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How the Brits Rocked America: Go West

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BBC Four - How the Brits Rocked America: Go West, We're the Kids in America

How the Sex Pistols and Duran Duran led new rock and pop invasions in the 70s and 80s.

Final part of a series celebrating the success of British rock in America shows how the Sex Pistols and Duran Duran led new invasions in the 70s and 80s.

The Sex Pistols' American tour of 1978 might not have been a commercial success but it would set the tone and attitude for a new wave of British rock in the USA, while Duran Duran would lead a new pop invasion in the 80s. 

With contributions from John Lydon and Robert Smith.

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