When Midnight Comes Around

A͛̄̀̈́nͣ̂ͧ̊dͩ̾ ̅̍̆͊̓ͭ̃whͨ̊͋̍̽̌̍a̿̊t͊̂̿̎̃̊ ̏coͨ̿ͬs̓ͦ̂̋̏ͧt́ͦ͐́́̓̔u͒̇ͪ͛ͭmē ͪ̎s̿hͯ͛ͭ̚a̎lͮͨľͬ ͯ̎͆ͮͩͩt̂̇̀̄ͯͧ̎hͩ̽̄ëͩ̃̈́͑ ̔͒̍ͦ̅̈p͊o̍͑̓͒͋o̒͛ͥͤr̐̽́ͣ̌ ͌́ͯͦ̋̈͛g͒̒͂͗ͧ̍͂iͣ̽̈̚ř̊̅̑̀l̽̚ ͫͫ̔w̓̂̓̔e̔̂a͋r͑̾̋̊̚ ̇
̿͂To̓ͦ̎ͬ̓ ̐a̓ͣl̋̽͋̇ͫ͋̈́l̅͋̌ͪ ̂̎ͫ͑ͭ̿̑t͗̆ö́ͥ̊̇̿ͬ̈́m͆ͪo̍͊ͣ͑ͬ̈́̅rͪrͭ̉ͯͭoͭͨ̂́̚ẁ̈͊͂̎'͋ͨ͌̌̓s̀͂̄̇̆ͩͣ ͦ̂ͮpͭ̂ͣͭ͑ǎ͐ͩ̅r̆̊ͮͤ̓t̓ͦi̐e̅͂́ͪ̋̎s ͒̇̌ͫ̇ͧ̚
ͬͧAͥ͒ͦ͒̇̾ hȧ̔ͭn̅̅̿͊ͥd-̏me-ͯ̽͗̚dͥ̽̚ow̄̆͆̅ͫ̌n̓ͥ̀ͯ̚ ͆ͫ̔̎d̍͛r̐ͩ̇̒̅̈́͛eͦͨ̅ͫ͂̂s͌̑̀̍ͧ͑s̊͊ ̒ͣ́͌͊ͪf́̇ͭ͊̿͑rͨ́ö̇̃ͪm͂͋̋ͭ̊ ͛̅̒ͮ̀wͩȟ͆̂ͮ͗͑ͣò̚ ͭ͛̄ͬ͒ͥkͨͫ̀͐͂ͯnͮͪ̃ow̿̅̐̑̋̚ṡ̎ͫͮ ͂ͩ̊͌ͥw̐ͨͪ̌ͮͮhͮ̓ͯ̃͒ͧe̎ͮ͒ͧͨreͪ ͊̽ͦ̓
̄̾̓̒̑͐T̂̎̔͐o͗̍̍̅͆ ̍̐a͗̿ͥ͊l͒lͦ̆͒̃̚̚ ̂̊̊̾͆̂ͣtͤ̑̽ͥ͂̑ȏ̃̏̔m̊ó̃́͑̒̍̚r͆͗r͒̎ͩo̓̏w̉ͧ̅'̽s͐̑̏ͧ́ͨ ̏̓͌̊̚pͧ͆̔ͥ̽̃ͮǎ̆ͨ̇ͩ̓ṙ̿̊ͨ̄̚̚tͦi͌͗̃̆͗es̓ ̓̽ͨͤͩ̔
ͥ ͤ
A͑̆̋̍ͯͣǹͬͪ̇ͣ̆͊d͒ ̾w̿ͤhͪ̈ͨễͫͤ̈́̆r͗e̓ ͨ̉̆ͯ̌w̉i̋lͪlͦͭ̑̈̋̎ ̀̓s̔ͥͫh̄̂̚e̿̑ ͥ̍̽̓̍̈́g̓̄͂̄ͧͥͧoͥ̒ͭ ͊̏ͯ͂ă͌̑͛̈́n̓̈́̈̂̐d̿̃ͦ̋͆̓̓ ͛́̔͒ŵ̒̃ͧ̋ha͗ͪ̓ẗ͑ ̎̓ͦs̑͊hã̓̉ͨͥl̊͆͒l̉ͯ̓ͫ́̀ͧ ͫs̿̔͗h̋eͮͫͤ̈́ ̔d͗ͮ̔͆̍o̔̉̊̉̾ ̊̆̎̚
