My Mother is the woman playing Sid's Mum in the audience in this video. She was made bed-bound 5 years ago and its been my pleasure to be her carer through that time. She passed away back on the 11th of this month (11/12/2022). I will miss her a lot.
My condolences! My father passed a few years ago and we feel his absence daily, so I thought I'd extend my sympathies to you and your family. It's cool that your mother got to take part in something so culturally significant! My mother would probably be a tad jealous, she is a sex pistols fan and laments the fact that she was born too late to ever be able to see them in concert (not that they would've ever come to our tiny country).
I'm sorry to hear that your mom passed. It's very cool that she took part in this. She must have been a cool mom. I love exposing my kids to punk, I find the humor in it makes us all laugh and takes some of the seriousness out of parenting. Sending healing thoughts to you and yours. I hope you all are well in spite of your loss.
Sorry the original song is French, "comme d'habitude" lyrics by Claude François and music by Jacques Revaux. The heirs are cashing in the copyrights by millions ! Sid Vicious did the best cover and video clip, "killing" the audience at the Olympia, Paris, at the end, so funny !
+redospure jim morrison could sing and write.so no,i wasnt talking abt jim. sex pistols purposley turnd off sids bass cause he couldnt play.all he was was a stage attraction.he like i said...was the best musician who couldnt play
+redospure Quite a few similarities there actually (see my comment above about how they are both often mistaken for the actors who expertly played them in 80's movies). Altho I have enjoyed both of their music and stage presence, I have to agree - Morrison might not have been the best singer of his era (still better than 99% of the horseshit being sold today tho) but in addition to his amazing stage presence he was definitely one hell of a poet/lyricist.
+A. Nonny Mouse It was Sid too. I've read a few accounts of people in and associated with the band reporting this. To be fair tho he learned to play specifically so he could be in the band and had only been playing somewhere around a month before they hit the road on his first tour with the band. Apparently he learned pretty quick to play well enough that a short time later, just before they broke up, he was actually playing on the road. Also, it's not like anyone in that band was a gifted musician - Punk Rock in general, especially the first wave in the '70's, was characterized by pretty shitty musicianship.
LEONARD COHEN ABOUT SID VICIOUS: "I never liked this song [“My Way”] except when Sid Vicious did it. Sung straight, it somehow deprives the appetite of a certain taste we’d like to have on our lips. When Sid Vicious did it, he provided that other side to the song; the certainty, the self- congratulation, the daily heroism of Sinatra’s version is completely exploded by this desperate, mad, humorous voice. I can’t go round in a raincoat and fedora looking over my life saying I did it my way - well, for 10 minutes in some American bar over a gin and tonic you might be able to get away with it. But Sid Vicious’s rendition takes in everybody; everybody is messed up like that, everybody is the mad hero of his own drama. It explodes the whole culture this self-presentation can take place in, so it completes the song for me."
Frank Sinatra commented on this performance, saying he truly loved it. Sid Vicious really embodied punk music. I’ve got a huge poster of him on my wall, he’s a legend.
Was also a sad out-of-place kid with a very sad childhood (read Jah Wobble's book), later a heroin addict who ended up stabbing his girlfriend to death. In other words, by the end of his life had become an asshole. May still fit the "legend" category, I suppose, if you stretch it.
This is unironically the best version of this song. It really, truly is. Sid doesn't just sing it, he performs it. He inhabits it. He IS the song. He brings so much passion and honesty to it. This man really could have been something special had he not gone out the way he did.
Thank U 4 that suggestion Nina Simone's will likely remain my all-Time Favorite alongside Sid's Willie's... i just learned about "Danzig Sings Elvis" also fun, COVER-UP by Ministry and Co-Conspirators @@eamylord
All the while doing a desperate pastiche of Johnny Rotten… No, he was never destined for “something special” - Oh, unless you mean “had he not gone out the way he did”? I agree, that WAS “something special”… 😂✌🏾❣️ P.S. How old are you? Where are you from? Just trying to get a handle on your informed opinion🙏🏾❣️
@@janetaylor-powell Johnny disagrees. See his end thoughts. You are a fucking clown who the fuck are you to dictate who and who did not have potential. He died 45 years ago and somehow here you are on his song, not Johnny. not the Sex Pistols. so piss off cunt
Leonard Cohen said of the song: "I never liked this song except when Sid Vicious did it. Sid Vicious’s rendition takes in everybody; everybody is messed up like that, everybody is the mad hero of his own drama."
The way he sings the intro in such a beautifully sarcastic way hits me quite emotionally considering little did he know he would meet the final curtain about a year after..
I lost my Dad which was the hardest thing in my life ! He choose this song as his funeral song ! He is a legend ! Edit ; I've only just been back to this ! The furneral was all black and white but his closest had union jack ties . I'm sure he loves it everyone cried and laughed ! It was him ! I did him proud xx Thankyou xxxxx
@@rowanredwood9316 Sean O'Dwyer.- Mad Irish way.- reminds me when Brother blew away a big bird with his $7000. Shot- Gun because it over- talked my mother on Gwavas B. Sheep Station.''
So here were are, in January, 2020 and I still absolutely, positively, unequivocally love this rendition of "my way"" RIP Sid. You're still awesome!!!!
@PazuzuStalker I partied with Sid Viscious one night at an abandoned club on Hollywood Blvd called the Masque. Us punk rockers used to hang out there do drugs, drink, have sex, etc. I'm not sure how he found his way there but we partied all night! I had great connections back in the day when coke wasn't stepped all over and I drove to a liquor store and got us a case of beer. We snorted coke all night, drank, talked, laughed, etc. He was a degenerate junkie and broke as a joke so I comped him all night. We did an ounce, I should asked him to sing My Way while I was laying out those lines!!! He was a real character!
there are many things that piss me off in life. one of the biggest is when people say Sid Vicious had no talent. this is one of the most iconic live performances ever. sid looked and sounded amazing. he took the weight of a whole counter culture on his frail junkie shoulders and paid the the price. but make no mistake, he was great. long after you and i are dust people will still be watching this...rip SID
The other day, I realized how really crazy but brilliant of an idea covering this was - on the level of Wilson Pickett covering Hey Jude. It matched if not exceeded the original and all at the same time is a parody, update, and final testament to Sid.
