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2010 xmas chart campaign: Bird Is The Word vs X-Factor's Matt Cardle post-mortem

Following the success of last years campaign to get Rage Against the Machine's "Killing In The Name" to the Christmas number 1 slot in the UK to "prove a point" against X-Factor (For non-UK viewers it's sort of like 'American Idol' etc., includes Simon Cowell on the judging panel and is coming to the US next year) there was inevitably going to be attempts to do the same this year. Ultimately Matt Cardle got the top spot by a huge margin. There were various efforts including these main contenders: Surfin' Bird from The Trashman (as a result of it appearing in an episode of Family Guy ) A cover version of John Cage's 4'33" 'silence' track called " Cage Against The Machine " The original of the track which Matt Cardle released, Biffy Clyro's " Many Of Horror " The sheer lunacy of trying to get people to buy a track of silence defies belief, especially a cover where you get people into a studio to r