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Topic History of: Congratulations Rage!
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JK2006 |
Oh do pass those instructions on, Mike.
Anything for a bit of subversion. |
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Michael |
Harry Rednapp wrote:
'60%'?? - who cares?? M, are you an accountant? what part did you play in 'choosing' this 'protest'??
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To be complete, here was the full comment: "Sony = 65.6% share of single market thanks to Rage v X. Indie labels only 2%. Can we choose our protest songs more carefully"
I do actually care, personally, as I'm with that poor 2% that doesn't have a sod's chance. Two subsidiaries of the same multinational slogged it out for the top spot, that's all I'm saying. I bought neither, but did promote the RATM campaign as I thought it was interesting. What was surprising is that I also received detailed instructions about how to buy the single from outside the UK while remaining eligible for the UK charts. Hmm.
It was a bit of fun, a bit like seeing the Sex Pistols on TOTP, and it did inject a bit of excitement in the charts. |
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JK2006 |
I don't think it's a question of which track is "better" - that is always a subjective matter. I do think it's a shame Simon chose such a second rate song to launch Joe's career. But I do think this victory for one PR campaign over another has opened the door to more imaginative marketing. |
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BR |
Spot on Brian.
This "win" has restored my faith in the UK record buying public.
Lets hope 2010 is a better year for chart music - the gauntlet has been thrown down by RATM. |
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Emma Bee |
I think it's more the case that the country was genuinely wanting something - anything - to beat the X-Factor to Number One. The music was probably irrelevant. |
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