Sweet - Blockbuster - Top Of The Pops 25.01.1973 (OFFICIAL)

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  • Sweet performing "Blockbuster" on BBC's Top Of The Pops in 1973.
    The song was written by Mike Chapman & Nicky Chinn and produced by Phil Wainman
    The single was originally released in 1973.
    This version features the original line-up.
    Brian Connolly - lead vocals
    Andy Scott - guitar, synthesizer, vocals
    Steve Priest - bass, vocals
    Mick Tucker - drums, percussion, vocals
    Single Chart Positions:
    Great Britain: 1
    Germany: 1
    Austria: 1
    Denmark: 1
    Ireland: 1
    Netherlands: 1
    New Zealand: 1
    Switzerland: 3
    Norway: 3
    South Africa: 7
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    th-cam.com/users/official... #Sweet
    #SweetOfficial
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  • @simoncurl4504
    @simoncurl4504 24 วันที่ผ่านมา +29

    If you don't like this, I think there must be something amiss with your soul. What a fabulous band they were....

  • @michaelshopf7732
    @michaelshopf7732 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1493

    Sweet wasn't just a glam band, they were a damn good rock band

    • @barryirwin60
      @barryirwin60 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      One of the best in their era.Michael.

    • @timepoet77
      @timepoet77 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I agree. Whatever you pitched at the boys, Sweet knocked it out of the park.

    • @brianmoran3450
      @brianmoran3450 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      sweet sold 50 million records.

    • @kenmalanick
      @kenmalanick 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      With a damn great lead singer!!

    • @janeyorke8684
      @janeyorke8684 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Up there with the finest xxxx seriously great,,dared to be differentx

  • @peterkirkman3357
    @peterkirkman3357 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    Big Hello to all the 70s people out there, what a superior time, all hail the 70s!

    • @bapete5159
      @bapete5159 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Ace Times....someone make that Time Machine.....👍🇬🇧🤓

  • @jackspry9736
    @jackspry9736 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +176

    RIP the three members of The Sweet
    Brian Connolly (October 5, 1945 - February 9, 1997), aged 51
    Mick Tucker (July 17, 1947 - February 14, 2002), aged 54
    Steve Priest (February 23, 1948 - June 4, 2020), aged 72
    You will be remembered as legends.

    • @Lionboy2930
      @Lionboy2930 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Nice one...

    • @KittyGrizGriz
      @KittyGrizGriz 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Thank you!!! ♥️♥️♥️

    • @BeatleJohn813
      @BeatleJohn813 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Nice one 👍

    • @rainerunsinn370
      @rainerunsinn370 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Hab Brian 1993 oder '94 in Dessau live erleben dürfen. Schon schwer angeschlagen, aber immer noch genial!!! Werde mich immer 😊daran erinnern, dem Idol meiner frühen Jugend auf wenige Meter nahe gekommen zu sein. R.I.P. BRIAN!

    • @elettranorton7270
      @elettranorton7270 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      Their music makes me feel good

  • @kylefellows2513
    @kylefellows2513 2 ปีที่แล้ว +387

    Glad I was a 70s kid . A magical time in music.

    • @hoihoi9866
      @hoihoi9866 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Me also

    • @lewisner
      @lewisner ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I think the problem is that every avenue of rock music has been explored so it's difficult to be original any more.

    • @kazleslie6334
      @kazleslie6334 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I become a teenager in 72 and it was the best

    • @carladams8691
      @carladams8691 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ​@@lewisner
      God: Hold my beer.

    • @carsten6823
      @carsten6823 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I also a child of the 70 ten and the music of this epoch inspired me so much🤠

  • @shycharlieace
    @shycharlieace 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1077

    46 years later this song is still brilliant, Sweet will last forever

    • @sharonann3344
      @sharonann3344 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      shycharlieace fuck me I'm getting old here but still love the songs not 40 years older surely only just turned 60 lol

    • @PNEKarl
      @PNEKarl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@sharonann3344 I'm right behind you at 59 years young!

    • @hartwinnz
      @hartwinnz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@PNEKarl Ok...i join the club

    • @witeskyn7
      @witeskyn7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I'm only 55...may I join too?
      Had the vinyl album and played it until the grooves turned grey. Lol!

    • @JayFal68
      @JayFal68 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      shycharlieace this is one of my favourite ever songs. Brian was a good looking man too 😍

  • @michelleroyall5392
    @michelleroyall5392 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +82

    My mum told me that this was banned in the factory she was working in at the time as it sounded the same as the factory fire alarm!! I've always loved that story!!

  • @KittyGrizGriz
    @KittyGrizGriz 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +49

    Steve Priest’s campiness is hilarious, love him!! 😂

    • @jodibedard4306
      @jodibedard4306 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Me too! I keep binge watching him!

  • @kentastrup916
    @kentastrup916 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Really music that means a lot to many of us who were young in 70'ties. Music that never will be forgotten.

  • @marlenesullivan3113
    @marlenesullivan3113 ปีที่แล้ว +126

    50 Yrs LATER,THIS IS STILL A BIG HIT 🎶

    • @user-qh4pm3pe7p
      @user-qh4pm3pe7p 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      О, да это действительно так, на самом деле!

