GOD SAVE THE QUEEN
“God Save the Queen” is a song by the British punk rock band the Sex Pistols. It was released as the band’s second single and was later included on their only album, Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols. The record’s lyrics, as well as the cover, were controversial at the time; and both the BBC and the Independent Broadcasting Authority refused to play the song. The song reached number one on the NME charts in the United Kingdom, but only made it to number two on the official UK Singles Chart as used by the BBC. This led to accusations by some that the charts had been “fixed” to prevent the song from reaching number one. (More from Wikipedia)
Sex Pistols disintegrated just two weeks into their first American tour. Interestingly, the most notorious member of the Sex Pistols, Sid Vicious was a relatively new addition to the band who was not involved in either of their outrageous singles, “Anarchy in the U.K.” and “God Save the Queen”.
(September 2011)
