Well he learned to play eventually... he could do more than history tell... just listen to his "demos" that was unrehearsed...

You’ve got to admit he did it well . I think he was wondering where the fuck have the other 2 strings gone

Everyone knows how switched-on John Lydon is.. But poor Sid-er-ney was, as the song says, Out To Lunch..

Sid said to Lemmy " I can't play this ". Lemmy said " I know ".

Sid Vicious was the "Stu Sutcliffe" of the Sex Pistols. Stu, like Sid could play rudimentary notes on bass and was on stage with The Beatles mainly because of his "cool image". Both died aged 21, although Stu didn't kill his girlfriend..........

I can't Dad. It only goes up (song get's louder)

I think all Dad's from years ago, would shout that to their kids, along with "It's Just Bloody Noise..."

@@MJ.71 not mine

Mine to 🤣🤣

My whole street told me to shut that shit off " loved it

Glenn. Bass rhythm lead. Take him away and there's nothing left.

Abba - Does your mother know

And their 1st gig was banned.....in Caerphilly.

I was only 11 at the time but....ditto

Same. Now 62. We know.

Same

At school, had such a raw impact on us....

The impact was across the globe, across the decades

@@Andy-dh7ti Na!

another nevermind

Imagine they had managed to get out another album before the end.... would have been great...

"That guitar Riff." Taken from ABBA's SOS?

Still taken from abba

@@Acke1959 Good artists borrow, great artists steal. I don't think ABBA needs a defence force. They managed okay. What they didn't do was change the face of music.

They're all pretending. It's a studio filmed for top of the pop's

@@Boilingfrogg who fucking cares???

Tim I was there,, unfortunately I Was 5 years old.

Remember them at 11 blew my little ears off and made me become overtly aggressive

Same here doubt anything today can have the same impact as the Pistols, Clash or Motorhead

It was mid 1977, the public service broadcaster on it's radio music channel, "Radio 1" that could play, for example, the Bee Gees, (from Saturday Night Fever, i.e disco. Ugh!) Followed by this! Mental.

I was one at the time and still remember listening to them in my pram on the way to the shops. 👌

agree

😎

Agree.

drove me mum up the effing wall....😂

the best intro of all the time is Sex Pistols pretty vacant

Yes you are right. It's conformist, sanitized, conveyor belt, dull, repetitive and sounds the same.

​@@paolobenmore3504 one album only ~ sounds the the same . ? UH their early work was great then that whole opiate addiction and stab a bitch

@@paolobenmore3504 Just like the people are in general nowadays.

Seriously? I've always enjoyed watching dumpster fires and the collapse of society

@@8xRedMonkeyx8 hehe

Glen Matlock wrote the Pistols classic songs & was a good guitar player who revered the great rock bands of his youth like the Small Faces. Johnny Rotten brought the whole cynical & confrontational sneering "punk" attitude that injected the venom into their songs & caused such outrage in that more innocent era. It was a magical partnership but unfortunately he disliked Matlock & wanted him out of the band for being too straight & his buddy Vicious in to make it more in his image - he may have looked better on a poster but it killed the band musically.

me too ,ok steve wasnt eddie van halen - he kept it simple but so effective

@@JohnSmith-oe4ci a slight irony in what you wrote ,When John joined the band ,him & Glen were trying to find some ' common musical ground ' & the Small Faces were one of few they both rated.. In truth the one thing they ALL had in common before the Pistols was Paul'n'Steve , Matlock & Lydon before they'd all met were all at the same Rod Stewart & the Faces gig at the Roundhouse ..

@@JohnSmith-oe4ci i don't think there was much thought to making the Pistols in 'his image' by using Sid ,they had very different styles. but Lydon was the 'outsider' in the group. Paul'n'Steve came together & knew McClaren before John, & Glen worked in Malcolm & Vivs shop . Explaining why (Kutie Jones) & his' Sex Pistols 'was already the groups name , on a SEX tshirt anyway. with Steve on vocals & Wally Nightingale on guitar they did play a gig. But Wally didn't have 'the look' so was outed & McClaren encouraged Jones to continue practicing guitar... McClaren wanted Glen out more than John it seems , Sid had been considered as a possible lead vocalist previously. So Lydon used the opportunity to get a mate in, It backfired somewhat as Sid for many became the main man in the band at later gigs becoming 'the one to watch'

Steve Jones is one of the tightest guitarists even. Highly underrated. Like Rick Parfitt. Many detractors but few can do it as well.

