This is actually the first song written by the band. Prior to this, the songs were written by their producers. The "fox on the run" is a groupie (fox) that followed (on the run) various bands around that the singer, Brian Connolly, had slept with early in his career. While they never say who, most think he is referring to Pamela Des Barres,a famous groupie in the late 60s early 70s known for sleeping with many many rock stars. When a band learned that Des Barres was there, she was immediately brought back stage because they knew what she was there for "You scream and everyone comes a-runnin...You talk about just every band. But the names you drop are second hand". Connolly ran into her again a few years later, and the years of doing drugs and sleeping with rock stars had taken a toll on her body "...the rest of you is out of place...you looked alright before". He's basically telling her, "You really just need to go hide because you look like shit".
This is the less-charitable version of the (more general) version I heard over the years, that it was just a song about groupies in general. (Kinda makes me wish I never heard the more-specific version!).
Waaaayyyy back in the day a fine looking female was referred to as a "fox" (foxy) and this song came out in that era. Great song, great band and you two are awesome for giving it a listen!
If you ever watch that funny TV show called That '70s Show from 1998-2006, with Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher and others. This is the kind of music you hear a lot on that show jaja. '70s glam rock, power pop music like this , Cheap Trick, Head East, Queen, etc. Cool song!
This was one of those rare `glam rock` bands from the 70's that just so happen to be really good musicians. They put out several bangers. Ballroom Blitz is probably their most famous, Love is Like Oxygen, Little Willie, this song and a few others. I was a big fan of their drummer, Mick Tucker. I love his aggressive style and for the time, he was one of the few that not only *had* a double bass, but used it.
Sweet Fa. Their best and heaviest song ever.incredible Drum and Bass work. Check out the footage on YT. This was my favorite band. When i was in my teens. I still play their records. Lots of great songs.
If I remember correctly, this was actually also the inspiration for - The Ramones. They wanted to sound like this, realized they couldn´t and instead did their own thing. :)
@@ssRocker-nn3tp Love Sweet FA! Big Sweet fan here, I read 2 books about Sweet. One was the autobiography written by Steve Priest "Are You Ready Steve?" Such a shame what happened to Brian.
Yes!!!. Great. This was one the very first British Glam Rock bands from the early 70's and this tune was relased in 1973. There is just one member left, the guitarrist and band leader Andy Scott. Lead singer, Brian Conolly, Bass guitar, Steve Priest and the drummer, one of the most underrated player, Mick Tucker. They`ve a live performance song, in the web, at the Rainbow theatre in London, December 1973, playing the powerfull "Hell Raiser". So don`t miss this one to catch the amazing live performing from this band. Take care, thanks for react to this timeless classic.
The Band with two faces. There 45s are Glam-/Pop Rock Hit Records. There Albums are strong Hard Rock Albums, were they never get enough credit for, because they are fantastic. But overall one of the Greats of the 70s.
A great 70’s glam rock band …. Sweet had a stack of hits, Teenage Rampage, Blockbuster, Love is like Oxygen, Peppermint Twist, …. This was a really big hit especially in Australia…. Another of my favourites … Action…. You should give that a Run…. Love … Sweet.
Little Willy was about a cat that used to hang out where they practiced, Fox on the run was about a groupie, and Ballroom Blitz was about a show they did, that turned into a brawl during the show. at least according to old interviews I read somewhere.
Next to Queen, Sweet was my all time 70's glam rock band! I wish you could see the video to this song! They had so many great songs....Little Willy, Wig Wam Bam, Action, Ballroom Blitz.... Brian Connelly was so cute, but lost his life to addiction. Andy Scott is the only living member, and he is keeping the music alive. Love, love , love The Sweet!
Check out there song "Set me free" arguably the first true Speed metal song ever created being almost a decade before the same style was being played in he 80's. this band was years ahead.
Sweet was a hugely underrated band. I was 13 when Fox on the run came out and I haven't outgrown it yet. It has it all, fast, loud and a great beat. And those vocals, I love the echo effect. Desolation Boulevard is a fantastic album. Thanks for reacting to this one. You guys ROCK!
This was glam rock that was kicking in the late 70s David Bowie was the king of glam. There was a controversial all female glam rock band I like too see you react too.the band is Runaways song "Cherry Bomb"
I remember this song and The Alan Parson's Project Eye In The Sky from when I was a kid. Oh, and that song Afternoon Delight by The Starland Vocal Band. One of my faves was The Steve Miller Band.
