It was the protest song that spoke to a generation.<br/> <br />The Sex Pistols' 'God Save the Queen' hit the number 2 spit in Britain during the Queen's Silver Jubilee in 1977, despite the BBC's refusal to play it.<br/> <br />Now, 35 years on, the UK's alternative national anthem is being reissued to coincide with the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.<br/> <br />The Pistols reformed ten years ago at the time of the Queen's fiftieth anniversary.<br/> <br />At the time, frontman John Lydon, formerly known as Johnny Rotten, wasn't shy of giving his views on the Royal Family.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: John Lydon, singer, saying (English):<br/> <br />"This is our country, this is our flag, they are our monarchy, they don't work too well at the moment but lets make the f**kers do a good job, get rid of a few of the useless ones and keep the goodies."<br/> <br />The song is unlikely to enjoy the chart success it did in the seventies and Rotten has distanced himself from an online campaign to get it to number one.<br/> <br />But the classic album from which the single is taken will also be re-released in the UK in September.<br/> <br />Edward Baran, Reuters.
