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Best Opening Lyrics: No. 20

"I am an Antichrist"
--Sex Pistols' 'Anarchy in the UK'

These four words say it all, and the Sex Pistols could have stopped right there. Actually, they pretty much did.

Listen to the line!

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ManicD

.....I guess then, it's "poetic justice" that they ended up where they did. The lesson to future song writers is: "Be careful how you declare...., you just may be sealing your own fate."

November 25 2010 at 3:59 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
iq145

"Hope dangles on a string, like slow-spinning redemption..."

June 16 2010 at 7:05 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jackie Boy!

Another rip-off of The New York Dolls. Johnny Thunders to be more precise, the Godfather of punk. The Pistols were another Monkees like creation of Malcom McClaren, The Guy who ruined the NY Dolls to begin with. It was al about shock value. The Monkees had more talent.

September 04 2009 at 6:54 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Will G.

Calling it "Rufus Wainwright's 'Hallelujah'" does not help your cause...

August 06 2009 at 7:53 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
sugarhi79

hmm-lol i always thought the lyric was " i am an anarchist" crazy!

July 25 2009 at 11:41 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
belle810tv

That is just plain scary!!!!!!!!!!!!!

December 26 2008 at 10:24 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
shaggyjrc1

to quote a great punk band fuck religion fuck religion fuck religion fuck religion fuck religion fuck religion fuck religion fuck religion fuck religion

and i don't care about your opinion just like you shouldn't care about by mine

*the fact that people get pissed off over what he said or think he is wrong or evil is exactly what he would've wanted

July 11 2008 at 8:45 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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ManicD

Which "great punk band" are you talking about shaggy? I didn't know there were any "great" punk bands. I thought THEY ALL SUCKED.....afterall, wasn't that THE POINT?

November 25 2010 at 4:08 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
heather

Man...you people take this shit very seriously!! lol

May 08 2008 at 2:21 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
ktistec.machine

"How about... Rufus Wainwright's 'Hallelujah'"

Actually Red Rose, that would be Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah," as that is the man who wrote it, it appeared on his 1984 release "Various Positions." Rufus's cover is a good one, but my money would have to be on John Cale or Jeff Buckley for the best cover of that particularly wonderful song. Though oddly their versions all differ from Cohen's original as they all sing the poem as it was originally written, and Cohen as he often did made some changes from the original poem when he recorded it as a song.

Namaste

May 07 2008 at 11:24 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Meg

You've got to check out Brandi Carlile's version of Hallelujah... absolutely stunning! When her voice breaks, it's really beautiful. Heard a lot of covers of that song, but her's is hands down the prettiest, in my opinion!

April 21 2011 at 2:47 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
deke

this lyric never made sense to me, despite Mr. Rotten's pride in having written it. An anti-christ is said to appear as a leader and gain many followers opposing Christ and the church. An anarchist is a person who promotes disorder and follows no ruling system. Although an anti-christ would not follow the commandments of the church,he or she would be part of and organized group; this is a glaring contradiction. And Johnny Rotten is a douche.

April 22 2008 at 2:05 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Aaron

Well Deke, think about it for a second; we have someone who brings about chaos through words and treachery (the Anti-Christ) and someone who brings about chaos through rallying against the system and simple rebelliousness (the Anarchist).Both of these beings have been confused for each other at least once, they're both feared yet also have the ability to spawn a legion of followers to aid in their conquest, and they both rhyme. Case closed.

November 09 2009 at 10:09 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Sid

I agree Aaon! I'm going to see P.i.L. April 17th

March 02 2010 at 2:29 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply