Anyone admit to buying this song thinking that it was a charity release when it turns out that all the profits will go to Peter Kay and Gary Barlow as well as the record company? I know some people on other forums believed that the song was for charity unless 29p really does go to crippled pole dancers. :D

Anyone admit to buying this song thinking that it was a charity release when it turns out that all the profits will go to Peter Kay and Gary Barlow as well as the record company? I know some people on other forums believed that the song was for charity unless 29p really does go to crippled pole dancers. :D

 

At no point was a charity named apart from in the show when 'Pole Dancers Injured in the Line of Duty' was mentioned several times. Now if anyone believes there is such a charity ... then they deserve to have their money taken off them and then signed into a mental home for a short spell.

 

Besides .... the song didn't actually start to pick up sales until about 48 hours after the show ... and if people genuinely believe a song is for charity ... they buy immediately (as Peter Kay's / Proclaimers did last year)

 

If you bought your copy believing it was for charity ... there is nothing stopping you returning it and demand that you bought under false pretences ... personally I think people would just laugh in your face! :lol:

 

Norma

What tight bast*rds, as if those two dont have enough money. They could of given some proceeds to charity, its not like they dont have other massive income.

DONT. BUY.IT!

What tight bast*rds, as if those two dont have enough money. They could of given some proceeds to charity, its not like they dont have other massive income.

DONT. BUY.IT!

 

why should this single be a charity record over any other song in the chart? you can hardly call them tight, it's not like all/any of Madonna, Oasis, Pink, U2, Girls Aloud and Sugababes records are charity releases even though they all have more than enough money to cope without the income of their singles

 

Peter Kay has been hugely generous in the past, doing two No.1 charity singles and Take That are always helping out on fundraisers like Children In Need etc...

What tight bast*rds, as if those two dont have enough money. They could of given some proceeds to charity, its not like they dont have other massive income.

DONT. BUY.IT!

 

Coolnav - you haven't even bought the song, neither has the post-starter. You're just hacked off that Geraldine may 'queer the pitch' for the Saturdays. And the fact that you just don't like Peter Kay and Gary Barlow. And I stress may because there is no certainty that it will. This song is picking up mainly on physical sales (its downloads are fairly slow actually) and nowhere on the CD sleeve does it say charity.

 

I wasn't concerned too much about its final position to begin with as long as it went past Leon and the subsequent 'trousering of money' for Simon Cowell (who with a 'reported' $500 million income a year is far richer than the other top 100 acts on iTunes put together - actually that's not a fact but it just sounded good). But now ... I hope it storms past the Saturdays (but I don't mind Pink still being number 1).

 

By the way if anyone is claiming that they bought the song because they believed it was for Charity - do these people blindly buy something just because they hear the word 'Charity'. I say this because if you heard a song was for 'Charity' followed by the words in aid of unified terrorists everywhere - would you still buy it? Hang on ... if it was by the Saturdays - you probably would :lol:

 

Norma

Edited October 16, 200816 yr by Norma_Snockers

I think it is quite a compliment to Peter Kay's charitable output that you assume all his releases are for charity......

Edited October 16, 200816 yr by Brutarn

I swear i read it was for charity thankfully i didnt buy it lol

I swear i read it was for charity thankfully i didnt buy it lol

 

Good for you! It proves that even though you mistakenly believed it was for charity - you still didn't buy it because you don't like the song. Thats what record buying should be about .... liking the product and buying it on that basis ... not whether some unfortunate sods will benefit somewhere.

 

I just can't stop giggling at the title of this post though! It looks like a headline from the Daily Sport! :lol:

 

Norma

To be fair to those you're castigating so heavily Norma, the impression in the lead up to the release in many newspapers/online media was the song was charity related and once that impression has taken hold it's a hard one to shake.

I don't think anyone is buying the single because Gary Barlow co-wrote it, they are buying it because of PETER KAY and that's all.

They're buying it because it'd be bloody hilarious if it was higher than Leon on Sunday and that fact that the song is such a genius p*sstake that it's good :lol:

To be fair to those you're castigating so heavily Norma, the impression in the lead up to the release in many newspapers/online media was the song was charity related and once that impression has taken hold it's a hard one to shake.

 

How do you explain then the painfully slow start it had - if as you say people thought it was for charity ... it surely would have been number one on iTunes the very next day ... not entering at a lowly 36. Most people didn't even realise the song was a genuine release even. Are you saying that those people were also daft enough to 'press the purple button' and also 'text in' - because a proportion of this was also 'going to charity'. I honestly think it was made patently clear that it was a spoof and at no point were people misled. There is no sticker on the cd covers saying any proportion of it is for charity (which I believe is usually the case).

 

Its funny how the original poster and Coolnav had no objections to Geraldine's rise ... until it started threatening The Saturdays. And in all honesty ... that is the only problem they have with it.

 

Norma

Edited October 16, 200816 yr by Norma_Snockers

Norma - you're far too intelligent to play the "there was no sticker" game. The fact it was in the likes of Tesco etc and they only ever stock charity singles, coupled with Peter Kay's track record of charity records recently has helped create the impression it was a charity single, as did much of the pre-media. A thought supplanted, even if not deliberately, is not an easy one to shake. That's not to say everyone is buying it because it was for charity, but you can't just dismiss the idea so glibly.

