Sex Pistols - Pretty Vacant

Sex Pistols - Pretty Vacant ringtone free download from Heavy Metal category.

This ringtone is the full intro to the Sex Pistols' " Pretty Vacant" from the album, Never Mind the Bollocks, here's the Sex Pistols. This ringtone is quickly recognized as a stirring intro to a great, up-tempo song. The guitar into is laid down, then the drums enter, and finally we hear the rhythm guitars, removing any doubt as to what song is being played.

Using this song as a ringtone is also a well known joke in ringtone history those who are the cognoscenti of ringtones. Not only is "Pretty Vacant" a classic song referencing the music world changing punk rock movement, Actually, pretty early when people started using ringtones, folks started to realize that they could easily program a specific ringtone to sound when a particular number ( or group of numbers) was identified as the caller with caller ID. Soon, for example, people would set up evil music - e.g. the "Anthem of Evil" from Star Wars - to go off as a ringtone when say, the boss, or parent etc. called.

Playing "Pretty Vacant" quickly became, and stays, as an inside joke, set up when someone is calling who friends might agree is "Pretty Vacant." Once you decide a certain phone number should be associated with being pretty vacant, you will laugh again at this funny joke whenever they call. Usually this is associated with someone who is very vain, possibly a blonde. You will be reminded of the lyrics every time they call!! "Oh Yes we are pretty, pretty VACANT!! You will always find us OUT TO LUNCH!!" LOL.

A ringtone joke like this is funny, as only your hipper friends will get the joke. If one of your contacts that you label with the "Pretty Vacant" ringtone is hip enough to catch the reference, you would think this might be trouble. But then, if they caught on, they are probably smart and good natured enough to realize the humor and go along with the joke!

Of course any Sex Pistols punk rock fan would be proud to have this ringtone announce ALL callers as a default! Many people embrace the Sex Pistol's refreshing ethos, and the principles of (at least musical) anarchy espoused by Johnny Rotten, Sid Vicious and the gang. In this case, whoever uses this ringtone accepts the "Pretty Vacant" joke attitude towards themselves, which is awesome.

This lovely ringtone is listed under the Heavy Metal category. Many would consider this ringtone to be specifically from the Punk Rock subgenre. Fans often think that the album that "Pretty Vacant" came from, which is called Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols , was the defining album of Punk Rock. Slightly more so than Heavy Metal. Punk rock fans say this seminal album was a watershed in musical history., changing the way people thought about rock music. This punk rock milestone was considered to be matched in musical importance only by the New York Dolls on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. And the Sex Pistols were more famous anyway!