Rock and roll music
1979 single by Sex Pistols
"Silly Thing" is a song by the Sex Pistols that was released in 1979. It was the 3rd single released in promotion of the film The Great Rock `n` Roll Swindle. It was written by drummer Paul Cook and guitarist Steve Jones, and recorded after the band`s original lead singer, Johnny Rotten, left the band. Typically, Jones also played bass in the studio, rather than suffer the ineptitude of the band`s official bassist, Sid Vicious.
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Silly Thing
Sex Pistols
Discográfica: Virgin · ·
CHARTS
UK
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ALBUM
CERTIFICATIONS
Album
The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle
Fecha Lanzamiento: 23 Febrero 1979 · Fecha Grabación: 1976 - 1978Discográfica: Virgin Records · · Productor: Dave Goodman
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God Save The Queen (symphony)
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w: Johnny Rotten, Steve Jones, Glen Matlock, Paul Cook •
1979 /02 /23
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Johnny B. Goode - Road Runner
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1979 /02 /23
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6:14 |
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Anarchy In The Uk - God Save The Queen - Pretty Vacant - No One Is Innocent (medley)
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1979 /02 /23
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Anarchy In The Uk
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w: Rotten, Jones, Matlock, Cook •
1979 /02 /23
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4:04 |
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Substitute
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w: Pete Townshend •
1979 /02 /23
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3:08 |
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Don't Gimme No Lip Child
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1979 /02 /23
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3:30 |
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(Im Not Your) Steppin Stone
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1979 /02 /23
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3:10 |
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L'anarchie Pour Le Uk
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w: Rotten, Jones, Matlock, Cook •
1979 /02 /23
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3:27 |
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Belsen Was A Gas
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w: Rotten, Jones, Sid Vicious, Cook •
1979 /02 /23
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2:09 |
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Einmal Belsen War Wirflich Bortrefflich (belsen Vos A Gasaa)
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1979 /02 /23
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2:13 |
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Silly Thing
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w: Jones, Cook •
1979 /02 /23
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My Way
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w: Paul Anka, Claude Franͧois, Jacques Revaux •
1979 /02 /23
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I Wanna Be Me
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w: Matlock, Cook, Jones, Rotten •
1979 /02 /23
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Something Else
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w: Bob Cochran, Sharon Sheeley •
1979 /02 /23
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2:10 |
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Rock Around The Clock
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w: Max C. Freedman, James E. Myers •
1979 /02 /23
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2:03 |
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Lonely Boy
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w: Jones, Cook •
1979 /02 /23
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3:01 |
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No One Is Innocent
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w: Jones, Cook, Biggs •
1979 /02 /23
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3:02 |
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C'mon Everybody
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w: Eddie Cochran, Jerry Capehart •
1979 /02 /23
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Emi (orchestra)
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w: Rotten, Jones, Matlock, Cook •
1979 /02 /23
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The Great Rock N Roll Swindle
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w: Jones, Cook, Julien Temple •
1979 /02 /23
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Friggin In The Riggin
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1979 /02 /23
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3:35 |
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Punk Rock Christmas
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1979 /02 /23
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3:33 |
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Who Killed Bambi
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1979 /02 /23
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Seventeen
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w: Paul Cook, Steve Jones, Glen Matlock and Johnny Rotten •
1979 /02 /23
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 The "Silly Thing" single cover. | ||||
| Single by Sex Pistols | ||||
| from the album The Great Rock `n` Roll Swindle | ||||
| A-side | "Silly Thing" | |||
| B-side | "Who Killed Bambi?" | |||
| Released | 30 March 1979 | |||
| Recorded | Regents Park Studios, London / Rockfield Studios, Wales | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Paul Cook and Steve Jones | |||
| Sex Pistols singles chronology | ||||
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Review
1979 single by Sex Pistols
"Silly Thing" is a song by the Sex Pistols that was released in 1979. It was the 3rd single released in promotion of the film The Great Rock `n` Roll Swindle. It was written by drummer Paul Cook and guitarist Steve Jones, and recorded after the band`s original lead singer, Johnny Rotten, left the band. Typically, Jones also played bass in the studio, rather than suffer the ineptitude of the band`s official bassist, Sid Vicious.
