Run for xmas No.2

 

my bank balance to swell :cheer:

 

Are they still taking bets :unsure:

 

Congrats on everyone who betted on Run. :cheer:

 

Snow Patrol doing better than expected then :D

I don't think it's congrats yet!

I don't think it's congrats yet!

It sold 80k last week didn't it? I doubt anything can catch it ;) . In fact its nearly as likely that Alexandra will end up at #2 and Leona remain at #1, and thats unlikely imo obviously.

Dave - I love those old Wizzard Hits. They were pastiches of Phil Spector Records,

& were really 'throw backs' to what Spector was doing in 1963 & 1964.

That's why 'Angel Fingers' & 'I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday' sound

similar - they used similar instrumentation & production techniques. As did

the Hit before those 2 - 'See My Baby Jive', & the one after all 3 Hits - 'Rock

& Roll Winter'. (1974). And, I think Roy Wood's Solo Hit from December 1973

was a fantastic Single too - 'Forever'. (If you've ever heard Spector's 'Be My

Baby', (1963), & Baby I Love You', (1964), by The Ronettes, you'd see that the

sound/style/instrumentation, on those Hits are very similar to each other, too).

 

When ABBA Won the ESC with 'Waterloo', Roy Wood felt that they'd 'borrowed'

a lot of the sound/style/saxophone from 'See My Baby Jive'. He saw it as revenge,

when he played Sax on the cover of 'Waterloo', by Doctor & The Medics, in 1986. (No.46).

 

Finally - Alexandra sold 105,000 in Downloads on Sunday

- not counting Monday's Sales. She's obviously going to sell several Hundred Thousand

copies this Week. I believe the CD is out on Wednesday.

Edited December 15, 200816 yr by davetaylor

I was very surprised that Bet Direct are actually taking bets, on the number one. Alexandra is 1-33, with Leona at 8-1, and Peter Kay at 14-1...Alexandra can`t lose of course, but you`d have to put £330 on, to win just a tenner! Of course, you`d get your stake back but who`s gonna do that?! I decided to put £33,000...Well at least I will be £1,000 up!

Not a bad Top 10 this week actually, it will be interesting to see how it all pans on it on the

official chart on Sunday.

Good to see Jeff Buckley's original of 'Hallelujah' so high.