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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  • @peterkirkman3357
    @peterkirkman3357 Před rokem +40

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

    • @bapete5159
      @bapete5159 Před 24 dny +1

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

  • @jackspry9736
    @jackspry9736 Před 8 měsíci +161

    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 Před 7 měsíci +7

      Nice one...

    • @KittyGrizGriz
      @KittyGrizGriz Před 7 měsíci +8

      Thank you!!! ♥️♥️♥️

    • @BeatleJohn813
      @BeatleJohn813 Před 6 měsíci +6

      Nice one 👍

    • @rainerunsinn370
      @rainerunsinn370 Před 5 měsíci +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 Před 4 měsíci +9

      Their music makes me feel good

  • @michelleroyall5392
    @michelleroyall5392 Před 10 měsíci +70

    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!!

  • @kylefellows2513
    @kylefellows2513 Před 2 lety +382

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

    • @hoihoi9866
      @hoihoi9866 Před rokem +6

      Me also

    • @lewisner
      @lewisner Před rokem +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 Před rokem +4

      I become a teenager in 72 and it was the best

    • @carladams8691
      @carladams8691 Před rokem +2

      ​@@lewisner
      God: Hold my beer.

    • @carsten6823
      @carsten6823 Před rokem +5

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

  • @michaelshopf7732
    @michaelshopf7732 Před 3 lety +1484

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

    • @barryirwin60
      @barryirwin60 Před 3 lety +13

      One of the best in their era.Michael.

    • @timepoet77
      @timepoet77 Před 3 lety +16

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

    • @brianmoran3450
      @brianmoran3450 Před 3 lety +11

      sweet sold 50 million records.

    • @kenmalanick
      @kenmalanick Před 3 lety +22

      With a damn great lead singer!!

    • @janeyorke8684
      @janeyorke8684 Před 3 lety +10

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

  • @KittyGrizGriz
    @KittyGrizGriz Před 8 měsíci +43

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

  • @marlenesullivan3113
    @marlenesullivan3113 Před 11 měsíci +121

    50 Yrs LATER,THIS IS STILL A BIG HIT 🎶

    • @user-qh4pm3pe7p
      @user-qh4pm3pe7p Před 8 měsíci

      О, да это действительно так, на самом деле!

    • @marlenesullivan3113
      @marlenesullivan3113 Před 8 měsíci +1

      ​@@user-qh4pm3pe7pL♡VE THIS🎶

    • @user-ym6in6vv6g
      @user-ym6in6vv6g Před 8 měsíci +2

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

  • @mikepearce4813
    @mikepearce4813 Před 2 lety +364

    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 Před rokem +5

      So did Gar Glitter and Slade.

    • @IamSkullrules
      @IamSkullrules Před rokem +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 Před rokem +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 Před 10 měsíci +3

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

    • @producermarin2480
      @producermarin2480 Před 10 měsíci +2

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

  • @shycharlieace
    @shycharlieace Před 5 lety +1075

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

    • @sharonann3344
      @sharonann3344 Před 5 lety +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 Před 4 lety +12

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

    • @hartwinnz
      @hartwinnz Před 4 lety +9

      @@PNEKarl Ok...i join the club

    • @witeskyn7
      @witeskyn7 Před 4 lety +14

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

    • @JayFal68
      @JayFal68 Před 4 lety +16

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

  • @OFR
    @OFR Před 5 lety +410

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

    • @andrewmatthews6861
      @andrewmatthews6861 Před 4 lety +3

      OFR never bettered 😈

    • @martinplatt5928
      @martinplatt5928 Před 4 lety +5

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

    • @duncanbirss8923
      @duncanbirss8923 Před 4 lety +7

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

    • @GeeCeeWU
      @GeeCeeWU Před 4 lety +13

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

    • @GeeCeeWU
      @GeeCeeWU Před 4 lety +2

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

  • @myallotment1714
    @myallotment1714 Před 5 měsíci +41

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

  • @richardcotton8676
    @richardcotton8676 Před rokem +77

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

    • @gergannon3633
      @gergannon3633 Před rokem +3

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

    • @katty01
      @katty01 Před rokem +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 Před 10 měsíci +1

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

  • @sharonlock6452
    @sharonlock6452 Před 5 lety +476

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

    • @dariowestern
      @dariowestern Před 4 lety +10

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

    • @MP-id2po
      @MP-id2po Před 4 lety +3

      It's our only hope!

