Mojo Magazine: Franz/Sparks

The January 2005 issue of UK’s Mojo Magazine reports the following: [b]”Sparks Of Pleasure” [/b] [i]Franz Ferdinand get props from the Maels then get an invite to Buckingham Palace.[/i] After their punch-up in Paris in November, Franz Ferdinand have ended an astounding year by being courted by Sparks and the British Royal Family. Having met Sparks socially in Los Angeles in the summer, Ron and Russell Mael presented them with a specially-composed song. “We’re really big fans of Sparks so it was a real great experience to meet them,” commented Alex Kapranos suggestively. “Obviously it would be a real honour to get a chance to work with them at some point in the future. ” It was also reported that the collaborative song will appear on a Franz Ferdinand-assembled Sparks best-of to be released next year on the Domino label.