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Old 22-11-2007, 5:14 PM   #1
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Default Help Get the Bank Charges song to number 1!
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“I fought the Lloyds” Bank Charges Protest Song"

Please text Bankers to 82822 costing 50p to get this to the top of the agenda by getting it to the top of the charts


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Old 22-11-2007, 5:34 PM   #2
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Old 22-11-2007, 5:37 PM   #3
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YAY MARTIN!


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Old 22-11-2007, 5:48 PM   #4
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Well done Martin and Oystar. I've just watched the video, it's great.

I hope you get the Bank Charges Reclaiming Protest song to Number 1.

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Old 22-11-2007, 6:09 PM   #5
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ha ha brilliant

just watched it, great vid

I will buy it when the song comes out

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I also helped a friend who got back almost 4 grand from the HSBC, she then helped her friends aunty who got back 3.5 grand, I helped another friend get back £700 - Natwest, another got £140 from Barclays and another who got £80 from Halifax.


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Old 22-11-2007, 6:13 PM   #6
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Old 22-11-2007, 6:26 PM   #7
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that is hilarious - well done Martin, hope you get a number 1 ( cant quite see Radio 1 playing it though )


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Old 22-11-2007, 6:29 PM   #8
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Dear goodness that made me laugh!!, hope it gets plenty more visiters to your site!

Is it ok if I upload it elsewhere online?
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Old 22-11-2007, 6:36 PM   #9
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Old 22-11-2007, 6:43 PM   #10
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Hee hee - like the 'folded arms and one raised eyebrow' Martin


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Did anybody else spot Martins spaceship in the sky at the beginning of the video.
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Old 22-11-2007, 7:42 PM   #12
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absolutley fab i am going to get everyone i know to get it,its going to be featured on channel five news tomorrow i think.
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Old 22-11-2007, 7:56 PM   #13
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That song and video is cracking!


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Old 22-11-2007, 8:17 PM   #14
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The banks have been forced to refund ONE BILLION £'s in bank charges, so now have put a huge bounty on the head of ringleader Martin Lewis...


ha ha
PLEEEEASE text BANKERS to 82822 and get that song to number 1


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Old 22-11-2007, 8:21 PM   #15
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Old 22-11-2007, 8:37 PM   #16
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I was just about to ask about where the 50p goes, but found this...

Quote:
The song has been priced to count as a real download for the charts. MoneySavingExpert.com is subsidising the text rates by 5p to keep the cost at 50p; and is also contributing to the marketing costs. Neither the record companies or the band are set to make any profit from this.

The 50p cost meets texting, distribution and money to Sony BMG which holds the rights of the original “I fought the law” song. The song will be at a higher price if people get it from iTunes at launch; and that excess goes to the retailer.
The song isn't bad by the way and would definitely get the message accross. I can't imagine Lloyds would be happy about it though.

This would almost definitely get a mention in the news too if it topped the charts. Gnarls Barkley did, so can't see why this wouldn't

Just one thing, do people *need* to download the song after texting? Or is texting enough to get the song in the charts?


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Old 22-11-2007, 8:58 PM   #17
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I would love to grab a copy of this, but the texting order won't work for me since I don't have a mobile at the minute (being in another country and all that). Is there an option to pay by paypal or card, or if not will it be available on itunes or some other similar site?

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*edit* Sorry ignore this, have just noticed the post above about being available on Itunes at launch. Sorry, a bit dim!


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Old 22-11-2007, 9:52 PM   #19
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Text sent, track bought.


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Well done Martin and Oyster, hope it goes to No 1, im going to let everyone i know about it. Going to buy a copy now.
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