... and heading for the Top 20 already !

http://www.uglyrumours.com/

Absolutely awful actually ITK; we've been following it since conception. Great idea, lousy track; obvious, unsubtle, naff and we all noticed it was 6 in the Tuesday midweeks but slumped to 21 in the final. Not good.

I was about to play that having recognised the band name again, then I realised what it was.
It would have been nice to have an interesting new version to go with the, what has to said, novel/clever concept.
I don`t think any of us objected to Trevor Horn`s excellent production of the FGTH cover of "War".(ZTT 1984).

I do hope this doesnt turn out to be the year of the lookalike charting, this is a frightening concept in the long run.

I was refering to the concept and the marketing approach - NOT the track itself.

nobody has mentioned Cushh much but I think theyve done well for themselves, tv exposure, self-released, self managed no31 this week and the physical has just gone on sale...

theyre not as 'cute' as koopa...but obviously have the potential to go places.

It doesn't sound great to me either, I much prefer this version:

http://www.soundsunique.co.uk/tracks/Kid...TrainExpressMix).mp3

I don't think it is bad actually and let's face facts it is a novelty record not a serious one. I challenge anyone to show me a novelty record that betters it.
They ARE ALL AWFUL and that is the point.
Ugly Rumours are not a serious band and this track was made to make a point. As for its slump that is due to them falling foul of chart rules due to multiple buying. Which of course opens another can of worms. How does the OCC determine what is multiple buying. So if i can send a song as a gift to a friend on Itunes isn't that multiple buying ? And if 1000 is illegal so should 1. But i do understand from the OCC's perspective as well.

I've been trying to remember the various political send-ups and parodies over the years, but I drew a blank with the UK. Can anyone help? When's the last time a political send-up got any serious exposure?

I'm basically stuck with the Pistols' "God Save the Queen".

Michael wrote:
I've been trying to remember the various political send-ups and parodies over the years, but I drew a blank with the UK. Can anyone help? When's the last time a political send-up got any serious exposure?

I'm basically stuck with the Pistols' "God Save the Queen".

The only thing I can think of is Frankie Goes to Hollywood's Two Tribes... but that was ages ago.

Flogging Molly do stuff that is politically aware, quite a different kind of thing but it does bring to mind that the music industry output lacks any attitude... for now anyway