This song is bloody genius - my brother used to 'bounce' at a popular night club in Great Yarmouth UK - he always said that the Sweet were wasted doing bubble gum stuff - so much talent, so little appreciation for what they could really do - and during their live gigs they really did what the wanted to do :) good on 'em
@lesterleand.. Brian passed away a few years ago sadly... I once saw a documentary on him touring in the early 90s. Sadly everyone he came across took the p**s out of him. I saw him in Scarborough, could still belt them out. But you could see he was in a bad way, constantly shaking.. it was heart breaking at the same time as great to see him.. if that makes sense
Perhaps ome of the best songs of all time or at least the decade. Brian has been a personal friend, saw him just a few years ago, he moved to Cleveland, age and his health has affected him, he lost his ability to sing at his level, grey hair lost his features with age and was driving a taxi cab to support himself financially, lost contact then saw him and spoke briefly as a female friend was taking him to a doctors appointment for his ticker, no idea now if he is alive or passed away.
@lesterleland Just a few years??? According to Wiki ( not that I believe a lot from it ) says he died in feb 1997. OK if you should see him again send him my best regards :):):)
@gleetus Brian was one of the most handsome blonde haired men, that I have ever seen. RIP Brian. and Mick was equally a Brown haired good looking man, RIP Mick.
You say Jonas Brothers, I say The Rolling Stones
You say Justin Bieber, i say Queen
You say Taylor Swift, i say Guns & Roses
95% of teens these days listen to the same crappy pop songs over and over. if your one of the 5% left who still listen to real music, thunb this up, then copy and paste it to least 5 videos. DONT LET THE SPIRIT OF ROCK&ROLL DIE!
wright. i write from germany and i think like you. the stones and the other bands are the really heroes. who is lady gaga for good music? nothing. brian jones, van morrison, kevin koyne, jimmy page etc was or are musicans. long live rock n roll. lady gaga, you don't understand rock n roll. you are nothing.go to hell.
I will always love this group ..they were an inspiration to others,.. just wished Brian had not left us so early. A very talented singer, that will always be remembered and never forgotten.
just finished the book blockbuster. Those guys should have helped Brian when he first started drinking too much, and why didn't his wife stand by him. She sure did take his money!!
Would you believe it - the Sweet are gonna be playin in Bonn on the 3rd Oct. I heard their tunes on the radio all the time when I was little. Madam wants to go & see em so I gotta go - but It's OK I'm not complaining :):):) Actually look forward to it - never in my imagination had I ever thought I would see Sweet live!
@gpzb2 Hello mate :) Yeah we did see em sort of we couldn't get to the front so we watched em on screen. They did look very tired but it was nice to see some of the original guys playin tunes that I heard when I was little - memories hey :) Obviously the voices were a little changed too. A skinny dude came on when they were finished & made stupid remark about the audience as old as the group :(
Times changed so much from the 70's & this did bring it home - I know what I prefer, All the best :):)
@edimage Yes mate - I looked em up on Wiki. I didn't know BC had died - he was the only face I would have remembered. It was very sad with his alcoholism all his vids show him trembling & slurring his speech :( He seemed to have had a sad sort of life according to what I read. But it has been a long time since they came out & absolutely everything has changed. I'd prefer the 70's anytime it's all just fighting now. It was a nice treat to hear them play some old tunes, all the best dude :):):)
@edimage Hahahahaha!.....Absolutely :) Have you seen what he's up to now? Superheavy or something like that. His voice is a bit croaky now too but I don't think he got anything over you with your Delilah from ol Jonesy :):):)
they would have been only one of the original member of the group in which you saw steve presity is in the u.s.a with his group of the sweet.....you tube him he right fat sod now and sounds crap
best to remember them how they was,which was a good rock band if listen to thier bsides of the singles and of thier albums/cds
@edimage You are absolutely correct sir - remember them as they were in the original energy of the times :) I gonna look up the 'fat sod' now Hahaha! Don't know if i'm trying to politically correct or just plain polite - but a lot of the old things sound 'crap' now as well :) unless you are listening to the original takes - but then that is how we remember them & probably expect them to be still.
I wish you a most wonderful day sir - all the best :):):)
@edimage Interestingly with old Showaddywaddy (funny name man :)) the lead singer is the brother of one of my old teachers at Temple Cowley School in Oxford. He look just like him , tall bugger played basketball for Seensee Sonics or something like that :) yeah old Mr Bartram. That was in the seventies & some of the nicest times I had even the school was great :) That was from when I remember all these great old tunes - 76 the drought remember that? Hahahahaha! Brilliant days!