    • @kaz4366
      @kaz4366 Před 4 lety +7

      My 18 yr old loves these

    • @gabbygossett7812
      @gabbygossett7812 Před 4 lety +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 Před 4 lety +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

  • @shanep5121
    @shanep5121 Před 3 lety +162

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

  • @scopex2749
    @scopex2749 Před rokem +29

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

  • @LadyofAset
    @LadyofAset Před 3 měsíci +17

    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 Před 2 měsíci +3

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

  • @tonytye8963
    @tonytye8963 Před 4 lety +382

    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 Před 4 lety +7

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

    • @arita2006
      @arita2006 Před 4 lety +1

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

    • @100nitrog2
      @100nitrog2 Před 4 lety +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 Před 4 lety +4

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

    • @minnaviklund330
      @minnaviklund330 Před 4 lety +6

      @@100nitrog2 Exactly, sad but true

  • @neilsteadman762
    @neilsteadman762 Před 4 lety +221

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

    • @lepoetress
      @lepoetress Před 4 lety +6

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

    • @manchild3479
      @manchild3479 Před 3 lety +4

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

    • @teknikgroup7597
      @teknikgroup7597 Před 3 lety +2

      mesmerising performance.

  • @Buzzer365
    @Buzzer365 Před 6 měsíci +16

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

    • @petetandy6547
      @petetandy6547 Před 3 měsíci +4

      that line sums up todays generation

  • @time4tea595
    @time4tea595 Před 5 měsíci +25

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

    • @susanthomas5464
      @susanthomas5464 Před 4 měsíci

      Me too😻 and days away from turning 67 😻

  • @PNEKarl
    @PNEKarl Před 4 lety +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 Před 4 lety +5

      i was 15 it was the year i left school

    • @mylove9827
      @mylove9827 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +2

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

    • @PNEKarl
      @PNEKarl Před 3 lety +5

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

    • @jerseyspunk
      @jerseyspunk Před 3 lety +10

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

  • @martinfitzgerald1605
    @martinfitzgerald1605 Před 4 lety +312

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

    • @christianfletcher7871
      @christianfletcher7871 Před 4 lety +9

      RIP Steve great music

    • @stormytempest3907
      @stormytempest3907 Před 4 lety +8

      Well said, another childhood Hero leaves the Stage.🎸

    • @mayort6548
      @mayort6548 Před 4 lety +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 Před 4 lety +6

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

    • @lepoetress
      @lepoetress Před 4 lety +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.

  • @TheCelticcraig1888
    @TheCelticcraig1888 Před 9 měsíci +33

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

  • @paulslowworm7638
    @paulslowworm7638 Před 9 měsíci +81

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

    • @brucerouffian2630
      @brucerouffian2630 Před 7 měsíci +1

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

  • @stevenwheeler3654
    @stevenwheeler3654 Před 5 lety +182

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

    • @andymatthews7617
      @andymatthews7617 Před 3 lety +4

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

    • @raymondgriffiths9766
      @raymondgriffiths9766 Před 2 lety

      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 Před 2 lety +4

      Steve Priest's stage performances are hilarious.

    • @keythdanielsen9315
      @keythdanielsen9315 Před 2 lety

      @@andymatthews7617 I would tend to agree.

    • @majorvonhapenallthetime8602
      @majorvonhapenallthetime8602 Před rokem

      @@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.

  • @Anonym-mg3si
    @Anonym-mg3si Před 9 měsíci +16

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

  • @simonwoods8809
    @simonwoods8809 Před rokem +32

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

    • @dariowestern
      @dariowestern Před rokem +1

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

    • @simonwoods8809
      @simonwoods8809 Před rokem +1

      @@dariowestern Sounds pretty good to me.

    • @suzysalama211
      @suzysalama211 Před rokem

      Evergreen ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @michaelmaass4381
    @michaelmaass4381 Před 2 lety +58

    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 Před rokem

      czcams.com/video/7-5ZhGT6Xkc/video.html

    • @JJONNYREPP
      @JJONNYREPP Před 11 měsíci

      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 Před 10 měsíci +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 Před 10 měsíci

      @@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?