The Sweet is super underrated. They are glam rock legends & inspired a ton of hair metal bands. Check out Ballroom Blitz, Love is Like Oxygen, Sweet F.A., Set Me Free, Blockbuster, Action & A.C.D.C. Not the band, the Sweet has a song by that title.
I swear to God this probably has to be my favorite reaction yet. I'm highly biased, because this is one of my favorite all-time songs. And it's by Sweet, which is one of my favorite all-time bands. Lex, this song means so much to me on a joyous and kinetic and yes still Blue Collar musical level for sure. Therefore, you got into it so much and the way you did the little body stuff and all that, means that you totally totally get it. Even though it came out in the'70s. I think you would be excellent as a front person in a band and I know it seem like there was some mention of you guys were learning to play guitar a while back? But I haven't heard it mentioned lately. But it occurs to me based on not just this but all the ones I've watched, you would actually be a really good drummer. Or a percussionist of some sort. Because you get all of that I can just tell. Maybe you should get some percussion and take a couple lessons. At any rate, I love this song so much and it was so popular at that age, that when we went on our spring break road trip to Fort Lauderdale and around 1980, this made it on to our mixtape for the van of seven guys headed down there. And it was fun for 2 or 3 days and then we got bored with it it was too much. So we went down over to the Gulf side and I'm trying to think of the name of that place, I think it had fort in the title. And then there's a beach just south of there and it was just so much more laid back but still lots of fun to be had. We liked that more. But this was a song that got played a lot so you can tell there's a lot of memories wrapped up in it for me but as a musician, I've always loved it and you should check out their other stuff man this entire album is called desolation Boulevard and it's really fun, but they had another monster hit off of that album which I know for a fact you would love love. I know this for a fact. It's so animated and funny and yet it's really a jam for sure. And it's called Ballroom Blitz at the link below. But yeah this band had already been around for a long time before they had these hits off this album, and one of their first early hits I think was in the late 16 it was called Little Willie and it was still on the radio a lot when I was a kid in the '70s. And then in the late 70s they rolled with the changes and released kind of a disco hit but it was kind of prog rock also love is like oxygen. I think I was in 9th grade when it came out and that was a fantastic song too. This is a band that really just kept evolving and they were really good. Back around this time, of your reaction, they were actually starting to be a part of the new genre called Glam rock. Which essentially David Bowie pioneered.
Love love ‘70’s glam bands , this band had a lot of hits, but it worth going deeper into their catalog, there is a reason so many ‘80’s metal and hair bands listed them as heavy influence on them. Blockbuster, Sweet F A, Action, many more
One of their music videos is funny because they make it pretty clear that they were unhappy about having to lipsync. Towards the end, the drummer knocks over the drumset before the song is even over. I loved these guys as a preteen in the 70's. There's a great documentary about them.
An interesting fact for you, Andy Scott the sole surviving original member is from Wrexham,is a big supporter of the football club ( yes the very same one Ryan Reynolds is now co-owner of ) He once wore a Wrexham FC Rosette on Top Of The Pops 😃
Any one my age, who heard this on the radio when it came out, would swear to you that the line that they typed as F-Foxy was actually the band singing "For Fox Sake" (for fcks' sake). Yeah we were young and immature, sue us lol. But the Sweet are seriously great band. Pure bubblegum pop singles that started their career and then when they took over song writing duties, they took off. A brilliant hard rock glam band only matched by Slade back in the day.
Some would argue that New York Dolls is the original glam band. I still say it's The Sweet. I still remember hearing Little Willy when I was 8 years old on the first base side of the little league field. That's when rock hooked me
This song is about the groupies that follow rock bands. Andy Scott has done some interviews and tells what a lot of the songs are about. Ballroom blitz is about a time in whittled where the crowd started throwing bottles at them and they wanted to cut Andy's and Steve's hair while Mick and Brian were fighting off the crowd also.
this band was one of the big influences on the 80's rock scene. Bands like Def Leppard and Poison mention them as major influences in terms of the sound
"Fox on the Run" is a song by the British band Sweet, first recorded in 1974. It was the first Sweet single written by the band, rather than producers Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, and was their 14th single overall. The song became the best charting single in Australia in 1975, with six weeks at number one. Two versions were recorded by Sweet. The original version was produced by Mike Chapman in association with Nicky Chinn on the European version of the 1974 album Desolation Boulevard. Sweet also recorded and produced a more pop-oriented version as a 7" single in 1975, which is the more familiar version of the song. The 1975 single version was included on the Capitol Records version of Desolation Boulevard. The song's inclusion in the trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 led to the song reaching number one on the iTunes Rock Chart in late 2016. "Fox" being slang for an attractive woman, the lyrics are apparently about one of the band's groupies;[7] Bomp! called the song "a definitive hard-rock bubblegum record" and "one of the last glitter classics"
Wife here..U2 always have an Amazing selection!!..Always..!!..Love Love Love this song...!!..Origins of glam metal here.."Maybe his reality is staggered"..
