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* RefrainFromAssuming: The mostly instrumental "Air on 'A' Tape Loop" [[note]] the closing track off 1977's ''Level Headed'' [[/note]] is not called "Alpha Beta Gamma Delta" ( after the song's only meaningful lyrics).Delta".
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* RefrainFromAssuming: The mostly instrumental "Air on 'A' Tape Loop" is not called "Alpha Beta Gamma Delta" (the ( after the song's only meaningful lyrics).
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* ColbertBump: While a popular group from TheSeventies, they're experiencing a surge in popularity with ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2'' using "Fox on the Run" in their second trailer as well as in the actual movie.
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* ThePeteBest: Frank Torpey and Mick Stewart, both of the two guitarists before Andy Scott joined in 1970.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The Sweet had been personally invited to open for Music/TheWho on their 1974 tour. The slot was cancelled after Brian Connolly's vocal cords were damaged after the infamous mugging incident.
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* AuthorExistenceFailure: Brian Connolly succumbed to liver failure brought about by his previous alcoholism in 1997. Mick Tucker succumbed to leukemia in 2002. Steve Priest died in 2020, which leaves Andy Scott as [[LastOfTheirKind the sole remaining member.]]
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* AuthorExistenceFailure: Brian Connolly succumbed to liver failure brought about by his previous alcoholism in 1997. Mick Tucker succumbed to leukemia in 2002. Steve Priest died in 2020, which leaves Andy Scott as the sole remaining member.

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* AuthorExistenceFailure: Brian Connolly succumbed to liver failure brought about by his previous alcoholism in 1997. Mick Tucker succumbed to leukemia in 2002. Steve Priest died in 2020, which leaves Andy Scott as [[LastOfTheirKind the sole remaining member.]]
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* AuthorExistenceFailure: Brian Connolly succumbed to liver failure brought about by his previous alcoholism in 1997. Mick Tucker succumbed to leukemia in 2002. Steve Priest died in 2020, which leaves Andy Scott as the sole remaining guitarist

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* AuthorExistenceFailure: Brian Connolly succumbed to liver failure brought about by his previous alcoholism in 1997. Mick Tucker succumbed to leukemia in 2002. Steve Priest died in 2020, which leaves Andy Scott as the sole remaining guitaristmember.
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* AuthorExistenceFailure: Brian Connolly succumbed to liver failure brought about by his previous alcoholism in 1997. Mick Tucker succumbed to leukemia in 2002.

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* AuthorExistenceFailure: Brian Connolly succumbed to liver failure brought about by his previous alcoholism in 1997. Mick Tucker succumbed to leukemia in 2002. Steve Priest died in 2020, which leaves Andy Scott as the sole remaining guitarist
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* ReferencedBy: Episode 54 of ''WebVideo/WorldWarTwo'' begins with host Indy Neidell, talking about [[UsefulNotes/TheHomeFront the air war above Britain]], say into his telephone, "No, no. Not the ballroom kind."
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* Creator/{{Hipgnosis}} designed the cover of the ''Desolation Boulevard'' album.
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* MisattributedSong: * There's a strange misconception in some corners of the internet, shared by a [[http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Ballroom-Blitz-lyrics-Blue-Oyster-Cult/6F0B4EAD534CAA4648256E6700094C2C surprising number of lyrics archives]], that American band Music/BlueOysterCult recorded ''Ballroom Blitz''. The fact that the distinctively British Sweet recorded this and had the hit single does not stop it being attributed to the BOC. Nor does the fact it was written by Chinn and Chapman stop it being credited to Eric Bloom and Donald (Buck Dharma) Roeser. OK, it ''sounds'' like something the BOC might have recorded or at least covered live - but they've never been anywhere near it. Consider the opening lyrics:

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* MisattributedSong: * There's a strange misconception in some corners of the internet, shared by a [[http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Ballroom-Blitz-lyrics-Blue-Oyster-Cult/6F0B4EAD534CAA4648256E6700094C2C surprising number of lyrics archives]], that American band Music/BlueOysterCult recorded ''Ballroom Blitz''. The fact that the distinctively British Sweet recorded this and had the hit single does not stop it being attributed to the BOC. Nor does the fact it was written by Chinn and Chapman stop it being credited to Eric Bloom and Donald (Buck Dharma) Roeser. OK, it ''sounds'' like something the BOC might have recorded or at least covered live - but they've never been anywhere near it. Consider the opening lyrics:
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* MisattributedSong: * There's a strange misconception in some corners of the internet, shared by a [[http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Ballroom-Blitz-lyrics-Blue-Oyster-Cult/6F0B4EAD534CAA4648256E6700094C2C surprising number of lyrics archives]], that American band BlueOysterCult recorded ''Ballroom Blitz''. The fact that the distinctively British ''Music/{{Sweet}}'' recorded this and had the hit single does not stop it being attributed to the BOC. Nor does the fact it was written by Chinn and Chapman stop it being credited to Eric Bloom and Donald (Buck Dharma) Roeser. OK, it ''sounds'' like something the BOC might have recorded or at least covered live - but they've never been anywhere near it. Consider the opening lyrics:

