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Originally Posted by sopsych
I was going dismissively say, "I don't like it because I don't like it," but I've since come up with a few reasons. Lyrically, "Action" seems low-brow, incomplete, and about something unimportant. I agree that "it sounds confident, feisty, and kind of cocky" - and I generally dislike that in songs and people. Musically, it lacks the Def Leppard's usual great use of melody. For example, from that era, there's the lyrically dumb "Make Love Like a Man," which at least sounds good musically.
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I think you're taking this too seriously. The Sweet were one of those fun loving British glam rock bands of their era. Of course they were feisty and cocky because that was the image of the band and the song represents that. The Def Leppard version is just a straight forward cover released on a B-sides/unreleased stuff album. The Raven version is another cover of the song and comes as one song with "Hellraiser"
Raven - Hellraiser/Action [The Sweet cover] - YouTube