Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins

by Sparks

Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins cover art

After a lengthy hiatus, the Mael brothers re-emerged by completely embracing the pulsating, synthesized rhythms of European club culture. Characterized by incredibly catchy melodies, deadpan falsetto, and sharp satirical wit, the album demonstrated the duo's remarkable ability to reinvent themselves seamlessly within contemporary dance-pop frameworks.

Genres

  • Synthpop
  • Dance-Pop

Tracklist

  1. Gratuitous Sax
  2. When Do I Get to Sing "My Way"
  3. (When I Kiss You) I Hear Charlie Parker Playing
  4. Frankly, Scarlett, I Don't Give a Damn
  5. I Thought I Told You to Wait in the Car
  6. Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil
  7. Now That I Own the BBC
  8. Tsui Hark
  9. The Ghost of Liberace
  10. Let's Go Surfing
  11. Senseless Violins
  12. National Crime Awareness Week - Complete Psycho
  13. When Do I Get to Sing "My Way" - The Grid Radio Edit
  14. (When I Kiss You) I Hear Charlie Parker Playing - Bernard Butler's Fashionable World of Fashion Mix
  15. Now That I Own the BBC - Live Acoustic Version, Simon Mayo Show
  16. When Do I Get to Sing "My Way" - Vince Clarke Remix
  17. She's an Anchorman
  18. Little Drummer Boy
  19. Beat the Clock - Live in Concert
  20. National Crime Awareness Week - 13 Minutes in Heaven
  21. When Do I Get to Sing "My Way" - Sticks & Stones Remix
  22. (When I Kiss You) I Hear Charlie Parker Playing - The Beatmasters' Full-Blown Dub
  23. Now That I Own the BBC - Motiv 8 Extended Vocal Mix
  24. When Do I Get to Sing "My Way" - Pro-Gress Mix
  25. National Crime Awareness Week - The Janet Leigh Mix
  26. Where Did I Leave My Halo?
  27. She's Beautiful (So What)
  28. Mid-Atlantic
  29. The Farmer's Daughter
  30. This Angry Young Man (Ain't Angry No More)
  31. Bob Hope
  32. She's an Anchorman - Demo
  33. Love Can Conquer All
  34. That's What I Call Paradise
  35. This Angry Young Man (Ain't Angry No More) - Ron Vocal Version
  36. Mid-Atlantic - Ron Vocal Version
  37. That's Entertainment - feat. Les Bohem
  38. Katherine Hepburn - feat. Christi Haydon
  39. Titanic - feat. Christi Haydon
  40. Othello - feat. Christi Haydon
  41. Holiday - feat. Christi Haydon
  42. Boris the Spider - feat. Christi Haydon