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Rage have championed the cause of the Zapatistas in Mexico, protested, against war and censorship, campaigned for Mumia Abu Jamal and Leonard Peltier but now they face their greatest challenge yet.....keeping Simon Cowell and the X-Factor away from the christmas number one spot.
http://www2.kerrang.com/2009/12/rage...ine_for_c.html
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/gr...gid=2228594104
Facebook group here. It's 2nd favourite down the bookies. Who'd have thought it? Hope it happens....
Really hope this happens too. Would be a great christmas number 1. Fu*k you i wont do what ya tell me, it really sums up christmas in my home;). Now if only RATM would get back together and produce some new material :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Pauro 76
Got sent this a few times on facebook, can't see it happening as it means hundreds of thousands copies of "Killing in the Name" single will have to be bought in less then 2 weeks and as most RATM fans will have the song either in single or on the album it seems a bit of a non-runner to me
I can't believe RATM eventually sold out and are trying to get a Christmas Number 1 via an internet campaign.
I'd quite happily download it a few times.Especially if they do pick Journey's 'Don't Stop Believing' as the X factor Song.
It wasn't their idea. Don't know who thought of the campaign but RATM have nothing to do with it. As far as I know..Quote:
Originally Posted by tiktok
Have Killing in the name of on cd but will gladly buy the single to keep X-Factor off the number 1 spot.
Will also be good to have a decent tune on the radio rather than X-Factor.
By the way - Joe to win, oh my God he's like soooo class. Now where's the Smilies that's head blows up? ->
For the record, I wasn't being serious. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Pauro 76
i'd like to see a foot.ie version of this....
the most infracted poster sings RATM's "Killing in the Name" and DaHamsta sings Sinatra's "My Way".
Id buy both.
Not quite. Needn't sell a single traditional hard copy CD single in the shops if enough people buy it online.Quote:
Originally Posted by Neish
As others have pointed out RATM have pretty much nothing to do with this initiative so there aren't a significant amount of copies of the hard copy single in circulation (try "nineties/rock/alternative" in your local 2nd hand shop). I'm not a RATM fan per se but I'm sticking a euro in all my xmas cards to to my UK based cousins and asking them to get in on the act. Better have the strains of RATM deep throatin me all christmas long than some x factor gimp.
I came in here to post the link to the facebook campaign as I have been meaning to do for ages. I think it is deadly craic.
Will download it myself and told my sons to do so too but they responded with "f*** you I wont do what you tell me".
That's you put in yer box! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Magicme
Actually they didnt, they would never talk to me like that. I would whoop their butts if they did!
I see Simon Cowell has come out saying that this campaign is "cynical"! Pot calling kettle black me thinks!! He says we are punishing those who are in x factor and calling the people who watch it stupid. Well Doh Mr Cowell!
The whole thing plays into Simon's hands though: RATM are on Epic, which is a subsidiary of Sony BMG, who Simon Cowell is one of the top men.
Big bonus all round for him then, win or, errrrr, win....
And it's a ****e song. In my opinion you're becoming just as mindless by signing up to this group and buying the single as the people that invest time and effort into turning someone into a star. You don't give a crap about the top 40 for 51 weeks a year, why bother for the Christmas number 1? Spend some money on local music over Christamsa, they'll need it far more than either Simon Cowell the TV personality or Simon Cowell the record impresario.
Well saidQuote:
Originally Posted by twoenz
I am sure the more people who buy RATM the more people will buy X Factor and Simon Cowell is onto a win win. Its a case of competition of lifting all boats.
I've always hated that Rage Against The Machine track, such whiny, petulant nonsense, so I'm hoping Geordie Joe wins this battle
Obviously I won't be involved because who over 12 bothers buying singles any more?
What if it was a Status Quo campaign Macca? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by bellavistaman
RATM ahead on sales as of 6pm today :D
Yes but unfortunately X-factor single out on cd today which will probably put it back it the lead:(Quote:
Originally Posted by tiktok
http://www.rte.ie/arts/2009/1216/mcelderryj.html
Don't the charts for Christmas week start tomorrow though?Quote:
Originally Posted by tiktok
It's every sale, digital or otherwise, from 00.01 on Monday.Quote:
Originally Posted by jebus
I think it's this week, as it's the last full week of sales.Quote:
Originally Posted by jebus
Won't last, the whole reason of midweek sales figures is to allow the record companies know how much they have to manipulate it to get the final chart they want.Quote:
Originally Posted by tiktok
Yeah um, sure, I'll check the Diary and get back to ya :oQuote:
Originally Posted by bellavistaman
When are the Irish single charts announced? I just bought my copy in the UK from Amazon.co.uk for 29p! Hell, I may even buy another.
Buy one for me Pauro and I will buy you some sweeties next time I see ya! :D
It wont count. For it to count towards the chart it must cost over 40pQuote:
Originally Posted by Pauro 76
it wont be this xmas thats for sure magicme!!!:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Magicme
Tom Morello weighs in on the debate: http://twitter.com/tMorello
Also, on Liam Clancy passing away!
Oh nuts, change of plan then.Quote:
Originally Posted by micls
are you sure about that as Tesco have Joe McElderrys single at 29pQuote:
Originally Posted by micls
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8418158.stm
Those naughty boys from RATM swore live on BBC radio after promising not to..... tut tut tut
They didn't do what they told them?Quote:
Originally Posted by jamie m
Where can you buy this in Ireland? I've never paid to download a song in my life..
iTunes.Quote:
Originally Posted by holidaysong
You don't need to download the itunes software do you?
I just got it on cdworld.ie for 99c. :)
I was apathetic to the campaign until reading the comments by Cheryl Cole, Walsh and Cowell, they really think they have a god given right to dictate the charts and that no other act is entitled to have an x-mas no.1 but their actQuote:
The campaign has been condemned by the show’s chief judge Simon Cowell and McElderry’s X-Factor mentor Cheryl Cole as unfair and speaking on the BBC this morning McElderry said he would be “disappointed” if he failed to top the charts..
“I’m not really seeing it as a personal attack, because I think if any other person would have won it would have been the same case. And it’s more against The X Factor than the actual winner.
“I would be disappointed if it’s not number one — but it’s out of my hands and there’s nothing I can do about it and I just hope people get behind us and support us and buy the single.”
Cole said she would be “gutted” if McElderry lost out to a “mean” internet campaign. “He put his heart and soul into every single week of The X Factor and I cannot bear to see him lose out to a mean campaign that has nothing to do with his efforts. If that song, or should I say campaign, by an American group is our Christmas number one I’ll be gutted for him and our charts.”
Cowell said “Joe doesn’t deserve to be stuck in the middle of this. A campaign aimed at harming his chart position is unnecessary.”
Fellow judge Louis Walsh was equally dismissive of the campaign. "This is taking the fun out of the race for Christmas number one," he said.
Paul McCartney disagreed. "I like the idea of this Rage Against The Machine thing that's happening," he told Sky News. "I think that's kind of interesting."
He said he would be pleased to see the band make it to Number 1 "because it's out of leftfield you know. Everyone expects Joe to do it, and he certainly will sell a lot of records. And if he gets to Number One, good luck to him. But it would be kind of funny if a band like Rage Against The Machine got it, because it would prove a point."
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/...breaking36.htm
Good one you egotistical morons I'm going to download RATM now! :)
Video of Rage interview and performance of Killing in the name on BBC radio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfZGU...eature=related
did you not download this christmas classic with rolf harris should be no 1 this year ..:D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hHN0_dkXbMQuote:
Originally Posted by bellavistaman