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Author: Paul HyettPaul Hyett Date: Jun 9, 2008 03:00
Singles
Mint Royale reign at top of singles chart
09:32 | Monday June 9, 2008
By Alan Jones
Seventy-nine years after it was written, and three years after it was
released, Mint Royale’s version of Singin’ In The Rain rockets to
number one. Its success, in the wake of its use in a breakdancing
routine by 14-yea- old George Sampson to win the second series of
ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent, far exceeds its original 2005 chart peak
of 20.
It sold 45,987 copies last week – more than the 26,167 it sold between
its original release and its re-emergence last week. Sharp-eyed readers
will notice that it has changed label affiliation from original label
Direction last week to Simon Cowell’s Syco Music imprint. It is
Syco’s sixth number one, following Stevce Brookstein’s Against All
Odds, That’s My Goal by Shayne Ward, Leona Lewis’ A Moment Like This
and Bleeding Love, and Leon Jackson’s When You Believe.
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Author: Paul HyettPaul Hyett Date: Jun 9, 2008 09:54
On Mon, 9 Jun 2008 at 10:00:50, Paul Hyett
invalid83261.co.uk> wrote in uk.music.charts :>
>Seventy-nine years after it was written, and three years after it was
>released, Mint Royale’s version of Singin’ In The Rain rockets to
>number one.
>
>It sold 45,987 copies last week – more than the 26,167 it sold
>between its original release and its re-emergence last week.
Who needs record company promo - just get any old crap on a popular TV
show...
>Sharp-eyed readers will notice that it has changed label affiliation
>from original label Direction last week to Simon Cowell’s Syco Music
>imprint. It is Syco’s sixth number one, following Stevce
>Brookstein’s Against All Odds, That’s My Goal by Shayne Ward, Leona
>Lewis’ A Moment Like This and Bleeding Love, and Leon Jackson’s
>When You Believe.
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Author: Chris BrownChris Brown Date: Jun 9, 2008 15:31
"Paul Hyett" invalid83261.co.uk> wrote in message
news:qdDmMzBRwVTIFwWg@blueyonder.co.uk...> On Mon, 9 Jun 2008 at 10:00:50, Paul Hyett invalid83261.co.uk>
> wrote in uk.music.charts :>>
>>Seventy-nine years after it was written, and three years after it was
>>released, Mint Royale's version of Singin' In The Rain rockets to number
>>one.
>>
>>It sold 45,987 copies last week - more than the 26,167 it sold between its
>>original release and its re-emergence last week.
>
> Who needs record company promo - just get any old crap on a popular TV
> show...
Some might ask what the difference was.
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Author: Paul HyettPaul Hyett Date: Jun 10, 2008 00:19
On Mon, 9 Jun 2008 at 23:31:08, Chris Brown yahoo.com>
wrote in uk.music.charts :>>
>> Who needs record company promo - just get any old crap on a popular TV
>> show...
>
>Some might ask what the difference was.
Are you one of that 'some'? :)
>
>>>German techno band Scooter's latest single, Jumping All Over the World,
>>>climbs 47-36 on sales of 4,156 downloads, to become their first Top 40 hit
>>>since 2003. Based around a sample from Sailor's 1976 number two hit Glass
>>>Of Champagne, it is the second single and title track from their
>>>chart-topping album
>>
>> My 85yo mother likes it - make of that what you will... :)
>
>She needs a new hearing aid?
Well, that's a separate issue. :)
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Author: Chris BrownChris Brown Date: Jun 11, 2008 14:57
"Paul Hyett" invalid83261.co.uk> wrote in message
news:XrZJhJE5TiTIFwCu@blueyonder.co.uk...> On Mon, 9 Jun 2008 at 23:31:08, Chris Brown yahoo.com>
> wrote in uk.music.charts :>>>
>>> Who needs record company promo - just get any old crap on a popular TV
>>> show...
>>
>>Some might ask what the difference was.
>
> Are you one of that 'some'? :)
Well, I'm not talking about Belouis Some. ;-)
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Author: Paul HyettPaul Hyett Date: Jun 12, 2008 02:08
On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 at 22:57:45, Chris Brown yahoo.com>
wrote in uk.music.charts :>Actually, I don't think it is all that bad a record, but you know making fun
>of Scooter is irresistable.
>I'm not sure whether it's a help or hinderance that I can't remember the
>Sailor record it's based on.
'A Glass Of Champagne', apparently - too far back for me to remember the
original though.
--
Paul Hyett, Cheltenham (change 'invalid83261' to 'blueyonder' to email me)
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Author: RobbieRobbie Date: Jun 12, 2008 02:20
Paul Hyett wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 at 22:57:45, Chris Brown yahoo.com>
> wrote in uk.music.charts :>> Actually, I don't think it is all that bad a record, but you know
>> making fun
>> of Scooter is irresistable.
>> I'm not sure whether it's a help or hinderance that I can't remember the
>> Sailor record it's based on.
>
> 'A Glass Of Champagne', apparently - too far back for me to remember the
> original though.
Unfortunately not too far back for me. It was a terrible song that came
close to knocking Bohemian Rhapsody from the top.
Sailor's follow up single, Girls Girls Girls, was even more annoying
though thankfully not quite as successful.
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Robbie
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Author: Paul HyettPaul Hyett Date: Jun 12, 2008 10:17
On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 at 10:20:46, Robbie hotmail.com> wrote
in uk.music.charts :
>Paul Hyett wrote:
>>> I'm not sure whether it's a help or hinderance that I can't remember the
>>> Sailor record it's based on.
>> 'A Glass Of Champagne', apparently - too far back for me to remember
>>the original though.
>
>Unfortunately not too far back for me. It was a terrible song that came
>close to knocking Bohemian Rhapsody from the top.
So - one terrible song nearly knocking another off the top? :)
I've never understood why Boh Rhap is so popular - I prefer many other
of Queen's songs.
--
Paul Hyett, Cheltenham (change 'invalid83261' to 'blueyonder' to email me)
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Author: Chris BrownChris Brown Date: Jun 12, 2008 14:31
"Paul Hyett" invalid83261.co.uk> wrote in message
news:AFmsaiFZeMUIFw7F@blueyonder.co.uk...> On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 at 22:57:45, Chris Brown yahoo.com>
> wrote in uk.music.charts :>>Actually, I don't think it is all that bad a record, but you know making
>>fun
>>of Scooter is irresistable.
>>I'm not sure whether it's a help or hinderance that I can't remember the
>>Sailor record it's based on.
>
> 'A Glass Of Champagne', apparently - too far back for me to remember the
> original though.
Yes, I know the title of the song and everything (I'd hardly have guessed it
was Sailor!) but I don't really remember how the song itself sounded. But
given what I have heard of Sailor, I'm in no rush to rectify that.
I'm just wondering how it would affect my opinion of the Scooter record.
Chris
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