BERIGAN Posted May 30, 2005 Report Posted May 30, 2005 Actually, one of the few groups that sound interesting is Coldplay, so for them to be topped by this.... Phone Ring Tone Set to Top U.K. Charts Email this Story May 29, 8:30 AM (ET) LONDON (AP) - A cell-phone ring tone appeared set to top the British singles chart Sunday, outselling the new single by the band Coldplay by nearly four to one, a music retailer said. "Crazy Frog Axel F," a ring tone based on the sound of a revving Swedish mo-ped, is the first tune being used on mobile phones to cross into mainstream music charts, said Gennaro Castaldo, a spokesman for HMV, the British music retailing chain. Coldplay had hoped to go straight to No. 1 on this Sunday's British singles chart with its new song, "Speed of Sound." But by Saturday, it appeared that the ring tone - which is available for digital download and as a compact disc single - would prevail, said Castaldo. The ring tone was expected to replace the Oasis tune "Lyla" as the No. 1 hit on the list released Sunday by the Official UK Charts Co. The weekly singles chart, which has been released since 1952, is based on the sales of 5,600 retail shops across Britain. While "Crazy Frog" and other ring tones do not appear to be much of a hit among adults, so many youngsters are personalizing the sound of their cell phones that such digital music could change world music markets. "Music purists might not be too happy at the prospect of the "Crazy Frog" outselling Coldplay, but it shouldn't come as that much of a surprise when you consider its huge novelty appeal and the massive amount of exposure it is currently getting," said Castaldo. The ring tone is based on a song that was recorded in Sweden nearly a decade ago by 17-year-old Daniel Malmedahl, using the high pitched revving of a two-stroke motorcycle, The International Herald Tribune reported Saturday. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20050529/D8ACRBPG0.html Quote
sidewinder Posted May 30, 2005 Report Posted May 30, 2005 If ever any further proof were needed that half the population over here are morons, this is it.. Geez, even my brother-in-law paid the £3.50 or whatever to download this sh*te. That 'Axel F' was a bad enough tune when it came out the first time round in the mid-80s. Aaaaargh... Quote
kinuta Posted May 30, 2005 Report Posted May 30, 2005 You guys are lucky you don't have ' J Pops ' as the ubiquitous popular genre is called here. Dancing girly boys and talentless cutie pie dancing girly girls. I asked a teenage girl if she really liked the cd she had just bought, her answer ' yes, they are great dancers '. Quote
tonym Posted May 30, 2005 Report Posted May 30, 2005 A guy walked into the café where I hang out with friends the other day. He was well dressed, good shoes, good haircut, generally a healthy, quite cool guy. Then his phone rang. Can you see where I'm going with this..... Quote
Alexander Hawkins Posted May 30, 2005 Report Posted May 30, 2005 And you can't watch the TV without that bl**dy advert... Quote
DTMX Posted May 30, 2005 Report Posted May 30, 2005 Off topic, but gotta vent. The Atlanta Jazz Festival is wrapping up today - today's artists playing in the rain: Benny Golson, Sonny Fortune, David 'Fathead' Newman. Friday night's Jazz Festival headliner: Kenny G. Atlanta is going straight to shit: courthouse shootings, bug-eyed runaway brides, and Kenny G. /Rant off. Back to your regularly-scheduled ringtone Top of the Pops discussion... Quote
Jazzmoose Posted May 30, 2005 Report Posted May 30, 2005 Well, Coldplay can console themselves with the fact that they're number two among thirteen year olds, right? I mean, that's the age that pretty much controls the charts, right? Well, them and the twentytwo year old music biz executives... Quote
BERIGAN Posted May 30, 2005 Author Report Posted May 30, 2005 (edited) Off topic, but gotta vent. The Atlanta Jazz Festival is wrapping up today - today's artists playing in the rain: Benny Golson, Sonny Fortune, David 'Fathead' Newman. Friday night's Jazz Festival headliner: Kenny G. Atlanta is going straight to shit: courthouse shootings, bug-eyed runaway brides, and Kenny G. /Rant off. Back to your regularly-scheduled ringtone Top of the Pops discussion... ← First, you highjack my thread, then you tell me I have missed The G man!!!! Do you know if he played "Crazy Frog"???? Edited May 30, 2005 by BERIGAN Quote
DTMX Posted May 30, 2005 Report Posted May 30, 2005 First, you highjack my thread, then you tell me I have missed The G man!!!! Do you know if he played "Crazy Frog"???? ← Don't know - but I'm sure playing a frog couldn't be any more annoying than what he plays on the soprano sax. Plus, the frog would probably be better at staying in tune. Last night I went to Churchill Grounds to see a jam session hosted by Russell Gunn; mostly electric Miles stuff. When the trumpet player has more effects pedals than the guitarist, you know you ain't hearing no bebop. Wonder if they make a Giant Steps ringtone? Quote
Jazzmoose Posted May 31, 2005 Report Posted May 31, 2005 I understand Kenny G. is a master of that circular croaking stuff... Quote
DTMX Posted May 31, 2005 Report Posted May 31, 2005 And the frog would probably play something more than pentatonics. Quote
Claude Posted June 1, 2005 Report Posted June 1, 2005 (edited) I've been using Bird's "Famous alto break" as an alarm clock sound on my PDA for a month, until I was afraid I could never listen to the music again without thinking about having to go to work ... Edited June 5, 2005 by Claude Quote
BruceH Posted June 1, 2005 Report Posted June 1, 2005 Oh, don't worry, I DID think it was dead already, on that you can rest assured. Quote
Kalo Posted June 1, 2005 Report Posted June 1, 2005 So how long before the number one movie is a video game? Quote
DTMX Posted June 2, 2005 Report Posted June 2, 2005 So how long before the number one movie is a video game? ← They already have concerts where symphony orchestras play music from video games like Final Fantasy. The whole story here. Quote
Kalo Posted June 3, 2005 Report Posted June 3, 2005 Wow! Then things have gone farther than I thought. Perhaps the final realization of Wagner's Gesamtkunstwerk will be a video game. Quote
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