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http://www.getmozinthecharts.vze.com

I for one will be supporting it!

I thought we could try the same idea with Pulp. We'd have to decide on a song and a date to do it but it could result in Pulp's first no.1 hit!

My suggestion would be 'Minnie Timperley'



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There's nowhere near enough people here to get anything in the top 200, let alone the top 40...

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The idea is you spread the word. So it doesn't just stay in the confinds of this forum but out into the big wide world web! Post the info on myspace and personal sites, other forums etc.



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I already know of at least two other groups that are attempting the same thing. One is for Oasis. I think it's all just loosely veiled viral marketing. Pull back the sheet and you'll find some PR firm pretending to be a fan.

And fact is, for every Pulp fan that tries to subvert the charts, there are at least 500 Pop Idol and Justin Timberlake fans doing the exact same thing.

You know, if I owned a major independent record label, I'd just spend a couple thousand pounds of my own money to download one of my songs, thereby creating an artificial buzz for my bands.



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I must admit that since hearing about this yesterday, I've found out about quite a few other bands doing the same thing.

However, If a Pulp download campaign started, It must certainly wouldn't have anything to do with a record company because a) They don't have one and b) I just started it here!

Where's the optomists? This cynical approach won't get you far!

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"It would be great if we did the same thing with a Moz/Smiths song."

"This cynical approach won't get you far!"

Where are you wanting to go, exactly? I fail to see the greatness of the idea. I'm not only cynical, I couldn't care less. What's the reason for doing this? I haven't looked at the charts since I was a youngster, UK or otherwise. Pulp might get a kick out of it (if you had an ice cube's chance in hell of succeeding), but I don't feel a need to help generate more money or fame for them. Personally, I like Jarvis' new record enough to give it some word-of-mouth; I think it's deserved. Why not try to get it into the charts instead, if you're that bored?

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I shouldn't post when I'm in a bad mood. I just want to tell you that I'm listening to your songs, Marty, and I really like them. You encourage me to keep pressing on with my own music.

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Ah I think you are right. It's an arsey idea and who cares anyway. I should spend more time promoting my own music instead of other peoples!

(Thanks for listening, Josta! If my songs see off your bad mood, I must be doing something right!)

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FYI:

It failed miserably, didn't even reach the Top 200. I was on the mailing list for it and when I got the email telling me when the download week was I just thought what's the bleeding point? It seems like everyone else did as well. Once you get a certain age (like most Moz and Pulp fans) no one really gives 2 shites about the charts anymore.

And the organisers of it fucked it up royally. They told everyone to download from Sunday 11th 12am to Sunday 18th 4pm when...

1) The entire Top 40 is compiled from 12.00am Monday to Saturday 11.59pm

2) The download chart is compiled from 12.00am Wednesday to Tuesday 11.59pm

Life truly is a pigsty, hey? :)

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It's like I said, if chart position is really that important to an artist or his label, then let the label drop a few thousand quid on downloads. If it cost 77 cents to purchase a single download, and you assume 40 cents of that go directly back into the label or the artist's pocket, then you aren't losing much.

Really, it's so simple I can't beleive nobody's thought of it yet. Cheapest
PR scam ever.

Maybe Morrissey's fans shouldn't have tried to manipulate the charts during Awards week. Most of the week's Top 40 artists appeared or won at the Brits.

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Yeah they messed it up big stylee! Wrong time (after the Brits), wrong song and they were unclear on chart rules.

I personally lost intrest in the charts when I was about 16. Then I studied music industry managment at university. Quite frankly I was appalled to find out how the industry worked!

I thought it would be nice to see a group of people gatecrashing the chart with an awkward song that really isn't meant to be there!

I've since found out that the chosen song would be disqualified from charting anyway as the artist has to kinda request a song to be counted in the chart.

Nevermind, it was an intresting experiment and quite fun to watch the progress!

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