Land of Hope and Glory (Ex Pistols)
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"Land of Hope and Glory" is the first single released by sound-a-like band Ex Pistols
Ex Pistols
The Ex Pistols were a scam act introduced in 1979 by one-time Sex Pistols producer Dave Goodman after his services were substituted for those of professional producers...

 in 1984. The single is a punk rock alternative to Edward Elgar
Edward Elgar
Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet OM, GCVO was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire. Among his best-known compositions are orchestral works including the Enigma Variations, the Pomp and Circumstance Marches, concertos...

's classic, Pomp and Circumstance using various instruments and synth orchestra (credited as "London Synthphoney Orchestra").

The song confused many due to it sounding very much like a Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
The Sex Pistols were an English punk rock band that formed in London in 1975. They were responsible for initiating the punk movement in the United Kingdom and inspiring many later punk and alternative rock musicians...

 recording, and the record artwork. It was also responsible for legal threats towards producer Dave Goodman
Dave Goodman
Dave Goodman was a record producer and musician, perhaps best known as the live sound engineer for Sex Pistols, and the producer of three of their studio demo sessions.-Sex Pistols:...

 from the producers of the original song, Boosey & Hawkes
Boosey & Hawkes
Boosey & Hawkes is a British music publisher purported to be the largest specialist classical music publisher in the world. Until 2003, it was also a major manufacturer of brass, string and wind musical instruments....

.

The B side is a minute-long jam parodying the name of Sid Vicious' first band.
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