  • @Xscapeplan01
    @Xscapeplan01 Před 3 lety +14

    The 70s was fabulous

  • @mavericktriple9488
    @mavericktriple9488 Před 3 lety +184

    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 Před 2 lety +8

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

    • @mavericktriple9488
      @mavericktriple9488 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +4

      Me too. Miss my neighborhood friends from those years.

    • @mavericktriple9488
      @mavericktriple9488 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +2

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

  • @biggixer
    @biggixer Před 11 měsíci +6

    I’m a firefighter and I’d love to play this instead of the 2 tones when im on the way to a firecall…

  • @yoerc
    @yoerc Před 5 lety +84

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

    • @FHIPrincePeter
      @FHIPrincePeter Před 3 lety +2

      You forgot Gary Glitter 😂😂😂

    • @colinwilkes8957
      @colinwilkes8957 Před 3 lety +1

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

    • @eduardozaldivar4289
      @eduardozaldivar4289 Před 3 lety +3

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

    • @jackdawson2161
      @jackdawson2161 Před 3 lety +1

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

    • @davidreed1995
      @davidreed1995 Před 3 lety +1

      @@FHIPrincePeter your kidding hes a dity old bastard

  • @garymarquett7989
    @garymarquett7989 Před 9 měsíci +14

    The best music of the 60s,70s and 80s came from England.

    • @maelygoncalves870
      @maelygoncalves870 Před 2 měsíci

      Brazil had greaaaaaatttt 60s and 70s music too!! My favorite.

    • @rhizomorph-music
      @rhizomorph-music Před měsícem

      That's highly debatable. Throw "Some of" on the front of the sentence and I'd agree 110%.

    • @rossmcdonough4329
      @rossmcdonough4329 Před 20 dny

      Brian Connolly was Scottish

  • @martinkevill8853
    @martinkevill8853 Před rokem +61

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

  • @stevemilne8291
    @stevemilne8291 Před rokem +30

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

    • @anthonyrichards7730
      @anthonyrichards7730 Před 4 měsíci +2

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

  • @DeidreL9
    @DeidreL9 Před 4 lety +928

    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 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +79

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

    • @philipdefibaugh5683
      @philipdefibaugh5683 Před 2 lety +55

      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 Před 2 lety +17

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

    • @andreamack7867
      @andreamack7867 Před 2 lety +58

      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

  • @Splitshot1
    @Splitshot1 Před 2 lety +19

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

  • @thomasbussmann7884
    @thomasbussmann7884 Před 7 měsíci +8

    Gott war das eine geile Zeit, ich will dahin zurück😢😢😢😢😢

  • @hrt332
    @hrt332 Před 2 lety +5

    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!

  • @Woddy52
    @Woddy52 Před 3 lety +13

    Das war eine super Band ! 👍👍👍👍👍

  • @gabbygossett7812
    @gabbygossett7812 Před 3 lety +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

  • @maxinehulme2009
    @maxinehulme2009 Před rokem +26

    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.

  • @kentastrup916
    @kentastrup916 Před měsícem +8

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

  • @davedoom60
    @davedoom60 Před 8 lety +268

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

    • @paivipartanen8468
      @paivipartanen8468 Před 7 lety +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 Před 7 lety +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 Před 5 lety +4

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

    • @tgreening
      @tgreening Před 5 lety +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 Před 5 lety +1

      @@tgreening Thank you!!!

  • @Deedee-ee1sg
    @Deedee-ee1sg Před 3 lety +213

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

    • @andymatthews7617
      @andymatthews7617 Před 2 lety +4

      SUPERB.

    • @wolfgangboettcher3126
      @wolfgangboettcher3126 Před 2 lety +3

      Die Wellen gute Eigenschaften

    • @timothyyocum6140
      @timothyyocum6140 Před rokem +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 Před rokem +3

      Im Gedanken lebt diese Gruppe

    • @paulhovell8876
      @paulhovell8876 Před rokem +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"

  • @alexandrablasinsky8748
    @alexandrablasinsky8748 Před 2 lety +5

    Hammer 🔨 ⚒ 🛠 🔨 ⚒ 🛠 Song von the sweet grüße aus Berlin

  • @user-od3iu2js4s
    @user-od3iu2js4s Před 3 měsíci +5

    Iconic and immortal - long live glam rock 🎉

  • @karlkerr7348
    @karlkerr7348 Před rokem +8

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

    • @kateelise88
      @kateelise88 Před 4 měsíci

      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 Před 2 měsíci

      So was I..Loved the sweet.

