Pretty Vacant by Sex Pistols

Genre: Punk
Year: 2007

"Pretty Vacant" is a song by the English punk rock band The Sex Pistols. It was released on 1 July 1977 as the third single from their only album, Never Mind the Bollocks, Heres the Sex Pistols. The song marked the bands only appearance on the British music show Top of the Pops. The song is infamous for vocalist John Lydons phrasing of the word "vacant", emphasizing the last syllable making it sound like the swear word "cunt". According to Glen Matlock the riff was inspired by "S.O.S." by ABBA after hearing it on the radio. The B-side is a cover of The Stooges "No Fun" which they played on the spot without a proper rehearsal. New Musical Express (NME) magazine made it their Single of the Year in 1977. In March 2005, Q' magazine placed the song at number 26 in its list of the 100 Greatest Read full article at wikipedia.org

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