The best word to describe music in the 70s is "eclectic". The 70s was definitely the most diverse decade. You could hear so many different styles of music all on the same radio station.
Amber is so right, there is NO music today, soul less and without any originality or creation or indeed talent. We were born and lived in the best years of music which will never return, but the good news is between early 60's to late 90's there is an infinite amount to listen to.
There is good music out there today. You just have to discover/find it. Most pop/mainstream stuff crammed down people's throats now is meh. This is just my opinion🤷♀️
Sorry but I still think the 60's was the best time for music and informed others groups to follow on what could be accomplished with the equipment of the time! And this comes from a child born in the later 60's therefore my formative musical period was the late 70's 2Tone Ska, 80's Futuristic movement with groups like 'The Human League', 'Duran Duran' and 'Ultravox' really going into the 90's for Brit Pop and the likes of 'Oasis', 'Blur' and the 'Inspiral Carpets'! Yet I still love rock too from groups like 'The Manic Street Preachers', 'The Red Hot Chilli Peppers' and 'Guns'n'Roses'!
@markdermody9698 -To each his own. Not alot about 60s music that I like. Alot of it was so basic and uninspired. It got better in the late 60s when they discovered there were more than 4 cords on a guitar.
They've already done that one. For some reason they weren't too keen on it compared to the other Sweet songs. It's been uploaded twice but it's gone off the channel again
Saw them open for Journey in the summer of 1979 and they blew the roof off the place! Was lucky enough all these years later to see them again last summer. I'm happy we did.
I saw them on this tour in Portland, ME. I was front and center against the stage barrier and both groups were awesome! I won tickets and and an album from each group from a radio call-in. Remember those?
i will never forget them! grade school getting on the bus my school bus driver always had little willy set to play when i got on! i had this 8 track! i am old!!!!
HEYYYY!!! Y'all got to this one at last! My fav Sweet tune. Thanks! BTW - there is a long version of this one that is worth a listen. This was the version they played at radio stations. Fox on The Run is worth a listen, too.
The song is "Magic",, No "It's" in the title..Speaking of them & other bands at that time,, See if you remember this one,, Reunion "Life Is A Rock" (But The Radio Rolled Me)
I saw Brian at Rock n Roll Heaven in Toronto not that long before he passed. Never thought I was going to see them so when he came I absolutely made sure I took advantage.
We were freshman in high school when this hit the airwaves man! 60 year old here as well. This along with Walter Egan, Andrew Gold, TOTO, etc!! Such great music that year 😎😎😎
Today's music all sonds the Same to me Mr Hawkeye I didn't realize we were going Thru a time when that would Be the greatest music ever. I wanta go back man !!
Wow! Sweet was huge in the 70's !! Need to check out the album Desolation Boulevard!! All kinds of Great material: The Six Teens, No You Don't, A.C. D.C., I Wanna be Comitted, Into the Night, Solid Gold Brass. I wore that piece of vinyl out, finally had to replace it on CD recently so I could jam to it in my truck! You won't be disappointed with any of these songs!!
I've never thought they sounded American but I guess I can see that. Sweet, Slade, Wizzard, Gary Glitter, and David Bowie were ahead of the hair bands with their glam rock outfits.
I don’t know. Rock and roll spread almost instantly and was cross pollinating within a decade. It’s very hard to say something sounds “American” because those American bands were influenced by the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Bowie etc.
@@bradparnell614 Most people don’t have an accent when singing. The process completely distorts any accent. Vowels are stretched, consonants are often substituted with different ones easier to sing. “R”s are dropped or stressed or rolled depending on what fits. You can’t tell if someone has a Californian accent or a Ohio accent when they’re singing despite them being very different and in most cases, you can’t tell if someone is from Hampshire or New Hampshire either. Neil Young and Bryan Adams don’t sound Canadian either. The few people who have a distinct accent when singing are notable because of it. The Procalimers, Delores O’Riordan, Johnny Rotten, David Johansen etc. Most singers accused of sounding American sound American because most Americans don’t really sound American when they’re singing. As for the lyrics, unless someone is singing about Cadillacs etc. most lyrics are universal too. There’s nothing in this song, for example, that is peculiarly American.
