I like that one part where he says "This is not a love song."

@timothykozlik6707

9 жыл бұрын

***** this is not rap its punk rock

@timothykozlik6707

9 жыл бұрын

Well seeing how it is punk

@timothykozlik6707

9 жыл бұрын

***** its still punk just not what everyone thinks punk to be

@elijahpadilla2094

8 жыл бұрын

+DeadPistolsBrainGerms Most of the sex pistols song were did not have power chords.

@ShipperTrash88

7 жыл бұрын

LMAO

after listening to the song on repeat for 24 hours i am beginning to think that this may NOT be a love song ...although i questioned it for the first 12 or so hours

@martywhitevan

7 жыл бұрын

upon later analysis with an additional 30 hours of listening i am beginning to think this "could" indeed be a love song..thoughts on theory?

@IndridCold

7 жыл бұрын

I dunno it is a song, I also love this song. Though I have no idea if it could be a love song from that perspective, even upon your 9 months and 30 more hours Can any of us really say what love is?

@martywhitevan

7 жыл бұрын

it is very interesting because i think that this could possibly be love in the form of a song but then again is it a song?

@IndridCold

7 жыл бұрын

Well...I suppose that is up for interpretation... I mean Just because I thought it was a song, does not in fact mean it was actually a song. Perhaps it was always just a message. or poetry... I mean the artist defines a song as does interpretation, But I am sure 50% of people see a rant from a permanent agitated Johnny. you sir raise some interesting points in this back and fourth.

@martywhitevan

7 жыл бұрын

i would prefer to go fourth at this point and as of 0600 in the am, i am currently convinced that this is "art" and might be considered a love song

Probably the greatest love song ever written

@jjmaster94

5 ай бұрын

I've heard that This is not a love song.

@priscillasalzberg5349

5 ай бұрын

Sure, if you consider love of money a love song.

I think when he says "Are you ready to grab the candles. Out of the cupboard. No television." He's referring to the early 70s power blackouts that made our life a misery in 70s Britain. At our house the tv would go off and my Nan always made sure I was ready to grab the candles and light them.

@Dmnthygtshlds2

4 ай бұрын

You Brits and your Nans lol

@peterabram62

4 ай бұрын

@@Dmnthygtshlds2 yep!

@eye_straindigital

4 ай бұрын

It’s lit

@timomomomo969

Ай бұрын

The beginning of the end of an empire

* Sir, this is Wendy's Drive-Thru.*

@armandolopezjr5906

3 жыл бұрын

He just wants to make sure they understand

@windmillrespector

3 жыл бұрын

This is not a Wendy’sssss

@donlockman3504

3 жыл бұрын

Johnny doesn't GAF!

@Kim-uc2fe

3 жыл бұрын

My bestie spray painted the hood of his car with Johnny's face with some bricks. Loophole. 💕

@Elchamuc020

2 жыл бұрын

I'm new here I love this song but what does this mean.

今でもこんな素敵な曲がすぐ見られて良い時代になりましたね。

@aclark903

Жыл бұрын

#Shonenknife

@nakabayashishayashi5976

Жыл бұрын

ほんとです

@arnoldhernandez1910

4 ай бұрын

Amen.

One of my favorite love songs.

@jimvarney511

6 жыл бұрын

hehe

@barfbagtpot7579

5 жыл бұрын

Cult Miyako lol

@Yakudo69

2 жыл бұрын

This is NOT a love song

@Unfinished_sentenc

Жыл бұрын

@@Yakudo69 😂😂😂

@louisgreenstein6886

Жыл бұрын

But this is not a love song.

I think I read on Songfacts that one of Johnny's higher-ups asked him to "make a radio friendly love song," and in return he wrote this song bashing big business's ego and know-it-all demeanor. He also later on said he couldn't believe this was PIL's biggest hit since it was the most "spiteful" song he'd ever written.

@marcushaupt1564

Жыл бұрын

I guess he forgot he wrote "God Save the Queen" and "EMI"

@cursive6412

Жыл бұрын

Spite is what they crave

@crysstoll1191

Жыл бұрын

@@marcushaupt1564 haha!

@Ruby-eq1qg

Жыл бұрын

Spite is a good ingredient for a song

@johnc5395

10 ай бұрын

After listening to thousands of songs with intelligible and unintelligible lyrics my ears just go for the beat. If the beat is good I'll listen to the lyrics. If that's good too then the song is a hit. To me this song got the juice so it's a hit.

i am coming back after 3 years to see if this is in fact still not a love song

@carlitos5984

3 жыл бұрын

Me 2

@jayblack12

3 жыл бұрын

Haha!

