After the exciting festivities of Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee celebration weekend, it’s time to revisit iconic music dedicated to the royals.
Sex Pistols’ ‘God Save The Queen’ becomes top-selling single in UK for Platinum Jubilee
05.06.2022 - 12:13 / nme.com
Sex Pistols‘ notorious anti-monarchy anthem ‘God Save The Queen’ was the biggest-selling single in the UK.The 1977 hit was reissued on Friday (June 3), and hit the top spot exactly 45 years after it was notoriously denied Number One. The protest song was officially released by the band via Virgin in May 1977.
Despite being banned by the BBC, it reached number one on the NME chart and number two on the UK’s singles chart (the track was listed as a blank on the latter to avoid causing offence) though fans believed it was kept from top spot in purpose.Their signing to Virgin and re-release of the single came after the band had been controversially dropped by their previous label A&M, prompting the destruction of 25,000 unreleased copies of ‘God Save The Queen’. Only a handful of copies of the original A&M release remain, with one selling for £13,000 back in 2019.As the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations continued yesterday, the song became the biggest-selling single in the UK for the very first time.
The band also released a commemorative coin celebrating the song’s anniversary.Elsewhere, John Lydon said in a recent interview with Piers Morgan that he is “actually really, really proud of the Queen for surviving and doing so well”.He told TalkTV last month that ‘God Save The Queen’ was “anti-royalist, but it’s not anti-human”.“I’ve got to tell the world this. Everyone presumes that I’m against the royal family as human beings, I’m not,” Lydon said.
“I’m actually really, really proud of the Queen for surviving and doing so well.“I applaud her for that, and that’s a fantastic achievement. I’m not a curmudgeon about that.”
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manchestereveningnews.co.uk
06.06.2022 / 17:25
ITV Loose Women's Denise Welch stands in for Gloria Hunniford after 'upset' over Jubilee Pageant
Denise Welch was drafted in to appear on Loose Women at the last minute after Gloria Hunniford was forced to pull out. The 82-year-old was also left upset after she had to miss out on her role at the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
variety.com
06.06.2022 / 00:31
Sex Pistols’ ‘God Save The Queen’ Becomes Top-Selling Single in U.K. During Platinum Jubilee
Thania Garcia As Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee festivities continue, a reissue of Sex Pistols‘ infamous anarchist anthem “God Save The Queen” hit the top of the charts in the U.K. on Saturday.The song was reissued on Friday and almost immediately launched into the No. 1 spot — 45 years to the day after it was infamously denied the top slot.
etonline.com
04.06.2022 / 23:59
Watch Queen Elizabeth and Paddington Bear Kick Off Platinum Jubilee Concert
Queen Elizabeth sure knows how to get the party started. Her Majesty was joined by the lovable Paddington Bear character in a sketch to kick off the star-studded Platinum Party at the Palace.«In one of the videos, Elizabeth is sitting across Paddington as they are about to embark on an afternoon tea.
foxnews.com
02.06.2022 / 16:13
Piers Morgan on whereabouts of Prince Andrew, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle during Platinum Jubilee
The United Kingdom is celebrating Queen Elizabeth's 70-year reign with the Platinum Jubilee, but some members of the royal family have not been included in all the festivities. Fox Nation host Piers Morgan detailed Prince Andrew's reported absence from the entire event following the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, and why Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, were not included on the balcony. PIERS MORGAN: If you're wondering who you won't see today, you won't see Prince Andrew, who is still reeling from the sex scandal involving Jeffrey Epstein. So he's been banished.
officialcharts.com
02.06.2022 / 11:05
Official Chart Flashback 1977: The Sex Pistols anti-monarchist anthem God Save The Queen misses out on Number 1 during Silver Jubilee celebrations
This week 45 years ago, Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her Silver Jubilee and as Her Majesty begins celebrations for her record-breaking Platinum Jubilee, our eyes turn to the Official Singles Chart of 1977...and one of the most controversial chart races in the history of the Official Charts.
etcanada.com
31.05.2022 / 17:25
Sex Pistols Crash Queen Elizabeth’s Silver Jubilee In New ‘God Save The Queen Revisited’ Music Video
The Queen has a long history with the Sex Pistols.
nypost.com
31.05.2022 / 17:15
Sex Pistols crash Queen’s Jubilee again with new music video
Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee celebration. A new music video was cut using footage from the performance video shot by Julien Temple at the marquee in May 1977 and clips of the Thames riverboat party on the Silver Jubilee day in June that same year. It also features exclusive footage of some of the earliest, most important and influential female fans of the band including Vivienne, Jordan, Debbie and Tracey, Catwoman and Helen of Troy.The song, with the same title as the British national anthem, was originally released in 1977 during the Queen’s Silver Jubilee.
etcanada.com
30.05.2022 / 22:17
Eight Portraits Of Queen Elizabeth Projected Onto Stonehenge To Mark Platinum Jubilee
Queen Elizabeth II is being honoured by literal history.
nypost.com
30.05.2022 / 22:03
Queen honored with Stonehenge tribute ahead of Platinum Jubilee
Platinum Jubilee, celebrating her 70 years on the throne.The stones feature eight portraits, including a photo from the queen’s coronation in 1953, a picture of her riding a horse in the 1960s, an appearance at the Royal Windsor Horse Show in 2017 and more. “We’ve brought two British icons together to mark the #PlatinumJubilee! We’ve projected eight portraits of Queen Elizabeth II onto Stonehenge,” said the English Heritage organization, which cares for the historic landmark, in a statement on Twitter.
nme.com
30.05.2022 / 15:37
Sex Pistols ‘God Save The Queen’ commemorative coin released for Platinum Jubilee
Sex Pistols have released their ‘Pistol Mint Commemorative Coin’ today (May 30) ahead of Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee on Friday (June 3).The nickel-plated coin features artist Jamie Reid’s Union Jack flag design on the front, with a high quality decal of his depiction of the Queen sporting a lip piercing on the back.It comes days after the band reissued their controversial 1977 single ‘God Save The Queen’, which includes the lyrics “God save the queen / She ain’t no human being / And there is no future / In England’s dreaming.” The single was seen as an anti-monarchy protest song, released around the time of the Queen’s Silver Jubilee in the summer of ’77.Despite being banned by the BBC at the time, the song reached Number One on the NME chart and Number Two on the UK’s singles chart (the track was listed as a blank on the latter to avoid causing offence).The commemorative coin (available here until the end of June), which marks the Queen’s 70th year on the throne, comes in a cushioned sapphire velvet presentation box with the front face design embossed in silver.