It's amazing how groups from the 60's and early to mid 70's showed all groups that followed how to create their own sound and none more influential than 'The Beatles', however you can go way back to the 1920's and 1930's period and the likes of Leadbelly who's own music inspired Kurt Cobain to get into music! Paul McCartney grew up playing the piano to old Gracie Fields music and the likes when the family would have a sing song around the piano with his parents teaching him to play it! All music grows and deviates yet the 50's and 60's, going into the early 70's was really the best time for real pure music, not changed by wizardry in the studios! ❤️❤️🔥 How about 'Fox On The Run' as your next Sweet song??? Great show as always both!
This song came out just after I got through Marine Corps boot camp, and it was part of my soundtrack for the next four years. "Baker Street" was another one of those songs, which Amber and Jay did a nice reaction to.
I like your way of seeing the craft of songs Amber. There was so much originality round back in the 70's/80s and artists were not afraid to experiment. This is a banging track and a great comeback for them at the time.
Love to see you two react to the music so many of us grew up with and love to this day. What I'd really like to see is you guys re-react to the LONG version of this great song and so many others. Granted you two awesome human beings are popping out these videos 3 times a day for us so I'm sure at times it must be hard to do songs that are long. But trust me when I tell you, we ALL know when a part is cut and that part is what truly makes the song. And we your fans will enjoy seeing your expressions which would echo ours when we first heard the song.
Loved this when it came out. Was a fan of Sweet/Slade/T-rex in my early teens in the 70's [I'm 63 in three days] before becoming one of the original punks. We where sort of tribal with our music back then. But when this came out, I still bought it and played it to death! lol
Love Sweet, great reaction to one of my fave songs, the 70's songs were unique for sure, nice to see you two again. Please someone, invent a time machine so I can experience the 70's and 80's again.
Sweet are an under appreciated Rock n roll influential band. The pioneers of the Glam Rock movement. They should be in the RRHF. So many artists mention Sweet among their personal influences.
Each member could also sing lead, which they did on various album songs. Very very talented and massively underrated. Also influenced many other bands, who unashamedly admit their respect.
So great you’re both continuing to check out SWEET. Please add ‘Action’ and ‘Teenage Rampage and their biggest UK hit - 5 weeks at number one ‘Blockbuster’ to your list 🙏🙏
One of the most under rated bands of the 70,s so many hits and incredible riffs so well written and played. This song has the easiest vocals to sing even if you can sing or not. I miss the 70,s my school days were full of awesome songs and talent on the radio.
That was amazing! Harmonies, drums, guitar, all so good. I'm with you Amber, the creativity in those decades was so great. I feel lucky that we still get to enjoy it all 🙂
Great song! How funny. I was just listening to this song a couple of days ago after not hearing it for 30 years. This takes me right back to jr. high school. A lot of TRUTH in this song! 😃
This song has soooooo many memories attached to it! I was just out of boarding school in a small town called Ajmer (literally in the middle of nowhere) in India when I first heard this song on short wave radio at the beginning of 1978. I fell in love with it right away and have it on my playlist even now!
One of the few 45's that I actually had!! Loved that song and played it over and over back then. Now, I gotta go and relisten to their longer version, too!
The difference between most music now and then is in the 70's and 80's stereo was quite new and the played a lot with it and produced some great effects. They don't do that much any more. Sweet are a great band!
I totally forgot about this jam! Thanks for all who suggested it and thank goodness this one uploaded! I love Jay with the "classic American rock n roll" because they're from the UK, lol!
Yes darling so so British for such a small island so much talent came out so willing to try new sounds original expressive talent check out the stranglers golden brown
You MUST listen to the long version! Sweet were so UNDERRATED!
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You beat me to it! I was also going to make that suggestion. Those artists were wonderful.
@@bonnielemenager4030 Great minds think alike!
The long version was a deejay's delight: Break-time!!!!
Agreed!! The musical interlude in that one is a tasty bit of ear candy!
The best word to describe music in the 70s is "eclectic". The 70s was definitely the most diverse decade. You could hear so many different styles of music all on the same radio station.
Amber is so right, there is NO music today, soul less and without any originality or creation or indeed talent. We were born and lived in the best years of music which will never return, but the good news is between early 60's to late 90's there is an infinite amount to listen to.
