Sparks - Now That I Own The BBC Lyrics






What was I thinking, what was I thinking
What was I thinking, what could I have been thinking
It's going one time, it's going two times
Sold to the gent who wears the stunned expression

As I took it off their hands
A five pound note was changing hands
As I took it off their hands
I had plans, I had plans

[CHORUS:]
Now that I own the BBC
What am I supposed to do with this thing
Now that I own the BBC
What am I supposed to make of this thing

All this power, all this glory
All these DJs and all these lorries
What was I thinking, what was I thinking
What was I thinking, what could I have been thinking

Hey Rupert Murdoch, help me out
I'm flying blind, I'm flying blind
You know the way to lay things out
For the refined and unrefined

[CHORUS]

Hey Ted Turner, help me out
I'm flying blind, I'm flying blind
You know the way to work things out
To colorize and still feel fine

[CHORUS]

Make of it what you will, make of it what you will
Make of it what you will, make of it what you will

Should we go brighter, should we go lighter
Should we go whiter, go left or righter
What was I thinking, what was I thinking
I wasn't drinking, what could I have been thinking

[CHORUS]

Make of it what you will, make of it what you will
Make of it what you will, make of it what you will

[CHORUS]





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  1. J.... f....

    BBC... Shower of shithouses.

  2. m.... k....

    Die Songs MY WAY und BBC hauen die ganze PetShopBoys Scheisse in den Sand. Die können eh NUR Kopieren

  3. S.... C....

    Now that you own the bbc,sell it!

  4. E.... K....

    Damm it finaly find this old song after 20 years 🥳🥳🥳🥳

  5. 0.... ....

    how the fuck wasn't this super popular, oh wait, reality. oops

  6. P.... T....

    This Song is the 3rd Single from the Sparks Album Gratuitous Sax and Senseless Violins, The Ship in this Video Looks like Titanic. Only with the Name BBC. The Song Now that i own the BBC was Released in Autumn 1995. Greetings from Germany!

  7. A.... H....

    Don't know if anyone else feels the same as I but I seriously think sparks should be put in the same category as Elo as an out there band doin there own thing superbly well and no-one covering. Because they can't.

  8. L.... ....

    Where can I find this version? The one on ITunes has a worse sound quality.

  9. R.... 2....

    Я помню когда первый раз её услышал и мне не понравилась эта песня, а сейчас думаю:
    Почему она мне не нравилась , ведь песня очень крутая .

  10. R.... R....

    two brothers

  11. R.... R....

    Wonderful song

  12. �.... �....

    То чувство когда ты увидел это в детстве и думал "Он что, правда хозяин BBC? И даже снял клип по этому поводу?"

  13. J.... B....

    Hello sailor!

  14. J.... D....

    Tell the truth on BBC news for a change, that's what I'd make them do.

  15. J.... B....

    All the nice girls love a sailor x

  16. �.... �....

    Охуенно! просто нет слов!

  17. R.... A....

    Russell and Ron being ardent anglophiles will hopefully make the US sit up and take notice.......

  18. R.... A....

    Catchy hit. Was it released in 1995????

    R.... A....

    November 1994.

  19. D.... M....

    The second best song by Sparks. Best is "When I Get to Sing My Way".

  20. M.... G....

    Answer: burn it and save us from tv license lol

  21. D.... m....

    Going to see them LIVE... I hope they play list,, THANK YOU FOR THE MEMORIES<<

  22. D.... m....

    do my comments get deleted lol,,

  23. C.... G....

    i have the single :)= . nobody of my bunch of friends liked it! really not one,just me

  24. D.... m....

    MAKE OF IT WHAT>>>>>.....

  25. J.... Y....

    This is a great song with a FABULOUS singer

  26. D.... m....

    No wonder these guys are still going.... STRONG

  27. D.... m....

    I say Again,, MAKK...

  28. s.... d....

    If I owned the BBC, I would make five changes.
    1. Axe Blue Peter.
    2. Axe Eastenders.
    3. Axe Top Gear.
    4. Bring back the Closedown.
    and 5. Play this track in my honour.

    s.... d....

    So, destroy the BBC?

    s.... d....

    i think you will that Jimmy Savile already did that...