    • @marlenesullivan3113
      @marlenesullivan3113 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@user-qh4pm3pe7pL♡VE THIS🎶

    • @user-ym6in6vv6g
      @user-ym6in6vv6g 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Да Чувак! Балрумблиц и Блокбастер! Мы кайфовали ещё при СССР

  • @mikepearce4813
    @mikepearce4813 2 ปีที่แล้ว +366

    Sweet were massive from 73 to around 76. A brilliant band who were far more than just Glam Rock or bubble gum pop. Their music has stood the test of time.

    • @LarzGustafsson
      @LarzGustafsson ปีที่แล้ว +5

      So did Gar Glitter and Slade.

    • @IamSkullrules
      @IamSkullrules ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Always make me smile , and groove. this was my introduction to Sweet at 12 years old, rather hear Sweet before the Beatles any day of the week

    • @carriehellyer1777
      @carriehellyer1777 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They're playing at a festival in my nearby town this coming weekend, I wish I'd known before tickets were sold out!

    • @GeldtheGelded
      @GeldtheGelded 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@LarzGustafsson nah gary stayed because he can't keep his hands off of his favorite note: A minor

    • @producermarin2480
      @producermarin2480 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      They were a bunch of smart alecky bad asses...and I loved 'em so! Ha!

  • @scopex2749
    @scopex2749 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    "we just ......JUST havent...... AAAAAHHH HAAAAAA" CLASSIC STEVE PRIEST LINE!!

  • @DeidreL9
    @DeidreL9 4 ปีที่แล้ว +968

    Why is every second comment obsessing about their sexuality? FFS they are PERFORMERS on stage, wearing makeup and, gee, COSTUMES. Having FUN, in a time before everyone went insane about everything. God no wonder so many of us want to go back!

    • @henrypatrickbarker7862
      @henrypatrickbarker7862 2 ปีที่แล้ว +101

      Zep was mythology
      Queen was in white tassle and white leather, Sabbath was in black leather ... These guys out sold them for 2 yrs straight and dressed glam ... To my knowledge all were straight.... But who gives a shit.... Extremely underated band , all could sing amazing and also were all talented musicians. How they aren't recognized more , hall of Fame , Ill never know.

    • @mimfi
      @mimfi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      I think they look fabulous! Glam rock at it's best 😍😍😍

    • @philipdefibaugh5683
      @philipdefibaugh5683 2 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      To be honest Women preferred the Glammed up look way better the generic granola look of jeans and t-shirt! Glam rock ruled the 70's and 80's. Glam rockers like Poison got more groupies than Mike and the Mechanics.

    • @mimfi
      @mimfi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Maybe they get noticed more with "silly" clothes, like Slade and Abba

    • @andreamack7867
      @andreamack7867 2 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      Who cares what their sexuality is. They were a great band and part of many of our childhoods, like you said, it doesn’t matter

  • @sharonlock6452
    @sharonlock6452 5 ปีที่แล้ว +476

    My granddaughter age 10yrs now sings along to this and ballroom blitz . Gotta keep the younger generations into good music

    • @dariowestern
      @dariowestern 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Cool kids! I'm glad that the younger generations are re-discovering Chinn and Chapman's music. :)

    • @MP-id2po
      @MP-id2po 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It's our only hope!

    • @kaz4366
      @kaz4366 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      My 18 yr old loves these

    • @gabbygossett7812
      @gabbygossett7812 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I'm 14 and I love their music! My 8 year old brother likes this band too but his twin doesn't. well not all people have a good taste in music.

    • @charleygirl91
      @charleygirl91 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I have been a fan of the sweet since I was a kid, born in 1991. My Dad has this set as my personal ringtone

  • @melaniekendall4903
    @melaniekendall4903 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Bring back the music from the 70s !!!!

  • @DavesGarden1714
    @DavesGarden1714 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +48

    Brian Connelly was a brilliant singer I loved Sweet and their music sadly there's only Andy Scot still alive

    • @user-rx4ro7im2d
      @user-rx4ro7im2d 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Andy is doing a great Job keeping the "Sweet" history alive in 2024.......

    • @DavesGarden1714
      @DavesGarden1714 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@user-rx4ro7im2d Yes Andy is doing a great job,Sweets music will live on forever its brilliant

  • @user-od3iu2js4s
    @user-od3iu2js4s 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Iconic and immortal - long live glam rock 🎉

  • @OFR
    @OFR 6 ปีที่แล้ว +411

    This is the exact time period when music was the MOST FUN.

    • @andrewmatthews6861
      @andrewmatthews6861 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      OFR never bettered 😈

    • @martinplatt5928
      @martinplatt5928 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yes.....1973 was incredible.....even Little JImmy Osmond!

    • @duncanbirss8923
      @duncanbirss8923 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Spot on , sweet Slade cockney rebel Roxy music sparks and so many more

    • @GeeCeeWU
      @GeeCeeWU 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Weren't we lucky to have been young during that era.

