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  • @Tiffonique
    @Tiffonique 2 ปีที่แล้ว +141

    I'm a 54 year old Black female and used to LOVE this song. I was 11 years old when this came out and this song still makes me smile xoxo

  • @anthonyhaylock6655
    @anthonyhaylock6655 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    The more you delve into their music you’ll discover they were so much more than just a glam rock band , they were all brilliant musicians , and masters of their instruments is so many ways

  • @Paula-rj3fx
    @Paula-rj3fx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +859

    I feel so blessed to have grown up in the 70's and with this wonderful music.

    • @ga0425
      @ga0425 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @ Paula Dollens. I’m with you for sure my friend. So happy my parents decided to start a family when they did, giving me the opportunities to experience the cornucopia of amazing music of the 60’s& 70’s, much of it live. Thanks Mom(rip) and Dad! Sorry I was such a rebellious jackass back then.

    • @daveowens9849
      @daveowens9849 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Amen! Rock on!

    • @lauramarinaperez8325
      @lauramarinaperez8325 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Word

    • @thisismagacountry1318
      @thisismagacountry1318 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      First concert was Led Zeppelin in 1975. Damn, FM radio was the best back then. KMAC/KISS ROCKS

    • @zambe1915
      @zambe1915 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      i was born in the early 2000s and my mom would always play a variety of music in the car (i was probably in the age range of 10 and under) like rammstien, eminem, the beatles, rhcp, bob dylan and many other artists. she would often play 80’s music because she is an 80’s kid. it has lead me to not liking most modern pop (2010

  • @kevingouldrup9265
    @kevingouldrup9265 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    One of the most underated bands of the 70"s unless you were there for the 70's!

    • @theodoreritola7641
      @theodoreritola7641 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      WAZ I EVER LOL 17 IN 1978 THEY SOUND SO MUCH LIKE E,L,O

    • @patriciabyrne7391
      @patriciabyrne7391 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Not in the UK tho 👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

    • @proofprof50
      @proofprof50 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@patriciabyrne7391They are one of the bands I rediscovered. I loved their stuff in HS - Little Willy and Ballroom Blitz... I just didn't know their name back then.
      The UK and Japan loved them.

    • @alonzodavila6233
      @alonzodavila6233 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Criminally underrated.

  • @DeidreL9
    @DeidreL9 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Their gift for melody in this song is just sublime. Brian’s vocals are so pure❤️

  • @darrylwaites7747
    @darrylwaites7747 4 ปีที่แล้ว +524

    This could be the most underated song of all time. Their masterpiece. Yes Queen took a lot of their sound. Ahh...growing up in the 70's. No better decade.

    • @jlove7723
      @jlove7723 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Amen

    • @tanyamckinnon5376
      @tanyamckinnon5376 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      AGREED!

    • @ripplewaters388
      @ripplewaters388 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Queen took a lot of their sound? I think not, Queen was the best and Freddy Mercury composing and writing Bohemian Rhapsody is proof of that! I love Sweet, but so many bands I have seen were much better!

    • @GinMae
      @GinMae 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yep - both my husband (65) and I (59) remember exactly where we were when we first heard this song... (BTW - in my case, huge Queen fan since the age of 15)

    • @kimlock9440
      @kimlock9440 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      So glad you said that always thought Queen fashioned themselves on sweet😊

  • @dec-hw3lm
    @dec-hw3lm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +309

    The bass guitarist Steve Priest Has just died today 4th june 2020 aged 72..RIP Steve xx

    • @omega7311
      @omega7311 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      O god getting old 72 too

    • @Scorchinscotty
      @Scorchinscotty 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Wow-too sad. Such an incredibly talented man and band!

    • @MrEd-qg8td
      @MrEd-qg8td 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      What that is so sad. RIP Steve you created a good band. And you were a great Bassist.

    • @garyarnett1220
      @garyarnett1220 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Aww damn

    • @samson9535
      @samson9535 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      All my rock heroes have been dropping like flies of late.

  • @smitadutta6317
    @smitadutta6317 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Jamal, "The Sweet" were an English rock group from London & their original lead singer was Brian Connelly whose voice you've just heard on this track. I particularly like the intelligence of the lyrics - love is like oxygen - justifiably comparing love to oxygen, which has a narrow therapeutic range and a very narrow therapeutic to toxic margin. That is why love is like oxygen - you get too much, you get too high & not enough of it when you die. There is a live video of this masterpiece. Do check it out - you'll enjoy it. Brian Connelly's voice & stage presence were mesmerizing. All the other members of the band were equally special. "The Sweet" is a dismally underrated band. All their songs were superlative & deserve to be remembered & treasured.

