rage against the x factor joe mcelderry "the climb" no1 in doubt due to rage aginst the machine song "killing in the name of" christmas no1 2009

the x factor has got the rage against the x factor effect going on with x factor winner joe mcelderry and "the climb" in competition with rage against the machine and "killing in the name of" song.

the x factor winner joe mcelderry was going to be guaranteed the christmas no1, until online internet and social networking like facebook campaign to get rage against the machine and killing in the name to the christmas no1 spot instead of this years x factor 2009 christmas song as sung by joe mcelderry.

and these two songs are polar opposites with rage against the machine ratm song being a kind of protest song, with heavy metal guitars and drums, a kind of 90's heavy metal/grunge song.

against joe mcelderry's more pop orientated song from a hannah montana film aka miley cyrus, the song called "the climb" based around a individual like joe mcelderry winning the x factor 2009, as joe said the song the climb is about someone like himself entering and winning a talent contest, whereas the rage against the machine ratm song is called "killing in the name of" and is more a protest song, so two totally opposite songs.

so the christmas no1 has got some real controversy this year, with this pop stars the rivals type thing going on.

if you compare the two songs they are very different.

joe mcelderry singing the climb live on the x factor 2009 final:



rage against the machine and killing in the name of (Radio Edit) ratm youtube video:



itv news said in this report that it is a campaign against simon cowell, though i think it is more of a campaign of a kind of rebellion for the sake of rebellion, and because the x factor has got the no1 every year for the last 4 years, people have decided to try and rebel against that and put a different type of song at no1, rage against the machines killing in the name being a kind of protest song as well.

also this was made possible by people using sites like facebook to come up with and spread this idea as well, also as well it is heavy metal music versus more commercial pop music, which the x factor has become popular for this more commercial pop type music.

ITV - Rage Against The X Factor:



it probably didn't help simon cowell choosing a very commercial song like a hannah montana song, this is the offical climb video by miley cyrus.

Miley Cyrus - The Climb - Official Music Video (HQ):



rage against the machine vs the x factor joe mcelderry:

Chapter 84.3: Junk Day

Just laid several old items at the curbside to be picked up for junk day. Already, a couple cars have slowed — one even stopped — to check whether my junk was their treasure. It seems, however, that there's not much of a market for ten-year-old Macs, fifteen-year-old televisions, or a ceiling lamp that looks like it belongs in a Korean deli.

I expect 2010 to be a year of garage sales. I hope we have one (I've been saying this for at least four years), but I'm sure there'll be lots more around the neighborhood. Sure, there's the economic reasons. I know I can always use a spare twenty or two to scare away the moths, especially these days when we count ourselves lucky to not spend $30 to fill a tank with gas.

But junk is a relative thing. I had gone into my basement intending to toss more stuff. But the CD player still works (I have a five-CD player these days), and there's a mixer that might still be useful for when I start playing the guitar and recording songs again. So they're still downstairs, and now that the other stuff is gone, these old items seem to have gained a little luster. They're less "old crap" and more "stuff from my past." There's a tinge of nostalgia to them rather than a layer of dust — well, there's that too, actually.

But I think more positively about the future now, if for no other reason than I'd love for 2009 to be over. It's been an exhausting year — even moreso for my wife.

So as another car moseys by the curbside, I wish you all good luck cleaning out your 2009 mind of the stuff that's accumulated, and preparing to start 2010 with a clean slate.

Chapter 83.5: Meaningful Games in 2011?

My Mets are so done they're using the lines from the grill as their pinstripes.

Remember April? Back then, this Mets team was supposed to be the one that fans would look back on and say, "Remember that '09 club? Johan, Cy Young Award. Reyes, MVP. Wright, a Gold Glove and the solid gold leader of the team. Gary Sheffield came in and hit his 500th homer in April and then Carlos Delgado did the same in September, like Hall of Fame bookends. Even Billy Wagner, expected to be gone for the entire year, came back in August to solidify the bullpen with the best late-inning one-two punch the game had seen in a decade. That was the final ingredient that perfected the recipe. New York Mets, World Champs of 2009."

But no. Not even close. The Mets haven't had a meaningful game since before the All-Star break. Every single one of their so-called "core players" went on the disabled list: Reyes, Wright, Delgado, Beltran, Santana. Add to them Brian Schneider and Angel Pagan, John Maine and Oliver Perez. (Don't get me started about Perez!) Hell, even Alex Cora was lost for the season!

Abysmal. Thank God for the Washington Nationals.

Back in March, I had meant to do my annual season predictions. I had expected the Mets to come in second behind the Phillies, win the wild card, and advance to the World Series. But I didn't write it. There just wasn't enough time. I'm glad. It's bad enough that I'll admit that I thought this was going to be a good team. What's worse, Omar Minaya was signed to a three-year contract extension that hasn't even begun yet. This team is bad. The mechanic hasn't proven he can be fully trusted after several years under the hood. What's a fan to do?