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'I Put a Spell on You' Sees Poor Sales Due to 'Musical Snobbery'

The musical snobbery of Primal Scream singer Bobby Gillespie (pictured, right) is being singled out as one of the reasons for the poor sales of the alternative Haiti charity single, 'I Put a Spell on You'.

As previously reported on Spinner, Pogues singer Shane MacGowan assembled a stellar cast of alternative rockers including Nick Cave, Pretenders singer Chrissie Hynde and former Sex Pistol Glen Matlock. However, despite a high-profile launch at the NME Awards and on online campaign to send the charity single to the top of the charts, the single is failing to shift units.

According to a report in the Sun newspaper, the vocal contribution of 'X Factor' contestant Laura White has been left off the sleeve notes and in doing so, the record's other stars are accused of jeopardizing the record's success by not capitalizing on her name -- the Facebook campaign to send the record to number one has 5,000 members whereas Laura's page has over 120,000.

A source told the paper, "Bobby in particular was not happy about having an 'X Factor' person on board.

"She is still on the song but is not mentioned in the publicity. If they'd been more gracious, they could have bagged tens of thousands of extra sales."

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Matt

You guys haven't got a clue !!!
Laura White is a true musician, and has been working her arse off since she was 8 singing and giging.
It's simple they asked to sing on it she should of been acknowledged. She has nothing to do with xfactor anymore and unlike all the other contestants is still progressing and moving up.

March 14 2010 at 8:24 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Sharon

Bob took the words off my keyboard.
The song's been released around the world, not just in the UK. I'm not in the UK and I've seriously never even heard of this Laura White till just now.

The song was put up as an alternative to the Simon Cowell vision of what a benefit single is about, not a copy of it.

March 13 2010 at 2:15 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Bob

Laura who?

March 12 2010 at 12:31 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
KeN61

If she was good enough to sing on their precious single, then she should have been good enough to acknowledge. Reject or not JDPower at least she got off her ass and did something, instead of sneering at her, perhaps you should applaud her.

March 11 2010 at 4:27 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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JDPower

Did something? Did what exactly? Became a z-list celeb by going on a TV talent show in the vain hope of instant fame, instead of doing what any talented musician does and that is DOES actually do something - ie work their ass off for next to nothing because they firstly want to get somewhere off their own ability, and secondly doing it just for the enjoyment and passion for the music, not desperation for fame.

March 11 2010 at 4:48 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
JDPower

I've never heard of this single either. Perhaps this is just a clever bit of reverse publicity - leave her off it and gain far more publicity from the 'controversy' than it would ever have got from just having her named to start with.

Besides she's only an X-Factor REJECT ffs.

March 11 2010 at 4:16 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Beefy

I think Mr Gillespie is probably a little envious, lets face it nobody's ever going to comment on him having a great voice, no one with any sense anyway, and the real Rolling Stones are a far better act than Primal Clone.

March 11 2010 at 3:36 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
DeeDee

Absolute Radio afternoon show made it their record of the week and even with Johnny Depp playing guitar on it, it was boring, dire and forgettable. I'd rather just give a donation to the worthwhile charity without buying this single.

March 11 2010 at 10:44 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
B

This is the first I've even heard about this single so perhaps the lack of publicity has something to do with the lack of sales. Also it is just stupidity not to publicise that Laura White is singing on it - I saw her live recently and she was brilliant, she has an amazing voice.

March 11 2010 at 10:15 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply