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.
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!
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!!
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 ❤❤❤❤
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.
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.
@@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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
The drummer's drummer, he would've added to just about any band of the day. These guys inspired so many of the heavy rock bands to come, it's just a shame that this great band gets scoffed at by people who think the whole Glam Rock era was questionable style over substance.
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
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 ❤
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…
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...
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 😊👍
@@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?
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. 🇬🇧🇬🇧👍👍👍
I remember been a kid in the seventies i was 9 years old when this single was released i played it to death , loved the sweet , slade and wizard and queen. in the seventies , it lead me in metal in the eighties , i still have fond reflection of sweet and those care free years ❤️ 😊
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!
@@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"
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.
@@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.
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 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.
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!
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.
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.
@@leonardmiller156 I lived in the 70s and often have trouble remembering last week, it's years ago that seem like yesterday, especially those LP's you got for Christmas, like Gary Glitter, Showaddywaddy's Greatest Hits or for birthday, The Beatles At The Hollywood Bowl. Music seems to leave an imprint in the memory banks, like the first date, the first motorbike, the first car, and for me, my first guitar. It's Christmas in 10 days and of course, TOTP wasn't to be missed, far more important than the annual boring schpiel from Buck House! If Sweet were on, it was guaranteed that they'd make it memorable....Steve Priest was a great bassist, and a genius at sending himself up. In general, music is supposed to be fun and the likes of Sweet nearly always were. Steve wearing a pickelhaube helmet and Hitler style moustache sums up his humour, and I suppose it gets frowned upon by the PC brigade, but what would they make of Steptoe & Son, and frankly, who gives a damn?
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.
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 :) !!!
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 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.
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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.
Nice one...
Thank you!!! ♥️♥️♥️
Nice one 👍
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!
Their music makes me feel good
Steve Priest’s campiness is hilarious, love him!! 😂
Me too! I keep binge watching him!
50 Yrs LATER,THIS IS STILL A BIG HIT 🎶
О, да это действительно так, на самом деле!
@@user-qh4pm3pe7pL♡VE THIS🎶
Да Чувак! Балрумблиц и Блокбастер! Мы кайфовали ещё при СССР
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!!
Brian Connelly was a brilliant singer I loved Sweet and their music sadly there's only Andy Scot still alive
Glad I was a 70s kid . A magical time in music.
Me also
I think the problem is that every avenue of rock music has been explored so it's difficult to be original any more.
I become a teenager in 72 and it was the best
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God: Hold my beer.
I also a child of the 70 ten and the music of this epoch inspired me so much🤠
Big Hello to all the 70s people out there, what a superior time, all hail the 70s!
Ace Times....someone make that Time Machine.....👍🇬🇧🤓
"we just ......JUST havent...... AAAAAHHH HAAAAAA" CLASSIC STEVE PRIEST LINE!!
Sweet wasn't just a glam band, they were a damn good rock band
One of the best in their era.Michael.
I agree. Whatever you pitched at the boys, Sweet knocked it out of the park.
sweet sold 50 million records.
With a damn great lead singer!!
Up there with the finest xxxx seriously great,,dared to be differentx
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 ❤❤❤❤
I’m 65 and I totally agree! So sad they are no longer with us.
It don’t get more 70s glam rock than this 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
GrtBrt GrtBrt GrtBrt🔴⚪🔵
Back when music was about having fun!!! Still sounds great😊👍❤️🇬🇧
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.
So did Gar Glitter and Slade.
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
They're playing at a festival in my nearby town this coming weekend, I wish I'd known before tickets were sold out!
@@LarzGustafsson nah gary stayed because he can't keep his hands off of his favorite note: A minor
They were a bunch of smart alecky bad asses...and I loved 'em so! Ha!
Exactly 50 year's today,What a Hit, What a Group!
Was in first teenage love when this charted and loved this ever since!❤
Ain't no way I love music from half a century ago 💀 I'm 22 and can't live without old music
Wow! Time waits for no one…
Love them too.