Sweet, one of the greatest of all time. it was vibe to hang with Steve, Maureen and the rest of the fine people at his BDay party some years ago. still have the photos in my repertoire. RIP Mick, Brian and Steve.
I remember this song coming out in the mid-70s. I also remember "Fox on the Run" and "Ballroom Blitz" being constantly played 1n 1981 at Chanute AFB. When you have some time, watch the band's video. They had bizarre attire for the era, especially "Ballroom Blitz". I wish the band could have stayed together and produced some more hits. The hit is about groupies.
Brad, don't read too much into the lyrics...it's bubble gum pop circa 1974, complete with hot synth licks, a twin guitar solo and glorious harmonies. Lexi, have fun sweetie...u rock.
The theme song from my junior high years. Sweet was an excellent band that started off in glam/bubblegum mode and moved on to harder and sometimes even progressive-styled rock. They cultivated an androgynous image during their glam period. Musically they were excellent musicians, especially drummer Mick Tucker. They also had some unique vocal features, such as Brian Connolly singing lead for most of the song, and then bassist Steve Priest singing a line or two. They also used very high falsetto voices for backing vocals - I'd thought for years that it was sped-up vocals on tape, but apparently they could really sing that high - that also added to the androgynous image.
Per Songfacts in this song, the band is addressing a groupie, who is the "fox on the run." Apparently she's had more than one go with the band, as Brian Connolly sings that she doesn't look the same - probably a bit more worn from her lifestyle. He also makes it clear that he has no interest in hearing her talk and certainly doesn't want to know her name. Sweet was produced by the glam rock architects Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn, who also wrote most of their songs, including all of their hits to this point. "Fox On The Run" was written by the band - Brian Connolly, Stephen Priest, Andrew Scott, Michael Tucker - and included on their 1974 album Desolation Boulevard. After the album was released, the band parted ways with Chapman and Chinn and produced their own material. Their first effort was a reworking of "Fox On The Run," which was originally helmed by Chapman/Chinn. Defying predictions of disaster, Sweet proved quite capable on their own, and the new version of "Fox," with a bright chorus and bold echo, became a global hit, reaching #2 UK and charting across Europe (it was #1 in Germany, where Sweet was wildly popular). It also became one of the few American hits for the band when it was released in the US as the follow-up to their single "Ballroom Blitz."
@@anagraham9124 Every man has to learn not to run his mouth off at other men. Some have to learn it harder than others. He learned real quick being a pop star didn't make him an untouchable lordling.
This is it, the first album I ever bought as a kid. I loved "Fox On The Run" so much that I bought the Desolation Boulevard album. Every song was good and still sounds good. I had no concept of Sweet at the time but they were more of a bubble gum pop rock band and this album was their first serious rock album.
I'm 55 and I just discovered them 3 years ago. How in TH did I not know about these guys? I've heard them on the radio "love is like oxygen" and "little willy", but didn't know it was them. Great band.... a lot of great songs. You have to check out "Love is like oxygen", "Set Me Free", and "Action". Very awesome tunes.
It's funny how people are suggesting "Little Willy", when they had much more enduring hits like "Blockbuster", "Hellraiser", "Teenage Rampage", "The Sixteens" etc.
During the summertime when you heard this into come on the radio the ad came on for the Foxhunt at Seattle International Raceway (now Pacific Raceway.) My buddy and I looked at each other and simultaneously said we are there. Looked forward to it every year.
@@KASPA-KEY There was no Spotify back in the day. Ballroom Blitz is the song most would first think of - at least, in the U.S. then, probably, “Little Willy”. But “Fox On The Run”, and “Love Is Like Oxygen “, were also Huge hits in North America. In Britain, they had other hits as well. 📻🙂
Nice band and song. 🎶 Early glam/hair metal '70s). Pop-metal. Bands like Slade and NY Dolls. Kind of power pop/pop-punk like Cheap Trick and The Romantics. Bands like them influenced others later on.