Never say never! Hope lives on in live music.
What an idiotic comment.
Need to listen to some Japanese Rock and Metal!
Try going to Japan for some creative metal. Start with BABYMETAL or Band Maid.
There is good music out there today. You just have to discover/find it. Most pop/mainstream stuff crammed down people's throats now is meh. This is just my opinion🤷♀️
When I was a kid, Sweet was big in Australia and the song I remember most is "Fox on the Run" - which I'm sure you guys would love ❣
Errrrr,erm……
Did you also listen to Skyhooks?
@@dragonan5674 Oh yes! Horror Movie, Women in Uniform, Ego is not a Dirty Word - on and on. Loved them!
The 70's were absolutely hands down the best Era of music. From rock to motown, it can't be beat.
Sorry but I still think the 60's was the best time for music and informed others groups to follow on what could be accomplished with the equipment of the time! And this comes from a child born in the later 60's therefore my formative musical period was the late 70's 2Tone Ska, 80's Futuristic movement with groups like 'The Human League', 'Duran Duran' and 'Ultravox' really going into the 90's for Brit Pop and the likes of 'Oasis', 'Blur' and the 'Inspiral Carpets'! Yet I still love rock too from groups like 'The Manic Street Preachers', 'The Red Hot Chilli Peppers' and 'Guns'n'Roses'!
Truth will set you free. Oooops lol. That song is by Mother's Finest! Sweet was fantastic period so sayth the old rocker.
@markdermody9698 -To each his own. Not alot about 60s music that I like. Alot of it was so basic and uninspired. It got better in the late 60s when they discovered there were more than 4 cords on a guitar.
Jay & Amber, you'll LOVE their "Fox on the Run"!!! I see Jay already did "Ballroom Blitz".
What an iconic guitar riff on Love Is Like Oxygen!
They've already done that one. For some reason they weren't too keen on it compared to the other Sweet songs. It's been uploaded twice but it's gone off the channel again
Yes as mentioned, they did Fox On The Run
Never assume that a song hasn't been reacted to.
It doesn’t get any more 70’s than this, in my opinion. Childhood memories of hearing this on the radio. 😊
I haven’t heard this in decades!
The first time I heard it I thought it was ELO.
You're not the only one. This was my favorite "ELO" song forever.
Me too.
This is another one I thought was covered already but just as well I don't mind watching.
Back in the day I thought it was Queen! Lol
Same as original comment 🙌
Saw them open for Journey in the summer of 1979 and they blew the roof off the place! Was lucky enough all these years later to see them again last summer. I'm happy we did.
Only Andy left now though.
@@charliegeorge9393 yeh and still touring also had side line with Suzi Quatro and Slade’s Don Powell QSP
I saw them on this tour in Portland, ME. I was front and center against the stage barrier and both groups were awesome! I won tickets and and an album from each group from a radio call-in. Remember those?
Brian Connolly had the best voice. Rest in peace beautiful Brian.
You need to hear the extended version.
70's memories!!!! The best of times !!!!!
RIP Brian Connelly, Steve Priest and Mick Tucker
It's "Connolly". Very important!😉
We've got to hang onto Andy as long as we can. ❤
Even as a kid, I have always loved this song!! 🤘🤘
I was in first grade when this was released and it was my favorite song. I couldn’t get enough of it.
i will never forget them! grade school getting on the bus my school bus driver always had little willy set to play when i got on! i had this 8 track! i am old!!!!
HEYYYY!!! Y'all got to this one at last! My fav Sweet tune. Thanks! BTW - there is a long version of this one that is worth a listen. This was the version they played at radio stations. Fox on The Run is worth a listen, too.
" Fox on the Run " was a great hit and played alot in my town 👍 😀
My fave!!!
The kong version is the album version
@@kimshaky yep. A better version IMHO
They already did “Fox On The Run”.
One of the most influential glam rock bands from the UK.
