As the Christmas No 1 campaigns reached fever pitch throughout U.K and beyond,
X factor released a posh plumber called `Matt Something` doing a Biffy Clyro cover. Meanwhile, The Biffy fans unite to get the original to No.1 and Family Guy fans attempt to get `The Bird is the Word` to hi-jack the top slot.
Meanwhile, the silence in The Girobabies camp was more deafening than John Cage`s 4.33 track.
We had 3,000 people attending our `get the Jeremy Kyle Fucked my Wife` song to Christmas No. 1 in October (!) and havent acted upon it. I decided weeks ago not too…
Why?
Imagine Jeremy`s family gathered round Christmas dinner listening to the Top 40. as they do every year. When their ears are subjected to some sort of sick joke. Imagine the horror. Imagine the lawsuits. Is that the reason?
HELL NO ! – it`s twofold
It started as a joke but 3,000 people in after a week we certainly could have ran with it and coined in a little but…
Imagine people hearing of The Girobabies for the first time through a chart orientated capitalist jingle orgy. Imagine the same people who infest Green Day gigs thinking `Amercian Idiot` is the `greatest punk album of all time`.
The ones who fold their arms during Kings of Leon s live sets until `Sex is on Fire` comes on then scream like idiots then say `They`re such a great new band`
The ones who ruin RATM for the rest of us when `Killing in the Name of` comes on. The seem people would then be appearing at our gigs requesting , nay , demanding we play `Jeremy Kyle` which I would consider to be the worst song we ever recorded and a song that is lucky to make the set list. Call it musical snobbery but… I dislike these people very much.
Secondly, I have a major issue with using i-tunes to be considered eligible for chart placings. We are not on i-tunes. We disagree with Apple taking a huge cut of every sale and for what exactly? What do they do to deserve it? If you really want to support an artist then do it direct through their website, or a site such as Bandcamp or buy a CD direct from a band at their live gigs.
So in conclusion if you want to download `Jeremy Kyle` and support independent music then go to http://thegirobabies.bandcamp.com . There is other songs too. Better songs… And also a few limited edition CD`s left. Don`t do it for Christmas, do it coz you like the songs.
So who are we backing?
The silence of John Cage?
The Biffy Clyro original?
Whilst we would like nothing better than X-Factor to be defeated Two years running…
Tragic O` Hara rightly called it earlier in the week . It`s a popularity contest. Why not boycott the entire chart and give your 79p to a worthwhile charity.
A chart placing has never been on our agenda before so why ruin it with a campaign that does just that. We were never going to get No. 1 but we easily could have charted with a bit of effort, a stunt here or there and support from our loyal fans spreading the word. It would have been for the wrong reasons. We`ll save novelty records for the Cowells and Watermans of this world. If you like our music then please download it and/ or share it with your friends but A Giro`s for life, Not just for Christmas.
If you download via our Bandcamp page- It will NOT count towards a chart position but ALL the money goes towards us finishing our follow up to `Social Not Working` and NONE of it goes to Apple.
Merry Christmas! / Bah Humbug!
(delete as appropriate)
The Girobabies
P.S
Check out Tragic`s worthwhile campaign below
*** The Girobabies play Henrys Cellar Bar on December 18th,
UCA Radio on December 20th,
The GRV on December 21st,
and Pivo Pivo on December 29th w/ Chris Helme, Tragic O` Hara and The Huskies
Aye, well said!
Good move.
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