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  • Where is your liver, John?!

  • ok so maybe it's not in the spirit of punk and they look old but so do a lot of us. When I saw them perform on tv for the first time in almost 20 years it sent chills of excitement though me, they still sounded great, They were one of the few punk bands I missed the first time round so I was sooo ready to see them at Finsbury Park and I was not disappointed...awesome!

  • they still ha it 

  • God this is so sad. They are about as relevant as Green Day here. I just hope they got some of the money that they were scammed of the first time around. There really is no other reason for this.

  • @sfshinz I know what you mean and yet if you crank it up, it still sounds pretty good. But you are right, they are still preying on 35 year old stuff to get a few extra quid.

  • @sfshinz Explain the 'relevant as Green Day part' please?

  • @spooooooooons To me, Green Day have always been a band that has created well-crafted pop songs, which is great. And innocuous,

  • @sfshinz Ahh, I get you. Well, tbh I think all there stuff, whichever part of there career has been well crafted for each style they've gone through. There early stuff up until Nimrod was offensive but not as obvious as lyrics such as the Sex Pistols. Later stuffs definitley more radio friendly, and definitley innocuous, but if anything has more politically charged meaning.

  • @sfshinz I'm sorry......let me just make sure I understand what it is you are saying. You are saying that The Pistols are sad? Oh dear, you just don't get it do you? When John Joseph Lydon screams 'and we don't care', he actually, deep down, on a basic and brutally honest level, means it! They are without comparison, I have yet to see ANY band before or since that have really stuck it to the Establishment/Government/Big business. Who's doing it now???

  • @splitneyboria Nothing remotely sad about the Pistols from 1975-1978, not even their final gig at Winterland, which I have seen footage of, and was surprised at how powerful they were even at their worst (which pretty much everybody agrees that show represented). What's sad is watching them on Letterman. Again, I understand it, and hope they got some of they money they were scammed out of originally; there is something sad about watching them hopping about in a television studio 20 years later.

  • Was that Glen Matlock on bass?

  • @RManFlint yeah it is. lol, he looks exactly the same as he did back in 76

  • @TheClassicpunk1 He sure does. Maybe there's something to be said for avoiding drug and alcohol abuse. But then, why risk it?

  • John shouldn't do Pistols songs with his PIL voice

  • John Lydon = DEFINITION of SEXY

  • if they don't have a future, why are they alive ?

  • @danielscissorhands So impressive Mr. Scissor Dick -

  • @danielscissorhands Daniel Scissor Dick... yeah yeah yeah yeah blah blah blah....

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  • @FairiesFuckHumans It must suck for you, being such a loser. At least you like the Ramone though. But the Sex Pistols not punk? HAH! The Sex Pistols and the Damned were like the first 2 British punk bands, dumbass.

  • @jockey0 lol I was thinking the same thing, but he's still got it.

  • 10CC RULES!!!

  • I think that that was better than twenty years earlier .....

  • SHIT

    

  • they shud uv neva got back 2getda afta sid died, he woz da origenal andd da best! sid rulez!

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  • @danielscissorhands nah nah nah, u god mee all rong mate! Sid woz da baseist 4 da pistuls n shud ve gut maor reespeck frum da udders! Sid 4eva

  • @DrMichaelHfuhruhurr U didn't even understand my comment. Holy s**t, u are stupid. lol.

  • @danielscissorhands I am a doc! Ov corse i "understand" wot u saed do u "understad" wot i said!!!1

  • @DrMichaelHfuhruhurr You need to stop injecting people with window washing fluid, Dr Hfuhruhurr. Yes, I have seen that movie, and it was great. :D

  • @danielscissorhands Cranial Screw-Top Method FTW! ;)

  • @DrMichaelHfuhruhurr Yes. You are a brilliant surgeon, Dr, but you know nothing about Sex Pistols history. If you stop spending so much time hanging out with brains, and more time reading up on punk rock history, you will be all set!

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  • @ogrebattle22763  shut... the... fuck... up... and watch,,, the video

  • @lonelyboy181 Fuck you...

  • @lonelyboy181 Keep your mouth shut & mind your business... I've watched the video already douche... "LonelyBoy181" LMAO...

