2007's Christmas number one Betting...

humph. The Black Arts not even in the running then.

Well, Katie Menua is singing w/ Eva Cassidy, is that black art enough?

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/music/2007/12/moore_confessions_operation_sn.html

So, Vic Reeves is the voice of Shaun the sheep, and was on TV yesterday about "awful Christmas records" (didn't see it myself)

but is Shaun the Sheep actually a crimbo record as opposed to a good old fashioned novelty hit ?
(the tv show is superb it has to be said !)

I don't know, I've not heard it.

"We're All Going To Die" covered by Same Difference - all bets off.

really, who could have predicted a member of arab strap would be in danger of inadvertently scuppering his careeer with a christmas number 1

Arab Crap, morelike

In what way will selling records scupper his "career"?

xp

ask nizlopi.

Exact same thing.

Niz: One big hit record, album sells better than it would, they carry on doing what they want, get paid more for gigs, and so on!

Yes, I imagine after Malcolm has whatever sized hit he's going to have he'll go straight back to doing what he was doing before, watched by the same people, and might sell a few extra albums. It's not like a massive sell out move that's going to have his hard core fan base reject him.

Hey, there's always a few insufferable indie-ers who'll disown you for having an accidental hit.

Did White Town's career suffer?

(That's not meant as a rhetorical q, btw)

I'm sure he made enough dosh out of it to go back to what he would have been doing anyway.

It's a bit of a Neil Morrissey situation really.

huh? what's different about this malcolm middleton song in that it has chart potential?

poorly worded but anyway i suppose i could just go and listen to it

It features a tune.

Arab Strap had the occasional "radio" hit, the "first weekend of the summer" and that one about the circus never ending that had all the ironic cover versions as b-sides.

Hey, there's always a few insufferable indie-ers who'll disown you for having an accidental hit.

I'm sure he could happily live without them.

Melua duet headed for number one

The original Louis Armstrong song was first released in 1967
What A Wonderful World, Katie Melua's charity duet with the late Eva Cassidy, will top the UK singles chart this weekend, midweek sales data suggests.

ARRGH!! !!! SAY NO!!!!!

THIS RECORD IS A CROSS BETWEEN EVA CASSIDY AND KATIE MELUA!!!

IT IS DEAD BORING!!!!

mark.
switch the fucking radio off.
life will become a lot less capitalised.

(it's not even on! I can't actually hear the record, and haven't! It's purely there by osmosis!)

Swift retaliatory action by Cowell is required!

Whose version of "Supermassive Black Hole" will capture the coveted Christmas number one slot - Rhydian's or Some Difference's? It's YOUR VOTE THAT COUNTS (for legal reasons)!

Or Same Difference's even, assuming that they haven't already been assigned "Welcome To The Black Parade."

i wish we were like every other country in the world in not giving a shit about this

America had "How You Remind Me" as an Xmas #1 once.

America doesn't give two and a half craps about who or what is #1 at Christmas. They might as well have had it on April 17th, it's all the same.

VOTE RESULTS
Whose single do you want to be Christmas number one?
Leon Jackson 9.44%
Leona Lewis 8.90%
Blake 2.80%
Malcolm Middleton 12.92%
Connie Talbot 2.65%
Soulja Boy 2.26%
Amy Winehouse 7.07%
Shaun the Sheep 37.79%
Katie Melua 13.53%
Lucky Soul 2.63%
18551 Votes Cast

With all due respect, if Malcolm Middleton seriously wanted a shot at the Xmas #1, it would have been wise to release his single on formats other than 7" vinyl YES I KNOW IT'S ON THE ALBUM but even so.

YUUUUUUUUUUUHHH ftw

shame on the xmas steel drum bands on oxford street for not playing it 24/7 already

I suppose the significant format for Malc is the download mp3.

You know that if "The first weekend of summer" had been available as a download back when, it'd have gone to number one, right?

If "Hello Tiger" had been an MP3 download it would have been at #1 for 26 weeks

So, todays the day.

The pogues overtake Mariah
MMiddleton get's the 'plucky surprise' award
and it goes to Leon.

Of course, if Leon does not get it, there will be revolution on the front pages, the 'rule of Simon' will be over, and they'll have to manufacture some new cash cow.

Pogues get number four (So, highest christmas record this year)

MMiddleton got number 31. No plucky surprise award or cigar even.

Oh and Amy Witehouse gets positions 9 and 10 on the album chart with "Back in Black"

Revolution is therefore cancelled.

Winehouse, obv.

amy winehouse should collaborate with whitehouse

for the christmas 2008 number one