@ Paula Dollens. Iâm 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 60âs& 70âs, much of it live. Thanks Mom(rip) and Dad! Sorry I was such a rebellious jackass back then.
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 80âs music because she is an 80âs kid. it has lead me to not liking most modern pop (2010
â@@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.
The more you delve into their music youâll 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
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.
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!
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)
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 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.
@@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. đ
@@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. đ
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.
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.)
@@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.
@@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).
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.
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.
imahvi yeah youâre right it is Restless! Thereâs a few compilations with a live version on them but the only time Iâve seen the studio version available was on CZcams
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.
Sadly, Brian was kicked in the throat in 1974 and lost some octaves but he was still sensational! †Iâve 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 đ„°
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.
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.
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 - 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.
"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. :)
@@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!
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.
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).
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!!
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.
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
@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 đ 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, CZcams 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)
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.
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
Yes! Absolutely right! Though it did also offer the âpopsâ and other static, there was a sound quality on vinyl which canât be surpassed. Itâs in the mixing and recording qualities. Supertramp and Steely Dan were vinyl masters.
Ahhh...love those happy mid 70âs vibes, taking me back to my childhood!! *Edit/correction: I was thinking this song was â77, but it was actually released Jan â78, was on the Billboard Hot 100 for 25 weeks, and reached its peak position #8 June 24, 1978
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.
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.
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.......
I wasnât born until 92â but had an amazing mom with an ear for music and was introduced to this masterpiece as a young girl. One of the best đđđ
Thumbs up for the 8-Track reference phantomrocker! Ainât 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!
@Joe Schmo A Pioneer with fast forward? That was the holy grail my man! I canât 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, Iâd 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!
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.
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!
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.
Yes, but as good as the other two bands are, ELO is clearly in a more expansive galaxy. Jeff Lynne is an absolute musical genius. Could have been the fifth Beatle.
A wonderful rabbit hole. Some of the best music ever. The beautiful layering of 10cc's I'm Not In Love is amazing and the story of how it came to be is fascinating.
@@staceykelly7650 Oh, yeah -10 cc for sure - but also brings up - for me - Squeeze - many people have heard "Tempted" - but so many other great songs by them - one of the most talented - well-balanced groups ever!
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.
Ohhhh, this is the version Andy was taking about!! Thank you Jamal! PS. Andy Scott from the Sweet is having a zoom Q&A session soon! Please check it out on FB!
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 three musicians in the band equally fantastic, each of them an added valueâ€
When I lived in England (1971 -1976) and was a schoolboy, Sweet was every bit as huge and popular as Queen, Elton John, The Who...you name it. Sweet was larger than life. I can still remember all the excitement around the release of the albums "Desolation Boulevard" and "Give Us A Wink." You should listen to the song Action - it's truly hard rock to the core and has one of the most striking and unexpected bridge structures you will find anywhere. Cha-ching! :)
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.
Never heard them called "the" Sweet. đ I've heard them called "Sweet." đ· Guess when I heard them on the radio back then, I had to get out of the car before the song was over so I never heard the DJ say who the artist was. Apparently, I like âïžđ the band but did not know their name or titles of their songs. â Excellent.
I actually had Billy Thorpeâs book âSex & thugs & rock & rollâ autographed by the man himself when he was back home in Australia. A very great artist & a top bloke. RIPđđ»
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.
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 70âs for me were magical
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
Sweet Fanny Adams and the U.K. release of Desolation Boulevard have so many good tracks like Set Me Free, Heartbreak Today, The Six-Teens, No You Don't, and more!
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
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I feel so blessed to have grown up in the 70's and with this wonderful music.
@ Paula Dollens. Iâm 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 60âs& 70âs, much of it live. Thanks Mom(rip) and Dad! Sorry I was such a rebellious jackass back then.
Amen! Rock on!
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First concert was Led Zeppelin in 1975. Damn, FM radio was the best back then. KMAC/KISS ROCKS
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 80âs music because she is an 80âs kid. it has lead me to not liking most modern pop (2010
One of the most underated bands of the 70"s unless you were there for the 70's!
WAZ I EVER LOL 17 IN 1978 THEY SOUND SO MUCH LIKE E,L,O
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â@@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.
The more you delve into their music youâll 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
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.
Amen
AGREED!
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!
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)
So glad you said that always thought Queen fashioned themselves on sweetđ
The bass guitarist Steve Priest Has just died today 4th june 2020 aged 72..RIP Steve xx
O god getting old 72 too
Wow-too sad. Such an incredibly talented man and band!
What that is so sad. RIP Steve you created a good band. And you were a great Bassist.
