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I Can't Believe It's Punk Butter

Posted Wed Feb 4, 2009 11:33am PST by Lyndsey Parker in As Heard On...

So Reuters reported this week that sales of the British dairy product Country Life Butter have skyrocketed 83 percent since Sex Pistols punk icon John "Johnny Rotten" Lydon became its spokesman last year.

Oi! Or should we say...Oy!

While this is hardly the first time the Pistols have been accused of selling out (their various cash-in reunion tours, as fiftysomething men, have raised a few pierced eyebrows), this latest Lydon offense in particular has many old-school punks shaking in their Doc Martens.

And really, it is kind of hard to believe that the former flamed-haired, spotty-faced, snot-nosed anarchist who once snarled, "NO FUTURE FOR YOOOOOOU!" is now earning money for his eventual retirement with residuals from this:

Guess anarchy is finally spreading across the U.K....

12 Comments

1. DUDE -
I would like to tell Johnny Rotten where he can stick his butter....

2. Chris the first -
The thing that bothers my the most is if Johnny "Rotten" wanted something to cash in on, then why not release some new music with the Sex Pistols. I still can't believe that band is as regarded as they are, They only put out one studio album.

3. NoodlesRGo! -
Give me a break. Being in a rock band doesn't usually include health insurance or a retirement plan. "Selling out" is the only thing aging rockers can do. Besides, does anyone even use the term "sell-out" anymore? Most of today's bands don't mind admitting they would sell their mothers to be on an iPod commercial or a major movie soundtrack.

4. __A_YAHOO_USER__ -
Well Chris, the Sex Pistols are highly regarded because they more or less kick-started the U.K. punk scene, and inspired many. You can release 20 albums and still not make that impact.



But I was thinking the same thing as the DUDE...How do you always do that DUDE? Do you have the ability of time travel & mindreading, or did you manage to find Gummo the sentient bubble in bubbylonia?


Anyway, the butter commercial sucks. I WANT TO DESTROY (it)! I WANNA BE, BUTTER FREE!

5. Tornado Chaser -
I guess Johnny doesn't want his PUBLIC IMAGE to be LIMITED any more by hiding out in anonymity. He said "NEVER MIND that BOLLOCKS, HERE'S a butter commercial I can do"!!!

6. Neilzebub -
Dude, he's toast........

7. Neilzebub -
But boy could he jam....

8. Yahoo! Music User -
The idealism of youth ALWAYS needs to make way for reality. If you don't understand that you're either too young or too rich.

9. Yahoo! Music User -
Johnny Rotten Lydon would make a fantastic manager in "professional" wrestling. It is his eyes and facial expressions that would be hilarious to watch on a WWE program. I like the guy, and find him....well, amusing and completely harmless.

10. Yahoo! Music User -
D33P, you rule, brother....HA,HA,HA!!!!!

11. mcpeepants -
I find it ironic how everyone bags on Rotten for selling out when all these little punks today do nothing but sell out. Leave him alone, we all need to make a living and he's entertaining.

12. Kento -
Didn't he choke to death on his own vomit because of too much smack. Guess that was some other punker I read about.
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