The Last Word Of Johnny Rotten is a song that was debuted live as part of Mike Peters solo set at The Picturedrome, Holmfirth, England on 17th August 2023

The lyrics reference a quote made by John Rotten in 1978. The below is from an interview John Lydon did in 2001

Nico : What did you mean when you asked the audience ‘Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated?’ at the end of the Winterland concert in 1978?
John Lydon : Because I felt I had been personally cheated and the band too and the audience! By – from my point of view – the jealous shenanigans of bad management. We were allowed to resent each other, and left up to our own devices, which unfortunately turned to spite. But we were young, and too young for the adults all around us who while we were not looking, put themselves in the driving seats


A video capture of those words in 1978 – “Ever Get the Felling You’ve Been Cheated?” – Sex Pistols Famous Last Words Johnny (Lydon) Rotten”

Lyrics – Holmfirth 17th August 2023
I did not hear a word they said
I knew exactly what was meant
With the powers of the spin
The poison in the machine

Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated
Ever get the feeling you’ve been abused
Cha cha cha cha cha cha
Cha cha cha cheated
Cheated

I asked him why an anarchist
He spat the answer right into my eye
I’m the poison in the machine
To fast to live to young to die

Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated
Ever get the feeling you’ve been abused
Ever get the feeling you’ve been
Cha cha cha cha cha cha
Cheated
Cheated

Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated
Ever get the feeling you’ve been abused
Ever get the feeling you’ve been
Cha cha cha cha cha cha
Cha cha cha cheated

Live Video

Click image for audience video recording of The Last Word Of Johnny Rotten at The Picturedrome, Holmfirth, England 17th August 2023