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anyone just heard radio 1?

PostPosted: Sun May 23, 2010 5:11 pm
by Lee_Kinda
WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT??

We are Leeds united or some other crap, apparently in the top 40? Leeds Leeds Leeds.

It is truly awful!

Re: anyone just heard radio 1?

PostPosted: Sun May 23, 2010 5:12 pm
by HeyMark
Hahaha heard it the other day, its fucking awful! Sounds like its some dodgy shit from the 60's

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PostPosted: Sun May 23, 2010 5:17 pm
by craigmcfc
It clearly shows how few sales it takes nowadays to get into the Top 40

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PostPosted: Sun May 23, 2010 5:25 pm
by btajim
Not so, Craig. It's another "Killing In The Name" esque campaign orchestrated via downloads. One presumes Leeds United Forums / Facebook Groups have been telling everyone to download the track for less £1 to get the song in to the Top 40. I noticed it in the iTunes charts recently. Admittedly, single sales are in decline but it's still got to take some momentum to get it going.

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PostPosted: Sun May 23, 2010 5:30 pm
by craigmcfc
btajim wrote:Not so, Craig. It's another "Killing In The Name" esque campaign orchestrated via downloads. One presumes Leeds U***d Forums / Facebook Groups have been telling everyone to download the track for less £1 to get the song in to the Top 40. I noticed it in the iTunes charts recently. Admittedly, single sales are in decline but it's still got to take some momentum to get it going.


I get where you're coming from though thankfully it hasn't had the same impact as RATM. Definitely takes a lot less sales these days to crack the 40 though

Re: anyone just heard radio 1?

PostPosted: Sun May 23, 2010 5:31 pm
by BlueinBosnia
craigmcfc wrote:It clearly shows how few sales it takes nowadays to get into the Top 40


Midweek charts need a couple of hundred to get in the Top 40. End-of-week (ie official) needs around 800-2000, with the exception of the Christmas run-in, from what I remember.

Re: anyone just heard radio 1?

PostPosted: Sun May 23, 2010 5:32 pm
by Florida Blue
Can't we just do the same with Blue Moon?

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PostPosted: Sun May 23, 2010 5:41 pm
by craigmcfc
Florida Blue wrote:Can't we just do the same with Blue Moon?


Which bleeding version? We hear 3 or 4 different ones throughout the season at home games!

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PostPosted: Sun May 23, 2010 5:42 pm
by btajim
Florida Blue wrote:Can't we just do the same with Blue Moon?


I'd be up for that once we have something to celebrate. Perhaps a few different versions of Blue Moon released and all the profits go to Charity. Something local to Manchester.

Our best known version is by The Marcels, I think. Although there's a remix available starring Bingo Lewis playing the tamborine without actually using his hands. It's quite a spectacle.

Edit for Craig:
[youtube]7giOrKYIwpQ[/youtube]

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PostPosted: Sun May 23, 2010 5:52 pm
by Florida Blue
btajim wrote:
Florida Blue wrote:Can't we just do the same with Blue Moon?


I'd be up for that once we have something to celebrate. Perhaps a few different versions of Blue Moon released and all the profits go to Charity. Something local to Manchester.

Our best known version is by The Marcels, I think. Although there's a remix available starring Bingo Lewis playing the tamborine without actually using his hands. It's quite a spectacle.

Edit for Craig:
[youtube]7giOrKYIwpQ[/youtube]



Would have to be the Marcels.

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PostPosted: Sun May 23, 2010 7:03 pm
by Dameerto
It's surprising what a national following they have really (certainly enough to get a crappy song like that into the charts anyway)

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PostPosted: Sun May 23, 2010 7:08 pm
by Lee_Kinda
I wonder when Itunes started taking sheep as a method of payment, must be something new.

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PostPosted: Sun May 23, 2010 8:11 pm
by gillie
Watch the news a bit more lads and you would have known about this last week.

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PostPosted: Mon May 24, 2010 8:16 am
by craigmcfc
Florida Blue wrote:
btajim wrote:
Florida Blue wrote:Can't we just do the same with Blue Moon?


I'd be up for that once we have something to celebrate. Perhaps a few different versions of Blue Moon released and all the profits go to Charity. Something local to Manchester.

Our best known version is by The Marcels, I think. Although there's a remix available starring Bingo Lewis playing the tamborine without actually using his hands. It's quite a spectacle.

Edit for Craig:
[youtube]7giOrKYIwpQ[/youtube]



Would have to be the Marcels.


Gotta be honest, I don't like that version and it doesn't get played at CoMS. No idea who did do the one that gets played all the time

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PostPosted: Mon May 24, 2010 10:31 am
by BlueinBosnia
craigmcfc wrote: No idea who did do the one that gets played all the time


Doves, apparently.

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PostPosted: Mon May 24, 2010 10:51 am
by Craig B
BlueinBosnia wrote:
craigmcfc wrote: No idea who did do the one that gets played all the time


Doves, apparently.


I think you're getting a little mixed up there m8... the version of Blue Moon they play a lot that starts slowly and builds up into a sort of punkish style is by Supra, they do always play 'Pounding' by The Doves at every game as well.

Re: anyone just heard radio 1?

PostPosted: Mon May 24, 2010 10:55 am
by craigmcfc
Craig B wrote:
BlueinBosnia wrote:
craigmcfc wrote: No idea who did do the one that gets played all the time


Doves, apparently.


I think you're getting a little mixed up there m8... the version of Blue Moon they play a lot that starts slowly and builds up into a sort of punkish style is by Supra, they do always play 'Pounding' by The Doves at every game as well.


That's right and definitely the best one, though BiBs correct in that the Doves did a version and it got played a bit at the start of the season but it's not really taken off like the Supra version has

Re: anyone just heard radio 1?

PostPosted: Mon May 24, 2010 11:00 am
by Beeks
Ella Fitzgeralds version of Blue Moon is the best IMO.

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PostPosted: Mon May 24, 2010 11:04 am
by craigmcfc
This is the Supra one that gets played at every game -

[youtube]rZ1gJG5XfnE[/youtube]

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PostPosted: Mon May 24, 2010 11:18 am
by Craig B
I actually think the best version is this one by Sha Na Na which used to be played at the Maine Road and COMS a lot over the years. I think it featured somewhere in Grease - I know the band themselves were in it.

[youtube]X2OBfI5YxMY&feature=fvw[/youtube]