    • @Robotina-e8u
      @Robotina-e8u ปีที่แล้ว

      'Love is like oxygen
      You get too much, you get too high
      Not enough and you're gonna die
      Love gets you high' :)

    • @douglasdavie113
      @douglasdavie113 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Brian was actually Scottish, and i'm pretty sure Andy was Welsh, so a British Rock band, not English

    • @kimlock9440
      @kimlock9440 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for your comment ❤ sweet😊

  • @LeSiZmOr
    @LeSiZmOr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +172

    I was 16 when this song was on the radio. By this time, Sweet was one of my favorite bands. Still are to this day. 58 yrs old now. 70s music.. like none other.

  • @jlove7723
    @jlove7723 4 ปีที่แล้ว +250

    Answer to your question where this is from : it is from a time when real music was played and felt. I am blessed and fortunate to had been part of that time. Greetings brother!!!

    • @deborascott2893
      @deborascott2893 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He's talking about where has he heard this song before like a movie or something like that.

    • @jlove7723
      @jlove7723 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@deborascott2893 I understood his question. I was playfully giving him a different and larger reference to his answer. Looks like you were overthinking my comment. Cheers.

    • @deborascott2893
      @deborascott2893 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jlove7723 not all. Just didn't see an answer to his question, that's all. I feel the same as you as being blessed to have been there in the 1970's. Wish I could go back, best time of my life. 👍

    • @jlove7723
      @jlove7723 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@deborascott2893 I understand, great times indeed 🙂

    • @deborascott2893
      @deborascott2893 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@jlove7723 Thanks. Wow, do you see what we just did there? We put ourselves in each others shoes, sort a speak, and we understood how the other person felt. Amazing, I still say our generation is the best. With all this stress in the world lately I think you & I did good, we didn't blow up at each other. And we're complete strangers so what would have it mattered if we blew up? But it did matter, to both of us. I heard you and you heard me. We listened and we felt heard. Seems to me some people in DC could take some lessons. But let's not get into that because Jamel's is only for entertainment and I like that because we all need to get away from the craziness. Take care and bless you. 😊

  • @Topgooner01
    @Topgooner01 4 ปีที่แล้ว +137

    The old adage "NEVER judge a book by its cover!"....Sweet were a fantastic band, great music....True GlamRock at its best!!!

  • @kerribohler7408
    @kerribohler7408 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    All four members can hit high octaves flawlessly

  • @FilkusNM
    @FilkusNM 4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    The last hit for The Sweet. I think they knew it too. They laid out everything they could do on that tune. Rock, classical, disco funk etc. A beautiful swan song.

    • @SteveSmith-eb6ze
      @SteveSmith-eb6ze 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      One of my favorite bands as a kid,they rocked!

  • @kevindenelsbeck7444
    @kevindenelsbeck7444 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    1978 was a really fun year for pop music: "Love Is Like Oxygen", "Werewolves of London", "King Tut", "Life's Been Good"...

    • @lastgunman5270
      @lastgunman5270 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      my birthyear :D

    • @meangene6766
      @meangene6766 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Anybody remember listening to Dr Demento on Sunday nite radio?

    • @theodoreritola7641
      @theodoreritola7641 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Baker Street and Hold the line TOTO 1978 and sultins of Swing D,S ALSO

  • @philging
    @philging 4 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    The Sweet were much more than a singles band and capable of producing some great music.

    • @TheMrlovegoodtimes
      @TheMrlovegoodtimes 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Its just Sweet. Not THE Sweet

    • @loganbakley9716
      @loganbakley9716 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@TheMrlovegoodtimesThey actually officially went by both Sweet and The Sweet. The Sweet was their original name. If you check from 8:10 to 8:20 in the video, you will see where the name flips from Sweet to The Sweet.

  • @valeriegibson8096
    @valeriegibson8096 3 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    OH MY GOD!! This is the first time I’ve heard this extended version!! I’m gobsmacked!♥️

    • @Io-Io-Io
      @Io-Io-Io 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Right. Never heard that one before.

    • @kenwilfong7887
      @kenwilfong7887 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I haven't heard it before either WOW

    • @markr.devereux3385
      @markr.devereux3385 21 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      oh my I heard it on FM radio but yeah it was in the 1970s.

  • @butchstevenson7029
    @butchstevenson7029 4 ปีที่แล้ว +224

    British glam rock band from the 70s. I’m dating myself but I loved them when I was kid! I love that you’re discovering them!

    • @butchstevenson7029
      @butchstevenson7029 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Also check out Reckless from their Sweet Fanny Adams album.

    • @imahvi
      @imahvi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@butchstevenson7029Close...I think you meant "Restless"....Not on iTunes, that I could find....still hunting

    • @butchstevenson7029
      @butchstevenson7029 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      imahvi yeah you’re right it is Restless! There’s a few compilations with a live version on them but the only time I’ve seen the studio version available was on TH-cam

    • @butchstevenson7029
      @butchstevenson7029 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      imahvi th-cam.com/video/IwxbZO1UXTo/w-d-xo.html

    • @gregoryvanderpas4176
      @gregoryvanderpas4176 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The one good thing about dating yourself is you will always at lease get to first base.

