Comments on: Xmas number one in the UK. http://thestandard.org.nz/xmas-number-one-in-the-uk/ The New Zealand labour movement used to have its own newspaper. A group of us thought that now might be a good time for it to be digitally reborn: The Standard v2.0 - now in a new format The Standard v3.0 Tue, 29 May 2012 02:36:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: rocky http://thestandard.org.nz/xmas-number-one-in-the-uk/comment-page-1/#comment-181333 rocky Fri, 25 Dec 2009 08:20:36 +0000 http://www.thestandard.org.nz/?p=27948#comment-181333 <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnJdnlpFTUA&feature=PlayList&p=2C5E5668D60B35E1&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=9" rel="nofollow">This is why</a> it was my favourite song for a while :-) This is why it was my favourite song for a while :-)

]]> By: Noko http://thestandard.org.nz/xmas-number-one-in-the-uk/comment-page-1/#comment-181310 Noko Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:49:23 +0000 http://www.thestandard.org.nz/?p=27948#comment-181310 <blockquote>It was also noted that both The X Factor and Rage Against the Machine are signed to labels that are part of Sony BMG.<blockquote></blockquote></blockquote>

It was also noted that both The X Factor and Rage Against the Machine are signed to labels that are part of Sony BMG.

]]> By: SHG http://thestandard.org.nz/xmas-number-one-in-the-uk/comment-page-1/#comment-181305 SHG Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:34:05 +0000 http://www.thestandard.org.nz/?p=27948#comment-181305 Not a HUGE fan of Tom Morello's playing, but he is an articulate motherf*cker. Not a HUGE fan of Tom Morello’s playing, but he is an articulate motherf*cker.

]]> By: Tigger http://thestandard.org.nz/xmas-number-one-in-the-uk/comment-page-1/#comment-181301 Tigger Thu, 24 Dec 2009 09:38:03 +0000 http://www.thestandard.org.nz/?p=27948#comment-181301 Gotta say, this gave me much joy. Joythat a well organised grass roots campaign can overwhelm a monied piece of candied, commerical spin. They had tried to dethrone the 'inevitable' X-Factor UK Xmas #1 single a couple of times, especially last year. Last year X-Factor looked unbeatable. This year it was proved that it can be beaten. There's hope for us yet... The wheels will come off the 'inevitable' Key bus one day...it's just a matter of timing...and time marches on. Gotta say, this gave me much joy. Joythat a well organised grass roots campaign can overwhelm a monied piece of candied, commerical spin. They had tried to dethrone the ‘inevitable’ X-Factor UK Xmas #1 single a couple of times, especially last year. Last year X-Factor looked unbeatable. This year it was proved that it can be beaten. There’s hope for us yet… The wheels will come off the ‘inevitable’ Key bus one day…it’s just a matter of timing…and time marches on.

]]> By: lprent http://thestandard.org.nz/xmas-number-one-in-the-uk/comment-page-1/#comment-181300 lprent Thu, 24 Dec 2009 09:25:54 +0000 http://www.thestandard.org.nz/?p=27948#comment-181300 Oob: know what you mean. It was close to being rockys favourite song for a while while I was supervising her. After you get control over the volume knob, it is a good song. Also great for bug killing motivation Oob: know what you mean. It was close to being rockys favourite song for a while while I was supervising her. After you get control over the volume knob, it is a good song. Also great for bug killing motivation

]]> By: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe http://thestandard.org.nz/xmas-number-one-in-the-uk/comment-page-1/#comment-181299 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Thu, 24 Dec 2009 09:25:03 +0000 http://www.thestandard.org.nz/?p=27948#comment-181299 Stars, you are unfortunate, I pity you, Beautiful as you are, shining in your glory, Who guide seafaring men through stress and peril And have no recompense from gods or mortals, Love you do not, nor do you know what love is. Hours that are aeons urgently conducting Your figures in a dance through the vast heaven, What journey have you ended in this moment, Since lingering in the arms of my beloved I lost all memory of you and midnight. Stars, you are unfortunate, I pity you,
Beautiful as you are, shining in your glory,
Who guide seafaring men through stress and peril
And have no recompense from gods or mortals,
Love you do not, nor do you know what love is.
Hours that are aeons urgently conducting
Your figures in a dance through the vast heaven,
What journey have you ended in this moment,
Since lingering in the arms of my beloved
I lost all memory of you and midnight.

]]> By: Herodotus http://thestandard.org.nz/xmas-number-one-in-the-uk/comment-page-1/#comment-181298 Herodotus Thu, 24 Dec 2009 09:15:40 +0000 http://www.thestandard.org.nz/?p=27948#comment-181298 Nice to see a band with principles and some substance "give it to the man". At least this single was played unlike the Dead Kennedys only chart success in NZ. I am sure that this will have placed a few smiles and a chuckle or 2 out there. Nice to see a band with principles and some substance “give it to the man”. At least this single was played unlike the Dead Kennedys only chart success in NZ. I am sure that this will have placed a few smiles and a chuckle or 2 out there.

]]> By: outofbed http://thestandard.org.nz/xmas-number-one-in-the-uk/comment-page-1/#comment-181297 outofbed Thu, 24 Dec 2009 09:11:49 +0000 http://www.thestandard.org.nz/?p=27948#comment-181297 As "Fuck you, I won't do what you tell me' is in the lyrics I wonder just what the beeb thought would happen when asking RAM to censor the lyrics Still a great campaign and good to hear the song again although it does sound different not being heard through mys son's bedroom walls As “Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me’ is in the lyrics
I wonder just what the beeb thought would happen when asking RAM to censor the lyrics
Still a great campaign and good to hear the song again although it does sound different
not being heard through mys son’s bedroom walls

]]> By: Kevin Kavanagh http://thestandard.org.nz/xmas-number-one-in-the-uk/comment-page-1/#comment-212885 Kevin Kavanagh Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:52:49 +0000 http://www.thestandard.org.nz/?p=27948#comment-212885 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Xmas number one in the UK. « The Standard http://bit.ly/5Jbku7</span></span> Xmas number one in the UK. « The Standard http://bit.ly/5Jbku7

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