I love all of you here at Morrissey-Solo very much
That being said this idea is really a waste of time and money
I want to vocally speak out against such frivolous consumerism
There are plenty of more worthy causes to donate your 99 cents to or .79 pound, or 1 euro or whatever
I just to respectfully express my disdain for this idea
Thank you for your time and patience
Sincerely,
Moho

It's not gonna work. If official morrissey releases like You Have Killed Me (which was released before the album was) can't make it to Number one, 'pigsty' won't. anyone who was ever gonna buy the album has it so they won't download pigsty again.

nice sentiment, it's just not going to work. save your 79p and buy Nuts magazine or something

why not pick a better song? this has failure written all over it. don't embarrass morrissey, please.

We’ve been discussing this campaign on the forums for a couple of weeks now and lot’s of people have been getting involved and expressing their interest.

If you don’t won’t to take part then far enough no one’s forcing anyone. But please don’t leave negative comments. You’re not helping anyone.

We’re doing this because we want to see a song we love by an artist we love get the recognition it deserves.

If you would like to take part please sign up to the web site.

Thank you

Lets prove to the music industry and general public that there really is no audience like us, and that there really isn't anybody quite like Morrissey.

Don't assume that the other Morrissey apostles you know have read this thread and are up for it. Be a true apostle and spread the word. Get their buy in.

Any ideas how can we get this discussed in our local and national media?

What can we do to ensure this is a major success and what pitfalls may we encounter, that we will need to overcome?

This is going to have to be a team effort and you are a required part of the team.

Are you going to be a spectator or are you going to help make it happen?

I think we should help Moz inflate his Ego
and Bank Account. Cause it's the right thing to do.

great post there =)

this is what we need, support for this campaign, nay-saying will only weaken it.

here is a video that you can put on your MySpace page, or anywhere else =D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_285kKwF3Q/ [youtube.com]

There seems to be a problem with the link robertzombie.

Hope you don’t mind me putting it up again.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_285kKwF3Q

He would have gone for the vocal swoop of I'll Never Be Anyone's Hero Now, so you will have to be aware that Swallowneck is not behind this!

However, as it is the greatest Moz track since Now My Heart Is Full in my opinion, I am in full agreement!!!

Do they?

Not sure about it going to No.1 but it should get somewhere in the top 20.

once again Mr. Vanetta will do all he can on this end.

although i completely understand most morrissey fans aren't terribly wrapped up in the charts, i feel bad for what is about to happen to the british top 40. soon, every tom, dick and no talent harry will be downloading themselves into the charts. i am floored that they didn't set narrower parameters in terms of how old the song is etc. my gut tells me this new rule will be fluid and change once record companies realize their artists are not in the top of the charts. imagine the money they poor into promoting bands/singers only to have them out downloaded by a jacksons tune from the 70's!

all that being said, even though i feel it is kinda pointless being here in america and all, i see no real harm in the experiment. people are free to choose how and where to spend their money.

add to this thread if you are sick and tired of that fool spamming the site with his swallowneck shite.
enough is enough, that joke was never funny and certainly isn't funny anymore.

I always find it humorous that Morrissey fans think that "Life is a Pigsty" is fit for a single. It's far and away an album track, and has no radio sense to it at all.

This is further evidence that Moz fans seem to look at album charts as their personal jukebox.

More importantly, do people actually care about album charts on here? If so, then you need a new hobby. I'm aware that Morrissey cares about them because he has nothing else to do, but I find it surprising that people who normally shit on everything that has to do with the general public, would actually pay attention.

Maybe it's another case of Moz fans following one of his new emotional trends.

"Go to bleep.com

Create an account. The only info they ask you for is a username and password.

Pay for your download using paypal. When paying, click "no shipping address required"

Bleep counts towards the UK download charts."

ZenithNadir who posted this, or anyone who knows, has this route been authenticated?

Are you sure that you know the chart rules correctly? As I am pretty sure that for a song to be elligable it still has to be released as a digital single - e.g. iTunes would have to list "Life is a Pigsty" (Single), as a seperate folder from any album it appears from. The rules used to be that this kind of digital single was only elligable if a corresponding physical release was available (or available the following week), but as far as I understand it, the change in rules now mean that even without the physical release the digital single can enter the charts, however it still has to be "released" as a digital single in the old way. Therefore still preventing just any old album track (eg. Life is a Pigsty) from being chart-elligable. Of course, there is nothing stopping record companies from releasing every track off an album as a digital single in this way, but, crucially, this has not been done with Life is a Pigsty. I may be wrong, but I think that this needs confirmation from some kind of reliable source.

I'll pass.
There's Nothing on ROTT worth downloading.
It's a garbage release by Moz.
It's so poor, he ought to be ashamed of it.

