Sweet Blockbuster

[kevthegerbil1958]

My son have you got to listen to dead people sing this shit all i say is you can't sing you shit music

[surfing636]

@ 1:51, Mick Tucker still manages a spin of the stick!

[sharonann3344]

hey rus524 can u do any better its alright you slagging the groups of. but what i want to hear is you come then can you do better then if not dont slag groups of that have made it some where. where are u in the charts lol u arshole

[lauracat93]

Heard this on Life On Mars the tv program .. now im obsessed! :L

[shortstackfan4eva]

favourite band of the 70's. Don't care how popular they were of if my friends don't know who they were. To me, legend since I was 9, I'm 16 now.

[Giles4me]

This was one of my Mothers favorite records, and it had to be played at all her parties,

is there anyone out there that remembers Aunty June from Pulrose?

The Queen of Pully.

This brings back some very good memories.

Thanks for posting this video.

[B0ndAlk]

... dear god.... this is my birthday-#1 song?

I like rock music very much, and I can appreciate glam-rock, but this.... dear god.

LOL

[richie1957aus]

Jean Genie, Blockbuster. Which came first? Who owns the riff?

[lippyduck]

@richie1957aus It's basically a pretty universal blues riff sped up. Check out Bo Diddley, I'm A Man (1955). And Muddy Waters' response to it, Mannish Boy, which gave Bowie the name of one of his early bands. (Waters also gave the Rolling Stones their name.)

The Blockbuster thing appears to be a genuine coincidence. They came out little more than a month apart. Search "Nicky Chinn: Oh, absolute coincidence" in quotes.

[brabon1]

@richie1957aus common glam riff...jean genie was first tho

[charlenemarie88]

have i gone bonkers? the dont look like andy :S xx

[charlenemarie88]

@charlenemarie88 never mind it is andy lol xx

[rozzie101]

wow, this was the #1 song the day I was born. I guess that's the reason I like Rock music

[u2bdetox]

@rozzie101 Mine, too. March 9th '73. You?

[rozzie101]

@u2bdetox - Feb. 8th 73

[HammerLex77]

My wife has just walked in and said "Why do you have to listen to such shit music?"

Silly slag!

[HammerLex77]

@HammerLex77 I love her really!

[gabugosu]

@HammerLex77 : Back in the kitchen!

[HammerLex77]

@gabugosu Too right - I've even cut her toes off so she can get closer to the sink!

[surfing636]

@HammerLex77 , After reading your comment (laughing), I have to recommend a audio on youtube titled "SWEET - I'm A Boy - Live 1973". They replaced a couple of the intro lyrics, reminded me of the last 2 words in your post, hahaha!

[sidecrusher]

@HammerLex77 .....So why you still married , you cannot have anything in common..

you got taste ! , my guess is she goes out and dresses in the latest rip off fashions

that cost $5 to produce but she wants to pay $300 for them ,,and wastes all your money , and is still not satisfied....

they are all the same dude .. quarter of a brain shared between them all

[trainsify]

Brian Connolly A Legend. R.I.P.

[ian40]

Mick Tucker, one of the most underrated drummers ever

[CatherineInRock]

@ian40 Amen to that!

[iFabianRS]

One of Sweet's biggest hits in the Netherlands. They were and are so underrated...

[middley1964]

Shud listen to the albums nowt like the glam stuff !! Memories of being a 13 yr old at my old mate puddung from bromwich. Still got the original albums !!!!

[50nasser]

R.I.P

Mick



[2012Aragorn]

@Moparmissile. Show some intelligence. They are not related and they were born within a year of each other. F'ing idiot! Oh and Merry Christmas (take him a new brain Santa).

[2012Aragorn]

I think the lead singer modelled himself on Sally Carr, from Middle of the Road.

[moparmissile]

@2012Aragorn Dude, Sally Carr is Brian Connolly's daughter. Show some respect man.

[TWENTIETHCENTURYBABY]

@2012Aragorn Was that before or after he slept with her?

[jeanya]

@2012Aragorn maybe she modelled after him!

[MsFanmail]

Sweet were so under rated they had some g8 songs

[blozzy22]

I feel like hiring a video!

