Sparks - Check Out Time 11AM Lyrics

It's irrational how much I like this song

Sparks really should have sold about a squillion albums in their 50 year career but if the truth be told they are a much better band for not doing so or selling out.......Absolute legends both & one of the greatest acts in history!

Great title

Can someone explain the UK connection? I know they played there back in the day, but now?

They gained popularity in the 70’s in England, not popular in US. In 2015 did album with Scottish band Franz Ferdinand. That’s when I reconnected with them.

What I care about and what I think about it, only fun, brilliant, and excellent - Sparks-FBE! Cuz ppl don't know!!!!

OK I don't even know, now, but lets care more!!!!

Should have been on the Hippopotamus LP instead of Giddy Giddy.

Not instead of. I love 'Giddy, giddy', makes me smile 😁
But I would have loved this one on the album too.

love them

These Sparks is good

I'm so grateful that Edgar Wright introduced me to this band. They, quite literally, rock.

I'm gonna be honest, the only reason I know about this band is because of Edgar Wright, but I'm glad I found out about them!

I became aware of Sparks about two years ago, when a random guy on Facebook sent me a link to "Dick Around". I spent the rest of that night checking out more of their stuff. They are truly brilliant!

I can sing lady gaga's pokerface on that melody. Is it serious, doctor ?

I would say it is.

Superbe, le 10.06.18 Mojo Club Hamburg.😊

What a great little song! It feels like a rare b-side single from the 80s... nearly 50 years later and the Maels are still producing some of their finest work! "Hippopotamus" never gets old... but neither does "Propaganda" or "Whomp That Sucker" ..."Woofer...

HEAVEN What a gig in Glasgow! Great playlist. Ron threw his, rather fine, Manzini tie into the audience - I'm now wearing it!!

Great music of news sparks ...

Can’t wait for Thursday 😀😀😀😀

Otroliga sparks dom levererar alltid

♫ ♥ ♫

Two sleep nights until Glasgow

I love what I hear🤩, but an essential part of Sparks's music is lyrics, and I unfortunately miss a lot here 🤔🤔🤔☹️. Can anyone help me🙏🤗? Guess I'm not the only one?

The lyrics are available if you look on the YouTube version of "check out time 11 am" from HiFi Delity with his answer on my question. He says: Frank Verbrugghe this is the only version......here are the lyrics.

Frank Verbrugghe 😍😍😍😍😍😁😁😁👍👍👍👍👍

THANK YOU!!!!!

Superb song! Densely layered and lush

Ok, after a hundred listens - this just gets better and better. Shout out to Lister's drumming ( Dinky would be impressed ).
Hope they do this live on the forthcoming tour - OMG only three sleep nights until Glasgow.

Really like this.

Love this tune. Another slice of scorching Sparks. This should be a number one if there was ever any justice in this world!! A video to go along with this release could be highly amusing as it conjures up all sorts of imaginations going on at the Hotel Check out......at 11am....Ron would make such a good concierge.....

Seeing them in Leeds on Wednesday. Hope I can make it as I have pneumonia and have been coughing blood! Typical!

Good luck Wendy - get well soon !

Get well soon! Very soon!
Get back to giddy! 😉🤗

Hope you get well soon Im seeing them Weds too need to shake this cold off.

Very nice song, a bit repetitive but catchy. Definitely a really inspired band.

Going to see them on Tuesday 22nd 05 18 in Glasgow,,, Can't wait

Going to see them at Leeds on Wednesday. Enjoy.

Saw them June 19, 2018, Cirkus, Stockholm, Sweden.
Brilliant 😍😍😍😍😍😍

Sounds good even w/a busted laptop speaker! Dear friend/former musical accomplice Matt turned me onto Sparks waaay back in 1980. Finally got to see them live for 1st time in S.F. on Hippo tour - now I love them all over again! Even my adult offspring was impressed.

The Mael brothers are on fire! Figuratively, of course. Unless they're really on fire, which I certainly hope isn't the case.

Rich Silverman, Haha 😂 of course!

Ever since my deejay friend played "Beat the Clock" in 1979, I have been a diehard Sparks fan. Ron and Russell continue to amaze!

I watched that at 12:12

Wow what more can I say.

Love this song! It's definitely going to be stuck in my head <3

This should be your cover art for the single rather than it being the Hippopotamus album cover on Spotify.

Not a bad song but heard this a few times and can kinda see why it didn't make the album. Personally I'd have preferred it to French director (the only song on hippopotamus I don't enjoy) but I guess that one had quite a different sound. Looking forward to my exotic creatures of the deep vinyl arriving later anyway. The album that got me into sparks when I was 17. What a brilliant band! :D

Charlie Brown For me it was Giddy Giddy. Not a bad song but sounded out of 1974

Dan Guyer hmm yeah I can see why people wouldn't be keen on that one read some reviews and people found it annoying but I quite like it :p

@D G, I love Giddy Giddy! Makes me smile the most gray and rainy day, whether it's the weather or life in general. 😁😁

...a newby...

@Robert Christian who? 🤔

Underrated band, keep it up guys :D

Great song! I've been a Sparks fan since 1974. Bring your tour to Toronto again soon! :)

Don't wear them out, Studmuffin! We saw them first!!! Wendy (UK).

Pop music for adults. Sparks is one of the greatest groups ever.

Not really a group, it's the Mael brothers and whoever they can coerce to play their incredible creations.

Whatever, they're the best! 💖

yup .. we are Bang on with euclids

Start off brilliant in 1969 and get better and better.... this track is awesome. What a privilege to have these guys write the soundtrack to my life. Four sleep nights until Glasgow!!!

You got that right. Thanks for sharing. I guess they are that good.

Why does Sparks keep getting better and better?!

Why? Don't analyze, just enjoy 😊😊😊💖

That intro with that pulsing sound made my head feel funny XD
This is so cool that you're uploading "rare-ish" stuff. Love Hippopotamus so much <3