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INDEPENDENT - Wed, 28 Feb 2007
*George Galloway's attempt to become a chart-topping pop star receives an adrenaline shot to the heart. Back in December, Pandora reported that the Respect MP was to appear in a video - a spoof arrest of Tony Blair - for a new version of Edwin Starr's hit "War", to raise funds for Stop the War.
The song bombed (ahem) on release, but thanks to mobile phone downloads at Saturday's anti-war marches in London and Glasgow, it sits at No 6 in the midweek charts, with 5,500 sales. That's 2,000 more than Justin Timberlake's latest single and almost half as many as Take That's "Shine", the frontrunner. "We're shocked," says Capital Radio DJ Lucio. "If they can keep the momentum they'll stay inside the top 10 and perhaps go higher, maybe even No 1." Says Galloway's spokesman: "Gary Barlow better work his arse off over the next few days because we will."
Here is the Video for your Entertainment:
*George Galloway's attempt to become a chart-topping pop star receives an adrenaline shot to the heart. Back in December, Pandora reported that the Respect MP was to appear in a video - a spoof arrest of Tony Blair - for a new version of Edwin Starr's hit "War", to raise funds for Stop the War.
The song bombed (ahem) on release, but thanks to mobile phone downloads at Saturday's anti-war marches in London and Glasgow, it sits at No 6 in the midweek charts, with 5,500 sales. That's 2,000 more than Justin Timberlake's latest single and almost half as many as Take That's "Shine", the frontrunner. "We're shocked," says Capital Radio DJ Lucio. "If they can keep the momentum they'll stay inside the top 10 and perhaps go higher, maybe even No 1." Says Galloway's spokesman: "Gary Barlow better work his arse off over the next few days because we will."
Here is the Video for your Entertainment:
(The Female police officer arresting the lookalike at the End, is Tony Blair's sister-in-law Lauren Booth.)
Banning
The BBC have banned the hit single War, which features a Tony Blair lookalike in the accompanying video, over fears that its pro-peace message will offend the government .
The record, by the band Ugly Rumours (Blair's college band), is currently Number Six in the UK single chart and is expected to vie with Take That for the top spot this Sunday. The song, and the video, have already featured in a local BBC news programme and the single was the '…and finally' spot on last night's ITV news. It has created enormous interest around the world and has been played and broadcast on TV stations from Damascus to Mexico City.
The official chart company have ruled out over 3000 of War downloads because they are multiple purchases. They claim that you are only allowed to download once from one phone!
Banned by the BBC or not, the Single can still achieve a high chart position this weekend.
Ugly rumours single 'war' is available to download here:
www.indiestore.com/uglyrumours/tracks?trackID=-12189
geposted Fri 02 Mar 07 @ 10:53 pm