  29. M.... i....

    как всегда - шикарно..что тут еще говорить)

  30. D.... m....

    Make Of It What You Will,,,, Fire at WILL!!!! x

  31. D.... m....

    PS The Petshop Boys Dont Have A look In,,,,x

  32. D.... m....

    Do You Think they Knew Something??? Sparks Are The Best,, x SO GOOD>>>>> X

  33. A.... Q....

    Ахуенная песня! Искал её лет 20!

    A.... Q....

    Ja tozhe. videl na MTV v 1990x

    A.... Q....

    И на питерском шестом канале крутили.

    A.... Q....

    Тоже лет 20 в голове играла)

    A.... Q....

    Тоже долго найти не мог:)

    A.... Q....

    Последний раз я его на музтв в 1997 видел ! Не бейте детей, что бы они вас не спрашивали !

  34. L.... ....

    Absolutely fantastic song though!! :-)

  35. L.... ....

    Wonder what the ACTUAL BBC thought of this when they saw this???

    L.... ....

    They hated it and didn't play it

    L.... ....

    Their loss

  36. R.... T....

    Old...but cool :)

  37. J.... V....

    one hit wonder are this band. WHEN DO I GOT TO SING MY WAY.

    J.... V....

    When I'm with you was a massive no1 in France they have had 10 big hit songs in the UK including a Number 2 song check it out yourself if you want facts

    J.... V....

    Why would you call Sparks one hit wonders ? I'm guessing you're not very old but all the more reason to be savvy with the Internet and Wikipedia ....and the other obvious question ....what's big hits got to do with it anyway ? ..and since when were big hits and quality music automatically considered to be the same thing ? Most of the best music of any decade is rarely a list of top ten records...sorry to state the obvious but Sparks have been a brilliant band for over 40 years.

    J.... V....

    i only know and remebe my way. i am 27.

    J.... V....

    'When do I Get to Sing My Way' was a minor hit but a great track, you were only 7 years old when it was released, that's really impressive that it registered with you...if you're curious check out ' This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us ' .....' Amateur Hour' .......' The Number One Song in Heaven ' ....these sounds were way ahead of their time and genius

    J.... V....

    you must be lonely,,, love you tho,,,

  38. L.... ....

    What was I thinking?

    L.... ....

    what am I suppose to do with this thing?

    L.... ....

    Make of it what you will....

  39. G.... ....

    BBC = Big Black Cock? ;-)

    G.... ....

    Thats actually what the song is about, most sparks songs are sexual innuendo.

  40. z.... o....

    Can the BBC be privatized? If so, I'd like to see what the next owner does with it.

  41. K.... W....

    Trochę niedoceniona piosenka...A szkoda bo jest super....

  42. j.... ....

    And just one of thankfully MANY Sparks rebirths!

  43. G.... I....

    Eh.. just a thought... If I were Britain since britain is the one who owns it right? .. so why not have the public vote on who manages the bbc each year... gongress get also one guy in and a single random selection of volunteering persons to be one of the three who manage sailing that ship each time... blah bleh. dunno.. maybe.

  44. N.... G....

    I bet this is the song Rafa Benitez ears when he is making Real Madrid's tactics

  45. J.... T....

    2:07 młody Kobuszewski

  46. W.... G....

    nobody on this planet can't resist to wiggle and bob your head to this beat. classic SPARKS

  47. S.... ....

    I can imagine that the British elite plays this song at their parties.

    S.... ....

    Is that a German joke?

    S.... ....

    Lol... fail.

  48. G.... ....

    Sparks more relevant than ever- really hope they do this live with FFS

  49. V.... H....

    The Pet Shop Boys look so different here

    V.... H....

    who's Pet Shop Boys?

    V.... H....

    British Synthpop dance group.

    V.... H....

    Oh dear me Victor, you need to know what your talking about before you post. That's rule no 1.

    V.... H....

    How come so many people with no sense of irony and humor even bother to look through comments to a Sparks video?? 😖
    😉😂😂😂

    V.... H....

    Anna Yea...it’s hilarious

  50. M.... ....

    Awesome song!

  51. B.... B....

    I'm glad that Ron Mael did away with that ridiculous Charlie Chaplin mustache.

