If that is true then I apologise for that bit of my post.

 

Did you buy it because you like the song or because you feel some sympathy for the injured pole-dancers? :lol:

 

Norma

 

The gag about the injured pole dancers was brilliant (although I did not realise it at the time until I saw it explained elsewhere on a Peter Kay fansite) because of course one of Simon Cowell's favourite hobbies is going to places like Stringfellows (and Dannii's has done this on one memorable occasion too that made the tabloids!) where he generously gives the said dancers money notes in reward for their performances.

 

Whilst the 29p represented what Simon Cowell earns from each X-Factor winning single CD sale.

initially i thought it was for charity even though it was a joke single i did hear on my local radio about it being a charity single, they were confused also. Its a $h!tty song anyway, barlows attempts at song writing are waning.

Ally Ross, the tv critic in The Sun has written a very incisive review of the show and the CD and how it was one big greedy self-indulgent and not that funny advert for the song which was sung three times near the end of the show.

Last word (I promise) two important points are raised:

 

a) You either believe that there is such a charity as 'Pole Dancers Injured in the Line of Duty, or

b ) You give your money to anyone who asks as long as they say 'its for charity' - and you don't bother asking 'what charity is it for'

 

In either of these cases .... you're either very naive (or you have a relative or friend who has suffered from pole dancing injuries) or you have more money than sense.

 

Norma

Edited October 17, 200816 yr by Norma_Snockers

Ally Ross, the tv critic in The Sun has written a very incisive review of the show and the CD and how it was one big greedy self-indulgent and not that funny advert for the song which was sung three times near the end of the show.

 

Well he's Scottish, so maybe he's a fan of Leon's and he's a bit miffed? I never thought the song was for charity, I can also

think of another person, who's a lot more, "greedy and self-indulgent" than Peter Kay is.

Well he's Scottish, so maybe he's a fan of Leon's and he's a bit miffed? I never thought the song was for charity, I can also

think of another person, who's a lot more, "greedy and self-indulgent" than Peter Kay is.

 

The truth is Suggy - I don't think anyone really cares anyway. I'm making it a vow not to post in this thread any more because as far as I'm concerned the subject is dead. And I've just thought of a brilliant line to finish on. Wait for it ...... as Pink would say

 

"SO WHAT" I'm gonna still be number 1 on Sunday anyway!

 

 

 

Norma

Geraldine McQueen Interview

Orange.co.uk

 

The newly crowned champion of Britain's Got the Pop Factor... and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice is setting the airwaves alight with her debut single, 'The Winner's Song'. We spoke to her ahead of the chart announcement to delve a little deeper into the curious mind of reality TV's brightest star.

 

Hi Geraldine, how has your week been?

Geraldine McQueen: We've had The X Factor, The Krypton Factor and now it's time for The Pop Factor! I'm living the dream. If you don't have a dream how you going to have a dream come true?

 

'The Winner's Song' could debut at No.1 - what would that mean to you?

Geraldine McQueen: It's incredible. I've won the show. I might be on top of the charts. It's amazing, but at the end of the show I choked on glitter. I'm actually in hospital now and I am under the covers because you can't be on the mobile phone in hospitals or the Philippine doctor will take it off me!

 

We trust you're on the road to recovery?

Geraldine McQueen: I'm in a nice little side room now. Pete Waterman [The Pop Factor judge] pulled a few strings. There is a head nurse here, she used to be the lead singer of Bananarama.

 

Have you received some nice gifts?

Geraldine McQueen: I've had a basket of cookies from Guy Ritchie. I believe him and Madonna aren't getting on too well? If he is looking for someone else, I have a leotard, so who knows? I've had nothing from Simon Cowell, I thought he might have sent me a bottle of Lucozade or Milk Tray - he hasn't sent anything. What a shame.

 

What do you make of your chart rival, Leon Jackson [winner of The X Factor in 2007].

Geraldine McQueen: Leon is a lovely wee boy, he's a Scottish Michael Buble. There's enough room for everybody. I never knew he had a song because I've been in hospital all week. He's not [the current] No.1 though is he? Isn't it Pink? I love Pink, although I wouldn't like to get on the wrong side of her.

 

How would you celebrate a No.1 hit?

Geraldine McQueen: I think it's just nice to give the people of Britain a bit of a laugh in this economic crisis. Have a bit of fun and have a bit of a laugh, and not take things too seriously. It's a lovely thing in this day and age. If I was lucky enough to get to the top of the charts, I think I would have a double shot of morphine and I think I would create my own pancake mix and hopefully a Christmas single with Gary Barlow.