@edimage Steve Presity????? Hahahahah! I didn't think us oldies made spelling mistakes but hey we gotta learn something from modern youth - OK so Steve Priest :) Yeah I remember seeing him & he is a 'fat sod' obviously all meant without prejudice & in the nicest possible taste :):):)
@Heavensbound1x kann ich nicht finden so richtig schlecht ging es ihm ja nach der Trennung und wenn nur das Ergebniss zählt und das war aller erste Sahne wie alles von Sweet
i love sweet band <3 they are just awesome..too bad it seems im the only one in my town who loves there....when i ask abt this band they all are like "whats that"....life is sweeet when u re listening to SWEEEEEET <3
I dont know why people say they were underrated...at the time they had heaps of hits and gold records up the ying yang. They were huge. When they began this sound with Wig Wham Bam, Elo was just a figment of Jeff Lynes imagination...he was still with the Move.
@Truckerwally kann ich nicht finden er hatte nur einen neuen Haarschnitt und mit kurzrn Haaren hatte er immer volleres Gesicht aber ich kann nicht finden das er vom Alkohol gezeichnet aussieht . Man muß bedenken das er einige Infarkte hatte. Ich finde er sieht eher etwas melancolisch aus, und das eigenlich fast auf allen Videos
Brian's health problems had got a grip on him by this stage ;there is a definite hint of melancholy within the band here.Andy sang all of the choruses(including the harmonies ) and he said that Brian arrived early one morning at the studio and sang the verses brilliantly in just one take ! And yes ,they were an underrated band !
@motney555 Absolutely ,Brian was a brilliant front man.He had real 'presence' and was a great performer who could sing sugary Pop or Heavy Rock music equally well.
Yeah, I caught this during a 70's blast on a radio station! When I heard it, all the memories came rushing back and I can't get this song out of my head! I love it!
I believe Brian died of Obscurity, it is a disease that affects many famous people who find themselves out of the limelight. They turn to alcohol and its all down hill from their. Obscurity lead to Brians drinking which in turn his liver problem.
A great band of their day with some real gems and a great live act.
Brian Connelly was never the same after some cunt in a Bethnal Green shithouse pub slashed his throat, and within a year his step-brother Mark MacMannus who played Taggart on TV died of pneumonia! Very sad loss on both counts!
I remember how huge this band was In my day, along with the likes of slade and T.Rex. Sweet were the best though. There's a couple of good Documentaries on here including one In which Brian Is interviewed when only months from death and It breaks your heart to see how massively he declined. What a Guy. THANKS TO ALL WHO HAVE KEPT BRIAN AND SWEET ALIVE THROUGH YOUR EFFORTS.Please keep 'em coming.
At the close of the Glam Rock Explosion in 1976, many of the Glam Rock Bands released perhaps their very best records, which is quite ironic. Love is Like Oxygen is an example of this.
@kytoka1 chill out-why so aggressive?? its only a bloody pop song. and how long ago did this come out? its fair that you could get mixed up about it. lets face it -this was a new direction for sweet at the time. i really liked them & bought all their singles, but even i thought it was 10cc the first time i heard it.
@kytoka1 i always thought this was an e l o song. the harmony sounds just like mr blue sky and the epic type of song this is, is like e l o. and saying they sound like e l o is a compliment not an insult.
If you had ever listened to ELO you would likely find your post as amusing as I did . lol But I digress. :-) And yes, it's a shame you aren't able to laugh at nothing . :-)
@Nigelxman1 oopsie! :D you know....I really should have clarified what I was referring to specifically- I don't think Jeff or Brian sound alike-it's just during the chorus when the whole band sings together it sounds just like ELO -that's what messed me up years ago when I was a kid :/
Andy Scott played a big part in the backing vocal harmonies for Sweet, creating the Distinct sound on their records. On "Love is Like Oxygen" , Andy provides the vcls on the chorus, while Brian sings the verses.
i think your wrong about this video Brian's voice is unmistakable and he had solid performance here but there was more of Andy singing as you suggested since the band was changing its style and music.
Most of the vocals on this song are by Andy as Brian's voice was pretty shot by this time (Andy says this himself on a Sweet DVD I have), so what you're seeing is Brian miming to someone else's vocal for the most part
Brian's voice was so awesome but the band was a collective accomplishment to achieve the whole of the sum. Every time I hear them I learn more about the music.
Maybe it is just me but this song seems like a real predecessor to what ELO did later on, I really think this band had an incredible sound and influence on others that followed. Brian had such a good voice and cool persona on stage but collectively they made up the Sweet sound. Very awesome band and should have gotten much more acclaim.
@rvphoto Your exactly right, and you've got a good ear, because Sweet had a sound engineer, Reinhold Mack, who left Sweet to record with ELO, then left ELO to work with Queen. You can hear his musical trademark in all these bands. I didn't know of this link between all three bands until just a few years ago. But my surprised light bulb went off as I said "Of Course".
Great bunch of guys, witty ,original, full of innuendo and double meanings. Awarded the Ivor Novello award for song writing for this which is powerful, poetic and well crafted. The Elo would have been very proud of this one!
@cheekyhamsta So true : 1978 annus mirabilis : Love Don't Live Here Anymore, Baker Street, Night Fever, Northern Lights, SummerNight City, Mr Blue Sky, Dancing In the City to name only a few...