They were so much more than glam.👍
@@Mr.Greeeeeen They were a heavy rock band
Quite simply one of the great 70’s songs.😊
Pilot-Its Magic ❤😂🎉😅
Never believe it's not so! 🪄
Yes!😊
The song is "Magic",, No "It's" in the title..Speaking of them & other bands at that time,, See if you remember this one,, Reunion "Life Is A Rock" (But The Radio Rolled Me)
I saw Brian at Rock n Roll Heaven in Toronto not that long before he passed. Never thought I was going to see them so when he came I absolutely made sure I took advantage.
Sweet was so talented and had such a variety of sounds in their songs!
They had more hits than many realise, quite an influential outfit. They can still get people up and dancing 50 years on.
When I was a kid and heard this song, I always thought it was a 10CC song- same kind of style.
I was shocked to later learn that it was Sweet.
I think it's the combo of high and low vocals
That's funny. I thought it was ELO.
Me too!
You gotta hear "Fox on the Run!"
This song reminds me of ELO
"Little Willy" and "Ballroom Blitz" were huge hits in the US
Fox on the Run; Little Willy; Blockbuster; Wig Wam Bam. ✌❤
They have already reacted to little willy and wig wam bam
Also loved The SIxteens and Action!! 🤟
3 great songs by them
don't forget Ballroom Blitz!
Teenage rampage 👍👍
Always LOVED this song! 💖💙🙂👍✌️
The 70's had a lot of good music. I'm 60 years old 🙂🤘
We were freshman in high school when this hit the airwaves man! 60 year old here as well. This along with Walter Egan, Andrew Gold, TOTO, etc!! Such great music that year 😎😎😎
I turned 60 in February 16 - 24 and
I can't believe how it went by so
Fast .
Today's music all sonds the
Same to me Mr Hawkeye
I didn't realize we were going
Thru a time when that would
Be the greatest music ever.
I wanta go back man !!
Mick Tucker was a vastly underrated drummer.
I saw a video on the technical details of Barroom Blitz, and the drumming is darned impressive!
Yup. That drum beat and the drum fills in this song are unbelievable.
Wow! Sweet was huge in the 70's !! Need to check out the album Desolation Boulevard!! All kinds of Great material: The Six Teens, No You Don't, A.C. D.C., I Wanna be Comitted, Into the Night, Solid Gold Brass. I wore that piece of vinyl out, finally had to replace it on CD recently so I could jam to it in my truck! You won't be disappointed with any of these songs!!
35 million records sold and 15 hit songs. And still, not in the R&R HOF. WTF? Thanks for your reaction you two. Always appreciated.
The music from that era really grabbed you emotionally. That is what's missing from most of today's music.
Because of their persona ‘Glam Rock’, their ability as gifted Musicians was very much underrated!
You owe it to yourself to go listen to the long version of this song. It has an awesome breakdown!
I remember how exciting it was when the long version of this song would come on the radio!
When this came out I had arguments with my buddies who thought this was the Electric Light Orchestra. I couldn't convince them it was Sweet.
I thought it was ELO for many years 🤷🏻♀️
I thought it was 10cc for years!
I can see both of your viewpoints.
Love this song and love this group. Steve Priest's bass line is off the chain🙂
I've never thought they sounded American but I guess I can see that. Sweet, Slade, Wizzard, Gary Glitter, and David Bowie were ahead of the hair bands with their glam rock outfits.
You forgot T-Rex without Marc Boland there wouldn't be glam rock
True - That performance of Bang a Gong on the Midnight Special is must see for fans of any style of rock.
I don’t know. Rock and roll spread almost instantly and was cross pollinating within a decade. It’s very hard to say something sounds “American” because those American bands were influenced by the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Bowie etc.
Well the accents go a long way in helping, as does a lot of the lyrical content.
@@bradparnell614 Most people don’t have an accent when singing. The process completely distorts any accent. Vowels are stretched, consonants are often substituted with different ones easier to sing. “R”s are dropped or stressed or rolled depending on what fits. You can’t tell if someone has a Californian accent or a Ohio accent when they’re singing despite them being very different and in most cases, you can’t tell if someone is from Hampshire or New Hampshire either. Neil Young and Bryan Adams don’t sound Canadian either.
The few people who have a distinct accent when singing are notable because of it. The Procalimers, Delores O’Riordan, Johnny Rotten, David Johansen etc. Most singers accused of sounding American sound American because most Americans don’t really sound American when they’re singing.