  • @jcdova29
    @jcdova29 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The full experience of this song is the extended version. A total masterpiece!

  • @Bleu_Saphire
    @Bleu_Saphire 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    The extended version of Love is like oxygen is simply a masterpiece! Orgy to my ears!

  • @silviazanicotti5054
    @silviazanicotti5054 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The musical solo is something phenomenal: a song within a song... almost a medieval ballad, which was well suited to Brian's atypical, ancient, totally non-modern beauty, a sort of medieval knight out of a poem of courtly love...Blond, ethereal, but a unique stage presence, all you needed was his arms resting on his hips or in his pocket and you knew it was Brian! The other three musicians in the band, equally fantastic, each of them an added value❤

  • @rogervanbueren2766
    @rogervanbueren2766 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    never forget the sweet brother,its the best band in the world...they should be in the rnr hall of fame.

  • @maxbrazil3712
    @maxbrazil3712 4 ปีที่แล้ว +301

    No decade had such a diverse & cool mix of musical vibes like the 70's.

    • @herrbonk3635
      @herrbonk3635 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I though so too in the 1980s. But in retrospect, the 1980s were almost better and just as varied in most genres, i.e. not only pop/rock. (Sure, you had to avoid some cheesy and vulgar teenage crap, but that was pretty easy, at least for me, not listening much to radio, tv, mtv and similar at the time.)

    • @rwbimbie5854
      @rwbimbie5854 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Glam bands, Funk, Singer Songwriters, Acid, Folk, and Disco

    • @bobbyboko6317
      @bobbyboko6317 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@rwbimbie5854 punk

    • @maxbrazil3712
      @maxbrazil3712 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@herrbonk3635 The early to mid 80's kept the creativity alive but started to slide downhill after Nirvana and Guns & Roses gave way to manufactured pop & the boring monotony of rap/hip hop.

    • @herrbonk3635
      @herrbonk3635 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@maxbrazil3712 Yes, "hiphop" shocked me brutally with its empty vulgarity in the mid 1980s, and the first half was indeed best regarding pop. As a more jazz oriented listener, I had no relation to groups like Nirvana or Guns & Roses. Still not certain how they sound. "My kind" of pop was things like The Police, Steely Dan and Sparks, but also Abba and Sweet, plus "unknown" Swedish groups (perhaps some Ultravox, Supertramp, Mike Oldfield, etc.) However, jazz-fusion, blues-funk and world music developed also in the mid-late 1980s and early 90s, although I didn't really realize it fully until later (was a bit too fixated by my favorite acts, like Weather Report and similar).

  • @benjiarehart2878
    @benjiarehart2878 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Mick Tucker. The drummer, is the most underrated drummer in history. He was one of the best.

    • @markr.devereux3385
      @markr.devereux3385 21 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      yes it seems he is not recognized for his output. GIVE US A WINK is a drumming creme de la creme.

  • @rcdolphin714
    @rcdolphin714 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Big hit for Sweet. A band this so sadly overlooked in the annals of rock history. Brian Connolly was one of the best singers in rock. He had a huge range and acute sense for melody and harmony.

  • @Kroonerguy
    @Kroonerguy ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I have never heard this long version before.....and I grew up with Sweet's Music. It is bloody beautiful.

  • @gordonjenkins8171
    @gordonjenkins8171 4 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    The Sweet were labled as a Glam rock band but this proved they were a serious rock outfit

    • @trentthompson5110
      @trentthompson5110 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The police were a punk band but that didn’t last long

  • @TheRedWaltz24
    @TheRedWaltz24 4 ปีที่แล้ว +202

    Sweet is a pretty underrated band, they had lots of great songs. Give "Fox On The Run", "Wig-Wam Bam", "Teenage Rampage", "The Six Teens" and "California Nights" listens.

    • @pinehawk9600
      @pinehawk9600 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Fox on the Run!!

    • @fredbrown4950
      @fredbrown4950 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hell raiser

    • @michaellomax2
      @michaellomax2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      'Burn On The Flame' .. 'Set Me Free'...

    • @fredbrown4950
      @fredbrown4950 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@michaellomax2 man with the golden arm

    • @michaellomax2
      @michaellomax2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@fredbrown4950 liking the live version, Musikladen 1974

  • @gregscupholm254
    @gregscupholm254 4 ปีที่แล้ว +240

    "Fox On The Run" was a huge one for this band, too. You'd like it, indeed. Looking below at the ELO references- YES, OMG- Jamel, I know you would just love their extremely creative, fun to listen to sound. Exquisite talent and some downright iconic tunes. You'll recognize several. Dude, that stuff isSOOOO good, you have to do yourself a solid and check it out. Maybe "Turn To Stone" or "Do Ya Want My Love". Hell, pull a song out of a hat and you can't go wrong. Seriously. Jamel, it is time to go down the ELO rabbit hole. :)

    • @tinylvis
      @tinylvis 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Agreed on ELO.