Aww damn
All my rock heroes have been dropping like flies of late.
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!!!
He's talking about where has he heard this song before like a movie or something like that.
@@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.
@@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. đ
@@deborascott2893 I understand, great times indeed đ
@@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. đ
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.
Same here brother.đđ
same here!
@@markusmueller2246 me 2 the 70s
70's Music,
100% "The BEST!!!
Same here
No decade had such a diverse & cool mix of musical vibes like the 70's.
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.)
Glam bands, Funk, Singer Songwriters, Acid, Folk, and Disco
@@rwbimbie5854 punk
@@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.
@@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).
The Sweet were much more than a singles band and capable of producing some great music.
Its just Sweet. Not THE Sweet
1978 was a really fun year for pop music: "Love Is Like Oxygen", "Werewolves of London", "King Tut", "Life's Been Good"...
my birthyear :D
Anybody remember listening to Dr Demento on Sunday nite radio?
Baker Street and Hold the line TOTO 1978 and sultins of Swing D,S ALSO
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.
'Love is like oxygen
You get too much, you get too high
Not enough and you're gonna die
Love gets you high' :)
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.
One of my favorite bands as a kid,they rocked!
The old adage "NEVER judge a book by its cover!"....Sweet were a fantastic band, great music....True GlamRock at its best!!!
Mick Tucker. The drummer, is the most underrated drummer in history. He was one of the best.
OH MY GOD!! This is the first time Iâve heard this extended version!! Iâm gobsmacked!â„ïž
Right. Never heard that one before.
British glam rock band from the 70s. Iâm dating myself but I loved them when I was kid! I love that youâre discovering them!
Also check out Reckless from their Sweet Fanny Adams album.
@@butchstevenson7029Close...I think you meant "Restless"....Not on iTunes, that I could find....still hunting
imahvi yeah youâre right it is Restless! Thereâs a few compilations with a live version on them but the only time Iâve seen the studio version available was on CZcams
imahvi czcams.com/video/IwxbZO1UXTo/video.html
The one good thing about dating yourself is you will always at lease get to first base.
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.
Fox on the Run!!
Hell raiser
'Burn On The Flame' .. 'Set Me Free'...
@@michaellomax2 man with the golden arm
@@fredbrown4950 liking the live version, Musikladen 1974
The extended version of Love is like oxygen is simply a masterpiece! Orgy to my ears!
Sadly, Brian was kicked in the throat in 1974 and lost some octaves but he was still sensational! †Iâve 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 đ„°
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.
Still play their tunes todayâŠgreat bandâ€
The Sweet were labled as a Glam rock band but this proved they were a serious rock outfit
The police were a punk band but that didnât last long
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.
@Roger Coley The thing that infuriated me the most was when the DJ would sit and talk thru the entire intro of a song.
The LA Radio station 95.5 KLOS Always played the Long version and it the only reason I know of it.
I have never heard this fully before it is lovely.
Their gift for melody in this song is just sublime. Brianâs vocals are so pureâ€ïž
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.
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.
The single should have had the middle interlude. It wouldn't have made the song too long for airplay.
@@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.
"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. :)
Agreed on ELO.
Please yes. I saw them live in 1978 ,then again in 2018! Die hard fan here
@@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!
Loved Fox on the Run!
Or mr. Blue skys
All four members can hit high octaves flawlessly
Sweet was just one more hit or album from being a real super-group. Great band!
Never in over 40 years have i heard that middle section! Thanks Jamal
I had never heard it either! Def gonna go download this to my playlist..
That mid section is what makes it so great
Mark Finnigan
The only time Iâve heard this full version was on the âAlbum Rockâ station:
KSHE-95 in St.Louisâïž
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Full version is on the 1978 album Level Headed.
This band was vastly underrated. They do have a greatest hits album that is awesome!
The Sweet Are bloody great band
Fox on the run
Action
Lies in your eyes
Set me free
Teenage rampage
The Six Teens
I was blessed to live through the 60's and 70's when music was so memorable. Cant say the same about later decades.
You are right about that and also how lucky we were to have grown up with this wonderful music.
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.
They need to be
in the Rock Hall Of Fame.
Brian my love forever
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).
@@helenb6399 Can't say... Adam was reading a New Musical Express at the time - he didn't even look up....
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!!
Wow I just realized it does sound very much like ELO... you should react to some Electric Light Orchestra. Jeff Lynne is a genius.
This stunning masterpiece is easily right up there with stairway to heaven and bohemian rhapsody!
