Cowells Rage is shortlived
December 23 2009
Rage Against the machine has become the UK number one single for Christmas 2009.
Picked as an anti Simon Cowell, Anti X Factor relief to the juggernaut of Christmas numbers ones that Cowell has relentlessly produced over the last few years. A middle aged man is surprisingly behind the campaign, which started the beginning of December on the social networking site Facebook. Jon Morter Picked the title as it contains some pretty graphic lyrics, which he thought would show the feeling that the majority of music lovers have towards the song in the charts these days. – especially at Christmas.
The song repeatedly contains the lyrics “F**k you I wont do what you tell me” Although not originally written as a anarchistic punk track against pop music, but in fact its a protest song against the Klu Klux Klan.
Ironically Mr Mortimer failed to realise that Rage are in fact signed to the Sony record label, The same label that signs the X Factor winner each year! Thankfully Simon Cowell does not get any additional funds from the race but his bosses at Sony certainly do.
Credit where credit is due however, Rage have publicly stated that any funds made from the single sales this year will be given to the Charity Shelter.
The race for the 2010 Christmas number one is already hotting up with rumors that due to this years disappointment for the winner of X Factor, Joe McElderry, the power of the internet is already talking of getting this years failed X-factor song to number one next year..