@nevv Those songs you named definitely bring back good memories of a great year for music. I'll also add in The Motors - Airport, Jilted John, Yellow Dog, Chic - Le Freak from the same year amongst many others..
great song. incredible how many people view Sweets videos and make comments about their clothing, hair, makeup, etc. they think it's bizarre. well to all of you, how old are you? what about todays bands and singers, talk about bizarre! no one in this band was gay or a transvestite. they were a good band and underrated.
I saw Sweet in 75 before the Punk explosion, and their glam hair and clothes were perfect then. but this was 78!!! fashion had moved on...great song but.........
It's great songs like this that made Spinal Tap so very successful..love is indeed like Oxygen.. well done boys - sadly missed The Sweet!! Great memories..
Check out the "do" on the lead singer. Imagine a guy looking like this today, and you'd think otherwise. This was one of the better songs of the 70's, though.
Tons of info on Sweet online - just type in Sweet on Google and you will get all the info you need... and all their hits and videos are on Youtube of course! Enjoy!
Just after I posted my call for info, another comment recommended Wikipedia. So do I, now.
Good old Sweet of the 70's, people used to "run em down" and they were really underrated compared to Queen, for instance. Queen were at the "Pavillion club" in Cheltenham, in summer 74, and someone kept-on unplugging them ?. They gave-up and leaved. Mad ain't it !
It took me years to dig much of their music, but "Mr. Farenheit" certainly melted my ice !
@astonmerrygoldfan09 I totally agree with the onewho said they were "underated".. Allthough I loved their stuff, I never knew their names or history, so is their a site where I can put that right - anyone ? Said don't it always seem to go .......
Brian the lead singer died in the late 1990s of liver failure. Mick the drummer died in 2002. Andy and Steve still perform and tour with their own versions of Sweet. Steve lives in California, his band is supposed to be quite good, though for me it woudn't have been the same without Brian. The guy was out of control though. One of my favourite bands ever, they were very underrated.
This song is bloody genius - my brother used to 'bounce' at a popular night club in Great Yarmouth UK - he always said that the Sweet were wasted doing bubble gum stuff - so much talent, so little appreciation for what they could really do - and during their live gigs they really did what the wanted to do :) good on 'em
ZEJTRSTJ 15 hours ago
Замечательная группа!!! Я слушал её с 8 по 10 класс школы! УКРАИНА (СССР)
sergiy3267 1 week ago
@lesterleand.. Brian passed away a few years ago sadly... I once saw a documentary on him touring in the early 90s. Sadly everyone he came across took the p**s out of him. I saw him in Scarborough, could still belt them out. But you could see he was in a bad way, constantly shaking.. it was heart breaking at the same time as great to see him.. if that makes sense
MrHoooyah 2 weeks ago
Sounds like they're trying to do 10cc... HAHA!
locojets 3 weeks ago
Perhaps ome of the best songs of all time or at least the decade. Brian has been a personal friend, saw him just a few years ago, he moved to Cleveland, age and his health has affected him, he lost his ability to sing at his level, grey hair lost his features with age and was driving a taxi cab to support himself financially, lost contact then saw him and spoke briefly as a female friend was taking him to a doctors appointment for his ticker, no idea now if he is alive or passed away.
lesterleland 3 weeks ago 2
@lesterleland Brian's been dead 15 years.
TWENTIETHCENTURYBABY 1 week ago
@lesterleland Just a few years??? According to Wiki ( not that I believe a lot from it ) says he died in feb 1997. OK if you should see him again send him my best regards :):):)
2JAMMY 2 days ago
longing for these days, they never come back....
terschellingfilm 3 weeks ago
Loved this bands tunes; esp. this song. No on else sounded like these guys. Think I first saw them in '79 opening from REO I believee.
CancunCindy 4 weeks ago
this is rock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PERUTECHNO 1 month ago
It´s great! R.I.P Brian & Mick
deescottfriends 1 month ago
this is original...!!! short))))
chief666725 1 month ago
omg Ricky Schroeder went back in time to sing this song!!!
brikcarv 1 month ago
one of the best SWEET-songs ever !!!
Uwirubi 1 month ago 3
this guy has awesome hair!
gleetus 1 month ago
@gleetus Brian was one of the most handsome blonde haired men, that I have ever seen. RIP Brian. and Mick was equally a Brown haired good looking man, RIP Mick.
tazlynn1958 1 month ago 2
What? Sweets had a lot of members? I bet they have!!!
pingtran 2 months ago
@BoxOfOldCards But only 4 at the same time.
tryithere 2 months ago
Weren't there only 4 people in The Sweet? Where did that other guitarist come from?
tryithere 2 months ago
@edimage. actually there is only 2 of the original members left..Steve Priest and Andy Scott.
