Tommy Firefly - The Prettiest Star
I made this!
Not your usual fare, I am aware (and heck, nazis are a tough act to follow... what can I say, the man knew style) but I'm rather tired of all these musicians having millions spent on them to get careers together and having chart hit after chart hit. I miss the days when people would put together a fun little song and get it to number one then spend the rest of their life doing albanian folk song mashups. So here's my attempt to april fool the music industry.
I've got a five figure subscriber rate on the YouTubes these days, so I figure if I put enough promo into it and get everyone to buy this single on iTunes on April 1st, it'll suddenly appear in the charts from nowhere, successfully april fooling the charts and showing them how powerful the internet can be as a marketing tool and buying force. Call it a fun experiment. That could have a big effect.
You up for it? All it takes is buying the single off iTunes on April 1st.
PS: The song is a David Bowie cover - I've got the rights to it. :D
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hexachordal la la la la la, Mon 16 Feb 2009, 13:09,
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remind me on
the 1st and i shall trundle over to iTunes and purchase a copy.
*clicks*
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Seventh is somewhat subdued, Mon 16 Feb 2009, 13:15,
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nicely done... Brave to cover a Bowie song. :)
/although it's 'movies in the past', not dark ;)
Still, top stuff fella!
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The Great Architect is still waiting for his account to be deleted on, Mon 16 Feb 2009, 13:16,
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Ah, you young kids and your copies of Aladdin Sane :P
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiS3TM1d_tk
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hexachordal la la la la la, Mon 16 Feb 2009, 13:30,
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hahaha *young*
pffft
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The Great Architect is still waiting for his account to be deleted on, Mon 16 Feb 2009, 13:55,
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I'm in!
Do I have to purchase on April the 1st for it to count?
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LeightonJimbo has remembered his password!, Mon 16 Feb 2009, 13:25,
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Not necessarily,
but if everybody buys it on that wednesday, it'll just miss the midweek counts (held rather eccentrically on tuesday), making it impossible to predict and a complete bombshell out of nowhere. We hope.
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hexachordal la la la la la, Mon 16 Feb 2009, 13:27,
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Likey, you clever little git :)
And when you do hit the big time, you should include a subtle nod to b3ta in one of your videos :)
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Monty Propps, Mon 16 Feb 2009, 14:06,
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iTunes sucks balls
is there anywhere I can download it illegally?
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emvee cruor deo cruoris, Mon 16 Feb 2009, 22:52,
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I'll buy it
if you donate all the profit to charity.
Otherwise, how are you different to 'them'?
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Peregr1n @peregr1n, Mon 16 Feb 2009, 22:52,
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"I miss the days when people would put together a fun little song and get it to number one then spend the rest of their life doing albanian folk song mashups."
When were those days? I like the sound of them.
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David Gedge from the Wedding Present pretty much did that
still does actually - his band does Ukranian language and instrument Smiths covers.
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the_log_knows ..to pay cheeses, to the leopards in your head, Tue 17 Feb 2009, 9:48,
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I'm in!
as long as you get your hair cut with the proceeds ;)
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a username Tue 30 Mar 1971 til, Tue 17 Feb 2009, 7:04,
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yes, yes. there certainly aren't enough covers in the charts already.
I like the audio of your version, but it is another cover. Could it have been better if you put together a fun little song and get it to number one then spend the rest of your life doing albanian folk song mashups? Time will tell. All the best with it.
Edit: I should have mentioned that you do have my support, I'm just a skeptic and you're terrifyingly emo.
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drbroon abloooobloobloo, Tue 17 Feb 2009, 8:46,
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nicely done - I'm in for the prank
just think of all the emo chicks that will be swooning over you too :-)
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the_log_knows ..to pay cheeses, to the leopards in your head, Tue 17 Feb 2009, 9:49,
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