  • @j.dragon651
    @j.dragon651 Před 3 lety +27

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

  • @andymatthews7617
    @andymatthews7617 Před 2 lety +4

    The best opening EVER.

  • @peachy618
    @peachy618 Před 2 lety +121

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

    • @tomfaulkner2055
      @tomfaulkner2055 Před 9 měsíci

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

    • @sniperghost5924
      @sniperghost5924 Před 9 měsíci

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

  • @mtmpromotion
    @mtmpromotion Před 3 lety +140

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

    • @leonardmiller156
      @leonardmiller156 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +2

      Your comment is ahead of its time.

    • @scottmallory298
      @scottmallory298 Před 3 lety +2

      Good as it is this typical 70s glam rock

    • @MP-id2po
      @MP-id2po Před rokem +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 Před 10 měsíci

      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 😊

  • @dianesmith3624
    @dianesmith3624 Před 2 lety +47

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

    • @andymatthews7617
      @andymatthews7617 Před 2 lety +1

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

    • @choltrig
      @choltrig Před rokem

      61now just my idea of great fun

    • @gush7429
      @gush7429 Před rokem +1

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

    • @bobmajewski4383
      @bobmajewski4383 Před rokem

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  • @caroletownsend8900
    @caroletownsend8900 Před 2 lety +4

    I was 4 when this came out and k thought they were fantastic and that Brian was the vest thing since sliced bread. Broke my heart when he died

  • @scottroberts3011
    @scottroberts3011 Před 8 měsíci +36

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

  • @WupWup68
    @WupWup68 Před 3 lety +39

    I just love that little moment with Andy, Steve and Brian at 1:57.

  • @williamstevenson4775
    @williamstevenson4775 Před rokem +9

    My favourite band from the 70s

    • @myoldmate
      @myoldmate Před rokem +4

      Mine too.

    • @KittyGrizGriz
      @KittyGrizGriz Před 10 měsíci +1

      Loved Sweet too; my granddaughter likes them also.

    • @pop000690
      @pop000690 Před 4 měsíci

      Same here. Particularly from the 70s Glam Rock era

  • @user-bq4sz1un5b
    @user-bq4sz1un5b Před 11 měsíci +25

    What a band, they were underrated back in the day, but produced some great hits

    • @KittyGrizGriz
      @KittyGrizGriz Před 10 měsíci +3

      That “word” again…😛

    • @JJONNYREPP
      @JJONNYREPP Před 10 měsíci

      1538pm 1.8.23 Sweet - Blockbuster - Top Of The Pops 25.01.1973 (OFFICIAL) 1541pm 1.8.23 indeed... you might the jesus lizard take on such matters.. it utilizes similar beat... though sweet uses same beat for all it's songs... that said, ballroom blitz seems to be more akin to jesus lizard's blockbuster as against this song... anyhow; the guys who paved the way for punk. i mean that's a pretty easy supposition to make..

    • @malcky630
      @malcky630 Před 10 měsíci +3

      underrated by who?🦇

    • @JJONNYREPP
      @JJONNYREPP Před 10 měsíci

      @@malcky630 Comments on ‘Sweet - Blockbuster - Top Of The Pops 25.01.1973 (OFFICIAL)’ 2148pm 3.8.23 surely that's whom?

    • @JJONNYREPP
      @JJONNYREPP Před 9 měsíci

      @@fredfreddy2338 Sweet - Blockbuster - Top Of The Pops 25.01.1973 (OFFICIAL). I still enjoy the Jesus lizard's version... anyhow, it's the era dubious relations and their dubious fashion sense....

  • @user-ym6in6vv6g
    @user-ym6in6vv6g Před 8 měsíci +6

    Офигеть ! Балрумблиц и Блокбастер 50 лет слушаю! Кайф!

  • @johnpirie3800
    @johnpirie3800 Před 6 lety +93

    The seventies and glam rock was just the best!!

