This is a post to mark the sad passing of Malcolm McLaren earlier today aged just 64. Rather than write thousands of words about him I thought I’d just pick a few tunes of bands he managed his own stuff. Enjoy! Goodbye Talcy Malcy. (The BBC obituary of Malcolm is very good, click here to see it)
Malcolm McLaren outside the infamous Kings Road Shop 'Sex' he set up with Vivienne Westwood
“Jet Boy” - New York Dolls -McLaren was their manager in the early 70s for a period
“Anarchy For The UK” – Sex Pistols – Malcolm came to prominence by bringing the band together and managing them until their demise in 1978
“C30 C60 C90 Go” – Bow Wow Wow - Malcolm took over as manager of Adam and the Ants and fired Adam, he the brought in Annabella Luwin aged just 14 as the singer
“Double Dutch” – Malcolm McLaren – This song annoys many people I know, but I love it!
“Madame Butterfly” – Malcolm McLaren – I don’t like opera so why do I like this?
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