Charity Singles: Serious Vs. Novelty

[Ian]

Comic ****ing Relief is here and the Shaturdays have covered, sorry butchered, Depeche Modes 1981 hit, Just Can't get Enough.

That's novelty itself because the Shaturdays aren't a serious band. Are they?

Anyway, when it comes to charity singles, do you prefer novelty songs such as Hale & Paces "The Stonk" and "Living Doll" by Cliff Richard and The Young Ones or would you rather hear a proper/serious song such as "Uptown Girl" by Westlife or "Who Do You Think You Are?" by the Spice Girls?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charity_record

Personally for charity I'd much rather have a few Ceplebrities doing a stupid cover.

 

[ciallkennett]

The novelty songs sell much better than the serious songs, however, I do prefer purchasing a good song knowing that some of the money I spent woudl go to good causes, instead of thinking I wasted my money on some ****e song.

 

[Ollie]

I like the serious ones better.
Comic Relief is **** now anyway.

 

[NASHER]

Novelty as the "real artist" is almost always gonna be a ****ty girl/boy band. And sometimes they are slightly funny. I hate the whole comic relief thing though. If I wanted to have charity rammed down my throat all evening on tele, I'd watch comunity channel. Some of the sketches are OK though.

 

[Emmett]

Comic <img> Relief is here and the Shaturdays have covered, sorry butchered, Depeche Modes 1981 hit, Just Can't get Enough.

Good video though just as long as you keep volume turned down.

I prefer hearing the novelty singles with a few celebrities rather than getting a band to do a proper single. The whole thing is meant to be lighthearted anyway and its funny to see celebs making fun of themselves.

 

[tks]

I quite like the cover, and the original!

 

[gavin]

The only charity record I've ever bought is "Help" from Bananarama/French & Saunders. I know it was ****, but I was only eight.

I think a cheesey cover is more in line with the whole Comic Relief thing (ie crap). I'm not that bothered really, just as long as ****ing Bono isn't involved.

 

[robbeal]

They're all usually toss, but given the choice, i'd go with the celebs. The faux-serious tracks like The Saturdays are just another track for them, and for us really. Will we remember in 5 years time that it was a charity single? I doubt it. Do we remember Hale & Pace - The Stonk as a serious attempt for pop stardom all these years later? No, we remember it as a bit to raise money for a worthy charity.

 

[Hixee]

Novelty.

Chairty singles are always going to be ****. At least if they don't pretend it will ever be any good then it's in a way less ****. I know it's flawed logic, but still...


(Oh, and Band Aid is exempt )