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With the aim to add more understanding about analyzing a literary work using a specific literary criticism, I would like to present this paper, which is entitled An Analysis of Punk Subculture in Sex Pistols’ Song; God Save the Queen based on Cultural Studies to all of you. Speaking about cultural studies, it can be risky to use it as the tool to dissect this song. Why? It is because there will be a lot of things that can be found in only one literary work that is analyzed, while the chance to get the point is inevitable. Imagine cutting a meat with a lot of kinds of knives. It happened exactly the same when I analyzed this selected song from the most phenomenal punk rock band from UK.

Been compiling an essay about Punk Subculture as part of Cultural Studies analysis. And I'm using one of... no, I think this song is the most phenomenal a man ever composed it. God Save the Queen is the chosen song. It is indeed, one of songs used by my oldie' brother in his thesis. But I see it from different point of view. Sex Pistols is like the forerunner band, which overcame a lot of difficulties in promoting their album. Their album is filled with satirical lyrics, which is why, especially this song, a lot of radio stations refused to air it, although the numerous copies of it had been sold.  Subculture itself is quite interesting to learn. It always depends how the bigger dominant culture treats others from different class. With the class system/race theories found by Darwin and Marx, (well, who doesn't know them?) Britain, especially London also had class system. Upper, middle and working classes. And this punk subculture is actually youth subculture whose youn...