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Title: Bodies - Sex Pistols
Added: Jun 8, 2008
Author: punkriot666
Duration: 3:4
Description:
"Bodies" is a Sex Pistols song about abortion from the 1977 album Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols. It has a large amount of profanity for the time, with one couplet largely composed of the word "fuck".The song was written by the entire band. It is mostly about a fan named Pauline, who was (as the song states) from Birmingham. She had been in a mental institution, where she apparently lived in a tree house, in the garden of the institution. This was where the line 'Her name was Pauline, she lived in a tree' comes from. The institution was also where she had apparently got pregnant from one of the male nurses. When she was released, she travelled to London, where she became a punk rock fan. She had several abortions. According to legend, she showed up once at John Lydon's door wearing nothing but a clear plastic bag and holding an aborted fetus in a clear plastic bag as well.However, what is known from Lydon's autobiography, is that she would tell Lydon about becoming pregnant and then having abortions and describing them in detail to him. This affected Lydon enough to write the song. Most of the band also had experiences with Pauline, but have spoken less about it.With its repeated mentions of "I'm not an animal," of "Mummy," and of a dying "baby," the song is widely interpreted as being anti-abortion[1]. In 2006, National Review magazine put the song at #8 on its list of the "50 Greatest Conservative Rock songs", citing a pro-life message[2] . Yet both Steve Jones and John Lydon have stated in interviews that the song reflects a pro-choice view in its lurid description of an illicit abortion[citation needed]. In 2000, John Lydon went on the record as pro-choice[3], supporting the choice of a 13 year old French girl to use the morning after pill without her parents' knowledge.However, in an interview, Lydon is quoted as identifying himself as neither anti- nor pro-abortion[4]. However, he believes the decision belongs to the pregnant woman. In the same interview, Lydon speaks of the song in relation to his mother's miscarriage and how one should not misconstrue that incident as being anti-abortion[5]. This may indicate the song's lyrics describe that situation to some degree.The song has been covered by grunge-rock band Veruca Salt, Velvet Revolver, and LA band Peppermint Creeps.
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Youtube Comments: 19
kool4ever Says:
Jun 30, 2008 - has anyone noticed the scream at 00:10-00:14? listen closely, very strange.
punkriot666 Says:
Jun 30, 2008 - yer, i hadnt noticed tht, cheers a little fact 2 impress ppl wit lol
punkriot666 Says:
Jul 10, 2008 - i dint no tht... cool
SexPistolsLuver Says:
Jul 28, 2008 - nuh uh cuz his mum never had an abortion she had a miscarage! this song is about a crazy lady that was obsessed with them named pauline she lived in a mental hospital and she lived in a tree house in the back and the people couldnt get her to come down untill she listened to the sex pistols....=] lol im like practically obsessed with them!
shittyusernames Says:
Sep 17, 2008 - i dont fink he is tryin to impress anyone rekon he's just sayin so calm down little fella
mxcooper24 Says:
Sep 25, 2008 - no its not!! its about a girl that got an abortion and got her aborted baby and gave it to johnny while she was fully naked! also she lived in a tree for a while its in johnny's book and on wikipedia lol...srry huge sex pistols fan
mxcooper24 Says:
Sep 25, 2008 - "Bodies" is a Sex Pistols song about abortion from the 1977 album Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols. It has a large amount of profanity for the time, with one couplet largely composed of the word "fuck".
mxcooper24 Says:
Sep 25, 2008 - The song was written by the entire band. It is mostly about a fan named Pauline, who was (as the song states) from Birmingham. She had been in a mental institution, where she apparently lived in a tree house, in the garden of the institution. This was where the line 'Her name was Pauline, she lived in a tree' comes from. The institution was also where she had apparently got pregnant from one of the male nurses. When she was released, she travelled to London, where she became a punk rock fan.
mxcooper24 Says:
Sep 25, 2008 - She had several abortions. According to legend, she showed up once at John Lydon's door wearing nothing but a clear plastic bag and holding an aborted fetus in a clear plastic bag as well.
mxcooper24 Says:
Sep 25, 2008 - However, what is known from Lydon's autobiography, is that she would tell Lydon about becoming pregnant and then having abortions and describing them in detail to him. This affected Lydon enough to write the song. Most of the band also had experiences with Pauline, but have spoken less about it.
thisistadass369 Says:
Sep 27, 2008 - thanks for copyin the vid description... lol
DavidJohnLovell1 Says:
Sep 30, 2008 - Love this song, it really rocks!
emochriss Says:
Nov 22, 2008 - fuck wat the songs about its all about the fuck music dammm jsut lisen to the fucking song mother fucker OI OI OI
hurguys Says:
Dec 21, 2008 - If you knew anything about the mental status of females who get abortions you'd realized this is just normal. Our minds just cannot handle that we murdered a real live human being. Not the blob of tissue that we're told it is!
Urizhx Says:
Jan 16, 2012 - I FUCKIN' LOVE THIS FUCKIN' BAND .l.
Anon36912 Says:
May 15, 2012 - Well it's funny you think this because it just so happens I had an abortion January '12 and I don't give a shit. I also happen to like this song.
StratoCesar Says:
Jun 14, 2008 - great song