Spot on man😊

Amen

東温市の「うどん」　テイストグッドヨ　んんGOOD

It’s brilliant and so easy to play 🎸

Totally agree about Steve's ruff it makes the song

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@Ada 🌹 Yes!!

:)

@Joe Cosgrove there's no point in asking you'll get no reply

Love the sex pistols

#Metoo

+Fred Server. You must be American.

+Fred Server A spot on post, especially for the uninititated. If only Tony Wilson managed them instead of Malcolm....

+Fred Server NO, I'm not American. I am English and I went to see their last ever concert in The UK. Although no one knew at the time it was their last (Ivanhoe's, Huddersfield - Christmas day) and against their image it was a charity concert for kids. Mclaren asked us to help blow balloons up to drop on them at the end. It was like a party all day. I didn't play a guitar back then but in later years I taught myself and thought one day.... I will learn a few pistols songs to impress a few friends of similar age.... it was then I realised how cleverly the songs were constructed. If you don't play but are a fan of the pistols - buy a cheap copy guitar (ebay £70) and a second hand amp with effects already inside it (ebay £100) and teach yourself. (not a practice amp - they really are bad and will make you give up) This song and others can be played just using power chords (using just 2 fingers) - apart from the riffs which you can learn later as you get better. KZfaq has plenty of backing tracks minus lead guitar that you can use to play along to... First time I played a few pistols numbers to my friends that were around when they were using a ghetto blaster to play the backing track and me on lead and amp - they were blown away.

for me they just epitomise the fact you don't need to be tachnically talented to make great music, or that even if you are technically proficient, sometimes simplicity can say a lot more than complexity. i think they were one of the first to show that agression, not giving a fuck and passion could translate into refreshingly simple, raw music

+Fred Server I started learning playing guitar only a few years ago, and I tackled God save the Queen. Bad choice for a beginner. Who said this music can be played by anyone? It took me almost a year before I could play it in a fair manner (also because of the many incorrect version available on the net - one should get the Lick Library DVD). I agree with you: it takes some genius to put together such music. And, as far as I am concerned, this sound and the message are still valid today.

and it still does now that's the sign of a classic

Dommer1973 don’t take me alive - Steely Dan

@@norsketilbakeblikk3717 Is that a joke?

My ringtone.

"God save the sex pistols" indeed... they're a bunch of wholesome blokes - they just like wearing filthy clothes and swapping filthy jokes. :)

😎

We need a revival of PUNK!

Drugs Energy 😊

Especially Sid His energy is over the top 😂 He can’t stop moving

true

true too, also the 12 most epic songs ever are on the Never Mind The Bollocks. That's 24 then, no? Okay, but it's good as 24. That's 12 better than the usual good 12 track album. Twice as good is how good it is

+Der Pif whats there best album? I recentely discovered them,love this song!.... what album should i buy?

Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols

Emily Carter doesn't matter, actually there is just different sleeves with this one, they are all the same album

I am also very grateful for having grown up with this music! Unfortunately, unlike you I didn't hit my teenage years until later in the 70's which meant that I never got the chance to experience seeing them live. I have however been a fan from the start and still am!! 🎵

Unfortunately I didn't grow up while this music was being made, I cant help but feel I was born in the wrong era. 90s kid here, hating all the current shite they pump out! Bring back Johnny Rotten and Sid Vicious, they'd sort the music scene out

great days

I was a teenager in the Eighties. I recognize that feeling. Different music. But same feeling.

I'M SURE IT WAS BUT WHY ARE YOU YELLING

Omg.. Massive respect ✌️ 💯

:-) ^^

aww

Cutee

Fantastic😎😎😎😎

Absolutely brilliant story my friend. 😆

It may seem like it but actually your mistaken. When glen Matlock (original bassist) wrote the song he didn't have the intention of it sounding like the word c*nt. It was only when They were rehearsing it that John realized that he could sing the word c*nt in it. So it wasn't actually intentional at all

I think Bill Grundy embarrassed them,with his unflappable attitude - I still find that interview totally cringe worthy - great songs,but another manufactured band,like the Monkees,Spice Girls,Bros etc Punk didn't stand a chance,due to the hoardes of charlatans infiltrating it

@@thewhoman3182 You didn't do PR for the The Shamen did you? "Oh no, we really did know a guy called Ebeneezer Goode, oh yes, he really did exist". "Eees are good? No, no, just a coincidence......"

