So? If that's how they choose to live their lives then that hardly makes them idiots.

 

They are to me though!

If they have to wait till October to release an original single it will all end in tears

 

I don't think it would end in tears, but I would like something earlier. I hope they do songs like the Pussycat Dolls. I'd love them so much if they released something like Beep. :wub:

Little Minx will most probably release something during the summer a bit like JLS, Cher Lloyd and Olly Murs because they are pop acts,the more mature album acts from the xfactor seem to get held back until the christmas season!

Aha! A sensible answer. You make fair points about cross genre covers - that is where the 'anger' seems to lie with fans of the originals.

 

Still, nothing to get worked up about imo. The original often benefits though (Cannonball will) or the best known version (Jeff Buckley's Hallelujah) so it isn't all bad.

 

I agree, I really don't see why it's a bad thing for increased exposure meaning that a song (obviously intended to be heard if given a release in the public domain) is heard by as many people as possible.

 

Sure I don't like covers sometimes but I don't disapprove of them being done. Although pop artists don't always get away with covering pop songs. Atomic Kitten's version of Eternal Flame went down like a lead balloon at the time but I absolutely loved it :( And Glee are met with rather a lot of bile by many on this forum. It's not a show I watch anymore but I like (and have downloaded) a handful of their covers. If they've got an interesting element or structure to them, i.e. Thriller/Heads Will Roll then I don't see what the problem is. Why should fans of either Michael Jackson or The Yeah Yeah Yeahs be up in arms about it? It's giving increased exposure to the originals at the same time and surely that's only a good thing? But obviously not seeing as so many people seem to go off cult artists that they know of as soon as they become popular. I'm the opposite, I was elated when the likes of DJ Sammy, Sara Bareilles and Agnes scored huge hits here that I'd been loving for ages beforehand! Why wouldn't I want my favourite songs to be appreciated and heard by others, music shouldn't be a secret, it should be shared and enjoyed by as many people as possible.

Top 100 update (8:15pm positions)

 

Today's top 100 entries:

#2 NEW Leona Lewis - Hurt (new release + performed on The X Factor)

#44 NEW Michael Bublé - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) (Christmas + performed on The X Factor)

#45 NEW Johnny Cash - Hurt (Leona Lewis performed her cover of this on The X Factor; note this version is also a cover)

#66 RE-ENTRY David Gray - This Year's Love (used on Strictly Come Dancing)

#68 NEW The Moshi Monsters Jingle Crew - Moshi Twistmas (new release)

#75 RE-ENTRY Michael Bublé - Cry Me A River (not entirely sure, partly The X Factor hype I'd guess?)

#84 NEW One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful (performed on The X Factor - album version)

#87 RE-ENTRY Aloe Blacc - I Need A Dollar (performed on Strictly Come Dancing)

#88 RE-ENTRY JLS feat. Dev - She Makes Me Wanna (performed on The X Factor - single version)

#100 NEW Dean Martin - Baby, It's Cold Outside (Christmas + 59p)

 

[1] 1. Paradise - Coldplay [AV]

[*] 2. Hurt - Leona Lewis

[3] 3. Dance With Me Tonight - Olly Murs [sV]

[2] 4. 5 O'Clock (feat. Wiz Khalifa & Lily Allen) - T-Pain

[7] 5. All I Want for Christmas Is You - Mariah Carey [Merry Xmas!]

[6] 6. We Found Love (feat. Calvin Harris) - Rihanna [sV]

[5] 7. Levels (Radio Edit) - Avicii

[4] 8. Dedication to My Ex (Miss That) [feat. Andre 3000 & Lil Wayne] - Lloyd [Clean]

[8] 9. Lego House - Ed Sheeran [Deluxe AV]

[14] 10. Good Feeling - Flo Rida

[9] 11. Take Care (feat. Rihanna) - Drake

[10] 12. Who You Are - Jessie J [Deluxe AV]

[11] 13. Earthquake (Full Version) - Labrinth [sV]

[12] 14. Sexy and I Know It - LMFAO

[15] 15. I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday - Wizzard

[18] 16. Last Christmas (Single Version) - Wham!