Leer más"Silly Thing" (A-side)
Paul Cook album version
The original version of the song, on which Paul Cook sings lead vocals and Steve Jones plays bass guitar, was recorded with engineer Steve Lipson at Regents Park Studios in London[1] in April or May 1978. The recording of further guitar overdubs and the final mixing took place at Rockfield Studios in Wales with producer Dave Goodman in late May 1978.[2]
This original version of "Silly Thing" appeared on the movie soundtrack album of The Great Rock `n` Roll Swindle and was used for the single in New Zealand, France and Japan.
A different mix of this original version, with Cook singing the verses and Jones singing the chorus, was released in 1988 in Japan, along with an outtake from the same recording sessions,[2] the original version of the Jones/Cook composition "Here We Go Again".[3]
Steve Jones single version
In the second week of March 1979, Jones and Cook went into Wessex Studios in London[4] with engineer Bill Price and recorded a new version of the song. On this version, bass guitar was played by Andy Allen of the Lightning Raiders, who later in the year formed The Professionals with Cook and Jones.
This version of "Silly Thing" was used for the single in the UK, Australia, West Germany and Portugal. It appeared on the 1992 Sex Pistols compilation Kiss This.
"Who Killed Bambi?" (B-side)
The song "Who Killed Bambi?" was written and sung by Edward Tudor-Pole, with Vivienne Westwood contributing to the lyrics.
The song was recorded with a 45 piece orchestra, arranged and conducted by Andrew Jackman, in a large studio in Wembley[5] in summer 1978. Tudor-Pole`s vocals were added later at the same studio.
The subsequent movie sequence of Tudor-Pole performing the song was filmed in one day with actress Irene Handl at Rainbow Theatre[6] in London.[7]
Charts
- In the UK, the single spent 8 weeks in the Top 75 and reached #6 on 15 April 1979.
1979 single by Sex Pistols
"Silly Thing" is a song by the Sex Pistols that was released in 1979. It was the 3rd single released in promotion of the film The Great Rock `n` Roll Swindle. It was written by drummer Paul Cook and guitarist Steve Jones, and recorded after the band`s original lead singer, Johnny Rotten, left the band. Typically, Jones also played bass in the studio, rather than suffer the ineptitude of the band`s official bassist, Sid Vicious.
"Silly Thing" (A-side)
Paul Cook album version
The original version of the song, on which Paul Cook sings lead vocals and Steve Jones plays bass guitar, was recorded with engineer Steve Lipson at Regents Park Studios in London[1] in April or May 1978. The recording of further guitar overdubs and the final mixing took place at Rockfield Studios in Wales with producer Dave Goodman in late May 1978.[2]
This original version of "Silly Thing" appeared on the movie soundtrack album of The Great Rock `n` Roll Swindle and was used for the single in New Zealand, France and Japan.
A different mix of this original version, with Cook singing the verses and Jones singing the chorus, was released in 1988 in Japan, along with an outtake from the same recording sessions,[2] the original version of the Jones/Cook composition "Here We Go Again".[3]
Steve Jones single version
In the second week of March 1979, Jones and Cook went into Wessex Studios in London[4] with engineer Bill Price and recorded a new version of the song. On this version, bass guitar was played by Andy Allen of the Lightning Raiders, who later in the year formed The Professionals with Cook and Jones.
This version of "Silly Thing" was used for the single in the UK, Australia, West Germany and Portugal. It appeared on the 1992 Sex Pistols compilation Kiss This.
"Who Killed Bambi?" (B-side)
The song "Who Killed Bambi?" was written and sung by Edward Tudor-Pole, with Vivienne Westwood contributing to the lyrics.
The song was recorded with a 45 piece orchestra, arranged and conducted by Andrew Jackman, in a large studio in Wembley[5] in summer 1978. Tudor-Pole`s vocals were added later at the same studio.
The subsequent movie sequence of Tudor-Pole performing the song was filmed in one day with actress Irene Handl at Rainbow Theatre[6] in London.[7]
Charts
- In the UK, the single spent 8 weeks in the Top 75 and reached #6 on 15 April 1979.