    B.... B....

    Bat Bowling agree to disagree

  52. �.... �....

    Ура вспомнила как группа называется

  53. V.... ....

    Excellent song , actually better then excellent and the video brilliant !
    PLAY ALL THEIR SONGS LOUD !!!!

  54. d.... ....

    я искал его 20 лет

    d.... ....

    +dima29061982 Точно так же))

    d.... ....

    у нас в ярославле на городском телеканале видел пару раз ни группы не знал ни названия песни а на майл ру ответы подсказали

    d.... ....

    То же самое хотел написать, коллега подсказал, 20 лет мучительных поисков

    d.... ....

    @Tim Kubb надо так делать :название песни всегда почти в припеве, я таким способом нашёл не одну любимую песню, названием группы.

    d.... ....

    Ja tozhe. 25 let.

  55. X.... Q....

    imagine owning the BBC and all their 78 shellac records a dream...superbe SPARKS

  56. i.... p....

    Good song still sounds like classic Sparks

  57. j.... m....

    so good..... . U know it...x

  58. S.... M....

    !!!  Good Band  !!!  Nostalgia  !!!

  59. P.... ....

    Great song. Shame that it's the Bitter Together mob that own the BBC these days.

  60. G.... I....



    I´m an alphamale 32 this year.. not a big big.. but still a big one and very good though i say so myself  :)..  I discovered them like two years ago from an ex cop in a sobriety house downtown Reykjavik and i fell in "musiclove" with these there then Sparks, or was it these two genius brothers (knew nothing of them and thought it was a lady (though deep one as such) singing but it was a crazy dude wqith exellent humour and his awesome bro .. and others probably who helped makes this awesomeness a possibility, Is it all sparks? :)) we´ll never know.

    Sparks-Propaganda [Full Album] 1974
    Will not turn my back on mom or my Earth :) unless im going for a travel, then its not even figuratively (or i could just have a rotating cockpit if you wanna get technical on interpretation and lawyer it up with not a shred of intelligence :)
    I´m an "all eater" on music,, but it has to be good. so here´s some.
    Thanks (i take it back, . there are shreds, but.. and with them the stuff is stronger. yes, ok theyre col too, but only science is as usleless as only whatever you call the force ) :) hehe ty sparks !! awesome stuff you made

    G.... I....

    You found the best
    . Listen to the words of this song.....

    G.... I....

    Are you a shemale lover?☺What the fuck!

    G.... I....

    In all the possible ways to answer this.. (which I should not do so honestly cause its a stupid question and deserves a stupid mocking answer.. instead i said to you..) have no Idea why I use this one.. It turn out I had a confirmation of a negative report from my sexy brain when offered large sum of cash to sleep with one such just the other day ;) But If I were I´d be like hell yeah! but I´m a guy who loves women :)
    maybe I read but the few first lines of what I said there... I am not atm able to. listening to an audiobook read by simon jones atm called The Salmon of doubt, very.. rocked.. you could say atm ehm....
    . I respectfully admitted that I could only roll one way and I diffused the situation by annihilating any trace of horny from the person harassing me by starting being very universal gumbo like so often.. just talk and talk and talk about the universe and what its made f andwhat is possible and stuff.. u know when nothing intelligent or fun or even interesting is going on.. >) then I gave a hug to my friend and sucked the rest of his stuff and started again to .. word missing... pending.. Word describing one getting equalized by ones effort of uneffort and relaxation and getting to the positive inside in a way..again.. after for example beeing goofed into taking in a rock hard round thing. brown .. mean looking.. big acidmethheroinblender (i never buy this kinda shi). I am a patient man I believe but it was tested that night rather hard.. indeed I aggree with what I have heard about that object in circulation since then.. (probably not circulating anymore. . all finished lol_) that it draws in front the worst of you// its a dang >P well atleast I once again confirm that I am playing for the win for the children in any shape or form probably in any dimension but I mostly focus on the very not solid enrgey ball we are on.and call The Earth (in english *(Jordin´´Jörðin in another language)) indeed I am totally good in bed though.. I have been said to be the best ,, cant say >) .

    G.... I....

    @James McLaren .. Dude Cool name" ... 