Definitely my m8, but most of us control that crazy side, he didn't an died at 21 but will always be a fuckin ledgend of not giving a fuck!! He did it his way!!! 👍👌
SID VICIOUS' VERSION WAS THE BEST VERSION OF ''MY WAY''!!! HIS RENDITION WAS SO ENTERTAINING, NOT BORING!!! HE MADE THE SONG TRULY HIS OWN!!! you bet!!!
he got onstage and did a shitty cover... the Pistols were GREAT at shitty covers... like their cover of the WHO's "Substitute". Sid didnt WRITE The Great Rock and Roll Swindle, Malcolm McLaren did.
@@AzuraVasquez They were not world famous while he was alive though. Just a scene that they were a part of. They did not get anywhere near as much attention from the main stream until after Sid murdered his junky girlfriend and then got a hot shot from his awesome Mother. I mean, no matter how cool people think he was, for some really unknown reason, he was a loser, with a loser mentality, and a heroin addiction to help out with it. So...yeah. world famous, lol. You know, that history and ignorance of it and all that. Good luck kiddie
Actually, there was the top of the pops, the oldest ancestor of Mtv. But the videos they played weren't music videos, i would describe it more as a visualised version of the song. It was called "Promotion Clips" back then and the bands didn't get paid for the network to play their promotion clips. The only benefit of this was that hopefully someone would see your face on tv and go buy your record.
This cover sums up Sid's short life really, it was messed up, it got butchered and ruined. But it still ended up being legendary just like him. Rest in piece Sid , you really did it your way
You have a delicious sensa humour. One of 4 mebe even 4 of fore . Play ........ .. .gittar? Bass? Or go fish? Bowl?this to the SAVVY response above myine. Pun intended. But , I'm married so don't blame me when I say no thank you. Just kitten
Since the machine won't let me edit, all of a sudden, this is to Fran boy? And it was Portland, CT. Junior high. They changed the name to Portland middle School and has a huge new sign . P M S PM's. Honest now, that's stupid and or a lot sick. Yes? PMS.
Whatever game we're all playing in this world, you just won it with that comment. Laughed to tears, and I'm not even sure why. And, what a perfect song for mocking. It's the pompous egotistical anthem of every oligarch that punks hate. Thanks, Sid. You fixed the song.
Bullshit heroin doesn't give you confidence like that. Maybe not you because drugs effect different people in different ways, but opiates always made me feel like king of the world. Been clean since 2012 and never want to go back to using, but I can't lie when I say I miss the confidence I had when I used. Stimulants for me never had that affect. Always made me paranoid instead. But I have known people that did feel that way on them. But yeah opiates definitely have that affect on some people.
When I was 12 , living in Syd AUS , i had a pic /poster on my wall of Sid Vicious that said - I've only ever fallen in love twice in my life , once with a beer bottle and once with a mirror ..... Haha
FRIENDS, IF YOU TAKE SERIOUSLY TO THIS ANIMAL, SELF-DESTRUCTIVE AND NEGATIVE TO BE A MUSICIAN AND CRITICIZE IT AS SUCH, YOU DO NOT KNOW ANYTHING OF MUSIC, YOU ARE PUBLISHED BUT MUSIC DO NOT UNDERSTAND ANYTHING, CONTINUE TO COME FUCKING AS THE PUNK WAS
My all time favourite punk song ever and for those that say he could'nt sing or play, thats kinda the point of British punk, fuck it, get up and do it if you have the bollocks, he did and thats why hes a fucking legend, Sid will never die!!!!!!!
I grew up with him as my idol. He never ever fell in line. When they said jump he didn't ask them how high, he firmly planted himself. Ultimate resistance.
what makes me sad is that he never got any kind of happy ending. his girlfriend dies, he's accused of murder, he's sent to prison, has one suicide attempt, and then overdoses a few days later. poor sod.
He said that he was going to live his life the way he wanted to, but he didn't. He was just a poor heroin slave who was never happy at all. I feel kinda bad for him.
way back in 1978 it was my favourite version and now looking back at it now the video is a classic still love it the music is brilliant with the orchestra included as well r.i.p. Sid and cheers to John Lyndon
@@fvgc454ssyes he stubbed his girfriend at a Hotel in Chelsea New York. I saw the hotel one month ago when I payed a visit to New York. Sad story,he must have been very sick
@@kristianbejb ah okay. Doesn't surprise though. The director also directed a documentary on the famous shit throwing punk rocker GG Alin. The director for sure is inspired a lot by punk rock culture
Sid Vicious Was My Mentor And Taught Me Everything About Punk Rock Music And Becoming A Bass Player And A Punk Rocker Sid Vicious Was The Best Mentor I've Ever Had Sid Vicious Was The World's Best Mentor I've Ever Had
They literally had this in a karaoke machine at a wedding I went to. Did the full Sid Vicious impersonation. Was epic. The crowd absolutely just rocked big time. No joke. It happened. Bloody amazing. ❤❤❤❤
"To think, I killed a cat, and may I say, not in a gay way" Maybe not ironic in his mind, but for me it is, and is thus my favourite lyric of all time.
Yeah it wasn't a joke. Heres a story from his flatmate. "One night I went round and saw Sid, and there was a cat that was in the flat. And for no reason he decided to put a noose around the cat and hang it up in front of me... ...it didn't last long as far as ticks on the clock but it seemed like an eternity. The cat was struggling and was trying to get away but obviously it couldn't. It was whining. It was absolutely fighting to get away and just before it passed away, it urinated and defacated right on his feet. Sid was holding it in front of me. I utterly regret not stopping him doing that. Why he did that, I don't know. I have no idea, it's the most disgusting thing that I have seen in my life. If I could have my life over again, I would've stopped him from doing it. It was horrible... ...we finally put the cat in a plastic bag and took it to the bin downstairs."
Everyone tends to over look he is a very attractive young man. This song and art video proves Sid is an amazing creative artist and a talented punk singer. Solo career in the 70's, well we will never know where that might have led him to be? Love you Sid.Love this song and video. Given a chance, your stellar!
