;s page on the Urban Renewal Project:http://graphikdesigns.free.fr/urban-renewal-project.html

#001. Computer Girl

Music That You Can Dance is a show dedicated to the wondrous band that is Sparks. Each episode explores a song from Ron and Russell Mael's extensive catalogue, in (roughly) chronological order.

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