  • @DrMichaelHfuhruhurr Obviously you know shit about the 'Pistols.Sid wasn't the "origenal" (original), stupid. Sid wasn't even on Nevermind the Bullocks. Steve Jones actually played most of the bass parts on that album (look it up!). And Glen Matlock played on 3 tracks. And Sid's bass playing only appeared on Bodies, on the original album. Sid was one of the worst bass players ever. And his addiction ruined the Sex Pistols.The only cool thing Sid did was sing "My Way."

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  • I love johnny but think he looks like krusty the clown in this

  • Fuckin ace

  • @ogrebattle22763 Well you obviously don't know anything about Joe Strummer & the Clash. They DID get offers throughout the years since their breakup to reform the band & they always turned it down. It's pretty well-documented, actually. Not only is THAT well-documented, but it's also well-known how anti-music industry they were and the constant fights with their record label (selling double and triple albums for the price of one, forgoing royalties, being broke all the time, etc). LOOK IT UP.

  • @iwantcompletecontrol Right & I suppose they became musicians & artists not because of the fame or money or anything like that right... Anti-music industry? Yes aren't they all... but the truth is they were in the music business & they made their money through the music industry..... Anti - music industry my ass.... that's what they want fans like you to believe.... the problem is when your a hardcore fan you take everything they say seriously...

  • @iwantcompletecontrol Yes they turned it down surely because the money just wasn't to their liking... every artist is always going to have fights & disagreements with their label it's the nature of the business... Queen went through it when they were first coming up... & if The Clash signed off on some bad deals that mean't them forgoing royalties whose fault is that?

  • @ogrebattle22763 Again, you clearly didnt look it up. The Clash forwent royalties on Sandinista - a triple album - so they could sell it for the price of a single. And yes, they realized that signing with a label was a bad idea (see: Complete Control). Strummer didn't make music again til 99 because he waited for his shitty contract to expire. If he wanted $ he definitely could've had it. I didn't know this was actually a disputable issue. Joe's been called a lot of things, but sell-out? Really?

  • @iwantcompletecontrol So what.. so they sold Sandinista a triple album for the price of a single from a business point of view to agree to something like that is in itself absolutely ridiculous... so they should be hailed for that?I don't understand what your telling me about them - that they should be looked upon as some cool band or smart band? I'm not sure I understand the message your trying to deliver here...

  • @ogrebattle22763 Dude, read what the heck you're saying. "from a business point of view to agree to something like that is in itself absolutely ridiculous" -- EXACTLY! That alone should prove they weren't in it for the money. If they wanted money, Sandinista would've been TRIPLE THE PRICE! Good God, has corporate music finally taken over so much that you can't possibly FATHOM that a band could've once been in it only for the sake of making good music and spreading an important message?

  • @iwantcompletecontrol Oh jesus christ whatever the fuck ever... your obviously one of these hardcore Clash fans who worships the ground they walk on....

  • @iwantcompletecontrol If your trying to tell me that they weren't in it for the money don't tell me that... any musicians dream is to become famous make money & gather up a fan base & a following which the Clash clearly had so what's the story here? They are icons & true punks because they didn't do things that the average band did? If that's what your saying then I disagree with you that's all... I'm not saying your not allowed to have your own opinion ok I just disagree that's all...

  • @ogrebattle22763 "They are icons & true punks because they didn't do things that the average band did?" Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying. Honestly if the Clash wanted to be the next Led Zeppelin or Rolling Stones they could've, but its hard to do that when youre practically giving away your music, letting people into your concerts for free through the back door, writing about political topics (they named an album Sandinista for god's sake), etc. Those are facts. Anyways, think what you want.

  • @iwantcompletecontrol the clash ( Joe and Mick Jones) played one show for some fire fighters right before joe past away. RIP Strummer 1952 – 2002

  • @iamdhump Joe was playing with his band The Mescaleros and Mick jumped on stage at the end for a few songs. It was more of an impromptu performance, not an all-out "reunion" like the Pistols.

  • LOLOL....Bit older, middle age spread, voice not as strong but can still belt out my fave of their songs. I still have this record, 4yrs on I wonder what they're doing.