[20] 17. Moves Like Jagger (Studio Recording from the Voice Performance) - Maroon 5 [sV]

[13] 18. Down for Whatever - Kelly Rowland [sV]

[17] 19. Love On Top - Beyoncé

[21] 20. Merry Christmas Everybody - Slade

[26] 21. Mistletoe - Justin Bieber [AV]

[16] 22. Fight for You - Jason Derulo

[19] 23. Marry the Night - Lady GaGa

[22] 24. The One That Got Away - Katy Perry

[23] 25. Wishing On a Star (feat. JLS & One Direction) - The X Factor Finalists 2011

[25] 26. It Will Rain - Bruno Mars [sV]

[27] 27. Nothing's Real But Love - Rebecca Ferguson [AV]

[24] 28. Our Day Will Come - Amy Winehouse

[29] 29. Fairytale of New York - The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl [GHV]

[30] 30. Merry Christmas Everyone - Shakin' Stevens

[44] 31. What Makes You Beautiful - One Direction [sV]

[33] 32. Wherever You Will Go - Charlene Soraia [sV]

[28] 33. Dedication to My Ex (Miss That) [feat. Andre 3000 & Lil Wayne] - Lloyd [Explicit]

[35] 34. Mama Do the Hump - Rizzle Kicks

[34] 35. Fairytale of New York - Kirsty MacColl & The Pogues [Now That's What I Call Xmas]

[45] 36. Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want - Slow Moving Millie

[31] 37. Midnight Run - Example

[40] 38. Jar of Hearts - Christina Perri [sV]

[37] 39. Do You Feel What I Feel? - JLS

[39] 40. Read All About It (feat. Emeli Sandé) - Professor Green [sV]

[41] 41. Do They Know It's Christmas? - Band Aid [Merry Xmas!]

[36] 42. We Are Young (Glee Cast Version) - Glee Cast

[32] 43. Still Speedin' (Radio Edit) - Sway

[**] 44. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - Michael Bublé

[**] 45. Hurt - Johnny Cash

[38] 46. Without You (feat. Usher) - David Guetta & Usher [AV]

[42] 47. Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee

[47] 48. The A Team - Ed Sheeran [sV]

[51] 49. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Dean Martin

[54] 50. Wonderful Christmastime - Paul McCartney

[46] 51. Do They Know It's Christmas? - Band Aid [Now That's What I Call Xmas]

[59] 52. Video Games - Lana Del Rey

[56] 53. Someone Like You - ADELE

[49] 54. Dance With Me Tonight - Olly Murs [AV]

[52] 55. Moves Like Jagger (feat. Christina Aguilera) - Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera [Now! 80]

[43] 56. Levels (Original Version) - Avicii

[60] 57. Christmas Lights - Coldplay

[50] 58. A Thousand Years - Christina Perri

[48] 59. Daddy - Emeli Sandé

[61] 60. Driving Home for Christmas - Chris Rea

[55] 61. Me Without You - Loick Essien

[58] 62. We Found Love (feat. Calvin Harris) - Rihanna [AV]

[63] 63. Set Fire to the Rain - ADELE

[53] 64. You da One - Rihanna

[65] 65. Heart Skips a Beat (feat. Rizzle Kicks) - Olly Murs [AV]

[RE] 66. This Year's Love - David Gray

[62] 67. Shake It Out - Florence + The Machine [standard AV]

[**] 68. Moshi Twistmas - The Moshi Monsters Jingle Crew

[68] 69. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town - Michael Bublé

[69] 70. It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas - Michael Bublé

[75] 71. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Frank Sinatra

[70] 72. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Michael Bublé

[67] 73. Up (feat. Jessie J) - James Morrison [AV]

[73] 74. Marry You - Bruno Mars [AV]

[RE] 75. Cry Me a River - Michael Bublé

[74] 76. Santa Baby - Kylie Minogue

[72] 77. Party Rock Anthem (feat. Lauren Bennet & GoonRock) - LMFAO

[57] 78. All I Want for Christmas Is You (Original Version) - Mariah Carey [AV]

[64] 79. Countdown - Beyoncé

[80] 80. Happy Xmas (War Is Over) [2003 Mix] - John Lennon, The Harlem Community Choir, Yoko Ono & The Plastic Ono Band

[82] 81. Mr. Know It All - Kelly Clarkson [Now! 80]

[85] 82. Lightning - The Wanted [Now! 80]

[77] 83. Pumped Up Kicks - Foster the People [sV]

[**] 84. What Makes You Beautiful - One Direction [AV]

[66] 85. Survivor / I Will Survive (Glee Cast Version) - Glee Cast

[84] 86. Rolling In the Deep - ADELE

[RE] 87. I Need a Dollar - Aloe Blacc

[RE] 88. She Makes Me Wanna (feat. Dev) - JLS [sV]

[89] 89. Step Into Christmas - Elton John [Now That's What I Call Xmas]

[76] 90. Danza Kuduro (Throw Your Hands Up) [Radio Edit] [feat. Don Omar] - Lucenzo & Qwote

[81] 91. All About Tonight - Pixie Lott [Now! 80]

[71] 92. You Win Again - Bee Gees

[90] 93. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town - The Supremes

[93] 94. Take a Chance On Me - JLS [Now! 80]

[87] 95. Stereo Hearts (feat. Adam Levine) - Gym Class Heroes [Now! 80]

