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Album cover parody of Kiss This by Sex Pistols
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Sex Pistols

Quotes:

"I'll die before I'm 25, and when I do I'll have lived the way I wanted to." Sid Vicious
Submitted by: tiffany
American audiences are just the same as any other audiences.
Except a bit more boring.
- Sid Vicious

Submitted by: LucidLupin
There are additional music quotes available.

Jokes:

The Sex Pistols are so dumb that they try to have sex with pistols
Submitted by: Lucious
Two young people making love whilst listening to a punk album. Girl says 'Is that Johnny Rotten?' Fella says 'No, I've only used it twice!'
Submitted by: AlanGibson
There are additional music jokes available.

Band Name Origins:

  • It was when Malcom McLaren wanted a band to promote his clothes from his and Vivienne Westwood's shop "sex". He wanted Sex cos it was the name of his shop and he also wanted it to be like 'Sexy Young Assassins' so he thought of Pistols as the assassin bit. So you get The Sex Pistols. This is true as it's on the Filth and the Fury (Pistol's DVD). Submitted by: PunkRocker666
  • It comes from part of a plant. The 'sex organs' of a plant are called it's 'sex pistals'. Malcolm McLaren simply changed the spelling to 'Pistols' to make it more aggressive. Submitted by: Klif Fuller

Stupid Band Names:

  • Nobody understands what the name is...they all think it's a joke name...it's not, but I never heard anybody get the meaning right. Submitted by: G

Better Off Solo?:

Name
New Career
Comments & Submitter Name
"John Lydon""Otherwise known as Johnny Rotten, after the Pistols disbanded, Lydon formed the group Public Image Ltd, who still release new music and perform on occasion to this day." - GlamRockNinjaLord

New Song Names:

Original Song Name
New Song Name
Submitter Name
"Pretty Fragrant""Pretty Vacant"Sir Ron Norris
"Pretty Flagrant""Pretty Vacant"Flora Rolf
"Pretty Vagrant""Pretty Vacant"Flora Rolf

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name
Song & Band Name
"Ghost Town," Cheap Trick"Pretty Vacant," Sex Pistols
"Numb," Linkin Park"No Feelings," Sex Pistols
"What I Got," Sublime"Problems," Sex Pistols
"Queen Of Hearts," Juice Newton"God Save The Queen," Sex Pistols
There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available.

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"Petty Vacant" originally "Pretty Vacant"
Dorothy Jansen
"Go Save The Queen" originally "God Save The Queen"
Little Lovisa

Add a Letter to a Song Title:

"God Saved The Queen" originally "God Save The Queen"
Josh
"Gold Save The Queen" originally "God Save The Queen"
Peter
"God Salve The Queen" originally "God Save The Queen"
Mae Beam

Change a Letter:

"God Pave The Queen" originally "God Save The Queen"
Jane Farnsworth
"Holidays In The Sub" originally "Holidays In The Sun"
Holidays spent in the Beatles' "Yellow Submarine"
Nora Aaron
"Holidays In The Bun" originally "Holidays In The Sun"
Eddie
"Holidays On The Sun" originally "Holidays In The Sun"
When you want to get that deep tan?
Eddie
"Rod Save The Queen" originally "God Save The Queen"
Sammy

There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.

Song Parody Lyrics:

Original Song Name
Parody Song Name
Parody Author
"God Save The Queen""God Save The King"CryHavoc
"God Save The Queen""God Save The King"CryHavoc
"Friggin' In The Riggin'""Jail the Fascist Quisling"I Met Glen Matlock
"Friggin' In The Riggin'""Jail the Fascist Quisling"I Met Glen Matlock
"Anarchy in The UK.""Enemy of the City."Monstermaster13
"God Save the Queen""Just Made a Scene"the_conqueror_of_parodies
"God Save The Queen""Clod! Shave The Queen!"Matthias
"Anarchy in the U.K.""Batteries Out of Juice, Lame"the_conqueror_of_parodies
"Anarchy in the UK""Parody in the UK"Chris Bodily TM
"Anarchy in the UK""Nazarene in the ISIS"Paul Warren

There are additional song parodies available.