    • @lindawarwick8643
      @lindawarwick8643 Před 5 lety +2

      My fave era too

    • @joecharles7081
      @joecharles7081 Před 4 lety

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

    • @GeeCeeWU
      @GeeCeeWU Před 4 lety

      @stephen john gray I'm jealous.

    • @GeeCeeWU
      @GeeCeeWU Před 4 lety +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 Před 4 lety +2

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

  • @tommyc3195
    @tommyc3195 Před 4 lety +329

    RIP Steve Priest 4th June 2020

    • @MichaelandCathy1999
      @MichaelandCathy1999 Před 4 lety +18

      Just heard 😢😢 Thankfully I have the ‘74 Video from a Show concert to remember all these guys. It seems to me at 64 that more and more of the music heroes of my lifetime are fast going away. R.I.P. to Brian, Mick and Steve.

    • @3rexesjewelry158
      @3rexesjewelry158 Před 4 lety +5

      @@MichaelandCathy1999 Please share your video with me :)

    • @tone3817
      @tone3817 Před 4 lety +11

      Yep, a true entertainer , his TOTP appearances are legendary. God bless him RIP.

    • @lepoetress
      @lepoetress Před 4 lety +13

      @@tone3817 Indeed. He was so much fun and his facial expressions ... priceless! RIP Steve

    • @jameswalker5223
      @jameswalker5223 Před 4 lety +7

      He died on my BD..rip

  • @ianshelley2371
    @ianshelley2371 Před rokem +3

    What memories. My first 45!! Played it to death. Never knew what the lyrics meant and still don't. Who cares? Back when everyone took themselves a little less seriously. Happy days.

  • @mjh5437
    @mjh5437 Před rokem +7

    Still remember the first time I ever saw this age nine in 1973 and my father stood up and angrily said "How disgusting" and immediately stomped out of the room....and I immediately LOVED The Sweet!!

    • @nielsnijmegen2917
      @nielsnijmegen2917 Před rokem +1

      Seems we all over the world had that kind of experiences in those days... like we in the Netherlands, with Toppop... 😄

    • @caeserromero3013
      @caeserromero3013 Před rokem +1

      It's a great track, and I've listened to it a million times, but it just struck me that the siren at the start might have brought back uncomfortable memories for many adults at the time. As kids during the war, that sound would have been terrifying because it meant bombs would soon be dropping. Add to that, Steve Priest dressing like Hitler on TOTP, and it could have been seen as quite offensive to the older generation in the early 70's....

  • @dannyweasner5823
    @dannyweasner5823 Před 9 měsíci +11

    One Great Band. SWEET !

  • @Likedeeler1399
    @Likedeeler1399 Před 8 měsíci +8

    Sweet waren ihrer Zeit, Jahrzehnte vorraus.

  • @bobleaver5399
    @bobleaver5399 Před rokem +6

    Great song and I'm 64, but you can't block buster out.

  • @captaingorgeous685
    @captaingorgeous685 Před 9 měsíci +6

    4 musicians at the top of there game

  • @tarzanscheeta1036
    @tarzanscheeta1036 Před 2 lety +4

    RIP Brian, Steve and Mick😥

  • @marmadukewinterbotham2599
    @marmadukewinterbotham2599 Před 4 lety +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 Před rokem +6

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

  • @fredwalker1733
    @fredwalker1733 Před 4 lety +93

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

    • @JulioCesar-ot2tq
      @JulioCesar-ot2tq Před 2 lety +1

      Na verdadeira pocos conhecedores

    • @steaks652
      @steaks652 Před rokem +1

      Fred is quite right.

    • @tentmantent
      @tentmantent Před rokem

      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!

  • @KittyGrizGriz
    @KittyGrizGriz Před 10 měsíci +14

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

  • @omanmc
    @omanmc Před rokem +31

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

  • @johnfaram4684
    @johnfaram4684 Před 6 lety +99

    one of the great lead vocalists

    • @sambrooks7862
      @sambrooks7862 Před 4 lety +10

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

    • @gabbygossett7812
      @gabbygossett7812 Před 4 lety +8

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

    • @WhiteElephantRestoration
      @WhiteElephantRestoration Před 4 lety +8

      Awesome singer and front man

    • @paulturner5339
      @paulturner5339 Před 4 lety +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 Před 3 lety +3

      Brian had the best voice.