Definitely my favourite version of this song. Of course the original is best but the boldness of this I just love it especially when the rock kicks in absolutely brilliant he certainly did it his way
Sinatra died almost 20 years after Sid. They were living at the same time but probably very different lifestyles. It’s wonderful how they still managed to communicate through music. Beautiful ♥️
The song "My Way" has a fascinating history, rooted in French pop and reimagined across musical genres. It was originally composed as "Comme d'habitude" in 1967 by Claude François and Jacques Revaux, with François contributing to the lyrics. The French version, performed by Claude François, is a melancholic reflection on a fading relationship. In 1969, Paul Anka discovered the song while on vacation in France and purchased the rights to create an entirely new English version. Anka wrote reflective, deeply personal lyrics inspired by Frank Sinatra’s persona, transforming the song into an anthem of self-determination and dignity. Sinatra’s rendition became iconic and solidified "My Way" as a global classic. However, the song took an entirely different turn in 1978 when Sid Vicious, bassist of the punk band Sex Pistols, recorded his version. Vicious's chaotic, sneering take flipped the song on its head, turning it into a punk rebellion anthem. His cover was deliberately raw and irreverent, embodying the ethos of the punk movement. Paul Anka, while acknowledging the universality of the song, found Vicious's version both amusing and crass. He reportedly saw it as a "crass" interpretation but admitted it was a testament to the song's adaptability. This contrast between Vicious’s anarchic rendition and Sinatra’s dignified version highlights the incredible versatility of "My Way"-a song originally born as a French ballad but which has become a canvas for wildly different artistic expressions.
Nobody has ever understood your scream your anger broken by a melancholy irony. Tomorrow is your birthday and I hope you have finally found the peace you were looking for. good punk SID.
J'ai adoré,quand j'avais 15 ans, 4 ans après leur album ' Sid Vicious était déjà mort quand je les ai découvert C' était le côté rebel dans le début 80". Grâce à eux, plein de groupes mythiques ont émergés !
Rip sid.you brought us so much laughter and happiness..The small stuff the media sweated you about was nothing compared to the good you achieved.Rest easy big guy.
He sings some songs in the rock in roll swindle soundtrack but same, it’s hard to accept someone like him is dead, he lived a hard life and he died so young
He certainly shines at times and I feel sad for him.Sid really had the odds stacked against him for most of his short life but managed to send a strong message to the conformist he despised.I guess that was you don't have to have talent and kiss butt to be an entertainer,you just have to perform.
He sings three songs in the Rock'n'roll Swindle movie. This song also was part of an album called Sid Sings. Although his album hit number 30 on the charts, it's considered to be rare today.
There's a good reason why you shivering. We easily could've had the greatest punk artist or at least performer but unfortunately sid just ended up being wasted potential.
Screw all you haters. He was great. This was a spoof he did( not that you noticed, duh) and this punk from England, ie punk rock lol, made bank and got famous . What have you done? RIP Sid. Love you forever. Best version ever! Unbelievable his own mother killed him. He was just a kid. How tragic. He was something special.
***** : She was a long-time heroin junkie herself and knew well @ dosages. She purposely gave him the overdose for the reasons that you stated. He wouldn't have done well in jail; he was prob raped in there or would have been. Although his lawyer thought he could get him off, for Nancy's murder, yr prob right. We'll never know.
Well Said LL! I Never Thought Of It That Way! My Way 12 inch Taped When I Was About 13 And Drove My Mum And Dad Mad With It Like It Was MEANT To..HaHa....
My grandad was disgusted when we saw this on the telly. I remember it well. Never seen him so mad. And yet I was fascinated as a 7 year old boy from London. The Pistols were polarising alright. What a time. Shook the status quo to its very core. But as much as I was fascinated by The Sex Pistols, it was promptly forgotten in the early 80s for me when Madness, Depeche Mode, Flock of Seagulls, Duran Duran, Blondie we’re around. Loved Gary Oldman playing Sid in the “Sid & Nancy” film from the early 80s. If you haven’t seen it, I recommend you go seek it out.
@@kickinballistics never forgotten the PistOls. Best thing that ever happened to me. Got Steve Jones' towel fae when they played Loch Lomond 2008. Great day! 😀
I was a huge fan of the Sex Pistols in high school, I have seen the 1986 movie Sid & Nancy many times. Gary Oldman was awesome, he always is, he's a great actor, but nobody else could have been Sid in this movie.
My Mother is the woman playing Sid's Mum in the audience in this video. She was made bed-bound 5 years ago and its been my pleasure to be her carer through that time. She passed away back on the 11th of this month (11/12/2022). I will miss her a lot.
My condolences! My father passed a few years ago and we feel his absence daily, so I thought I'd extend my sympathies to you and your family. It's cool that your mother got to take part in something so culturally significant! My mother would probably be a tad jealous, she is a sex pistols fan and laments the fact that she was born too late to ever be able to see them in concert (not that they would've ever come to our tiny country).
I'm sorry to hear that your mom passed. It's very cool that she took part in this. She must have been a cool mom. I love exposing my kids to punk, I find the humor in it makes us all laugh and takes some of the seriousness out of parenting. Sending healing thoughts to you and yours. I hope you all are well in spite of your loss.
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Thanks for sharing that. I wish you peace and happiness.
@Can't fix Stupid lol
Paul Anka, who wrote this song, said that out of all the people who sang this song, Sid Viscous did it with the most passion.
paul anka rewrote the lyrics for the english version of the song. thats how i remember it,im too tired to look it up ,lol
@@stevenlennon12 Claude François wrote this song in french Comme d'habitude
He did it his way, right?
@@theEskalaator what have people with those subscriptions got to do with punk
Sorry the original song is French, "comme d'habitude" lyrics by Claude François and music by Jacques Revaux. The heirs are cashing in the copyrights by millions ! Sid Vicious did the best cover and video clip, "killing" the audience at the Olympia, Paris, at the end, so funny !
he was and still is the best musician who couldn't play or sing
+redospure jim morrison could sing and write.so no,i wasnt talking abt jim. sex pistols purposley turnd off sids bass cause he couldnt play.all he was was a stage attraction.he like i said...was the best musician who couldnt play
+redospure
Quite a few similarities there actually (see my comment above about how they are both often mistaken for the actors who expertly played them in 80's movies). Altho I have enjoyed both of their music and stage presence, I have to agree - Morrison might not have been the best singer of his era (still better than 99% of the horseshit being sold today tho) but in addition to his amazing stage presence he was definitely one hell of a poet/lyricist.
