Sex Pistols - "Pretty Vacant" (live) on Late Show with Craig Ferguson

[@LPManic]

The raw heaviness of Steve Jones' tone is unbelievable. So distinctive and he doesn't move his wrist or hand so much - it's just him. Incredible.

[@robgodden6736]

Agree with you 100%

[@mikeburgoyne9133]

Exactly. So smooth

[@christopherdavison652]

Thank God for Glenn on bass.

[@sexobscura]

nowhere near as good as Vicious, though

[@peterobbo7512]

And lead and everything else. He did the music.

[@RogGhoullum]

Glenn Matlock ftw m8

[@lesleyrussell8200]

@@peterobbo7512 but sid vicious was the star

[@haystackhider7158]

John Lydon`s voice in the last verse of "Anarchy in the UK" is the best punk-sound this world has to offer

[@lesleyrussell8200]

punk music and his aesthetics and character started with them

[@aclark903]

I like the song, but look where cynicism about the #church has gotten us- into the powerful hands of a much worse religion, ☪️ Islam. It’s almost like God said- Right then, if you Londoners don’t appreciate My Son, the other lot get the East End..

[@MAMRetro]

These guys are immortal.

[@jladams85]

Yeah but the Ramones are The epitome.

[@Juck_The_Fews]

@J. Adams fuck the Ramones. Discharge and sex pistols define punk. I'm American and still I cede the punk legacy to the Brits

[@mimroberts1137]

Np they are jealous of the cĺlash

[@joecutietta2941]

Immoral..ya say..😂

[@michaelmac1798]

This isnt the real johnnie rotten.

[@NigelMarston]

Lydon has turned into Rik from the Young Ones

[@brianmorecombe2726]

😆I think he`d find that comment amusing

[@Smuffthemagicdragon]

A 10yr old's mind was blown back in 1977, and I still listen to them all the time today in my mid 50s

[@lorenzoskyhawk]

I agree I was 13 then and 60 now, one of my three favourite bands.... effing iconic

[@Rushscored4]

The best rock n roll band in the world. Proper

[@sentimentalbloke185]

Lydon's voice is one of the most fascinating in the history of popular music.

[@sgt.thundercok4704]

Same year, full Brixton show; kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZC2gnxvoMykf8U

[@BillyJango]

Not in this video it isn't. His 70's original Sex Pistols voice was unique. His PIL voice is not so good. He has sang in his PIL voice ever since. Hearing him singing Pistols songs in that PIL voice is awful. His Sex Pistols voice disappeared in 1978.

[@sentimentalbloke185]

@@BillyJango ok, BillyJackoff👌

[@BillyJango]

@@sentimentalbloke185 But it is true.

[@sentimentalbloke185]

@@BillyJango my word, little one, you certainly take your own opinion very, very, seriously 🤐

[@stratocaster539]

we need more of this again

[@afterburner2869]

I love that Lydon always seems so incensed and annoyed but in reality it’s steeped in humor.

[@dd2451]

Yeah he is a great actor

[@tamralistan]

RIP Nora and so sorry for you Johnny

[@JikkySef]

John's voice is still in it's prime. Right on!

[@BillyJango]

You must be joking. His voice was great when he was in The Pistols originally. This doesn't even sound like the same person. He hasn't got that voice anymore.

[@antialtaic]

​@@BillyJangoAre you aware that he's 67yo?

[@BillyJango]

@@antialtaic l am well aware of how old he is. Even in 1996 when they first reformed his voice was totally different to how he sang the songs originally.

[@michaelmac1798]

Sorry .. Johnny Rottens dead!

[@philiphodgesnz]

Saw this a couple of years ago - just watching it again. What a voice!

[@adriangould8122]

Absolutely brilliant

[@ivanjulian2532]

It's not good enough to just say it's brilliant... nooooo.... it has to be "absolutely" brilliant, huh? Truly, one of the most overused words on KZbin.

[@jamesheath7601]

They’re crap

[@BobbyMidnightRocks]

That made me smile. When i first heard the band name back in the day i said, "Thats my new favorite band!"

[@Mats-w3v]

1977 a great year. Now I'm just old😢

[@brookegoslin]

Love them they are just awesome !!!

[@infoscholar5221]

Jonesy is the soul of this band, brothers.

[@sexobscura]

and Rotten is the mind

[@michaelpescatore4853]

Yes

[@danielbrown3461]

It's the drummer.

[@estebancomulet]

That was fantastic.

[@sexobscura]

so dreary is the new fantastic, then

[@richiewilliams6875]

Hey hey Rock An Roll will never Die

[@tinchocabj1053]

Sex Pistols songs are so great everything the lyrics the playing/voice/instruments that s why today they are respected in the music industry.every S P song is brilliant,with no music study or training they created a work that it s tried to be replicated but never as close to the real thing.i love the SeX PiStOlS!!!

