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Catherine Wheel — Sparks Are Gonna Fly
Album: Wishville
Avg rating:
6.2

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Total ratings: 1077









Released: 2000
Length: 4:16
Plays (last 30 days): 2
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Recent years were unsung
I light 'em up
Burning my horoscope
Recent fears I've undone
I give 'em up
Sick of my bogus ghost
Rising up it reached my highest line
C'mon Daisy don't drown me this time

I'm living in fits can't get myself ripped
Don't make me no criminal
I'm easily moved, it don't leave me no room
Don't make me no criminal
Rising up it reached my highest line
I had bad ideas and ballast on my mind

Now the sparks are gonna fly
'cos I'm turned on again
Burning up the future
I'm taking off
I'm taking off

Recent fears about love
I string 'em up
These are my robust ropes
There'll be no more tears I'm unplugged
Let's live it up
Easy come easy go
Falling down gave me my highest line
So c'mon Daisy don't drown me this time

Now the sparks are gonna fly
'cos I'm turned on again
Burning up the future
I'm taking off
I'm taking off

Falling down I reached my highest line
I've got a good idea what breaks you makes you shine

Now the sparks are gonna fly
'cos I'm turned on again
Burning up the future
Now the sparks are gonna fly
'cos I'm turned on again
Turning on the boosters
I'm taking off
I'm taking off
(so c'mon Daisy don't drown me this time)
Comments (92)add comment
 Huey wrote:

Lovin' this. 9.




Definitivo!
Posted 2 weeks ago by johnfiva    [ Reply ]
6.2 says a lot about the people who are listening to RP these days.
Posted 2 weeks ago by johnfiva    [ Reply ]
 Tippster wrote:

There are so many better Catherine Wheel songs, IMHO. 



YES!  How about something....anything from the Adam & Eve LP!!
Posted 2 weeks ago by KPC1    [ Reply ]
There are so many better Catherine Wheel songs, IMHO. 
Posted 1 month ago by Tippster    [ Reply ]
Had to check-am I on the RP Rock mix? No cool main mix.  Cool song
Posted 2 months ago by extractofhuman    [ Reply ]
Posted 1 year ago by bwatson    [ Reply ]
GREAT TUNE!!  Wah Wah pedal delux!!
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Posted 4 years ago by bobrovmlb    [ Reply ]
I like it! ...and I also expect to hear this in a 'modern tango' on the next Dancing With The Stars.
Posted 6 years ago by dc_zee    [ Reply ]
Another first for me here at RP. This is pretty hot.  Perhaps this is why my desktop speakers seem to be exuding smoke. 


Posted 6 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
 olivertwist wrote:

In their dreams.

 
Indeed!
Posted 6 years ago by SeriousLee    [ Reply ]
YEAH, thumping beat and fuzzy guitar get ready to stomp around the house
 

Posted 6 years ago by LAwolf8    [ Reply ]
Not their best track by any means - there are several better ones on this album alone - but I‘m always excited to hear Catherine Wheel on RP.
Posted 7 years ago by Synth80s    [ Reply ]
 deepwoodskev wrote:
Very Collective Soul-ish.

 
I can hear that but I thought of a slightly pop-oriented Trent Reznor. But what do I know. 
Posted 7 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
 winotron wrote:

Uhm...  Not at all.

 
Disagree. Lead singers sound very alike. Similar music as well.
Posted 7 years ago by deepwoodskev    [ Reply ]
 Stingray wrote:


...and I thought I was alone!
With all this elderly whiners...

 
I'm an elderly whiner to some, but this I like.

PS Sometimes I miss the old Stingray..............but not often. 
Posted 7 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
Sparks are flying around here, baby!
Posted 11 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
Oh, hell yeah! Love these guys.
Posted 11 years ago by Sasha2001    [ Reply ]
Rolling along, great sound! Music I mean!
Posted 11 years ago by RedTruk    [ Reply ]
Everyone at the Head Bangers Ball is doing the waltz!  Never seen anything like it
1 
Posted 11 years ago by MirageRF    [ Reply ]
Volume way up...no torture for these ears..
Posted 11 years ago by Jazbo    [ Reply ]
verrrry interrrrresting
Posted 11 years ago by gillespp    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:
Well, you gotta love a band that names itself after an ancient torture-device (kinda like Steely Dan naming itself after a dildo in "Naked Lunch.")  This has a great beat, I can understand the lyrics, I can dance to it... Giving it a 7, with potential.  {#Dancingbanana}
 
Doing a little dance in your memory Cyn'!


Posted 11 years ago by jules44    [ Reply ]
 deepwoodskev wrote:
Very Collective Soul-ish.
 