Only a scumbag would steal downloads from off the internet. If you are going to download pay for it. If you can't pay for it get off your ass and get a job. Only low-life scumbags steal their music.

asifyoucare
 

Created by robertzombie (first link doesn't seem to be working)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_285kKwF3Q

May it would help Sanctuary or Moz offered to donate their profits from this download to charity or some good cause?

If you people are really able to to come up with the several 1000 pounds a hit single will cost, there would be so many worthier causes to spend your money on.

What difference would a #10 single make? It's utterly redundant.

To get this off the ground – and it’s been a few weeks now that the idea was first slapped on the table – all the preliminaries must be dealt with. What is emerging is much enthusiasm and pretty notions hand in hand with confusion and omission of make-or-break preparations. Whoever has agreed to go forward with this ‘experiment’ will naturally carry the can for not clearing the ground thoroughly before launching this fire-cracker which would then fizzle out in pathetic failure.

Information needs to be researched, and contacts made with chart authorities where necessary. All criteria for chart entry have to be met. Otherwise a fiasco will only make fools of us all. It might be wise and useful to advice Attack/Sanctuary of the proposal for several reasons. Firstly, it’s their track and their artwork, and abusing either won’t gain friends there! Conversely, they might be pleased for others to do the running on plugging their wares and if so, would be extremely well placed to provide guidance. If only out of courtesy, they should be apprised.

Notice as to whether the project is for the UK only or for all countries to have a go in the same week should be given. There are many more viewers than posters here and on other sites so the efforts from some locations might result in a pleasant surprise.

A failure to launch won’t mean the end of the world. Hopefully it won’t be too long before Morrissey has more single material ready, and I think his camp at least will have ticked all the boxes before lift-off…

Do explain.

i don't use itunes. does this matter?

God, this was just supposed to be a bit of fun. A little experiment to see what we could achieve as a fan base. I didn’t think it would be taken so seriously with such a negative reaction

It’s 79p. It’s Morrissey. It’s that simple

If you want to take part please sign up to the website at some point today.
http://www.getmozinthecharts.vze.com/

Thank you

hand in glove + a taste of honey.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4Q5OqJp4b8

ah people, if he wanted it to be a single he would've made it a single. Oh no I left a negative comment but it also happens to be true which gives it that added extra ooomph!

Am I alone in thinking that this campaign is an (unintentional) insult to Morrissey?

Is Moz really a charity case who needs some sort of Womens Institute organised bring-and-buy stall to get his single in the charts?!

This is the sort of thing Cliff Richard fans do.

Best friend on the payroll? Oh no no no, it's not gonna work out, it's not gonna work out...

Hello everyone

The mailing list is now FULLY OPERATIONAL so please sign up!

Once we get a good deal of people on the list we will set a date for everyone to download, please spread the word because it looks like a lot visited the website whilst the mailing list wasn't working, so we need to get 'em back!

www.getmozinthecharts.vze.com

You need around a couple of thousand sales to break into the top 40 on an average week, I do believe.

Whilst Moz-Solo certainly has 1000s of visitors, only a vanishing subset of these will stump up the cash.

In short, unless a national DJ or magazine gets involved, then certainly the single won't go top 40.

my subject says it all. to think of all the songs you COULD have chosen!!!

The Official Charts Company oversees the count and validity of charting songs. Their website hosts the rules, posted January 2007, for eligible entries – http://www.theofficialcharts.com/docs/NEW_Single_C hart_Rules_2007.pdf

Since Ringleader… has already been officially launched, I have been assured that each track would have already been registered with Catco, as a song also has to be for chart consideration. So, relying on Sanctuary following industry standards, this would have been done for Pigsty, making it eligible to count towards the charts as it stands; no additional registration required.

The value of letting the record company know the plan, was raised a couple of times by my source. It was also pointed out that any rigging, illegal sales, bulk buying etc could lead to the track being pulled, for which humiliation Attack might attack! In sum, there does not seem to be an impediment to rallying all fans on a particular week to collectively and lovingly hoist their Mozzer into the charts without him so much as lifting a finger! The only remaining challenge is to access all areas where would-be downloaders snort, and to broadcast the call to arms as far and wide – and as clearly - as possible for respectable numbers to get involved.

Noone was more surprised than Morrissey himself when he notched up the 2nd position in the Icon race, in the face of tirades of rancour against him from all sides. But Morrissey’s sleepers are everywhere, outnumbering opponants; often quiet but ready to strike en masse at the right moment. Wonders never cease, people; just do your bit and see what happens. : )

It doesn't look like Moz will be played on the BBC top 40 countdown. According to Wikipedia, this company compiles the UK top 40, and they appear to be reporting that Moz is NOT in the top 40 downloads or singles for last week.

www.theofficialcharts.com/top40_downloads.php

Moz also isn't in last week's top 75 singles here:

http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/c/uk/single_ charts.html

I didn't see a top 75 or 200 downloads list yet on any sites... not that the public generally watches those.