One of my heroes of the year is Gareth Malone
If for no other reason than how ballsy he has been in setting up his choirs, beating X-Factor to the number one single (without resorting to tracks that were shit when they were first released, let alone 15-20 years later, i.e. RATM & Nirvana), and just coming across on screen as an alright bloke.

/awaits inevitable shouting down.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 3 Jan 2012, 8:49, 18 replies)

the choir
weren't very good though were they?
despite it being a good cause etc etc
( bigmeuprudeboy is using powerpoint or paint...have MERCY, Tue 3 Jan 2012, 12:54, closed)

they were shite, cause was shite

( cakeburglar still bored with Freebase, Tue 3 Jan 2012, 13:02, closed)

was it?
raising money for people with bits blown off them isn't shite
stop being so silly
( bigmeuprudeboy is using powerpoint or paint...have MERCY, Tue 3 Jan 2012, 14:04, closed)

It is a bit shite though aint it, if they weren't in Afghanistan showing Johnny Raghead the merits of American foreign policy they wouldn't be 'heroes' having their legs and bollocks blown off

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Tue 3 Jan 2012, 14:29, closed)

oh
thats alright then (?????)
2 wrongs do make a right after all!
( bigmeuprudeboy is using powerpoint or paint...have MERCY, Tue 3 Jan 2012, 15:15, closed)

Well - to be fair
If someone asks "If I give you this shiny penny, will you go somewhere incredibly dangerous where you'll be surrounded by people who want to kill you?" and you say "Yes", then ... really ... it's your own fault.

It's not like they were conscripted.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Tue 3 Jan 2012, 15:18, closed)

yes...
as a former 'member' of the armed forces -agreed
but its a bit mean spirited not to help them if they get bits blown off them isnt it?

like I said: 2 wrongs don't make a right
( bigmeuprudeboy is using powerpoint or paint...have MERCY, Tue 3 Jan 2012, 15:25, closed)

I've been in the SAS as well

( Light In Chains maker of the ikea sofa, Tue 3 Jan 2012, 15:39, closed)

k e w l
I wasnt :0(
( bigmeuprudeboy is using powerpoint or paint...have MERCY, Tue 3 Jan 2012, 15:46, closed)

Christ no, I was quite fond of the song at first, but it started to grate on me the closer we got to Christmas.

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 3 Jan 2012, 14:52, closed)

He seems likeable enough
but I'm still not sure that getting a sympathy record to no. 1 is much better than an X-factor pile of shite.

Used to be that the charts were based on music.
(username failed moderation, Tue 3 Jan 2012, 14:33, closed)

Any charity but Simon Cowell's back pocket seems to be the way that people look at it these days.

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 3 Jan 2012, 14:51, closed)

Never...
...invite me to a party where you're DJ'ing.
(rampants, Tue 3 Jan 2012, 14:42, closed)

I'd rather go for heavier stuff. Also, whilst it wasn't a great song, The Choir were still better than the shite X-Factor pumps out every year
RATM have done some cracking tunes, but KITNO is not one of them. They should have released Sleep Now In The Fire, or Testify. Nirvana are simply proof that death is good for business.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 3 Jan 2012, 14:50, closed)

I have no idea
what you're on about, which is most likely a pleasant side effect of not listening to chart radio.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Tue 3 Jan 2012, 15:34, closed)

Radio reception for me is crap
As a result, my choice in the morning is between Radio 1 and Radio 2.

Radio 2, everytime. Chris Evans was promoting the song massively, so I'd end up hearing it most mornings.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 3 Jan 2012, 15:46, closed)

Tragic.
My brother is forced to listen to Radio 2, at work, so I get to hear how shitty it is via text.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Tue 3 Jan 2012, 16:17, closed)

It's still better than Radio 1, and the other shite they play in our place, absolutely awful

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Tue 3 Jan 2012, 17:10, closed)