"Pretty Vacant" is a song by the English punk rock band The Sex Pistols. It was released in 1977, as the third single from their album Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols.
The song is infamous for vocalist John Lydon's phrasing of the word "vacant", emphasizing the last syllable making it sound like the vulgar word "cunt".
The B-side is a cover of The Stooges' "No Fun" which they played on the spot without a proper rehearsal.
The song reached number 6 in the UK Singles Chart and was the band's first appearance on the British TV show Top of the Pops. The song attracted attention because singer John Lydon, deliberately stressed the last syllable of the word vacant, which then sounded like the vulgar word cunt. According to bassist Glen Matlock, Pretty Vacant is the only Sex Pistols song written entirely by Lydon, except for one line of lyrics. The main riff is inspired by SOS by ABBA.
A live version of the track from Filthy Lucre Live was released as a single in 1996, and a 7-inch picture disc in 2012. The song was used at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
A little rehearsed cover of No Fun by the Stooges. It comes from demo sessions with producer Dave Goodman and was still edited by Chris Thomas.
A: The English punk rock band, The Sex Pistols, released the song.
A: The song was released in 1977.
A: "Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols" is the album from which the song was taken.
A: The song is infamous because of vocalist John Lydon's phrasing of the word "vacant", which sounds like the vulgar word "cunt".
A: The B-side is a cover of The Stooges' song "No Fun".
A: No, The Sex Pistols played their version of "No Fun" on the spot without a proper rehearsal.
A: John Lydon emphasized the last syllable of the word "vacant" to make it sound like the word "cunt".
