Sparks

Released: October 25, 1976

Songwriter: Ron Mael

Producer: Rupert Holmes

Just like everything else in this world
Time wreaks havoc on every girl
What do you do, what do you do, what do you do?

Throw her away and get a new one

If you've got a girl with elegant taste
It's only a matter of time
Bowling or root beer or taking the train
A girl in her decline

Throw her away and get a new one
Throw her away and get a new one
Throw her away and get a new one, a new one

Just like everything else in this world
Changes come to the strongest of girls
What do you do, what do you do, what do you do?

Throw her away and get a new one

Now may we present, she's the top of
The line a 1959
In top notch shape, but it's always the same
It's only a matter of time

Throw her away and get a new one
Throw her away and get a new one
Throw her away and get a new one, a new one

If you've got a girl, better look at her waist
If you've got a girl, better check out her face
Or maybe it's only a change in your taste

Throw her away and get a new one
Throw her away and get a new one
Throw her away and get a new one, a new one

Sparks are an American pop band formed in Los Angeles in 1972 by brothers Ron and Russell Mael, renamed from Halfnelson, formed in 1968. Known for their quirky approach to songwriting, Sparks' music is often accompanied by intelligent, sophisticated, and acerbic lyrics, and an idiosyncratic, theatrical stage presence, typified in the contrast between Russell’s animated, hyperactive front-man antics and Ron’s deadpan scowling. They are also noted for Russell Mael’s falsetto voice and Ron Mael’s keyboard playing style.

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