@twilightspeak

2 жыл бұрын

And.. is it?

@blacson30

2 жыл бұрын

It’s 3 years later….Well??…

@twilightspeak

Жыл бұрын

Don’t give up hope. I’m returning every year, who’s with me?

This musical composition does not primarily involve romance and courtship.

@alfredocarpaneto5976

3 жыл бұрын

You the same Styxenhammer on Twitter?

@bigjohn2811

3 жыл бұрын

@@alfredocarpaneto5976 click on his emblem. Yes, it's him. Here's the video he did on Rotten. kzread.info/dash/bejne/kahmy6NyktDVido.html

@suziequzie

3 жыл бұрын

Well.. yeah.. it's not a love song.

@BullockDS

3 жыл бұрын

The Piece of Harmonic Entertainment in the Medium of Sound That You Are Currently Engaged in Listening to is Not One That Pertains to the Emotions of Carnal Fondness a Human Being Experiences for Another Individual.

@cindigonzalez7350

3 жыл бұрын

Second time I've seen ur comment on a music video I looked up. I think the last one was Back Door by Clan of Xymox. So, we both have similar political views and great taste in music 😅👍

Quantum theory states that this is both a love song and not a love song at the same time.

@thepoetryzonewithsam6955

4 ай бұрын

Schrödinger's love song

How cool would it be to have Johnny play a cameo as the Joker in a Batman movie?

@mistapushy

10 жыл бұрын

he'd get kicked off set, having too much fun. gotta love it though lol

@orangie8426

5 жыл бұрын

Try Riddler

@42t16

5 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@caydencayuga7876

4 жыл бұрын

This comment gave me a boner.

@jimthescotsman

4 жыл бұрын

Woah , That's an awesome thought

His lyrics are so mind expanding and beautifly written, truly elegant writings i just wish i could interpret what kinda song this is....

@danneumann3274

2 жыл бұрын

its not a love long

@vapingotter7518

2 жыл бұрын

Hes a fucking Poser 🙄

@c0l1n_m45

2 жыл бұрын

Knowing the kind of person Johnny Rotten is it probably actually has some hidden political critique in it somewhere.

@derekpatzer4329

Жыл бұрын

Dan Neumann was correct ... It is not a love song

I always love Johnny's antics and I like those glasses.

@limelightraver5690

8 жыл бұрын

That hair and those glasses with that suit make pretty cool combination, he looks like a character from Trainspotting or Eureka Seven

@sadiesleepwalker646

Ай бұрын

I guess he was an influence for Trainspotting that vibe :s

This may or may not be a love song, need more info.

@laredolassoo

8 жыл бұрын

+Donald Keyser thanks dearly.

@brentpreid

8 жыл бұрын

+Donald Keyser I was wondering the same. I'll let you know when I have more info. I'm in consultation with some mid-level managers and salespeople. I'm sure they will guide me correctly.

@glengamble526

8 жыл бұрын

+Donald Keyser I think, but don't quote me...that, um...this is NOT a love song. But...I'm not sure?

@martywhitevan

8 жыл бұрын

+Donald Keyser it could be a matter of perspective, this may well indeed be a love song to some, after all what is love, and this is a song

@yourtube5932

6 жыл бұрын

Actually this is a love song. Also, put the marbles in your nose, do not put them in your nose!

The Damened : Here’s a love song PIL : This is not a love song

I like how at 2:23 the car in the back doesn't switch lanes even though the cop keeps pointing.

@Kevin-rw4yw

7 жыл бұрын

Yes thats funny!

@gletube3109

3 жыл бұрын

Cos I wanted to be in the video.

@AlejandroMS67

4 ай бұрын

you mean how incredibly stupid that driver must've been...

i can't explain to myself why I like this so much.. why I like HIM so much.

Mr. Lydon, being his cheeky self!

My mom got me a boombox and I will always now remember hooking it up and this song going "THIS IS NOT A LOVE SONG" as loud as possible

I love this song even though it's not a love song.💗

150 people came here looking for a song about love.

@goodtimeswerehad

6 жыл бұрын

Yet the expected result was clear in the song title ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

@LezleyKnott

4 жыл бұрын

Only you.

This music video feels like an art school project.

@jmpolock5211

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, cause it's aimed at obvious suited dweebs like you.

