PIL perform Anarchy In The UK The Tube. Listen out for the inclusion of Plinkerty Ponk Piano on this version of the Sex Pistols classic performed by John's band after the Pistols PIL.
Agreed. I remember seeing Sam Philips (of Sun Studios fame) in talking about Elvis saying all you should aim for is to be DIFFERENT. Lydon, like Elvis, was exactly that - different and both shocking in their time.
@@marguskiis7711 I wouldn't say all that, but I would say the closest to his style that I've ever heard would have to have been Jello Biafra (but far from the same)
Clearly the very Last song he wanted to be singing at that stage of his career and development. Superb song in its original state. Way beyond Dire here - and I am fairly certain that he would (gleefully) agree.
Awesome. I'm sure all the punkers in the house were thrilled. One of my favorite times in music history, so much going on: hardcore, post punk, new wave, goth, rockabilly, early thrash, etc.
I think this is totally in keeping with Lydon’s ethos, as opposed to unintentionally cringeworthy. The Pistols had the aim of getting up people’s noses, and this arrangement proves that doing that to the Pistol’s own fans wasn’t off the table. Plenty of people wanted PiL to be Pistols 2, and it never was going to be, and I take this performance to be a big “fuck you” to them
I dunno, sometimes I feel that whatever Rotten/Lydon does, someone somewhere will defend even the terrible stuff as “Yeah, this is a big FU to the people who expected him to do it well.” I think this is a bit rubbish, personally. But each to their own.
Lydon always said that the Pistols were "Too Conventional" this version of "Arnachy" is even more conventional Rock N Roll with the piano and top class musicians. He's actually making a very bold statement here. That he's not afraid to acknowledge his past and having been "Johnny Rotten" but also that he's not afraid to take the piss out of what the Pistols were and stood for.
Oh the Liberties of HINDSIGHT what??! We get the 'joke' as u call it..Now. They were ALL/WAYs at their crap'o'gimmickist when Sid was on the tage and Not poor ol Glen.. We often hear John slag all that bands (I'll call it 'MIRAGE') BUT, how many bands you know of make JUST ONE ALBUM and here we are look, still discussing them 42(3)yrs after it!!!? How can anyone deny that Nevermind.... IS one of the best ROCK'n'ROLL albums ever recorded?? John has all the BAGGAGE of Malcom's ab/Use of 4 young men who didnt have the Business acumen, just a pure Will to DO Something. Johnny 'lost' his best buddy in it; trickery like Grundy was most likely a weekly event. Even there u can see his intellect to NOT BE 'Their' puppy. What a Whirlwind for them all in such a short space of time... John will still cry over John Beverly's MIRAGE as 'Sid Vicious' - 1st the mother, then Nancy. Believe me R.Saiyaman; twas no JOKE. AND:- ''..what the Pistols stood for'' you say. WHAT do you mean by that??? It's the *Two Blind Men Feeling Elephants* thing isn't it. I'm pretty darn Zen sure that THEY(or 4 other Pub Rock bands just akin to them) HAD TO HAPPEN -Then AND There. The album name; Johns intellect; AnOK4UK & God Save the Queen... Mission ACCOMPLISHED !!!! Mind yerself bub, lee.
The piano keys in a punk song is not original... a lot of the earlier Proto-Punk bands had that sound going on, keys with their distorted guitars because they were following the template of Rock n' Roll bands... hell even Iggy and the Stooges had plenty of that
@@oliverrickard9970 and his voice got alot deeper... I think his voice Is alot more for those later pistol gigs. And I think the pistol songs are alot more demanding than pil songs so that probably had a big influence on how he sounded
@@Alex-ey9jl I'm not sure, if you listen to his more recent Pil stuff (even the late 80s/90s era) the vocal stuff is quite demanding, more so than anything from NMTB
@@oliverrickard9970 I suppose I could agree but if you compare a song like rise to bodies I think the aggression and the energy that he has to muster to sing bodies every night for a tour must be straining on his vocals compared to rise... If you watch videos of him performing pistols stuff to pil stuff his stage persona is very diffirent and enegrry levels are very diffirent but I respect your opinion man
I think in all probability he`s actually taking the piss by turning an old Sex Pistols song into a parody. Down the rub-a-dub, all gathered around the ol` Joanna with Chas n Dave and having a right good blitz spirit knees up. Eating jellied eels whilst Les The Barman is heard shouting upstairs to his wife, "Maureen my love , it`s getting a bit busy down here"
I'm going to assume the piano is Jools Holland, who often participates with the bands he has has on his shows. There's likely no 'irony' or 'message' to it. JH likely said "Do you mind if I play piano?" and John Lydon likely said, "Okay."
Yeah he sounds like he swallowed a bag's worth of helium balloons and the entire helium tank they were inflated with. At least his voice improved my the 90s, when the Pistols reformed.
He's flu-ridden here. I remember reading a review of the performance in the Q Magazine years ago, and they buried it. Lydon's voice was usually quite good around this period.
This line up of PIL sound like they have got their musical chops. Were they session musicians he was using at this time? The piano makes it really good!
What a fun song! Token Rebellions are fun it’s always fun to pretend to be a revolutionary until they come for your head with the guillotine good time Rock🎉 rebels are we 😝🤣
Cripes, remember watching this live back in the day! he was much better to listen to back then as he was fairly on key, whereas these days he doesn’t even bother trying to sing in tune, and I just can’t listen to it.