Uhm...  Not at all.
Posted 11 years ago by winotron    [ Reply ]
Very Collective Soul-ish.
Posted 12 years ago by deepwoodskev    [ Reply ]
Surprisingly tedious.
Posted 12 years ago by aelfheld    [ Reply ]
We be dancing in our time share condo!  {#Dancingbanana}
Posted 12 years ago by steventylersqa    [ Reply ]
This is fun. Sparks flying here.
Posted 13 years ago by Dahlia_Gumbo    [ Reply ]
Wow, where'd this come from... ah... I see, the year 2000 — my milleneium blackout. This kinda... ...really... ROCKS! {#Dancingbanana_2}
Posted 13 years ago by SpamNRice    [ Reply ]
 Stingray wrote:


...and I thought I was alone!
With all this elderly whiners...
 
Lovin' this. 9.


Posted 13 years ago by Huey    [ Reply ]
 Shesdifferent wrote:
Woo Hoo, some serious Rock N' Roll on RP....More More.......{#Jump}
 

...and I thought I was alone!
With all this elderly whiners...
Posted 13 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
You've got my attention Ms. Catherine Wheel. First listen = 8.
Posted 13 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]
Woo Hoo, some serious Rock N' Roll on RP....More More.......{#Jump}
Posted 13 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
Living Things
Posted 13 years ago by motorichi    [ Reply ]
YES - this is for me!
THIS IS....."IT"...!

"LIVE" a revolution!!!
PS
Not "THE THE" and I can go to sleep happily!


Posted 13 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
Well, you gotta love a band that names itself after an ancient torture-device (kinda like Steely Dan naming itself after a dildo in "Naked Lunch.")  This has a great beat, I can understand the lyrics, I can dance to it... Giving it a 7, with potential.  {#Dancingbanana}
Posted 14 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
Has just a bit of energy ya' think?
Posted 14 years ago by Bad_Art    [ Reply ]
Look, I'm a HUGE Catherine Wheel and Rob Dickinson fan, but this is not one of their better songs or albums.  I saw them twice on this, their swan song tour and they still had the goods live.  Anything on 'Adam & Eve' beats this by a mile.  Still, I can't remember the last time I heard Catherine Wheel on the radio, so...
Posted 14 years ago by Synth80s    [ Reply ]
This is another "good pair of headphones required" songs.
Posted 14 years ago by Byronape    [ Reply ]
 ploba wrote:
like very long nails on a chalkboard
 

Posted 14 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
like very long nails on a chalkboard
Posted 15 years ago by ploba    [ Reply ]
{#Bananajam}This song rocks!!
Posted 15 years ago by salide    [ Reply ]
Damn with those opening chords I thought we were getting some Slipknot.....
Posted 15 years ago by EssexTex    [ Reply ]
 kaz wrote:
Anyone know if they took their name from the early 80s David Byrne album?
 
They both took the name from a medieval torture device, also known as a "breaking wheel".  There is also a firework with the same name, from which "sparks do fly" when lit.


Posted 15 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
And they did fly! Where's the extinguisher!?
Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
bang bang bang bang.......bang bang bang....refrain
Posted 15 years ago by Kdubba    [ Reply ]
Moved up from 8 to a 9. F* ROCKIN'!!
Posted 15 years ago by tnt_thomas    [ Reply ]
 surreal1221 wrote:
Perhaps I'll need to hear this many more times. . .but in my 5 years of listening to RP, this is the first song that has caused me to actually hit the stop button until I see a new song pop up.

I hope it gets better after repeated listens.
 
Almost guaranteed.

Posted 15 years ago by fuh2    [ Reply ]
 rawaccess wrote:
yikes
let's get this mediocre song off rotation!
  
Get the Wheel off rotation? Youre kidding right?
Posted 15 years ago by fuh2    [ Reply ]
yikes
let's get this mediocre song off rotation!
Posted 15 years ago by rawaccess    [ Reply ]
Boring.
Posted 16 years ago by prettypunk    [ Reply ]
...coolness...
Posted 16 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
Perhaps I'll need to hear this many more times. . .but in my 5 years of listening to RP, this is the first song that has caused me to actually hit the stop button until I see a new song pop up.