+A. Nonny Mouse
It was Sid too. I've read a few accounts of people in and associated with the band reporting this. To be fair tho he learned to play specifically so he could be in the band and had only been playing somewhere around a month before they hit the road on his first tour with the band. Apparently he learned pretty quick to play well enough that a short time later, just before they broke up, he was actually playing on the road. Also, it's not like anyone in that band was a gifted musician - Punk Rock in general, especially the first wave in the '70's, was characterized by pretty shitty musicianship.
Lemmy From Motörhead, who taught him to play bass, told- Sid couldn't t play at all
theres a certian level of artistry to the presentation tho. a certian atitude too.
Sid vicious unknowingly made the greatest punk video of all time and perhaps in general.
Totally agree
And in general best version ever of "my way"
✊🏽💥
Hence why he's dead
After all he did trying to been the best .😂🎉
Had he lived, he would've gone down as rock n roll's greatest frontman who couldn't sing, speak, stay awake, or stand up straight
Nah bro that's kurt cobain
@@walmartian422 Kurt was a good singer. His voice wasn't too versatile but it was great for grunge. Still I prefer Eddie Vedder.
@@komfykoala6083 Chris Cornell for me mate
Without Sid, probably no Cobain.
Sid or Ozzy?
LEONARD COHEN ABOUT SID VICIOUS:
"I never liked this song [“My Way”] except when Sid Vicious did it. Sung straight, it somehow deprives the appetite of a certain taste we’d like to have on our lips. When Sid Vicious did it, he provided that other side to the song; the certainty, the self- congratulation, the daily heroism of Sinatra’s version is completely exploded by this desperate, mad, humorous voice. I can’t go round in a raincoat and fedora looking over my life saying I did it my way - well, for 10 minutes in some American bar over a gin and tonic you might be able to get away with it. But Sid Vicious’s rendition takes in everybody; everybody is messed up like that, everybody is the mad hero of his own drama. It explodes the whole culture this self-presentation can take place in, so it completes the song for me."
спасибо) thank you for the quote. that's the way it is, it's the way it's perceived
grats bro i'm proud of you
So true
Sinatra's version was proud and too perfect
Sid 's raw and strong and also painful
That's an amazing quote, I love Cohen, Suzanne is one of my favourite songs. Where did you find this quote?
Poison Ivy I never cared fuck-all about what the self-absorbed and highly overrated nobody Leonard Cohen ever had to blow out his pie hole.
Frank Sinatra commented on this performance, saying he truly loved it. Sid Vicious really embodied punk music. I’ve got a huge poster of him on my wall, he’s a legend.
I highly Doubt Sinatra Would approve of Sid
@@okamaman7324 Not too surprising tbh
I was just listening to franks version aswell, thinking to myself I wonder what he thought of Sid's version.
Was also a sad out-of-place kid with a very sad childhood (read Jah Wobble's book), later a heroin addict who ended up stabbing his girlfriend to death. In other words, by the end of his life had become an asshole. May still fit the "legend" category, I suppose, if you stretch it.
I love him too but idk I can't idolize a murderer
This is unironically the best version of this song. It really, truly is. Sid doesn't just sing it, he performs it. He inhabits it. He IS the song. He brings so much passion and honesty to it. This man really could have been something special had he not gone out the way he did.
Nina Hagen singing in german
Thank U 4 that suggestion Nina Simone's will likely remain my all-Time Favorite alongside Sid's Willie's... i just learned about "Danzig Sings Elvis" also fun, COVER-UP by Ministry and Co-Conspirators
@@eamylord
All the while doing a desperate pastiche of Johnny Rotten… No, he was never destined for “something special” - Oh, unless you mean “had he not gone out the way he did”? I agree, that WAS “something special”… 😂✌🏾❣️
P.S. How old are you? Where are you from? Just trying to get a handle on your informed opinion🙏🏾❣️
@@janetaylor-powell Johnny disagrees. See his end thoughts. You are a fucking clown who the fuck are you to dictate who and who did not have potential. He died 45 years ago and somehow here you are on his song, not Johnny. not the Sex Pistols. so piss off cunt
Very underrated
Leonard Cohen said of the song:
"I never liked this song except when Sid Vicious did it. Sid Vicious’s rendition takes in everybody; everybody is messed up like that, everybody is the mad hero of his own drama."
Or Villain
sid the best
The lyrics are not the same😊
@@steelwater3947 2:57 he says that he killed a cat? lol
@@FranSidFrehleyVicious
and the worst, mostly the worst...
Every artist has their own interprentation of this song, and i think nobody has yet to top this one yet
Definitely agreed. "My Way" was written to have the piss taken out of it, IMO. It's the only way it works without coming across as masturbatory.
I can top it lol, it sounds like a cat in heat.
@@ghdh166. I agree with you
@@ghdh166. okay, sing it and post it on youtube. Nobody will never reach sid's heights
Top it for being the worst rendition ever.
The way he sings the intro in such a beautifully sarcastic way hits me quite emotionally considering little did he know he would meet the final curtain about a year after..
"little did he know" does not quite apply, given that he said he was gonna die before he was even 25
The intro is an absolute thing of beauty.
@@frodiarnason I guess beauty really is something that is in the eye of the beholder then
@@lautarolencina5353 he said 21
He kinda did.
Age 66, I consider myself very lucky to have lived through the greatest compilation of musical genres the world is ever likely to see.
Totaly agree 4561s my number ha my grandsons name is hendrix so yup krank it up 4 us well seasond who r still laghing at ouselves peace on u
I know right!!?!!
The year I was born
60s and 70s some of the best albums made, so many sounds to choose from.
Born in 59. As Bowie turn and face the change. Music like a smell can bring back so many memories. To old to Rock and Roll. To Young to Die
I lost my Dad which was the hardest thing in my life !
He choose this song as his funeral song !
He is a legend !
Edit ; I've only just been back to this !
The furneral was all black and white but his closest had union jack ties .
I'm sure he loves it everyone cried and laughed !
It was him ! I did him proud xx
Thankyou xxxxx
lol !
Ok
I like your face
You're kidding, right? It's spelled LEGEND babycakes.