    • @GeeCeeWU
      @GeeCeeWU 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@duncanbirss8923 Status Quo before they became family entertainment and T-Rex?

  • @andymatthews7617
    @andymatthews7617 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The best opening EVER.

  • @richardcotton8676
    @richardcotton8676 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    Exactly 50 year's today,What a Hit, What a Group!

    • @gergannon3633
      @gergannon3633 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Was in first teenage love when this charted and loved this ever since!❤

    • @katty01
      @katty01 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ain't no way I love music from half a century ago 💀 I'm 22 and can't live without old music

    • @KittyGrizGriz
      @KittyGrizGriz 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Wow! Time waits for no one…
      Love them too.

  • @martinfitzgerald1605
    @martinfitzgerald1605 4 ปีที่แล้ว +313

    A sad day for glam rock R.I.P. Steve.

    • @christianfletcher7871
      @christianfletcher7871 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      RIP Steve great music

    • @stormytempest3907
      @stormytempest3907 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Well said, another childhood Hero leaves the Stage.🎸

    • @mayort6548
      @mayort6548 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Found out as I read your comment. Gutted. Steve's passing only appeared on Australian media internet services. Should have been lead story on every 6pm TV news bulletin. These guys were huge in Aust back in the day.
      Tnx again for your sentiments.

    • @andrewmatthews6861
      @andrewmatthews6861 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Can this year get any worse 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

    • @lepoetress
      @lepoetress 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mayort6548 I found out by someone commenting in the comments section; not 1 mention on national TV news. I googled to make sure it was true and like you said, internet news was on it.

  • @neilsteadman762
    @neilsteadman762 4 ปีที่แล้ว +222

    RIP Steve Priest. "We just haven't got a clue what to do" 🎸

    • @lepoetress
      @lepoetress 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @Neil Steadman That lines feels different now that he's no longer here.

    • @manchild3479
      @manchild3479 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      and never will.............

    • @teknikgroup7597
      @teknikgroup7597 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      mesmerising performance.

  • @LadyofAset
    @LadyofAset 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    I am now 63, and I was madly in love with Brian. Fantastic times the 70s when young men didn't think it was cool anymore to look like their granddad ❤❤❤❤

    • @stevenf4511
      @stevenf4511 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I’m 65 and I totally agree! So sad they are no longer with us.

  • @martinkevill8853
    @martinkevill8853 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Back when music was about having fun!!! Still sounds great😊👍❤️🇬🇧

  • @jensnrmark9778
    @jensnrmark9778 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I`m glad I was in the 70 s What a great time off splended music.

  • @tonytye8963
    @tonytye8963 4 ปีที่แล้ว +383

    Oh dear, another legend has gone today, 04 June 2020 and we have lost Steve Priest, at 72 years of age i believe. One of the best supporting singer lines in rock
    "We just haven't got a clue what to do" . Are you ready Steve, to be missed.

    • @GeeCeeWU
      @GeeCeeWU 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Mama you don't understand every time I touch her. "Hellraiser".

    • @arita2006
      @arita2006 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      RIP Steve. Thre's only two of them left now.

    • @100nitrog2
      @100nitrog2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@arita2006 ?? Andy is the only one left. Brian Connolly went first from a heart attack, then Mick Tucker from leukemia, and now Steve Priest from causes unknown as of this time. It's just Andy Scott left now.

    • @arita2006
      @arita2006 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@100nitrog2 Oh no, I didn't realise there was only one member left.

    • @minnaviklund330
      @minnaviklund330 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@100nitrog2 Exactly, sad but true

  • @paulslowworm7638
    @paulslowworm7638 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +81

    It's an absolutely cracking band. Talented. I would have loved to see them live.

    • @brucerouffian2630
      @brucerouffian2630 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I did. They were a very good band even when not playing their Chinnichaps top 20 hits.

  • @petergrinnell2500
    @petergrinnell2500 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    This band was out of my time as born in 79 but luv most of there songs my dad used to play them all the time I listen to there music was a great rock band

  • @dianesmith3624
    @dianesmith3624 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    58 on Wednesday ..... can't get enough of Sweet .... bloody brilliant & bring back some wonderful memories x

    • @andymatthews7617
      @andymatthews7617 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well said diane, THE BEST EVER, I WANT TICKETS TO THEIR CONCERTS IN HEAVEN.

    • @choltrig
      @choltrig 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      61now just my idea of great fun

    • @gush7429
      @gush7429 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Born 64... so glad i grew up with this as my music background..so many great memories with them all

    • @bobmajewski4383
      @bobmajewski4383 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @davidarmson3575
    @davidarmson3575 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Good old days. Good memories for me.

  • @stevemilne8291
    @stevemilne8291 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Best glam rock band of the 70`s just magical.

    • @anthonyrichards7730
      @anthonyrichards7730 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      One of the best what about mud slade T rex Kenny smokie the rubbers Dave Edmunds 10cc

  • @raymiemac71
    @raymiemac71 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Brilliant memories.. Wish I could go back and stay for good. Groundhog day sounds bloody good....