  • If this ain't a fucking kick ass version of "Pretty Vacant" then I don't know what is...

  • That's enough of that "RUBBISH" .... lol... Sex Pistols kick fucking ass & that's the truth...

  • This vid gave me goose bumps........fukin brilliant, the pistols were my youth and this took mr right back,

  • I agree that Nancy was his downfall. I do have respect for Johnny Rotten's vision for the Sex Pistols though.

  • John Lydon would make a scary clown. Good tune.

  • Probably the best performance of the reunion , sounded raw as fuck , Lydons vocals on form and the sound was excellent !!

  • Mattlock on bass?

  • Stop your cheap comments,they know how they feel!

  • The Sex Pistols on Letterman? Read that sentence over and over again and realise how wrong it is.

  • Sex Pistols IS PUNK ROCK. that's it.

  • rock 'n' roll.

  • My idol!

  • so fk cool

  • I love the Pistols but John Lydon AKA Johnny Rotten does not the Sex Pistols Make!!! Long live SID!

  • @JZilla76 bullshit

  • @JZilla76 Sid was a late comer to the Sex Pistols. He was a heroin addict that destroyed the band. Get your history right if you want to seem like you know what you are talking about.

  • @JZilla76 Sid was a late comer to the Sex Pistols. He was a heroin addict that destroyed the band. Get your history right if you want to seem like you know what you are talking about.

  • @tedsund ~ I know my history and I believe Malcom McLauren once stated that had he seen Sid first he would of recruited him as the "frontman" instead of Lydon? Also I dont know how Sid was a "late comer" since the Sex Pistols entire career lasted all of less than four years of wich Sid was along for half. Furthermore, if they were so great without him how did he "destroy the band"?  Others came and went so by that statement alone you admit without Sid they were nothing! lol!

  • @JZilla76 shut the fuck up you poseur, if sid wasn't a pretty face you would give a shit about him!

  • @PrettyVacantsWay-> Poseur? Pretty Face? lmfao! Thanks for the laugh Kiddo!

  • @JZilla76 'lmfao' you are welcome.

  • @tedsund I wouldn't put all the blame on Sid, though as a song writing outfit I think they only wrote 3 songs after Vicious joined. An equally big problem was Rotten's poor relationship with the rest of the band but especially McLaren who he despised at the end (Jones & Cook also seemed to Rotten to be on McLarens side). McLaren barely put in an appearance in the USA tour and gave no real support to the problems they were having. Though Rotten also sounds like he could be a nightmare to be with.

  • @tedsund he didn't destroy the band at first. In the beginning he progressed really quickly and had a genuine desire to learn how to play. it was pretty much after he met nancy that things went downhill

  • @tedsund Get ya history right too. Sid was not a heroin addict when he joined the Pistols and took over from Glenn.Learn some history. Pretty Vacant!

  • @EinMagillaGorilla You tell it like it is Sid was a fucking junkie period... He sucked... they would unplug his bass because the fucker was a retard who couldn't play.....

  • @ogrebattle22763 Perhaps you are just slow. Sid was NOT a heroin addict when he joined the band. He was not a JUNKIE of any description. Did I mention his talent on the bass? NO. None of them could play dickhead. Learn some fucking history.

  • @EinMagillaGorilla When he joined the band NO he was not a heroin addict but he sure ended up being one DICKHEAD... Oh did I forget to mention he sucked & couldn't play the bass DICKHEAD.... He was a fucking junkie period YOU DOUCHEBAG.....

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  • @EinMagillaGorilla Why don't you shut the fuck up you self righteous Boomerang throwing Kangaroo ass licking Dingo Dog fucking douchebag...

  • @EinMagillaGorilla Oh & by the way take those marbles out of your fucking mouth when you talk to me retard...

  • @ogrebattle22763

    Such wit. Never mind the truth.

  • @EinMagillaGorilla What ever you say Crocodile Dundee..... fucking asswipe...

  • @ogrebattle22763

    How much can a Koala Bear? Simpleton.

  • @EinMagillaGorilla What did I tell you about talking to me with those marbles in your mouth douchebag... if your going to talk to me speak right or don't speak at all....

