Raging Aginst the X Factor Machine

Sundae · 12-18-2009, 03:05 PM

There is currently a conspiracy afoot in the UK to get Rage Against the Machine's Killing in the Name (yeah, that one, "Fuck you I won't do what you tell me") to number one at Christmas instead of the X Factor winner Jo McElderry.

I shrugged it off to start with, after all Rage are managed by Sony, so the money all goes into the same coffers anyway. But the retchingly self-important statements from the X Factor judges have made me think otherwise. I have no money to download the single anyway, but I would roll on the floor clutching my portly sides at such a fingers up gesture to the status quo if it comes off.

The Christmas number one is a really big deal here. They are usually remembered for years to come. And all sorts have made it, from saccharine sweet ballads, to normal pop songs to novelty records. But for the last few years the X Factor macine has guaranteed the winner the Christmas number one through the sheer publicity of the show. It's a ten week advert.

I like the X Factor. I like watching it on Sky+ so I can forward through the ads and the boring bits. But for them to have a stranglehold on the charts and call someone challenging it "cynical", "stupid", "very Scrooge"... well. How stoopid are we supposed to be?

Regardless of whether I buy the song or not, I won't do what you tell me :p

ZenGum · 12-18-2009, 03:36 PM

That would be awesome if it happened.

TheMercenary · 12-18-2009, 03:45 PM

I just ordered a Godsmack CD and Drowning Pool CD. I like some of RageAtM.

piercehawkeye45 · 12-18-2009, 10:54 PM

Rage concert during the RNC was one of the best nights of my life. Jumped down to the ground floor (with just about half of the audience) and it was a great time. After the show De La Rocha calmed down the ground and urged us not to start a riot, which was successful, then we went outside to see thousands of riot police and SWAT team members surrounding the building.

Not that it would effect me at all but I think it would be funny if that happened.

ZenGum · 12-19-2009, 01:51 AM

RNC?

Republican National Convention?

?????

Urbane Guerrilla · 12-19-2009, 02:42 AM

Not so much Rage Against The Machine as Mild Irritation At The Watermill.

Hell, that sounds like a Northumbrian folk quartet. Or a Northumbrian pipes jig.

ZenGum · 12-19-2009, 03:49 AM

That could work.

Confound you, I shan't heed your directives!
Confound you, I shan't heed your directives!
Confound you, I shan't heed your directives!
Confound you, I shan't heed your directives!

Trilby · 12-19-2009, 07:30 AM

I love it when ZenGum gets all nerdy and school-teachery on us.

Siiiiiiigh.

piercehawkeye45 · 12-19-2009, 08:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZenGum

RNC?

Republican National Convention?

?????

Yes.

Undertoad · 12-19-2009, 08:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

after all Rage are managed by Sony

Pretend to Rage Against the Machine But Actually Work Within It

ZenGum · 12-19-2009, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brianna

I love it when ZenGum gets all nerdy and school-teachery on us.

Siiiiiiigh.

Gets nerdy?

Sit up straight, and stop fidgeting. Now write an essay of approximately 500 words discussing when I have been other than nerdy, why you think it happened, and what can be done to prevent it recurring. Follow the standard formatting and referencing conventions. It is due by 3pm Monday.

Was that good for you?

ZenGum · 12-21-2009, 12:15 AM

WIN!!

Quote:

Rage against X Factor is Xmas number 1

An internet campaign to stop the winner of British television's top show from once again claiming the coveted Christmas number one single has triumphed against the odds.
SNIP
Killing In The Name sold more than 500,000 copies in the past week while The Climb chalked up sales of 450,000.
SNIP
Killing In The Name was not available as a single on CD and is the first download-only Christmas number one, and achieved the biggest download sales total in a first week ever in the British charts.

Bwahaha

Urbane Guerrilla · 12-24-2009, 01:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZenGum

That could work.

Confound you, I shan't heed your directives!
Confound you, I shan't heed your directives!
Confound you, I shan't heed your directives!
Confound you, I shan't heed your directives!

