Net Campaign Helps RATM Become Xmas No.1

[JMcEntegart]

A Facebook group has successfully pushed Rage Against the Machine's "Killing in the Name" to UK number one for Christmas.

Net Campaign Helps RATM Become Xmas No.1 : Read more

 

[sliem]

unumber one...? = not number one?

 

[matt87_50]

"After a CLOSE race, Rage beat McElderry (and Simon's choice of song, Miley Cyrus' "The Climb") "

that is the saddest thing I have ever heard.
oh well, atleast they won...

 

[matt87_50]

[citation][nom]Curnel_D[/nom]As much as the idea seems a noble one, Rage against the machine was an awful replacement. It seems the entire reason this song was chosen is for the single line lyric at the end of the song. Boring. Glad RATM turned it into a good cause though.[/citation]


yeah... also cause it's awesome! it's not just one line anyway, its the whole song and Band for that matter.

I can't believe how terrible that Xfactor clip was, and it WAS an Xfactor clip! had the actual show in it! and clearly the song was chosen as a way to convey the "XFactor journey" had nothing to do with the """artist""" at all.

just... terrible...

 

[ukcal]

I loved listening to Radio 1 that night 😀

 

[ukgooey]

^+1 They properly let the result drag on didn't they..... bit like the X-Factor does. It was amazing to hear the start of The Climb at number two

Anyway, I think the choice of tune was more about the rebellious nature of the protest rather than picking an alternative Xmas song. They tried and failed to find a band called Rage Against the X-Factor Machine.

 

[tstebbens]

Good choice, although PWEI would have been a good choice as well.

 

[ukcal]

Ukgooey, yeah you're telling me they let it drag on, but i agree, hearing The Climb at number two was great!
About time the UK number 1 wasn't an X-Factor song though and RATM was perhaps the most appropriate, considering the lyrics, band ethics and the nature of the entire protest.

 

[JMcEntegart]

[citation][nom]matt87_50[/nom]yeah... also cause it's awesome! it's not just one line anyway, its the whole song and Band for that matter.I can't believe how terrible that Xfactor clip was, and it WAS an Xfactor clip! had the actual show in it! and clearly the song was chosen as a way to convey the "XFactor journey" had nothing to do with the """artist""" at all.just... terrible...[/citation]

Yeah, he sang a great rendition of Dance With My Father by Luther Vandross for his audition. He also did an amazing job with Elton John's Sorry Seems To Be. The song choice for his first single was absolutely awful.

 

[cappster]

RATM was the perfect band to take over the top of the charts. They are all about rebellion so it was like a hand fitting the glove. About time someone did something about all of this pompous, sissy pop, and manufactured music from reigning supreme even if for just one week. The people said F*CK YOU I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME! Never underestimate the power of the people!

 

[Shadow703793]

So folks what did we learn?: NEVER under estimate the power of the Internets!

 

[lowguppy]

The great part is that both are signed with Sony/epic, so what they really accomplished was paying the much larger Sony machine for a laugh at Simon Cowell's expense.

It was also at bookies' expense, one BBC article estimates that gambling industry lost upwards of a million Pounds, as odds on RATM winning started at 150:1, so at least some fans made money on the exchange.

 

[plasmastorm]

Not herd this song on the radio since it was 1st released when I was 16 (some 11 years ago)

Something to listen to at work, yay ! \o/

 

[bogcotton]

Over 450,000 RATM fans joined the Facebook group

You had trouble finding the original group too Jane?

I couldn't find it anywhere until my brother sent me the link,

the original group had (or has) around 980,000.

I would have cried if a Miley Cyrus cover got to number one!

 

[scione]

I really like this article

 

[bogcotton]

(Sorry for the double post)

For anyone that actually cares, the link:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2228594104

 

[bogcotton]

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2228594104

 

[tacoslave]

I fuckin hate Miley Cyrus.
But i think the "Renegades of Funk" would have been a better song to put on (its also by RATM in case you didn't know)

 

[buzznut]

I love it. Gotta take the power back!

 

[smithereen]

Lucky the UK didn't get Rickrolled.