Brian Connolly Lead Singer of The Sweet his Final Resting Place Famous Celebrity Graves 

Very interesting. If you ever want to do a little interview contact me. Take care of yourself. Alan

Lovely guy, he must have been a great brother?

My condolences on your brother’s death. The group gave me great enjoyment during my late teens 🙏

Rip Steve, Love from a massive Sweet fan ❤️

Steve is much missed

My favorite band in 1975 ❤ Sweet forever 21-06-23 : every day I listen to Sweet forever ❤❤❤❤

Was 14 when the guys hit the charts, Brian was every girls' fantasy back then.

Yes, Brian was charismatic. :)

Damn right 😢

Amen to that my friend 🙏🏻🙏🏻

Believe it or not the high falsetto in the band was Andy Scott but Steve could certainly do the camp stuff.😂

I wish I could have seen them live . Born too late

Absolutely fully agree !!

@@fus149hammer5Actually, as Andy Scott once stated: "They (SOMEHOW!!) all had UNIQUE /Natural "Pitch Range" of Octaves, which made those "(4) Part Harmonies" SO Darn WONDERFUL!! Fus149🎙🎙🎙🎙🕶

@@fus149hammer5 yep, great 👍 point, the 'camp' stuff was on display 😁 I sure recall the 70s as a teen. I'm a 'straight' girl, and find it so attractive in these guys 😍

@Anne Woodward Brian died in 1997. 1978 refers to when mentioned song was released. So try again dear.

@Anne WoodwardI think you will find it was 1997 he was only 51.

@Anne Woodward look it up on Wikipedia plus I saw him interviewed in 92 on TV and he looked ill then

@Anne Woodward Go on RU-vid type in Brian' Connorlly of the Sweet last interview it was in 1995 he is talking about he's drink problem.

@Anne Woodward And you get it into your head he didn't others on here agree.

I'm still listening in June 2024 - 50 years after I discovered them as an 11 year old♥

you are right, Connie. Greetings from Germany to Florida :)

Same!

They were my favorite

@@janetterobinson7778 I'm Sweet-Fan since the seventies till today! There's no other band like Sweet 🥰. Life is better with Sweet-Music 🎶

@@rosannag.8172 Hi so I'm I. I now live in Germany for over 40years, driving to work very early in the morning and sometimes sweet is playing on the radio it's still hard not to dance to coaco

Very similar story to me. The bubble gum era of Sweet's funny song had become as my first step towards modern music. R.i.P. Mr Connelly † Vitaņi ź Biełarùsi ☘️🌻🗡️/ Greetings from Belaruś 🏳️🚩🏳️ to the all fan's society of Sweet💐🤲👏

Sweet we’re a fantastic band with great musicians.

“were”

In heaven

Brilliant group, great music. Thanks for the memories ❤️

Hi Fus about your knowledge and it was wonderful that you met Brian. I've had comparisons between Queen and Sweet for me, they're the 70s at its best and Brian himself. He had the looks, the style and the voice. He was the package. I don't know why it couldn't. Just embrace it I'm I'm going to see if I can buy a biography to fill in the gaps. Thank you, Alan

@@MotorHomeBeepBeep My ex is one of the biggest Sweet fans in the world and knew them all. I'm mad on Slade so we made a good pair. I met Brian through her and Mick and Andy too although not in the same company as Brian. Steve I never met as he had long ago moved to the States. I remember Brian had just finished playing the old Marquee Club in Soho and we were chatting backstage. He was genial and friendly after a good gig when someone mentioned Andy Scott.... Suddenly his old scottish accent came out "Dinae ye tak te me about that f***ing £%_^%£%%££^%£%*&£# Scott! Their music was brilliant. Really good hard rock songs that more modern bands cover regularly. You can hear the influence Brian and the boys had on other bands, you can hear Sweet in Queen, Def Leppard, even Iron Maiden and Priest! All my treasured LP's are signed. When Brian asked me who's my favourite band and I sheepishly said Slade, the next time I saw him he gave me a stack of his own newspaper cuttings about them! One other point. I'm of the same generation as you and our musical heroes if they are still here are getting on. Brian was obviously frail and his handsome looks had long left him and so had his voice. I remember someone asked him "Isn't it about time you packed it in?" He said "And do what? I've done this since I was a kid what could I do work in an office?" It's the same for Dave Hill and Don Powell, Les Gray, Alvin Stardust, Suzy Q, its in the blood. They are and were one offs not something off a Stock Aitkin Waterman or Cowell production line they had genuine talent and Brian was one of the best. Cheers mate. 👍

When I was a teenager I thought Brian had it all going on ❤️ Bless him, I think jealousy reared it's evil head when he was attacked at the prime of his career 😔

@@elainebines6803 There is some suspicion that his attack was planned. The band was desperate to get away from their contract with Chinn and Chapman. They were frustrated that the songs written for them didn't reflect the true hard rock the band wanted to play. Of course they enjoyed the trappings of success but they wanted total control of their musical output. Chinn and Chapman wrote the hits but allowed the band to write the B sides which is why they were of a much heavier style of rock and to a lot of people much better songs. Songs like Tiger Feet were originally offered to Sweet but they put their foot down and refused to record it therefore it was offered to Mud. Of course it became a massive hit for them. It's such a shame only Andy Scott is still around. Mick a marvellous drummer died of leukaemia and Steve died in 2020. His last years were particularly sad. Still living and playing in the US until his death he had became so overweight at his last shows he played sitting down backed by a band made up of kids who were barely old enough to be his grandchildren but the band was still called The Sweet. As I said in a previous comment what else could he do? He like the rest of the band were musicians from their teens. How could they do a nine to five job that late in life?

@@fus149hammer5Andy has mellowed a lot now and in a lot of ways regrets the way he treated Brian but in saying that Brian brought a lot of this on himself sadly

Me to ❤❤

Well Lawrence, you've encouraged me now. I've made a note. I'm going to listen to the LP. I was watching all their hits last night but with your comment, I'm going to listen to the LP soon on Spotify. Thank you for that. Alan

@@MotorHomeBeepBeep make sure you listen to the British version, Alan as the American release had tracks from desolation boulevard on it as well and left out some of the best ones on sweet fanny Adams

@@MotorHomeBeepBeep Dlaczego z Spotify???W RU-vid zly dźwięk???Dżękue.

Top of the pops is where I remember him from. Mmmm. Lovely face with no sense of arrogance. I can see that he needed to sing to get away from his pain and the rest of the band were not always kind to him. He had to fight to carry on as lead singer even though he formed the band. 😎

So true ,ive never seen a man who hair like his ,plus better than loads of women hair

right

Brian tě vzal na pódium??...hledala jsem video ale nikde nejseš 🤔... zdravím z České republiky 🤗🤗

Hello Ray, it was a wonderful time. It was so bright and exciting. I love the glamour on television. It made you think of a world that really didn't exist I guess. But it still made it exciting. Wonderful memories we share I'm sure. Thank you, Alan

Hello Andy, I love your comment and memory. I'll superb when you're a big fan to meet one of your idols and it sounds like he was really sweet with you. No pun intended ☺️ I've read a few stories about how Brian was nice with fans. They were a superb group. A lot of people put them alongside Queen they were great. Musicians in brown was a great front man. Thank you for the lovely comment. Take care, Alan

I loved him! I definitely would want him around ❤

Hi Petra 👋

Ericka Hug

Hello Ron, that's wonderful expressed I totally agree. If you have one person that loves you, or even one good friend. You're a wealthy. It becomes my apparent as you get older not just because time is less. But because you understand more That is my feelings. But thank you for a wonderful comment. Alan

@@MotorHomeBeepBeep Hi Alan, thank you for that. I totally agree with your good self there. Indeed the older you become, the more you become to understand whom, are the most important ones in your life. I lost my 'almost' lifelong best friend in June and i know for sure i will never have another like him. He is always in my thought, and with me in those thoughts. Really enjoy your videos, and look forward to watching more. Stay safe Alan.. 'Beep Beep!!

@@roncatton7101 Hello Ron 👋 I am totally understanding. Sorry about your loss. It's a bit of a sod if you get a few people sending things to you cuz you yeah mixed up but I remember and if you ever want to contact me please do. I get your loss 100%. Take care. Speak to you Love Alan

Ron, I'm touched and moved by your posts. It is lovely to read this. Take care.

Hi Norbert me and you together. I remember all those times. Thank you my friend

Yes! Definitely 🥰

Hello Wendy, The word is loved. It doesn't matter whether it's family or friends, but if they love you you have got it all and I know that we all have. Hopefully a few people we really care about and if you have that's all you need. It's 100% true. Is it not? But thank you for pointing out. Watch out for you in the future. Take care, Alan

@@MotorHomeBeepBeep oops I missed the d off, but yes it's so true what you say, so look forward to your posts, I seriously think you ought to be snaffled up and be on telly doing what you do xx

Leanne very kind. Take care.

When will we get a Sweet movie ?

Hello whole world travel. What a fantastic little story, but it highlighted the fact he was deeply engrossed in alcohol but no idea what snake bite is but it sounds powerful. But as you pointed out when he stood up the show went on and it was fantastic. He was just an alcoholic with some psychological problems but a great performer. Thank you for the fantastic story. Loved it. Alan

@@MotorHomeBeepBeep Snake Bite is a lethal mix of cider and lager. It blows your head off lol! I haven't had any since the '80s, It nearly finished me off. Brian was such a pro he could have sang brilliantly half unconscious!

Snakebite eh? A drink to make you drunk quick and forget.😢

Did he not slur some of the songs

Let's relive them. I've done it today after the video. There's nothing wrong with it. Thank you, Graham

Hello Margaret, I remember it so well myself. There's some wonderful hits didn't they? I've been reminiscing tonight after the film. Nice to hear from you. Alan

@@MotorHomeBeepBeep It's nice in a way to see the graves where the people you grew up with are at peace.

Hello Joseph, I always love to see your little icon. It makes me laugh. Yeah they were great. Weren't they? Nice to see you mate. Take care, Alan

Them and T Rex were mine.

Thank you for your comment

Hello Nigel, he did look the great glam rocker didn't they with a lovely voice? Thank you for the nice comment mate

Hi Helen, that is such a funny story with your own constructed waiting device to blockbuster does it not make you feel like jumping out of bed when you hear the sirens go off if you were here the track on the radio 😉 lovely story. Thank you for that. Take care of yourself. Alan

I’m also 57 and my first ever record was ‘Ballroom Blitz’. Stumbled on this video which is a very nice tribute!