Sex Pistols turn down Hall of Fame honor

[method77]

Not only they turned it down but they posted a note at JohnLydon.com to slam the event by calling the Hall of Fame voters as "music industry people," and excoriated the high price of attending the exclusive event -- $25,000 for a table, "or $15,000 to squeak up in the gallery.

Read the note below. It's hand-written. Can't get more official than that!

[Redneck4sure]

That is funny.

I hope that they take the money they saved and spend it on penmanship and grammar lessons. I've seen better use of the words "your" and "you're" out of 5th grade students and the handwriting appears to be 4th grade at best.

It seems that I am not the only person living in a trailer park. :bigsmile:

[Jim Colyer]

Pretty wierd. I was too old for the Sex Pistols and hated punk. All I recall is the name, Johnny Rotten, and that Sid Vicious stabbed his girl friend (I think, correct me if I am wrong).

I must say, it take balls to turn down the Hall of Fame. I wish the Hall would offer a membership to ABBA.

Edited February 25, 2006 by Jim Colyer

[Ken]

by calling the Hall of Fame voters as "music industry people," and excoriated the high price of attending the exclusive event -- $25,000 for a table, "or $15,000 to squeak up in the gallery.

Regardless of who he is; this quote is spot on.

[method77]

as I understand it, they didn't turn down the prize but they didn't want to be there cause it was too expensive

I agree.

At least they didn't change after all these years

[rainbowdemon]

I wish the Hall would offer a membership to ABBA.

They're not in already?

:wha':

[Jim Colyer]

No, ABBA is not in the Hall yet. They have been eligible since 1999. ABBA from Sweden was the first group not from the U.S. or Britain to chart pop/rock records consistently over a period of several years. ABBA had 9 number one singles in Britain and sold probably 300 million records. Everyone knows the disco hits like Dancing Queen & Take A Chance On Me, but ABBA's catalog is filled with songs which explore every conceivable style of music. Beyond the group, Agnetha Faltskog, Frida Lyngstad, Benny Andersson & Bjorn Ulvaeus have had successful solo careers. ABBA will make the Hall of Fame. It is just taking time.

Edited March 5, 2006 by Jim Colyer

[method77]

gimme, gimme, gimme

[Redneck4sure]

ABBA's stuff according to Billboard for the U.S.

The copy/paste murders the formatting but it is title, artist, billboard chart position, year.

 Angel Eyes  ABBA 64 1979

 Chiquitita  ABBA 29 1980

 Dancing Queen  ABBA 1 1977

 Does Your Mother Know  ABBA 19 1979

 Fernando  ABBA 13 1976

 Honey, Honey  ABBA 27 1974

 I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do  ABBA 15 1976

 Knowing Me, Knowing You  ABBA 14 1977

 Mamma Mia  ABBA 32 1976

 Money, Money, Money  ABBA 56 1977

 On and On and On  ABBA 90 1981

 SOS  ABBA 15 1975

 Super Trouper  ABBA 45 1981

 Take A Chance on Me  ABBA 3 1978

 The Name of the Game  ABBA 12 1978

 The Visitors  ABBA 63 1982

 The Winner Takes It All  ABBA 8 1981

 Voulez Vous  ABBA 80 1979

 Waterloo  ABBA 6 1974

 When All Is Said and Done  ABBA 27 1982

[Redneck4sure]

Here is the same info sorted by year instead of alphabetical by song title.

 Honey, Honey  ABBA 27 1974

 Waterloo  ABBA 6 1974

 SOS  ABBA 15 1975

 Fernando  ABBA 13 1976

 I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do  ABBA 15 1976

 Mamma Mia  ABBA 32 1976

 Dancing Queen  ABBA 1 1977

 Knowing Me, Knowing You  ABBA 14 1977

 Money, Money, Money  ABBA 56 1977

 Take A Chance on Me  ABBA 3 1978

 The Name of the Game  ABBA 12 1978

 Angel Eyes  ABBA 64 1979

 Does Your Mother Know  ABBA 19 1979

 Voulez Vous  ABBA 80 1979

 Chiquitita  ABBA 29 1980

 On and On and On  ABBA 90 1981

 Super Trouper  ABBA 45 1981

 The Winner Takes It All  ABBA 8 1981

 The Visitors  ABBA 63 1982

 When All Is Said and Done  ABBA 27 1982

[DudeAsInCool]

NPR Interview with Sex Pistols:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5259850