[jamesbrook16]

what are they wearing!!!!!!!! haha

[Irishrogue61mak3]

Fruckin brilliant..!¬!

[fatchicksrfab]

These guys were the first ever rock concert I went to, I was about 13. Still one of my most favourite memories :-)

[rus524]

i get bored and i like to take the piss out of these sad cunts

[doowopper64]

to the 23 dislikes ,get a life you sad people and learn to appreciate great entertaining music.

[rus524]

wow, who wrote that for you. was it your carer. now go and jerk off to little willy you sad thick cunt

[Brianna1966]

@rus524 For someone who claims to hate these guys so much you sure are obsessed with them. Every video i watch theres a comment from you.

[fooman65]

fuckin rockin, kids in bands today could take a lot from this instead of all dressing like students or farm labourers

[purplevolcano]

so much fun

[nwleeuw]

Block Buster, the Sweet, my inviting to the Rock ('n Roll) !!

[WOAHitsNatalieee]

My dad worked for them.

[skaworld509]

I love The Sweet. The boot boys in my town used to kick off a fight at the disco when Blockbuster came on and ruin everyone's night. Most of them are either dead, on benefits or in prison now. Ha ha

[debzosau]

@skaworld509 Sorry to hear that but there always has to be a few eh? I never experienced anything like that when it was being played only in 1983 when JoBoxers boxbeat was playing i experienced a massive brawl in my fave pub the song was banned from being played in there after that as the pub had to be closed for a whole week for refurbishment :/

[rus524]

why should i do that. maybe you should stop looking into your boyfriends arse when he fucks you . now stop boring me you thick cunt.

[ivsolutions]

Oh, this song so reminds me of my youth watching TOTP. Sweet were ACE!

[rus524]

a bunch of camp, useless, nobodies. fucking wankers

[yatter1]

@rus524 Look in the mirror you soulless wanker.

[bladesmark1]

@rus524 Whats up not chav enough for you?Go get a life you sad prick.

[dehdehdehdeh1]

uhul!!

[gspete1340]

Ahh, this brings back some fond memories - good call!

[MrStubbley]

sweet memories - those were the days 10 yr old rebels singing on the back of the bus on school day out - yeh.

[the3aremine1]

@MrStubbley yeah now ten year olds just mug you lol

[bboyinf3rnal]

yeah this is the best

[the3aremine1]

@01653builder you only drank one during this vid lol

[romulus406]

to mrformby. sorry if i offended you

[kcphonics]

i saw these live for free at butlins it was there last ever gig

[shirtcreek]

All this stuff about who stole what from whom peaks at it's most ridiculous high when John Otway did this, you just have to pop over and check him out :-)

[Izznogood63]

Real boys liked Slade ...

[shirtcreek]

@Izznogood63 and old men too, those where the days....

[Szaam]

Does anyone know the way? There's got to be way, TO BLACK BASTARD!

[shirtcreek]

The Jean Genie by David Bowie v Blockbuster by Sweet.

The riffs are slightly different with The Jean Genie's riff being "bowmp bowmp bowmp buh-DAH-duh" whereas "Blockbuster"s is "ba-domp ba-domp ba-domp ba-DA-duh"....But as Harry Hill says, there's only one way to sort this out....FIGHT!!!!"

[Angusismyhero]

@shirtcreek I'd LOVE to see that fight! Who would fight who, though? Brian obviously can't fight David... but if it's riffs you're after, maybe Andy Scott should fight Mick R... oh, wait...

[irishguy200007]

@shirtcreek Yeah but Blockbuster was recorded in 1972 so was it before Jean Genie.Both had rca in common

[shirtcreek]

@irishguy200007 I wasn't complaining, they're both great, now look what you've done, I've seen Mud, Sparks, Slade and Shawaddywaddy (Jimmy Savile used to kill me when he said that lol) on the list on the right...now I have to get all Glammed up and hit "play" all over again ;-) Cheers

[GelGsound]

@shirtcreek I believe they're both lifted from a Yardbirds song.

[shirtcreek]

@GelGsound yup, and didn't they "borrow" it from Bo Diddley's "bad to the bone"?

