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Re: X factor and RATM: I know that's the point, but I would rather a Christmas number one was a good Christmas song and if someone had released one then I'd buy that. I understand it's significant and everything, but I'm just not bothered enough about sticking it to the man or whatever :p: I did buy Hallelujah last year, but that was because the X Factor version was a massacre of a song that brought me to tears when I saw Leonard Cohen sing it live. Not that I bought the Leonard Cohen version. But anyway, the principle meant something to me last year.

Further to this, I'm in an absolutely foul mood today due to 32 horrible Russian homework sheets so you can probably ignore all my babble :p:

Craggy - I actually know something about Barthes! But have never dared to read any, apparently it's utterly impenetrable. At least, that's what my theory supervisor says :smile:
Slumpy
I'd have gone for Merry Christmas Everybody or possibly the pogues, or maybe I wish it could be Christmas every day...

I agree with the first two choices as they are my favourite christmas songs
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Fairytale of New York has to be one of my least favourite songs of all time :puke: I can't stand it! :yucky:
Craghyrax
Fairytale of New York has to be one of my least favourite songs of all time :puke: I can't stand it! :yucky:


How about Stop the Cavalry? You can't fail to love a good bit of Jona Lewie :p:

Personally, I love that Chris de Burgh one, if only for the opportunity to howl in the middle. Good job we had a deaf neighbour when we were little, my sister and I (and my mum actually) were quite enthusiastic when it came to that bit.
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Zoedotdot

Further to this, I'm in an absolutely foul mood today due to 32 horrible Russian homework sheets so you can probably ignore all my babble :p:

:console:
Zoedotdot

Craggy - I actually know something about Barthes! But have never dared to read any, apparently it's utterly impenetrable. At least, that's what my theory supervisor says :smile:

I'm up for the challenge :teeth: Theory's my main academic passion. I think alot of theory is inpenetrable if you haven't had some time being introduced into the main moments and strains of theoretical thought over time, what they influenced, what influenced them, and if you haven't been given alot of stuff to read which provides examples of how the theory has been applied and what sorts of problems its used to solve.

Seeing as MML is your subject, not direct theory, I'd imagine alot of theory would simply be less accessible because you don't have the context that would help you to interpret it. Or you're forced to brush over the context very briefly. By comparison I've had three years with it, that means that now every theory I read reminds me of other theories and is interpreted in the light of them.
The Political System of the Isle of Mann is actually really really interesting :smile:
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Zoedotdot
How about Stop the Cavalry? You can't fail to love a good bit of Jona Lewie :p:

Seems quite dire too, but on a much lower scale. I think I'd get really sick of it if I heard it enough times in shops, but it wasn't innately assaulting, like the Pogues are. The first time I heard them I had an allergic reaction.

And that vocalist really can't sing.
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I agree with the first two choices as they are my favourite christmas songs


I swear there's a couple others that're my favourites, but I can't remember right now!
Stop the cavalry as just pointed out is fantastic though.
Craghyrax
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I'm up for the challenge :teeth: Theory's my main academic passion. I think alot of theory is inpenetrable if you haven't had some time being introduced into the main moments and strains of theoretical thought over time, what they influenced, what influenced them, and if you haven't been given alot of stuff to read which provides examples of how the theory has been applied and what sorts of problems its used to solve.

Seeing as MML is your subject, not direct theory, I'd imagine alot of theory would simply be less accessible because you don't have the context that would help you to interpret it. Or you're forced to brush over the context very briefly. By comparison I've had three years with it, that means that now every theory I read reminds me of other theories and is interpreted in the light of them.


