Elle est l'interprète d'un tube au Canada en 1993, "Let's go to the mall", et fut une experience visiblement troublante pour celle ci.
Robin Sparkles est LA chanteuse canadienne. A son actif, un seul album, paru en 1993, épuisé depuis des années. Espérons que Make It Sparkle! sera un jour rééditer, en attendant on peut tout de même écouter son single Let's Go To The Mall et sa non moins merveilleuse B-side Sandcastles In The Sand. Mieux, on peut voir les clips de ces deux titres. Kitsch serait un euphémisme, donc je dirai qu'ils sont simplement merveilleux, intenses, poignants. Tous deux dans un registre différent, Robin Sparkles réussit avec brio à varier son style avec cette facilité déconcertante qu'ont toutes les grandes stars internationales -ou pas. D'ailleurs, un sublime T-shirt de son immense tournée Sparkles Mall Tour de 93 est en vente jusqu'à fin Mai sur Glarkware. Qui plus est, elle est actrice, on peut la voir chaque semaine dans l'hilarante série How I Met Your Mother. On peut donc dire que c'est une artiste complète.
Paroles de Let's go to the mall:
Let's go to the mall, everybody!
Come on Jessica, come on Tori,
Let's go to the mall, you won't be sorry
Put on your jelly bracelets
And your cool graffiti coat
At the mall, having fun is what it's all aboot
I haven't done my homework yet (That's OK!)
And you know how my parents get (Whatever!)
Let's go to the mall today
There's this boy I like
Met him at the food court
He's got hair like Gretzky
And he does jumps on his skateboard
I hope he asks me out
Takes me to my favorite spot
It'll be just him and me
(But don't forget the robot)
Dad says I'm too young to date (Lame!)
But baby, I don't want to wait (Let's do it!)
That's OK, I'm going to rock your body anyway
I'm going to rock your body 'til Canada Day
Everybody come and play
Throw every last care away
Let's go to the mall today
I went to the mall with a couple of friends
I had a whole week's allowance to spend
I want hoop earrings and a Benetton shirt
We came here to shop and we came here to flirt
I turned around and who should I see
Prime Minister Brian Mulroney
He said, "Young lady, I don't approve."
So I had to get down and bust a crazy move
Hit it Fred, come on
Let's go to the mall
Let's go to the mall, everybody!
Everybody come and play
Throw every last care away
Let's go to the mall today
Everybody loves the mall!
Everybody come and play (Yeah!)
Throw every last care away (I love my hoop earrings!)
Let's go to the mall today