  • @mavericktriple9488
    @mavericktriple9488 3 ปีที่แล้ว +183

    It brings back so many happy days when I was young. When we didn't have a care in the world. I wish most of us that was around then could go back again and enjoy the era with so many great bands around.

    • @kaiserinsissi563
      @kaiserinsissi563 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      💞❤️💯💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻💯❤️💞
      70s FOREVER 💪🏻🥰😍🥳

    • @mavericktriple9488
      @mavericktriple9488 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@kaiserinsissi563 yes the 70s were great, some days it feels like yesterday but it's 50 years now 😢😢. A great time when we were young.

    • @kevinkmandew759
      @kevinkmandew759 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Me too. Miss my neighborhood friends from those years.

    • @mavericktriple9488
      @mavericktriple9488 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@kevinkmandew759 yes I do. One of my friends who I grew up with died in the 80s.
      Me and him and 2 other friends acted out being the sweet when we were at school. I've lost contact with them but still think about when we were growing up.

    • @kaiserinsissi563
      @kaiserinsissi563 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@mavericktriple9488
      Hello maverick triple... that's so true 🙈👩‍🦳👨‍🦳🥳🥰
      Take care of you and always rock the good old 70s 🎊🕺💃🏻🤩
      🎈❤️🧡💛💚💙💜💜🤎🎈

  • @stevenwheeler3654
    @stevenwheeler3654 5 ปีที่แล้ว +182

    What a banging fucking tune!! Even now after all those years,it still holds its own✌️top band

    • @andymatthews7617
      @andymatthews7617 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      THE TOP BAND EVER BEATS ANY OTHER BEATLES ,STONES ;AND ANY OTHER BANDS

    • @raymondgriffiths9766
      @raymondgriffiths9766 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was 13 my first band that I.liked
      I was in 2nd year of senior school
      73 very underrated band
      As well
      Lead singer was Mark
      McManus Taggert
      Brian connly was
      His brother
      Lead singer ha I never
      Knew that one myself

    • @keythdanielsen9315
      @keythdanielsen9315 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Steve Priest's stage performances are hilarious.

    • @keythdanielsen9315
      @keythdanielsen9315 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@andymatthews7617 I would tend to agree.

    • @majorvonhapenallthetime8602
      @majorvonhapenallthetime8602 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@keythdanielsen9315 A great capacity for sending himself up, but of course, most normal folk enjoy a band more if they're obviously enjoying themselves up on stage. If they'd rather not be there, it tells.

  • @michaelmaass4381
    @michaelmaass4381 2 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    Glam Rock was very popular in the 70s in Germany. The Sweet were a milestone and their way of performing was just amazing. They had been frequent guests on TV shows, especially on New Years’s Eve Events. Great Band, good old times…

    • @majorvonhapenallthetime8602
      @majorvonhapenallthetime8602 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/7-5ZhGT6Xkc/w-d-xo.html

    • @JJONNYREPP
      @JJONNYREPP ปีที่แล้ว

      Sweet - Blockbuster - Top Of The Pops 25.01.1973 (OFFICIAL) 1107am 5.7.23 it'll be that hard beat very strident and we know germans love that kindda drum beat... laibach should have covered this band with all those kettle drums and hard beats going on...

    • @petebest22
      @petebest22 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Queen were as glam as the rest of those bands in the 70s , not a bad thing , but I prefer sweet, as the drummer was a Monster on that kit , just think if Mick Tucker was in queen , it'll be a fight between Freddy and Mick cos both were the powerhouse of both bands 😊👍

    • @JJONNYREPP
      @JJONNYREPP 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@petebest22Comments on ‘Sweet - Blockbuster - Top Of The Pops 25.01.1973 (OFFICIAL)’ 0625am 23.7.23 hmmm.... they were too gay to get into fights... this, too, seems like a very old coment. probably made when you were lying-in your caravan thinking about vegetable plots and your hatred of a certain who person who you then found out had used the moniker of your fav person in the whole wide world and your vengeance had been taken out on the wrong person.. maybe the synopsis for chess!!? awoke this morning to the words jenny wren has committed hari-kari. what does that mean, sir?

  • @maxinehulme2009
    @maxinehulme2009 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I was 8 years old when watching this performance. I fell in love with Brian…now I’m 57 and still in love. I could watch him forever.

    • @samsingh3753
      @samsingh3753 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Hes got better hair than most women

  • @j.dragon651
    @j.dragon651 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Behind all that glam and glitter there are some good musicians.

  • @shanep5121
    @shanep5121 4 ปีที่แล้ว +162

    Mick Tucker was such a phenomenal drummer that the drums kept playing while he stepped away to play the tympanis.

    • @vimfuego8827
      @vimfuego8827 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @60s Man 60s Guitars Very well said.

    • @adinocc2042
      @adinocc2042 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Shane P LOL!

    • @atlasadonis3752
      @atlasadonis3752 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      🤣🤣🤣👍

    • @marcio_souza007
      @marcio_souza007 ปีที่แล้ว

      Come on, people! Shane P5121 is just kiddind with his comment.

