You're probably thinking, "why on earth would they do that?" I know I was... well, they did it so they could provide the song as a master track for the upcoming "Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock." And so they could get paid, but you knew that.
The game's producers, upon learning nobody could locate the original multi-tracks for the song, asked the band to enter the studio to provide game players with the master version. And they obliged.
As for the re-recording, frontman John Lydon said, "Re-recording them -- what a stress you put on us but we rose to the occasion I think…admirably! A bit of anarchy in a video game is alright by me.”
The Sex Pistols, in addition to stepping into the studio for the first time in 30 years for this endeavor, will be playing three anniversary shows in London this November.
I'd like to pull the old "dollar on a string" trick on John Lydon, just to see how long he'd try to catch it. I'm thinking at least half an hour....