The song is famous for its riff, which was used by many Blues and Rock musicians and probably still will be for years to come, slower or faster it's still brilliant...dah der da dum dum dum dum dum, dah der da dum etc ;-)

[GelGsound]

@shirtcreek Damn fine riff. It can be used 4 times and still be as fresh as the last. :)

[shirtcreek]

@GelGsound There ought to be a competition to name a band that hasn't used it lol

[HammerLex77]

Stupid question but did the video chain 'Blockbuster' ever use this song?

[carlton754]

hey ho arsenal52100. i dont know these 2 who come on here. i have my opinion, its up to them what they write. now i agree with them , but end of day its up to them, free speech and all that, now its obvious you are a bigot, and a racist. so fuck off with the holier than thou attitude. you boring old twat

[birdieDDD]

thumbs up if you heard this on life on mars and hot fuzz

[flippyflyer]

Funny story, came out about the same as Bowies Jean Genie. Both had similar riffs yet this went number 1 and Jean Genie peaked at #2..When Bowie met Chinn, the writer, he said, in a dead pan face "c*nt!" then smiled and said "congratulations"...

[boltthedoors]

@flippyflyer Wikipedia is wonderful :)

[flippyflyer]

@boltthedoors indeed sir!!!!

[sjoeke59]

de liedjes uit de 7 ties prachtig gewoon

[TheCarpCatcher]

timeless! i was 15/16...walked into a 'disco' and this was over the speakers..brilliant! 1970's wonderful years:) happy days

[ALNEAL]

@johnlowengard

Fucking right!

[johnnyM809]

Two of that band are dead.

[071Mic]

Kiss, go HOME !!!

[mickb55]

Do not call Arsenal a wanker - that presupposes a level of co-ordination to which the bigoted old fuckpig can only aspire

[katie89065]

glam rock was the best

[carlton754]

wow arsenal, you are so homophobic, sorry you hate gays like you do, i am not gay but i dont hate gays, like you. you should be ashamed to think like you do, i dont care what someone is, unlike you. you are a nasty thick as pig shit bigot. you probably hate ethnic minorities as well, you racist bastard. now fuck off you racist bigot cunt

[Arsenal52100]

@carlton754 Hey you dickhead,phobic is " a fear of ", firstly I have no fear, secondly I hate nobody,however I do despair about you and you're two "mates" who foul mouth anyone who is not of the musical tastes as they are, is carlito1804 not a little "homophobic" as you put it. What about romulus, do you not read the playground crap he comes out with. Choose you're friends carefully .

[BRUTUALTRUTH]

@MrFlibiddyJib What the fuck???? Haaa haaa haaaa

[romulus406]

no you got that wrong. you are the retard listening to this shite.

[BRUTUALTRUTH]

@romulus406 ha ha LMAO

[carlton754]

think romulus was right they were garbage, pure total crap. as for you arsenal, stop winging you sad old twat. you go on and on. bet you are a librarian. you sound a right wanker. yes sweet were shit folks. get over it you sad people

[Arsenal52100]

@carlton754 Why don't you and your bumchum romulus go to sites where they play your shite music and let people relive their youth,the music may not be the best but they probably had a ball back then,unlike you and your lover romulus,who think it's you're taste and everybody else is wrong.By the way don't assume I'm old just because I think all people have the right to enjoy whatever music they like.Just don't kid yourself that you are right and everyone else is wrong, then you are sad.

[oldrichflorian]

It sounds like a mix of Immigrant Song and Jean Genie

[maddiebrooks100]

@oldrichflorian yes!!

[nuipret]

yeah. i well remember seeing a programme on tv about brian and his ilness. it mentioned what the booze had done to him and man, i was gobsmacked to see a once good looking guy stooping and stumbling to walk a few yards. i know he was on borrowed time and i was right.

rip and peace bri, mick t also.

