#12 "ANARCHY IN THE U.K."
THE SEX PISTOLS, 1977

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The beginning of "Anarchy of The U.K." is the epitome of rebellion.  A clumsy but powerful guitar intro is interrupted by the appropriately evil cackle of Johnny Rotten who proceeds to scream, "I AM THE ANTI-CHRIST...I AM AN ANARCHIST!", who sounds as if Satan himself is behind the microphone.  Bear in mind, this was 1977 when you could barely say "Damn" on TV without raising an eyebrow.  That The Sex Pistols were able to have success (albeit short lived due to their untimely breakup) with virtually no radio play was amazing. 

-Robert Berry

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