The Sweet - Laura Lee/Show Me the Way

Two tracks blended into one song by The Sweet.

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Music

Tags:

• the
• sweet
• laura
• lee
• show
• me
• way

[Brys9876]

I was 16 years old in 1977 - long haired teenager boy - rock & roll forever - where are The Sweet today - I´m mising the good sound of the 70-tees

[aironatape]

@Brys9876 Andy Scott has been performing since the split, Steve Priest has just started performing again and, unless you have been on a desert island somewhere, you must know that Mick and Brian are no longer with us.

[Marzkiss]

I used to play this song to my girlfriends on my guitar...boy did it get them in the mood!! Love it...nice track synching by the way dude

[aironatape]

Thanks. You can tell where the join is unless you play it quite loud, then it not so apparent.

[aironatape]

Good comments but as I have said to other 'Tubers, it would not do for us all to like the same thing and I don't like everything the Sweet produced. Yes, Sweet lost something when Brian was asked to leave but having heard some tracks prior to Brian leaving, it was understandable why he was he was told to do so because of his very poor voice and because he could not even remember the words in some cases. I feel Sweet missed out on becoming huge and lasting for many years. Very talented and missed

[Jadranko23]

Where is some video Air? :) Yes, as you might see I like "Laura Lee" so I added my little contribution as well. However, "Show me the way" in my opinion is just the opposite of the way they had to go. Totally wrong choice by them, where lacks the right production. Phil Wainman did try to lead them to more melodic and blues stuff but they've never listen. Shame.

[aironatape]

I've left you a comment for your video response.

I didn't mind both tracks so that is why I put them together.

We all have our opinions as to how Sweet should have progressed but what they achieved in my mind was brilliant. I'm not saying that I liked all of their tracks, because I didn't and I doubt if any Sweet fan can honestly they liked all of the tracks produced.

Thanks for the comment.

[Pete79111]

"Off the record" was definitely the right way to go. But the next album "Level Headed" was completely the wrong direction. The hit single "Love is like Oxygen" covered it, but they left all the rocking stuff out (Cover girl etc.), so the album sank like a stone ... you can't switch from a Heavy-Rock Band to an mix of Eagles, Fleetwood Mac and Pink Floyd with just one album ... that pisses the fans off. The next stupid move was sacking their singer Brian Conolly ... a band had committed suicide!

[1Brian94Connolly5]

the first song's great

the second is awesome!!!

[cdgt1]

I WAS NEVER A VIRGIN. I HAD A MOTHER. WHAT KIND OF EVIL ARE YOU?

[FusselFus]

@Brys9876 I know what you mean...I was 17...long hair...I´m missing this time too.

[Brys9876]

@aironatape tks, man for your reply - I´m living in denmark so maybe im not so well informed. Sorru to hear aboy Mr. Conneli and Mick - I´m a bass player and I played in a band during the 70. Fox on the Run and so on.... tks. again..

[keinwegzuruck]

Great track. It makes my heart meeelt.

[chrisj3521]

I wish this version was on the remastered version of Off The Record from '05. I heard that there was a problem with the original tape of the song. To bad.

[nelius2603]

you said you used to play this on your guitar, do you have any tabs for it or just chords. that would be great