Should we play the Pistols God Save the Queen on St Georges day?

[PaulWarning]

our guitarist wants to play it our singer doesn't, quite frankly I couldn't give a f*** either way, what does eveybody else think?

Edited April 23, 2012 by PaulWarning

[EdwardHimself]

I think we have already had this thread...

[Graham]

Depends on the audience I suppose; and whether you care about being invited back

[waynepunkdude]

the song is sh*te, I wouldn't bother.

[discreet]

I'm getting déja vu...

...I've had it before, though.

Edited April 23, 2012 by discreet

[Gust0o]

[quote name='waynepunkdude' timestamp='1335174427' post='1626554']
the song is sh*te, I wouldn't bother.
[/quote]

Bam.

it's just a song, now. I doubt too many people will get hung up on it, at face value. The punk movement, which was the real cause for contention, is long gone.

[PaulWarning]

if it's the should the pistols play GSTQ poll I've just seen it, not quite the same thing but close, the pub we're playing at sometimes lets us use his upstairs room for free to practice and we're back on Friday using the this room with TV Smith, perhaps we should just ask the landlord if we should play it, not very punk rock, huh.

[PaulWarning]

[quote name='Gust0o' timestamp='1335175017' post='1626568']
Bam.

it's just a song, now. I doubt too many people will get hung up on it, at face value. The punk movement, which was the real cause for contention, is long gone.
[/quote]
I tend to agree, there's loads of songs where people get entirely the wrong idea about what it's about cause they don't really listen to the lyrics, I'm as guilty as anyone, it was years before I realised This is England was as unpatriotic as it is, and we've been accused of being a racist band on more than one occasion for playing White Riot

[Doctor J]

You and thousands of other bands are thinking the same thing. How about The Smiths' [i]The Queen Is Dead [/i]instead?

[discreet]

As previously suggested, if you don't want to cause offence you could play 'F*ck The Pope' by Anti-Flag, instead.

[Gust0o]

Or any Anal **** number.

[paul torch]

[quote name='discreet' timestamp='1335174550' post='1626558']
I'm getting déja vu...

...I've had it before, though.
[/quote]
funny that, I had a premonition I was going to have déja vu

[Lozz196]

Yes, but then that`s because it`s a great song, and should be played every day. I don`t think it has much to do with St George however. Neither do I think many people find it that offensive anymore, in much the same way as Bill Hailey & The Comets are no longer viewed as threatening.

[chardbass]

Green Green Grass of Home would go down a treat :-)

[thumbo]

Stop beating around the bush and play some [i]Queen[/i] songs! Better still, play Killer Queen.

Edited April 23, 2012 by thumbo

[skankdelvar]

I suppose this thread is slightly different from the other one, in that we're talking about St George's Day rather than a Jubilee gig.

For myself, I would say it would be inadvisable. The older (and I mean 70+ olds) would probably feel a bit confused and miffed. Most under 70 would probably think "Oh look, bunch of hobby-band guys trying to be cool and failing dismally". A small minority of tubby, middle-aged men might simper nostalgically, I suppose

If one [i]really [/i]wants to 'confront' one's audience, there are far more effective songs. And if one doesn't, then why bother? The singer is right and the guitard is (as usually the case with guitards) wrong. Plonker.

[lettsguitars]

No. just George Michael songs.

[PaulWarning]

well, we finished up playing GSTQ at last nights gig, and it went down pretty well, so either the pub was full of anti royalist patriots or they didn't really know or care what the song was about, I suspect the latter.

[Lozz196]

I reckon the latter. It`s hey-day of causing offence was over 30 years ago, as the Britain of today is way different to back then. Now I think people like it as it`s a good song, and sounds great when played live. In addition, I don`t think that many people are fussed about song-meanings anymore.

[PaulWarning]

[quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1335265254' post='1628168']
I don`t think that many people are fussed about song-meanings anymore.
[/quote]
Don't think they ever were TBH, that's why there's so many song with rubbish lyrics

[discreet]

[quote name='PaulWarning' timestamp='1335270001' post='1628320']
Don't think they ever were TBH, that's why there's so many song with rubbish lyrics
[/quote]

Sting's career was based on crappy lyrics.