Former Sex Pistols guitarist Glen Matlock rewrote the lyrics for the band’s song “God Save the Queen” for Charles III’s coronation. The musician plans to perform the composition in front of an audience at 100 Club in London. It has been reported Guard.
According to Matlock, he had difficulty with the rhymes in the song. “You’re just changing a word [в тексте песни]And in the end everything has to change. There are not many words that rhyme with King (translated from English – “king”), except for Bling (translated from English – “chic”) and Ming (Chinese Ming Dynasty, – about “socialbites.ca”). This is not good, ”said the musician.
Matlock emphasized that “as you progress” you will find rhymes and that the last words can only be learned during the performance.
In addition, the musician, whose performance on the occasion of the coronation of Charles III was included in the official celebration program, described his attitude to the monarchy as indecisive. He stated that the celebration would not follow him. “I think for a lot of people, royalty is pretty much the same as the Love Island reality show or The X Factor TV show. This is a kind of opium for the masses, forcing them to remain silent,” Matlock said.
The song “God Save the Queen” was released during World War II in 1977. Published on Elizabeth’s silver anniversary. According to The Guardian, the composition had a clear bias against royalism: it compares the monarchy to a “fascist regime”. It was banned on BBC radio and television, but the composition reached #2 on the charts.