Bad Choices for On Hold Music:

Song Name
Company/Organization
Submittor
LiarMarjorie Taylor Greene's answering machineI Ain't THAT Crazy
I'm A Lazy SodDonald Trump's Answering MachineI Saw Nick Lowe - Finally!
No FeelingsDonald Trump's Oval OfficeI Met Glen Matlock
Pretty VacantMENSAAJG
God Save The QueenBuckingham PalacePop-Punk_Goth-Girl
There are additional on hold music ideas available.

Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:

First Band/Song Name
Second Band/Song Name
New Song Name
Submittor
(Everything I Do) I Do It For You
   Bryan Adams
Anarchy in the UK
   The Sex Pistols
(Everything I Do) I Do It For Anarchy in the UK
The Sex Pistols could teach Bryan Adams a lot!
Amanda
Hotel California
   The Eagles
Anarchy In The U.K.
   The Sex Pistols
Anarchy In Hotel California
Miss.MooMoo
Anarchy In The UK
   The Sex Pistols
Surfin' USA
   Beach Boys
Anarchy In The USA
G
God Save The Queen
   Sex Pistols
Miss Murder
   AFI
God, Murder The Queen
[Ed.'s note: I don't condone it.]
Thorns
There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available.

If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:

L.A. Pistols
L.A. Guns combined with Sex Pistols
Submitted By: GlamRockNinjaLord
Guns 'N Pistols
Guns 'N Roses combined with The Sex Pistols
That coulda been heavy.
Submitted By: Rob
Public Sex Pistol Image
Sex Pistols combined with Public Image Ltd.
They already have Johnny Rotten in common.
Submitted By: Amanda
Sex Pistols With Silver Bullets Band
Sex Pistols combined with Silver Bullet Band
That is to say, the pistols shoot silver bullets.
Submitted By: Peggy Pollock

Misheard Lyrics:

"Pretty Vacant"
Misheard Lyrics:
Out to launch
Original Lyrics:
Out to lunch
"Anarchy in the U.K."
Misheard Lyrics:
I wanna destroy, pass us by
Original Lyrics:
I wanna destroy passersby
"New York"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody knows it's coming to this, and...
Original Lyrics:
Everybody knows Japan is a dish pan.
"E.M.I."
Misheard Lyrics:
And you thought that we were Vikings
Original Lyrics:
And you thought that we were faking
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Stories:

"New York"
Misheard Lyrics:
Everybody knows it's coming to this, and...
Original Lyrics:
Everybody knows Japan is a dish pan.

Story about this misheard lyric by: Mike Hogan

I misheard many lyrics on Bollocks as an American punk teen in the 80s. Love imitating it: lazy pronounced as lie-zay and baby as bye-bay.

There are additional misheard stories available.

Song Parody Fragments:

"God Save The Queen"
Better Lyrics:
God save McQueen, he's Bullitt, maaaannn
Original Lyrics:
God save the queen we mean it, man
Submitted by: Alex Murray

Funniest Song Lyrics:

"Problems"
The Funny Lyrics:
Eat your heart out on a plastic tray.
Why They're Funny:
Strange choice of words.
Submitted by: I Have No Name
"Friggin' In The Riggin'"
The Funny Lyrics:
It was on the good ship Venus
By christ you should have seen us
The figurehead was a whore in bed
And the mast, a mammoth p*nis
Why They're Funny:
This was the least rude verse of this song - and that's really saying something!! Such clever ryming couplets too. Just gets funnier throughout the song
Submitted by: Ms. BlackNails
There are additional Funny lyrics available.

Nonsensical Song Lyrics:

"Anarchy In The UK"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
I wanna be, anarchy
Why They're Nonsensical:
"I wanna be anarchy"? You can't BE anarchy, but you can be an anarchist, you can live *in* an anarchy, but you can't BE it!! Get a clue, guys.
Submitted by: Shanon
 

Misrhymed Song Lyrics:

"L'anarchie Pour L'uk"
The Misrhymed Lyrics:
Moi, je suis l'antichrist,
Moi, je suis anarchist.
Why They're Misrhymed:
If it doesn't rhyme in English - why not translate it into French? So that it almost rhymes properly...
Submitted by: Tim Kelby
"Anarchy In The Uk"
The Misrhymed Lyrics:
I am an antichrist
I am an anarchist
Why They're Misrhymed:
Come on, antichrist and anarchist? It's a great song but even Glen Matlock said those lyrics were 'dreadful.'
Submitted by: carolyn

Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:

"God Save The Queen"
The Song Lyrics:
God save the Queen
The fascist regime
Song They Mention:
"God Save The Queen", the British national anthem. (Yes, it's the same title as this song, but the Sex Pistols were making reference to their own national anthem (they're from the UK) by naming their song after it.)
Submitted by: Red Ruffcorn
 

Songs That Open With Their Titles:

"God Save The Queen"
Opening Lines:
God save the Queen
The fascist regime
Comments:
The really controversial line was "God save the Queen, she ain't a human bein'."
Submitted by: British Bullcrap
 

Scary Song Lyrics:

"Anarchy In The U.K."
The Lyrics:
I am an Anti-Christ
I am an anarchist
Don't know what I want but I know how to get it
I wanna destroy passerby
Cause I wanna be anarchy
Why:
The opening words say it all. If this ain't scary, or at least scary enough to shock or at least turn some heads, what will? When I was in college during some weekend retreats some of my friends in the cabin dining room would dare each other to start singing this punk classic just to have fun with a shock affect. Campy fun.
Submitted by: American Anti-Christ
 

Song Title Space Change:

"Holiday Sin The Sun" originally "Holidays In The Sun"
Submitted by: Peter
"An Archy In The U.K." originally "Anarchy In The U.K."
I'm sure U.K. archeologist use that program.
Submitted by: Peter
"An Arch Yin The U.K." originally "Anarchy In The U.K."
A Chinese arch is feeling yin in the U.K.?
Submitted by: Peter
"God's A Vet, He Queen" originally "God Save The Queen"
Submitted by: Cliff Adair

Band Name Anagrams:

These Split Sox Submitted by: Alexis
Toss The Pixels Submitted by: Alexis
Essentially, scramble the image on the screen.

Song Title Anagrams:

"Any Arch In The U.K." originally "Anarchy In The U.K."
Submitted by: Rodney
"Auk Hatchery Inn" originally "Anarchy In The UK"
Submitted by: Cliff Adair
"A Chunky Hairnet" originally "Anarchy In The UK"
Weird hairnet!
Submitted by: Cliff Adair

Songs That Are Banned:

"God Save The Queen"
Two weeks after signing the Sex Pistols, Virgin Records releases this song to coincide with Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee celebration in June 1977. The song is banned from British airplay because of its "treasonous sentiments." Nonetheless, the song becomes a Number One record in the U. K., listed in some reports with a blank line where the title should be.
Submitted by: Peter

Lyrics Pronunciation:

"Anarchy in the UK"
The Lyrics:
I am an antichrist. I am an anarchist.
Why:
In order to get it to rhyme, he pronounces "anarchist" with a long I sound to rhyme with "antichrist".
Submitted by: Steve
 

Super Short Pop Songs:

"Seventeen" Length: 2:03
Their shortest track.
Submitted by: G

Song Title Acrostics:

HITS: "Holidays In The Sun"
Submitted by: Candy Welty

Song Title Spoonerisms:

"Who Billed Kambi?" originally "Who Killed Bambi?"
Submitted by: Brit Boxx
"Quad Gave The Scene" originally "God Save The Queen"
Submitted by: Jane Farnsworth
"Sod Gave The Queen" originally "God Save The Queen"
Submitted by: Jane Farnsworth

Band Name Spoonerisms:

Piss Sex Tolls originally "Sex Pistols"
Submitted by: Peter

What A Band is Best Known For (aside from their music):

"A really crazy television appearance."
They were the last minute fill-ins for Queen. Johnny Rotten swore a lot and the guy in charge of the show was allegedly drunk, so he just kept encouraging the language.
Submitted by: G
"Rebellious attitude"
The Sex Pistols didn't get a record contract until 1977 because of their lewd behavior such as vomiting on people, wrecking studio rooms, and even getting arrested during concerts.
Submitted by: Paul Warren

Products Bands Should Endorse Based on Their Name:

Pistols
Submitted by: Travis
Condoms
I won't go into detail.
Submitted by: Travis

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