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* MisattributedSong: * There's a strange misconception in some corners of the internet, shared by a [[http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Ballroom-Blitz-lyrics-Blue-Oyster-Cult/6F0B4EAD534CAA4648256E6700094C2C surprising number of lyrics archives]], that American band BlueOysterCult Music/BlueOysterCult recorded ''Ballroom Blitz''. The fact that the distinctively British ''Music/{{Sweet}}'' Sweet recorded this and had the hit single does not stop it being attributed to the BOC. Nor does the fact it was written by Chinn and Chapman stop it being credited to Eric Bloom and Donald (Buck Dharma) Roeser. OK, it ''sounds'' like something the BOC might have recorded or at least covered live - but they've never been anywhere near it. Consider the opening lyrics:
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* MisattributedSong: * There's a strange misconception in some corners of the internet, shared by a [[http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Ballroom-Blitz-lyrics-Blue-Oyster-Cult/6F0B4EAD534CAA4648256E6700094C2C surprising number of lyrics archives]], that the BlueOysterCult recorded ''Ballroom Blitz''. The fact that ''Music/{{Sweet}}'' recorded this and had the hit single does not stop it being attributed to the BOC. Nor does the fact it was written by Chinn and Chapman stop it being credited to Eric Bloom and Donald Roeser. OK, it ''sounds'' like something the BOC might have recorded or at least covered live - but they've never been anywhere near it. Consider the opening lyrics:

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* MisattributedSong: * There's a strange misconception in some corners of the internet, shared by a [[http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Ballroom-Blitz-lyrics-Blue-Oyster-Cult/6F0B4EAD534CAA4648256E6700094C2C surprising number of lyrics archives]], that the American band BlueOysterCult recorded ''Ballroom Blitz''. The fact that the distinctively British ''Music/{{Sweet}}'' recorded this and had the hit single does not stop it being attributed to the BOC. Nor does the fact it was written by Chinn and Chapman stop it being credited to Eric Bloom and Donald (Buck Dharma) Roeser. OK, it ''sounds'' like something the BOC might have recorded or at least covered live - but they've never been anywhere near it. Consider the opening lyrics:



* Strange for a band whose members are called Eric, Buck, Allen, Albert and Joey. Mick, Andy and Steve are, in reality, the first names of three of the Sweet.

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* ** Strange for a band whose members are called Eric, Buck, Allen, Albert and Joey. Mick, Andy and Steve are, in reality, the first names of three of the Sweet.
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* MisattributedSong: * There's a strange misconception in some corners of the internet, shared by a [[http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Ballroom-Blitz-lyrics-Blue-Oyster-Cult/6F0B4EAD534CAA4648256E6700094C2C surprising number of lyrics archives]], that the BlueOysterCult recorded ''Ballroom Blitz''. The fact that the ''{{Sweet}}'' recorded this and had the hit single does not stop it being attributed to the BOC. Nor does the fact it was written by Chinn and Chapman stop it being credited to Eric Bloom and Donald Roeser. OK, it ''sounds'' like something the BOC might have recorded or at least covered live - but they've never been anywhere near it. Consider the opening lyrics:

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* MisattributedSong: * There's a strange misconception in some corners of the internet, shared by a [[http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Ballroom-Blitz-lyrics-Blue-Oyster-Cult/6F0B4EAD534CAA4648256E6700094C2C surprising number of lyrics archives]], that the BlueOysterCult recorded ''Ballroom Blitz''. The fact that the ''{{Sweet}}'' ''Music/{{Sweet}}'' recorded this and had the hit single does not stop it being attributed to the BOC. Nor does the fact it was written by Chinn and Chapman stop it being credited to Eric Bloom and Donald Roeser. OK, it ''sounds'' like something the BOC might have recorded or at least covered live - but they've never been anywhere near it. Consider the opening lyrics:

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* AuthorExistenceFailure: Brian Connolly succumbed to liver failure brought about by his previous alcoholism in 1997. Mick Tucker succumbed to leukemia in 2002.



Strange for a band whose members are called Eric, Buck, Allen, Albert and Joey. Mick, Andy and Steve are, in reality, the first names of three of the Sweet.

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* Strange for a band whose members are called Eric, Buck, Allen, Albert and Joey. Mick, Andy and Steve are, in reality, the first names of three of the Sweet.
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* MisattributedSong: * There's a strange misconception in some corners of the internet, shared by a [[http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Ballroom-Blitz-lyrics-Blue-Oyster-Cult/6F0B4EAD534CAA4648256E6700094C2C surprising number of lyrics archives]], that the BlueOysterCult recorded ''Ballroom Blitz''. The fact that the ''{{Sweet}}'' recorded this and had the hit single does not stop it being attributed to the BOC. Nor does the fact it was written by Chinn and Chapman stop it being credited to Eric Bloom and Donald Roeser. OK, it ''sounds'' like something the BOC might have recorded or at least covered live - but they've never been anywhere near it. Consider the opening lyrics:
-->Are you ready, Steve? Aha.
-->Andy? Yeah! Mick? OK.
-->Alright, fellas, let's '''Go!'''!
Strange for a band whose members are called Eric, Buck, Allen, Albert and Joey. Mick, Andy and Steve are, in reality, the first names of three of the Sweet.
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* Creator/{{Hipgnosis}} designed the cover of the ''Desolation Boulevard'' album.

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* Creator/{{Hipgnosis}} designed the cover of the ''Desolation Boulevard'' album.album.
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* Creator/{{Hipgnosis}}: Designed the cover of the ''Desolation Boulevard'' album.

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* Creator/{{Hipgnosis}}: Designed Creator/{{Hipgnosis}} designed the cover of the ''Desolation Boulevard'' album.
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* Creator/{{Hipgnosis}}: Designed the cover of the ''Desolation Boulevard'' album.

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