Sparks (aka
Ron and
Russell Mael) are set to release a lyric book,
In The Words of Sparks...Selected Lyrics, which includes lyrics to 75 of their songs. Though the full listing of songs
hasn't been revealed it's a pretty good bet that one of the songs included will be "Lighten Up Morrissey," considering
Morrissey himself penned the "substantial" intro to the 200 page lyric book, which drops August 31st. Moz, of course, is a pretty huge fan of the Mael brothers - he included "Arts and Crafts Spectacular" on his
2003 compilation Under The Influence; in 2006 the Mael brothers remixed "Suedehead" (reissued last year as a picture disc for Record Store Day), and he even used Sparks' song "Lighten Up Morrissey" as the intro music on part of his 2009 tour.
In The Words Of Sparks...Selected Lyrics is available to pre-order now through
Amazon.
Meanwhile, Sparks announce details for their North American tour on July 15th.
The Revenge Of Two Hands One Mouth Tour will include only 11 dates and will kick off in late October.
