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God Save the Queen

Great Britain · Arts / Music. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1977Date range
3Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1977

Jamie Reid27 May 1977

London · Arts / Popular Music

Creates the defaced Queen artwork that becomes one of punk's most famous record sleeves.

Johnny Rotten27 May 1977

Arts / Popular Music

The Pistols second single, "God Save the Queen", is released, during the week of Queen Elizabeth's Silver Jubilee, the single reached number one in the NME chart

Johnny Rotten27 May 1977

London · Arts / Popular Music

Sings God Save the Queen, released during the Silver Jubilee period and banned by major broadcasters.

John Lydon1977

Great Britain · Arts / Music

Sings God Save the Queen, which reaches number two on the Official Singles Chart during the Silver Jubilee period.

Names involved

Jamie ReidJohn LydonJohnny Rotten

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