    • @cherrymcgregor535
      @cherrymcgregor535 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Please yes. I saw them live in 1978 ,then again in 2018! Die hard fan here

    • @ripplewaters388
      @ripplewaters388 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@cherrymcgregor535 I SAW YES IN 75 AND 76, MY SECOND FAVORITE AFTER QUEEN , But YES was my first concert and Acid Trip.....effing amazing. I have watched that concert on youtube! It didn't look like anything I saw, and my brother saw totally different stuff than me! Rock on! Rick Wakeman is the Wizard of the keyboards!

    • @pgooddmd
      @pgooddmd 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Loved Fox on the Run!

    • @johnnyphillips4406
      @johnnyphillips4406 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Or mr. Blue skys

  • @dontstalkUstalker80
    @dontstalkUstalker80 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Sadly, Brian was kicked in the throat in 1974 and lost some octaves but he was still sensational! ❤ I’ve been obsessed with them lately and watching documentaries (so sad) and listening to all of their music. Some solid rock songs! Not only were they easy on the eyes but they were a talented bunch! Brian, Steve, Mick, and Andy 🥰

    • @brandimedeina3128
      @brandimedeina3128 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Me too. I've been researching them for the last 6 months. I didn't appreciate them enough as a youngster. I listen to them every day. Priest was a musical genius.

    • @patriciabyrne7391
      @patriciabyrne7391 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Still play their tunes today…great band❤

  • @morningtrees2090
    @morningtrees2090 4 ปีที่แล้ว +109

    RIP to the bass player, Steve Priest. And, thank you, Jamel_AKA_Jamal for helping me get through these summer days in 2020.

  • @NoosaHeads
    @NoosaHeads 4 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    I met Sweet in the mid 70s. A friend of mine's cousin was their producer. They came across as very pleasant, courteous and intelligent. I once met Adam Ant. He was really rude and offhand. Sweet was a pleasant contrast. They had every right to feel full of themselves but were surprisingly humble. Brian Connolly was really talented and had a powerful voice. Died of a multiple heart attacks at 51 yrs old - that was a tragic loss.
    R.I.P.

    • @laustcawz2089
      @laustcawz2089 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      They need to be
      in the Rock Hall Of Fame.

    • @ольгачамурлиева-н7п
      @ольгачамурлиева-н7п 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Brian my love forever

    • @helenb6399
      @helenb6399 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Who was your friend's cousin or is it a secret?! I'm surprised at AA, i always thought he was polite but he was a punk so could've been having a bad attitude day. (BC & AA were my pin ups lol).

    • @NoosaHeads
      @NoosaHeads 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@helenb6399 Can't say... Adam was reading a New Musical Express at the time - he didn't even look up....

    • @Badfingerbabe777
      @Badfingerbabe777 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Wow your lucky to have meet them, Steve Priest wrote a good bio book and hand signed it for me. He was so nice to do this . They were all very handsome and sexy as well. Poor Brian I wish he could have made it, they were so great, likely been even bigger in the 80's. The Sixteens is one of my favorites but Give us a Wink LP is so heavy metal!!

  • @ffjsb
    @ffjsb 4 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    The short version of this song could easily be dismissed as a pretty good pop-rock song. But the middle break and the outro just goes to show the depth and talent of Sweet.

    • @adotintheshark4848
      @adotintheshark4848 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      The single should have had the middle interlude. It wouldn't have made the song too long for airplay.

    • @shyman99
      @shyman99 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@adotintheshark4848 - Yes, it would have made the song WAY too long for radio. In fact, radio often time chose a shorter version than the single version because it ran a whopping 3:45. That was even too long for some stations, so the intro was cut.

  • @Haltech007
    @Haltech007 4 ปีที่แล้ว +98

    I'm glad you did the 'full' version and not the chopped up little radio edit. All of that awesome middle section is missing from the radio edit.

    • @Haltech007
      @Haltech007 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @Roger Coley The thing that infuriated me the most was when the DJ would sit and talk thru the entire intro of a song.

    • @TheLemzia
      @TheLemzia 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The LA Radio station 95.5 KLOS Always played the Long version and it the only reason I know of it.

    • @eileenhassan5256
      @eileenhassan5256 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I have never heard this fully before it is lovely.

  • @adotintheshark4848
    @adotintheshark4848 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Sweet was just one more hit or album from being a real super-group. Great band!

  • @Rockford03
    @Rockford03 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    The Sweet Are bloody great band
    Fox on the run
    Action
    Lies in your eyes
    Set me free

  • @francineanthonsen2125
    @francineanthonsen2125 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It is too bad that 3 out of the 4 members have passed away. Brian Connelly:Lead vocals R.I.P.,Mick Tucker: Drummer R.I.P.,Steve Priest:Bass player R.I.P. Andy is is the only one alive. He has a new version of Sweet and also if you go to The Sweet chanel you can watch their new video for a new song that they are releasing on December 12th.

