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
Sid Sings by Simon Jeffes. But on the video version of the song it features Vicious' vocals on "Sid Sings" but an instrumental version from "The Great Rock and Roll Swindle". There is also another demo version available from the album "Too Fast To Live", which is entitled "My Way (Take 3)". Mick Jones from The Clash was long rumored to play on the album. His two sets with Vicious have now been released on CD in the double album "Sid Lives", released by Jungle Records. The album was not designed by Jamie Reid, the Sex Pistols' art designer, but he created