Anarchy in the UK: punk art Actually, we're not into music; we're into chaos1 - Steve Jones, Sex Pistols guitarist, 1976 1. En fait, ce qui nous branche, c’est pas la musique, c’est le chaos Promotional poster, “Anarchy in the UK”, (single released 26/11/1976) “Anarchy in the UK” (lyrics) Right ! now ! Ha ha ha ha ha! I am an antichrist I am an anarchist Don't know what I want but I know how to get it I wanna destroy the passer-by Cause I wanna be anarchy! No dogs body! […] Is this the M.P.L.A. Or is this the U.D.A Or is this the I.R.A I thought it was the U.K . Or just another country Another council tenancy Extract from Sideburns fanzine, December 1976 Promotional poster, “Holidays in The Sun” (single released 15/10/1977) “Holidays in The Sun”, lyrics [SPOKEN INTRO]: A cheap holiday in other people’s misery! [FIRST VERSE]: I don't wanna holiday in the sun I wanna go to the new Belsen I wanna see some history cos now I got a reasonable economy! [CHORUS]: Now I got a reason (x3) and I'm still waiting Now I got a reason (x2) to be waiting The Berlin wall Pete Townshend, The Who Jasper Johns, Flag, 1954-55 “God Save The Queen”, (lyrics) God save the Queen The fascist regime They made you a moron Potential H-bomb God save the Queen She ain't no human being There is no future In England's dreaming Don't be told what you want Don't be told what you need There's no future, no future No future for you Promotional poster, “God Save the Queen”, (single released 27/05/1977) Queen Elizabeth Silver Jubilee poster, 1977 “God Save The Queen”, single sleeve lining, 1977 “God Save The Queen”, sticker, 1977 “Pretty Vacant”, (lyrics) There's no point in asking you'll get no reply Oh just remember I don't decide I got no reason it's all too much You'll always find us Out to lunch ! Oh we're so pretty oh so pretty we’re vacant […] And we don't care Promotional poster, “Pretty Vacant”, (single released 2/07/1977) Poster for one of the “Rock Against Racism” concerts, 1978 Anti Nazi League concert poster, 1978 The Sex Pistols seemed the perfect vehicle to communicatte ideas directly to people who weren’t getting the message from left-wing politics (…) the ringing phrases of ‘Anarchy in the UK’ were powerful enough to insert the idea of anarchy, like a homeopathic remedy, into a society that was already becoming polarised. - Jon Savage, England’s Dreaming, 1992