Correct,,1978 I started high school and the impact Never mind the bollocks,,, still had was impressive and influential

same and I agree, its really raw and agressive isn't it? Love it

😎

The sex pistols made the 70`s

Totally agreed

LadyLynd still is 👍🏻🍀god save johnny

@@igorstein5616 It is what was needed after all those manufactured crappy groups

@@igorstein5616 that is the best part of the 70,s can,t beat it

Simon Ferocious

*slow clap*

He looks like a punk.

He was quite the opposite. Irony.

Looks quiet ferocious

Me to I was 16 now 62

Same here mate ,brings back memories of smoke filled Pubs a pints of Snake Bite and Micky Mouse .When The Sex Pistols sang this song the whole of the UK wanted to be Punk Rockers and out went them boring Hippy Bell Bottom long haired boring leftovers from the 60`s .Loads of me mates are brown bread from the Driink and leading wild lives ,This music makes me want to be 20 again and with me mates in a smoke filled packed Boozer ,hey your only here once so enjoy the crack and forget about the pipe and slippers bunch ,join me with a Snake Bite and Bollox to the rest of them .I train with weights and run and can still have a brawl and yes i do believe in God but as we always said in the Pub swiggin a pint `your a long time dead`

I’m 60 next birthday - I was thinking theyell be a lot of pensioners listening to punk and other rock music. We’ve broken a stuffed up society, or at least the bands have, we’ve contributed by following them. I feel rather cool listening to this at 1am and dancing round my flat. Or doing martial arts moves whilst my father is probably quietly turning in his urn on the mantelpiece 😂

johnnywebb You just didnt get it did ya. Punk came along to get rid of All those bands you mentioned they were just so boring.Jonny Rotten said the stones were a corporation back in 76. The idea of Punk was to get Rock n roll back to its roots. Until The Sex Pistols came along all we had was the Old Grey Whistle Test and that boring old fart who was the best sediment for insomniacs that was on at 11 O`clock at night before the dot in the middle of screen came on and oh yeah Freaks were a thing of the past Good on ya Jonny

igor stein Everyone knows most of the punk bands were shit and as soon as they learnt to play properly they became new wave and the cycle starts again. ie. Stranglers, the Clash. When real musicians realised punk was crap and going nowhere, we had a new generation of rock bands like Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Metallica, Megadeth, Guns & Roses plus all the crappy hair bands of the 80's. Steve Jones even admits he was never a punk, he just wanted to play in a good rock band but McLaren brought Sid into the band for his punk look, he couldn't play, couldn't sing, couldn't write and fucked the band up.

johnnywebb Bullshit

Johnnys right Sid couldn't play or sing, Malcolm literally did just bring Sid in because he fit the look he wanted, I believe they still got in Matlock to record a few songs though

Joe_adams_ music Ah.......the "Stu" Sutcliffe of the punk generation. "Stu" was another "bassist" who gave the early Beatles credibility only because he was so good looking and cooooool!

I know my reply is irrelevant to your comment, but these music videos would have way more views if they weren't banned in Canada and the US, the only one not banned is Holidays in the sun.

Agreed. They were basic, but not incompetent

hes in tune

The biggest myth in music is they couldn’t play. Sid couldn’t. Steve Jones was an accomplished guitarist, every producer they worked with said so too. Listen to some of the lead guitar runs in this song. It just didn’t fit with the image to act like they spent plenty of time learning their craft. But that’s part of the great rock n roll swindle isn’t it?

Me too

I tell you WHAT you can write an essay you PUNK ROCKER you

i wouldn't say punk "flushed prog rock down the toilet". There was Pink Floyd, Genesis and more before punk and there was after punk. It just added another option.

​@@johncostello3174 They had to start making 3-5 minute pop or rock tracks once more. The days of Arthur on ice and 25-minute drum solos were over.

