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4" be 2" were formed by Johnny Rotten's brother Jimmy Lydon along with Jock McDonald (real name O'Donnell) and featured a whole host of Lydon family & associates, including Youth (later in Killing Joke). They are best known for their punk-funk Public Image Ltd.-esque single, "One Of The Lads". Their other two singles were "Frustration" and "All Of The Lads".
The band's name was taken from an old Irish joke about a plank of wood, and not rhyming slang.
The 4" Be 2" claimed John…
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