bjstoker1 2 months ago
what agreat band they were r.i.p bri
vespasianlegx11 3 months ago
You say Lady Gaga, I say Led Zeppelin
You say Hannah Montana, I say Beatles
You say Owl city, I say Deep Purple
You say Jonas Brothers, I say The Rolling Stones
You say Justin Bieber, i say Queen
You say Taylor Swift, i say Guns & Roses
95% of teens these days listen to the same crappy pop songs over and over. if your one of the 5% left who still listen to real music, thunb this up, then copy and paste it to least 5 videos. DONT LET THE SPIRIT OF ROCK&ROLL DIE!
thechristopher1111 3 months ago in playlist thechristopher1111's favorites 20
@thechristopher1111
wright. i write from germany and i think like you. the stones and the other bands are the really heroes. who is lady gaga for good music? nothing. brian jones, van morrison, kevin koyne, jimmy page etc was or are musicans. long live rock n roll. lady gaga, you don't understand rock n roll. you are nothing.go to hell.
keriosos 2 months ago
@thechristopher1111 5%??? Is that all that's left of us? That is SCAREY!
Raman711 2 weeks ago
Dude, don't forget about Uriah Heep, UFO, the Zombies, Moody Blues, Badfinger...LOL, you get my general meaning.
Multi80schick 6 days ago
@thechristopher1111
LADY GAGA IS GOOD ...THE REST I AGREE WITH...
sidecrusher 3 days ago
@thechristopher1111
You forgot Motorhead and UFO my friend. Try a bit of Lynyrd Syynyrd or Molly Hatchet for some relaxation.
Grumpy0007 2 days ago
I will always love this group ..they were an inspiration to others,.. just wished Brian had not left us so early. A very talented singer, that will always be remembered and never forgotten.
conradheidi 3 months ago
@conradheidi well said! Brian really influenced me. Oz
Overlorde1 2 months ago
Der einzigste Titel der "The Sweet" vor "The Tunten" rettet !
Gurkengraeber11 3 months ago
just finished the book blockbuster. Those guys should have helped Brian when he first started drinking too much, and why didn't his wife stand by him. She sure did take his money!!
janice2440 3 months ago
Is that Susan Sarandon on guitar?
Trouttoe 3 months ago
Would you believe it - the Sweet are gonna be playin in Bonn on the 3rd Oct. I heard their tunes on the radio all the time when I was little. Madam wants to go & see em so I gotta go - but It's OK I'm not complaining :):):) Actually look forward to it - never in my imagination had I ever thought I would see Sweet live!
Have a nice day peeps :):):)
2JAMMY 3 months ago
@2JAMMY, did ya get to see em ? were they any good ?
gpzb2 3 months ago
@gpzb2 Hello mate :) Yeah we did see em sort of we couldn't get to the front so we watched em on screen. They did look very tired but it was nice to see some of the original guys playin tunes that I heard when I was little - memories hey :) Obviously the voices were a little changed too. A skinny dude came on when they were finished & made stupid remark about the audience as old as the group :(
Times changed so much from the 70's & this did bring it home - I know what I prefer, All the best :):)
2JAMMY 3 months ago
@2JAMMY
they not the original
two have died
edimage 3 months ago
@edimage Yes mate - I looked em up on Wiki. I didn't know BC had died - he was the only face I would have remembered. It was very sad with his alcoholism all his vids show him trembling & slurring his speech :( He seemed to have had a sad sort of life according to what I read. But it has been a long time since they came out & absolutely everything has changed. I'd prefer the 70's anytime it's all just fighting now. It was a nice treat to hear them play some old tunes, all the best dude :):):)
2JAMMY 3 months ago
@2JAMMY
as mick jagger once said...its only rock and roll but i like :)
edimage 3 months ago
@edimage Hahahahaha!.....Absolutely :) Have you seen what he's up to now? Superheavy or something like that. His voice is a bit croaky now too but I don't think he got anything over you with your Delilah from ol Jonesy :):):)
2JAMMY 3 months ago
@2JAMMY
hey thats what i do,when ive had a few
its a laugh :)
edimage 3 months ago
@2JAMMY
they would have been only one of the original member of the group in which you saw steve presity is in the u.s.a with his group of the sweet.....you tube him he right fat sod now and sounds crap
best to remember them how they was,which was a good rock band if listen to thier bsides of the singles and of thier albums/cds
edimage 3 months ago
@edimage You are absolutely correct sir - remember them as they were in the original energy of the times :) I gonna look up the 'fat sod' now Hahaha! Don't know if i'm trying to politically correct or just plain polite - but a lot of the old things sound 'crap' now as well :) unless you are listening to the original takes - but then that is how we remember them & probably expect them to be still.
I wish you a most wonderful day sir - all the best :):):)
2JAMMY 3 months ago
@2JAMMY
were's showaddywaddy when you need them ....ha
edimage 3 months ago
@edimage Interestingly with old Showaddywaddy (funny name man :)) the lead singer is the brother of one of my old teachers at Temple Cowley School in Oxford. He look just like him , tall bugger played basketball for Seensee Sonics or something like that :) yeah old Mr Bartram. That was in the seventies & some of the nicest times I had even the school was great :) That was from when I remember all these great old tunes - 76 the drought remember that? Hahahahaha! Brilliant days!
