I love the fact that I knew about the Surfin Bird before that terrible cartoon made it popular.
FMJ for the win
FMJ for the win
Will you be supporting Bird is the Word for Xmas #1?
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Pretty much. The first time they did it, it was an awesome way of making a statement of the reality of the charts. Now it'll just be a bunch of people pimping their favourite songs, or trying to be "funny" (e.g. That dire Bird song) and you'll have nothing but a slightly stranger chart.Nimcha said:That's not very helpfulMackheath said:
Although I have heard that the X-factor winner always gets it and that annoys some people, is that it?
I wouldnt mind the finalist getting the No. 1 too much anyway. Simon Cowels already decided whos going to have a career after this, no matter how it goes.
3 AM here, don't complain!Mackheath said:Its 2am, leave me alone. XDNimcha said:That's not very helpfulMackheath said:
Although I have heard that the X-factor winner always gets it and that annoys some people, is that it?
As for that, no-one likes it because no-one likes filling that bloating arrogant bastard Simon Cowell's wallet any further. Hell even if the singer was the next Frank Sinatra or Johnny Cash I'd still go for someone else over them.
And I suppose that sounds logical. I thought he was quitting though?
did you get the wierd man boob thing off russle howards good news? if so i salute you lol.Debirufisshu said:
and i will be supporting it simple cause i couldnt stand to see noel gallagers cover of the slade christmas song(i forget the name) reach number one
Wow...talk about an amazingly clever marketing ploy.
Get one bunch of idiots to spend money on an annoying song from an annoying show. Get another bunch of idiots to spend money on the flavor-of-the-week song because "zomg it won't be nembur oen!!!!1!1!!" And make more money than you would've made otherwise because PEOPLE ARE IDIOTS.
Impressive. My hat is off to the folks who realized a new way to make money off of stupid people.
Get one bunch of idiots to spend money on an annoying song from an annoying show. Get another bunch of idiots to spend money on the flavor-of-the-week song because "zomg it won't be nembur oen!!!!1!1!!" And make more money than you would've made otherwise because PEOPLE ARE IDIOTS.
Impressive. My hat is off to the folks who realized a new way to make money off of stupid people.
I quite enjoy the contestant Matt Cardle's voice on X factor. He also wants to write his own song if he wins the competition. In which case there would be a talented man who's wrote his own song getting backig from a corporation in a wish to get the christmas number one, I honestly can't see the problem in that, simply because they usually win it.
I see. Thanks for being helpful after allMackheath said:Yes, but he still has the rights to the show, and thus the opportunity to sign the winner. That and I hate his smugness. XDNimcha said:3 AM here, don't complain!Mackheath said:Its 2am, leave me alone. XDNimcha said:That's not very helpfulMackheath said:
Although I have heard that the X-factor winner always gets it and that annoys some people, is that it?
As for that, no-one likes it because no-one likes filling that bloating arrogant bastard Simon Cowell's wallet any further. Hell even if the singer was the next Frank Sinatra or Johnny Cash I'd still go for someone else over them.
And I suppose that sounds logical. I thought he was quitting though?
I won't be supporting Surfin' Bird. I was fully behind the Rage song last year, because I actually liked the song, I thought it would be interesting to see some music I think of as at least passable in the mainstream chart, and it was a kind of statement that we have the power to manipulate things should we decide to band together.
Don't get me wrong, I dislike the X Factor, the way it works, the way it plays with people or the legions of screaming girls who would love to fuck a guy that 3 months ago they wouldn't look twice at, but Surfin' Bird doesn't have a message behind it, it was funny in Family Guy but in general it's annoying.
To answer someone elses question about why the Christmas number 1 seems to be a big deal here. We're a small enough country for alot of our media to be nationalised, without Sky or Virgin or some other cable provider we have a choice of 5 tv channels. The only national Radio coverage seems to be the main BBC stations. As a result everyone seems to listen to/watch alot of the same shit, seeing as there isn't alot of variety.
The Christmas number 1 used to be a big deal back when around this time, people would actually release Christmas themed songs, be they comedic or otherwise, and it was seen as a bit of fun to see which wacky song would reach number 1 and as a result play on Top of Pops on Christmas day, a tradition from back in the days when as a country we only had 4 channels to chose from, so pretty much everyone would watch it.
When the X Factor started, the winner became Christmas number one, which then happened year after year, so aside from a couple of niche or comedy songs, people stopped bothering to make anything Christmassy because there was no way it would win. Many supported the rage campaign last year to show their annoyance that manufactured karaoke pop had created a monopoly on something which had used to be a bit of fun for fans of pop music.
I have no doubt that whoever Simon Cowell has decided to make money off of for the next 12 months before they fade into obscurity (do you really think the public decide the winner?) will get to number 1 again this year. Thankfully though, I feel the show has about run its course and will end up stopping in a couple of years.
Don't get me wrong, I dislike the X Factor, the way it works, the way it plays with people or the legions of screaming girls who would love to fuck a guy that 3 months ago they wouldn't look twice at, but Surfin' Bird doesn't have a message behind it, it was funny in Family Guy but in general it's annoying.
To answer someone elses question about why the Christmas number 1 seems to be a big deal here. We're a small enough country for alot of our media to be nationalised, without Sky or Virgin or some other cable provider we have a choice of 5 tv channels. The only national Radio coverage seems to be the main BBC stations. As a result everyone seems to listen to/watch alot of the same shit, seeing as there isn't alot of variety.
The Christmas number 1 used to be a big deal back when around this time, people would actually release Christmas themed songs, be they comedic or otherwise, and it was seen as a bit of fun to see which wacky song would reach number 1 and as a result play on Top of Pops on Christmas day, a tradition from back in the days when as a country we only had 4 channels to chose from, so pretty much everyone would watch it.
When the X Factor started, the winner became Christmas number one, which then happened year after year, so aside from a couple of niche or comedy songs, people stopped bothering to make anything Christmassy because there was no way it would win. Many supported the rage campaign last year to show their annoyance that manufactured karaoke pop had created a monopoly on something which had used to be a bit of fun for fans of pop music.
I have no doubt that whoever Simon Cowell has decided to make money off of for the next 12 months before they fade into obscurity (do you really think the public decide the winner?) will get to number 1 again this year. Thankfully though, I feel the show has about run its course and will end up stopping in a couple of years.
Me I am fully supporting this because I like the song and also we need more people we are only 5th in the charts at the moment
I may consider doing something like this if everyone could decide on what song to campaign for, as others have mentioned.
And Bird is the Word is an awful, awful song.
And Bird is the Word is an awful, awful song.
