Sweep singing Nessun Dorma ‘for Stars in Their Eyes’ is just the timeline cleanser we need

If you’re sick of seeing bad news – and you certainly wouldn’t be alone – this might be the pick-me-up you’ve been waiting for.

It’s another fairly grim morning on here so breaking up your timeline with Sweep singing Nessun Dorma on Stars in Their Eyes pic.twitter.com/t6rivXEmri

— Tom Hourigan (@TomHourigan) December 16, 2021

If we’d had to guess, we’d definitely have put Sweep down for a Prodigy cover, rather than opera, but it just shows you never can tell. Tweeters loved the clip.

I regret not realising how funny Sweep was when I was a kid. https://t.co/M9L54SuaFM

— Dave Turner (@mrdaveturner) December 16, 2021

I was vaguely hysterical before. I've now watched this 10 times. Help. It might be too funny. https://t.co/hdCqV9hRIN

— Trubs (@ElsieTrubshaw) December 16, 2021

Never not astonishing. https://t.co/pheqX09UY2

— Justin Lewis (@WhenIsBirths) December 16, 2021

How am I only now seeing this for the first time in my 49th year? https://t.co/Ej1ahQC9HU

— Toddington_Matt (@HXValley) December 16, 2021

this is forever a Sweep stan account https://t.co/1P4LiaOTZT

— Jen 'Becky Apples' Williams (@sennydreadful) December 16, 2021

It brings the memory of #Italia90 flooding back, doesn't it? https://t.co/G0LA58z5dO

— Vincerà! The story of Italia '90 podcast (@Vincera90) December 16, 2021

Sadly, Sooty never achieved his dream of performing John Cage’s 4′33″.

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Someone found a clip showing Sweep from ‘The Sooty Show’ with legs and people were troubled

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