RIP to the bass player, Steve Priest. And, thank you, Jamel_AKA_Jamal for helping me get through these summer days in 2020.
I haven't heard this song in two minutes. Brings back good feels.
Yes it does!
At half way you're hearing the extra stuff buying an album gave you over most radio plays.
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.
Just read that Steve Priest has died.... Another 70's icon goneđą
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.
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
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Momma done chase Willy down thru the hall!
My favorite song in elementary school!
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Pretty good for a little Tom Cat!:)
Definitely feeling the Foreigner / ELO / Supertramp vibes coming thru on top of the glam here
He needs to do some Supertramp!
Speaking of Supertramp......
knotaneedey Yes! And The Babys
Copy cat.. lol nice mug
... and 10cc
Jamel, the bass player from this very video passe away... Steve Priest was 72 Rest In Peace.
RIP Steve Priest, bassist for Sweet, who just passed away last week. Only one original member remains. : (
This was SWEET, literally, figuratively and spiritually.
One of my favorite songs growing up in the 70's... geeez, the 70's were fantastic.
And then there was discođ€Źđ€Źđ€Ź.
@@cjjenson8212 some disco was pretty amazing too. Love many genres of music.
@@DebbieKat mmmm, ok, I guessđ
@@cjjenson8212 Disco was only good when you were yyoung then and in a great dancemood. To listen to it was hell.
@@LaWendeltreppe disco music was MOSTLY created by people drying out from the 60sđ€Łđ€Łđ€Ł
I always thought that was Electric Light Orchestra. God, I loved growing up in the 70s.... It was such a good time!
ditto
ELO could learn things from The Sweet! Probably did.
The Sweet is my favorite! But live they were unbeatable!!!
never forget the sweet brother,its the best band in the world...they should be in the rnr hall of fame.
This sounds very ELO-like.
Somebody kept saying ELO when it came on the radio a while back. Kept telling him Sweet. He kept forgetting.
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.
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)
kev7161 love ELO
@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 đ
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, CZcams 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)
Such vocal range. And so different from ballroom blitz.
Real, uh...sweet.
Do they sound like ELO or WHAT ?
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.
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
Ilene Smith
QUADRAPHONIC âïž
...Children of the Sun...
Yes! Absolutely right! Though it did also offer the âpopsâ and other static, there was a sound quality on vinyl which canât be surpassed. Itâs in the mixing and recording qualities. Supertramp and Steely Dan were vinyl masters.
Yes! Volume up! Walls vibrating!! Feel it through your whole body!
Ahhh...love those happy mid 70âs vibes, taking me back to my childhood!! *Edit/correction: I was thinking this song was â77, but it was actually released Jan â78, was on the Billboard Hot 100 for 25 weeks, and reached its peak position #8 June 24, 1978
Never heard this long version in decades. I even did not know, it exists.
I have never heard this long version before.....and I grew up with Sweet's Music. It is bloody beautiful.
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.
I concur ! ...is this a 2 part song ??!! Love it !!!!!!!đ
@@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
Remember listening to this as a kid and it still blows me away
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.
This is truly 1 of my all time favorite songs ever. 1978. I was 11. Almost 55 now. It rocks still.
We don't need the lyrics. We know them by heart.
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.......
And they were British ,so was great they made it across the pond
Sweet was always considered pop. This proves they rocked and had a range of influences from rock to Beethoven in one song IMO
I wasnât born until 92â but had an amazing mom with an ear for music and was introduced to this masterpiece as a young girl. One of the best đđđ
Don't think I've ever heard the Long Play version. Way cool!!!
First time I've heard it too.
Long version is all I've ever heard
The radio is the only place I've ever heard this other than my 8 track.
i have it on 45!
Thumbs up for the 8-Track reference phantomrocker! Ainât 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!
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.
@Joe Schmo A Pioneer with fast forward? That was the holy grail my man! I canât 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, Iâd 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!
@@someoldatheist6712 Me too! I think it was the first 45 I ever bought
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.
RIP, Sweet bassist Steve Priest, 6/4/20.
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!
'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!
This stuff was all over the charts when I was a kid: I was 11-12 in 1973/4 and pop music was great!
Rocket by Mud live is outstanding video
@@eltigre5469 Very true, but for sheer camp fun, you can't beat the Xmas 1974 Top of the Pops performance of Tiger Feet!
Tiger feet!
Slade, Yeah. Mud, good god NO!
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.
Lost another member of the original band today. R.I.P Steve Priest đ
I miss them so much. Brian is my love foreverâ„
Brought much happiness back in the day... Rest in peace, till we meet again in the mist
Still crying.....
