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Quote from: bergeroo on December 18, 2017, 06:38:26 PM
I used to work with lady who was the wife of a member of Wizzard. She bloody loved Christmas I tell you! Cha-ching
That would work well on Chris Evans Top Tenuous.
Oddly, the thread has gone full circle, as the topic sort of started with ELO, of which Roy Wood of Wizzard was a founder member I believe.
Am really surprised that Wizzard one is not listed in Tighty's Top UK Earners list.
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Every year at this time you’ll hear his song played on radios across the country.
I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday is such a festive favourite that Wizzard singer Roy Wood came to consider the sizeable annual royalty payments as his pension.
But now, he says, the 1973 hit makes him only a fraction of the money it once did – because illegal downloads mean that anyone who wants to hear it can access it for free online.
Asked on Radio 4’s Today programme how much the song made him every year, the 68-year-old said yesterday: ‘Not as much as it used to.
‘With the invention of downloads, with a record such as mine it’s just too easy to find a way of getting it for nothing and then we don’t get paid for it.’
He added: ‘I thought originally that was going to be my pension, but no. I was speaking to my daughter about it – she is more of an age group that knows about that kind of thing – and she said with a song as prominent as that, there are too many ways to get it free.’
The song is currently at number 35 in the charts and has broken into the top 50 every year since 2007 thanks to a change in how the charts are put together, with downloads now counted as sales even when a physical CD has not been released into shops.
(from 2014 btw)
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Quote from: hhyftrftdr on December 18, 2017, 07:03:06 PM
Every year at this time you’ll hear his song played on radios across the country.
I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday is such a festive favourite that Wizzard singer Roy Wood came to consider the sizeable annual royalty payments as his pension.
But now, he says, the 1973 hit makes him only a fraction of the money it once did – because illegal downloads mean that anyone who wants to hear it can access it for free online.
Asked on Radio 4’s Today programme how much the song made him every year, the 68-year-old said yesterday: ‘Not as much as it used to.
‘With the invention of downloads, with a record such as mine it’s just too easy to find a way of getting it for nothing and then we don’t get paid for it.’
He added: ‘I thought originally that was going to be my pension, but no. I was speaking to my daughter about it – she is more of an age group that knows about that kind of thing – and she said with a song as prominent as that, there are too many ways to get it free.’
The song is currently at number 35 in the charts and has broken into the top 50 every year since 2007 thanks to a change in how the charts are put together, with downloads now counted as sales even when a physical CD has not been released into shops.
(from 2014 btw)
Yes, understand all that, but why does it affect Wizzard but not Slade, The Pogues and the others?
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December 18, 2017, 07:16:17 PM »
Quote from: TightEnd on December 17, 2017, 10:39:37 PM
Annual U.K. Royalties for Popular
Christmas Songs.
Slade £512,000
The Pogues £400,000
Mariah Carey £376,000
Bing Crosby £328,000
Wham! £300,000
Paul McCartney £260,000
Cliff Richard £100,000
Jona Lewie £120,000
The Pretenders £102,000
East 17 £97,000
Surprised by the figures for Cliff. Thought he had a few Xmas number 1's?
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Quote from: redsimon on December 18, 2017, 07:16:17 PM
Quote from: TightEnd on December 17, 2017, 10:39:37 PM
Annual U.K. Royalties for Popular
Christmas Songs.
Slade £512,000
The Pogues £400,000
Mariah Carey £376,000
Bing Crosby £328,000
Wham! £300,000
Paul McCartney £260,000
Cliff Richard £100,000
Jona Lewie £120,000
The Pretenders £102,000
East 17 £97,000
Surprised by the figures for Cliff. Thought he had a few Xmas number 1's?
I can't actually think of one that keeps coming back every year though.
It's catchy classics that provide the pension.
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December 18, 2017, 07:20:19 PM »
Quote from: tikay on December 18, 2017, 06:46:52 PM
Quote from: bergeroo on December 18, 2017, 06:38:26 PM
I used to work with lady who was the wife of a member of Wizzard. She bloody loved Christmas I tell you! Cha-ching
That would work well on Chris Evans Top Tenuous.
Oddly, the thread has gone full circle, as the topic sort of started with ELO, of which Roy Wood of Wizzard was a founder member I believe.