ͭͦ̃̉Wh͛͊ͯ̒ͭͤě̾ͧ̀ñ̈́ͦ̊̍ͩͧ ͗ͫ͂m̊̏̌id͛͗̂ͩ͗͆̄n̄ͪ̒̌ͤiͧ͌̐̓̂̑́g̑̑͆̏h̏̅̍t͂ ̎̚c̏ͭ̔̉ǒͩ̾ͪͪͦ̚meͪͨ͂͛̈̊͊sͤ̍͒̉ͣͯ ̑͑ͯ̂a̒ro͊͋̄ǔ̑n̅͆̇ͣd͋̾̌ ͐
͐̊̐ͪ̚S̓ͨ͒h̽͒͆̉̓̓̒ȅͥ̾'͆ͯ̾̓̂̀l̓̎l̊ͬ̓ ͪͪtͯ̓u͗͑͗̄͋r̅͆̆ͯͯ̊̚ñͦ̾ ̀o͆̇̒̃ͤͨ͑n̒̐c͌̉͆̀ͦͦ̾e ͊m̆͊̅o̒̽r̓e ̎̆̚t͂̆͋oͭ͒ ̊͌̅̾ͫSͩuͪ̓̈́́̇n̅̓̓d̓͆ͣ͆ay͂͑́̍̍'̐ͥs̊̽̂ ͤ̈͌c̏ͫ̌̓̐̓loͪ͐͛̽̈́͗̔ẅ́̃̽̄̌n̋͗͊̈́̐
ͣ͐Aͤ̐̑̀ͣͥǹ̾d́ ͤ̅͗̄̌̄ͤc̚ȓ́y̒͐ͫ ̆͊b̍̔ͫ͑̑̌e͋͛h͗i͐̊ͨ͑̏ͩň͑̏̂̋d̃ͬ̔̍̔ ̽͂̈̉̎̎t̐̒̿hẽ ͯ͂ͫ̀̌̂do͊̈̓̑oͮ̅͒͆r̀͌ ̈́
̿͂ͩ͗̽ ̊
̓ͥͯ̌̓Ȁ̉ͨnͬ̒̉͛̎́̄dͯ͆̓͛͋̚ ̋̇͒w̌̇ͯh̀͛̃̽́̈́̒a͊͂̐t͛̑̏͛͊̋͛ ̃c̀ͬ̀ͦ̔o͑s̑̔͊͛̓̂t̎̂ͥ͋̓u̎ͤ̀́ͥ̉mͬ̿́ͯ͆̏e̾ s͑̒͑ͨͦͪ̋hā̿̌̔̓l̋̽͊̅l̋ ͨt͒͛h̋ͦͦ̈́͒̈̅ẽ̇̐͐ͬ ̀p̏o͊̓̓̈̚oͣ̅̑̂̏r̀ g̈̽i̽͛͌̏̃rͯͣl̊͌̀̉̌ ͤw̽̄ea͋̅̊ř͗̊ͫ
̑̉̇̄̉̔Tͫ̑ͭ́̓͆ö́̋ ̽͒̓͛͂̎̐a͑̊̀̈́l̒̆͒̄ͯ́l͐ ̉͐ͮt̃̑ͥͬ͑o̾m͆ͬ͆ŏ͆͛́̾̃rͬ͐̉ͭ̈́r̒ô̔ͪ̅ͦ̏w͂ͦͤͥ'̔͐̇s͛̓͊̅̚ ͤp̐ͬ̿̇a͒̏̌̌̉r̍tͪ̑͐̎̏̆iͤ͆̇̾̈́ͨ͌ëͮ͆ͥs̎̾͌̽̾̓ͥ ̏̋͊͋ͪ͐
Wͨ̐̓̇ͨ͊hͫy̏͊̐͑̊ ͯ̓̽̔̈́s͌͂̈̏̓͌ï̓ͮl̓̓̿̉ͫ̉kͪ̄͐̆sͣͬ ̓ͣͦ̇̃a̎̒nͤͧ̾͋̀d͑͑̌̓̉̔̒ ̃͆̒̎l̈́̂ͬ̍̓͆ͫi͒͑̽̈́̑̚n̉̊͆ȅ͌̿n̓ͨ͊͛ͮ̉ͭs̋̍̔͗ͭ̒ ͭ̒̇̌oͨf ̌ͣy͆ͭ̏͋ȅ̂̈ͦͤ̿š̓̊t̊ͯ̽͌͊ĕ̄ͨͬ̏̓r͐̀da͗ͧ̈́yͩ͋̾'̍ͯ̽̒̏͗ṡ̽͗̋ͧ́ ͛̏ͬ̄ͮǵͧ̔̎o̾͗wͩ̀ͫn͌̓ͬ̒͆̆s̿̋