[TheKenfig]

The very worst of alcoholism destroyed Brian Connolly ; very sad to see his condition on Youtube in a documentary just the year before he died ; it was awful. Sad that Mick Tucker has gone as well

[romulus406]

Arsenal52100,nearly forgot, how is your mummy, tell her to stop sending me all the photos, its getting a bit much now. dont get me wrong she is ok looking, but some of the things she is doing, fuck me, bit much. its your dad i feel for, you and her fucking,and he doesnt know, thick cunt ha ha, is that why you are angry all the time, all the incest

[Arsenal52100]

@romulus406 Man you are one sick puppy,Has your medication run out? I thought numptys like you were only allowed out once a month.By the way ,what's it like only having plastic spoons to eat with.??

[romulus406]

to arsenal52100. what happened last week, 2.1 to the yids, oh dear. now how can you a dirty, little, fucking cunt, who sleeps with his parents and most of islington call me names. you are the fucking peado you muggy cunt, did it get to you me telling you what you are. i suggest you stop selling your aids ridden arse to all the boys, and your parents ha ha. and stop going in the parks you peado cunt. you want put down you dumb fuck

[mrformby]

@romulus406 Dear Romulus406  Do you have to use such obscene comments to make your point?

[daveymojo]

youtube is one of the greatest things ever in the history of mankind......

[SuperWolsey]

"Don't move! You're surrounded by armed bastards!" XD

[Alembic25]

There's got to be a way you FAT BASTARD!!!!!

[PetarBrc]

Happy birthday Brian!

[lewisner]

Who has Brian's "B C" jacket now and how many millions do they want for it?

[romulus406]

arsenal 52100. its probably you who goes looking for children ha ha ha. ah bless did you love the sweet. bet you would have liked to have met them . you dirty fucking rent boy. fuck off , how is your mummy by the way

[Arsenal52100]

@romulus406 have noticed nobody likes you, obviously its everybody who is wrong ,not you , you fucking PEADO. By the way my mum is fine, yours is a shit shag.

[daveytee99]

I worked in the Royal Court Liverpool...Sweet were on and one of the band took a fancy to me (guess who) and asked the management if I could join them on tour....he declined...thank fook for that lol....

[Arsenal52100]

Where is romulus 406?? is he out frightening children? What a tube

[norrisonthespot]

The start of the song reminds me of Bowie's 'The Jean Genie'. A coincidence perhaps?

[theRealDonX]

@norrisonthespot ....Doctor whoo who ..doctor who ..

a coincidence ? certainly not.

[thegeezerdan]

I love the siren in the song.

[the3aremine1]

@johnlowengard trying to tape the top 40 from the radio on to my recorder having to stay silent whilst the song played when you wanted to sing along

[romulus406]

arsenal52100. fuck off you sad cunt. who the fuck are you. bollocks to you

[Arsenal52100]

@romulus406 IM your worst nightmare cocksucker.

[MsLioness010]

Still love this band after all the years. Saw them all and met them in 1984 and they were still great!!!!

[Santor6]

Just imagine, girl in violet at 0:43 is Fat lady with 2 kids, but Sweet is always cult band! So it is not important what are you now, what you do is important!

[carefreesteve]

When Top of the Pops ruled the airwaves!

[hearditman]

That reminds me. I'll need to go to the corner shop and buy some bubblegum.

[Calvertfilm]

The first 'pop' song I ever liked and bought - just amazing!

[MrSkippyhippy]

The siren reminds me of riding the switchback at the fair in the 70s

[nuzdrum]

That siren is iconic! Takes me back. The Sweet were an awesome group. Their music is still just as great as back then. Yay for Chin/Chapman their songwriters.

[nuzdrum]

That siren is iconic! Takes me back. The Sweet were an awesome group. Their music is still just as great as back then. Yay for Chin/Chapman their songwriters.

[swellmusik]

fkin awesome

[SirSexyAlot]

What a bunch o' fags.

[Arsenal52100]

@SirSexyAlot takes one to know one .Come on, come out of the closet LONELY BOY.

[OgreMageBand]

The badassery of this video is clearly illustrated by its like/dislike ratio. LIKE.

[TheAJC247]

22 people can't find their way to Blockbuster.

[bareknuckles2u]

So funny! I love it!

[88acidman89]

i was born in this year so it definitely was a blockbuster :)

[KISSarmyist]

I saw Steve Preist andhis version of sweet in concert..

