Sex Pistols
Your scandal song appears again for the throne anniversary
John Lydon – formerly Johnny Rotten – of the Sex Pistols on stage.
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The Sex PIstols are releasing the unflattering song “God Save The Queen” to mark the Queen’s 70th anniversary.
There is also a gift for Queen Elizabeth II (96) from the punk scene for the 70th anniversary of the throne: the cult anthem “God Save The Queen” by the Sex Pistols is being reissued.
A new limited edition pressing of the record will be available on May 27th, as the band announced on Twitter. Both Virgin Records and A&M Records are re-issuing the song. Virgin announced 4,000 copies with the B-side “Did You No Wrong”, while A&M will release 1,977 copies with the B-side “No Feeling”.
Unflattering text
The song, written by punk icon and Pistols frontman John Lydon aka Johnny Rotten (66), was originally titled “No Future”. It was the band’s second single, released on the album Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols.
Under band manager Malcolm McLaren (1946-2010), the band renamed the song “God Save the Queen” and released it in 1977 for the Queen’s Silver Jubilee. However, the lyrics are unflattering: the Sex Pistols sing about a fascist system and that the queen is not a human being.
Still 1st place?
The BBC originally even refused to play the song. Despite this, he made it to number two in the UK charts – at least. rumours, which were picked up again today by the “Guardian”., said that the sales figures were actually enough for the first place, but the charts had been manipulated. With the re-release, the song still has a chance to reach the top of the charts.