̌Tͫò̈̂̋̓͂͗ ̇ãl̂ͤͯ̏̇lͤͪͨ̚ ͐̑̍̔́͆̈́t̒̈́ͥ̂o̐m̈́̃ͥ̂ͮ̉ͪo̿ͤ̊̈̒ͧ̚r̉̈̚rͬ͋ͧ͋ͧ̿̋o͗̇̈͒͑̿ͪŵ͗ͤͣ̊'ͬ̊̎͊̈ͧͦs̋͒̌̃ ̚pͦ̒͆̃͊ͫa͗͛̽͒̽͐̅r͑ͣt͌̅̉̐̚i̊̄ͫ̄̄͑̑ë́̃̀̓̃ͪͪs̒͋ͯ̈́͆̋ ͦ̂̈́̽͂
͒͊͛̐͋ͯ̚ ̏̌̒̐̍
ͭ̐̐ͯȀ͋͋͐ͫ̔n͐̿ͣͤ̈ͮ̇d̾ wͩͯ̓͊̈́h̐͌̈́̒͐a̔ͫt̂͐̔ͥ ̀w̒ilͩl̈̓ͪ̈ͧ ̔ͥͥͫ̑̌̉sͪhͩ̐̆̎̓ͭeͦͥ ͋ͩ̽ͦdͤ͗o̎ ̔̇̑̈ͬ̊w̑̅͑̒͊̂i̔ͬ̈́ťͥ̊̉̑h T̄ͦh̆̃̌́u̍ͨrͪ̏̎sͮ̇̔́̐ͧdä́ͦ̊́̍̅̚ÿ́'̅ͧsͭ͒̋ͦ̎ ͧ̀͌ͨ̍r̽̓ͥ͐̋ag̽̒̑sͯͭͪ͋̃̑͊ ̏͊ͬ̍̃
ͦ̇ͮ̚W͐́ͧ̓h͑͑͒ͧͩ̋eͩ̎̽̈̒nͦ͌̋͂͑͛ ͨ͐ͭ̅Mͤ̐ö́̿͆̇̆nͤ̔d̅̀ả̑̑ͨy ̾ͣc͒ͦͨo̍ͮͫͨ̈́͑̅m͑̓͛̅̊̑ͩe̍̽̍ͣ͊̊͐s͋ ̀aͦͭ͒r̈́̈̆o͒̀͊uͬ͌̉̎ͭn̋͌́ͩd͐ ͧ͗ͪ̊
̌ͩ̔̂͆̏S̓́h͛͑̇eͧ̒ͯ̌'͌ͨ̆̈́l͌͛͑̓lͤͧ ͐͆̊̉ͪ̚t͑̈́uͣ̉̎̏͑̚r̄͊̐̆̋͊nͥ̂ ̀̏ͧͪỗͩ̽ͨ̈́ͤncͧ̊̑͑ẽ̿̈́͆̚̚ mͮȯ͋̌̐̇řͨ̑̽e ̒̉̌̆to̒ͨ ̂̃̆̀͑̌̑S͊͗͒ͪ͒̓͌u͌͋̊ͫnd̒̉a͋ͯy͒̏̓̀̒ͫ'ͫ̇s̏̄ ͯ͛̎͌̃͐͆cl͊̏ő̂̃ͨ̏̅ͦwͮͬ̂̿ͤ̅nͬ̌ ͫͦͩ́ͮ
̌ͤ͐̂̓͆̚A͐ͫ́̅nd̎ͪͩ͒ ̄̌ͧ̌̉̍c̊̈́r̋̽ͭ̈́͒̋y̎ͧ̉ ̓ͨ̋̏̎̚b̆̄͗̐eͥ͐̓hͭͪ̆i͌̉̏̓̾̆n̋ͤͭ̀͋͂dͩ ̈̔ͤ̏̒t̔hͦ͌́ͥ͊ͮē̌ͨ ̋̇͌ͬ̆d̒͐̒ͥ̊͛ǒ̊͑̚o͆̂̊r ̽͆ͤ
͌ͥͩ̃ͩ̊ ̔ͤ̊͒͂
