Bananarama covering the Sex Pistols might be the punkest thing ever

Dangerous Minds ^ | March 30, 2015 | Christopher Bickel

[Squawk 8888]

Bananarama, the ‘80s UK female pop vocal group, were famous for their hits “Venus,” “I Heard a Rumor,” “Really Saying Something,” and “Cruel Summer.” Fans of the band’s bouncy bubblegum pop, might be surprised to learn the group once recorded a (completely awesome) Sex Pistols cover on an obscure 1982 soundtrack.

Stylistically, they may have been world’s apart from the UK punk scene, but actually it’s where they got their start. According to their Wikipedia entry:

The trio were ardent followers of the punk rock and post-punk music scene during the late 1970s and early 1980s and often performed impromptu sets or backing vocals at gigs for such bands as The Monochrome Set, Iggy Pop, The Jam, Department S and The Nipple Erectors.

Steve Jones and Paul Cook of the Sex Pistols helped Bananarama get their first record deal. In 1981 the members of Bananarama were living above Jones and Cook’s rehearsal room, and with their help, the group recorded their first demo “Aie a Mwana.” Further Sex Pistols connection came when Malcolm McLaren offered to manage them. McLaren’s proposal of sexually suggestive material did not fit with the group’s tomboyish image, and so Bananarama passed on McLaren’s management— probably a wise decision, as their later string of top ten UK hit singles would attest.

[VanDeKoik]

And just think they got famous without having to act like whores on stage or produce filthy lyrics.

[Slings and Arrows]

Agreed. Old School + New School = Magnificence

[massgopguy]

Them and the girls from the ZZ To videos. All my girlfriends from the 80’s looked the same. YAY!!!!!!

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

I kind of like the ukelele cover of Anarchy in the UK.

http://duke-of-uke.com/muzak/Track02_Anarchy_in_the_UK.mp3

[Salamander]

John Lydon auditioned for The Sex Pistols by singing “I’m Eighteen” by Alice Cooper.

My guy was punk before there ~was~ punk.

:P