This years crimbo number 1...?

18-12-2009 11:43pm

Bajingo wrote: »

They both kind of suck dont they..but I would rather rage against the machine (although I dont see how it is a protest to anything)..why cant we have an actual christmas song as number.1?

They both suck big time! Well one of the main aims of the RATM campaign is to try and grab the Christmas No.1 spot, as they are sick of Simon Cowell's X Factor winner from claiming it. I buy a single because I actually like it and that is the only consideration I take on board!

Cormac2791 · 18-12-2009 11:45pm

Killing in the Name

brianthebard · 18-12-2009 11:47pm

Voltex wrote: »

Yes please!!!!!
I have my two boys raging against the machine!!!

I bought it on iTunes...just doin my part

Purchasing music from one of the biggest organisations possible, by a band on one of the biggest labels possible, who are also on the same label as 'the other guy'....yeah that's sticking it to the man.

Johnny Giles · 18-12-2009 11:49pm

"Fu_ck you I won't do what you tell me."

How lovely a song for Christmas, eh!

dreamers75 · 18-12-2009 11:50pm

Dont understand how anyone with any sort of inklling or liking of music cannot want RATM to win.

Its artists singing a song they wrote and musicans playing :O instruments.

It may well lose and Sony will win but its a simple vote Music or Kareoke, sorry but music wins for me. For every X factor winner a decent possibly good musician or artist or song writer is never going to make it.

I have 22 copies of RATM if anyone needs one

Cormac2791 · 18-12-2009 11:51pm

dreamers75 wrote: »

Dont understand how anyone with any sort of inklling or liking of music cannot want RATM to win.

Its artists singing a song they wrote and musicans playing :O instruments.

It may well lose and Sony will win but its a simple vote Music or Kareoke, sorry but music wins for me. For every X factor winner a decent possibly good musician or artist or song writer is never going to make it.

I have 22 copies of RATM if anyone needs one

i have about 7 copies

Johnny Giles · 18-12-2009 11:52pm

I have none!

Holsten · 18-12-2009 11:55pm

Come on RAGE!

OctavarIan · 19-12-2009 12:03am

dreamers75 wrote: »

It may well lose and Sony will win but its a simple vote Music or Kareoke, sorry but music wins for me.

RATM are on a label owned by Sony.

It's a fun campaign and all, and I'm a big fan of RATM, but I for one (and I'd have thought more people) who like 'music' don't care about the singles charts, let alone the 'chrimbo' #1.

But like I said, a fun little campaign.

phasers · 19-12-2009 12:17am

Rage Against the Machine suck.

It'll be the X Factor guy, even though the song is terrible.

Tbh I didn't think people even bought singles even more

OPENROAD · 19-12-2009 12:19am

The JCB song (cool video imo

) nearly got it a couple of years ago, would love to see the X factor song finally miss out.

jumpguy · 19-12-2009 12:21am

RATM is back in number 1. I love the irony that people are trying to "stick it to the man" and...well I'll just quote brianthebard's post

Purchasing music from one of the biggest organisations possible, by a band on one of the biggest labels possible, who are also on the same label as 'the other guy'....yeah that's sticking it to the man.

RATM are ****e too. But I seriously hate the X Factor, so seeing it not getting Christmas number 1 this year would be great. Pity it's a ****e song that's doing it and it's all a nice marketing ploy people are falling for, by thinking their really getting someone back...I won't be downloading it.

piby · 19-12-2009 12:33am

Loads of people are doing it to stick it to Simon Cowell but personally I don't care how well he does out of it. I mean he's a producer and his job is to get ratings and make money and I accept that. For me it's just about showing that the Crap Factor can't spend a couple of months moulding some young fella/gal with a good(ish) voice, give them somebody else's song to do and it automatically goes to No.1, when there's so many bands out there who have to work sooo hard for sooo long, and who are more talented, to make it anywhere near the top!!

CrazyRabbit · 19-12-2009 1:14am

Rage Against the Machine....ha! Sellouts and hypocrites. I still think there are people who don't realise that they are owned by Sony BMG of which Simon Cowell is an Executive.