@@arniewince7133 ok butter cup
He did it his way. Can't argue with that.
he did it malcolm McLarens way
@@rowanredwood9316 both right, sid did it his way, but malcolm would never intervene
Very true lol 😂
😂👍 very good point Mate
@@rowanredwood9316 Sean O'Dwyer.- Mad Irish way.- reminds me when Brother blew away a big bird with his $7000. Shot- Gun because it over- talked my mother on Gwavas B. Sheep Station.''
Amazing how he could deliver such a flawless performance after hitting his mouth so hard with the microphone in the beginning. A true professional.
aka a punkie
It's not live....
I was just going to write that. He punched himself with the mic, and that hurt 😂😂😂😂
Pointless
the Brits teeth are made for that sort of thing
This video must be preserved for lifetime!
So here were are, in January, 2020 and I still absolutely, positively, unequivocally love this rendition of "my way""
RIP Sid. You're still awesome!!!!
This sounds terrible😀
yup..Frank's was too slick n self congratulatory..i way prefer Sid's...far deeper..more self doubt, menacing by far
@@lisawhite6948 okay lisa
1/1/22 here we are again…. Do it your way!
You look up to a murderer good job morons
0:26 hits self with mic in the mouth....real smooth Sid
Deez Balls It almost looks like he gives it a little kiss lol
Don't worry, he didn't feel it.
Hit... OOOHHHHNOOOOOO 😂
I actually like that they used that take.
Living your life despite people's Bullock comments and over dosed real smooth sid.
honestly i like sid's singing.
I sort of agree with you. He can’t sing at all, no doubt about that, but what he’s doing seems to be not that awful to listen to.
@@BCS1105 I guess. I really like his singing. Don't know why. It's perfect for me.
I like he's singing to. He's in tune and he's got a good punk voice. Johnny Rottens level.
He's good at portraying power lyrics. He's a scummy man, but he knows the territory he walks in.
@@harrisonwestphall2381 but how is he scummy
Punk rock will never be more punk rock than Sid owning My Way and shooting at the audience as a grand finale...
Crass....
Gg allin.....
@PazuzuStalker I partied with Sid Viscious one night at an abandoned club on Hollywood Blvd called the Masque. Us punk rockers used to hang out there do drugs, drink, have sex, etc. I'm not sure how he found his way there but we partied all night! I had great connections back in the day when coke wasn't stepped all over and I drove to a liquor store and got us a case of beer. We snorted coke all night, drank, talked, laughed, etc. He was a degenerate junkie and broke as a joke so I comped him all night. We did an ounce, I should asked him to sing My Way while I was laying out those lines!!! He was a real character!
there are many things that piss me off in life. one of the biggest is when people say Sid Vicious had no talent. this is one of the most iconic live performances ever. sid looked and sounded amazing. he took the weight of a whole counter culture on his frail junkie shoulders and paid the the price. but make no mistake, he was great. long after you and i are dust people will still be watching this...rip SID
Monkey Man I find this performance iconic and revolutionary
The other day, I realized how really crazy but brilliant of an idea covering this was - on the level of Wilson Pickett covering Hey Jude. It matched if not exceeded the original and all at the same time is a parody, update, and final testament to Sid.
He was a legend..sorry!
@@jeffreycox6647 I prefer his version to Sinatra's
It's not live
42 years since we lost you Sid. Hope you're still doing it Your Way. RIP you legend!
He's not.
@@sageantone7291 hes a shitty person but hes still a legend
He is doing it God's way, who always has the last say.
He's burning in hell, coz he killed his girlfriend he loved ... he regrets every day what he has done ...
@@icelinx Bet you're a hit at parties...
He will remain as 21 yrs old forever
Too fast to live, too young to die
Too young to die but too wild to live
To be 21 forever is many people’s dream.
Same thing for Per Yngve Ohlin aka Dead from Mayhem.
@@bassnarnihil true forever young
On time
何故か最近毎日観てしまう動画となった。
It's your jacket.
@@lancelove3663 No thank you😂 I'm already 47.
@@kazwat3482yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan😅😅😅
@@maymalone1505 I take over this jacket.
@kazwat3482 enjoy it as long as u can 😊
he was just a kid, rest easy sid, u a legend
A punk icon, how useful is that when you're brown bread?
@@TruthGatherer2013 what a horrendous lefty bullshit comment! He was drugged piece of shit...how the fuck is that living.
PeterMookSculpture But your ass is here watching the drugged up loser. You inbred
A kid who murdered cats to get attention
A legend?? ( I like sex pistols ) A bad legend i say, he didnt know play bass, he cut his woman,
If Johnny Rotten is the voice of punk, Sid Vicious is the attitude and the look.
Oh nooo! The VOICE is still and ever will be.....SID VICOUS😎🤪
@@ronnygurtler1329 NO.
Johnny Rotten is also the attitude come on
Ooh , I dunno about that , John can also be quiet a sod if provoked .
What about Danzig?
There's a bit of Sid Vicious in everyone of us.
Definitely my m8, but most of us control that crazy side, he didn't an died at 21 but will always be a fuckin ledgend of not giving a fuck!! He did it his way!!! 👍👌
I hope not... I dread to think what he was carrying.
@@duncanweaver1740 66fl677
@@duncanweaver1740 66fl6777
Lol hahaha for real? You on some pretty good stuff to be saying that bullocks
I laid my oldest mate to rest today and as he was lowered in the ground this was played full blast. Love you Al.
But he had a good tone. Punk is Punk.
OK! JABI. Bilbao.
Punk is doing whatever the shit he wanted it
SID VICIOUS' VERSION WAS THE BEST VERSION OF ''MY WAY''!!!
HIS RENDITION WAS SO ENTERTAINING, NOT BORING!!!
HE MADE THE SONG TRULY HIS OWN!!!
you bet!!!
@Lejla Tiric yup..Sinatra's is too slick n self congratulatory..i way prefer Sid's...far deeper..more self doubt, menacing by far
si sid vicious ba bumaril kay rizal? lol.
@@rjordist4925 oo
he got onstage and did a shitty cover... the Pistols were GREAT at shitty covers... like their cover of the WHO's "Substitute". Sid didnt WRITE The Great Rock and Roll Swindle, Malcolm McLaren did.
no
Believe it or not, but to be a legend at 21 is an achievement not many can accomplish
Brian Mittoo He's only a "legend" because he killed his girlfriend then died himself. If infamy is "legendary," that's not an "accomplishment."
lol the sex pistols are a world-famous punk band which sid was apart of, just because your ignorant of history doesn't mean it didn't happen.
