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Old 18-12-2005, 14:22
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http://www.virgin.net/music/charts/singles/1.html

Eugh is all I can say... :sleep:
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Old 18-12-2005, 14:47
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no! i hope not, or at least if it is it is knocked from top spot next week
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Old 18-12-2005, 15:40
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I dont;thinkt here';s a chance it can keep up the sales for a second week, espeically with the X Factor Winner. I think it's bad enough this piece of tripe's hit the top of the charts anyway. Can't beleive the Crazy frog charted Top 5 either- aren't people sick of this? And who liked it in the first place anyway? It makes me want to rip my hair out.
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Old 18-12-2005, 16:24
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Best number 1 since I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor IMHO.
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Old 18-12-2005, 17:18
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better than having another westlife no1 i suppose. But if people are saying westlife or nizlopi's songs are better than advertising space then i just don't get it!
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Old 18-12-2005, 17:29
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Best number one in weeks.
Very moving and emotional song which came from the heart.
Real music at number one, im shocked!!
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Old 18-12-2005, 19:03
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Westlife don't get an Xmas #1 = I'm happy

Advertising space is bollocks - I can't take Robbie seriously

The JCB lot are great - their live version of the song on CD:UK yesterday was fantastic (this song is much better the live; the recorded version is a bit pedestrian)

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Old 18-12-2005, 19:19
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awful awful song...so some kid got bullied and his dad picked him up in a digger...ooh im impressed.

My dad once picked me up in his Volvo..should I go write a song with a plodding beat, and mention Bruce Lee....

depressing drivel

oh and dont get me started on Cover-life as well! that songs even worse
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Old 18-12-2005, 19:20
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Originally Posted by CaptainSensible
Westlife don't get an Xmas #1 = I'm happy

Advertising space is bollocks - I can't take Robbie seriously

The JCB lot are great - their live version of the song on CD:UK yesterday was fantastic.

Damn, i missed that.

i love the JCB Song, it's the best song ever.


Westlife are like an irish version of Take That
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Old 18-12-2005, 19:22
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Originally Posted by Alpha-Sun2
Damn, i missed that.

i love the JCB Song, it's the best song ever.


Westlife are like an irish version of Take That
Thats a insult to Take That! They were & are much better than westlife, at least they did more than sit on stools singing sappy ballads!
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Old 18-12-2005, 19:25
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chart position is no guide to song quality
its only a numbers game
the timing of this one is the problem i think
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Old 18-12-2005, 19:37
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Originally Posted by Rooftopcowboy
awful awful song...so some kid got bullied and his dad picked him up in a digger...ooh im impressed.

My dad once picked me up in his Volvo..should I go write a song with a plodding beat, and mention Bruce Lee....

depressing drivel

oh and dont get me started on Cover-life as well! that songs even worse
Oh grow up and listen to the real meaning behind the song, or is that beyond you?
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Old 18-12-2005, 19:38
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Originally Posted by keli77
Thats a insult to Take That! They were & are much better than westlife, at least they did more than sit on stools singing sappy ballads!
Yeah, they danced a bit sometimes as well.
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Old 18-12-2005, 19:42
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Originally Posted by Alpha-Sun2
Damn, i missed that.

i love the JCB Song, it's the best song ever.
I caught it this week and I thought it was another of those odd comedy novelty songs. Now that it No1 it's even bizarre.