Yeah, that will be my problem :smile: Especially because I don't take languages that enjoy having any kind of theoretical background in first year I'm behind :frown: I have Peter Barry's introduction to literary and cultural theory next to me though, which is proving rather handy as a quick fix :p:

Bah, I would literally love to do every single arts degree that Cambridge offers. SPS sounds amazing :smile:
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Should've been that Portishead amnesty international one.

best christmas song is:
"Christmas (Baby please come home)" by Darlene Love

Although Chris Rea is quite good, and Frightened Rabbit have a good one too (although obviously it's not a christmas song in the sense that everyone knos and loves it)
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While I don't like the automatic number 1 for the X-factor song, I'm not entirely convinced by the logic of -- in protest against getting everyone to give money to some record company (a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) for a song selected by someone else -- getting everyone to give money to some record company (a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) for a song selected by someone else. If all the money was going to charity I might understand it. If the song wasn't such as bizarre choice (it's a protest-y song, but that's a pretty weak link) I might be slightly closer to understanding it. As it is, the only reason I can see for it is as a direct attack on Simon Cowell (or RATM secretely started the campaign themselves for money and publicity).
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Ladbrokes would have had the best odds as I think somone said they had RATM as favourites for number 1.

I think they have since seen sense and now have X-Factor as favourites.

Stratocaster

Thanks for the link. :smile:
I have now bought a copy - at 28p with my NUS Extra discount. :p:

Craghyrax
Fairytale of New York has to be one of my least favourite songs of all time :puke: I can't stand it! :yucky:

It was Christmas Eve babe...
(Sorry, I know all the words. :biggrin:)

Right, must go have lunch now. :yes:
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MC REN
Should've been that Portishead amnesty international one.

Portishead, eh? See that sounds good.
Zoedotdot
Yeah, that will be my problem :smile: Especially because I don't take languages that enjoy having any kind of theoretical background in first year I'm behind :frown: I have Peter Barry's introduction to literary and cultural theory next to me though, which is proving rather handy as a quick fix :p:
I showed you the stanford encyclopaedia of philosophy, right? There are usually very basic readers around, at least. Although with theory sometimes oversimplified accounts confuse more than they help.
Zoedotdot

Bah, I would literally love to do every single arts degree that Cambridge offers. SPS sounds amazing :smile:
I get that sometimes. At least MML seems to be one of those things that lets you dip your toes in other subjects a bit.
**** you I won't do what you tell me.
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I think they have since seen sense and now have X-Factor as favourites.


Thanks for the link. :smile:
I have now bought a copy - at 28p with my NUS Extra discount. :p:


It was Christmas Eve babe...
(Sorry, I know all the words. :biggrin:)

Right, must go have lunch now. :yes:

Ah no. According to the Facebook group Amazon purchases may not count due to their price. So any tracks bought off Amazon, be it RATM or x factor, may not contribute towards the chart. Must actually check this out via google.

Same here, its just my favourite christmas song
can anyone help me with a essay on motivation theories please?
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can anyone help me with a essay on motivation theories please?


No. Goodbye.

(you might have better luck posting in an academic help sub-forum, rather than a semi-private chat thread...; also, coming from the other place is not likely to endear you to Cantabs to start with :p: )
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Ah no. According to the Facebook group Amazon purchases may not count due to their price. So any tracks bought off Amazon, be it RATM or x factor, may not contribute towards the chart. Must actually check this out via google.

Actually, the 40p limit that people mention is the minimum dealer price, not the retail price, so the Amazon ones do count. I was confused myself till I did a little research. There's a thread on Amazon which explains it better with quotes from the regulatory body's text if you can find it...
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can anyone help me with a essay on motivation theories please?

I think Orwell wrote about a technique which he used to encourage himself to write. After he had written a 1000 words he would make himself a dry martini and enjoy the rest of the day off.
Stratocaster
Actually, the 40p limit that people mention is the minimum dealer price, not the retail price, so the Amazon ones do count. I was confused myself till I did a little research. There's a thread on Amazon which explains it better with quotes from the regulatory body's text if you can find it...

Ah thanks for that. I was confused as well, thinking that after all the sales RATM have on Amazon, none of them well count. Thats even better news as it seems to be doing well on Amazon as well :biggrin:

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