It sounds 80’s because all those 80’s hair band vocalists had a similar singing voice to Sweet, Brownsville Station, Slade and the rest of those 70’s glam bands.
When he first met her, she was fine. Then years later he sees her, and she doesn't look the same. Pretty face, but that's all, so he tells her to run and hide. This was a good song in the 70s, very popular at the skating rinks.
From the same era and the same land (Great Britain) in the seventies were the Slade. One of their biggest band then. I recommend the song "Far far away".
I’m a huge Sweet(band) fan and Fox on the Run is the greatest song of all time. One of my favorite songs in musical history. But I really love Ace Frehley from KISS(band) interpretation of the intro, in particular. Because he sounds like Brian Connolly the front-man of Sweet(band). It feels really awesome and I think that’s what makes him incredible. Maybe in my eyes he’s technically the best by someone’s snobby standards, but he’s really good at eliciting a pleasurable listening experience. That’s the whole point of Rock n Roll!
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This is actually the first song written by the band. Prior to this, the songs were written by their producers. The "fox on the run" is a groupie (fox) that followed (on the run) various bands around that the singer, Brian Connolly, had slept with early in his career. While they never say who, most think he is referring to Pamela Des Barres,a famous groupie in the late 60s early 70s known for sleeping with many many rock stars. When a band learned that Des Barres was there, she was immediately brought back stage because they knew what she was there for "You scream and everyone comes a-runnin...You talk about just every band. But the names you drop are second hand". Connolly ran into her again a few years later, and the years of doing drugs and sleeping with rock stars had taken a toll on her body "...the rest of you is out of place...you looked alright before". He's basically telling her, "You really just need to go hide because you look like shit".
This is the less-charitable version of the (more general) version I heard over the years, that it was just a song about groupies in general. (Kinda makes me wish I never heard the more-specific version!).
Peak Glam Rock perfection!
Lex had the smile, giggles, and dance moves all working together on this one. Great reaction to such a fun and classic song.
Waaaayyyy back in the day a fine looking female was referred to as a "fox" (foxy) and this song came out in that era. Great song, great band and you two are awesome for giving it a listen!
Not that way back. I’m in my 30’s and it’s a easily recognizable saying 🤷♂️
...I still occasionally refer to a pretty girl as a "Fox"...you should see the looks I get from the young people...They are a bunch of Turkeys
@@DirtyRandy100 I go a lot further back than that LOL!
If you ever watch that funny TV show called That '70s Show from 1998-2006, with Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher and others. This is the kind of music you hear a lot on that show jaja. '70s glam rock, power pop music like this , Cheap Trick, Head East, Queen, etc. Cool song!
This was one of those rare `glam rock` bands from the 70's that just so happen to be really good musicians. They put out several bangers. Ballroom Blitz is probably their most famous, Love is Like Oxygen, Little Willie, this song and a few others. I was a big fan of their drummer, Mick Tucker. I love his aggressive style and for the time, he was one of the few that not only *had* a double bass, but used it.
Sweet Fa. Their best and heaviest song ever.incredible Drum and Bass work. Check out the footage on YT. This was my favorite band. When i was in my teens. I still play their records. Lots of great songs.
If I remember correctly, this was actually also the inspiration for - The Ramones. They wanted to sound like this, realized they couldn´t and instead did their own thing. :)
@@ssRocker-nn3tp Love Sweet FA! Big Sweet fan here, I read 2 books about Sweet. One was the autobiography written by Steve Priest "Are You Ready Steve?" Such a shame what happened to Brian.
Hope they discover Slade
@@jackoff1826 and Marc Bolan & T Rex.
Great 70's band - Brits and Scots. Great sound.
Great song.... Their other big hit,"Love Is Like Oxygen" is even better. Others include: "Little Willy" and "Ballroom Blitz".
Their remake of New York Groove is pretty good too.
"Action" also a great one
YES! "Love is like oxygen" is one of my favourites too!
Little Willy is a must listen. :)
Dude! Had no idea they Love Is Like Oxygen
Lex you have a 70”s soul. You got the beat and the moves and Brad is slowly figuring it out. Sweet was a fabulous group. 👍
Yes!!!. Great. This was one the very first British Glam Rock bands from the early 70's and this tune was relased in 1973. There is just one member left, the guitarrist and band leader Andy Scott. Lead singer, Brian Conolly, Bass guitar, Steve Priest and the drummer, one of the most underrated player, Mick Tucker. They`ve a live performance song, in the web, at the Rainbow theatre in London, December 1973, playing the powerfull "Hell Raiser". So don`t miss this one to catch the amazing live performing from this band. Take care, thanks for react to this timeless classic.