In everytime I hear those 3 letters JSB, it makes me think of.... The Wurzels and The combine harvester.
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Old 18-12-2005, 19:45
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Originally Posted by oblivian
Oh grow up and listen to the real meaning behind the song, or is that beyond you?
I am fully aware of the real meaning behind the song, but that doesn't take away from the fact that it's crap, boring drivel.. One thing though is the fact that artists that appear out of nowhere to have a big hit usually vanish very fast.
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Old 18-12-2005, 19:47
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Originally Posted by James2001
I am fully aware of the real maenaing, but that doesn't take away from the fact that it's crap, boring drivel. One thing though is the fact that artists that apepar out of nowhere to have a big hit usually vanish very fast.
Oh dear, upset crazy frog didnt get number one are we?
Never mind the x factor knob will be there next week so that might please you eh?
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Old 18-12-2005, 19:50
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Originally Posted by oblivian
Oh dear, upset crazy frog didnt get number one are we?
Never mind the x factor knob will be there next week so that might please you eh?
May I ask what you're problem is? I have a different music taste to you. I have a different opinion to you. Is that such a problem? I don't see why I dislike the song should get to you so much, unless you actually are a member of Nizlopi and can't take critisism.
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Old 18-12-2005, 19:52
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I don't much like the song, plus it's getting played on Xfm which is ridiculous for a folk/pop crossover (it sounds like something Davy Graham might have done - better - in the Sixties). However they've got that great double bass sound, the guy can obviously play and the singer/guitarists's no slouch either. So to the people hoping they band will disappear without trace, I'm hoping you'll be proved wrong.
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Old 18-12-2005, 19:53
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Originally Posted by Rooftopcowboy
awful awful song...so some kid got bullied and his dad picked him up in a digger...ooh im impressed.
I hope the JCB scared the bully off!
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Old 18-12-2005, 19:58
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Originally Posted by James2001
May I ask what you're problem is? I have a different music taste to you. I have a different opinion to you. Is that such a problem? I don't see why I dislike the song should get to you so much, unless you actually are a member of Nizlopi and can't take critisism.
I have no "problem"
What i hate is when someone calls a song "crap" and trys to pass his/her opinion off as fact.
The song is (in my opinion) a great story and because its so different its very easy to knock it.
I cant think of another song if the last few years that so effortlessly conveys such strog emotions in such a simple tune, just wonderfull.
I fear (again my opinion) that because its an inteligent song many people choose to knock it rather than love it because thats an easier thing to do.
I use many muso sites and most serious musicians love the song and the story behind its release, maybe they care more about real music than the general public?
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Old 18-12-2005, 20:02
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Their album (as well as single) is currently number 1 on iTunes so I can't see them disappearing too fast. These are NOT a novelty act, they are a long-established duo who take their music very seriously. Whilst I totally accept everybody's right to hate the song, I'm a bit surprised at the level of bad feeling directed at the band. The listener reviews on iTunes concur with my own about the album - it's very very good, quirky, yes, different, yes, but very good IMHO. Which tells me they probably have a pretty decent future in the biz. But only time will tell...

Oh, and Rooftopcowboy, I look forward to your Volvo song. Please be so good as to post the link up on here when it's finished.
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Old 18-12-2005, 20:21
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Well it does a make changing from listening to the usual poppy song!

*record scatches*

Oh hang on a minute, I think i'm about to get a ear full from the teenaged boppers!
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Old 18-12-2005, 20:44
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[quote=SGE]Their album (as well as single) is currently number 1 on iTunes so I can't see them disappearing too fast. These are NOT a novelty act, they are a long-established duo who take their music very seriously. Whilst I totally accept everybody's right to hate the song, I'm a bit surprised at the level of bad feeling directed at the band. The listener reviews on iTunes concur with my own about the album - it's very very good, quirky, yes, different, yes, but very good IMHO. Which tells me they probably have a pretty decent future in the biz. But only time will tell...

Oh, and Rooftopcowboy, I look forward to your Volvo song. Please be so good as to post the link up on here when it's finished.[/QUOTE]

im thinking of maybe just saying "Volvo" over and over again, in a way that i sound constipated, sort of Alanis Morrisette meets Radiohead...as that would "convey my emotion about my fabulous life story"

im not a fan of manufactured music really, so dont see why people have put "go listen to the crazy frog" or whatever, i just fail to get excited by this slow, plodding and uninteresting song.
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Old 18-12-2005, 22:12
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Originally Posted by Inkblot
I don't much like the song, plus it's getting played on Xfm which is ridiculous for a folk/pop crossover (it sounds like something Davy Graham might have done - better - in the Sixties). However they've got that great double bass sound, the guy can obviously play and the singer/guitarists's no slouch either. So to the people hoping they band will disappear without trace, I'm hoping you'll be proved wrong.
I hope if they have that talent then they can produce some better material. This song, in my opinion, clearly is far from the best they could do. I believe they probabally can do better, with a song that's not about JCBs, 5 year olds, bullies, T-Rexs and Bruce Lee.

Though I don't get why some people have taken my opinions on the song so personally. I have had 2 posts really digging in to me for saying my thoughts on the song in an attitude that seems as if my comments have attacked them personally. If someone here posted that Coldplay or U2 were crap, it wouldn't hugely bother me, and I wouldn't attack the people who said it. It doesn't make sense why people are getting like that over some song about a JCB.
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Old 18-12-2005, 22:39
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Originally Posted by Alpha-Sun2

Westlife are like an irish version of Take That
You obviously don't know anything about Take That! or Westlife! You should watch a Take That in concert DVD & you'll see just how different they were to Westlife! Westlife don't/can't dance or write any of their own songs & have you ever seen any of them breakdancing or doing backflips?
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