Pretty Vacant
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| "Pretty Vacant" | ||
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| Single by Sex Pistols | ||
| from the album Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols | ||
| Released | July 2, 1977 (UK) October 27, 1977 (US) |
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| Format | Vinyl single | |
| Genre | Punk | |
| Length | 3:15 | |
| Label | Virgin Records (UK) Warner Bros. (US) | |
| Writer(s) | Sex Pistols | |
| Producer(s) | Chris Thomas, Bill Price | |
| Sex Pistols singles chronology | ||
| "God Save the Queen" (1977) |
"Pretty Vacant" (1977) |
"Holidays in the Sun" (1977) |
"Pretty Vacant" was the third single released by punk band the Sex Pistols. This ode to apathy was released on July 2, 1977. Provocatively, in the chorus the name of the song is sung with heavy emphasis on the final syllable; so that it sounds like the word cunt.[citation needed] Despite this, this song marked the band's only appearance on the British music show Top of the Pops during their heyday, as they thought it was John Lydon's Irish accent. Also, according to Glen Matlock the riff was inspired by "S.O.S." by ABBA after hearing it on the radio.
The song was featured in the 1981 Ralph Bakshi movie American Pop.
The B-side is a cover of The Stooges' "No Fun" and lasts about 7 minutes, almost twice the length of the original.
"Pretty Vacant" was used as the theme song to a short-lived 1994 television sketch comedy show called The Vacant Lot.
In March 2005, Q magazine placed the song at number 26 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks.
Joey Ramone used the lead riff in his cover of Wonderful World.
South African pop group Shikisha released a cover version of the song in 1996. [1].
Grime MC Lady Sovereign has also covered "Pretty Vacant" and has performed live versions of the song.
| Sex Pistols |
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| Johnny Rotten | Steve Jones | Glen Matlock | Paul Cook | Sid Vicious |
| Discography |
| Studio albums: Never Mind the Bollocks, 1977 |
| Singles: Anarchy in the UK, 1976 | God Save the Queen, 1977 | Pretty Vacant, 1977 | Holidays in the Sun, 1977 | No One Is Innocent, 1978 |
| Live and compilation releases: Some Product: Carri on Sex Pistols, 1979 | The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle, 1980 | Flogging a Dead Horse, 1980 |
| Related articles |
| Public Image Ltd. | Malcolm McLaren | Jamie Reid | Ronnie Biggs | Edward Tudor-Pole | The Professionals | The Filth and the Fury | Punk rock |
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