The Sex Pistols – Pretty Vacant – Top Of The Pops 1977
After a BBC ban and strong accusations of chart fixing to keep their second single, God Save The Queen, from reaching number 1 in the UK Singles chart, Top Of The Pops showed a pre-recorded video of The Sex Pistols miming to their third and in my opinion most powerful single, Pretty Vacant.
It was perfect; and quite possibly the most stirring tv performance I have ever witnessed. It certainly had a lasting effect on me and many other young teenagers of my generation.
After reforming briefly in 1996 The Sex Pistols played Pretty Vacant live on TOTP2, and though the power of the song lives on, Johnny Rotten didn’t looked anywhere near as cool chic as he did in 1977 with his bright ginger hair and famous Destroy shirt.
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