Glam rock bottom: why did it go so sour for Sweet?

These days, Sweet are the punchline to an ad for an insurance company. But, as David Cavanagh reports, the joke masks a tale of violence, illness and feuds – not to mention a "gay Hitler" on Top of the PopsEarlier this summer, while England were licking their World Cup wounds and Cheryl Cole was recovering from malaria, the funniest TV adverts of 2010 appeared on our screens. They starred Andy Scott, the guitarist from the 1970s glam rock band Sweet, in the unlikely role of an expert on van in...

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Glam rock bottom: why did it go so sour for Sweet?

Guardian Music — These days, Sweet are the punchline to an ad for an insurance company. But, as David Cavanagh reports, the joke masks a tale of violence, illness and feuds – not to men... more info