ͮ̀Ȧ̅̂̆̐n͌̌dͫ̀ ͌ͪ̐̔w͛ͪ͂ͬ̿͋h̀ͦa͒̈ͩ͌̚t̽̈ͤ͛ ͦ̅ͬ̀ͮ͋cͫ̎ǒs͗̆tͯ͊̽̎̏̃ǘ̊͌̽̃̆m̽͆͋͌eͦ̽̃́ ͐̉shͮ́̔̿a͛ľ̒̋͒ͬĺ͋ͫ ̀t́̉hͥe͂͊ͩ͛ ̽ͤ̈͂ͤpͨ̔̍́́̉̆o͐oͥ́̂̊r͆ ͣ̈ͧ͋̐ͥͥg͑̎͊ǐ̽ͦ̈́ͫ̋̾r̍̃̂̏̅̚l ẇ̿͆͑͐̓̇e͌̉ͦ̚̚a̿̇r̃͛͊̓ͭ͑̒ ̈́̒̆͗
͛̓̄ͤ̀̇̚To ̎̃ͤ̇aͫ̇ͨͨllͥͮ ͬ͗t͂̑ó̎̅̔m͆̍̓̓ö͊ṙ̃̽ͧ̑͊roŵ͛ͥͬ̑̔̌'́ͮs ͆̈̊͋̇́p͛̊̋ͯa͌̉ͧ̈̈̇r̎t̂͒͗̚iͤ̿ͩͦ̄͆e͌s͆͒̃ͪͩ
̆̎ͪ̒̆̚Fͩ̒or͌̅̿̽̉̾͊ ͩͧ̇ͭͮ̃͑Tͦͤ̃̏̆ͮhu̎͑̄rs͂̽̋ͤ̋̔̆d̈̓̌ͫ͂a͆̎y̾ͮ's̍ͭ ̾ͬ̚c͋ͧ̉̑ͧ̏h́̀i̎̈́ͦ̎̅̈́l̇̉ͬd͛͑̇̓̂͑̒ ̉͗ͩ̍̚ĩͭͧ͊̌̇sͥ̆͛͆̎ͫͧ ͛ͣͧSuͬͥ̒̒ndaͯ́ͩy͑'̈́̐͐̽̊s̍̂ ̋ͨ̋c̈͒ͩͭl͒ͯͮͪ̊ͭ̆o̿ͯwn̾ͦ
̽̈F̌ͩŏ͗̋̊r͋̏ͫ̍ͪ ̄͛w͗h̽őmͪ̎ ̂̊̏n͂͋ͮ̃ͯͯo̅ͮ̇̅n̚e̋̉͌ͮ̐ ̾ͯwi̓l̄͌͌ͤ̑l̂ͦ͆̆̏̚ ̃͂̓́ͬͬ͗g̿ͤ̋̑̾̏͋o ͭ͋ͨ̇͒m̌ͥ̈́̎ͧ̿ou̐̌r̀͒̎ͮͮ̋̎n͆̇̾͒̒iͪ̍̑ͥnͦ̈́̉̆̇̊ͤg͒͗ ̇͐ͣ̽͋͂
ͤ̆̎͒ͥ̒̏ ͨ͌ͮ̈́̉́
̾̇͐ͩ̔̋Å̉͋ͬ̒ͧ̚ ̍͆͆͊bͧ̇ͫͦl̅ă̽ck͐̈́̓̓̍̐e͗nͩ̐͑ed̉̑ͨ̓͊͋ ̀ͤͯ͐s̾͒̾ͣ̅̉h̎ͬͭ̊ͨ̇ͬroͦ̇ͪ͒ͬͬ̅ũ͂dͧ̔͒,͆͒ͬͧ͂̃̉ ̓a ͯͫ̐ͮ̚hͬ̒̏ͪ̚a̐̔̎̅n̑ď̋͒̚-̚mͩ̈́̃eͬͭ̉-ͦ͒̏̈́̽d̅̓͌͌̓̾ỏ̅̿w̽̈́̊n̐ ͬg̃͑̉̇͊o͊̑̌̂wͬ͒ͨͬ̄͑ͧn͐̔̾̎ ̍̎̎̑̀ͤ
̿̑̄ͤ̍Oͥͭf͒ͨ̃ͧ ́̈́̓ͮͤr̎ͤagͩ͛̎s̃͌̇̈́̚ aͥn͂dͦͥͫ ͛̃́͋̓ͨ̃s̄ͨ͆̓͌͒̍iͦ̐̈͊ͨlkͪsͬ̈́,̔͌̂̂͂ ͭͯ̾ͨ̊ͮǎ̏̅ͫ͑ ͛c̏͐ȏ̆̑͌sͥ̄tͧ͛ͮ̈̈u̇́m̈́̂͆ẻͮͣ̈̿ͮ ̂ͯ̄