  • @EinMagillaGorilla I'm sorry did you say something.... retard...

  • @ogrebattle22763

    Continue with you're diatribe. Perhaps I should converse in mono syllables?

  • @EinMagillaGorilla Hey fuck brain are you still trying to talk.... or is your to slow to realize that nobody really cares what your saying... Try monkey hand signals... "MagillaGorilla"

  • @ogrebattle22763

    Who's nobody? You don't speak for the collective. Problems?

  • @EinMagillaGorilla In your case I will speak for the "COLLECTIVE" because anyone with even half a brain can realize that your a fucking jackass.... "MAGILLA GORILLA" LMAO!

  • @ogrebattle22763

    Keep sucking cock you fucking simpleton. While you're at it learn how to spell.

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  • @ogrebattle22763 come on guys chill, enjoy some real punk music

  • @EinMagillaGorilla Hey big mouth... where are you? What no wise ass comments anymore SCUMBAG! Yeah that figures you piece of shit.... You like to open your mouth & run it like a wise ass until somebody calls you on your shit you fucking faggot...

  • @ogrebattle22763 I have not read the comment you are responding to, but you need to chill out even if you are right and the other person is wrong. All this anger is too much, dude.

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  • @danielscissorhands You need to mind your fucking business... before I do a tap dance on your head you'll never forget I'll show you how to hold my anger... Faggot mother fucker...

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  • @EinMagillaGorilla "EINMAGILLAGORILLA" das monkeyman.... hmmm ein very intelligent... lol... maybe we are slow people but EINMAGILLAGORILLA is an intelligent species of GORILLA...

  • @EinMagillaGorilla Hey Magilla... did you forget about me? You fucking Turd.. Oh where oh where is my friendly Magilla Gorilla.... Oh where Oh Where can she be!

  • @ogrebattle22763 **Disclaimer: I am a huge Sex Pistols fan!** They were all junkies, and NONE of them knew how to play. Geez. They didn't become famous because anyone was any good in the band. They became famous as part of a marketing ploy. Doesn't make me like them less but the truth is the truth.

  • @ryedain Then how did they manage to write all their own songs and create the most influential album of all time?

    You really need to do your homework before spouting rubbish. Wikipedia them and look at the masses of groups who took their primary infuence from the Pistols.

    Lydon is a great lyricist, Matlock is a great song writer and Jones is a great guitarist who created a sound all of his own using simple barred chords, dubbing, dropping octaves and combining for the wall of sound.

  • @Maxshard Oh, please! The most influential album of all time?

  • @RManFlint Ok! Let's have some of your own opinions, rather than that of music journlalists and countles polls?

  • @Maxshard This is the truth. Steve Jones guitar sound is instantly recognisable and has been emulated by bands all over the world. Joe Lydon's lyrics are awesome and his singing style unique. For those that were around at the time, of which I am one, when The Pistols arrived on the music scene it was a wake up call to the youth of the 70's to start asking questions. It was unbelievably exciting.....great days!

  • @splitneyboria You're preaching to thr converted.

  • @JZilla76 You're right. Johnny, Steve, Glen and Paul make the Sex Pistols. Sid was a footnote who contributed nothing. Enjoy the song you're hearing? Written by Mr. Glen Matlock, original and current bassist. 'Nuff said.

  • @FairiesFuckHumans well i mean at least this bassist could play. but yeah. they aint even having fun.

  • Paul Cook of THE SEX PISTOLS recalls how his birthday celebration during the band's reunion tour went horribly awry. Read more at The Worst Gig (WorstGig.com).

  • I nuv johnnys hair.. <3 

  • And to think the musim jihadist want to kill letterman .Go figure hahahahahhaahahah.

  • @frozenmolson ha ha ha ? you nut.

  • Saw them play in Adelaide, Australia in 1996. Wasn't expecting too much, but they totally effing rocked. And the packed town hall they played to went apeshit from opener to encore. Fantastic night.

  • The PISTOLS aRe The BeSt PuNk or RoCk tHere ever WaS!!!