Sweet really was the peak of 70's Glam Rock.
They went for a much heavier sound in the mid 70s. Desolation blvd, Give us a wink and Off the record are great Hard Rock albums.
No Slade was the most successful band from the British Glam Rock scene.
@@bigdave1302 I didn't say successful, I said peak.
@@bigdave1302 Outside the United Kingdom, it was sweet, they even reached the United States and Latin America strongly.
The Band with two faces. There 45s are Glam-/Pop Rock Hit Records. There Albums are strong Hard Rock Albums, were they never get enough credit for, because they are fantastic. But overall one of the Greats of the 70s.
A great 70’s glam rock band …. Sweet had a stack of hits, Teenage Rampage, Blockbuster, Love is like Oxygen, Peppermint Twist, …. This was a really big hit especially in Australia…. Another of my favourites … Action…. You should give that a Run…. Love … Sweet.
Little Willy was about a cat that used to hang out where they practiced, Fox on the run was about a groupie, and Ballroom Blitz was about a show they did, that turned into a brawl during the show. at least according to old interviews I read somewhere.
Nice guys. My band opened for them in Boston many years ago. They treated us well and put on a good show.
So happy you finally got a taste of sweet. You should see the video. Classic. Hope to see more reactions of this band!!!!
Fox on the Run was the biggest selling Single in Australia in 1975.
This is a thumpin' Rock song.
Everything is bloody awesome.
Early 1970's Glam Rock. I remember when they played this song on the radio.
The beginning of Glam Rock, and definitely 70's.
Their biggest song for, as a kid at the time, was Blockbuster (1973). They had a lot of songs out though
It’s basically about a specific, unamed groupie known to guitarist Andy Scott, who actually wrote this piece.
👍🏼
Her name was Pamela Des Barres and she wrote the book "I'm with the Band: Confessions of a Groupie'"
Next to Queen, Sweet was my all time 70's glam rock band! I wish you could see the video to this song! They had so many great songs....Little Willy, Wig Wam Bam, Action, Ballroom Blitz.... Brian Connelly was so cute, but lost his life to addiction. Andy Scott is the only living member, and he is keeping the music alive. Love, love , love The Sweet!
This song is about the groupies that used to follow them.
Didn’t know Priest passed away, RIP 😞
I love Lex's energy and eclectic taste in music.
Third video I watched of you two, Lex doesn't just listens to the music, she FEELS it.
Watching the pure joy exhibited by Lex is such a treat.
Check out there song "Set me free" arguably the first true Speed metal song ever created being almost a decade before the same style was being played in he 80's. this band was years ahead.
Fox on the run was 1974 6 years from the 80s Its my fav song from the 70s And THEIR WERE 1000s and 1000s of very up lifting songs Like this..
They did music for a commercial for a movie great live band concert great music
'Hell Raiser' 'Ballroom Blitz' 'Blockbuster' 'Action' 'Teenage Rampage' 'Love is Like Oxygen' All! well worth a listen
We used to dance our heads off to this song in the 70s. Great song!!!
A vastly underrated band who had far more hits than most realize. Certainly Cheap Trick modeled their sound a few years later
no underrated lol
that energy just courses through the blood
Sweet was a hugely underrated band. I was 13 when Fox on the run came out and I haven't outgrown it yet. It has it all, fast, loud and a great beat. And those vocals, I love the echo effect. Desolation Boulevard is a fantastic album. Thanks for reacting to this one. You guys ROCK!
One of my top 5 bands of all time, listen to set me free, 4th of July, cockroach and fever of love.
This was glam rock that was kicking in the late 70s David Bowie was the king of glam. There was a controversial all female glam rock band I like too see you react too.the band is Runaways song "Cherry Bomb"
super 70s baby what a vibe
I remember this song and The Alan Parson's Project Eye In The Sky from when I was a kid. Oh, and that song Afternoon Delight by The Starland Vocal Band. One of my faves was The Steve Miller Band.
The Sweet is super underrated. They are glam rock legends & inspired a ton of hair metal bands. Check out Ballroom Blitz, Love is Like Oxygen, Sweet F.A., Set Me Free, Blockbuster, Action & A.C.D.C. Not the band, the Sweet has a song by that title.
LEX… in two words…UNBRIDLED.. JOY!!❣ which makes us all.. smile! Thanks Hon! 😁👍
BRAD AND LEX ARE THE BOMB, BABY!!!