  • @sn1ckers100
    @sn1ckers100 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    This was SWEET, literally, figuratively and spiritually.

  • @paulvincentnicha9796
    @paulvincentnicha9796 4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    You'll love them even more when you hear Fox on the run. Part of Guardians of the Galaxy vol 2 soundtrack... They're Brits by the way.

  • @michaelbruns449
    @michaelbruns449 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    This stunning masterpiece is easily right up there with stairway to heaven and bohemian rhapsody!

  • @thehoodedman2917
    @thehoodedman2917 4 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    I was blessed to live through the 60's and 70's when music was so memorable. Cant say the same about later decades.

    • @Paula-rj3fx
      @Paula-rj3fx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You are right about that and also how lucky we were to have grown up with this wonderful music.

  • @hampyonce
    @hampyonce 4 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    I haven't heard this song in two minutes. Brings back good feels.

    • @tigerback62
      @tigerback62 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes it does!

    • @WireWeHere
      @WireWeHere 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      At half way you're hearing the extra stuff buying an album gave you over most radio plays.

  • @r8derman
    @r8derman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Wow I just realized it does sound very much like ELO... you should react to some Electric Light Orchestra. Jeff Lynne is a genius.

  • @alanrhodes7380
    @alanrhodes7380 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This band was vastly underrated. They do have a greatest hits album that is awesome!

  • @clannad99germany70
    @clannad99germany70 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Never heard this long version in decades. I even did not know, it exists.

  • @LeosHouse
    @LeosHouse 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Late night FM used to play this version. Growing up in the 70’s was the best! ☮️

  • @christinehaworth7446
    @christinehaworth7446 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Ahhh...love those happy mid 70’s vibes, taking me back to my childhood!! *Edit/correction: I was thinking this song was ‘77, but it was actually released Jan ‘78, was on the Billboard Hot 100 for 25 weeks, and reached its peak position #8 June 24, 1978

  • @markfinnigan4994
    @markfinnigan4994 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Never in over 40 years have i heard that middle section! Thanks Jamal

    • @lizmagu3189
      @lizmagu3189 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I had never heard it either! Def gonna go download this to my playlist..

    • @allenbumbarger2710
      @allenbumbarger2710 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      That mid section is what makes it so great

    • @jeffking291
      @jeffking291 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Mark Finnigan
      The only time I’ve heard this full version was on the “Album Rock” station:
      KSHE-95 in St.Louis❗️
      📻😁

    • @johnevans4679
      @johnevans4679 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Full version is on the 1978 album Level Headed.

  • @scientologytriggers
    @scientologytriggers 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I was born in 1960. I don't remember this song, but at the time I was into Nugent, Van Halen, Yes, Queen, ELP & Pink Floyd. It's a great song and I wished I would have heard it earlier.

  • @JF-kv1gm
    @JF-kv1gm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    Just read that Steve Priest has died.... Another 70's icon gone😢

  • @nps2512
    @nps2512 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Remember listening to this as a kid and it still blows me away

  • @ChuckMock3826
    @ChuckMock3826 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    RIP Steve Priest, bassist for Sweet, who just passed away last week. Only one original member remains. : (

  • @heavymetalhack8989
    @heavymetalhack8989 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I was grinning wide the entire time I watched you listen to one of my favorite bands. The Sweet. I wanted to high-five you throughout. My band did a cover of this song on one of our albums. You, without a doubt, have a intrinsic understanding of what makes a song great. Thank you so much Jamel for sharing this...you are a man of amazing taste and love for music and what it means to humanity. Keep doing what you do, sir.

    • @ksjoyjespeace
      @ksjoyjespeace 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I concur ! ...is this a 2 part song ??!! Love it !!!!!!!😊

    • @ParallaxStudio
      @ParallaxStudio 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ksjoyjespeace Here is a link to our cover of the song recorded back in 1994. RIP Steve, Mick and Brian...you are missed. vimeo.com/474295689

  • @anjaschmied2799
    @anjaschmied2799 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    One of Andy Scott's masterpieces !! 😍 🎸 🎤 💥 💥 👌

  • @Frst2nxt
    @Frst2nxt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Such vocal range. And so different from ballroom blitz.
    Real, uh...sweet.

    • @theodoreritola7641
      @theodoreritola7641 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Do they sound like ELO or WHAT ?

  • @patrickquinly1764
    @patrickquinly1764 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Was working in Beverly Hills, lived in Hollywood, when these guys happened. Every song they did was a fricken' hit. One of the best Rock and Roll songs ever.......

    • @cherrymcgregor535
      @cherrymcgregor535 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And they were British ,so was great they made it across the pond

  • @kev7161
    @kev7161 4 ปีที่แล้ว +424

    This sounds very ELO-like.

    • @edwardmclaughlin719
      @edwardmclaughlin719 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Somebody kept saying ELO when it came on the radio a while back. Kept telling him Sweet. He kept forgetting.