2JAMMY 3 months ago
@2JAMMY
going to see them this december only three of them left now
edimage 3 months ago
@edimage Steve Presity????? Hahahahah! I didn't think us oldies made spelling mistakes but hey we gotta learn something from modern youth - OK so Steve Priest :) Yeah I remember seeing him & he is a 'fat sod' obviously all meant without prejudice & in the nicest possible taste :):):)
2JAMMY 3 months ago
@2JAMMY
yea.......hes having fun in his old age,hes 62 this year,if he laid off the big macs he might look a bit better and feel it to
edimage 3 months ago
Ouais y s etait vachement bien !
Shabbylac 4 months ago
ke este gran grupo no es Electric Light Orchestra.... corrijanme banda.
MrMaldoso78 5 months ago
@MrMaldoso78 claro que si, incomparable el sonido
codoreko 4 months ago
@MrMaldoso78 I always though this song was by ELO too. It sounds just like them.
Raman711 2 weeks ago
@Raman711 Thats funny,I used to think the song was done by 10cc.You learn something new every day.LOL.
Marlever357 1 week ago
Man sah der Sänger da schon versoffen aus, na ja daran ist er ja letzten Endes gestorben, leider!!!1
Heavensbound1x 5 months ago
@Heavensbound1x kann ich nicht finden so richtig schlecht ging es ihm ja nach der Trennung und wenn nur das Ergebniss zählt und das war aller erste Sahne wie alles von Sweet
hollywoodfee 4 months ago
i love sweet band <3 they are just awesome..too bad it seems im the only one in my town who loves there....when i ask abt this band they all are like "whats that"....life is sweeet when u re listening to SWEEEEEET <3
love is like Oxygen :))
tania49ify 5 months ago
great group no one else comes close and never will
xena6268 5 months ago
I dont know why people say they were underrated...at the time they had heaps of hits and gold records up the ying yang. They were huge. When they began this sound with Wig Wham Bam, Elo was just a figment of Jeff Lynes imagination...he was still with the Move.
kramrollin69 5 months ago
@kramrollin69 there on about there later non glam songs which werehits elswhere but should have made it here
footballferret88 5 months ago
i kinda forgot how many tunes they put out.i have it all on vinyl and just never dig into it.always a treat.
nomiclas 5 months ago
is it always the same 6 stupid that "dislike"? CAUSE IN EVERY GREAT SONG THERE ARE THIS BIG GOOD FOR NOTHING SIX STIPIDS !!!!! THAT DISLIKE
eftgeduardo 6 months ago
Out of all the versions on YouTube this sounds like the only legit one.
jess4metoo 6 months ago
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MsSchwarzerrabe 6 months ago
Brian, vom Alkohol gezeichnet ... furchtbar
Truckerwally 6 months ago
@Truckerwally kann ich nicht finden er hatte nur einen neuen Haarschnitt und mit kurzrn Haaren hatte er immer volleres Gesicht aber ich kann nicht finden das er vom Alkohol gezeichnet aussieht . Man muß bedenken das er einige Infarkte hatte. Ich finde er sieht eher etwas melancolisch aus, und das eigenlich fast auf allen Videos
hollywoodfee 4 months ago
damn its like 2 am and i cant go to sleep without listening to the beautiful sounds of the sweet<3
mmarriaa1345 7 months ago
Brian's health problems had got a grip on him by this stage ;there is a definite hint of melancholy within the band here.Andy sang all of the choruses(including the harmonies ) and he said that Brian arrived early one morning at the studio and sang the verses brilliantly in just one take ! And yes ,they were an underrated band !
TheHumbuckerboy 7 months ago 10
@TheHumbuckerboy its called a hang over. Check out Brians "Hobby" Fantastic band though.
motney555 2 months ago
@motney555 I would say that Brian was feeling the effects of years of heavy alcohol abuse here.Such a shame!
TheHumbuckerboy 2 months ago
@TheHumbuckerboy yes agreed but a star never the less
motney555 2 months ago
@motney555 Absolutely ,Brian was a brilliant front man.He had real 'presence' and was a great performer who could sing sugary Pop or Heavy Rock music equally well.
TheHumbuckerboy 2 months ago 2
Und das ist Musik mit echten Instrumenten nicht aus dem rechner.
