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I wonder why this song has so many plays?(lemmy.world)

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smeg@feddit.uk
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Killing in the Name was Christmas Number 1 in 2009, it was a protest against X Factor domination. That was before streaming counted towards the charts, but it really made the song huge.

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MelonYellow@lemmy.ca
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It was a great upset. And then for #1 spot on the UK Christmas charts, BBC invited RATM to play the song live. They were asked to keep it censored, of course they did not. Show was awkwardly cut short. Performance went viral. The rest is history.

https://youtu.be/AmPN8MPw2dk

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BangelaQuirkel@lemmy.world
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Yeah, that happened. It isn’t what made the song huge though. It was was a massive hit and a rebellion anthem since 1992. The 2009 Christmas blip was so minor, Morello decided to give the earnings away to charity.

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