@@AzuraVasquez They were not world famous while he was alive though. Just a scene that they were a part of. They did not get anywhere near as much attention from the main stream until after Sid murdered his junky girlfriend and then got a hot shot from his awesome Mother. I mean, no matter how cool people think he was, for some really unknown reason, he was a loser, with a loser mentality, and a heroin addiction to help out with it. So...yeah. world famous, lol. You know, that history and ignorance of it and all that. Good luck kiddie
What’s your opinion on xxxtentacion? Died recently at 20
@@TheThisguy1983 He's not a legend because he killed his girlfriend then himself! He's a legend because of his music.
What a good looking guy c u wen I get there sid mate
Great song. Great Perf. And Gary Oldman's impersonation of Sid is a keeper!!
Totally...Sid and Nancy is a great rock and roll movie!!! 🤟🤟🤟.....
I have that movie on DVD, it's been a fav of mine for 16yr & Ive only ever watched it twice 😅👌
Still one of the greatest music videos ever. They didn’t make music videos in the late 70s. Just genius.
This is a part of the movie the Great Rock and Roll Swindle. Not just a music video. And don t get me wrong, I love this song
Actually, there was the top of the pops, the oldest ancestor of Mtv. But the videos they played weren't music videos, i would describe it more as a visualised version of the song. It was called "Promotion Clips" back then and the bands didn't get paid for the network to play their promotion clips. The only benefit of this was that hopefully someone would see your face on tv and go buy your record.
There has to be a word for being thankful for something existing, like it or not, this is just iconic
What’s a good surprise ! The Sid Vicious’s interpretation of this title is every simply incredible !
Nobody was more successful at being so outlandishly impudent. I always get a chuckle out of this.
This cover sums up Sid's short life really, it was messed up, it got butchered and ruined. But it still ended up being legendary just like him.
Rest in piece Sid , you really did it your way
Gerard Cortes and killed a woman.
He was a piece of shit lol
@@bedford4383 When trying to correct someone don't end it with, 'lol', it just makes you sound like a condescending asshole
@@jonasp.b.1188 ok. He was a piece of shit.
As are you for being a condescending arsehole.
Sinatra got a bit better as he matured. Looked very young there.😋
You have a delicious sensa humour. One of 4 mebe even 4 of fore .
Play ........ ..
.gittar? Bass? Or go fish? Bowl?this to the SAVVY response above myine. Pun intended. But , I'm married so don't blame me when I say no thank you. Just kitten
Since the machine won't let me edit, all of a sudden, this is to Fran boy? And it was Portland, CT. Junior high. They changed the name to Portland middle School and has a huge new sign . P M S PM's. Honest now, that's stupid and or a lot sick. Yes? PMS.
Lmfao
Whatever game we're all playing in this world, you just won it with that comment. Laughed to tears, and I'm not even sure why.
And, what a perfect song for mocking. It's the pompous egotistical anthem of every oligarch that punks hate. Thanks, Sid. You fixed the song.
If you consider a boring old self congratulator, better than Sid, you failed as a person.
This is the best audio and visual piece of art I've seen in my 50 years ❤❤❤
He seems so confident all the time and I love it
That’s the power of heroin
@@xtragurl6369 nahhhhhhh, heroin doesn’t really make you confident lmfao. Stimulants like coke do that
Bullshit heroin doesn't give you confidence like that. Maybe not you because drugs effect different people in different ways, but opiates always made me feel like king of the world. Been clean since 2012 and never want to go back to using, but I can't lie when I say I miss the confidence I had when I used. Stimulants for me never had that affect. Always made me paranoid instead. But I have known people that did feel that way on them. But yeah opiates definitely have that affect on some people.
@@xtragurl6369 lmfao hell nawl
Not heroin. Else he would be nodding out on the floor. More like cocaine or ampethamine@@xtragurl6369
When I was 12 , living in Syd AUS , i had a pic /poster on my wall of Sid Vicious that said - I've only ever fallen in love twice in my life , once with a beer bottle and once with a mirror ..... Haha
FRIENDS, IF YOU TAKE SERIOUSLY TO THIS ANIMAL, SELF-DESTRUCTIVE AND NEGATIVE TO BE A MUSICIAN AND CRITICIZE IT AS SUCH, YOU DO NOT KNOW ANYTHING OF MUSIC, YOU ARE PUBLISHED BUT MUSIC DO NOT UNDERSTAND ANYTHING, CONTINUE TO COME FUCKING AS THE PUNK WAS
Well....I can't argue, he did have some good quotes.
My all time favourite punk song ever and for those that say he could'nt sing or play, thats kinda the point of British punk, fuck it, get up and do it if you have the bollocks, he did and thats why hes a fucking legend, Sid will never die!!!!!!!
+Dr Avalanche
Stabbed his girlfriend to death.
Legendary.
Now you're gettin it.
Dr Avalanche
Most of what I've 'got', I've had twice as long as John Ritchie drew breath.
Get it?
oh.
lol!
This is originally a Sinatra song
I grew up with him as my idol. He never ever fell in line. When they said jump he didn't ask them how high, he firmly planted himself. Ultimate resistance.
He does jump now lol wanna watch
They also said heroin was going to kill him, guess should’ve been more receptive instead of being completely ignorant
He was in my opinion THE epitome of punk rock. He did it his way.
what makes me sad is that he never got any kind of happy ending. his girlfriend dies, he's accused of murder, he's sent to prison, has one suicide attempt, and then overdoses a few days later. poor sod.
your profile pic reminds me of pulp fiction
Joey Salads My profile pic is from the shining lol
not to mention it was technically 2 overdoses that night and he died of the overdose from his own mother
Gave up his ghost though happy ending imo
He said that he was going to live his life the way he wanted to, but he didn't. He was just a poor heroin slave who was never happy at all. I feel kinda bad for him.
way back in 1978 it was my favourite version and now looking back at it now the video is a classic still love it the music is brilliant with the orchestra included as well r.i.p. Sid and cheers to John Lyndon
Me too :-D
Bet it got BANNED!!!😂
I often think about how he was still just a kid up there on that stage but yet larger than life and iconic.
He was 20. Some weeks later he died. A genious from the gutter, a real genious. We miss him so much...
