Sex Pistols have a song called God Save the Queen which is completly unrelated to this song which is a cover, as Sukai rightly points out of the British National Anthem.
I doubt that Queen were fans of the Sex Pistols but I could be wrong simply because they don't display (m)any punk tendencies in their music.
I'm guessing they probably got the idea from Hendrix's rendition of the U.S. National Anthem and wanted to do a British equivalant of it and lets face it, Queen (due to the name) were the perfect band to do the cover.
Also you have to consider which Queen the title refers too. Is it the British Monarch, or the band themselves?
Sex Pistols have a song called God Save the Queen which is completly unrelated to this song which is a cover, as Sukai rightly points out of the British National Anthem.
I doubt that Queen were fans of the Sex Pistols but I could be wrong simply because they don't display (m)any punk tendencies in their music.
I'm guessing they probably got the idea from Hendrix's rendition of the U.S. National Anthem and wanted to do a British equivalant of it and lets face it, Queen (due to the name) were the perfect band to do the cover.
Also you have to consider which Queen the title refers too. Is it the British Monarch, or the band themselves?