1983 Songs: Cool Places
By Four Walls
@FourWalls (86661)
United States
June 3, 2023 11:12am CST
Wow, it’s Crusade for Children weekend! That used to mean not going anywhere because every fire department had roadblocks at every red light to collect money. Now? Give online. I’ll write about that later. For the time being, you need to sing along with another song that’s now celebrating its 40th birthday.
Cool Places - Sparks and Jane Wiedlin
I don’t know if you saw this, but Jane Wiedlin celebrated her 65th birthday a couple of weeks ago by posting a “nude” (she was nude but you couldn’t see anything) photo of herself. Glad she’s got the body for that. (I’d be paid money to take down a similar photo. 
)
In addition to her work with the Go-Go’s she went over to the fun band Sparks and helped them out with this song. It turned out to be the biggest US hit in Sparks’ career.
By the time this came out Sparks had already been around for ten years. And yes, they’re still at it. They just released an album and are on a tour.
Ron (keyboards, the “stoic” one [who Paul McCartney impersonated in the “Coming Up” video]) and Russell (the vocalist) Mael have been making great music for half a century, and I hope they keep it up for many more years.
Cool Places
Written by Ron Mael and Russell Mael
Recorded by Sparks and Jane Wiedlin
From In Outer Space, 1983
Hey girl, need a light:
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In addition to her work with the Go-Go’s she went over to the fun band Sparks and helped them out with this song. It turned out to be the biggest US hit in Sparks’ career.
By the time this came out Sparks had already been around for ten years. And yes, they’re still at it. They just released an album and are on a tour.
Ron (keyboards, the “stoic” one [who Paul McCartney impersonated in the “Coming Up” video]) and Russell (the vocalist) Mael have been making great music for half a century, and I hope they keep it up for many more years.
Cool Places
Written by Ron Mael and Russell Mael
Recorded by Sparks and Jane Wiedlin
From In Outer Space, 1983
Hey girl, need a light:
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@FourWalls (86661)
• United States
3 Jun 23
Thanks for playing, come back tomorrow. Enjoy the pool, which is a cool place. 
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@FourWalls (86661)
• United States
7 Jun 23
@much2say — that’s a good start. They had a song on their 2008 album that’s called “Lighten Up, Morrissey.”
No word on how Morrissey enjoyed it.
No word on how Morrissey enjoyed it. 1 person likes this
@FourWalls (86661)
• United States
6 Jun 23
I don’t know HOW to describe Sparks, but I love them.
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@AmbiePam (120728)
• United States
3 Jun 23
@FourWalls I try not to look at them when I’m trapped at the light.
I try not to look at them when I’m trapped at the light.1 person likes this
@FourWalls (86661)
• United States
3 Jun 23
@AmbiePam — yes, that’s always a good time to look for that penny you dropped between the seats back in 2019….
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@FourWalls (86661)
• United States
6 Jun 23
Oh well. Guess I’m the only Sparks fan here. Well, that’s why they exist and other bands exist…different tastes!
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@RasmaSandra (97984)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
3 Jun 23
I know nothing about any of this and never heard it before
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@FourWalls (86661)
• United States
3 Jun 23
We’ll try again tomorrow. Like I told Lou, I was in a different music world in the 80s.
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@RasmaSandra (97984)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
4 Jun 23
@FourWalls and I was in a state of shock having finished university, having finished major partying, and thrown into my first serious job
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@FourWalls (86661)
• United States
4 Jun 23
A lot of these are so stereotypically 80s. This one, today’s song, and many yet to come.
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@LindaOHio (222303)
• United States
5 Jun 23
@FourWalls I like some of the 80s music.
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