It's an absolutely cracking band. Talented. I would have loved to see them live.
I did. They were a very good band even when not playing their Chinnichaps top 20 hits.
Mick Tucker.. Great Drummer. 🎇🌀💫💥⭐✨🔝🎸💃🔙✳️
46 years later this song is still brilliant, Sweet will last forever
shycharlieace fuck me I'm getting old here but still love the songs not 40 years older surely only just turned 60 lol
@@sharonann3344 I'm right behind you at 59 years young!
@@PNEKarl Ok...i join the club
I'm only 55...may I join too?
Had the vinyl album and played it until the grooves turned grey. Lol!
shycharlieace this is one of my favourite ever songs. Brian was a good looking man too 😍
The 70s was fabulous
"We just haven't got a clue what to do" .. classic.
that line sums up todays generation
Sweet were a fantastic band. Glam rock at its finest. All great musicians.
RIP Steve Priest. "We just haven't got a clue what to do" 🎸
@Neil Steadman That lines feels different now that he's no longer here.
and never will.............
mesmerising performance.
Best glam rock band of the 70`s just magical.
One of the best what about mud slade T rex Kenny smokie the rubbers Dave Edmunds 10cc
Even though sweet didnt make it big here in america, i fricken loved them since 1973....would have paid anything to see them.
This is the exact time period when music was the MOST FUN.
OFR never bettered 😈
Yes.....1973 was incredible.....even Little JImmy Osmond!
Spot on , sweet Slade cockney rebel Roxy music sparks and so many more
Weren't we lucky to have been young during that era.
@@duncanbirss8923 Status Quo before they became family entertainment and T-Rex?
Behind all that glam and glitter there are some good musicians.
50 years ago today (25/01/23)! Timeless and classic music.
Still sounds great over 50 years later. Do you like their new song "Don't Bring Me Water"? :-)
@@dariowestern Sounds pretty good to me.
Evergreen ❤❤❤❤❤
The best music of the 60s,70s and 80s came from England.
Brazil had greaaaaaatttt 60s and 70s music too!! My favorite.
That's highly debatable. Throw "Some of" on the front of the sentence and I'd agree 110%.
Das war eine super Band ! 👍👍👍👍👍
Steve Priest!! Gone but not forgotten!!🤟🤩💥
All the people dancing around the band is so cool! Loved those days of dancing with abandon with friends and making new ones! 😅
😻
OMG 50 years ago they were rocking and still sounds so good
A sad day for glam rock R.I.P. Steve.
RIP Steve great music
Well said, another childhood Hero leaves the Stage.🎸
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.
Can this year get any worse 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
@@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.
One Great Band. SWEET !
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.
64 here and still love these xxx oh .... thems the days ❤
My granddaughter age 10yrs now sings along to this and ballroom blitz . Gotta keep the younger generations into good music
Cool kids! I'm glad that the younger generations are re-discovering Chinn and Chapman's music. :)
It's our only hope!
My 18 yr old loves these
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.
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
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!
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.
I think they look fabulous! Glam rock at it's best 😍😍😍
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.
Maybe they get noticed more with "silly" clothes, like Slade and Abba
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
Really music that means a lot to many of us who were young in 70'ties. Music that never will be forgotten.
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.
Hes got better hair than most women
Mick Tucker was such a phenomenal drummer that the drums kept playing while he stepped away to play the tympanis.
The drummer's drummer, he would've added to just about any band of the day. These guys inspired so many of the heavy rock bands to come, it's just a shame that this great band gets scoffed at by people who think the whole Glam Rock era was questionable style over substance.
@@sMansGuitars Very well said.
@Shane P LOL!
🤣🤣🤣👍
Come on, people! Shane P5121 is just kiddind with his comment.
