Talk:The Ballroom Blitz

message: Didn't this song appear on some car commercial a few years back? I remember that there were people tossing stuff out of the back of two trucks at two cars to see if the drivers could dodge them, and I think this song was playing in the background. If anyone else knows any more about this, we could put that commercial on the list.
:In fact, Mitsubishi Motors USA used an edit of this Song for a television advertisement, "Accident Avoidance Test:  Mitsubishi Galant GTS V6 vs. Toyota Camry XLE V6," which was archived January 16 2007 on YouTube by surge151@youtube.com, under the URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5uB5pp3UI0 - B. C. Schmerker (talk) 09:46, 3 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Automobile advertisement 

message: The line 
The Misfits are commonly known to have recorded a cover of the song, but contrary to popular belief, they did not.
should surely read something like 
The Misfits are commonly thought to have recorded a cover of the song, but contrary to popular belief, they did not.
If they didn't record it, they can't be known to have recorded it.
Pedrocelli 06:22, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  No cover by The Misfits 

message: Wiki entry for song reads that it reached No. 5 in USA in 1977; however, Wiki entry for the album "Desolation Boulevard" reads that "Blitz" reached No. 5 in USA in 1973. I remember hearing the song on the radio when I was in Germany, 1973-4. Can the year of the song be changed? —BubbleDine (talk) 16:12, 20 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Year of Song 

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:Ballroom blitz.jpg

message: The version I heard from my mum (and other friends of the right age) is that the song was written after them being bottled off stage at the Grand Hall in Kilmarnock.  Pretty much every person from Kilmarnock of a certain claims to have been to the gig and a quick google confirms this version of events.  I've linked to the most encyclopædic and updated the page. OoberMick 23:02, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  The barrowlands, I think not! 

message: An unsigned band called Chase Elaine is mentioned in this article. I think this mention is just self-promotion and should be removed.--Fantastic fred (talk) 19:03, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree.  I ran the band (or singer's) name through a couple of search engines and nothing came up.  According to Wikipedia rules, content "should be resolved through consensus-based discussion."  Rules also clearly state that Wikipedia is not a place for self-promotion.  As we both agree on the matter, the unheard of band/singer was removed.  -Sweet Pinkette (talk) 11:24, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Chase Elaine? 

message: –I removed unsigned bands from this article.  If it is not a successful band, particularly if the majority of people have never heard of the band to begin with, then why add it?  Bear in mind that hundreds of unheard of/unsigned bands have probably covered this song over the years.  Also, in reference to Wikipidia's "What Wikipedia Is Not", articles should not be used to generate interest in your band or used for self-promotion purposes.
–I took AC/DC off of the Cover version list in the main article simply because they have never covered this song.  -Sweet Pinkette (talk) 11:37, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removals from the Article 

message: BTW, in looking at the article on TBB I note it states the song was written after a concert in Scotland. This probably erroneous. I interviewed Andy Scott for my forthcoming Sweet biography and he states it was written by Mike Chapman witnessed chaos and havoc during some German concerts the band performed.Hongkongmick (talk) 11:58, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I have no reason to believe that you are not telling the truth - but no proof that you are. While we have a reliable third part source about Scotland here, your statement must qualify as original research and Wikipedia is not a place to publish original research. So until your biography is released and we can use it as a source I think it would be hard to justify a change (and the people of Kilmarnock would probably be upset :-). PS. What do you mean by "TBB"? – IbLeo (talk) 07:03, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

text: Andy Scott is telling the story in an interview. See Youtube-Interview. Therefore the lyrics say "the man in the back" and "the girl in the corner". --Weltenburg (talk) 08:07, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title: Concert(s) that inspired the lyrics

message: Not sure why you removed the additional musicians, HongKongMick, but without them there is no point in having a subheading for the regular members of the band.  Especially when someone changed it to a frivolous heading - "Fellas".  So I removed it.Pedrocelli (talk) 05:20, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Personnell changes 

message: Could it be mentioned that this song is frequenty misattributed to Blue Oyster Cult? (Albert Mond (talk) 01:25, 23 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Misattributions 

message: Added a title to the reference supporting the song's #1 status in Canada. I'm not really sure why the reference is necessary, but the raw URL being displayed was both ugly and uninformative as to what a reader was clicking on. Slickriptide (talk) 16:41, 29 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cleaned up the link referencing the #1 status in Canada 

message: I used to Dj around the time this was released and having owned the single it was definitely recorded by The Sweet and was called Ballroom Blitz — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.16.119.105 (talk • contribs) 03:51, 11 March 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: May 2015

message: I suggest the removal of pop metal from the genres. The Sweet had a major influence on the genre, yes, but they were not part of the movement, that they preceded by a whole decade. The claim is sourced, which is why I didn't remove it, but I find this misleading. Te og kaker (talk) 13:07, 25 June 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Remove pop metal in genres 

message: A factual notation of a cover by a Canadian Band called Motion Device has been cited. Looking at the band they have 2 albums on Apple ITunes and they have been on Canadian Television at least twice. They have about 12 million You Tube hits and more than 50,000 subscribers. Thus I think the mention should remain as it conforms to the rules.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.79.252.182 (talk) 21:50, 30 July 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cover Version from Motion Device 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: One thing I can't believe hasn't been mentioned is the fact that the theme song from "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody" borrows heavily from the song. At the same time there was a lesser know cover by an obscure punk rock band (wish I could remember who it was) that ended their performance by shouting "Lady Di is a fucking slut!!!" Is anyone familiar with that last one? ---------User:DanTD (talk)  13:57, 30 October 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Popular culture and covers 

message: Can this be considered a novelty song? Wolf O'Donnel (talk) 06:58, 12 March 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Only if a reliable source says it is. The original version by the Sweet was never considered to be a novelty song at all, it was simply typical of the glam rock music in the UK charts in 1973 – I can't speak for any subsequent cover versions. Richard3120 (talk) 19:38, 22 March 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Novelty song