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Wake Up Punk

The process behind destroying the memorabilia and the condemnation Corré received for setting irreplaceable objects from music history alight; activism is the new punk, and that punk has been appropriated by the establishment.

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Nigel Askew

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Edward Tudor-Pole

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Vivienne Westwood

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Malcolm McLaren

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Daniel Lismore

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- [Corre] When I
was a young kid, - Wake Up Punk

- [Corre] When I was a young kid,

They were considered
as anti-establishment. - Wake Up Punk

They were considered as anti-establishment.

They were considered as scum, - Wake Up Punk

They were considered as scum,

[dramatic rhythmic music] - Wake Up Punk

[dramatic rhythmic music]

[workers murmuring] - Wake Up Punk

[workers murmuring]

[suspenseful orchestral music] - Wake Up Punk

[suspenseful orchestral music]

- Just a few people control
the world's economy. - Wake Up Punk

- Just a few people control the world's economy.

I'm working here to
pay the interest. - Wake Up Punk

I'm working here to pay the interest.

The world's bankrupt and
they're wrecking our planet. - Wake Up Punk

The world's bankrupt and they're wrecking our plan...

- There are all
these poor people - Wake Up Punk

- There are all these poor people

All caused by the
rotten money system. - Wake Up Punk

All caused by the rotten money system.

They're squeezing the poor - Wake Up Punk

They're squeezing the poor

How can we get the whole
world to understand - Wake Up Punk

How can we get the whole world to understand

Grab their attention, - Wake Up Punk

Grab their attention,

[dramatic orchestral music] - Wake Up Punk

[dramatic orchestral music]

Played the role like he
was always on the run, - Wake Up Punk

Played the role like he was always on the run,

It's quite an impressive
amount of stuff we've got. - Wake Up Punk

It's quite an impressive amount of stuff we've got...

- When punk first started,
the hairstyles were so mad. - Wake Up Punk

- When punk first started, the hairstyles were so mad.

The people had the most
brilliant hairstyles, - Wake Up Punk

The people had the most brilliant hairstyles,

Long black hair and a fringe, - Wake Up Punk

Long black hair and a fringe,

And people with the most
mad, curly, spiral hair - Wake Up Punk

And people with the most mad, curly, spiral hair

But, anyway, and then
it all kind of petrified - Wake Up Punk

But, anyway, and then it all kind of petrified

But anyway, it's all
petrified into the punk- - Wake Up Punk

But anyway, it's all petrified into the punk-

- Uniform.
- From whatever, - Wake Up Punk

- Uniform. - From whatever,

- All this has got to today, - Wake Up Punk

- All this has got to today,

- Taken to court when
it was originally done, - Wake Up Punk

- Taken to court when it was originally done,

"Never Mind the Bollocks,
Here's the Sex Pistols." - Wake Up Punk

"Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols.&...

The Sex Pistols
and the bollocks. - Wake Up Punk

The Sex Pistols and the bollocks.

[anticipatory orchestral music] - Wake Up Punk

[anticipatory orchestral music]

The Sex Pistols trial
last year hinged on - Wake Up Punk

The Sex Pistols trial last year hinged on

The script bore my name
and was read out in court - Wake Up Punk

The script bore my name and was read out in court

They made the comment that it
was filth written by Satan, - Wake Up Punk

They made the comment that it was filth written by Satan,

He replied, 'I've changed.' - Wake Up Punk

He replied, 'I've changed.'

Unwilling to work under
the auspices of the court - Wake Up Punk

Unwilling to work under the auspices of the court

I decided to withdraw my name
from the credits of the film, - Wake Up Punk

I decided to withdraw my name from the credits of the film,

Jamie Reid withdrew his
name too from the credits - Wake Up Punk

Jamie Reid withdrew his name too from the credits

It means that
Malcolm was dangerous - Wake Up Punk

It means that Malcolm was dangerous

When Johnny started
and when he wrote - Wake Up Punk

When Johnny started and when he wrote

It was like revolution to
him and he really meant it. - Wake Up Punk

It was like revolution to him and he really meant it.

And then at a certain point, - Wake Up Punk

And then at a certain point,

And I find it disappointing
that his role today - Wake Up Punk

And I find it disappointing that his role today

I mean, that's about
his claim to rebellion. - Wake Up Punk

I mean, that's about his claim to rebellion.