̅F̓̎̉i͂̾̀͒͌̊t́ͫ̈́͒ ̀͋̉fͮoͬ͗̿ͧ̄r͋ͮͤͮ̏̋ ͥ̑̽̅ͣͬó̄ͭ̔́̅̚ne͗̊͗ ͤ̐̂͌͛w̓̈́ͯ͊̾͆͊h́̔̈́̍̂oͯͬ̔ͣ̓̏̃ ̚sͭ͑̊̽ͪĩͯ̈́t̓̿͋ͬ͐s̉̊́ ͐̿̒̆ͭͩaͭͩnͫͧ̈ͤ͐̓́d̋ ̓͋̈ͫc̾͆̍r͐i͒̇ͪ̐e̐sͬ ̑͑̆ͨ
͛F̈́oͪͬ̋ͪ̋̾rͫͦͯ͛ ͣͥ̌̒ͮ̉̓a͗ͥ̿̓͛͐ͪl̾ͥ͐̓͐l͌̍̈́͋ͮ͐ ̌͆̆ͫ͋̾t͋͋̆ͥͨ͐oͣm̾̃oͩ͂ͫͮ͛͛rͧ͗̍̑r͒̌̓ͧͦ͆̒o͌ͣ̿wͫ'̄s pa͑rͦ̃ͩ͌t̐́̌̈́ȋ̓̊͊ͤesͤͮͮ͛̒

With Teenage Crime/Now Fashion's Dead

So there goes Malcolm McLaren, and, as is the tradition with these things, even the people he ripped off quite badly (Note: This is almost everyone he worked with) are saying nice things about him. The claim that he invented punk is, of course, wrong in that the New York and London scenes existed prior to his arrival on the scene.

What's good about his contribution is that it's impossible to tell whether the Sex Pistols are a cynical cash-in or a satire on cynical cash-ins. What's even better is that I'm pretty sure McLaren himself didn't know.