    • @marcio_souza007
      @marcio_souza007 ปีที่แล้ว

      Playback magic.

  • @Buzzer365
    @Buzzer365 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    "We just haven't got a clue what to do" .. classic.

    • @petetandy6547
      @petetandy6547 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      that line sums up todays generation

  • @scottroberts3011
    @scottroberts3011 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +36

    Sweet were a fantastic band. Glam rock at its finest. All great musicians.

  • @PNEKarl
    @PNEKarl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +340

    I was 12 in 1972. I did spud picking for my local farmer to earn money to buy Sweet's 7" single from the record shop in Preston. I still love Sweet. Thank you lads!

    • @colinreeves6473
      @colinreeves6473 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      i was 15 it was the year i left school

    • @mylove9827
      @mylove9827 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      U was 12 to and more than a fan. I even went for the same haircut as Brian do it was(and still are)

    • @patrickrogers4697
      @patrickrogers4697 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I live in preston, where abouts did it used to be?

    • @PNEKarl
      @PNEKarl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@patrickrogers4697 Brady's Records on the Flag Market. 1972

    • @jerseyspunk
      @jerseyspunk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      How many English lads would pick spuds in Britain today? I was planting spuds at 10!

  • @PNEKarl
    @PNEKarl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    These were the days! Thank you Sweet!

  • @TheCelticcraig1888
    @TheCelticcraig1888 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

    It don’t get more 70s glam rock than this 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

    • @fenrissalba7329
      @fenrissalba7329 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      GrtBrt GrtBrt GrtBrt🔴⚪🔵

  • @Splitshot1
    @Splitshot1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Even though sweet didnt make it big here in america, i fricken loved them since 1973....would have paid anything to see them.

  • @Deedee-ee1sg
    @Deedee-ee1sg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +213

    This song was big part of the soundtrack to my youth! Brilliant song from a great band! Iconic 70s music!

    • @andymatthews7617
      @andymatthews7617 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      SUPERB.

    • @wolfgangboettcher3126
      @wolfgangboettcher3126 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Die Wellen gute Eigenschaften

    • @timothyyocum6140
      @timothyyocum6140 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I was born in '73. Never heard of Sweet until I had children. Only song I knew by them was "Ballroom Blitz" as done by Nuclear Assault. But then I saw a video of Girlschool doing "Fox on the Run" as a young adult with children, and was instantly hooked on the band. I didn't grow up with them, but they are part of the soundtrack to my children's lives! They LOVE Sweet!

    • @wolfgangboettcher3126
      @wolfgangboettcher3126 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Im Gedanken lebt diese Gruppe

    • @paulhovell8876
      @paulhovell8876 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@timothyyocum6140
      I was born in 61. The Sweet or just "Sweet" as they were known back then were quite literally a part of the soundtrack of my youth.
      Sweet, Slade, T-Rex, Bowie, Quatro, Marmalade, Mott the Hoople, Mungo Jerry, Nazareth etc
      We all had Music systems but only Big Bro could afford to buy the records. But bugger did we thrash em when he was out. (Dad had Jim Reeves music etc)
      Jumping up and down like a madman on the settee with a broom as a guitar !!
      "Marty.... We gotta go back"

  • @Mr2stardiver
    @Mr2stardiver 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    i loved them and always they were early punk rock

    • @pop000690
      @pop000690 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      A lot of punk bands such as The Ramones, The Exploited and The Damned were influenced by The Sweet so that checks out.
      Even Heavy Metal bands into the 80s were influenced by them too from the Hair Metal to even some Thrash bands (For example the band Heathen covered the song Set Me Free).

  • @time4tea595
    @time4tea595 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    Im now 63 and STILL get Goosebumps looking at Brian...... Swooning..,

    • @susanthomas5464
      @susanthomas5464 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Me too😻 and days away from turning 67 😻

  • @simonwoods8809
    @simonwoods8809 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    50 years ago today (25/01/23)! Timeless and classic music.

    • @dariowestern
      @dariowestern ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Still sounds great over 50 years later. Do you like their new song "Don't Bring Me Water"? :-)

    • @simonwoods8809
      @simonwoods8809 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@dariowestern Sounds pretty good to me.

    • @suzysalama211
      @suzysalama211 ปีที่แล้ว

      Evergreen ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @charliegeorgesrightleg.6646
    @charliegeorgesrightleg.6646 4 ปีที่แล้ว +134

    RIP Steve Priest great showman and bassist will be missed.

  • @peachy618
    @peachy618 2 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    I was 12 when this came out, I loved the Sweet in my teen years, brilliant band !

    • @tomfaulkner2055
      @tomfaulkner2055 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Me too. Just getting into music and collecting vinyl. Pissed off my dad when on TOTP so ok with me!