[86] 96. Super Bass - Nicki Minaj

[92] 97. We Found Love (feat. Calvin Harris) - Rihanna [Now! 80]

[98] 98. Mistletoe and Wine - Cliff Richard

[83] 99. When We Stand Together - Nickelback [AV]

[***] 100. Baby, It's Cold Outside - Dean Martin

 

[78] xx. Why I Love You (feat. Mr. Hudson & The Library) - JAY Z & Kanye West

[79] xx. Mirror (feat. Bruno Mars) - Lil Wayne

[88] xx. Best Thing I Never Had - Beyoncé

[91] xx. Lonely Boy - The Black Keys

[94] xx. Jar of Hearts - Christina Perri [Now! 80]

[95] xx. Dominick the Italian Christmas Donkey - Lou Monte

[96] xx. Gotta Be You - One Direction [sV]

[97] xx. Step Into Christmas (Radio Mix) - Elton John [Merry Xmas!]

[99] xx. Warzone - The Wanted

[100] xxx. Heart Skips a Beat (feat. Rizzle Kicks) - Olly Murs [Now! 80]

IT'S ON ITUNES!

 

No position yet but they tweeted the link. :D

 

http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/cannonbal...1?affId=1277383

Edited December 11, 201113 yr by JACK!

Little Mix will knock 'Lego House' out of the top 10 :( Ah well, it's had a good run with six weeks top 10 and hopefully it should stay top 20 for a while longer.

 

23. Cannonball - Damien Rice

42. Cannonball - Damien Rice

If Flo Rida overtakes Lloyd into #8 (9 after Little Mix), the top version of this could knock Lloyd out of the top 10 :o Helping to eliminate competition for Coldplay to be the first new #1 of 2012 :kink:

 

1. Paradise - Coldplay

52. Christmas Lights - Coldplay

53. Fix You - Coldplay

70. Viva la Vida - Coldplay

76. Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall - Coldplay

98. Charlie Brown - Coldplay

100. Yellow - Coldplay

YES, 7 songs top 100 :w00t: Hopefully at least the top 6 will make the official top 100 this week :D

Edited December 11, 201113 yr by Bré

Little Mix will knock 'Lego House' out of the top 10 :( Ah well, it's had a good run with six weeks top 10 and hopefully it should stay top 20 for a while longer.

 

23. Cannonball - Damien Rice

42. Cannonball - Damien Rice

If Flo Rida overtakes Lloyd into #8 (9 after Little Mix), the top version of this could knock Lloyd out of the top 10 :o Helping to eliminate competition for Coldplay to be the first new #1 of 2012 :kink:

 

Wouldn't the top version knock it to #10?

Imagine what Little Mix's sales would be if 'Cannonball' was released at 59p, should do around 350/400k anyway this week I would think.

Wouldn't the top version knock it to #10?

 

No - it's currently #8, so will be #10 after Little Mix and Flo Rida overtake, then Damien's top version could knock it to #11.

It wont take long for this to get to no1!

25. Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want - Slow Moving Millie

72. One Big Family - Templecloud

89. Heavy Cross - Gossip

96. One Big Family - Templecloud

 

All benefiting from XF advertising.

How long did it take for Matt Cardle to get to number 1 last year? I wonder if it will be longer or shorter this year.

25. Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want - Slow Moving Millie

72. One Big Family - Templecloud

89. Heavy Cross - Gossip

96. One Big Family - Templecloud

 

All benefiting from XF advertising.

 

SMM always moves high up the itunes chart after the weekend and then all the way down!

How long did it take for Matt Cardle to get to number 1 last year? I wonder if it will be longer or shorter this year.

 

He went straight in at #1 as soon as he was released due to having 3 months of pre-orders.

 

Has the winner's single been up for pre-order throughout the whole series this year? If so, the same thing will happen.

Genuinely shocked at a Little Mix win! :o Oh well, it's hopefully for the best for Marcus.

 

Bye bye Saturdays. :lol:

He went straight in at #1 as soon as he was released due to having 3 months of pre-orders.

 

Has the winner's single been up for pre-order throughout the whole series this year? If so, the same thing will happen.

 

 

How long was it between when the single was released and when it went in at number 1?

In every other WEEK of the year this HUUUUGE gap will be more than enough for Coldplay... but not this week, I guess number 2 is for sure,

such a great song and I thought maybe pepole forgot about this song but apparently not :)

Genuinely shocked at a Little Mix win! :o Oh well, it's hopefully for the best for Marcus.

 

Bye bye Saturdays. :lol:

 

Why are you shocked Simon would never have wanted Marcus to win and even backed Little Mix.

I doubt Syco will give Marcus a deal.

Mariah is doing much better this year than last! It warms my heart to see the best Christmas song ever so high! Even if it's just because of the 59p reduction!

Edited December 11, 201113 yr by Umi