[@juicicles5881]

I agree. Every song is pretty motherfucking killer. There really isn't a moment that is not. There isn't a part that is different than how I'd want to do it if i was trying to get this punk thing to take off. They're the funnest punk band. I don't want to ask for more because that would just be Ego. I understand there is no way they could have kept it up for more than the one album. It is just the right amount and it is as close to perfect as a rock band has ever been.

[@alwaysright3718]

Brilliant as usual!

[@Rhummie1]

It’s a great tune. Pretty Vacant & London Calling by the Clash were two of the great songs of that era.

[@MartinJessop-bi4yt]

My favourite pistols song. Top of the pops night (thursday) in 1977 happened to be my youth club night and we all sneaked off to the school library where the telly was to watch the pistols on totp. Blew all us teenagers away!

[@DebbieConnell]

What a beautiful song he has just written for his beloved wife.

[@vamboroolz1612]

Totally agree. Hair on my arms stood up the first time I heard it. Brilliant song.

[@sexobscura]

i didn't know that ... *; /*

[@paulfield1]

Hawaii (PIL) is beautiful. And in a completelly different way, Pretty Vacant is beautiful. Lydon is a giant. A hero,

[@wc1alf]

He is a prime example of what it really is to be a Man

[@davidjones6470]

Yes agree 👍

[@TroyMartinOfficial]

I was in the audience. Taped at CBS Television City at Fairfax & Beverly.

[@LaurieMarieValdezRNCCRN]

Never to be outdone ♾️💋

[@gorillaz308]

Those dance moves at 2.06 are killer, talk about timing. 😂

[@GabrielAvilaLEGENDAS]

one of the few bands that can continue to rock even old

[@thepeacemaker7965]

We are fukin' CRAP! And who does care?? Sex Pistols 4evah!

[@s1ckboirari]

nah plenty old dudes still rock especially with how advanced technology has become the stuff you can to on stage is near unlimited but the Pistols dont need all that Just a beautiful guitar with loud drums and I think John has just kept the "Rotten" voice in his back pocket and can pull it out whenever and its just as electrifying and ear grabbing as it was in 1977

[@gbarillot]

And we don't CAAAAaaaaaaaare !!!

[@johnoneill4483]

One of the best records, ever!

[@griffhenshaw5631]

That was their song that my favorite of theirs back then.. Lyndon has impressed me over the years, keep on guys.

[@therepublicofcynica]

I used to play bass in a covers band. We were good, not great and played this as the last song in the second set and really turned up the sound. Bought the house down!

[@richardstephenson1266]

Actually, the Damned released their first record slightly before the pistols. But they were definitely the band that brought it to the public eye. I was just 8 years old in 1977. And I adored this band. Still do.

[@puNk_head]

you know the Buzzcocks?

[@davehunter6920]

you can't have been adoring the pistols at 8?

[@danielbrown3461]

The Ramones blew the Dammed away.

[@roy_for_real2674]

Or the Modern Lovers or Iggy Pop or The Velvet Underground or The Kinks.

[@colinadams5390]

John and the lads at their best! Gawd bless ya!

[@crimmo54]

Best intro, those drums.

[@spookysilver]

Cook is a class drummer

[@chasing_dragons]

Thank you so much and God bless you a million times for posting this.

[@sharonsimmonds3197]

I'll bet the yanks watching that on their tv's were thinking WTF!!!!!

[@phill4666]

Not all "yanks"...

[@phill4666]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/iobbd4Rrhqecj80si=I75Jao6UwOyGXaLR

[@PoopscoopMcgoop204]

Sorry man, American punk rock surpassed this in lots of ways long ago

[@sharonsimmonds3197]

@@PoopscoopMcgoop204 Yeah but those boys started it didn't they.

[@johngilliam6764]

​@@sharonsimmonds3197nope the americans started it

[@taniaandandyedge6810]

utterly brilliant!

[@thomasmurphy9348]

I know there is no money in recording music any more but wish The Sex Pistols could give touring one more chance..

[@billymack333]

Steve Jones is dead.

[@thomasmurphy9348]

@@billymack333 ...he should be..but he is not.

[@jayanxiety]

Probably won't happen because John recently sued the other three because of the Danny Boyle film "Pistol" and while they all get along they can't stand John's narcissistic, self-important personality.

[@carlodave9]

Seeing them at 9 years old for the first time on late-night news in 1977, I was scared. I thought the punks were all coming to get us. I was right!

[@mosesnaedele3727]

Hello Mr. Carlo! Yeah man, I was about ten when I saw the Sex Pistols on TV in 1977 and they scared me! But a few years later I was rocking Bollocks and went from there! Still a great record! All Hail The Pistols!