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
💯🤘👋🤚
Gabby,you are a lovely big-hearted girl X
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 ❤
Iconic and immortal - long live glam rock 🎉
Brian, Mick, Steve and Andy 🎤🥁🎸🎸
You were the best 🎶💕🎶♥️
Still love you guys 💕
Forever in my heart ♥️
Great song and I'm 64, but you can't block buster out.
I was a big fan of theirs in my mid/early teens. Fast forward 50 years, I'm still a big fan.
I was 12 when this came out, I loved the Sweet in my teen years, brilliant band !
Me too. Just getting into music and collecting vinyl. Pissed off my dad when on TOTP so ok with me!
Funny thing is im 16 listening to this just brought up with good taste
Best glamrock Band ever!!!!
These were the days! Thank you Sweet!
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…
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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...
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 😊👍
@@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?
58 on Wednesday ..... can't get enough of Sweet .... bloody brilliant & bring back some wonderful memories x
Well said diane, THE BEST EVER, I WANT TICKETS TO THEIR CONCERTS IN HEAVEN.
61now just my idea of great fun
Born 64... so glad i grew up with this as my music background..so many great memories with them all
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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. 🇬🇧🇬🇧👍👍👍
Brilliant. Nothing beats glam at its best.
Gott war das eine geile Zeit, ich will dahin zurück😢😢😢😢😢
....me tooo
Hammer 🔨 ⚒ 🛠 🔨 ⚒ 🛠 Song von the sweet grüße aus Berlin
Oh Steve 🤣 Love these guys. Big part of my childhood and still loving them now.
RIP Steve Priest, Will never be forgotten.
He made a lasting impression, that's for sure .....
Sweet are utterly untouchable; no rock band will ever rise to such great heights!
The Sweet were great but Zeppelin, Who, Stones etc didn't exist then?
I was ten in 73 and Wow!! To Blockbuster!!
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 🎶
So was I..Loved the sweet.
Sweet gehören allzeit zu den besten.
RIP Steve Priest great showman and bassist will be missed.
Im now 63 and STILL get Goosebumps looking at Brian...... Swooning..,
Me too😻 and days away from turning 67 😻
Sweet waren ihrer Zeit, Jahrzehnte vorraus.
I remember been a kid in the seventies i was 9 years old when this single was released i played it to death , loved the sweet , slade and wizard and queen. in the seventies , it lead me in metal in the eighties , i still have fond reflection of sweet and those care free years ❤️ 😊
This song was big part of the soundtrack to my youth! Brilliant song from a great band! Iconic 70s music!
SUPERB.
Die Wellen gute Eigenschaften
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!
Im Gedanken lebt diese Gruppe
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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"
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.
Mama you don't understand every time I touch her. "Hellraiser".
RIP Steve. Thre's only two of them left now.
@@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.
@@100nitrog2 Oh no, I didn't realise there was only one member left.
@@100nitrog2 Exactly, sad but true
Awesome group!! There music never gets old!
Christ these songs bring back memories
Sweet, Slade, T.Rex . . . oh what a time ♫
You forgot Gary Glitter 😂😂😂
Sadly,I still like his music,shame he turned out to be the devil incarnate.
Queen , David Bowie , and Elton John too ...
Alvin stardust wizzard david bowie the glitter band the list is endless for all the glam rock greats
@@FHIPrincePeter your kidding hes a dity old bastard
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
He was the only nice one in Sweet without a doubt. I’ll miss him too.
My 2 year old was dancing to this just now. Catchy no matter the age!
Good old days. Good memories for me.
What a banging fucking tune!! Even now after all those years,it still holds its own✌️top band
THE TOP BAND EVER BEATS ANY OTHER BEATLES ,STONES ;AND ANY OTHER BANDS
I was 13 my first band that I.liked
I was in 2nd year of senior school
73 very underrated band
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Lead singer was Mark
McManus Taggert
Brian connly was
His brother
Lead singer ha I never
Knew that one myself
Steve Priest's stage performances are hilarious.