  • @user-ie9qo1di9m
    @user-ie9qo1di9m Před rokem +78

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

  • @lctrail
    @lctrail Před rokem +6

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

  • @princegroove
    @princegroove Před rokem +15

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

    • @lyndoncmp5751
      @lyndoncmp5751 Před rokem +2

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

  • @MegaBarleyman
    @MegaBarleyman Před 2 lety +20

    A fantastic British band what produced remarkable sounds. Will we ever recreate them again ?? Top quality 👍👌

  • @baseboy1241
    @baseboy1241 Před 5 lety +22

    Probably the most iconic Top of the Pops appearance ever.

    • @dlamiss
      @dlamiss Před 3 lety +1

      AND THE glam rock anthem

    • @colinwilkes8957
      @colinwilkes8957 Před 3 lety

      Probably on a par with Bowie doing starman.Also that recent “found” clip of him doing the jean genie,which is fabulous.

  • @melaniekendall4903
    @melaniekendall4903 Před rokem +4

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

  • @jaty5728
    @jaty5728 Před rokem +5

    SUPER

  • @paprika2.031
    @paprika2.031 Před rokem +10

    Hammer Song aus meiner Jugend und der Sänger war so ein heißer Typ!! Rest in Peace Brian!! Einfach unvergessen und unsterblich!!

    • @dj-um7el
      @dj-um7el Před rokem +3

      Sweet is some of the best!

  • @pauricboylan11
    @pauricboylan11 Před 3 lety +25

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

  • @Mr2stardiver
    @Mr2stardiver Před 8 měsíci +4

    i loved them and always they were early punk rock

    • @pop000690
      @pop000690 Před 4 měsíci

      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).

  • @JG52SE
    @JG52SE Před rokem +2

    Sweet , grandios......unvergessen, einmalig !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @charliegeorgesrightleg.6646
    @charliegeorgesrightleg.6646 Před 4 lety +134

    RIP Steve Priest great showman and bassist will be missed.

  • @asboukcomfortable1670
    @asboukcomfortable1670 Před 3 lety +10

    Best band ever! RIP Steve x

  • @dav01kar
    @dav01kar Před 26 dny +2

    Memories, me and my mate in the bedroom playing their music and us with our guitars pretending we were sweet. RIP to the three. Loved mud as well another chin and Chapman creation.

  • @satindergrewal6995
    @satindergrewal6995 Před 10 měsíci +2

    If you just look at the whole picture It's amazing what you see but above that is the magic they created on stage was awesome

  • @ABB-ln7qu
    @ABB-ln7qu Před rokem +10

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

  • @timeyre9985
    @timeyre9985 Před 3 lety +13

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

  • @swaggermaster5742
    @swaggermaster5742 Před 2 měsíci +3

    Sweet gehören allzeit zu den besten.

  • @davidarmson3575
    @davidarmson3575 Před 2 lety +3

    Good old days. Good memories for me.

  • @chezzeeX
    @chezzeeX Před 4 lety +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 Před 2 lety

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

  • @kevinallcock1946
    @kevinallcock1946 Před 2 lety +61

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

  • @susanneosowski6197
    @susanneosowski6197 Před rokem +2

    Gehörte in den 70 igern zu meiner Lieblingsband. War eine tolle Zeit.

  • @ianbell7342
    @ianbell7342 Před 2 měsíci +3

    64 here and still love these xxx oh .... thems the days ❤

  • @adamzapple67
    @adamzapple67 Před rokem +61

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

  • @weejim48
    @weejim48 Před 2 lety +12

    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. 🇬🇧🇬🇧👍👍👍

  • @CD-yr8tw
    @CD-yr8tw Před 10 měsíci +4

    Ain't nobody beat the Sweet...

    • @EllaJay
      @EllaJay Před 10 měsíci

      So Elvis, the Beatles, Stones, Bowie, T. Rex and Queen never existed? The Sweet were good, but don't go overboard..

  • @JohnBrown-yv2tq
    @JohnBrown-yv2tq Před 8 dny +1

    Grew up.listening to all these my mum loved this era and used to get all us kids dancing at her mates house .