Favorite "Queen" Songs #2 - "God Save the Queen"

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We have reached "Oh really, there's a shock" territory in my countdown of my favorite songs with "queen" in the title. We are at #2, and it's really no surprise: "God Save the Queen" by the Sex Pistols. The second single released by the legendary British punk band, "God Save the Queen" was (unintentionally, according to the band) put out during Queen Elizabeth II's 1977 Silver Jubilee. Ostensibly a protest song about England's treatment of the British working class, the song proved controversial enough to be banned by the BBC (a sure-fire way to turn a song into a hit!) The single reached #2 in the UK, although speculation ran rampant that the BBC rigged the charts to prevent it from hitting #1, an act that Wikipedia claims the BBC now admits, and that the song did indeed top the chart. A&M Records had pressed a small number of singles shortly before the Sex Pistols signed with Virgin Records. Those A&M copies are reportedly now some of the most valuable records ever printed in the UK, and Record Collector Magazine claims that the A&M prints are the most collectable records of all-time. I have linked to the legendary footage of the band performing the song on a boat on the River Thames on the Jubilee Holiday. Eleven people were arrested upon docking. Enjoy! (No future in England's dreaming info verified by Wikipedia)