Foxy fox on the run!
This was used in the movie Dazed & Confused. Great 70s song.
Great song from a great Glam Rock band and great reaction.
sometimes I re-watch these because Lex's reaction is so joyful, it just cheers me up.
I swear to God this probably has to be my favorite reaction yet. I'm highly biased, because this is one of my favorite all-time songs. And it's by Sweet, which is one of my favorite all-time bands. Lex, this song means so much to me on a joyous and kinetic and yes still Blue Collar musical level for sure. Therefore, you got into it so much and the way you did the little body stuff and all that, means that you totally totally get it. Even though it came out in the'70s. I think you would be excellent as a front person in a band and I know it seem like there was some mention of you guys were learning to play guitar a while back? But I haven't heard it mentioned lately. But it occurs to me based on not just this but all the ones I've watched, you would actually be a really good drummer. Or a percussionist of some sort. Because you get all of that I can just tell. Maybe you should get some percussion and take a couple lessons. At any rate, I love this song so much and it was so popular at that age, that when we went on our spring break road trip to Fort Lauderdale and around 1980, this made it on to our mixtape for the van of seven guys headed down there. And it was fun for 2 or 3 days and then we got bored with it it was too much. So we went down over to the Gulf side and I'm trying to think of the name of that place, I think it had fort in the title. And then there's a beach just south of there and it was just so much more laid back but still lots of fun to be had. We liked that more. But this was a song that got played a lot so you can tell there's a lot of memories wrapped up in it for me but as a musician, I've always loved it and you should check out their other stuff man this entire album is called desolation Boulevard and it's really fun, but they had another monster hit off of that album which I know for a fact you would love love. I know this for a fact. It's so animated and funny and yet it's really a jam for sure. And it's called Ballroom Blitz at the link below. But yeah this band had already been around for a long time before they had these hits off this album, and one of their first early hits I think was in the late 16 it was called Little Willie and it was still on the radio a lot when I was a kid in the '70s. And then in the late 70s they rolled with the changes and released kind of a disco hit but it was kind of prog rock also love is like oxygen. I think I was in 9th grade when it came out and that was a fantastic song too. This is a band that really just kept evolving and they were really good. Back around this time, of your reaction, they were actually starting to be a part of the new genre called Glam rock. Which essentially David Bowie pioneered.
Fort Walton?
@@j.d.leslie8458 Yes!
I concur.
Love love ‘70’s glam bands , this band had a lot of hits, but it worth going deeper into their catalog, there is a reason so many ‘80’s metal and hair bands listed them as heavy influence on them. Blockbuster, Sweet F A, Action, many more
One of their music videos is funny because they make it pretty clear that they were unhappy about having to lipsync. Towards the end, the drummer knocks over the drumset before the song is even over. I loved these guys as a preteen in the 70's. There's a great documentary about them.
These guys were 70's but had more influence on the 80's hair bands than anyone else
Sweet are one of those bands that have to been seen to truly appreciated!
I (think about 1973) the song "Little Willy" was advertised on TV and I got my Mom to buy it. My first record.
Back in the day a beautiful woman was known as a "Fox" so I always assumed that's what this was about.
Yes
Women called cute guys foxes too.
If you are under 40 you don't have a back in the day.
@@augustfrisk1784 I really, really wish I was still under 40.
Think they should do Jimi hendrix Foxy Lady now then.
Just how we did it in the 70s around the skating rink every Friday n Saturday night. FOX back then was beautiful hot girl.
An interesting fact for you, Andy Scott the sole surviving original member is from Wrexham,is a big supporter of the football club ( yes the very same one Ryan Reynolds is now co-owner of ) He once wore a Wrexham FC Rosette on Top Of The Pops 😃
'The Six Teens', 'Teenage Rampage', and, 'Hell Raiser', were a few others by Sweet that don't get many, (if any), reactions done.
Most underated BAND, they were massively HUGH , with Ballroom blitz , lies in your eyes , action , love is like oxygen
Any one my age, who heard this on the radio when it came out, would swear to you that the line that they typed as F-Foxy was actually the band singing "For Fox Sake" (for fcks' sake). Yeah we were young and immature, sue us lol. But the Sweet are seriously great band. Pure bubblegum pop singles that started their career and then when they took over song writing duties, they took off. A brilliant hard rock glam band only matched by Slade back in the day.
