About as far off topic as you can get::)

[patrick]

Following the rather depressing news that this year's X factor finalist will be covering Leonard Cohen's beautiful 'Hallelujah,' I think everyone should download the Jeff Buckley version, instead of buying the inevitably soulless version churned out by Simon Cowell's Crimbo flash in the pan.

This is not a group intended to make cruel or derogatory remarks about any participants in this years X factor, but if you love Buckley's version, let's make sure everyone forgets the pale imitation as quickly as possible.

We can make this work, and make a huge statement against the barrage of cynical manufactured pop dirtying up our charts. I am willing to download this version the week the X factor version comes out, and I know others will be too.

To make this as easy as possible we will post the download links, but make sure you WAIT UNTIL the 15th... (many thanks to Kevin Adams)

http://www.7digital.com/artists/jeff-buckley/hallelujah-1/ - unencumbered high quality 320k mp3 89p (that's what I'm getting next week).

http://www.tunetribe.com/product/index.html?id=604507 - cheaper but semi-crippled WMA (windows file) only 49p

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=254578201&s=143444 - 79p but DRM AAC file from Apple

 

[Matt]

I'm not gonna be buying either thank you very much

 

[PATRICK]

Tight sod,lol

 

[Darren]

I'm downloading Journeys 'Don't stop believing'



Darren

 

[Matt]

Got that album, top bit of music


EDIT: if you like that you should get "Silver Lady" by David Soul ... absolute classic right there. There are a few by Boston that are really good but I can't remember the names off the top of my head ... power-ballad-tastic