    • @LearnToRefine
      @LearnToRefine 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      As a little kid in the 70's, I always thought it was ELO. I didn't learn it was the Sweet until I was in my 20's.

    • @tonyfrench2700
      @tonyfrench2700 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I saw E.L.O. on their"Out of the blue" tour (back in the day) and a little trivia (E.L.O. was the first band to use lasers in a concert)

    • @bradleybyrne7691
      @bradleybyrne7691 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      kev7161 love ELO

    • @tonyfrench2700
      @tonyfrench2700 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Boo SaysALOT of bands had lights, but E.L.O. were the first, and the Atlanta show was the first night of that tour,I was VERY fortunate to have friends and family who loves music as much as I do
      My first concert was the second night of Lynyrd Skynyrds"One more from the road" tour,I was 11 and my aunt and uncle had an extra ticket and told my mom that they would take care of me 😊
      Since then, I've been to over 750 major shows (not counting the smaller clubs and venues)
      I took my son to his first concert when he was 7(the screaming cheetah wheelies" if you've never heard of them, TH-cam them") and he's 33 and we try to go to at least 1 or 2 major shows a year (except for the past two years, I've got Leukemia and I have no energy to go now)

  • @Rock_Snob
    @Rock_Snob 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Jamel, the bass player from this very video passe away... Steve Priest was 72 Rest In Peace.

  • @kmo2959
    @kmo2959 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I know one damned thing for sure....no one can take the 70's away from me!
    Jamel, I'm so happy that you have chosen this particular path on the music highway.
    Keep on keeping your mind and ears open.

  • @leefreed2060
    @leefreed2060 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This is truly 1 of my all time favorite songs ever. 1978. I was 11. Almost 55 now. It rocks still.

  • @paulschirf9259
    @paulschirf9259 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    One of my favorite songs from the era. I remember hearing it late at night and calling the D.J. to ask who it was. I must have been young enough for my voice to give away my age because the D.J. told me to get to bed! I remember this because it wasn't until a year or two later that I found out the band's name. LOL - great memories!

  • @bink63
    @bink63 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Sweet was always considered pop. This proves they rocked and had a range of influences from rock to Beethoven in one song IMO

  • @lynnhathaway3755
    @lynnhathaway3755 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    We don't need the lyrics. We know them by heart.

  • @karlcross9112
    @karlcross9112 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I always thought that was Electric Light Orchestra. God, I loved growing up in the 70s.... It was such a good time!

    • @trueblue4069
      @trueblue4069 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ditto

    • @brandimedeina3128
      @brandimedeina3128 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ELO could learn things from The Sweet! Probably did.

  • @MAGA-kv1nj
    @MAGA-kv1nj 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Epic... a masterpiece that remains immensely overlooked, just like the band. Sweet was my favorite band growing up as a kid in the mid 70's. These guys were unbelievably talented, and one of the most under-rated bands out there.

  • @cherryllcooper679
    @cherryllcooper679 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Ahhhh! There it is! With the tempo switch up, so coooooool!

    • @noneyabusiness1302
      @noneyabusiness1302 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Gahhh, I'm a sucker for a great tempo change!

  • @SchizoaffectedGamer2112
    @SchizoaffectedGamer2112 4 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    How about a little Electric Light Orchestra people.... my word

    • @migzz7976
      @migzz7976 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The Move

  • @ilenesmith8238
    @ilenesmith8238 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    I don't know if anyone has ever mentioned that most of these songs from back in the day we're better listen to with four speakers The music is meant to chase each of the speakers so that you get an entire surroundsound it's pretty trippy I know you probably have a pretty good pair of headphones but you're not going to get the same effect as those in the middle 4 speakers I would just love for you to experience it the way I did when I was a Child my parents had most of this music you're listening to now from the 70s and older on vinyl and I hate to say it but the sound quality was better on a record thank you so much for listening to this music and I love your reactions

    • @jeffking291
      @jeffking291 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Ilene Smith
      QUADRAPHONIC ❗️
      ...Children of the Sun...

    • @chuckhutton5087
      @chuckhutton5087 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes! Absolutely right! Though it did also offer the “pops” and other static, there was a sound quality on vinyl which can’t be surpassed. It’s in the mixing and recording qualities. Supertramp and Steely Dan were vinyl masters.

    • @kimberlystark3944
      @kimberlystark3944 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes! Volume up! Walls vibrating!! Feel it through your whole body!

  • @misterbacon4933
    @misterbacon4933 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    The Sweet is my favorite! But live they were unbeatable!!!

  • @diegomeza5773
    @diegomeza5773 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    RIP Steve Priest 🙏

  • @docgonzales
    @docgonzales 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Definitely feeling the Foreigner / ELO / Supertramp vibes coming thru on top of the glam here

    • @dipsydoodle7988
      @dipsydoodle7988 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      He needs to do some Supertramp!