The Sweet , has a shit ton of hits 👍👍👍👍👌👌👌👌 Try Action,Lies in Your Eyes,Set Me Free,Live for Today,Teenage Rampage
Some would argue that New York Dolls is the original glam band. I still say it's The Sweet. I still remember hearing Little Willy when I was 8 years old on the first base side of the little league field. That's when rock hooked me
This song is about the groupies that follow rock bands. Andy Scott has done some interviews and tells what a lot of the songs are about. Ballroom blitz is about a time in whittled where the crowd started throwing bottles at them and they wanted to cut Andy's and Steve's hair while Mick and Brian were fighting off the crowd also.
My favorite band from the seventies!
The definition of Fox: Lex ❤️
this band was one of the big influences on the 80's rock scene. Bands like Def Leppard and Poison mention them as major influences in terms of the sound
"Fox on the Run" is a song by the British band Sweet, first recorded in 1974. It was the first Sweet single written by the band, rather than producers Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, and was their 14th single overall. The song became the best charting single in Australia in 1975, with six weeks at number one.
Two versions were recorded by Sweet. The original version was produced by Mike Chapman in association with Nicky Chinn on the European version of the 1974 album Desolation Boulevard. Sweet also recorded and produced a more pop-oriented version as a 7" single in 1975, which is the more familiar version of the song. The 1975 single version was included on the Capitol Records version of Desolation Boulevard.
The song's inclusion in the trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 led to the song reaching number one on the iTunes Rock Chart in late 2016.
"Fox" being slang for an attractive woman, the lyrics are apparently about one of the band's groupies;[7] Bomp! called the song "a definitive hard-rock bubblegum record" and "one of the last glitter classics"
Wife here..U2 always have an Amazing selection!!..Always..!!..Love Love Love this song...!!..Origins of glam metal here.."Maybe his reality is staggered"..
This is totally 70's. I can see myself back there right now when I hear this song. #nostalgic70's ✌❤
Sweet, one of the greatest of all time. it was vibe to hang with Steve, Maureen and the rest of the fine people at his BDay party some years ago. still have the photos in my repertoire. RIP Mick, Brian and Steve.
Any song off of Desolation Boulevard album is awesome!!
Such an epic album for the 70’s!!
I remember this song coming out in the mid-70s. I also remember "Fox on the Run" and "Ballroom Blitz" being constantly played 1n 1981 at Chanute AFB. When you have some time, watch the band's video. They had bizarre attire for the era, especially "Ballroom Blitz". I wish the band could have stayed together and produced some more hits. The hit is about groupies.
Sweet had some really cool songs.
Brad, don't read too much into the lyrics...it's bubble gum pop circa 1974, complete with hot synth licks, a twin guitar solo and glorious harmonies. Lexi, have fun sweetie...u rock.
Brad ruins it every time, he cant help himself
Only one year out; March '75 (UK)
The theme song from my junior high years. Sweet was an excellent band that started off in glam/bubblegum mode and moved on to harder and sometimes even progressive-styled rock. They cultivated an androgynous image during their glam period. Musically they were excellent musicians, especially drummer Mick Tucker. They also had some unique vocal features, such as Brian Connolly singing lead for most of the song, and then bassist Steve Priest singing a line or two. They also used very high falsetto voices for backing vocals - I'd thought for years that it was sped-up vocals on tape, but apparently they could really sing that high - that also added to the androgynous image.
Glamrock at it's best! They were great!
Per Songfacts in this song, the band is addressing a groupie, who is the "fox on the run." Apparently she's had more than one go with the band, as Brian Connolly sings that she doesn't look the same - probably a bit more worn from her lifestyle. He also makes it clear that he has no interest in hearing her talk and certainly doesn't want to know her name.
Sweet was produced by the glam rock architects Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn, who also wrote most of their songs, including all of their hits to this point. "Fox On The Run" was written by the band - Brian Connolly, Stephen Priest, Andrew Scott, Michael Tucker - and included on their 1974 album Desolation Boulevard.
After the album was released, the band parted ways with Chapman and Chinn and produced their own material. Their first effort was a reworking of "Fox On The Run," which was originally helmed by Chapman/Chinn. Defying predictions of disaster, Sweet proved quite capable on their own, and the new version of "Fox," with a bright chorus and bold echo, became a global hit, reaching #2 UK and charting across Europe (it was #1 in Germany, where Sweet was wildly popular). It also became one of the few American hits for the band when it was released in the US as the follow-up to their single "Ballroom Blitz."
Brian was a real thoughtful gem. Earned him a good beat down at a few pubs.
