UK Christmas Number 1 and X-Factor

I must say that I am a big fan of Peter Kay's song for this Christmas - it is just so catchy! Well worth a listen if you haven't already (it's called Once Upon a Christmas Song).
 
Having listened to Alexandra's version of Hallelujah for the first time since I saw it on the X-Factor final, I would have to say it is actually a very good cover. She has an amazing voice.
 
evertonfan said:
My my my Zim. I thought you were quality, but how can any self respecting person listen to a moose make a great song seem so average? I think she should write her own stuff tbh. I'm not a massive Snow Patrol fan or anything and I don't have a problem with people doing cover songs, but her version of Run is just really bad.
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You need to take the head phones out of your iPod, you are clearly suffering from tinnitus and your hearing/judgement is impaired :eek:
 
Kev said:
It's about that time of year again, time for the X-Factor winner to be number one at Christmas. Seems as though it's becoming a tradition.

What's wrong with that? Not much I guess, but it does bug me a bit that before we even knew who was going to win the X-Factor you'd have to be either very brave or very stupid to bet on anyone else winning.

So this year we have Alexandra Burke and her version of Leonard Cohen?s Hallelujah as a nailed on favourite for Christmas Number 1. But along with this there seems to be a few other Christmas songs around this year which have absolutley no chance of getting the Number 1 spot.

So sure was Simon Cowell that he'd get a number 1 with this that Leona Lewis' latest song was released a couple of weeks ago and on download only. So he can get a number 1 with her in the build up to Christmas (with much lower sales) and then get another one with Burke and no chance that Lewis will still be at number 1. It's no co-incidence that Burke is singing Hallelujah either as a contestant in American Idol sang this song in this years competition in the states and Jeff Buckley's version went straight back in the charts in America at Number 1 as the American Idol version wasn't available as a single.

So my rather longwinded question is this......

Given most of the members here are of single buying age (let's face it, I'm well past the target age) do you feel manipulated by the Big Business Record Industry giant that is Simon Cowell or aren't you bothered that he decides what you are going to listen to and buy? I know in the long run that ultimatley some record exec is going to decide what pretty much anyone is listening to, but don't you find this a little too manufactured?
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I hate the X-Factor, Simon Cowell and most of all, I can't bloody stand the winner's song this time round, which will, of course, grab the Christmas No.1 spot. It's all a fix, of course! Imagine how stupid Cowell would look if the X-Factor winner didn't get the Christmas No.1?? Also, no-one, not Mr Cowell, or any of the other lamebrain judges decide what I listen to and buy. I listen to good music, most of the stuff that dribbles from X-Factor winners is manufactured crap. Ms Lewis is an exception, she is bloody good!

I'd just like to see that Cowell guy forced up on stage in front of two thousand people armed with rotten tomatoes, and made to sing a song for at least five minutes. Just once! I really can't stand him, whether he's just nasty, or if it's in his contract to be so (worse, if you ask me, making money by crushing young people's dreams!) As far as I'm concerned, if you're going to judge people's ability on something, if you haven't got the guts to get up and give it a go yourself, then you're nothing but a chicken! In fact, if you're going to be such a big 'I Am', then you need to be a top of the range singer yourself, which I'd bet he isn't.

And, he doesn't always get it right, either. You might remember a guy go on and sing 'The Wheels on the Bus'. Well, a couple of years back, he was in a program where he was being taught opera and, after his training, he wasn't half bad!! Also, Cowell once said that Beyonce can't sing. Man needs his ears tested.

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treva said:
Having listened to Alexandra's version of Hallelujah for the first time since I saw it on the X-Factor final, I would have to say it is actually a very good cover. She has an amazing voice.
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Yes, she does, but I just can't stand that bloody song!! She should do well for herself, though.
 
I'm an Australian classic rock listener. Care factor? 0
 
Niv said:
I'm an Australian classic rock listener. Care factor? 0
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You can't beat a bit of rock, can you? Best music in the whole world! You've really got to be able to sing to perform Rock, there's nowhere to hide there!
 
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