    • @sniperghost5924
      @sniperghost5924 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Funny thing is im 16 listening to this just brought up with good taste

  • @weejim48
    @weejim48 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Back at a time when people enjoyed themselves. Me and my brothers were kids in the 60’ & had nothing , then we left school & started to earn a few quid. We would spend our cash buying records like this. A fantastic time with fantastic music and great bands. And sweet we’re right up there. 🇬🇧🇬🇧👍👍👍

  • @omanmc
    @omanmc ปีที่แล้ว +32

    OMG 50 years ago they were rocking and still sounds so good

  • @pauricboylan11
    @pauricboylan11 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Steve Priest!! Gone but not forgotten!!🤟🤩💥

  • @hrt332
    @hrt332 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    My family were living in England (Dad in USAF) when this came out, and, when this aired on tv. Pops about spit his beer out in shock! And worse for him, me and my brothers sang along. Fun times!

  • @KittyGrizGriz
    @KittyGrizGriz 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    All the people dancing around the band is so cool! Loved those days of dancing with abandon with friends and making new ones! 😅
    😻

  • @Anonym-mg3si
    @Anonym-mg3si 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    Mick Tucker.. Great Drummer. 🎇🌀💫💥⭐✨🔝🎸💃🔙✳️

  • @marmadukewinterbotham2599
    @marmadukewinterbotham2599 4 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    RIP Steve Priest 04/06/20. Condolences to his family and friends. A great entertainer in a great band. High harmonies before Queen tried it. One of the best pop singles of the 70s "Love Is Like Oxygen" by a country mile.

    • @timsavini2585
      @timsavini2585 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Good call, mate.
      Recently pointed this out to my mates. 'Set Me Free' and 'Heartbreak Today' were Queen, before....er.... Queen. 👍

  • @adamzapple67
    @adamzapple67 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    I appreciate this more than I did back then. What a great band.

  • @karlkerr7348
    @karlkerr7348 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I was ten in 73 and Wow!! To Blockbuster!!

    • @kateelise88
      @kateelise88 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm 35 and when I was about 10 we had a Sweet CD and not much else 🤣 so this is my childhood right here 🎶

    • @tracyyy99
      @tracyyy99 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      So was I..Loved the sweet.

  • @jofisher9692
    @jofisher9692 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I was born in August 73 so I was late coming to the Sweet party but so glad I gave their music a chance. They are a very iconic glam rock group whose music never ages or gets boring to listen to
    I can safely say I'm a Sweet fan and a glam rock fan ❤

  • @mtmpromotion
    @mtmpromotion 3 ปีที่แล้ว +140

    When I first heard this song I was totally blown away, this song is decades ahead of its time, Brilliant👍👍👍

    • @leonardmiller156
      @leonardmiller156 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was one of the lucky ones still around this was my teen years from 15 upwards if you can remember the 70's you didn't live in the 70's

    • @rrock2025
      @rrock2025 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Your comment is ahead of its time.

    • @scottmallory298
      @scottmallory298 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Good as it is this typical 70s glam rock

    • @MP-id2po
      @MP-id2po ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It still sounds great today. Seriously, just like punk jolted the established rock scene in the late 1970s, we need something to detonate the current mediocre, boring and repetitive rap scene which has been going a decade too long. Maybe a glam rock juggernaut is all that's required.

    • @JayFal68
      @JayFal68 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I heard this song on the radio in the 80s and I've loved it ever seen, I love all their songs, a great band 😊

  • @Xscapeplan01
    @Xscapeplan01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    The 70s was fabulous

  • @ABB-ln7qu
    @ABB-ln7qu ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Oh Steve 🤣 Love these guys. Big part of my childhood and still loving them now.

  • @rosannag.8172
    @rosannag.8172 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Brian, Mick, Steve and Andy 🎤🥁🎸🎸
    You were the best 🎶💕🎶♥️
    Still love you guys 💕
    Forever in my heart ♥️

  • @davedoom60
    @davedoom60 8 ปีที่แล้ว +268

    "WE JUST HAVEN'T GOT A CLUE ....... WHAT TO DO !" I love Steve Priest 💔

    • @paivipartanen8468
      @paivipartanen8468 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Hello! Where are you from? I´m from Finland. I love The Sweet, the whole band, but especially Steve. What is/are your favorite songs???? What kind of music do you like?? Happy spring to you from Finland :) !!!

    • @davedoom60
      @davedoom60 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      hi - so great to get your message - yeah! steve priest was (is !) so theatrical and fab and that was hard with brian obviously being the dominant male! in the band - so steve was 1000% FAB !!!! to be 'the boy' we LOVE.
      I am in Liverpool / England .... I got to see the band AND they let me video them at the side of the stage !!!! But steve had left by then ...... they were great i must admit ---- but not as fabulous!
      My fave track is prob. Blockbuster + Ballroom Blitz ..... and WigWamBam which !!! I never understood for years !!!! coz I thought Hiawatha was a girl !!!
      And THEN I REALIZED ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ all about Minnie HaHa's tender touch + things! by the 'silver stream' ..... Am I right ???? THEN I ACTUALLY UNDERSTOOD THE SONG!...
      Also I better tell you ... I do LOVE CoCo as well ..... v.much .... I have a 7inch vinyl JukeBox in my house with Sweet music on it (and others! 🎵) also Hellraiser and all their tunes really ...... 🎵 and steve's fotto too❤️🎵❤️ ALSO like loads of music like .... Zappa / Hard Core Techno / Reggae / early Stones / Kinks (met Ray Davies) / R&B / loads of my friends are DJs so I get to hear the latest best dance tunes / I LIKE MY MUSIC 🎵 TO BE DISTURBING ENOUGH to shock me as well as make me FEEL HAPPY ... right now I keep singing the one song i never mentioned Fox on the Run !!!! BUT A I SUPPOSE ⟹ ⟹ ⟹
      "....... you better beware - you better take care - you better look out if you got long black hair" is my FAVE!...... I have NOT checked the lyrics .... if I have them correct - i hope nearly anyhowz 🎵 .... ✅ LOVE❤️ to YOU - Päivi - from me --- davedoom in liverpool ---- 🎵+🦄+🎼+🎈+🌼+🎤++++💚SWEET💚 🆒 🎶 ✔️ :)

