Mark is influenced by various artists. His first moment of clarity, musically, was when a friend played him 'House of the Rising Sun' by The Animals. Mark was hooked because it was louder than a dirt bike. When he was young he was mostly into bluegrass and country, and artists such as George Jones, Johnny Cash, The Stanley Brothers. Later on he got into punk rock, notably the Sex Pistols, Led Zeppelin, and The Damned. However when forming Sparklehorse it was Mark's intention to make a kind of pop equivalent to Tom Wait's 'Swordfishtrombone.'
"It's a Wonderful Life"
by Clement Beauvais and Manolo Andrade Gorab; DOP Matt Weston; Editing Nadine "The Editor"
SPARKLEHORSE EPK (PART II)
"North Carolina Bureau Of Tourism Film" (Directed by Scott Minor)
ABOUT BANNERABOUT
Once upon a crumbly cake, the morning spiked with dew
Migrainee woodsman fixed the brace into his tarheel shoe
He said goodbye to Charlie, now unfit to sit or shake
Dhound all fat with venom from atimber rattlesnake
He tried to make a break that day, sad woodsman on a dare
But vexed! instead he found himself hosting quite a bear
Stupid, slow and overfed this woolly one was not
Our hero knew not half the tricks his caller had forgot
The bear blew snuffling cross the porch, scratching down the wall
And clawing at the baseboards where the meeker beings crawl
Let me in you silly man, Ive waited far too long
Its time to taste your body now, Im weary of your song
For five long years Ive listened, most contented Ill admit
But just this morning I awoke and had enough of it
I think its time I ate you, and that queer dog Charlie, too
Youre useless--its been ages since you sang me something new
He made the bear a promise, to shine up something big
Brewed in Murder, lust and loss and all that shit you dig
Ill just filly fetch the others, collect em all back here
It wont be long til theres a tale or 12 for you to hear
If I falter you can eat them, spit their bones across the bog
Just leave this busted woodsman and his bloated, snakebit dog
Quite intriguing thunk the bear, but wary just the same
(His mother taught him not to smoke & never trust the lame)
So tell me sorry woodsman, is that Sophie lass around?
I think she sounds delicious, so savory pound for pound
Ill say, spake the woodsman, and Ill bring the miner, too
Hes a stringy bastard, but could be nice in stew
And so many tasty others I could scare up for yr stores
If youll let me just get on with it, attending to my chores
So mountaintop to tarbox to a Scottish chapel dank
Upon a haunted desktop with a dangermouse he drank
With a Christian and his johnny hot, he toiled in the know
And smarted near the altar between weatherhead & beau
In Bristol town with Adrian they gave that bear what for
Spanking on the steely strings with bristles from a boar
Then to the static they returned, to satisfy the beast
To rescue Sweet Teresa from the devils of the east
Just then his fucking brace gave out, hard wear begat this fall
And so the famished, fetid bear began to eat them all
you guys are so awesome! I've been waking up to your music for the past month and it's been one of the best months ever. I breath in good morning spider
I have put some new songs up...they are all very different to match my schizophrenic musical thoughts. Hope you like them. If you do, if you don't let me know...I like to be kept informed.
You guys are great. It reminds me of when i lived in N.C. You were my soundtrack...Also the Daniel Johnston stuff was really great..You guys need to do more of that...Daniel would love it........me too!