As for the lyrics, unless someone is singing about Cadillacs etc. most lyrics are universal too. There’s nothing in this song, for example, that is peculiarly American.
"Fox On The Run" is equally if not more catchy 🎵
The extended version has a nice classical piano break.
You need the longer version
Definitely.
I have the album, and the long version is far superior.
1978 “Level headed” album really hit with me when it dropped…if you have the time listen to the extended album cut of this song.
Discovered this song in the late 80s and boy does it take me back. Haven’t heard it in years, but I still sing it from time to time!
It's amazing how groups from the 60's and early to mid 70's showed all groups that followed how to create their own sound and none more influential than 'The Beatles', however you can go way back to the 1920's and 1930's period and the likes of Leadbelly who's own music inspired Kurt Cobain to get into music! Paul McCartney grew up playing the piano to old Gracie Fields music and the likes when the family would have a sing song around the piano with his parents teaching him to play it! All music grows and deviates yet the 50's and 60's, going into the early 70's was really the best time for real pure music, not changed by wizardry in the studios! ❤️❤️🔥 How about 'Fox On The Run' as your next Sweet song??? Great show as always both!
This song came out just after I got through Marine Corps boot camp, and it was part of my soundtrack for the next four years. "Baker Street" was another one of those songs, which Amber and Jay did a nice reaction to.
I like your way of seeing the craft of songs Amber. There was so much originality round back in the 70's/80s and artists were not afraid to experiment. This is a banging track and a great comeback for them at the time.
Ho my God it brings back good memories. It's true the 70s were weird! we were all weird Amber!! :) :)
We wore plaid and all our kitchen appliances were Harvest Gold or Avacado Green, guys wore shorts too short and tube socks too long
Love to see you two react to the music so many of us grew up with and love to this day. What I'd really like to see is you guys re-react to the LONG version of this great song and so many others. Granted you two awesome human beings are popping out these videos 3 times a day for us so I'm sure at times it must be hard to do songs that are long. But trust me when I tell you, we ALL know when a part is cut and that part is what truly makes the song. And we your fans will enjoy seeing your expressions which would echo ours when we first heard the song.
Sweet, a great band of the 70 tees,
Listen ballroomblitz, great song, great
Drummer, and instrumentalist all of them,
Never forget them!!!
Loved this when it came out. Was a fan of Sweet/Slade/T-rex in my early teens in the 70's [I'm 63 in three days] before becoming one of the original punks.
We where sort of tribal with our music back then.
But when this came out, I still bought it and played it to death! lol
Love Sweet, great reaction to one of my fave songs, the 70's songs were unique for sure, nice to see you two again. Please someone, invent a time machine so I can experience the 70's and 80's again.
SWEET is so versatile! Great group!
One of the best
I remember Casey Kasem doing his year end Top 100 songs on New Year's Eve, and this was one of them!
You will love " little willy " so fun ! Thanks for the great reaction 😀.
They did that one already.😊
I think they've already done "Little Willy," I'd like to see them do "Funk It Up!"
@@richardkint6531 thanks 😊
@@alleykeosheyan4779 thanks 😊
Huge Sweet fan. Loved in Germany in my early teens, late 70s, and this band was huge
Sweet are an under appreciated Rock n roll influential band. The pioneers of the Glam Rock movement. They should be in the RRHF. So many artists mention Sweet among their personal influences.
Great band with multiple hits over the years
From a time when music was actually fun. The Glam rock era was fantastic. Bowie The Sweet, T Rex, Alvin Stardust, Slade, Roxy Music etc etc.
Each member could also sing lead, which they did on various album songs. Very very talented and massively underrated. Also influenced many other bands, who unashamedly admit their respect.
The Rob Squad musical education is having a 70's day. Lol Wonderful job guys!
Yes in deed 70s BRATS,
What a song , a time when feel good songs flourished to the most extreme levels and has never been matched.
This is one of my favorite songs from back in the day!
Sweet had such a great sound!! Glad you’re covering them!
Andy scott guitarist is the only surviving member he still tours with a sweet band x
Wow what a blast from the past,! I can't remember the last time I heard it.
