THE SWEET - FUNNY FUNNY: 1971 (with words)

Catchy tune that - can't seem to get it out of my head!!

All hail Chinn and Chapman the masters of the pop song, I've added the words so you can sing along.(Hope I haven't spoilt it for you).

Anyone who loves Sweet, will know, that THIS was not their idea of making music, but it got them noticed - pre Ballroom Blitz and Blockbuster, but along with CO-CO, a tune that'll be in your head for days to come.
Sweet were very bad boys!! At the time of their heyday, I was only very young - but Steve Priest had quite an alarming effect on me even then !!
(I urge you to buy his book from http://www.thesweet.com/page11.html and have an insight into what they got up to).
Incidentally, I prefer their harder rock type songs, "love is like oxygen" is pure genius, (Andy Scott's masterpiece).
A lot of their songs have been covered by later bands, and I'll bet some of you out there think Def Leppard were responsible for "Action". . . NOPE!
And you can definitely hear the songs of Queen echoing the strains of Sweet's later self penned hits. Brian May's wizard fingers often sound a lot like Andy Scott's playing - wouldn't you agree?
I found it hard to find pictures of Brian Connolly where he didn't look so sad all the time, but if you read Steve's book it may give you a hint why.
Pictures of the great Mick Tucker are also thin on the ground.

'Funny Funny' A side single 1971 (RCA)
'You're not wrong for lovin' me' B side


Incidentally, I sang this song so often at work recently, that loads of twenty somethings, who'd never heard of Sweet, are now singing it too - ROCK ON!!
Enjoy - SWEET - a VERY under-rated band!
And sooooooo before their time with their own music.

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[Delphicapollo]

This video has been needlessly restricted so that it cannot be viewed on smart phones or tablets! This is pointless: An iPhone has exactly the same playback as an iPod. End these foolish restrictions!

[soniclady89]

@Delphicapollo

Hi ... yes, sorry - over sight on part - I've changed the syndication setting on the video - it should work in a while.

:D

[charlieelliotsalem]

excellent posting. Was this a Chinn / Chapman composition.The story of Sweet is tragic and magnificent all at once - what is the best chronicle of the story of Sweet - warts and all?

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[soniclady89]

@charlieelliotsalem

Yes, this is a Chinn & Chapman classic pop song.

Steve Priest has a book ('Are you ready Steve?') detailing his early life, and up until he and Andy went their seperate ways. There is also an autobiography about Brian called 'The man who sang Blockbuster' - BOTH exellent reads, and BOTH available from either e-bay or thesweet(dot)com (link in the description box under the video screen...click the arrows).

Thanks for your comment :)

[cplegogame25]

is this Brian singing? it doesn't sound like him.  i just listened to Funny Funny and the one i listened to has brian singing.

[soniclady89]

Yes, it's Brian singing - but only Brian,

Steve, Andy & Mick didn't play or sing on this song.

[SeattleLA]

Chinn or Chapman eventually admitted that they nicked this from "Sugar, Sugar".

But that is OK! Everyone borrows from others.

[pvujanov]

This is one catchy tune. Even after almost 40 years. Damn! Where has the time gone? :-)

Love the slideshow!

[walter4092]

@lydiasprinkle ballroom blitz is my choice

[charroelton]

@ludo281160 Search in YouTube the title of your favorite song by adding the word 'tutorial' and you'll see there is a teacher's (or tutorial) version in which they explain how to play the song. That's tutorial.

[ludo281160]

@charroelton what is tutorial?

[ludo281160]

Chin Or Chap, The Sweet were English, and what they produced were incredible for very young boys and girls*** Never to forget!

[charroelton]

no tutorial version with chords on youtube ?

[SeattleLA]

@littletiki1 I believe that also.

[pingtran]

Wow! I am a teenager again in 1972 with flares and platform shoes and in love with Susan who is probably a grandma now!! Carpe Diem!!!

[smellslikejulian0100]

what tipe of magic is this , i never get tired of this song ♥

[wingully]

cool song