[@ieuandavies4134]

Still brilliant!!!

[@matthewjdouglas6471]

I saw them in Manchester uk around this time. Great gig

[@stephenwells2183]

Listening to this. Make you feel alive

[@equaltemper]

This is the BEST live version of Pretty Vacant!

[@frankmcconnellogue3351]

Magnificent.

[@SL-vi4tk]

Steve Jones and (RIP) Tom Verlaine... unsung guitar virtuosos

[@xStabizorz]

Don't know if old Steve is quite a virtuoso but he's certainly no slouch

[@danielbrown3461]

So were Roy Clark and Buck Owens.

[@SL-vi4tk]

@@danielbrown3461 of course Buck, Roy, and countless others. Within punk, Steve and Tom's harmonic progressions were very good.

[@boc234]

Great band. Cookie playing his heart out, as usual.

[@harveysmith100]

One of the best in the business, he is the driving beat behind the lunacy

[@Jllyrol311]

Can Kenneth introduce me wherever I go?

[@briangunn2278]

They completely fucked up not only the establishment but also the tired "Led Zep" music press who hadnt a clue what was happening. The most important band in music history...

[@vamboroolz1612]

An Irish man, a Scotsman and some Englishmen walked into America………..no joke.

[@GG-ml3vr]

Whos Scottish?

[@vamboroolz1612]

@@GG-ml3vr the host is Craig Ferguson. He is Scottish.

[@charlie421]

Lydons English with Irish parents

[@quazwasd4062]

@@charlie421 Pretty much. Not Irish.

[@felixlechat7130]

les meilleurs ! des groupes de rock anglais ........je les adore .................

[@alanarmer8069]

👍👍👍🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸👍👍

[@satyrosphilbrucato9140]

I love that they didn't even try to pretend they were still young... or that they gave a shit about getting older.

[@matty2x302]

Johnny looking like a younger Trump 🤣

[@Riffmaster227]

Well he did make Butter great again!

[@dennismckay3554]

Cookie is the best!

[@DaveFury]

I’ve been waiting years to see that again.

[@thomascrooker4703]

Unreal

[@peterperez1285]

Flat out EPIC!

[@mickypful]

Love it !

[@TobcioccLeyton]

superb

[@davekat4680]

Still own the classic 'Never mind the Bollocks' LP bought in 77' and memories of the messy last show @Winterland in SF ☠️

[@SL-vi4tk]

Yes... Winterland was a disaster

[@l-Pay_-_it_-_Forward-l]

👉👉BOLLOCKS👈👈

[@davekat4680]

@@l-Pay_-_it_-_Forward-l *corrected ty 🤣 .......it was almost 50 years ago but I remember like yesterday

[@l-Pay_-_it_-_Forward-l]

@@davekat4680 Very same mate, I was 15 back then...fun times!

[@davekat4680]

@@l-Pay_-_it_-_Forward-l I was just a few years older at 18 when it dropped but was already into the punk music. There was a pretty good punk scene in SF clubs My favorite was the 'Mabuhey Garden' ...saw some of the greats there as MC Dirk insulted the crowd and bands shouting 'eat it' when croud wanted encore

[@Mats-w3v]

Old great music

[@fabiomura8203]

I sex pistols sono stati il mio primo gruppo punk ascoltato..avevo una loro toppa cucita nel giubotto Grandiii

[@chrisfurphy3223]

Next time you say "fuck the BBC, why the fuck should I pay for a television licence??", just remember this piece of absolute quality brilliance. The Wildhearts rock on forever... ✌️

[@maxibillie]

the best and only punk band !!! SEX PISTOLS

[@careful...Icarus]

You mustn't have ever heard The Damned then.

[@maxibillie]

@@careful...Icarus HAHAHAHAHAA

[@WillieDuitt1]

Ramones

[@maxibillie]

@@WillieDuitt1 this not punk

[@doblegcanusee9311]

My good maxbillie. I imagine you to be quite young though I confess I may be wrong. Do give a listen to the Stooges (Iggy Pop) 1967, New York Dolls 1971 and the Ramones 1974 who gave birth to the Sex Pistols and punk in the UK. There were others as well but this should give you a good start.

[@lanyascatoosh]

The best music band... EVER!

[@jamesheath7601]

They’re shit

[@jamesfarrell8346]

"Bloated" yes.

[@daviddefigueiredo6018]

Oucch!!

[@WordsleyBaggies]

Pretty Excellent!

[@EskorbutoBizarro]

Los AMO!

[@sexobscura]

y él te odia

[@_garebear]

Music that spans 3 generations easy.

[@philipodowd227]

Dont think the Americans can understand the indept cultural and psycholigal gravity of such an incredable song born out of the socio economic conditions of britian of the late 70s put now as they are experiencing similar conditions their is hope they will soon.

