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Someone at work mentioned they were trying to get Biffy Clyros Many of Horror version to number one, a la RATM last year.
as well as bird is the word and the silence thing. predict catastrophe!
Caporegime
Get over it BC fans. Muppets.
Man of Honour
Also not forgetting that Biffy Clyro won't have any say in Matt Cardle doing it.
I'm pretty sure that any song can be covered by anybody as long as you pay the royalties.
Soldato
Biffy who?
That depends entirely on the permissions being gained from the rights holder. The rights holder is fully able to refuse the use of their material in any situation whether the royalties are offered or not.
Dont go there, the reason you havent heard of him he is so rubbish he doesnt even register.
I saw him when he was supporting Muse at Wembley in 2007, he was dross of the highest order.
In all fairness, I haven't heard of this Biffy Clyro either.
Clyro should be thanking their lucky stars that they are going to get some publicity from this single, as it will probably make No.1.
In fact, Clyro, should be paying XFactor, to have their single covered. This could raise their own profile and kickstart their careers in the UK.
Clyro should be thanking their lucky stars that they are going to get some publicity from this single, as it will probably make No.1.
In fact, Clyro, should be paying XFactor, to have their single covered. This could raise their own profile and kickstart their careers in the UK.
Soldato
Damon Albarn, is that you?
Man of Honour
So are you saying Elvisfan is the type of person to be buying it?
So in other words, the people who listen to mainstream/chart music?
For the life of me, I have never heard of Biggy Clyro, and judging by your reply, they seem to be some form of rock group.
Having their single covered by the XFactor winner can only be good for them. The fact that they must've agreed to have their song covered, would suggest that they would also agree.
Soldato
I was actually being sarcastic Dave
. I HAVE heard of them but only because of the saturation airplay of that single a couple of months ago. I heard it several times a day without having a clue who sang it until the youngest lad in the workshop told me.I hated the song instantly. I lumped it in with that "Throw your curtains wide" rubbish by Elbow. Both songs seem (to me at least) to be aimed squarely at pussy-boy student types dreaming of their first encounter with a bird.
I dislike puff-voice Cardle's version even more.
To be fair I wouldnt know who biffy are if it wasnt for my girlfriend. I had heard their songs before (probly quite a lot) but it seemed quite boring and plain that I ignored it, not knowing a band can just be down to not thinking the music is very good. Theres quite a few artists in the charts right now that I couldnt name but who are supposedly famous, the music is rubbish so why should I pay attention to the person singing it.
Its also not like they are some underground punk band, they are probly quite happy to be raking in the royalties whilst raising their profile even more (they are already very popular over here - although it seems to be with the crowd that only like unpopular things then complain when others start liking it based on the backlash - not everyone though).
Its also not like they are some underground punk band, they are probly quite happy to be raking in the royalties whilst raising their profile even more (they are already very popular over here - although it seems to be with the crowd that only like unpopular things then complain when others start liking it based on the backlash - not everyone though).