It's like a 2 horse race with both horses owned by the same person. At least one of the horses isn't pretending to be 'raging' against it's owner.

Cormac2791 · 19-12-2009 1:17am

CrazyRabbit wrote: »

Rage Against the Machine....ha! Sellouts and hypocrites. I still think there are people who don't realise that they are owned by Sony BMG of which Simon Cowell is an Executive.

It's like a 2 horse race with both horses owned by the same person. At least one of the horses isn't pretending to be 'raging' against it's owner.

money isnt really the point, its the fact that cowell wont get his own way for a change.

Delta Kilo · 19-12-2009 1:23am

Guys everyone on this thread has read the OP wrong... the OP stated, what will be the number one christmas song... not the christmas number one song. There is a difference.

The OP means will it be Fairytale of New York, Band Aid, Mariah Carey, basically the Christmas song that is played most over the christmas.

The OP doesnt Give a toss about the X factor winner or RATM

phasers · 19-12-2009 1:26am

Crimbo (ew) number 1 = Christmas number one = the song in chart position number one on Christmas week

The OP needs to be clearer

truecrippler · 19-12-2009 1:30am

Gawd Rage really suck!!!

OctavarIan · 19-12-2009 1:33am

cormacharraghy wrote: »

money isnt really the point, its the fact that cowell wont get his own way for a change.

Yeah I'm sure all the extra publicity will hurt him bad.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 19-12-2009 2:30am

jumpguy wrote: »

RATM is back in number 1. I love the irony that people are trying to "stick it to the man" and...well I'll just quote brianthebard's post

RATM are ****e too. But I seriously hate the X Factor, so seeing it not getting Christmas number 1 this year would be great. Pity it's a ****e song that's doing it and it's all a nice marketing ploy people are falling for, by thinking their really getting someone back...I won't be downloading it.

Perhaps I should have siad **** x-factor. I really don't care who owns what label. It's not about "sticking it to the man" (why does everyone assume that?); it's about a request that promoters start looking for talented bands and artists - and there are a lot of them out there - instead of just promoting a pretty-face copycat wannabe.

Cormac2791 · 19-12-2009 2:39am

OctavarIan wrote: »

Yeah I'm sure all the extra publicity will hurt him bad.

aye, we have the smart boy here

ScissorPaperRock · 19-12-2009 2:40am

Ah but RATM are class. That's the main thing.

Plus they said they'd give the unexpected royalties to the Shelter charity.

jumpguy · 19-12-2009 2:42am

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

Perhaps I should have siad **** x-factor. I really don't care who owns what label. It's not about "sticking it to the man" (why does everyone assume that?); it's about a request that promoters start looking for talented bands and artists - and there are a lot of them out there - instead of just promoting a pretty-face copycat wannabe.

"Talented" is based on many, many different viewpoints and is only a matter of opinion. Promoters will promote and produce what will sell. If you want to stop these ****ty X-Factor number 1's (or hopefully number 2 this year), you gotta stop people buying it.

BluesBerry · 19-12-2009 2:52am

Since all this began asking people to download (which I did buy havnt purchased a song in ages from iTunes) RATM for the christmas number 1 ,
Ive really gotten into RATM that song is good and I really hope it reaches No1 ,instead of the X Factor dribble year after year
It used to mean something to get the christmas No 1 an achievement but nowadays its a joke dominated by X Factor :mad:

OP the christmas No 1 you ment Id say Fairytale of New York

KrazyKirby · 19-12-2009 3:51am

I dont care what it is as long as it's NOT Xfactor Joe he's such a boring aul plank that shouldn never have won in the first place!!

Cupcake_Crisis · 19-12-2009 4:29am

Me and my dad just recorded a version of silent night at the kitchen table and it kicks ass. I think it should be us.....

starbelgrade · 19-12-2009 4:46am

How did yer man, Joe, end up with such good looking, ronaldo-style, good looks, after coming from such a pathetic gene pool of northern english dole-ites?