Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For many years, the story was that the song was inspired by a disastrous gig that Sweet performed at the Grand Hall in Kilmarnock, ...

In 1973, The Sweet transformed a disastrous concert experience into one of the most recognizable songs of the glam rock era. "The Ballroom Blitz" became a massive international hit after being ...

In the summer of 1975, British glam rock band The Sweet released the single "Ballroom Blitz" in the United States. The song, which was a hit in the UK when it was first released in 1973, went to No. 5 ...