Covers

I'm having a bit of an X Factor fuelled rant that is too long for my Facebook status. In todays blog:
Cheryl Cole
Covers
Christmas number one.
and X Factor fix.

I'll start with my title, covers. People are criticising the fact that Matt is covering a Biffy Clyro song. So flipping what. "You've got the love" was insanely popular but if I'm honest, I actually prefer the original. Ellie Goulding "Your song", yes it's very good and I like it but still, a cover. And let's not even talk about what Black Eyed Peas have done to "Time of my life". Shocking. Almost as bad as what Shane Ward has done to Nickleback's "Gotta be somebody". There seems to be a bit of a "cover craze" going on at the moment. And it's easy enough to say that they can be epic, or a total disaster. Give Matt a break, it is a TV show created for entertainment, he will do what he is told. I do however, agree with the people who are saying that Rebecca is actually better off than Matt as she will probably release an album before him.

Anyway, I'm glad Matt won because it means that Cheryl didn't get her hatrick. I don't see how she can be a judge on the X Factor, and sit there and tell people that they can't sing, when she is a shocking singer. I've got nothing against her personally, I think she has been very dignified in all that she has been through, but she cannot sing and shouldn't be telling other people whether they can or not.

Also, I really do not agree with these "make 'blah blah blah' Christmas number one" campaigns. Don't get sucked in. Buy the single you like, not the one you think is going to sabotage someone elses chances. Will you be listening "Bird is the word" on Christmas morning? If it came on Shuffle on your Ipod would you skip the song? Christmas number one is supposed to be about a special festive song that you enjoy listening to. Not some crazy campaign. I've got nothing against Rage Against the Machine, because that song is good, but if that bloody Family Guy song makes Christmas number one it will make a total joke of it. One minute everyone loves the X Factor and the next people are campaigning against it. I understand that the public are trying to take a stand, gain some control, but it's really pathetic. You'd be better off not buying any song.

Finally, if your favourite act doesn't win, it is most likely not a fix. Well, actually, if you voted, and your act still didn't win, say what you like...or...assume that no matter how many times you voted, more people voted more times for the other act. I think that there have been strange goings on at the X Factor this year (for example it was claimed last week that it would be down to public vote alone and then the judges voted), but I don't believe the winner was fixed. They both deserved to win and for all we know there could have been one vote between them, but with a bit of luck we will hear from both of them again.

Anyway, rant over. Apologies to anyone I may have offended.
Bye for now.