    • @kevinnobody3052
      @kevinnobody3052 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Speaking of Supertramp......

    • @2dashville
      @2dashville 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      knotaneedey Yes! And The Babys

    • @zfly2009
      @zfly2009 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Copy cat.. lol nice mug

    • @15chipshops
      @15chipshops 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ... and 10cc

  • @tomvespestad6764
    @tomvespestad6764 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    You should do "Fox On The Run", another great song from The Sweet.

  • @cheesyrider6914
    @cheesyrider6914 4 ปีที่แล้ว +127

    North side, east side
    Little Willy, Willy wears the crown, he's the king around town
    Dancing, glancing
    Willy drives them silly with his star shoe shimmy shuffle down

    • @alexandermendez4653
      @alexandermendez4653 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      34 people know

    • @cal30m1
      @cal30m1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Momma done chase Willy down thru the hall!

    • @m.gideonhoyle409
      @m.gideonhoyle409 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      My favorite song in elementary school!

    • @ScooterVauto
      @ScooterVauto 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      facebook.com/stacijayne.watson/videos/917504902027733/

    • @jeanfish7
      @jeanfish7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Pretty good for a little Tom Cat!:)

  • @Zoltanlouis2009
    @Zoltanlouis2009 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Jamel, your reactions are so great to watch. Its great you appreciate music that you've never heard before in such a fair minded way.
    Sweet were intergalactic. They still are over here in Europe with the only surviving member of the classic line-up.

  • @JesseD9884
    @JesseD9884 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I wasn’t born until 92’ but had an amazing mom with an ear for music and was introduced to this masterpiece as a young girl. One of the best 😍😍😍

  • @blondthought5175
    @blondthought5175 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I was a kid when this song was a hit.
    I didn't hear the full version until two decades on. That's when I began to have an inkling of how monumental this was. You, with your passion, have brought it home. I thank you for that.

  • @sean_b_drummer
    @sean_b_drummer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Don't think I've ever heard the Long Play version. Way cool!!!

  • @edyoung6573
    @edyoung6573 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Jamal, my wife and I LOVE your reactions to our favorite Bands and Artists, you put a smile on our faces!! we would like to donate to you. She was going to purchase one of your shirts but didn't have a style she liked. point us in the right direction please. Peace out brother and stay safe.

  • @tektoniks_architects
    @tektoniks_architects 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    RIP, Sweet bassist Steve Priest, 6/4/20.

  • @friguy4444
    @friguy4444 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My Junior High School days and this was playing everywhere! It gave me a feeling like the world was going to end soon! So I must love all I can and fight for that Love!! Then Rock as hard as possible!! LOL. True!!

  • @UnkleJustin
    @UnkleJustin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Little Willy by The Sweet Jamel!! It was like heavy metal to me as a first grader. My uncle taught me the riff on a REAL electric guitar at age 6. My sisters called it "bubblegum" and turned me on to Beatles, Led Zepplin, Stones

  • @cherryllcooper679
    @cherryllcooper679 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Haven’t even watched it and I know I’m going to LOVE IT!

  • @buzzbomb67
    @buzzbomb67 4 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    So cool you’re into Sweet now! Dude you gotta get into The Kinks! A BUNCH of classic tunes there as well :)

  • @KathySandru
    @KathySandru 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    That extended version takes you on a journey. This is so good!

  • @grapeman63
    @grapeman63 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Sweet played bubblegum pop songs like Little Willy, Funny Funny, Co-Co and Wig-wam Bam followed by Glam rock songs like Ballroom Blitz, Blockbuster and Fox on the run as part of the Chinnichap hit making factory. The B-sides of their singles were usually their own compositions and were much more serious rock songs. As a group they had an incredible range and the quality of their musicianship always shone through. Growing up they were my favourite band.

  • @KennethStCyr-dv6cm
    @KennethStCyr-dv6cm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    LOL...the world added another Sweet fan.

  • @uomunumerous2350
    @uomunumerous2350 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    This song is so unique. Maybe it's the nostalgia because I was somewhat around 12 years old but wow it has something special.

  • @dianamarie1652
    @dianamarie1652 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I was a teenager in the 70’s the music is the only thing that kept me sane and happy!!!!

  • @ChuckMock3826
    @ChuckMock3826 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Saw them live in 1978 at the Hersheypark Arena - they opened for Foghat. Such an AMAZING concert!!

  • @johnclarke-vs9qe
    @johnclarke-vs9qe 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Your reactions are a joy to watch!!!!

  • @TrueEarth2112
    @TrueEarth2112 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    One of my favorite songs growing up in the 70's... geeez, the 70's were fantastic.

  • @MrLeadb1
    @MrLeadb1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This was always on the radio when I was a kid in Ireland....great to hear it again, so many memories resurface!

  • @richardthresh3587
    @richardthresh3587 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    'Love is Like Oxygen' was always my favourite song of theirs. Man, you have to listen to some Slade and/or Mud from the same era!