And murderer....
@@fvgc454ssMaybe.
@@fvgc454ssyes he stubbed his girfriend at a Hotel in Chelsea New York. I saw the hotel one month ago when I payed a visit to New York. Sad story,he must have been very sick
Was he a genius? Isn't that John Lydon? Sid was just cool as fuck
@@fvgc454ss wasn't confirmed ; isn't ?
Leonard Cohen preferred Sid Vicious' version of My Way every other version
so did Paul Anka who wrote it. probably was the royalties though.
@@mrlucky777 Yo prffiero a Sid Vicious que a Paul Mccartney.
I always have also
Me too. It needed a good kick up the arse!
Jackie Brown n
Один из самых любимых клипов, Сид просто гениальный, красавчик!!!!
ААААААААААААААААААААААААААААААААААААААААААААААААААААА, ХОЙ.Нравитца, тоже Сид.
Happy 62nd Birthday Sidney, hope you're at peace now. ❤
Ti amo da impazzire sid Vicious
he's in heaven cuz he was set up
@@questionmark3666 Agreed 👍
Sydney?
@@wilmacrfc no,.Sidney
Happy Birthday Sidney, wherever you are. Hope you're still doing it Your Way.
The man did it his way total respect
Sid Vicious you'll never leave many of the minds of rock, punk, music.
Sid is a legend, he sang and LIVED this song truthfully. I LOVE HIM
this is where Joker's talk show scene from.
Is it actually inspired from this or?
@@kristianbejb like as a fact or a theory?
@@kristianbejb ah okay. Doesn't surprise though. The director also directed a documentary on the famous shit throwing punk rocker GG Alin. The director for sure is inspired a lot by punk rock culture
I think it came from the Dark Knight Returns movie.
Also, from the Dark Knight Returns animated movie.
Sid Vicious Was My Mentor And Taught Me Everything About Punk Rock Music And Becoming A Bass Player And A Punk Rocker Sid Vicious Was The Best Mentor I've Ever Had Sid Vicious Was The World's Best Mentor I've Ever Had
This really is to this day and further possibly one of the absolute best "music videos" I've ever seen.
"It's better to burn out than fade away" Best. Cover. Ever. It was horrible and real and he did it his way.
🤣
Its crazy how many people come back to this everyday... this song is masterpiece!
They literally had this in a karaoke machine at a wedding I went to. Did the full Sid Vicious impersonation. Was epic. The crowd absolutely just rocked big time. No joke. It happened. Bloody amazing. ❤❤❤❤
Lol! Sounds fun, I can sing this too- it’s a fun song to “sing”…
Even the shooting?
Great Performance
A Talented young lad
Who left us too soon.
God Bless Sid ....
My son and grandson love punk music.
They love this clip with Sid Vicious.
"To think, I killed a cat, and may I say, not in a gay way"
Maybe not ironic in his mind, but for me it is, and is thus my favourite lyric of all time.
hectorstable I never thought the word "gay" was used back then I thought they used ..let's say more derogatory terms...
itsagreatfuckinglyrics,
hectorstable not in the guy way
Yeah it wasn't a joke. Heres a story from his flatmate. "One night I went round and saw Sid, and there was a cat that was in the flat. And for no reason he decided to put a noose around the cat and hang it up in front of me...
...it didn't last long as far as ticks on the clock but it seemed like an eternity. The cat was struggling and was trying to get away but obviously it couldn't. It was whining. It was absolutely fighting to get away and just before it passed away, it urinated and defacated right on his feet. Sid was holding it in front of me. I utterly regret not stopping him doing that. Why he did that, I don't know. I have no idea, it's the most disgusting thing that I have seen in my life. If I could have my life over again, I would've stopped him from doing it. It was horrible...
...we finally put the cat in a plastic bag and took it to the bin downstairs."
That's because you're a moron
Madonna said of the song:
"Sid Vicious’s rendition of this track is truly captivating, a legendary performance in it's own right."
Who cares what that phony says?
“I gotta spend the rest of my life living like a schmuck” RIP Ray Liotta
BANG, BANG
Best beginning and best ending, oh and best movie. RIP Ray.
It's schnook you fool
Everyone tends to over look he is a very attractive young man. This song and art video proves Sid is an amazing creative artist and a talented punk singer. Solo career in the 70's, well we will never know where that might have led him to be? Love you Sid.Love this song and video. Given a chance, your stellar!
I'm sorry, you're
Sid was most emotional person...
Definitely my favourite version of this song. Of course the original is best but the boldness of this I just love it especially when the rock kicks in absolutely brilliant he certainly did it his way
The original is "comme d'habitude" de Claude François
Sinatra died almost 20 years after Sid. They were living at the same time but probably very different lifestyles. It’s wonderful how they still managed to communicate through music. Beautiful ♥️
I get all goosebumps with Sid Vicious's look.
Definition of Punk
In all it's fragmentary glory.
D man got up stood up
His voice is still mesmerizing even these days.
The song "My Way" has a fascinating history, rooted in French pop and reimagined across musical genres. It was originally composed as "Comme d'habitude" in 1967 by Claude François and Jacques Revaux, with François contributing to the lyrics. The French version, performed by Claude François, is a melancholic reflection on a fading relationship.
In 1969, Paul Anka discovered the song while on vacation in France and purchased the rights to create an entirely new English version. Anka wrote reflective, deeply personal lyrics inspired by Frank Sinatra’s persona, transforming the song into an anthem of self-determination and dignity. Sinatra’s rendition became iconic and solidified "My Way" as a global classic.
However, the song took an entirely different turn in 1978 when Sid Vicious, bassist of the punk band Sex Pistols, recorded his version. Vicious's chaotic, sneering take flipped the song on its head, turning it into a punk rebellion anthem. His cover was deliberately raw and irreverent, embodying the ethos of the punk movement.
Paul Anka, while acknowledging the universality of the song, found Vicious's version both amusing and crass. He reportedly saw it as a "crass" interpretation but admitted it was a testament to the song's adaptability. This contrast between Vicious’s anarchic rendition and Sinatra’s dignified version highlights the incredible versatility of "My Way"-a song originally born as a French ballad but which has become a canvas for wildly different artistic expressions.
THE most Punk song ever. It's such bollocks in every way it's awesome, the video says it all. Masterpiece of anti celebrity/entertainment.