So great you’re both continuing to check out SWEET. Please add ‘Action’ and ‘Teenage Rampage and their biggest UK hit - 5 weeks at number one ‘Blockbuster’ to your list 🙏🙏
I have always loved this song! It's a cool song.
Saw them in concert Sweet with Journey and their Wheel In The Sky tour here in Boston in 1978 Fantastic show!
Finally!
This has been on my "forever list" since I was 10. Timeless. ❤
70’s had great bands too
This was the 70s
Great ?
The BEST
One of the most under rated bands of the 70,s so many hits and incredible riffs so well written and played. This song has the easiest vocals to sing even if you can sing or not. I miss the 70,s my school days were full of awesome songs and talent on the radio.
Fox on the Run is another great Sweet song.
That one's my favorite!
Sweets best!!!!!!!!!!! Gracias! Love u!!!
Many people thought this was ELO when it came out!
That was amazing! Harmonies, drums, guitar, all so good. I'm with you Amber, the creativity in those decades was so great. I feel lucky that we still get to enjoy it all 🙂
The Sweet is one of my favorite bands!
I like Ballroom Blitz too.
Another top British band from the 70's!
Great song! How funny. I was just listening to this song a couple of days ago after not hearing it for 30 years. This takes me right back to jr. high school. A lot of TRUTH in this song! 😃
I have always loved their music. This gives me goosebumps. Beautiful.
This was the music The Sweet wanted to make from the beginning but was forced down the teen pop route first by their management
This song has soooooo many memories attached to it! I was just out of boarding school in a small town called Ajmer (literally in the middle of nowhere) in India when I first heard this song on short wave radio at the beginning of 1978. I fell in love with it right away and have it on my playlist even now!
Perfect song without question
One of the few 45's that I actually had!! Loved that song and played it over and over back then. Now, I gotta go and relisten to their longer version, too!
For some heavy Sweet songs check out "Man From Mecca", "The Juicer", "Set Me Free" or "Restless"
Plus Cockroach, No You Don't, Sweet FA
Such a great song, wish I was around to hear more of their music back when they were popular. This is such a catchy and fun hit. Great talent.
Now you need to hear "Fox On The Run", "Blockbuster" and "Teenage Rampage".
Yes! My 70's vibes all over again! Love this and love you guys. Choices today, superb! ❤
You guys are killing it today!🔥❤️
Sweet is an awesome band....well worth a dive in.
When I was younger I thought this was Paul McCartney and Wings…?
Now I know- great group was Sweet!
Too bad more of the younger generation doesn't realize how f***ing AWESOME actual music was before they were born.
Listen to the long version
@@thorolsen8057 Agreed.. They heard the radio version without the almost 2 minutes of guitar and piano.
Absolutely true!
I’m educating mine!
Love this song! "Fox on the Run" and "Ballroom Blitz" are 2 of their best if you haven't heard them, thanks J and Amber!
My favorite Sweet song. So epic!!! I love the long version even better. It is Sweet’s masterpiece that you need to hear!
PS May I recommend you listen to Sweet’s Action. Powerful!
PS Sweet was a British band!
The difference between most music now and then is in the 70's and 80's stereo was quite new and the played a lot with it and produced some great effects. They don't do that much any more. Sweet are a great band!
Hi guy's you have to listen the song title Action by sweet. It's a vers good rock song !
The album Give Us A Wink is pretty good. Yesterday's Rain and 4th Of July are good rockers, and then Lady Starlight for a love song as well.
I just love Sweet, a very underrated band.
Hugs from Brazil 🎉
I totally forgot about this jam! Thanks for all who suggested it and thank goodness this one uploaded!
I love Jay with the "classic American rock n roll" because they're from the UK, lol!
Amber how good are you looking! woow! Sweat made some great creative music, It was a real pleasure living in the 60's 70's 80's 🥰
I have always loved this song.
Andy lived near us in Wrexham, class band and sound of the early 70’s in the UK through power shortages and national strikes.
This band is SO British 😂
The SWEET sounds alot like ELO anther great 70s Band AMBER
Yes darling so so British for such a small island so much talent came out so willing to try new sounds original expressive talent check out the stranglers golden brown