 

Of course only the terminally thick wouldn't have realised the show (if not the record) was a brilliantly hilarious spoof, but in the same way that Coolnav and gremley are clearly defending the Saturdays' corner, you're not shy on the old Gary Barlow front yourself, with you providing the stormtroopers on Take That TV with hourly updates on R Gary's progress up this week's chart ;)

Norma - you're far too intelligent to play the "there was no sticker" game. The fact it was in the likes of Tesco etc and they only ever stock charity singles, coupled with Peter Kay's track record of charity records recently has helped create the impression it was a charity single, as did much of the pre-media. A thought supplanted, even if not deliberately, is not an easy one to shake. That's not to say everyone is buying it because it was for charity, but you can't just dismiss the idea so glibly.

 

Of course only the terminally thick wouldn't have realised the show (if not the record) was a brilliantly hilarious spoof, but in the same way that Coolnav and gremley are clearly defending the Saturdays' corner, you're not shy on the old Gary Barlow front yourself, with you providing the stormtroopers on Take That TV with hourly updates on R Gary's progress up this week's chart ;)

 

Not much any more apart from making the odd 'good news' comment - I've actually had a barney with someone over there because I won't automatically admit that EVERYTHING Take That do is brilliant! And I'm not defending this song because of Gary Barlow's input - the credit for this has to go down almost entirely to Peter Kay. I just think this song is great - if I'm being honest ... I much prefer this to Take That's next single release. It isn't my favourite comedy song of course - nothing beats 'Ernie, The Fastest Milkman in The West' but its a close second. Of course there will possibly be a minute fraction of the people buying it who believed it was for charity - and maybe the next time Peter can make up for it by releasing a genuine charity record in aid of the 'Terminally Stupid' but that's for another day perhaps!

 

Back to the charity element though ... I actually detest all charity records - to my knowledge - I have never intentionally bought one in my life - usually because (with the exception of the original Live Aid single back in '84) they are truly awful. Add to this - no artist does them for altruistic reasons ... they do it to raise their own profile and at the same time make themselves feel good (with minimum damage to their own pockets).

 

And may I say ... I object to you most vehemently for referring to me as 'intelligent' I've stayed alive this long entirely due to my stupidity!

 

Norma

Can I humbly apologise for the intelligent insult, I'll make sure not to use it again ;)

 

I actually think the general public is over charity records as a concept now. Sales have been diminishing across the board.

Can I humbly apologise for the intelligent insult, I'll make sure not to use it again ;)

 

I actually think the general public is over charity records as a concept now. Sales have been diminishing across the board.

 

I hope your theory holds up when all the X Factor rejects murder Hero by Mariah at the end of October, but I fear it will be a total smash. I'm all for helping our soldiers, but couldn't we just give the services a sizable donation rather than resorting to noise pollution? Oh well *throws radio in lagoon*..

 

I hope your theory holds up when all the X Factor rejects murder Hero by Mariah at the end of October, but I fear it will be a total smash. I'm all for helping our soldiers, but couldn't we just give the services a sizable donation rather than resorting to noise pollution? Oh well *throws radio in lagoon*..

 

Anxresi - absolutely right and if only people would grasp that their whole donation will go to the cause they contribute to (more if you 'gift-aid' it) instead of a measly proportion!

 

You've really made me feel a little like heaving :puke2: now with mention of that 'Hero' song. Thanks!

 

Norma

I still believe that a majority of the public are under the impression that this is a charity single. The song is available in all the major supermarkets. Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury have display stands in their shops and Sainsburys and Asda are even selling it at the tills in some shops. My only shock is that it is not running away with huge sales this week with this advantage. People do associate Peter Kay with Comic Relief and the fact that supermarkets have gone overboard with promotion considering they dont usually stock singles will make the public believe that this is a charity song. I was even told in another thread on this forum that the song was for charity when that is definitely not the case.

Edited October 16, 200816 yr by gremley

I don't think anyone is buying the single because Gary Barlow co-wrote it, they are buying it because of PETER KAY and that's all.

 

You're joking and I claim my £5.

:naughty:

Seriously...why wouldn't people buy ' because Gary Barlow co-wrote it'? :blink: Is that a stigma, somehow?

 

 

I like the song, it's catchy and taking the mick of the reality show winners and their so-called winner songs, use of sob stories, minimal/dismal vocals and post-show success (excluding Will Young and Leona Lewis).

As Norma said, I'd rather line Peter and Gary's pockets than Simon Cowell's. ^_^

 

Now that you mention it, I'll buy 3 'Geraldines' : one for Peter Kay's input, one for Gary B.'s input and one for the 'crippled pole dancers' charity. :yahoo:

 

That should teach them! :D

I still believe that a majority of the public are under the impression that this is a charity single. The song is available in all the major supermarkets. Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury have display stands in their shops and Sainsburys and Asda are even selling it at the tills in some shops. My only shock is that it is not running away with huge sales this week with this advantage. People do associate Peter Kay with Comic Relief and the fact that supermarkets have gone overboard with promotion considering they dont usually stock singles will make the public believe that this is a charity song. I was even told in another thread on this forum that the song was for charity when that is definitely not the case.

 

OK Gremley - final word on the subject - I do appreciate what you are saying that a tiny fraction of people may have thought the song was for charity. It does lead me to an important question. Why didn't they then ask - What charity is it for? Because I don't know about you ... but there are some charities I give to and some that I don't! I don't give to any Tom, Dick or Harry in the street just because he's collecting for charity. I don't know, maybe these people would buy the song if it was in aid of United Terrorists Front as long as it had that magical word 'charity' on it.

 

Anyway Gremley - did you buy the song? Because if you didn't I really don't know why you've got into such a tizzy about it enough to start a thread on a quite laughable subject. You could though, I suppose, make it a bit more interesting and add a poll to it I suppose - at least we'd get an idea of how many gullible people Buzzjack has as members! :)

 

Norma