The Ramones took corny 50's-style lyrics and punked them up. I never considered them to be a punk band, though, more of a classic garage band. They did make the ripped-out knees jeans look immortal and for that reason alone will be far more relevant than the Sex Pistols.

The Sex Pistols were more about raging against societal norms with a lot of noise and cursing. Also quite blatant about their commercialism. I have both on my iPod but also lots of Billy Childish. And the Mummies(another band whose label released far more albums after they broke up than before).

"Rock-n-Roll Highschool" wasn't half bad for its genre. I never got to see "The Great Rock-n-Roll Swindle" but I have the double album and it's a good listen. The band was broken up by the time the movie came out.