@xochitl9161

4 жыл бұрын

that is why e's an honest genius.

@NYCQuint

3 жыл бұрын

This is not a love song

@5077Clara

3 жыл бұрын

@@NYCQuint is it?

@dreamervanroom

3 жыл бұрын

With a big budget.

"Happy to Have. Not to Have Not." Say what you will about Brother Lydon, you can't accuse him of not being brutally honest. At all times.

One of those tracks that keeps making more sense the more you play it...I think it has me in its clutches.

The trouble with being a rebel is that you instantly and intimately, identify with the thing you profess to be rebelling against.

@RagedContinuum

5 жыл бұрын

That was one of Mel Gibson's greatest quotes, thanks for reminding me

@Lugh444

5 жыл бұрын

@@RagedContinuum He plagiarized a Mel Gibson?

Unbelievable guitar riff

@alnka1974

2 жыл бұрын

That's the only best part of rhe song along with the bass.

good song since 1983! it was one of my favorite then and it is still good!

My favourite PIL song! It makes me swoon!

@christopherwelch136

2 жыл бұрын

Religion is good as well.

If I remember correctly this song was written after he was screwed over financially by some of his business partners and how he had to “change his ways when money applies” and how he is not in love with the idea of having to do that.

I love how every little thing Johnny does is offensive & confrontational

@leslieschmidt4744

6 жыл бұрын

he's the best

@scottttym

4 жыл бұрын

it is not...

@coolcatdozzit6482

4 жыл бұрын

Yes those who challenge status quo and question conventional norms and wisdoms, great

@bradsittmann1

3 жыл бұрын

Hating people through John.

Once you see the cop on the motorcycle waving people off from behind Johnny's car, it's the only thing about the video you can focus on.

@Ruebacca

6 жыл бұрын

True, looks like California Highway Patrol, but probably a local cop.

@funtime974

5 жыл бұрын

They all use off duty or retired cops. A music video has a smaller budget, so they were probably unlikely to be able to close off traffic.

@darthanddedeu2580

3 жыл бұрын

@@funtime974 the courtyard at the tower, the cop on the bike, the car & chauffeur

Well, I should HOPE it's not a love song... what in the world are they good for, really? This song fills me with positivity and joy!

I'm a bit in love with John after hearing this song. Oh the irony.

@alukuhito

2 жыл бұрын

That's a good one.

I wonder if this has ever been played at a wedding.

@hineygorerage1

2 жыл бұрын

Note to self : play this at my wedding.

@melissathies2636

Жыл бұрын

It has

@STPickrell

Жыл бұрын

Before or after “The Rains of Castamere”?

In case you were unsure...

I love the suit. It suits him just fine in my eyes (pun very much intended).

This is not a love song but it's a song to be loved

This was a time when Top 40 Pop needed a perfect troll.

Waltz with Bashir

@AlekYaw

8 жыл бұрын

Such a good movie

@francescocco8297

4 жыл бұрын

Such a biased movie, btw the idf are the ones who murdered the Pali folks, it wasn't the Lebanese forces nor the flange

@francescocco8297

4 жыл бұрын

Murderers!

@hoodghettoshootout

3 жыл бұрын

@@francescocco8297 ahuh

@brennan_exe

3 жыл бұрын

Why I'm here

I can't pass those towers without thinking of this song

What an awesome psychopathic song ! Weirdo pale Johnny in the burning sun , i love this

This is my favorite love song

Yeah Yeah Yeahs did a fantastic job interpolating this song into "Heads Will Roll"

2023 and composition of this love song is amazing.

Sitting at the creativity table and saying I've got a new song and the rest around the table say oh really how does it go? Then in the short span of about 3.2 seconds John Lydon sings This Is Not A Love Song while that 3.2 second guitar riff plays..... Then a silent stare at the rest of the table..... You're going to need more than that if you're going to have a song Johnny. John Lydon turns to the camera and smiles and says no I won't!

This was a 45 rpm record, the song got even better when played on 33😄😄 - the baby shark song of the 80's

I just heard this song last night on the car radio. It's good. I like it.

Why isn't this superior version on Spotify ;-;

the greatest love song ever written

This song is so annoying that it’s hard to get 10 seconds without stopping. But after that, you can’t stop listening.

He's such a dapper chap; always wears cool suits!

Loved being a teen in the 80's from PIL& Alien Sex Fiend(great in small venues) to Grand Funk over to Kraftwerk. Eclectic and not rock!

