The KLF enter race for Christmas number one
British electronic duo The KLF have joined the race for Christmas number one.
Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty have once again used their art for gregarious means. Somewhat surprisingly, they’ve branched into providing care for older people, but as is always the case with the group, it’s not how fans might think.
Last week, they launched KLF Kare, which the band describe as a “multinational franchise that provides branding solutions for independently-owned care homes”. The website promotes the Kareovision Kristmas Song Kontest.
What is the Krismas Song Kontest? According to the group, it’s a “recorded song contest for the strictly over 65s who are also residents in KLF Kare homes. The songs they chose to record (or premix) can be of any genre from the 60s all the way through to the 90s and beyond”.
The winner of the inaugural Kontest is Tony ‘FUUK’ Thorpe with a remix of Harry Nilsson’s ‘Everybody’s Talkin” featuring Ricardo Da Force. As the duo points out on the website, it relates to their book 2023. They say those who have read it, particularly page 370, will understand this as the track they predict to reach Christmas number one this year.
The Official Charts Company reported last week that it thinks Mariah Carey, Sooty and Slade are the artists it believes are vying for the top spot this year. However, 2023 claims that the race will be between Tony ‘FUUK’ Thorpe’s song and ‘Justified & Ancient’ by Utah Saints, featuring Tammy Wynette and the Pipes & Drums Of The Young Revolutionary Guard Of Luton. Ultimately, they will share only 23 sales.
As it stands, the Tony Thorpe track is only available on the KLF Kare website, and the Utah Saints cover of the classic KLF track is nowhere to be seen.
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