    • @chrism.2711
      @chrism.2711 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Call me stupid but is that his voice or a piped in voice?

    • @tgreening
      @tgreening 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@chrism.2711 It's his voice. Odds are they're lip syncing but the voice is Steve's. Somewhat overly dramatic vocals were a bit of a thing for him for a bit. Ballroom Blitz is another. It's him.

    • @chrism.2711
      @chrism.2711 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@tgreening Thank you!!!

  • @gabbygossett7812
    @gabbygossett7812 4 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    I wasn't born until 2005, so I did not get to hear the bad news about Brian and Mick until I was 14. Then I found out about Steve. Andy is the only one left. Someone give Andy a hug

  • @literacylabyrinth4018
    @literacylabyrinth4018 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Brilliant. Nothing beats glam at its best.

  • @APickard-qv5gd
    @APickard-qv5gd 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Just fantastic. The first 7 inch single I bought! Happy memories 😍😍

  • @yoerc
    @yoerc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    Sweet, Slade, T.Rex . . . oh what a time ♫

    • @FHIPrincePeter
      @FHIPrincePeter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You forgot Gary Glitter 😂😂😂

    • @colinwilkes8957
      @colinwilkes8957 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sadly,I still like his music,shame he turned out to be the devil incarnate.

    • @eduardozaldivar4289
      @eduardozaldivar4289 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Queen , David Bowie , and Elton John too ...

    • @jackdawson2161
      @jackdawson2161 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Alvin stardust wizzard david bowie the glitter band the list is endless for all the glam rock greats

    • @davidreed1995
      @davidreed1995 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@FHIPrincePeter your kidding hes a dity old bastard

  • @chezzeeX
    @chezzeeX 4 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    R.I.P Steve Priest. He was always my favourite. My dad bought this record when it come out and i still have it. x

    • @martineveeel6431
      @martineveeel6431 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      He was the only nice one in Sweet without a doubt. I’ll miss him too.

  • @princegroove
    @princegroove ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Sweet are utterly untouchable; no rock band will ever rise to such great heights!

    • @lyndoncmp5751
      @lyndoncmp5751 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The Sweet were great but Zeppelin, Who, Stones etc didn't exist then?

  • @paulagwhyte1720
    @paulagwhyte1720 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Loved this band and still do!!

  • @fredwalker1733
    @fredwalker1733 4 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    The camerawork and early 70's visual effects work brilliantly with this. An iconic moment in TOTP history.

    • @JulioCesar-ot2tq
      @JulioCesar-ot2tq 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Na verdadeira pocos conhecedores

    • @steaks652
      @steaks652 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Fred is quite right.

    • @tentmantent
      @tentmantent ปีที่แล้ว

      Not watched this clip since it first aired. Can still feel the excitement when that siren starts up, and yes, the visual effects were just magical!

  • @Woddy52
    @Woddy52 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Das war eine super Band ! 👍👍👍👍👍

  • @rosannag.8172
    @rosannag.8172 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    4 good looking guys playing fantastic Sweet-Music 🎶🎤🎸🥁🎶💕
    Brilliant 💃🕺🥰

  • @user-ie9qo1di9m
    @user-ie9qo1di9m ปีที่แล้ว +78

    Легенда,они гении,таких больше ни когда не будет.вечная память.

    • @duckman5642
      @duckman5642 ปีที่แล้ว

      Great stuffwhat country u in Sir?

    • @120beers
      @120beers ปีที่แล้ว

      Is that you Pootie?

  • @johnpirie3800
    @johnpirie3800 6 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    The seventies and glam rock was just the best!!

    • @lindawarwick8643
      @lindawarwick8643 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      My fave era too

    • @joecharles7081
      @joecharles7081 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was 11 then...Fox on the run was my favorite

    • @GeeCeeWU
      @GeeCeeWU 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @stephen john gray I'm jealous.

    • @GeeCeeWU
      @GeeCeeWU 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes they were good times but sadly, music went downhill from the mid seventies onwards, the eighties brought about a brief revival, but once we hit the naughties, it disappeared into a bottomless pit.

