“You thought you got rid of us, didn't you? But you were wrong, mate, because we're back...with a vengeance."
John Lydon, known as Johnny Rotten, emblematic singer of the Sex Pistols, is still as provocative as ever, 45 years later.
By republishing their flagship title God Save The Queen
on their official YouTube account ,
the group did not forget to add a little message, straight from the 1970s. The release of Johnny Rotten is of the best effect at a time when the Kingdom United celebrates Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee.
Unsurprisingly, the reissue of God Save the Queen rocketed to the top of the UK charts.
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God Save The Queen
of the Sex Pistols comes out before the jubilee of Elizabeth II
An unexpected competitor
In 1977,
God Save The Queen
had quickly reached second place in the sales charts, before being censored by radio and television.
At issue: the lyrics comparing the monarchy to a
"fascist regime"
and claiming that the queen
"is not a human being".
The reissue of the sulphurous title, a few days before the festivities which celebrate the 70 years of reign of Queen Elizabeth II,
"almost immediately rose to first place",
according to
Variety
.
The Sex Pistols, however, face another competitor who monopolizes the first places all over the world.
Released in 1985, the title
Running Up That Hill
by Kate Bush has also experienced a resurgence of interest since it joined the soundtrack of the fourth season of
Stranger Things
on Netflix.
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The reissue of God Save the Queen comes with a new music video, which includes explosives from the concert on the Thames on the occasion of the Queen's Silver Jubilee in 1977 - concert quickly interrupted by the police - and of the performance recorded in a London club, the Marquee.
The hall is one of the most legendary in London;
it saw the debut of The Who (1964), Pink Floyd (1966), Queen (1972), AC/DC (1976), U2 (1980) and Metallica (1984).
The renewed popularity of the title comes at the right time for Disney+, which will broadcast the
Pistol
mini-series on its platform from July 6 in France.
Inspired by the memoirs of
Pistols
guitarist Steve Jones, and created by Craig Pearce – the screenwriter of
Elvis
– the series traces the history of the band and the punk movement in the United Kingdom.