 

Gary Barlow wrote 'The Winner's Song'. How did that come about?

Geraldine McQueen: I don't know, I think he must have been in touch with the makers of the programme because he has a lot of time to spare in between Coronation Street.

 

Do you like Take That?

Geraldine McQueen: I love them. I love Take That. My favourite Take That song would be the one: [starts to sing TT's first ever single 'Do What You Like'] "Do what you like, you don't need to ask me", the one with all their bums out. I like 'Pray' and I like 'Patience'. I like that last album, Beautiful World. I like 'Wooden Boat', Jason [Orange] sings that. Jason is a very underrated vocalist in my opinion. Jason IS Take That. He doesn't get the respect he deserves. I think it's because of his last name. It's because you can't rhyme it with anything.

 

Who does Geraldine McQueen sound like?

Geraldine McQueen: A cross between Limahl [from '80s band Kajagoogoo] and Bloc Party.

 

Who is your favourite X Factor contestant - past or present?

Geraldine McQueen: I would love to be another Michelle McManus, or my dear friend Alex Parks, David Sneddon, or Chico. I would love to get anywhere near what they have. I've not seen much of The X Factor because I've been doing The Pop Factor. My money would be on Steve Brookstein. There's an all-girl band this year, I think they are called The Prostitutes, or am I confusing them with somewhere else?

 

Do you have any words of wisdom for Simon Cowell?

Geraldine McQueen: I thought he would have sent me something. I have put the word out there on the streets, he can come and poke me on Facebook anytime he likes. I hope he likes my song. I hope he buys it. He's a lovely man, lovely smile.

 

What is The Pop Factor judge Dr Fox like in real life?

Geraldine McQueen: He is a lovely man, he should get a Pride Of Britain award. He saved my life. He is actually a doctor, but a lot of people don't realise that. When I choked at the end of the show, he saved me. I was happy for him to straddle me down.

 

With your new-found celebrity status, have you got your eye on anyone out there?

Geraldine McQueen: Guy Ritchie. He's single and surely he would have access to Madonna's clothes. He has a nice house. He's doing very well with his new film, Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels 4. Ooh, and I do like Pierce Brosnan but not when he sings. He's alright until he opens his mouth and starts singing - I could keep his mouth shut by sitting on his face!

 

Note to users: Geraldine McQueen is the new comic creation of Peter Kay. Don't believe everything she says!

 

 

Well he's Scottish, so maybe he's a fan of Leon's and he's a bit miffed?

 

No, he isn't a fan. He also reviewed XFactor on his page and believe me, he wasn't kind to Leon.

 

 

 

 

I know Jason Orange is the butt of a joke there...but I love Wooden Boat :rofl:

Gary Barlow wrote 'The Winner's Song'. How did that come about?

Geraldine McQueen: I don't know, I think he must have been in touch with the makers of the programme because he has a lot of time to spare in between Coronation Street.

 

:lol: :lol:

 

Norma

I too was under the impression it might have been a charity single. The key point people seem to be missing is that many people would have bought it anyway, because of Peter Kay, and any charity link would then be a happy bonus. I had no idea Gary Barlow had anything to do with it so I don't think people are buying it for that. Perhaps the supermarkets where tricked into thinking it was a real x Factor type single and that's why they stocked it. I have to admit I can't see the point if isn't a charity single, the song is poor anyway, though I didn't know that til AFTER I bought it.

I too was under the impression it might have been a charity single. The key point people seem to be missing is that many people would have bought it anyway, because of Peter Kay, and any charity link would then be a happy bonus. I had no idea Gary Barlow had anything to do with it so I don't think people are buying it for that. Perhaps the supermarkets where tricked into thinking it was a real x Factor type single and that's why they stocked it. I have to admit I can't see the point if isn't a charity single, the song is poor anyway, though I didn't know that til AFTER I bought it.

 

So you'd buy a Peter Kay song if he was endorsing a charity for terrorism then as long as the word 'charity' was mentioned?

 

And you don't honestly believe Tesco's were 'tricked' into stocking it do you.

 

Anyway Pink is number one (quite rightly) so Leon still wouldn't have got there even without Geraldine. But congrats Geraldine on the runner-up position.

 

Norma

 

Ooops sorry - I said I wouldn't post in this one again!

Edited October 19, 200816 yr by Norma_Snockers