The Sweet - Brian Connolly - Don't leave me this way 2 - 1996

It's so sad to see Brian Connolly suffering so much in this documentary.
My greatest respect to The Sweet and all of their members.
Love you guys

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[jammer70s]

Jesus! He was 50???? He looks 70, or 80! What a tragedy.

[townwood]

@jammer70s Very tragic indeed !!!

[BECKYFUUUN]

He looks pretty old. He must be like 50 that time. Am I right?

[townwood]

@BECKYFUUUN Hi. He died a few months after this documentary was made.

Age 51

He was 50, when this was made, but looked a lot older, I think.

But the talent still lives on.

[Slibassgirl]

Thank You for posting these. I have never seen these before. The Sweet is still one of my all time favorite bands.

[townwood]

@Slibassgirl You're welcome, all though reather sad to watch.

Kind regards

Mik.

[TheHumbuckerboy]

Brian blamed booze(due to boredom on tour) rather than drugs for his troubles.At a later date he suffered damage to his spine after a spell of illness and he was also involved in a car crash which damaged his ankle.All of these tragic things contributed to the decline of his health.BC's fighting spirit , however, was unquestionable !

[squiffydoodle]

So sad to see such a beautiful man destroyed by alcohol abuse

[thestigg01]

this is sad his brother died young as well,

[garlicandchips1]

so sad to see brian in that state

[adschijven1]

Shocking images of Brian Connoly......the man looks already dead here while the other ones get fatter. Very sad to see.

[walter4092]

if you look good , it seems to me that Steve is allways drunk , i was and i am a sweet fan ........ i knwo there were plans to perform in Belgium, but at the beginning of 72 there were troubles , Steve and Brian were locked up in jail , Brian did not want to perform in Belgium because he was scared that the things happened then near Liege , would bring him back to jail .I never saw them live , Mud and Slade i saw but the Sweet were the greatest in their high days .

[666cliffy]

my first single purchase was little willy .... what a great band of the time ... rip bc xxx

[FOBfanatiic]

Brian suffered tremors, if im not mistaken.

their music has saved me so many times, no matter how hard i hit rock bottom his voice still helps me <3

[63tennesseeflower]

@squiffydoodle he was indeed a beautiful guy~ LOVE his hair!! It is indeed sad to see how this lifestyle affects some~ I think of them as "gentle souls" who just can't handle the fame, invasion of privacy so they turn to alcohol and drugs :(

[MsMrReason]

@TheJager1960  I think so too!

[bluebottle99]

I was working at Butlins in the 90s and was privileged to see them live in what were some of their last performances. They were f***ing awesome. One of the best live bands I've ever seen. He had to be helped onto the stage and looked like a 'zombie', but when he sang it blew my mind

[chatmari]

They were good.. sad story, but there is so much good things too.