Why have the buyers of music in the UK chosen Rage Against the Machine's 1992 rap-metal hit "Killing in the Name" to be this year's Christmas song?

Snowman

Because of a line in the song that is not fully repeatable on a family site; "... you, I won't do what you tell me." The meaning of this line in the context of the battle for Christmas number one, is that it is saying to Simon Cowell - "we won't do what you tell us", i.e. buy the "X Factor" single. Cowell, of course, doesn't mind because a) it has probably helped sell more copies of the "X Factor" single and b) Rage Against the Machine are on Cowell's own record label anyway. http://www.clashmusic.com/feature/rage-against-the-machine-killing-in-the-name-of Dec 22 09, 7:07 AM

Kofte

Thats what you call a WIN WIN situation Dec 22 09, 10:12 AM

star_gazer

Simon Cowell already has more money than he knows what to do with; by this choice, the British have expressed their rage at Cowell's impolite mannerisms. http://www.sphere.com/world/article/brits-rage-against-simon-cowells-hit-machine/19290058 Dec 22 09, 3:55 PM