​@@anonUKKing Arthur on ice!😂😅 With real horses. Oops. Couldn't do that.😂

Swift,Perry and the rest are crap,look back to real music for quality.😊

Do you ever get the feeling you've been cheated?

hey can u tell where ur profile pic came from

@@seflw9666 Just search anachry logo

Holy fuck I've never noticed that‼️🤣🤣 'Fuck you and your miming bullshit!!' I've seen him do it since on a number of occasions when PiL has been 'playing live' on TV shows, somehow never spotted this one though. Love that fucker‼️❤️

The only problem being Steve Jones has never really liked the song...

@@andchat6241ha! He would say that. Same as he still claims that Chris Spedding plays on the album rather than himself. The Swindle goes on!

Steve Jones on bass.

@@andreroswell1561 Jones played both lead and bass because Vicious was useless.

@@andreroswell1561 Matlock on bass on the recording.

Ground breaking? 🤣

@@ACDZ123 TROLL

24" telly? You were posh. Ours was 20

Для меня панк это Пистолз,все остальные по боку!

Malcolm Stirling we don't care too much about any care,, my mind xplots over yourself...... And we don't care!!!!!

Malcolm Stirling and we ron ka!

Sterling Stirling !x!

unbelievably I once heard this in the coop at Swindon in the Brunel centre circa 1978. God save the queen may have been kept from the rightful number one spot by rod Stewart but there is a lot of emphasis on the second syllable of vacant which was shown on top of the pops. its approaching thirty eight years since Sid vicious died. it doesn't seem possible. there were punk nights here at the quantocks on Sunday night. on Monday I was at international where superdrug has been for so many years. I was so sad when sid died. to me it was the end of an era. lene lovich was in the charts with lucky number and I was still listening to sham 69. its a long time ago but I still remember those times with great fondness. possibly music will never be quite the same again. as sid sang: he did it his way.

Malcolm Stirling There's no point in asking you'll get no reply

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You better believe it mate

All the attitude, almost none of the technique!

@@mbrady2329 At the time that was all that was needed. Wish I could time travel.

Lol🤣👍🇦🇺

Its only really Lydons vocals that give it a 'punk vibe ' .after watching the video on TOTP when it was released , (getting a detention after rushing out to buy & listen) I thought in terms of the few rock/pop bands I'd heard- Cockney Rebel ,T Rex, the Sweet...

Best punk song ever is When I die by GG Allin 💀💀

Chris Hilton Was he even their cash-cow though? I don't remember anyone actually saying they liked him. I think they used him as a kids TV presenter in the '80s to mock the unknowing public.

@@neilsun2521 He was a huge fundraiser. What is heavily tainted now, but due to lack of knowledge in his lifetime, he died a national hero. Raised millions for hospitals and kids charities but now we know why.

He was a Sa..vile nonce that the Beeb protected from the people who knew but were silenced.......

Trailblazers and grateful to them but no candle to The Clash

Excellent! Too true!

School disco late 70's,,,,the one song EVERYONE went mental.Sham 69,IF THE KIDS ARE UNITED ☺️

made number 33 in the BBC Radio 2 greatest guitar riffs ever poll the other day...

there is hope yet

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gLGHotZ-q6_JhY0.html

Completely agree. The visceral impact of when the power chords kick in at the beginning and Johnny Rottens apparent indifference to them puts me in mind of Townsend's power chords at the end of Won't Get Fooled Again - a great moment....

Absolutely spot on!

I was 13 years old the day this hit the airwaves, and what a time to become a teenager!

I get goose bumps just thinking about Justin Bieber's music.

one of the best intros in music history, also I wanna be your Dog by The Stooges

Agree this was probably their most commercial song.

Justin Biebers intros give me a headache and the urge to commit

Do you know it was based in an Abba song?

You said it well sir! Couldn't agree more!!!

It's my favourite sex pistols song too, it's awesome 🤘

Don't know about others ,but I assume the 'Abba riff' is the guitar part in SOS that comes in after "How can I even try to go on" , but not as obvious as 'Hello, I love you' (doors) for Submission of the opening riff to 'Liar (N Y Dolls -'puss in boots')

@@madmickometal5205 it seems everyone loves the song ....apart from Steve Jones , who strangely has never really liked it..

@@andchat6241 Needle and the Spoon ?