Bodies (Sex Pistols song) and heaviest song in the Sex Pistols canon — characterized by thudding drums, droning buzzsaw guitar, and shouted vocals. "Bodies" is one of two songs on "Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols" which original Pistols bassist Glen Matlock did not co-write. It is also the only song on the album on which Sid Vicious actually plays bass, although his part was later overdubbed by Steve Jones, after Matlock refused to return to play the part. The song was, like all other Sex Pistols songs, credited to the entire band, though Vicious was in the hospital with hepatitis when
Vicious White Kids her at rehearsals, Matlock made sure her microphone was not plugged in on the night of the gig. The name of the band came from an amalgamation of Sid Vicious, The Rich Kids and Rat Scabies' part-time outfit The White Cats. The Vicious White Kids are described as heavy punk rock, much like Matlock and Vicious’ former band, the Sex Pistols. The band performed in the Camden Electric Ballroom, a two-story concert venue in London, England. The Vicious White Kids performed several cover songs by musicians and bands such as the Stooges, the Ramones, Frank Sinatra, and the New York