Reminder: Rick Astley for Christmas number one!

[denny]

Places to purchase:


PLAY.COM (only 65p!)
(tick track #1 in the orange section)
http://www.play.com/Music/MP3-Download-Album/4-/8065711/3-Originals/Product.html


iTUNES
(you'll need iTunes installed on your computer - click BUY SONG on track #1)
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?i=255991760&id=255991758&s=143444


7DIGITAL
(Remember to click track #1 ONLY)
http://www.7digital.com/artists/rick-astley/whenever-you-need-somebody/
OR text TRACK to 78789. You will receive a 7digital voucher code - enter this in the voucher area below the basket on this page.

Comments

[zotz]

I'm glad you've said this - if it happens I now know who to kill.

[oml404.livejournal.com]

I remember the days before the internet when jokes got stale after about the first seven months. How nice that in these post-lolcat days things can remain funny forever and ever and ever.

[tbrd.livejournal.com]

I thought this kind of organised "let's get it to number 1" stuff had been tried in the past and the chart folk had rejected it as being a bit of a cheat. Happened a couple of years ago I think.

[jezzifishie.livejournal.com]

*Shrugs* I think purposely releasing an X Factor winners single every year just before Christmas is cheating too.

[dennyd.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm not really sure how a grass-roots campaign is less morally worthy than a commercial media whitewash.

[zotz]

If they find that such an effort is being run by the artist, their record label, or anyone acting on their behalf, then they'll do something. Otherwise they don't care - John Otway's fan club boosted him into the top ten entirely openly (as a birthday present) and the industry wasn't at all bothered.

[original-hell.livejournal.com]

On facebook they're trying to get Jeff Buckley's version of Hallelujah up there. I'm more in favour of that, but anything that beats X-craptacular is good in my book. xx

[dennyd.livejournal.com]

I'd rather they'd tried to get Leonard Cohen's version in the charts, but as you say, anything is better than the current favourite. Hell, for 80p or less a track, most people could afford to try two or three possibilities.