"Fox On The Run" was a Number 1 song in Australia for 6 weeks in 1975. (w/e 4th Aug - w/e 8th Sept).
Still a great song 47 years later.
@@nealm6764 And gave him PTSD to the point where he became an alcoholic and died at a fairly young age (52). He didn't deserve that beating.
@@anagraham9124 Every man has to learn not to run his mouth off at other men. Some have to learn it harder than others. He learned real quick being a pop star didn't make him an untouchable lordling.
This is it, the first album I ever bought as a kid. I loved "Fox On The Run" so much that I bought the Desolation Boulevard album. Every song was good and still sounds good. I had no concept of Sweet at the time but they were more of a bubble gum pop rock band and this album was their first serious rock album.
I love Lexi’s enthusiasm! Her joy - along with this fun 70s classic - was the perfect pick me up for today!
I was about 20 when this came out, now 65. Yes I still love it. Lexy sure did.
I'm 55 and I just discovered them 3 years ago. How in TH did I not know about these guys? I've heard them on the radio "love is like oxygen" and "little willy", but didn't know it was them. Great band.... a lot of great songs. You have to check out "Love is like oxygen", "Set Me Free", and "Action". Very awesome tunes.
I lot of the 80's glam bands particularly were influenced by Sweet -- Motley Crue, Poison, Def Leppard, etc.
It's funny how people are suggesting "Little Willy", when they had much more enduring hits like "Blockbuster", "Hellraiser", "Teenage Rampage", "The Sixteens" etc.
During the summertime when you heard this into come on the radio the ad came on for the Foxhunt at Seattle International Raceway (now Pacific Raceway.) My buddy and I looked at each other and simultaneously said we are there. Looked forward to it every year.
Extremely underrated band alot of of cool songs came from them
You must listen to Little Willy, Blockbuster, Love is like Oxygen, Hellraiser, Action
Such a great band were Sweet, massive back catalogue for you both to get through too. 😉
WOW, you guys finally covered this song, thanks!
Yes. Ballroom Blitz was their biggest hit. Awesomeness
And a great video
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There was no Spotify back in the day.
Ballroom Blitz is the song most would first think of - at least, in the U.S. then, probably, “Little Willy”.
But “Fox On The Run”,
and “Love Is Like Oxygen “, were also Huge hits in North America.
In Britain, they had other hits as well.
📻🙂
Lex your a 70”s soul love it. You get great great music never to be duplicated !!
Sweet was the epitome of early-70s Glam Rock, along with David Bowie and Roxy Music, plus the occasional costume and eyeglasses worn by Elton John.
the sweet came along in the height of 70s glam rock and had a number of great hits including " wig wam bam "
I love seeing Lex booping around. I loved Sweet when I was a kid, their sound was so unique.
One of the most high-energy songs ever. It sounded so BIG at the time.
Nice band and song. 🎶 Early glam/hair metal '70s). Pop-metal. Bands like Slade and NY Dolls. Kind of power pop/pop-punk like Cheap Trick and The Romantics. Bands like them influenced others later on.
It sounds 80’s because all those 80’s hair band vocalists had a similar singing voice to Sweet, Brownsville Station, Slade and the rest of those 70’s glam bands.
Good to see Sweet getting some appreciation. Some great music from the 70s.
This song reminds me of the "70's" show on tv!
This is one of my favorite songs and groups, just in jam-out quality alone.
Sorry Brad, but Lex just makes these reactions. It's so much fun to watch her feel the music. It always makes my day. Thanks for sharing.
Lex is such an adorable dork, and a fox!
I remember this song from my youth. Had a friend growing up that played Sweet cassettes.
When he first met her, she was fine. Then years later he sees her, and she doesn't look the same. Pretty face, but that's all, so he tells her to run and hide. This was a good song in the 70s, very popular at the skating rinks.
From the same era and the same land (Great Britain) in the seventies were the Slade. One of their biggest band then. I recommend the song "Far far away".
I saw Slade in Verviers (Belgium) a few years ago, they were still great!
exactly... Slade were the first
@@erlstone the first what?
I’m a huge Sweet(band) fan and Fox on the Run is the greatest song of all time. One of my favorite songs in musical history. But I really love Ace Frehley from KISS(band) interpretation of the intro, in particular. Because he sounds like Brian Connolly the front-man of Sweet(band). It feels really awesome and I think that’s what makes him incredible. Maybe in my eyes he’s technically the best by someone’s snobby standards, but he’s really good at eliciting a pleasurable listening experience. That’s the whole point of Rock n Roll!