Sex Pistols - still offensive after all these years

The Sex Pistols have renamed one of their most notorious songs to attack the British and US governments on their latest comeback tour.

The Sex Pistols have renamed one of their most notorious songs to attack the British and US governments on their latest comeback tour.

The song Belsen was a Gas became Baghdad was a Gas as the band kicked off their North American tour at the Fleet Pavilion in Boston.

Singer John Lydon, aka Johnny Rotten, also spotlighted the US recession by aiming the "No future for you" chorus from God Save the Queen at the audience.

The Sex Pistols, now all in their mid 40s, have said they want to finish their tour with a concert in Baghdad to show Iraqis the "downside of democracy".

The 12-date tour reunites original members, Lydon, guitarist Steve Jones, bass player Glen Matlock and drummer Paul Cook for their first tour since 1996's Flithy Lucre tour, although they played a one-off concert at Crystal Palace, London, last year.

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