Reply to: Rage Against The Machine for Xmas No. 1

[AtW]

. . .and they are??

C'mon Alexei, you must be chuffed to see real democracy in action?

Yes I am well chuffed, I ******* hate X FActor

[wobbegong]

The person who was #2 after failing be #1.

HTH

. . .and they are??

C'mon Alexei, you must be chuffed to see real democracy in action?

[AtW]

who remembers the New Years No. 1s??

The person who was #2 after failing be #1.

HTH

[wobbegong]

its as RATM say we do not want another ballad of such sickening tweeness that it makes you want to vomit

but to be honest I am sure the x factor song will not be that bad - just not good chewing um for the brain if you will - tasty to begin with but give it a few minutes and it just becomes bland an unpalletable.

sadly I fear your wee geordie will be perched on top spot come Sunday.

still its why the radio has an off button I spose.

True, but who remembers the New Years No. 1s??

[wobbegong]

Wooo Hoooo!!!

Now THAT'S democracy in action (let's do the same next June)!!

[Alf W]

Yay! Well worth the cost of a few downloads.

Sadly it won't be the end of Simon Cowell's C2/D targeted karaoke contests.

[norrahe]

[DiscoStu]

[voodooflux]

Now confirmed by the beeb: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8423340.stm

[voodooflux]

Neowin are reporting that Rage Against The Machine named Christmas #1 in the UK ( subject to confirmation).

Sales figures are quoted as:

1. KILLING IN THE NAME RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE 502672
2. THE CLIMB JOE MCELDERRY 450838
3. BAD ROMANCE LADY GAGA 61677
4. THE OFFICIAL BBC CHILDREN IN NEED MEDLEY PETER KAY'S ANIMATED ALL STAR 52605
5. STARSTRUKK 3OH3 FT KATY PERRY 40742
6. YOU KNOW ME ROBBIE WILLIAMS 38435
7. 3 WORDS CHERYL COLE 36232
8. RUSSIAN ROULETTE RIHANNA 34094
9. DON'T STOP BELIEVIN' JOURNEY 33337
10. MEET ME HALFWAY BLACK EYED PEAS 32517

[original PM]

its as RATM say we do not want another ballad of such sickening tweeness that it makes you want to vomit

but to be honest I am sure the x factor song will not be that bad - just not good chewing um for the brain if you will - tasty to begin with but give it a few minutes and it just becomes bland an unpalletable.

sadly I fear your wee geordie will be perched on top spot come Sunday.

still its why the radio has an off button I spose.

[wobbegong]

At the risk of being controversial, why shouldn't this young geordie geezer have the Xmas No. 1? He is a good singer and the song, although a bit twee, is certainly no worse than some of the tripe we have had to endure over the years. On the plus side I am fairly certain this song of his does not contain a single reference to "Christmas", so at least we will not have it foisted on us annually on "The Greatest Xmas Hits Ever" CDs!!!
Too many people with too many petty crusades at the moment I reckon. Leave the guy alone. Anyway, what is so wonderful about RATM anyway?
If they were going to try and usurp "Joe", they could have opted for something a bit better.................Blink182's "I Won't be home for Christmas" for one!

I think it's a campaign more against both Simon Cowell and the whole invasive X-Factor phenomenon than against the lad who won. You're right, it's not a great song, but the sentiment fits the campaign.

Personally, I'd have gone for the Dead Kennedys "Too drunk to f**k", but there's no accounting for other peoples' taste.

[shaunbhoy]

At the risk of being controversial, why shouldn't this young geordie geezer have the Xmas No. 1? He is a good singer and the song, although a bit twee, is certainly no worse than some of the tripe we have had to endure over the years. On the plus side I am fairly certain this song of his does not contain a single reference to "Christmas", so at least we will not have it foisted on us annually on "The Greatest Xmas Hits Ever" CDs!!!
Too many people with too many petty crusades at the moment I reckon. Leave the guy alone. Anyway, what is so wonderful about RATM anyway?
If they were going to try and usurp "Joe", they could have opted for something a bit better.................Blink182's "I Won't be home for Christmas" for one!

[wobbegong]

A rather entertaining Rage/X-Factor mashup video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2AYUqVNSsY

Sadly; "This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by British Phonographic Industry Ltd."

[gingerjedi]

Rage Against The Machine swear on 5 live

"get rid of it" ...Tee hee