I hope it gets better after repeated listens.
Posted 16 years ago by surreal1221    [ Reply ]
CafeRacer wrote:
I meet friends at a local pub called Smitty's on Sunday night. Half price pizza and 2-3 Murphy's Stouts. I've just come home and this absolutely ROCKS!. Love it!
Uh..are you saying you've just come home from Sunday nite?
Posted 16 years ago by thubeav    [ Reply ]
Wow! That sure blew the cobwebs away! Sparks flew alright. 9 from the Nottingham jury.
Posted 16 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
I meet friends at a local pub called Smitty's on Sunday night. Half price pizza and 2-3 Murphy's Stouts. I've just come home and this absolutely ROCKS!. Love it!
Posted 16 years ago by CafeRacer    [ Reply ]
Great! another awesome song by these guys is "Black Metallic" Shoegaze Lives
Posted 16 years ago by big_gare    [ Reply ]
Shesdifferent wrote:
Truly an overlooked band
Not really that overlooked. This song rocks, but the rest of the album not so much.
Posted 17 years ago by zap969    [ Reply ]
Anyone know if they took their name from the early 80s David Byrne album?
Posted 17 years ago by kaz    [ Reply ]
Holy Smokes. Wowing my ears!
Posted 17 years ago by tnt_thomas    [ Reply ]
Truly an overlooked band
Posted 17 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
Posted 17 years ago by ginniet    [ Reply ]
I don't understand all the deep anger and resentment here. I dig it.
Posted 17 years ago by Wizzuvvoz    [ Reply ]
can we paly music please :oops: :oops:
Posted 19 years ago by jerseygirl    [ Reply ]
Adam wrote:
ugh, normally this wouldn't be too bad--but not first thing on a sunday morning.
If you think it's bad on a Sunday morning, try listening to it on a Monday morning....
Posted 19 years ago by SuperWeh    [ Reply ]
feel like i just took a hit of nitrous 8O
Posted 19 years ago by lovetractor24    [ Reply ]
Inane. Totally inane. Oh... Gag. :-& Ga-gag.
Posted 19 years ago by PeaceInIraq    [ Reply ]
i like this band.
Posted 19 years ago by miamizsun    [ Reply ]
Hannio wrote:
Got a good beat. Y' can dance to it.
Yea, that image just isn't happening for me. Maybe some rapid nodding.
Posted 19 years ago by Skippy    [ Reply ]
Sweet 8)
Posted 20 years ago by fitz368    [ Reply ]
AAAACK! STOP!
Posted 20 years ago by ArbiterOfGoodTaste    [ Reply ]
8) One of the few albums I don't have of them, sounds great...
Posted 20 years ago by R_P    [ Reply ]
good one. i'd love to spin fire to this song.
Posted 20 years ago by PattonFever    [ Reply ]
ghrup1 wrote:
May I suggest "Mad Dog" from this album. It's by far the best track.
Agreed. Whenvever I introduce one of my friends to The Catherine Wheel, I always play Mad Dog; I have yet to find someone that doesn't fall in love with that song.
Posted 20 years ago by Woland    [ Reply ]
Got a good beat. Y' can dance to it.
Posted 20 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
Man!!! I got to say what I've heard of Catherine Wheel here I really like!!
Posted 20 years ago by ladyj    [ Reply ]
Adam wrote:
ugh, normally this wouldn't be too bad--but not first thing on a sunday morning.
It's already Monday night in England and this sounds cool!
Posted 20 years ago by rulebritannia    [ Reply ]
More please!!! :-({|=
Posted 20 years ago by btc9183    [ Reply ]
more Catherine Wheel, please...
Posted 20 years ago by toppermustard    [ Reply ]
ugh, normally this wouldn't be too bad--but not first thing on a sunday morning.
Posted 20 years ago by Adam    [ Reply ]
very nice. and just in time to make me think that RP isnt 90's-phobic. :D (oh wait - it was released in 2000. nevermind)
Posted 21 years ago by Platypus    [ Reply ]
Typesbad wrote:
Nice to know that the Wah Wah pedal business is still going well.
and this song rocks!
Posted 21 years ago by ladyj    [ Reply ]
The instrumentation sounds like bad Soundgarden leftovers.
Posted 21 years ago by redeyespy    [ Reply ]
Nice to know that the Wah Wah pedal business is still going well.
Posted 21 years ago by Typesbad    [ Reply ]
This is a great album opener, but there are Catherine Wheel tracks which are much better. What about \"Lifeline\", or \"Way down\", or just about anything off \"Chrome\"?
Posted 21 years ago by adib    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by anemptysky: Well-- it is Catherine Wheel and I think they do have a place on RP....
look.. Kermit & Crew are here singing about Rainbows ... if THAT fits.. just about ANYTHING fits.. :D
Posted 21 years ago by TreborG2    [ Reply ]
I can envision myself quietly going mad to this song. :p
Posted 22 years ago by MylenerHead    [ Reply ]