The UK Christmas Number One Hopefulls

[liketom]

well the normal tripe is out in force this year - with one thing in mind , to make your christmas song a crap one :D

here are the contenders-

WESTLIFE FEAT DIANA ROSS - WHEN YOU TELL ME THAT YOU LOVE ME

THE X FACTOR WINNER

NIZLOPI - JCB

CRAZY FROG - JINGLE BELLS

BAARMY SHEEP - JINGLE BELLS

ENGLAND CRICKET TEAM AND KEEDIE - JERUSALEM

THE CHOIRBOYS - TEARS IN HEAVEN


All of these are utter tripe so get buying/downloading UK:D

for clips of all these here is the bbc's link on it
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4492176.stm

[Jaffa Cake]

Blimey, not a lot you can say about that lot, is there? For a country that is reckoned to be one of the best in the world when it comes to music, we don't half put out some rubbish at this time of year.

[XIII]

Oh god.. not crazy frog again. I WILL shoot someone. Arrrggggghhhh.

[liketom]

if i find any of them on itunes i will complain like a crazy frog lol

[Lacero]

WESTLIFE FEAT DIANA ROSS - WHEN YOU TELL ME THAT YOU LOVE MEWestlife's latest album is a real stinker.

Diana Ross' version is like a million times better. I'm speechless, really.

Also, their rendition of You Raise Me Up sounds cringe-inducingly amateurish when put up to Josh Groban's original.

Here's to the Crazy Ones http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=35452 (http://www.uriah.com/apple-qt/movies/think-different.mov)

[ColoJohnBoy]

Also, their rendition of You Raise Me Up sounds cringe-inducingly amateurish when put up to Josh Groban's original. Yes, but you're comparing it to Josh Groban nonetheless. Like comparing cat turds to dog poo... my ****** may not smell as bad as your ******, but it's still ******.

[Qoxiivi]

I would cheerfully cave the crazy frog's head in with a house brick. Not that he exists in any corporeal sense of course. Unlike Westlife...

I'll be right back. Just got to pop out...

[Kernow]

Also, their rendition of You Raise Me Up sounds cringe-inducingly amateurish when put up to Josh Groban's original.

Long live the British taste in music - this just won the record of the year in the UK! :eek: :mad:

[edesignuk]

NIZLOPI - JCBSaw these guys on TOTP (what was I doing watching that you might ask....waiting for Top Gear to start ;)). For being different, and for quirkiness alone, I'd like it to be these guys.

[Lacero]

Long live the British taste in music - this just won the record of the year in the UK! :eek: :mad:Seriously? OMG :eek: You have a link?

I would have nominated Texas - Red Book (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=82086260&s=143444) or Katie Melua (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=6753382) - Piece by Piece, but then that's just my taste.

FWIW, I think Westlife - Face to Face is a terrible album with some of the worst cover song performances.


Here's to the Crazy Ones http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=35452 (http://www.uriah.com/apple-qt/movies/think-different.mov)

[edesignuk]

FWIW, I think Westlife - EVERYTHING THEY HAVE EVER DONE is a terrible album with some of the worst cover song performances.Fixed that for you ;)

And yes, they seriously did win record of the year...don't even ask. The final 5 short list was a complete joke :rolleyes:

[Mitthrawnuruodo]

if i find any of them on itunes i will complain like a crazy frog lolThe current one (http://www.dailytunes.com/songs/20051210214940.html) or the old one (http://www.dailytunes.com/songs/20050604151952.html)...? :D

[bartelby]

I didn't think anyone over the age of 10 took any notice of the charts...

[Jaffa Cake]

Seriously? OMG :eek: You have a link?

I would have nominated Texas - Red Book (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=82086260&s=143444) or Katie Melua (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=6753382) - Piece by Piece, but then that's just my taste.I wouldn't pay much attention to the Record of The Year award – I'd say at least 95% of the people who vote are pre-pubescent girls, so the award isn't really representative of the musical taste of the nation. It's the sort of thing Westlife and their ilk normally win, as the list of past winners (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_Of_The_Year#Winners) demonstrates.

[liketom]

The current one (http://www.dailytunes.com/songs/20051210214940.html) or the old one (http://www.dailytunes.com/songs/20050604151952.html)...? :D
o my dear god no!! can't we e-mail steve and force him to take that tripe off iTunes!!!!

just out of intrest, does the states or any other country have the same bad taste when it come's to x-mas number one's ?

mmmm google here i come

[Lacero]

It's the sort of thing Westlife and their ilk normally win, as the list of past winners (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_Of_The_Year#Winners) demonstrates.
Good lord! I'm looking at 1999.

You guys have been subjected to Westlife for that long! *laughs uncontrollably* They're virtual unknowns in North America, though.

And the songs...

"Mambo No. 5" - Lou Bega?
"Livin' La Vida Loca" - Ricky Martin?
"...Baby One More Time" - Britney Spears?
"Blue (Da Ba Dee)" - Eiffel 65?

Veritable pool of talent among the nominees. :p

Here's to the Crazy Ones http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=35452 (http://www.uriah.com/apple-qt/movies/think-different.mov)

[Jaffa Cake]

You guys have been subjected to Westlife for that long! *laughs uncontrollably* They're virtual unknowns in North America, though.
Hmm... just out of interest, how easy is it to emigrate to the United States or Canada? ;)

[liketom]

Hmm... just out of interest, how easy is it to emigrate to the United States or Canada? ;)
might be better if we could export westlife to them :D for good

[mdavey]

well the normal tripe is out in force this year... here are the contenders-


Actually, for the first year for ages there is a fair chance of having a half-decent and Christmas-related No. 1. In fact, two chances.

I'm Goin' Home / David Essex
Under the Tree / The Water Babies (http://homepage.mac.com/putneystudio/iMovieTheater5.html)

The second one is currently used in the UK Christmas Vodafone advert (and that is the version I have linked). Ah, here is the music video (http://www.video-c.co.uk/radarwatch.asp?vidref=thew011)

The first one I listed was made for the Channel 4 "Bring back..." (http://www.channel4.com/music/ontv/X/xmasnumberone.html) series.