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Sex Pistols – Holidays in the Sun
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“Holidays in the Sun” was the fourth single released by the Sex Pistols in October ‘77. This song came to life after a period of vacations in Berlin, where the band felt good
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Sex Pistols – Holidays in the Sun (Remastered Version)
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I don't want to holiday in the sun / I want to go to the new Belsen / I want to see some history / 'Cause now I got a reasonable economy / Oh now I got a reason / Now I got a
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Sex Pistols – Holidays in the Sun Samples
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Sex Pistols – God Save the Queen
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“God Save the Queen” is a song by the English punk rock band Sex Pistols. It was released as the band’s second single and was featured on their only studio album, Never Mind the
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Sex Pistols – Submission
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Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren owned a store called SEX that sold various fetish items. He asked the band to write a song about bondage and sadomasochism, and lead singer John
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Sex Pistols – Seventeen
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[Verse 1: Johnny Rotten] / You're only 29 / Got a lot to learn / But when your mummy dies / She will not return / [Verse 2: Johnny Rotten] / We like noise, it's our choice / It's
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Sex Pistols – EMI
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EMI was one of the major record labels The Sex Pistols had signed to in their short time together. They were on the label from October 1976 until January 1977, a far cry away from
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Sex Pistols – Anarchy in the U.K.
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“Anarchy in the U.K.” was released as the band’s debut single on 26 November 1976 and was later featured on their album, Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols. “Anarchy
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Sex Pistols – No Feelings
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[Verse 1: Johnny Rotten] / I've seen you in the mirror when the story began / And I fell in love with you, I love your mortal sin / Your brains are locked away, but I love your
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Sex Pistols – Bodies
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The second song on The Sex Pistols' landmark album Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols, “Bodies” describes abortion in grisly detail, focusing on one of the crazy
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Skid Row – Holidays in the Sun
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A cheep holiday in other peoples misery / I don't wanna holiday in the sun / I wanna go to the new belsen / I wanna see some history / 'cause now I got a reasonable economy / Now I
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Sex Pistols – Problems
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[Verse 1: Johnny Rotten] / Too many problems, oh, why am I here? / I need to be me 'cause you're all too clear / And I can see there's something wrong with you / But what do you
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Sex Pistols – Pretty Vacant
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Malcolm McLaren in Please Kill Me:
Richard Hell was a definite, 100 percent inspiration, and, in fact, I remember telling the Sex Pistols, “Write a song like ‘Blank Generation
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Dexys – Burn It Down Samples
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Sex Pistols – Did You No Wrong
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“Did you no wrong” was originally co- written by original (pre-sex pistols band member) Wally Nightingale in 1974. The lyrics to the latter were subsequently rewritten by Johnny
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Ezra Furman – Suck the Blood from My Wound Samples
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Sex Pistols – Liar
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[Verse 1] / Liar, lie, lie, lie, you lie, lie, lie, lie, lie / Tell me why, tell me why / Why'd you have to lie? / Should've realised that you / Should've told the truth / Should'
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Dexys – Burn It Down
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Jimmy (yeah!) / Al (yeah!) / For God's sake, burn it down / I'll only ask you once more / You only want to believe / This man is looking for someone to hold him down / He doesn't
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Sex Pistols – New York
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This is a rant about bands from New York in general but especially the New York Dolls, who Malcolm McLaren briefly managed prior to the Pistols.
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Sex Pistols – No Fun
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Right / Here we go now / A sociology lecture / With a bit of psychology / A bit of neurology / A bit of fuck-ology / No fun / Right, no fun / My babe, no fun / No fun / My babe, no
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Sex Pistols – The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
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[Verse 1] / People said we couldn't play / They called us foul-mouthed yobs / But the only notes that really count / Are the ones that come in wads / They all drowned when the air
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Ezra Furman – Suck the Blood from My Wound
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This song is closely tied to the plot of the album. Ezra Furman discussed the “story” of the album in an interview with NME, published online on 4th Dec 2017.
She said:
There is a
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Sex Pistols – Something Else
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“Somethin' Else”, by rockabilly Eddie Cochran, is the original song that inspired this cover sung by Sid Vicious; it was first released in 1959.
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Sex Pistols – Silly Thing
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“Silly Thing” was written by both Paul Cook and Steve Jones, and was recorded after lead singer John Lydon had left the band, therefore the vocals in this song belong to guitarist
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Sex Pistols – No Fun (Unedited Version)
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Right here we go now / A sociology lecture / With a bit of psychology / A bit of neurology / A bit of fuck-all-ology / No fun / Right no fun / My babe no fun / No fun / My babe no
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Sex Pistols – C'mon Everybody
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[Verse 1] / Well, c'mon, everybody / And let's get together tonight / I got some money in my jeans / And I'm really going to spend it right / [Chorus] / Well, I've been a-doin
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Sex Pistols – My Way
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A soulful cover of Frank Sinatra’s My Way, as sung by Sid Vicious. With improvised lyrics and a new punk energy Sid sings about the way in which he lived his life. Unlike Frank
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Ex Pistols (Ft. Glen Matlock) – The Swindle Continues
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Who wants to be a millionaire? / (We do!) / When all the money's gone / What shall we do? / Get a job in a superstore or try another use / For once you've seen the (?) of life
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Cigarettes After Sex – Sunsetz
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Sunsetz is a song about a person trying to cope with his girlfriend (or maybe ex-girlfriend) not being there. The song consistently brings forward the themes of longing, memories
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Sex Pistols (Ft. Ronnie Biggs) – No One Is Innocent (The Biggest Blow)
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[Verse 1] / God save the Sex Pistols, they're a bunch of wholesome blokes / They just like wearing filthy clothes and swapping filthy jokes / God save television keep the programs
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Sex Pistols – I Wanna Be Me
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[Verse 1] / Turn the page / And it's the scoop of the century / Don't wanna be L7 / I had enough of this / This is brainwash / And this is a clue / To the stars who fool you / [Pre
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bbno$ (Ft. Rich Brian) – edamame
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bbno$ and Rich Brian team up for the first time on “edamame”, a song produced by Diamond Pistols and the second single off of bbno$’s fifth album, eat ya veggies.
The song sees
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