I got out of punk
because I realized - Wake Up Punk

I got out of punk because I realized

And so there you are, Johnny
Rotten, stay on your pedestal, - Wake Up Punk

And so there you are, Johnny Rotten, stay on your pedestal,

[drummer tapping a cadence] - Wake Up Punk

[drummer tapping a cadence]

He was just like a
kid who wanted to take - Wake Up Punk

He was just like a kid who wanted to take

In fact, I think that's
why people go on stage, - Wake Up Punk

In fact, I think that's why people go on stage,

People got all this energy out - Wake Up Punk

People got all this energy out

You don't have to hit
someone or anything, - Wake Up Punk

You don't have to hit someone or anything,

I worked with Malcolm
McLaren and Vivienne Westwood - Wake Up Punk

I worked with Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood

I would say probably
the three of us, - Wake Up Punk

I would say probably the three of us,

The relevance of punk today - Wake Up Punk

The relevance of punk today

I think it's more
of a mind issue. - Wake Up Punk

I think it's more of a mind issue.

I would hope the legacy would
be that people feel empowered, - Wake Up Punk

I would hope the legacy would be that people feel empowered,

And as I said before, - Wake Up Punk

And as I said before,

[somber trumpet music] - Wake Up Punk

[somber trumpet music]

I invented this sign, anarchy- - Wake Up Punk

I invented this sign, anarchy-

- Well, apparently,
this A in the circle - Wake Up Punk

- Well, apparently, this A in the circle

My idea of anarchy was
that the older generation - Wake Up Punk

My idea of anarchy was that the older generation

And the idea of
anarchy is we will not - Wake Up Punk

And the idea of anarchy is we will not

He just hated the
older generation, - Wake Up Punk

He just hated the older generation,

And I'd just come to
what Malcolm used to say - Wake Up Punk

And I'd just come to what Malcolm used to say

I was living in a caravan
in Wales looking after you - Wake Up Punk

I was living in a caravan in Wales looking after you

And when they wanted to try
and burn it, they couldn't, - Wake Up Punk

And when they wanted to try and burn it, they couldn't,

They just had a box of
matches and it wouldn't work, - Wake Up Punk

They just had a box of matches and it wouldn't work,

He didn't like hippies
because he just thought - Wake Up Punk

He didn't like hippies because he just thought

I know he really
brought that phrase out - Wake Up Punk

I know he really brought that phrase out

[person singing into cone] - Wake Up Punk

[person singing into cone]

- As part of the punk rock
celebrations of punk London, - Wake Up Punk

- As part of the punk rock celebrations of punk London,

Part of their
marketing department's- - Wake Up Punk

Part of their marketing department's-

Marco, they got one of your
old singles on this cake stand. - Wake Up Punk

Marco, they got one of your old singles on this cake stand.

[all laugh] - Wake Up Punk

Talk, laugh, and everyone
was laughing with him, - Wake Up Punk

Talk, laugh, and everyone was laughing with him,

- "You, write a song." - Wake Up Punk

- "You, write a song."

- "You, ride a motorcycle." - Wake Up Punk

- "You, ride a motorcycle."

The one day we
didn't was the day - Wake Up Punk

The one day we didn't was the day

And I always remember
Vivienne was always - Wake Up Punk

And I always remember Vivienne was always

[glass shatters]
[dramatic guitar music] - Wake Up Punk

[glass shatters] [dramatic guitar music]

The point is to change
yourself, and if you change- - Wake Up Punk

The point is to change yourself, and if you change-

[discordant guitar music] - Wake Up Punk

[discordant guitar music]

I remember Malcolm saying, - Wake Up Punk

I remember Malcolm saying,

We're not going to
accept your values - Wake Up Punk

We're not going to accept your values

What has happened
that we got arrested - Wake Up Punk

What has happened that we got arrested

And the third reason
was that one man - Wake Up Punk

And the third reason was that one man

So, they just empty the shelves, - Wake Up Punk

So, they just empty the shelves,

- And they said, - Wake Up Punk

- And they said,

There's even been a grant
from the Heritage Fund - Wake Up Punk

There's even been a grant from the Heritage Fund

But that and the supposed
endorsement of the Queen - Wake Up Punk

But that and the supposed endorsement of the Queen

- You'll forget, in those days, - Wake Up Punk

- You'll forget, in those days,

When The Sex Pistols
were Number One, - Wake Up Punk

When The Sex Pistols were Number One,

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The process behind destroying the memorabilia and the condemnation Corré received for setting irreplaceable objects from music history alight; activism is the new punk, and that punk has been appropriated by the establishment.

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Director: Nigel Askew

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Genre: documentary

Year: 2022

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Released: 06 May 2022

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