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

[juggzy.livejournal.com]

I've pimped it all I can. Actually, I haven't.

Wanders off to the ladies_loos

[matgb]

I'd try livejournal_uk but I'm worried about the general quality of the audience, I suspect they may vote the wrong way :-(

[juggzy.livejournal.com]

Mmmm. Well I have pointed out that it is clearly a feminist issue that FTofNY *isn't* winning.

[burkesworks.livejournal.com]

IP based it is. Have tried the above methods in order to induce a Norn Iron-style voting scenario :) Feminist issue or not, it appears the "silent majority" of AOLers and Daily Mail readers who don't actually like music much have the upper hand here. Tossers.

Face it folks, Queen weren't really *that* good, were they? Bohemian Rhapsody was no more than nonsensical cheesy bombast (albeit a pretty good example thereof), and was about the fourth-best track on A Night At The Opera. This one up against the mighty Kirsty & co is no Bo Rap. In fact it's not even Fat Bottomed Girls.

[juggzy.livejournal.com]

Pimp it in your journal, though, if you can. Tx

[rhythmaning.livejournal.com]

I can't help thinking that it must be thirty one years since Bohemian Rhapsody was number one (in the UK)...

I heard it playing at a Christmas party I went to, all that time ago.

I actually rather liked it at the time!