    Still singking into the depths of theyre genius... atm for example I listen again t tis song... :)

    G.... I....

    Singking (best applied to sitiation of eppreciation and describing the in depth enjoyment and understanding and shit one gets from diving into genius :)accidentally invented by me so anyone can use this phrase any time cause I own it now.. what ever anyone says.

  61. G.... M....

    The bros done good at The Union Chapel! Brilliant! You know what they say, there is no Sparks without Fire!

  62. p.... ....

    The remix by Motiv8 is better...check it out

  63. M.... ....

    Now that I own the BBC...What am I supposed to do with all these Paedo's

  64. G.... M....

    Me too! I think they are better now that they are producing their own material but still highly underrated

  65. f.... ....

    Mama Mia! Ronald must have had an extra spicy
    Mr. Brain's moment just before 2:25.
    Real men like women with Brains.

  66. b.... ....

    Love love love it.

  67. j.... ....

    Vintage SPARKS!

  68. f.... c....

    wowowo!

  69. S.... M....

    ТОР люблю спаркс ТОР

  70. E.... H....

    BBC stands for big black cock

  71. S.... J....

    I have always thought this song is about finding a "gift" within :)

  72. r.... r....

    them i like. easy listening .!

  73. J.... S....

    I wish I could whistle like Ron Mael.

  74. V.... ....

    This is a totally brilliant song and especially now with the the BBC facing a massive crisis should be re-released ...great for remixing but the video is stand alone storming !
    Cannot get this tune outa my head cause is qualiteeee !!!!

  75. G.... ....

    thats coz its a motiv8 remix.... who also remix PSB's!

  76. T.... O....

    No! Pop songs?- Bohemian Rhapsody. But, You really have 2 no about music 2 understand. But, Sparks? Gotta be 'No1 song in Heaven'.

  77. T.... O....

    Not bad. Certainly not my fave Sparks hit!

  78. T.... ....

    Quality! Love it!!! ;-)

  79. T.... ....

    One of the best tunes ever made.

  80. g.... ....

    If I would own the BBC I'd broadcast this song non-stop.

  81. e.... ....

    @TheLisa272 Genau, mein Freund!

  82. L.... W....

    I'd like this dedicated to Captain Schettino!

  83. n.... ....

    Back to 90's, huh? I really miss those times.

  84. n.... ....

    love ya dudes... :)

  85. j.... ....

    The album was worth waiting for - since '89!

  86. J.... W....

    @EuphoricDan
    and they don't know how to use the Internet in Pittsburgh is that what you are telling me? LOL

  87. E.... ....

    @johncrwarner

    lol I live in Pittsburgh... I have no idea.

  88. J.... W....

    @EuphoricDan
    Isn't the IT Crowd a Channel 4 production?

  89. H.... ....

    In the mid of the 70's Russel sung he bought the Mississippi River (of course that don't include the towns or the ppl 'round the Mississippi'!) :D Well, it seems BBC is in his hands as well... Wot a rich guy! :DD

    H.... ....

    Also planning on buying The Amazon, The Mississippi needed a friend! O M G! I love these guys 💖 💖
    I never figured out how to "ship" The Mississippi west... It seems... wrong, somehow. Ship the river in a ship or river the ship in.... 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

  90. 0.... ....

    I wasn't drinkin what could I have been thinkin

  91. E.... ....

    First step:
    Replace Matt Smith as The Doctor

    Second step:
    New season of "The IT Crowd".

  92. M.... M....

    they don't play this in the USA. thanx for ht eupload, i love it!:)

  93. p.... ....

    Hey Ted Turner help me out !

  94. m.... j....

    All Sparks songs are enticingly strange. They are so cool imo.

  95. W.... M....

    1 person had other plans for the BBC

  96. d.... ....

    I bought CD1 and CD2 of this song.

  97. M.... ....

    very nice music.. :)

  98. L.... B....

    i was searching for this song for 3 years.
    FINALLY

  99. f.... ....

    @spacyfreak what's so bad about them, apart from not being remembered by the general public other than "This Town", "Beat The Clock", and "Amateur Hour"?

  100. M.... ....

    @spacyfreak my tribble,s your tribble