@@andymatthews7617 I would tend to agree.
@@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.
Incredible Group. Mick Tucker was one of the best drummers of ALL time. Brian Connoly one of the best singers of his generation.
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!
Bring back the music from the 70s !!!!
The camerawork and early 70's visual effects work brilliantly with this. An iconic moment in TOTP history.
Na verdadeira pocos conhecedores
Fred is quite right.
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!
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.
Good call, mate.
Recently pointed this out to my mates. 'Set Me Free' and 'Heartbreak Today' were Queen, before....er.... Queen. 👍
RIP Brian, Steve and Mick😥
I don't know why I'm listening this song but ..my soul !say This is real rock n roll❤️🔥🔥🔥
Steve loves the camera, and the camera definitely loves him too!
I still have goose bumps listening to this masterpiece, And I am 59 years old!!
I'm 62, well said mate, bloody brilliant.
Sweet sind die besten Ich höre sie heute noch gerne.dankeschön Brian,Mick Andy und Steve für die tolle Musik..Ich war 1972,10 Jahre alt 🥰🥰🎶🎶🎸🎸🎵🎵
The best opening EVER.
Rest in peace Steve 💎 what a legend
Keep rocking up there 😇🤘
The seventies and glam rock was just the best!!
My fave era too
I was 11 then...Fox on the run was my favorite
@stephen john gray I'm jealous.
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.
Seemed like people cared about one another. Concert tickets and merch didn't break the bank, you got QUALITY music and entertainment ...
I`m glad I was in the 70 s What a great time off splended music.
I’m a firefighter and I’d love to play this instead of the 2 tones when im on the way to a firecall…
MICK TUCKER....Brilliant drummer!
His drumming on Cockroach was phenomenal!! That drum beat was naaaaaaaaaaassssssty!!
Best band ever! RIP Steve x
When pop music was fun. Anyone else remember fun. ?
Seit 1973 meine Powerzeit, bis heute noch Kult !
Probably the most iconic Top of the Pops appearance ever.
AND THE glam rock anthem
Probably on a par with Bowie doing starman.Also that recent “found” clip of him doing the jean genie,which is fabulous.
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! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I appreciate this more than I did back then. What a great band.
I STILL wanna be in The Sweet. Love this band.
When I first heard this song I was totally blown away, this song is decades ahead of its time, Brilliant👍👍👍
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
Your comment is ahead of its time.
Good as it is this typical 70s glam rock
@@leonardmiller156 I lived in the 70s and often have trouble remembering last week, it's years ago that seem like yesterday, especially those LP's you got for Christmas, like Gary Glitter, Showaddywaddy's Greatest Hits or for birthday, The Beatles At The Hollywood Bowl. Music seems to leave an imprint in the memory banks, like the first date, the first motorbike, the first car, and for me, my first guitar.
It's Christmas in 10 days and of course, TOTP wasn't to be missed, far more important than the annual boring schpiel from Buck House! If Sweet were on, it was guaranteed that they'd make it memorable....Steve Priest was a great bassist, and a genius at sending himself up. In general, music is supposed to be fun and the likes of Sweet nearly always were. Steve wearing a pickelhaube helmet and Hitler style moustache sums up his humour, and I suppose it gets frowned upon by the PC brigade, but what would they make of Steptoe & Son, and frankly, who gives a damn?
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.
"WE JUST HAVEN'T GOT A CLUE ....... WHAT TO DO !" I love Steve Priest 💔
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 :) !!!
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💚 🆒 🎶 ✔️ :)
Call me stupid but is that his voice or a piped in voice?
@@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.
@@tgreening Thank you!!!
Bis heute gibt es nichts vergleichbares das es mit dieser irren Zeit aufnehmen könnte! Ein Number one Song nach dem anderen über Jahre!!!!!
Why am I only just now discovering the absolute awesomeness of this fg song ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️