    • @lepoetress
      @lepoetress 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Seemed like people cared about one another. Concert tickets and merch didn't break the bank, you got QUALITY music and entertainment ...

  • @robertobrito4490
    @robertobrito4490 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Incredible Group. Mick Tucker was one of the best drummers of ALL time. Brian Connoly one of the best singers of his generation.

  • @RSGill1903
    @RSGill1903 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I was a big fan of theirs in my mid/early teens. Fast forward 50 years, I'm still a big fan.

  • @dannyweasner5823
    @dannyweasner5823 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    One Great Band. SWEET !

  • @rael1999
    @rael1999 5 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    One of the top drummers of the time, Mick Tucker...rest in peace lad !

    • @majorvonhapenallthetime8602
      @majorvonhapenallthetime8602 ปีที่แล้ว

      One of the top drummers of ALL time. Amazing energy & power. I recommend a watch of "Sweet F.A" (Musikladen). A kick *** rock band as my old mate Glenn would've said.
      th-cam.com/video/7-5ZhGT6Xkc/w-d-xo.html

  • @goonerbeau
    @goonerbeau 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    The genius of Blockbuster, with its easy combination of bolshy glam muscle and campy pop theatre.
    Almost 50 years later, the opening klaxons are still an amazing head-rush, immediately turning the track into an event.
    Wonderful delicious delirium.

  • @arjakolehmainen2691
    @arjakolehmainen2691 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Very good rock music. Relaxing. Thank you very much.👍👍👍🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

  • @steve660917
    @steve660917 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Awesome group!! There music never gets old!

  • @Bolanboogie10
    @Bolanboogie10 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    RIP Steve Priest, Will never be forgotten.

    • @lepoetress
      @lepoetress 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He made a lasting impression, that's for sure .....

  • @shycharlieace
    @shycharlieace 4 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    Rest In Peace Steve Priest , Sweet one of the bands that Glam rocked the 70s , Their music will last Forever , so many great songs, Thoughts with his family

    • @christianebonnaves5783
      @christianebonnaves5783 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      shycharlieace Steve Priesr is died Steve Rest in peace

    • @manchild3479
      @manchild3479 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      we will not see their like again.NO more fun times.now just sadness.

  • @lctrail
    @lctrail ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Why am I only just now discovering the absolute awesomeness of this fg song ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @kevinallcock1946
    @kevinallcock1946 2 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Seen them live 4 times , got every album and single . My fave band EVER !!

  • @cindymadden3171
    @cindymadden3171 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Was this a great band or what?! Just love them ! I’m almost 60 years old and of course I still listen to them! Amazing! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @johnfaram4684
    @johnfaram4684 6 ปีที่แล้ว +99

    one of the great lead vocalists

    • @sambrooks7862
      @sambrooks7862 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      John faram, so true, Brian had a phenomenal range.

    • @gabbygossett7812
      @gabbygossett7812 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yes!!!! Brian is awesome!!!!!!!!!!! Always in our hearts!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @WhiteElephantRestoration
      @WhiteElephantRestoration 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Awesome singer and front man

    • @paulturner5339
      @paulturner5339 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@WhiteElephantRestoration
      Every member of the band had the capability to handle lead vocals, just listen to the harmonies on all their songs. That and their elite musical ability (yes, they played on ALL their records) along with the songwriting talents of Chin and Chapman made them the success they where, just a pity that at the time they weren't considered a 'serious' rock band even with the release of that classic 'Desolation Boulevard' that was AFAIK all self penned.

    • @sallywilliams5444
      @sallywilliams5444 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Brian had the best voice.

  • @nancyrobles6465
    @nancyrobles6465 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Ha! Still love it! My sisters and I were so young but we loved SWEET❣

  • @jamescosgrove9898
    @jamescosgrove9898 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    My 2 year old was dancing to this just now. Catchy no matter the age!

  • @nervo6321
    @nervo6321 5 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Supreme Glam Rock....i loved this when i was 9 years old and still love it now i am 56 !

  • @astanjay
    @astanjay 6 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    MICK TUCKER....Brilliant drummer!

    • @lepoetress
      @lepoetress 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      His drumming on Cockroach was phenomenal!! That drum beat was naaaaaaaaaaassssssty!!

  • @jaty5728
    @jaty5728 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    SUPER

  • @sugarfalls1
    @sugarfalls1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Steve's voice is amazing! I was a little kid in the 70s but listening to this now is so amazing! To see them live is great!

  • @timeyre9985
    @timeyre9985 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I still have goose bumps listening to this masterpiece, And I am 59 years old!!

    • @andymatthews7617
      @andymatthews7617 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm 62, well said mate, bloody brilliant.

  • @asboukcomfortable1670
    @asboukcomfortable1670 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Best band ever! RIP Steve x

  • @renespiegelberg5439
    @renespiegelberg5439 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wow!!!! I found my favorite "Sweet" song. Was just cruising oldies and "bam". Omg wish we could go back to the 70-80's. Girls were so much fun and everthing was sooo cool. 👍👍👍👍👍🙌🙌

  • @neilphillips5822
    @neilphillips5822 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Christ these songs bring back memories