The Xmas Factor: best seasonal song ever?

[matgb]

Ye gods, what a silly publicity stunt for a radio show, running a silly online poll in a cheap rip off of some TV show I've not watched. Still, what do we expect from Capital Gold:

The day's match is launched during the Capital Gold Breakfast Shows. You then have 24 hours in which to vote for your favourite song out of the day's choices.

The daily champs will move into the next round until we have the 2006 Xmas Factor Champion. The winner will be announced on Friday December 22.

Thing is? The finalists are some Queen song^[1] and Fairy Tale of New York. Given yesterdays discussion, the results should be conclusive, but it appears that there are some fans of that godawful Queen song. As I look, it's exactly 50/50. So go make a choice. No pressure of course. Vote.

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[1]Queen may have once been Mat's favourite band ever. He currently denies this having discovered a sense of musical taste. However, there are still a number of songs by them that rate as all-time greats, even if they are cheesy pomp rock. The song competing against FONY isn't one of those greats.

[2] Oh yeah, aside. I mentioned I'm using Deepest Sender to make Braindumps for memes and links I want to write about later, yes? Well, um, I currently have 12 posts in the line up. I'm assuming you don't want them all at once?

Comments

[miss-s-b.livejournal.com]

* innocent whistle *

No, I'm not bored and going through Mat's tags in an ad hoc manner this morning, why do you ask?

I have to say that while I agree with Mister Mat on this particular pair of songs, the proposition that The Pogues are better than Queen in general is just ODD... Lyrically, the Pogues were great, but musically? They had ONE SONG, which they did over and over at varying tempos/in varying keys [/possibly mild exaggeration]. There's not a single Queen album that doesn't cover a bewildering variety of styles, and always with extreme competence. Yes, even Hot Space.

Personally, I think there's quite a big streak of Mister Mat that doesn't want to admit to liking some stuff because he thinks they're uncool. I'm happy to embrace my uncoolness. I know I'll never be hip, so I don't bother trying... [/intentional provocation]

[matgb]

Pah—I didn't say Queen were better than t'Pogues, I said Fairytale was better than Thank God It's Christmas, which, you have to admit, was hardly their finest hour.

I have the Best of the Pogues (I think you do as well?), but I mostly like their collaborative songs best.

[miss-s-b.livejournal.com]

* reads comment *

You're still half asleep, aren't you love?

* smooch *

Yeah, I have the best of. And (as I may have mentioned before) Fairytale is one of the few Christmas songs I can listen to without descending into a slough of despond and bitterness due to years of working in retail. But I still think you have issues with admitting you like uncool things. Although you seem to have admitting a small fondness for me, so... ;)