[romulus406]

connolly drank himself to death. and all the others were fucked up. its probably they felt so guilty about the absolute dreadful music they made, thats why they felt bad, it was guilt. what they had done to the public, so thats why they went like that.

[Gersroolz]

@romulus406 Bah Humbug

[Arsenal52100]

@romulus406

[Arsenal52100]

@romulus406 romulus406 get a life you pompous prick .Your right everyone else is wrong.What a numpty.

[walter4092]

@romulus406 you re out of your mind , the sweet were one of the best band .Indeed Connoly drank himself to death , but what did you know about the history of this band .June 74 , Connoly was beaten out the daylight of his eyes , some guys kicked him so hard in the throat that some keys of the songs were to high for him , Steve take over the leadsong .From that point , Brian got depressed and began to drank too much .And Tucker was killied by leukemie

[spikeman14]

@romulus406 You are a retard!

[TheAndyollerenshaw]

9yrs old again, BRILLIANT

[MrWolfnomad]

O M G i was twelve in 73, great days ...

[lewstone1934]

when i was 12 i thought this song would last forever.... if only

[shaftsbury94]

i thought id been transported back to 1973 watching TOTP[,AND IT WAS GOOD

[MLDJHF]

one of my great song in my teenage time! FANTASTISCH!

ei tää numero ole PASKA! ;D vaan hyvä!!! ;D

[EMNIGHT1]

i was gutted to hear i beieve 10 of feb 1997.

[EMNIGHT1]

i was absolutely gutted when i heard the news i think it was tues 10 of feb 1997

[nerfnike]

amazing. shame he drank himself to death. :(

[madflava76]

Thumbs up if Life on Mars brought you here!

[hlrainey1]

I love this

band!!!!!!

[DonLuminati1]

It aint bad though

[DonLuminati1]

Yeah this shit is Gay

[peter7409]

why is age important, regarding these tossers

[reekashade]

Glitter Gods; and they told us this music would never last,they were wrong..............

[sharonann3344]

hey i bet all yous dislikes aint as good looking as brian i bet you all have bear bellys and i bet you u wouldnt be picked out if you was in a line with him lol wtg brian

[KeNdRawR1]

im 15, i fucking love this group :L

[peter7409]

to steveobie1, ok glad you liked it thats fair enough. but you were 12.

[0011vivaldi]

@peter7409 the simpletons and 12 year olds!! show some respect please! how old are you?

[calboy64]

total class....blockbuster

[mrdee11091]

wicked post thanks



[ronaldvanderkleij]

Where is mu make-up???

[dmuse1981]

Brian was adopted by Taggarts parents. No relation whatso ever

[peter7409]

no i wont reconsider, they are total garbage.

[peter7409]

what a load of bollocks this is. these cunts pretending to be gay, why?. they look backward, were they?. shame really. some good music came from the 70s, but this fucking crap. still the simpletons and 12 year olds probably enjoyed it.

[movement26]

@peter7409 You must be one of the 22 who think this is fucking crap.......and yet 1509 like this fucking crap, maybe you should reconsider, your verdict.

[steveobie1]

@peter7409

I was 12....I loved it!...there was a time and a place for pop-glam and it was 1973...

[lifeafter3pints]

Haha the Clockwork Orange eye-liner! How weird...I know now (didn't then) that The New York Dolls were out there, but who could have predicted the Punk effect within 3 years. These were my formative years, what am I to learn from it?

[TheGamersMedia]

you forget how fu-king good this stuff was  !!!!!!!!!!

[llandwrogy]

yes, its true, duncan locker from grappenhall warrington, their roadie, and little bobby dufton fron alexandra rd stockton heath ha ha ,we was there !!

[llandwrogy]

me and dunc bought the siren for this in oxford street.

[xXErOrNuKeXx]

Þvílíkur andskotans terror maður!

[whisky110]

The singer was a relation of the guy who played Taggart in original series. You can see a resemblance actually.

[bhoymysterio2010]

Nice vid!

[xena6268]

brian connolly luv u always x x x x x x to heaven x x x x

[hawklord122]

Wow, isn't youtube amazing?. Keeping vids like this alive

[123jsbach]

Probably one of the first songs I ever heard. Its dated but still bloody brilliant!