Ben Jerry "it's such bollocks in every way it's awesome" I'm guessing you're not British cos that doesn't quite make any sense :)
Pathetic crap.
actually this is bs xD
my theme song!
try listening to gg allin then
He may have been a talentless musician, but he was at least entertaining.
Nowadays we call that a socialite.
He was the personification of punk, all spit and bile that demanded to be taken notice of regardless of talent.
Pure punk
he was wicked!!!!!!!!
we’re all wicked ask covid
44 years ago we lost you Sid. And you're still a legend.
I thought it was last week
Yup live fast die young
Hi killed his girlfriend
He’s a women abusing cat murderer…are you guys just like him? Is that why u support him ?
Маэстро как всегда на высоте! ЕвГЕНИАЛЬНО!
Nobody has ever understood your scream your anger broken by a melancholy irony. Tomorrow is your birthday and I hope you have finally found the peace you were looking for. good punk SID.
The only footage ever of him not staring at the floor continuously
Danielson 777!??? Tu see HIM live? Dinhuh thinks si! Fu!
J'ai adoré,quand j'avais 15 ans, 4 ans après leur album ' Sid Vicious était déjà mort quand je les ai découvert C' était le côté rebel dans le début 80". Grâce à eux, plein de groupes mythiques ont émergés !
Je trippais fort en 1984
Ç étais mon idole
J y ressemblais aussi 👍
What does the announcer say at the beginning? I’ll take it in both languages please x
Can't believe we lost you 45 years ago today. Still a legend 😢
Rip sid.you brought us so much laughter and happiness..The small stuff the media sweated you about was nothing compared to the good you achieved.Rest easy big guy.
I’ve never listened to Sid but this gives me chills for some reason
He sings some songs in the rock in roll swindle soundtrack but same, it’s hard to accept someone like him is dead, he lived a hard life and he died so young
He certainly shines at times and I feel sad for him.Sid really had the odds stacked against him for most of his short life but managed to send a strong message to the conformist he despised.I guess that was you don't have to have talent and kiss butt to be an entertainer,you just have to perform.
He sings three songs in the Rock'n'roll Swindle movie. This song also was part of an album called Sid Sings. Although his album hit number 30 on the charts, it's considered to be rare today.
yeah its that bad it gives me chills too
There's a good reason why you shivering. We easily could've had the greatest punk artist or at least performer but unfortunately sid just ended up being wasted potential.
He took the message of "My Way" and warped it to suit himself completely, encapsulating what the entire song is all about.
Fucking bravo Sid.
No one ever sang this song with as much sincerity as Sid. He really did do it HIS way.
Un versión única, original, perversa, increíble. Con garra como tiene que ser la actitud ante esta canción. Fenomenal. A su manera
Best punk song of all time? This version. Brilliant. R.I.P. Sid.
One of the most classic clips of all time.
I just looked around
Que caña !!! Inolvidable y eterno TQM ✌🏻🇪🇸🩷🩷🩷⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🌟💥🦋Ⓜ️
One of the greatest covers of ALL TIME!!
I dont know why but I like this a lot
personally, i love this way more than frank sinatra’s. he truly did it his way!
Gladly you're not the only one.
@@christos7100 after doing this Sid said it was a piss-take of the song
Sinatra's my way is one of the best song ever
And that's what it's all about...
In Art.
In Life.
We must do what is required
@Lejla Tiric yup..Frank's was too slick n self congratulatory..i way prefer Sid's...far deeper..more self doubt, menacing by far
Seriously. God rest his soul. People like that are like comets in the sky. ❤❤
He killed somebody…
@@joshr920 not even sure if he did it intentionally or not. his girlfriend ruined him anyway
02.02.2020
41 anniversary of Sid's death
Rest in Anarchy!
why rest
0:02 Announcer is Eddie Barclay (26 January 1921 - 13 May 2005)
Voice of an angel.
Or a drunk 😀
@@lisawhite6948
or a drunk angel
biblically accurate angel
angel of Hell
why does that sound like an insult XD
I could never understand how this never made it to Top Of The Pops.
Screw all you haters. He was great. This was a spoof he did( not that you noticed, duh) and this punk from England, ie punk rock lol, made bank and got famous . What have you done? RIP Sid. Love you forever. Best version ever!
Unbelievable his own mother killed him. He was just a kid. How tragic. He was something special.
+Lizzette Lavin agreed it is the best version ever - but he was a prat - malcolm maclarens puppet
It is a shame but sid was sid.
***** : She was a long-time heroin junkie herself and knew well @ dosages. She purposely gave him the overdose for the reasons that you stated. He wouldn't have done well in jail; he was prob raped in there or would have been. Although his lawyer thought he could get him off, for Nancy's murder, yr prob right. We'll never know.
Well Said LL! I Never Thought Of It That Way! My Way 12 inch Taped When I Was About 13 And Drove My Mum And Dad Mad With It Like It Was MEANT To..HaHa....
djharg /Haggis ... haggerty haggerty.
Simply clever and a TRUE masterpiece that Anka himself could NEVER even Touch when it comes to true feeling
My grandad was disgusted when we saw this on the telly. I remember it well. Never seen him so mad. And yet I was fascinated as a 7 year old boy from London. The Pistols were polarising alright. What a time. Shook the status quo to its very core. But as much as I was fascinated by The Sex Pistols, it was promptly forgotten in the early 80s for me when Madness, Depeche Mode, Flock of Seagulls, Duran Duran, Blondie we’re around.
Loved Gary Oldman playing Sid in the “Sid & Nancy” film from the early 80s. If you haven’t seen it, I recommend you go seek it out.
Flock of seagulls, Duran Duran? Yuv nae taste laddie! Imagine admitting tae liking them! 😂😂😂
Jackie Brown 😂
@@kickinballistics never forgotten the PistOls. Best thing that ever happened to me. Got Steve Jones' towel fae when they played Loch Lomond 2008. Great day! 😀
Jackie Brown that’s truly excellent. What a grab! Great lineup at Balloch Castle that year.
I was a huge fan of the Sex Pistols in high school, I have seen the 1986 movie Sid & Nancy many times. Gary Oldman was awesome, he always is, he's a great actor, but nobody else could have been Sid in this movie.
The greatest cover in music history
Stranglers walk on by just as good