R.I.P Steve Priest, R.I.P. Brian Connolly, R.I.P. Mick Tucker. Long life Andy Scott!
How about a little Electric Light Orchestra people.... my word
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You should do "Fox On The Run", another great song from The Sweet.
Late night FM used to play this version. Growing up in the 70âs was the best! âźïž
It's from everywhere, man. A signature piece of music. Was singing to it in the grocery store last week. I don't even care, song is brilliant!
This is from the 2008 movie âMy Best Friends Girl.â
Sweet to 10cc to ELO would be a major trip down the rabbit hole for ya Jamel!!
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Yes, but as good as the other two bands are, ELO is clearly in a more expansive galaxy. Jeff Lynne is an absolute musical genius. Could have been the fifth Beatle.
A wonderful rabbit hole. Some of the best music ever. The beautiful layering of 10cc's I'm Not In Love is amazing and the story of how it came to be is fascinating.
10cc? Yes please. They are in my top 5 bands ever.
@@staceykelly7650 Oh, yeah -10 cc for sure - but also brings up - for me - Squeeze - many people have heard "Tempted" - but so many other great songs by them - one of the most talented - well-balanced groups ever!
I swear, even though Iâve been listening to this for decades, I donât EVER remember there being a long version! đđđ
ditto
From the album "Level Headed".
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.
@@jeffcoat1959
These days, when the local
"Classic Rock" station in NYC
plays the song (which is rare),
they always play the edited
single version.
Ohhhh, this is the version Andy was taking about!! Thank you Jamal! PS. Andy Scott from the Sweet is having a zoom Q&A session soon! Please check it out on FB!
RIP Steve Priest đ
Ahhhh! There it is! With the tempo switch up, so coooooool!
Gahhh, I'm a sucker for a great tempo change!
The Raspberries, "Go All the Way" is another awesome one, the intro is insane!
Lorena bautista agree! That would be a great reaction video!
YES! Haven't heard that song in decades! Wow! Great recommendation! I hope Jamel does a reaction to it!đ
I remember singing this endlessly when it came out, I was about 10. Had NO idea what I was singing about!
This vid with roller skaters in it is fitting for the time that song was out.
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The Raspberries are my favorite Power Pop band.
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 three musicians in the band equally fantastic, each of them an added valueâ€
When I lived in England (1971 -1976) and was a schoolboy, Sweet was every bit as huge and popular as Queen, Elton John, The Who...you name it. Sweet was larger than life. I can still remember all the excitement around the release of the albums "Desolation Boulevard" and "Give Us A Wink." You should listen to the song Action - it's truly hard rock to the core and has one of the most striking and unexpected bridge structures you will find anywhere. Cha-ching! :)
So cool youâre into Sweet now! Dude you gotta get into The Kinks! A BUNCH of classic tunes there as well :)
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.
Never heard them called "the" Sweet. đ I've heard them called "Sweet." đ· Guess when I heard them on the radio back then, I had to get out of the car before the song was over so I never heard the DJ say who the artist was. Apparently, I like âïžđ the band but did not know their name or titles of their songs. â Excellent.
You should give Billy Thorpe's song "Children of the Sun" a listen. Play it loud, you will love it!
One of my all time favorites! I used to go crazy trying to request it and record it off the radio because I couldn't find the single or album!
Absolutely !!!!!
Holy crap Yes pleeease! Then play Donnie Iris' Love is Like a Rock, or Ah Leah!
I actually had Billy Thorpeâs book âSex & thugs & rock & rollâ autographed by the man himself when he was back home in Australia. A very great artist & a top bloke. RIPđđ»
@@eastportland Jamel would love Donnie's yellow suit, hornrimmed glasses and his high-pitched screams. Donnie IS, "King Cool!"
. . .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!
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Havenât even watched it and I know Iâm going to LOVE IT!
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.
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 70âs for me were magical
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
This song is so unique. Maybe it's the nostalgia because I was somewhat around 12 years old but wow it has something special.
That extended version takes you on a journey. This is so good!
Sweet Fanny Adams and the U.K. release of Desolation Boulevard have so many good tracks like Set Me Free, Heartbreak Today, The Six-Teens, No You Don't, and more!
LOL...the world added another Sweet fan.
Amen!
this was probably my favorite by them, listening on my old transistor radio with the single earplug :)
Me too!! đ
I thought I was the only one old enough to remember that!!
This was one of my favorite songs of 1978. Such a change of pace for them.
Thereâs a âliveâ version
of this on Top of the Pops, minus the extended musical interlude in the middle).
Great reaction! â€ïž