Sex Pistols – God Save the Queen | Song Meaning Explained #73
John Lydon wrote the lyrics eating baked beans on toast. Workers refused to print the cover. The BBC left a blank space in their charts rather than print the title. 2 band members were attacked with knives the same week it came out. And the number 2 chart position may have been deliberately manufactured to stop this song from hitting number 1 during the Queen's Silver Jubilee.
This episode breaks down the full story behind God Save the Queen, including the 2 record labels that paid the Sex Pistols to disappear, the Thames boat arrest, the chart manipulation investigation, and why this song…
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