Song of the day for June 7, 2024
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God Save The Queen by the Sex Pistols is today’s featured song.
On this day in 1977, amid Queen Elizabeth II’s Silver Jubilee celebrations, the Sex Pistols threw a party aboard a boat called The Queen Elizabeth, inviting friends, journalists, and a film crew to sail along London’s River Thames. The nautical fête, which took place two days before a royal river procession, was a cheeky promotion for the punk pioneers’ new single, “God Save the Queen.” As the sun went down and the boat floated near the Houses of Parliament, the band fired up their amps and performed “Anarchy in the UK,” followed by “God Save the Queen,” “No Feelings,” and “Pretty Vacant.” Upon docking, the band and their fellow partygoers were met by police.
