RIP Malcolm McLaren

Legendary bastard Malcolm McLaren died today. If you're not familiar with who he is, he was a former manager for the New York Dolls and used his evil genius to make The Sex Pistols as anarchic as they were known for being. He created and starred in a very strange, semi-charmed film called THE GREAT ROCK 'N ROLL SWINDLE about The Sex Pistols (featuring Sid Vicious shortly before he died, but not Johnny Rotten, who thought McLaren was a raging, deluded asshole and wanted nothing to do with it). McLaren's partner-in-crime in the film is a silent lady dwarf, and by far the most memorable scene is their duet to "You Need Hands." That moment has always stuck with me but for some stupid reason it's no longer available on Youtube. Instead I offer you a few of his later songs, which are as varied and notable as they are inexplicably beautiful.

"About Her" fan video, popularized in Kill Bill 2


"Double Dutch" music video 1983


Madame Butterfly music video 1984

Don't know why, but that last one really gets me.