Monty Python, Sex Pistols linked to Olympic Opening Ceremony

11:22 AM, Jun 26, 2012   |    comments
Monty Python: John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, and Terry Jones. (AP File)
  • Share
  • Email
  • Print
  • - A A A +

By Reid Cherner, USA TODAY

Nobody will be surprised to hear "Chariots of Fire at the Olympics." But the Sex Pistols?

The London Telegraph has published a list of the songs that Academy Award winning director Danny Boyle is expected to use in the Opening Ceremonies.

Among the usual suspects -- Beatles, David Bowie, Eric Clapton, The Who, Rolling Stones, The Clash's "London Calling" -- are some surprises like The Sex Pistols doing "God Save the Queen," the theme from Monty Python, David Rose's "The Stripper" and some Disney songs.

USA TODAY