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Anybody else here about this? I was listening to the radio at work the other day in passing and heard someone saying, `Rage Against the Machine, No.1 Christmas song` or something along those lines, thought i was going mad. Then today a friend asked me to join this facebook group and buy the song so the x-factor isnt number one.

I`m not a fan of X-factor and dont watch much TV, really disconnected from the world, besides the internet, so let us know whats going on as im slightly confused by this (lol)

I know nothing of the story but would guess that some people have gotten together who are sick of X-Factor`s monopoly over the Christmas number 1 each year and are trying to overthrow it by encouraging people to buy a specifiied song instead.

For me, its an excellent idea. Anything to stop that wet blanket Joe from getting to number 1. I used to love X Factor but now its gone too pantomime (it was before but now its the emphasis) and the judges are lauding every average performance as "world class" so that they can encourage more votes. It`s not judging now, more like cheerleading.Rant over!

Its huge! I joined the group on facebook at 12:40, there were 467,651 members, its 1:20 now and there are 470,642 members, thats almost 3,000 people in the space of 40min!

Pity X-Factor gets about 16 million viewers...

If it works, brilliant, but there was a big campaign last year to get Jeff Buckley`s version of Hallelujah to number 1 instead and it sold nowhere near as many copies.

The FB group may have half a million members or whatever already, but how many of those will actually dip into their pocket?

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Ever since I was a teenager and a big lover of metal and rock music, I`ve never paid any attention to the charts, I`ve always thought that they were irrelevant, and out of touch.

It would be funny to see Rage Against the Machine be Number 1, but I'm not really that bothered whether Cowell and his corporation get to number 1. I don't watch his programmes, I hardly listen to chart music in anycase, and I don't give a monkeys who'll be in the top 10 this Christmas.

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Saw this on another forum:

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I don`t know which record company is releasing this years X-factor winners song, but I`m 99% certain it will be Sony BMG (they, or one of their brands, have released the past winners songs).

Rage against the Machine`s "Killing in the Name" was originally released by Epic (who are owned by Sony BMG) and presumably still own it.

Buy the X-factor or the Rage song - Sony BMG is going to be getting your cash either way.

why take life so seriously..its not like you are going to make it out alive

the irony of life (lol)

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Pity X-Factor gets about 16 million viewers...

The single will struggle to reach 500k sales though.

However, I bet 90% of the people signing up to the facebook groups will not buy RATM`s track either.


What I`m listening to...

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The single will struggle to reach 500k sales though.
Burke got to No1 last year with just over 500k sales.

Cowell`s done an interview claiming the whole campaign is directed at him personally, and the only person it will actually upset will be the winner of X-Factor this year.

Don`t give a toss. Don`t care that both singles will line the pockets of Sony. I just want to let Cowell know he`s not all powerful, as he has been for the last 6 years when it comes to this time of year. The Xmas number one should be an xmas song. Mistletoe and wine, I don`t care.

Incidentally, can anyone remember what the last xmas-themed xmas number one actually was? Gary Jules, Spice girls & east 17 don`t count as they were just songs

EDIT: just looked on Wikipedia, apart from Band Aid 2 (Dizzee Rascal disqualifies the whole mess) the last Xmas number one themed around Xmas was `Saviour`s Day` by Sir Cliff in 1990

Mind you, since the chart was formed in 1957, there`s only been 12 xmas number ones themed around the actual season, and 3 of those were Do they know it`s christmas? (`84 `89 & `04)

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This item was edited on Sunday, 13th December 2009, 12:15