Christmas No 1.

[alex]

RATM say they will donate a proportion of their royalties

Nothing from Sony BMG, who have raked in a feckin' fortune from this whole load of twaddle as they own both artistes....

A large portion I believe. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...Joe-McElderry-claim-Christmas-number-one.html

 

[homer]

A large portion I believe. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...Joe-McElderry-claim-Christmas-number-one.html

And how much royalty do you think they actually get from a 29p download ?

A large portion of precisely feck all

 

[LCFCmonkey]

And how much royalty do you think they actually get from a 29p download ?

A large portion of precisely feck all

But still, on top of the £80,000 that the members of the facebook group have donated. Thats 80k that the charity wouldn't have otherwise recieved.

 

[Willlow]

I already have the RATM album but I'm not going to play it over the xmas period in case it makes me look like a sheep.
Buying something because of a Facebook campaign is as bad as buying it because it won X-factor.

Completely agree.

Its a shame some people dont see the irony

 

[Willlow]

But still, on top of the £80,000 that the members of the facebook group have donated. Thats 80k that the charity wouldn't have otherw*s* recieved.

If people were that interested in donating money to charity they shouldnt have downloaded the song and instead just given the whole amount to the chairty.

 

[Kingy_85]

Im definately a winner in this situation.

I brought neither and donated to charity anyway.

 

[Joe_Fox]

Best Christmas number one ever IMO

(Band Aid first time round really but y'know, this one made me happier)

 

[Jeff]

Best Christmas number one ever IMO

Better than Mr Blobby?

 

[Kingy_85]

That smug northern gibbon must be devastated.

I imagine Joe must also be upset.

 

[Macky]

Cowell offers jobs to FB couple

 

[Hazzman]

Oh dear, there is only one winner from this whole debacle, and that would have been the case regardless which of the 2 acts won the number 1 spot.

Considering all and sundry is someone connected to a big four label, they will always win unless it's an artist attached to an indepedent or self-funded label.

 

[Macky]

What song was the X-Factor winner singing? I take it it was a cover version, seeing as it's a karaoke competition.

 

[homer]

What song was the X-Factor winner singing? I take it it was a cover version, seeing as it's a karaoke competition.

It was a cover of Nazi Punks **** Off, by Napalm Death

Never stood a chance, really

 

[Graz]

What song was the X-Factor winner singing? I take it it was a cover version, seeing as it's a karaoke competition.

"The Climb" by Miley Cyrus.... her version got back into the chart at about number 30... reached number 11 when it was released earlier this year.

Weird song to cover... at least they didn't bastardise a great song though like they did last year.

 

[Joe_Fox]

"The Climb" by Miley Cyrus.... her version got back into the chart at about number 30... reached number 11 when it was released earlier this year.

Weird song to cover... at least they didn't bastardise a great song though like they did last year.

Probably the most sensible thing you've said all year. Left it late but better late than never! :icon_lol:

Leonard Cohen = true legend.

 

[Graz]

Probably the most sensible thing you've said all year. Left it late but better late than never! :icon_lol:

Leonard Cohen = true legend.

Heyyyyy I'm always sensible


Okay maybe not.


Oh, but the Jeff Buckley version is far superior to Cohen's But obviously Leonard wrote it, so credit to him.

 

[Joe_Fox]

And then there is the Rufus Wainwright effort too, but the original is the best.

 

[Graz]

I have versions by Leonard Cohen, Jeff Buckley, Rufus Wainwright, John Cale, Imogen Heap, Kate Voegele, Gavin DeGraw, Bon Jovi, and U2 on my iTunes....

Buckley wins.

But all are far, far better than the X-Factor version.

 

[Macky]

Buckley wins.

Cohen wins every time, he gets all of the royalties from each and every version

 

[Jeff]

I have versions by Leonard Cohen, Jeff Buckley, Rufus Wainwright, John Cale, Imogen Heap, Kate Voegele, Gavin DeGraw, Bon Jovi, and U2 on my iTunes....

Buckley wins.

Kathryn Williams.