  • @FairiesFuckHumans Why is this moaning cunt still leaving comments? FairiesFuckHumans: we don't care what your opinions are, don't watch th Sex Pistols if you don't like them.

  • Saw this band at Crystal palace sports ground back in 2002 - absolutely terrible.At the time of the first encore Steve Jones was so disinterested he forgot to go off stage with the rest of the band! Still the venue was almost full so they made a good nights wage peddling their nostalgia.

  • Saw them in Glasgow a couple of years ago - they were fuckin' rubbish. Arseholes. Total waste of time and money.

  • @CombatRocks at least they got your money. ;-)

  • @saipanrick Nah, I got a spare ticket off a mate. I wouldn't pay to see these clowns.

  • That hairstyle is PUNK

  • @JakeSaint95 why not?

  • I love this polished version sounds better the recorded and i usuallly hate live. Does someone have the VH-1 one? Please, care to share

  • Nothing ever or since has compared to The Sex Pistols in the punk genre. Know that. This freakin rocks, thanx for posting.

  • On fire. Awesome.

  • That record gave me the guts to form a band. I couldnt see myself being in The eagles or the Stones, but I could see myself being a Pistol or a Ramone. This might have been commercialized punk, but it woke a whole bunch of us teenagers up in the 70's and then we listened to other stuff, and saw local punk bands. I love it and I always will.

  • @Philby62 What did/do you play? How old were you? Did you play before you started a band?

  • he's too much like lydon, not rotten...

  • Cool to see Glen back

  • @FairiesFuckHumans Oooh. Touched a nerve there!

  • who wants to get hit...... love this forever.......

  • @srf347 It's fucking great, ain't it? Love it.

  • @FairiesFuckHumans I mean you're talking shit. If you don't like the Pistols, pioneers of punk, then don't visit Sex Pistols footage on youtube and leave whiny comments. There is nothing whatsoever to substantiate your comments on how they are superficial. You cannot get any more of an opposite to superficial than the Sex Pistols. They were taking the piss out of the establishment; they knew it and so did most intelligent people. Are you a failed musician? Were you bullied at school?

  • @FairiesFuckHumans You sound more spunk than punk.

  • @FairiesFuckHumans All that crap was down to Malcolm Mclaren and his business sense which is well documented. It is a case of the establishment fucking itself which is very punk. As far as I'm concerned there are two bands that symbolise punk: the Ramones for starting it off properly (after the New York Dolls, MC5, the Stooges paved the way admirably) and the Sex Pistols who epitomised the attitude. What better way to piss off the Americans than to appear on Letterman.

  • fuckin amazing........best band ever..!!

  • Johnny Rotten . Nuff Said <3

  • Looks like he did a line at the end.

  • And another tour !!!!!!

  • Ironic; the best rocknroll comes from England.

  • @6doublefive3two1 frank zappa is from usa

  • Fucking outstanding....

  • Sid.

  • @DandySuddProductions yes, he's gone and the band is better than ever.

  • Adolh Hitler fucked a parrot, Their Love child was JOHNNY, Can't you see it??

  • Thats right, Glen. Its yours by right.

  • It still not the same without sid :(

  • @joey4245 - Glen Matlock was the original bassist and co-wrote the bulk of those classic SP songs with John Lydon. The Pistols did very little recording with Sid Vicious. He was more of a mascot than a contributor.

  • @joey4245

    No it's better ..Glen can play his bass!

  • is that steve jones?

  • @KillswitchJohn yup thats jonesy

  • @ItsBetterSooner wow, you are a loser. go back to miley cyrus you jambroni

  • Is it me or does matlock uses sid viciouss' p bass?

  • is johnny- John maried and stuff?

  • @bezumsteeltjuh yes..his wife is a german publishing heiress worth 150 million dollars. They have been married for over 30 years.

  • @TheBluesJammer thank you

  • que se vaqyan a la mierda esos 15 que no les gustan

  • Coal chamber-loco

  • compare this to The Saints reformation at Pig City, Brisbane 2007.

  • awesome band

  • Letterman is a pretty vaCUNT!

  • 14 dislikes and we don't care.

  • Letterman just shit his pants. /nod

  • Pretty VaC**t!