    • @richardthresh3587
      @richardthresh3587 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This stuff was all over the charts when I was a kid: I was 11-12 in 1973/4 and pop music was great!

    • @eltigre5469
      @eltigre5469 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Rocket by Mud live is outstanding video

    • @richardthresh3587
      @richardthresh3587 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@eltigre5469 Very true, but for sheer camp fun, you can't beat the Xmas 1974 Top of the Pops performance of Tiger Feet!

    • @norsketilbakeblikk3717
      @norsketilbakeblikk3717 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Tiger feet!

    • @lemming9984
      @lemming9984 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Slade, Yeah. Mud, good god NO!

  • @RigoMuniz
    @RigoMuniz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is a Master piece. Sweet is an underrated progressive rock with a twist of classical band.
    I do really enjoyed so much your reaction. If you would have see me how much I laugh about your reaction. I knew the high notes and unexpected changes of tune got you by surprise. Sweet is a genius talented band. I speak on present tense, because their music is so refreshing.
    When that song hit the airwaves on WQAM it put me sky high.
    I enjoy so much how you appreciate the songs that made some magic in my soul... the 70’s for me were magical

  • @doplinger1
    @doplinger1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I swear, even though I’ve been listening to this for decades, I don’t EVER remember there being a long version! 😀😀😀

    • @scottstewart5784
      @scottstewart5784 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ditto

    • @laustcawz2089
      @laustcawz2089 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      From the album "Level Headed".

    • @jeffcoat1959
      @jeffcoat1959 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The album oriented rock and classic rock stations tended to play the long version; the pop/ top 40 stations tended to play the edited "single" version.

    • @laustcawz2089
      @laustcawz2089 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jeffcoat1959
      These days, when the local
      "Classic Rock" station in NYC
      plays the song (which is rare),
      they always play the edited
      single version.

  • @tomyoung9049
    @tomyoung9049 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    this was probably my favorite by them, listening on my old transistor radio with the single earplug :)

    • @ericasiel611
      @ericasiel611 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me too!! 😂

    • @lepoetress
      @lepoetress 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I thought I was the only one old enough to remember that!!

  • @geoffcartertheoreticalstru6484
    @geoffcartertheoreticalstru6484 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    . . .well I never thought I would live to see the day that I would be watching a video of an american watching a video of the Sweet, The Sweet!
    # "#"

  • @user-dt3rz2lz7q
    @user-dt3rz2lz7q 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Rock On the 70's. Brilliant band, genius. Rest in Peace, Mick (drummer) Brian (lead singer) and recently Steve (bass guitar) Like others, l feel privileged to have been in this world at the same time as these super talented guys!

  • @tranceformaty
    @tranceformaty 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ...I remember sitting in grandma´s living room in germany in the year 1975 and seeing these 4 british musicians...i felt into it ! ! ! INSTANTLY ! ! ! There was a german music show called " Disco " there they where i had an earworm 4 weeks..... this was so " SSSWWWEEEEEETTT "

  • @Richard_Jones
    @Richard_Jones 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    This one was at the back end of their career, by which time the 'Glam Rock' thing had kind of petered out. Never heard the long version before, middle bit sounds a bit like Genesis.

  • @phantomrockerr
    @phantomrockerr 4 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    The radio is the only place I've ever heard this other than my 8 track.

    • @someoldatheist6712
      @someoldatheist6712 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      i have it on 45!

    • @ga0425
      @ga0425 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thumbs up for the 8-Track reference phantomrocker! Ain’t no School like the Old School! Even if, in retrospect, those damn 8-Tracks could be infuriating...switching tracks in the middle of a song, tape hiss & the inevitable having-to-jam-a-matchbook-under-the-tape-to-keep-it-from-double-tracking...but in the day, it was key to RockingOut while cruising. Thanks for the memories, my man!

    • @MrStukaju87d
      @MrStukaju87d 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      G A I remember those days. I had the pioneer 8 track with fast forward in my 1970 Chevy nova. CB radios were hip too.

    • @ga0425
      @ga0425 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Joe Schmo A Pioneer with fast forward? That was the holy grail my man! I can’t remember the brand of mine.. but it had a feature they called four-way matrix.I was able to score some a pair of Pioneer TS-5 speakers that I sat on the back deck of my 62 Ford Fairlane 500 sports coupe And a pair of Jensen Co-Axis in the door panels. (I wanted TrixAxis, but every time I saved up $10 or more, I’d go out and score a lid!) I kept blowing fuses for a while until I learned the difference between four ohm & eight ohm and how to connect that stuff! At some point I got myself a GE cb radio. My handle was Windowpane (as in 4-way hit of). I thought I was so clever and subversive back to then! Thanks for adding to the memories for me today! Stay awesome brother!

    • @mmitchum3826
      @mmitchum3826 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@someoldatheist6712 Me too! I think it was the first 45 I ever bought