HarzerKick 7 months ago
@EllieElaine1 I know right; i still got a BC haircut today ( check my pic on my account if you don't believe me) xD!
palisium 8 months ago
Yeah, I caught this during a 70's blast on a radio station! When I heard it, all the memories came rushing back and I can't get this song out of my head! I love it!
moidounltd2 9 months ago
where's the dude that has the deep voice???? is he the invisible sweet african american?
bloodykizzy 9 months ago
look at brian 2-21 to 2-28, he seems to be struggling for breath, very sad.
shaftsbury94 9 months ago
nice touch starting the song with the chorus!!!
zazz63 9 months ago
great 70's track Sweet were one of the best 70's bands and were very underrated
sunboy1000 9 months ago 17
@sunboy1000 They are absolute rock heros. No doubt.
svecter 1 month ago
That guy has a really good voice. Did he make "Rolling Stones" top 100 vocalists?
robtfdfbvv 9 months ago
wow I gave my brother shit about this...and he was older!
DickLodge68 9 months ago
I believe Brian died of Obscurity, it is a disease that affects many famous people who find themselves out of the limelight. They turn to alcohol and its all down hill from their. Obscurity lead to Brians drinking which in turn his liver problem.
A great band of their day with some real gems and a great live act.
GGGG1968 9 months ago
@GGGG1968 but I thought he began having a drinking problem when they were still going strong....
CattitudeInterlude 9 months ago
q l xupn ls 6 a ls q no les gusto
monikrow 10 months ago
these guys are musical geniouses!!brian has such a cool voice.rip my friend.
Super70duster 10 months ago
Brian Connelly was never the same after some cunt in a Bethnal Green shithouse pub slashed his throat, and within a year his step-brother Mark MacMannus who played Taggart on TV died of pneumonia! Very sad loss on both counts!
yorkie6687 10 months ago
Andy looks like George Harrison here.
theyre all much older here...
sweet SWEET
thornysubject 10 months ago
@thornysubject yeah...I always was trying to figure out who Andy looked like with the beard, and I guess I would have to say George Harrison!
CattitudeInterlude 9 months ago
I remember how huge this band was In my day, along with the likes of slade and T.Rex. Sweet were the best though. There's a couple of good Documentaries on here including one In which Brian Is interviewed when only months from death and It breaks your heart to see how massively he declined. What a Guy. THANKS TO ALL WHO HAVE KEPT BRIAN AND SWEET ALIVE THROUGH YOUR EFFORTS.Please keep 'em coming.
millerman88HH 10 months ago 2
@millerman88HH so sad magic band and you said some nice things kind regards from geordie-land
nookybroon 10 months ago
At the close of the Glam Rock Explosion in 1976, many of the Glam Rock Bands released perhaps their very best records, which is quite ironic. Love is Like Oxygen is an example of this.
coolyjojo 11 months ago
Wow ! I thought this song was done by ELO. Learn something everyday I guess.
moparnutjim 1 year ago
@moparnutjim idiot how can you mistake this for ELO ,no fucking comparison , whats going on ? if you comment make sure you are genuine ,or FUCK OFF
kytoka1 11 months ago
@kytoka1 chill out-why so aggressive?? its only a bloody pop song. and how long ago did this come out? its fair that you could get mixed up about it. lets face it -this was a new direction for sweet at the time. i really liked them & bought all their singles, but even i thought it was 10cc the first time i heard it.
missmarypickford 11 months ago
@kytoka1 give him a break the harmonising sounds not unlike ELO on mr blue sky
cleveroonie 10 months ago
@kytoka1 i always thought this was an e l o song. the harmony sounds just like mr blue sky and the epic type of song this is, is like e l o. and saying they sound like e l o is a compliment not an insult.
judyluvsnoel 10 months ago
@judyluvsnoel lol How could you possibly think this was ELO? hahaha Oh Christ, that's funny . :-)
Nigelxman1 10 months ago
@Nigelxman1 wow. you are easy to amuse. i wish i could laugh at nothing. : - D
judyluvsnoel 10 months ago
If you had ever listened to ELO you would likely find your post as amusing as I did . lol But I digress. :-) And yes, it's a shame you aren't able to laugh at nothing . :-)
Nigelxman1 10 months ago
@Nigelxman1 i listen to elo all the time, sometimes daily. mr blue sky is one of my fav songs. i can laugh at nothing i am laughing at you. X-D
judyluvsnoel 10 months ago
@judyluvsnoel I find you very amusing Judy. :-)
Nigelxman1 10 months ago
@Nigelxman1 giggle away fool ;0 ) jk on the fool.
judyluvsnoel 9 months ago
@judyluvsnoel Still love Noel Judy?
Nigelxman1 9 months ago
@Nigelxman1 ....I just read this and had to reply
I actually thought Todd Rundgren or ELO sang this when I was a kid, then I found out later it was Sweet
I think that the similarities in how they sound in this song is uncanny....
CattitudeInterlude 9 months ago
@CattitudeInterlude Okey dokey. :-) To me Jeff Lynnes voice is very unique and instantly recognizable but evidently I'm alone in that view.