Well, I'm scratching my head. Never was a fan.

ZenGum · 12-24-2009, 01:33 AM

hehee, the original lyric is:

FUCK YOU I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME!
FUCK YOU I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME!
FUCK YOU I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME!
FUCK YOU I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME!
FUCK YOU I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME!
FUCK YOU I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME!
FUCK YOU I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME!
FUCK YOU I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME!
FUCK YOU I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME!
FUCK YOU I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME!
FUCK YOU I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME!
FUCK YOU I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME!
FUCK YOU I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME!
FUCK YOU I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME!
FUCK YOU I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME!
FUCK YOU I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME!
MOTHERFUCKER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A nice Christmas noel, wouldn't you say?

12-18-2009, 03:05 PM	#1
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Raging Aginst the X Factor Machine There is currently a conspiracy afoot in the UK to get Rage Against the Machine's Killing in the Name (yeah, that one, "Fuck you I won't do what you tell me") to number one at Christmas instead of the X Factor winner Jo McElderry. I shrugged it off to start with, after all Rage are managed by Sony, so the money all goes into the same coffers anyway. But the retchingly self-important statements from the X Factor judges have made me think otherwise. I have no money to download the single anyway, but I would roll on the floor clutching my portly sides at such a fingers up gesture to the status quo if it comes off. The Christmas number one is a really big deal here. They are usually remembered for years to come. And all sorts have made it, from saccharine sweet ballads, to normal pop songs to novelty records. But for the last few years the X Factor macine has guaranteed the winner the Christmas number one through the sheer publicity of the show. It's a ten week advert. I like the X Factor. I like watching it on Sky+ so I can forward through the ads and the boring bits. But for them to have a stranglehold on the charts and call someone challenging it "cynical", "stupid", "very Scrooge"... well. How stoopid are we supposed to be? Regardless of whether I buy the song or not, I won't do what you tell me :p __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

12-18-2009, 03:36 PM	#2
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	That would be awesome if it happened. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

12-18-2009, 03:45 PM	#3
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	I just ordered a Godsmack CD and Drowning Pool CD. I like some of RageAtM. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

12-18-2009, 10:54 PM	#4
piercehawkeye45 Franklin Pierce Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,695	Rage concert during the RNC was one of the best nights of my life. Jumped down to the ground floor (with just about half of the audience) and it was a great time. After the show De La Rocha calmed down the ground and urged us not to start a riot, which was successful, then we went outside to see thousands of riot police and SWAT team members surrounding the building. Not that it would effect me at all but I think it would be funny if that happened. __________________ I like my perspectives like I like my baseball caps: one size fits all.

12-19-2009, 01:51 AM	#5
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	RNC? Republican National Convention? ????? __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

12-19-2009, 02:42 AM	#6
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	Not so much Rage Against The Machine as Mild Irritation At The Watermill. Hell, that sounds like a Northumbrian folk quartet. Or a Northumbrian pipes jig. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

12-19-2009, 03:49 AM	#7
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	That could work. Confound you, I shan't heed your directives! Confound you, I shan't heed your directives! Confound you, I shan't heed your directives! Confound you, I shan't heed your directives! __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

12-19-2009, 07:30 AM	#8
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	I love it when ZenGum gets all nerdy and school-teachery on us. Siiiiiiigh. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

12-24-2009, 01:33 AM	#14
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	hehee, the original lyric is: FUCK YOU I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME! FUCK YOU I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME! FUCK YOU I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME! FUCK YOU I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME! FUCK YOU I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME! FUCK YOU I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME! FUCK YOU I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME! FUCK YOU I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME! FUCK YOU I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME! FUCK YOU I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME! FUCK YOU I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME! FUCK YOU I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME! FUCK YOU I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME! FUCK YOU I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME! FUCK YOU I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME! FUCK YOU I WON'T DO WHAT YOU TELL ME! MOTHERFUCKER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A nice Christmas noel, wouldn't you say? __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

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