@livingf0ssil

6 жыл бұрын

Julianna Anda I like your paprika profile picture

@thesultanofswing8706

Жыл бұрын

And not a love song.

@bobl310

8 ай бұрын

Krafwerk and Johnny Rotten. Good woman

my wedding song, right here.

I remember this vid from the 80s....I believe it was filmed in LA Century City, anybody know if this is correct

Perfect for these times nothing’s change

51 years old and this is still not a love song. Love from Cleveland, USA

We used this song in a play I did in high school. It had nothing to do with the plot really, except as something for some of the characters to lip sync to. They were supposed to be in a rock band for one of the scenes, (but at the same time they were also birds like the rest of the characters). It was a weird play. (Oh, and we picked it after hearing it on a local college station while painting the set.)

Fantastic Song

I need this version in my everyday life

This is my favorite Punk Rock song.

Damn I love his music.

Love the motorcycle cop in pursuit gesturing to the other traffic to back off John is loving it!

Biffed! Greatest song criticizing selling out in the world.

John is no short of BRILLIANCE.

@danielscissorhands

7 жыл бұрын

Are we not speaking English today?

@dildonius

4 жыл бұрын

@@danielscissorhands English isnt everyone's native tongue. What a crazy idea, eh? How many languages do you speak fluently?

@danielscissorhands

4 жыл бұрын

@@dildonius It depends, do alien languages count?

Waltz with Bashir introduced me to this song.

I was watching the masked singer with my wife and the jester came out and sang school's out by Alice Cooper. Half way through the song i knew it was Johnny rotten and could tell from listening to my sex pistols album over and over. The judges didn't even guess right. I was proud that day

@somemeansfish8987

4 ай бұрын

Man whoever gets this is probably an OG I guess

Definitely one of the best love songs. Top 10 at least.

The genius of this song is that it actually is a love song

FOR SURE!!!!!!

What a nice little love song.

@jimvarney511

6 жыл бұрын

hehe

This is what happens when John gets a good bassist for his band

@pizzawar

2 жыл бұрын

Dude. Glen Matlock was a boss. Jah Wobble is awesome though you got it

@thesultanofswing8706

Жыл бұрын

How dare you soil the name of the most skilled and experienced bassist that ever drew a breath? What, do you think Johnny just pulled a guy he squatted in a derelict house when he was a teenager with off the streets to be the bassist for the most influential British band that ever set foot on our fair, fair planet?

@r3b3lvegan89

Жыл бұрын

If you mean Sid by all of this, he wasn’t too bad they made it work until the US tour. John has said it many times. But Glen was amazing too but we know how that turned out.

Awesome,I´m back to the 90´S

Had to look this one up today ." This" is not a love song either. Here on business. Cannonball style 💀

Sheer bloody poetry man!

This is not a love song. But I love this song!!

Among other things, Johnny Rotten displays the correct manner with which one rides in a limo

awesome bass work

Wonderful. I love Johnny Rotten!

Johnny and those dimples!

So bloody good!

One of my fav PIL!

Why have I never seen this?! This is awesome!

Love it Johnny!

The king of Punk Rock. Johnny Rotten is a songwriter genius along with making fans laugh. A person wanted him to make a love song and I bet Johnny said ok I'll write a love song and instead did this instead lol 😂 Just to piss him off.

カッコイイ！！！！！！！

THAT'S GREAT !!! Thanx for sharing ... CHEERS !!

love the bass!

The guitar riff is why I keep coming back.

I LOVE THIS!!!....👍🏻😘😛✌️🎄👀

Love is a petty, bourgeois emotion :P

@emiliobello2429

5 жыл бұрын

That's Persepolis not Waltz With Bashir

Best love song EVER!

Well this brings me back to a mixed tape I had at 16. Fad Gadget's "Collapsing New People" was after this.

I really hope there is a circle of hell where this is played on repeat. No one is allowed into the circle save for anyone and everyone responsible for this catchy affront to humanity.

It's March 2024 and this is not a love song !❤

Yeah, JR..JL is my fav singer

i love the fact that this is not a love song... too many of those syrupy replicas in the music world

Aww he looks so cute, when he's waving his arms and stuff....^_^

I just realized that Rammstein's tune Amerika was influenced by this.

@jessiehermit9503

4 жыл бұрын

Oh, it is, isn't it? I haven't thought of that...

@busterbluesun

3 жыл бұрын

Also Heads Will Roll by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs!

my favorite version.