Nigelxman1 9 months ago
@Nigelxman1 oopsie! :D you know....I really should have clarified what I was referring to specifically- I don't think Jeff or Brian sound alike-it's just during the chorus when the whole band sings together it sounds just like ELO -that's what messed me up years ago when I was a kid :/
CattitudeInterlude 9 months ago
@CattitudeInterlude I understand what you mean. :-) There is a similarity in the chorus. Cheers.
Nigelxman1 9 months ago
@Nigelxman1 yup
and the words
love is like oxygen
well, if that isn't dead on, I don't know what is!
:D
take care! :)
Tami
CattitudeInterlude 9 months ago
@CattitudeInterlude Have a great day Tami! Cheers.
Nigelxman1 9 months ago
@kytoka1 Because they sound like ELO.
moparnutjim 6 months ago
good old times
AxCYeR 1 year ago
Mad song, mad band. The Sweet had big success from about 1970-75. Then they went quiet for a while. Then in 78 they came back big time with this one.
Trenttf1 1 year ago
Fantastic talent! One of my favorite bands of all time.
RIP Brian and Mick.
sierra6588 1 year ago
wow-RIP- brian and mick- Sweet got me thru hi-school- and girls- 8 track city ( with the matchbook to shim it from skippin") what memories !! Awesome
spuddee4 1 year ago
@Finleysen Yes its a terrible shock. Very sad and we miss them terribly.
MsLucy2012 1 year ago
génial !! que de souvenirs ,,,,,, l'album était super aussi ......
jslpb83 1 year ago
Andy Scott played a big part in the backing vocal harmonies for Sweet, creating the Distinct sound on their records. On "Love is Like Oxygen" , Andy provides the vcls on the chorus, while Brian sings the verses.
gazzymodo 1 year ago
fuck you thats Brian singing lead ...fucking Andy fuckin Scott ...
GTWHITEFEVER 1 year ago
I would give anything to do it with Steve Priest circa 73-78 :)
MySpooky69 1 year ago
who's the 2nd guitarist back there?
MySpooky69 1 year ago
spikepedestal,
i think your wrong about this video Brian's voice is unmistakable and he had solid performance here but there was more of Andy singing as you suggested since the band was changing its style and music.
just my 2 cents
rvphoto 1 year ago
My childhood dream band-They were the Best!!!
brianxone 1 year ago
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spikepedestal 1 year ago
Most of the vocals on this song are by Andy as Brian's voice was pretty shot by this time (Andy says this himself on a Sweet DVD I have), so what you're seeing is Brian miming to someone else's vocal for the most part
spikepedestal 1 year ago
Nice miming guys
weenyone 1 year ago
Brian's voice was so awesome but the band was a collective accomplishment to achieve the whole of the sum. Every time I hear them I learn more about the music.
rvphoto 1 year ago
Maybe it is just me but this song seems like a real predecessor to what ELO did later on, I really think this band had an incredible sound and influence on others that followed. Brian had such a good voice and cool persona on stage but collectively they made up the Sweet sound. Very awesome band and should have gotten much more acclaim.
rvphoto 1 year ago
@rvphoto Your exactly right, and you've got a good ear, because Sweet had a sound engineer, Reinhold Mack, who left Sweet to record with ELO, then left ELO to work with Queen. You can hear his musical trademark in all these bands. I didn't know of this link between all three bands until just a few years ago. But my surprised light bulb went off as I said "Of Course".
RJupiter2 1 year ago 11
Great bunch of guys, witty ,original, full of innuendo and double meanings. Awarded the Ivor Novello award for song writing for this which is powerful, poetic and well crafted. The Elo would have been very proud of this one!
edenic 1 year ago
I like how the drummer is decked out in the New Wave fashion already.
dietcoke1z 1 year ago
This is a great, great song but my god, they look so sad, so tired.
krakenwave 1 year ago
sad that the singer passed away ...
MrSkorpion100 1 year ago
Yet another great tune from that Annus Mirabilis for music: 1978
cheekyhamsta 1 year ago
@cheekyhamsta So true : 1978 annus mirabilis : Love Don't Live Here Anymore, Baker Street, Night Fever, Northern Lights, SummerNight City, Mr Blue Sky, Dancing In the City to name only a few...
Ahhh memories
nevv 1 year ago
@nevv Those songs you named definitely bring back good memories of a great year for music. I'll also add in The Motors - Airport, Jilted John, Yellow Dog, Chic - Le Freak from the same year amongst many others..
cheekyhamsta 1 year ago 2
Their vocal harmonies were first class !
CoolStrat62 1 year ago
What a Great Track ! music was music it those days !
FrankWangle 1 year ago
GROSOS.
JORGEO1968 1 year ago
Yes, Kenny, I remember how much you loved this song. Thanks for suggesting it. Take Care.
americangalbasseyfan 1 year ago
Brian Connolly , great singer. R.I.P.
noelnedkelly 1 year ago 2
super lied,und die Simme.
flragunde 1 year ago
This clip also contents the reason why they disappeared. Nevertheless: nostalgic bumps appears..
