The Watering Hole

Some guy in the county of Essex. UK. Started a campain to get Rage Against The Machine's track "Killing in the name" to the UK's Xmas No.1 in order to keep the winner of reallity TV show "The X-Factor" off the top slot.

The reason for this was to prove that there are music fans out in the real world who DO NOT NEED to be serial TV fed "Pop stars on a fucking stick". (Read....Reality TV show winners like the UK's X-Factor who have taken the Xmas No.1 slot for the last 4 years running).

A certain Mr. Cowell was heard to say "I'm Fucking Gutted!" A few minutes after the result of the UK. chart was revieled Sunday night. (This is the man that OWNS the X-Factor brand and therefore all rights to whoever wins BTW!!!!).

Simon Cowell has since come out in the british press and stated that "Whoever thought this up, I'll give them a job right now!".

THANK £$% Is all I can say.....For once in my life, we in the UK, DO NOT HAVE a pathetic, boring, OLD!, reworked or just plain "same old, same old" Holiday No.1.

What say ya'll that we get a campaign on the go to get one of the Bertcave/WH songs to No.1 next year?

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/rage-against-the-machine-take-christmas-no1-slot-1846247.html

I heard there was a campaign, but I didn't know it had won.  That's FUCKING HILARIOUS!!!  

Great quote by Zack DelaRocha:

Speaking on BBC Radio 1’s Chart Show, Rage frontman Zach de la Rocha said his band getting to number one said “more about the spontaneous action taken by young people throughout the UK to topple this very sterile pop monopoly and less about the song and the band. We are very proud to have had the song chosen as the vehicle by which to do this."

Word's can't even describe how floored I was when I saw these guys open for Public Enemy in '92, having never heard them before that.  The image of Zack jumping up and down, screaming "fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!" while the band went absolutely apeshit will forever be seared into my brain.

As a comedian said tonight - something like-
"who cares about the charts these days it is for kids, hard to be interested - it is booking a stripper for a kid's party."

Which has an element of truth in it.

But still you have to love a "fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!" story coming off.

Noel, you must not be married.  Us married guys hear that all the time.   ;D

Hah!

The other thing I read  - some guy talking about going to a RATM gig.
and the whole crowd were singing along with "fuck you, I won't do what you tell me!"

Which recalled the Life Of Brian scene where the crowd is chanting "Yes - We are all individuals"


But my cynicism only stretches so far - I think it is great to fuck this show over - puncture it's conceit.

last year the winner did a cover of a classic song  ( Leonard Cohen song - Alleluha) it threw up other more real and better versions into the light
At least the song was worth listening to.

But this year - they decided to pen their own little number - as clearly that meant zilch in royalties and no direct comparison or competition - more money for them.

The comedy flaw in the logic - the song sucks ass - the only thing going for it is you won't be able to recall the banality of it after.
It is not even a catchy annoying ear worm - it is bad pop as it aint even worthy of being pop.

Actually Noel, the winners song from X-Factor this year was also a cover! I'm sad to announce that I know this fact but, "The Climb" was penned by Billie Ray Cyrus and sung by his daughter Miley. (I only know this because my 10 year old daughter is a big fan).

Yeah - I  got called on that false factoid today.
when I meet people like your daughter,

My view - the Miley version works.

Which makes the RATM thing even more ridiculous.

It is a kids charts.


It's akin to getting Mr Blobby as top of UK prog rock charts

Which would also be funny,

just not as funny as getting Mr Blobby as top of UK metal charts

Yeah - it's fun.