[@krezempl]

completelly agree! they have their Richard Hell and Marky Ramone as the only two arguments they can use against the statement that Sex Pistols started it all. And I think these arguments are invalid..

[@phillipph9882]

f thatcher, we understood nixonford and the path to reagan. the difference was conservative britain is a linen closet compared to the revanchist airport that is amerikka: the sound that blew up England got lost in the airspace of billy joel-land

[@l.h.oswald1482]

The best of England

[@brianmorecombe2726]

Beautiful tune.The whole fuckin album is mint,from Jamie Reid (RIP) artwork on the album cover to all the songs inside.Punk started with these guys folks.From the Expletive on the Album title to the banned gigs and the blanked out number one God Save the Queen.

[@williamchapin1483]

'You'll always find us..OUT TO LUNCH!'

[@martygould5114]

Jonesy would go on to appear on Craig's show a few more times including Craig's final episode.

[@MrTodd2000]

I believe the Ramones first record was in 1974 .

[@matthewjdouglas6471]

And so what, they were nothing like the sexpistols

[@MrTodd2000]

don't get defensive ,they were both good. @@matthewjdouglas6471

[@achilleus1974]

Ramones invented punk rock. And if ramones didnt exist will Johnny rotten sell fish and chips

[@stevegreen8702]

Blitzkrieg Bop 1976, same year as Anarchy In The UK. Both great bands but not even similar.

[@sen5i]

@achilleus1974 Utter bollocks. The pistols would've happened whether the Ramones existed or not

[@GM-de6mv]

Fucking powerfull band in this World …. Lydon is a genius

[@enr555]

Mi cancion favorita de los sex pistols

[@tilleulenspiegel-kanal6626]

After Jumping Jack Flash from the Rolling Stones - this grades up!

[@jrcp106]

Rik Mayall

[@jasonpeters9716]

U ever feel uve been cheated

[@kevinharty6375]

Sounded great! 'Pistols play their instruments too well now. Maybe when they hit their mid 70s they'll be back to the original sound.........

[@paulbrown8402]

Only Sid was a musical dunce

[@raymondmassie4898]

@@paulbrown8402 spot on, Steve Jones, Paul Cook and Glen Matlock were all decent musicians. Johnny Rotten proved during his PIL days he could sing - only Sidney Vicious was a pretender.

[@LopoBeater]

John Lydon best interview in history

[@seftonreef6175]

Cookie... you make me dance anywhere, anytime!

[@diegocervera834]

Qué canción más potente

[@RicardoReis-q2k]

Todas são

[@carter358]

@00:00 The founders of the punk rock movement were The Ramones. They burst on to the scene in 1973.

[@JasperCarrot-rp5tb]

The Ramones started rehersing in 73 and were only known in NY, it was when they came to the UK in 76' that the movement exploded.

[@Caledonia747]

The Pistols absolute fookn class

[@supermotard1745]

They are the best.🧷

[@marcelo8442]

This cover band is very good. I have watched their videos since 2021 and i've enjoyed too much.

[@billyrocca9029]

I'm glad they had a comeback for Glen Matlock, a great bass player and a nice bloke all round!. I still love Sid though!

[@Toadonthehill.]

Always be the song that woke up a generation 😱.

[@martinsmith500]

John has turned into Rik from the young ones

[@steveminshew6906]

Smokin!!!

[@stevetait7322]

Lydon wrote this song to bypass UK censors. He wanted to use the word c-u-n-t on TV and wrote Pretty Va-c-u-n-t. You have to admire someone who challenges the establishment. He still does to this day.

[@carne_verde]

Glen Matlock wrote the enitire song, including the lyrics.

[@Trex100]

Fucking awesome.

[@ramoneson45]

Gut!!

[@toeirei8270]

The best manufactured Bou Band Ever. And Sid Vicious was a born ROCK STAR

[@Itelkner]

Wrong, you're WAY off. "Boy band" is a modern dancepop concept, nothing to do with the Pistols or how they formed. Care to learn the ACTUAL history? The Pistols were originally self-formed in 1972 by Steve Jones and Paul Cook - band members - and their mate Wally Nightingale. Bassist and songwriter Glen Matlock joined in '73 and John Lydon in '75. The term "boy band" didn't even exist until the nineties. Nothing to do with manufactured dancepop groups.

[@植草繁]

もう、クラシックロックなんだよ🎵な❗

[@petervandebor1828]

This is no crabb this is art, like them honost saying doing whas a heavy time in Dodrecht wauw man

[@MikeGervasi]

Well...actually The Damned were first.

[@tonystevenson26]

3:17 moves like Jagger. ....JOHN IS SO FKN COOL

[@cedricpeabody265]

Bleedin row.

[@pabloabata4635]

Es increíble como esto suena tan actual