BaboonBro 1 year ago
great song. incredible how many people view Sweets videos and make comments about their clothing, hair, makeup, etc. they think it's bizarre. well to all of you, how old are you? what about todays bands and singers, talk about bizarre! no one in this band was gay or a transvestite. they were a good band and underrated.
cplegogame25 1 year ago 25
@cplegogame25
I saw Sweet in 75 before the Punk explosion, and their glam hair and clothes were perfect then. but this was 78!!! fashion had moved on...great song but.........
howardmark 1 year ago
@howardmark true but what sounds better in 2010 this or sham 69?
tiddler111 1 year ago
@cplegogame25 very well said my friend.........
Super70duster 8 months ago
@cplegogame25
right you are. And I think It is good to be unique, or. Do you agree?
kerstinwernermironow 6 months ago
reminds me of ELO -
cleveroonie 2 years ago
It's great songs like this that made Spinal Tap so very successful..love is indeed like Oxygen.. well done boys - sadly missed The Sweet!! Great memories..
garlo66 2 years ago
Check out the "do" on the lead singer. Imagine a guy looking like this today, and you'd think otherwise. This was one of the better songs of the 70's, though.
terrafirma91 2 years ago
Hard to do such a statement about times uninvocative. We were dead cool all guys back then, all with this coiffure.
BaboonBro 1 year ago
BaboonBro: Odd how we look back, and scratch our heads today at such doings.
terrafirma91 1 year ago
If I had a time machine the first stop would be 1978.
kblopp 2 years ago
lol...i remember when this was big hit on the US radio in 1979....first time i got HIGH was to this song...Those were the days.
shakey64 2 years ago
great to know you like British bands :)
cjenkins73 2 years ago
@kblopp I'm still in 1978, it's great! :-)
SeventiesMania 2 years ago 2
@SeventiesMania
So am I - ain't it great?
dicktracy59 1 year ago
:35 Brians floating away!!! aaah need more dope
TheChugulator 2 years ago
OMG! Its the bass player from Spinal Tap playing lead!
Black1Canary 2 years ago
This was my very first favourite band - I still love this song!
4beco 2 years ago 3
Tons of info on Sweet online - just type in Sweet on Google and you will get all the info you need... and all their hits and videos are on Youtube of course! Enjoy!
astonmerrygoldfan09 2 years ago
Just after I posted my call for info, another comment recommended Wikipedia. So do I, now.
Good old Sweet of the 70's, people used to "run em down" and they were really underrated compared to Queen, for instance. Queen were at the "Pavillion club" in Cheltenham, in summer 74, and someone kept-on unplugging them ?. They gave-up and leaved. Mad ain't it !
It took me years to dig much of their music, but "Mr. Farenheit" certainly melted my ice !
bertwindon 2 years ago
A true classic when i was a little twat!
acdcheaven 2 years ago 2
So what are you now ?
bertwindon 2 years ago
All time favorite Sweet song!!!!!
JoviMoon 2 years ago 3
awsome amazing 70s band
slider876 2 years ago
05/10/09: Have a happy birthday up there in Heaven, sweet BC... love always, Liz, Dublin.
astonmerrygoldfan09 2 years ago 8
@astonmerrygoldfan09 I totally agree with the onewho said they were "underated".. Allthough I loved their stuff, I never knew their names or history, so is their a site where I can put that right - anyone ? Said don't it always seem to go .......
bertwindon 2 years ago
I replied to your request but it went to 4Beco by mistake!
astonmerrygoldfan09 2 years ago
Wow Brian had a really good voice as the years went on! Too bad he got in a fight and got his throat punched ... something like that
TheChugulator 2 years ago
It looks like E.L.O. ...or not?
Perfidia4ever 2 years ago
dumbass, elos singer is blind. and he plays the piano.
Thepuffeddragon 2 years ago
Thanks to whoever provided this video. The quality is pretty good. Too bad it cuts off before the song ends. Sweet 4ever!
70s80sMusicFan 2 years ago
love this song brings alot of memories
missladiabla2009 2 years ago
Hey are any of these guys still Living ? If so then,I wonder what they are doing now?
cowboyluvr 2 years ago
Wiki has a great page on these guys.
HolyDioDiver 2 years ago
Okay call me dumb here but what is
Wiki ? What is it's website if there is one.
cowboyluvr 2 years ago
Well , at any rate they would have lost the little looks they have got by now
since they should be in their 60' s now.
Must be some doddering old grand fathers !
sahajad 2 years ago
THEY ARE, BUT when they perform it`s acculy really good, but i`ve only seen 1 of the bands
BlackDimond100 2 years ago
Brian the lead singer died in the late 1990s of liver failure. Mick the drummer died in 2002. Andy and Steve still perform and tour with their own versions of Sweet. Steve lives in California, his band is supposed to be quite good, though for me it woudn't have been the same without Brian. The guy was out of control though. One of my favourite bands ever, they were very underrated.
smw73videos 2 years ago 29