Am really surprised that Wizzard one is not listed in Tighty's Top UK Earners list.
Apart from 1973 its tended to scuttle along near the bottom of the charts on re-release
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December 18, 2017, 07:23:32 PM »
Quote from: tikay on December 18, 2017, 07:14:27 PM
Quote from: hhyftrftdr on December 18, 2017, 07:03:06 PM
Every year at this time you’ll hear his song played on radios across the country.
I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday is such a festive favourite that Wizzard singer Roy Wood came to consider the sizeable annual royalty payments as his pension.
But now, he says, the 1973 hit makes him only a fraction of the money it once did – because illegal downloads mean that anyone who wants to hear it can access it for free online.
Asked on Radio 4’s Today programme how much the song made him every year, the 68-year-old said yesterday: ‘Not as much as it used to.
‘With the invention of downloads, with a record such as mine it’s just too easy to find a way of getting it for nothing and then we don’t get paid for it.’
He added: ‘I thought originally that was going to be my pension, but no. I was speaking to my daughter about it – she is more of an age group that knows about that kind of thing – and she said with a song as prominent as that, there are too many ways to get it free.’
The song is currently at number 35 in the charts and has broken into the top 50 every year since 2007 thanks to a change in how the charts are put together, with downloads now counted as sales even when a physical CD has not been released into shops.
(from 2014 btw)
Yes, understand all that, but why does it affect Wizzard but not Slade, The Pogues and the others?
I just don't think it has anywhere near the ongoing popularity of the main ones.
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Quote from: hhyftrftdr on December 18, 2017, 07:23:32 PM
Quote from: tikay on December 18, 2017, 07:14:27 PM
Quote from: hhyftrftdr on December 18, 2017, 07:03:06 PM
Every year at this time you’ll hear his song played on radios across the country.
I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday is such a festive favourite that Wizzard singer Roy Wood came to consider the sizeable annual royalty payments as his pension.
But now, he says, the 1973 hit makes him only a fraction of the money it once did – because illegal downloads mean that anyone who wants to hear it can access it for free online.
Asked on Radio 4’s Today programme how much the song made him every year, the 68-year-old said yesterday: ‘Not as much as it used to.
‘With the invention of downloads, with a record such as mine it’s just too easy to find a way of getting it for nothing and then we don’t get paid for it.’
He added: ‘I thought originally that was going to be my pension, but no. I was speaking to my daughter about it – she is more of an age group that knows about that kind of thing – and she said with a song as prominent as that, there are too many ways to get it free.’
The song is currently at number 35 in the charts and has broken into the top 50 every year since 2007 thanks to a change in how the charts are put together, with downloads now counted as sales even when a physical CD has not been released into shops.
(from 2014 btw)
Yes, understand all that, but why does it affect Wizzard but not Slade, The Pogues and the others?
I just don't think it has anywhere near the ongoing popularity of the main ones.
Pfft.
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December 18, 2017, 07:58:30 PM »
Fantastic piece at the end of Ch4 News this evening hosted by John Snow.
Ralph McTell singing "Streets of London" backed by a homeless choir live - wonderful.
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December 18, 2017, 08:23:14 PM »
Over 30 years ago Roy Wood used to come to my dads fish and chip shop in his Rolls Royce. Last time I saw him about 20 years ago he was driving a battered old Mini Metro.
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Quote from: bobAlike on December 18, 2017, 08:23:14 PM
Over 30 years ago Roy Wood used to come to my dads fish and chip shop in his Rolls Royce. Last time I saw him about 20 years ago he was driving a battered old Mini Metro.
Expensive Fish & Chips!
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Quote from: Marky147 on December 18, 2017, 08:55:26 PM
Quote from: bobAlike on December 18, 2017, 08:23:14 PM
Over 30 years ago Roy Wood used to come to my dads fish and chip shop in his Rolls Royce. Last time I saw him about 20 years ago he was driving a battered old Mini Metro.
Expensive Fish & Chips!
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Quote from: bergeroo on December 18, 2017, 06:38:26 PM
I used to work with lady who was the wife of a member of Wizzard. She bloody loved Christmas I tell you! Cha-ching
Strangely was drinking with the drummer from Altered Images last night, he was discussing royalties and bemoaning the decision not to include 'the shite Xmas song' on one of their albums for that very reason.
I suppose Happy Birthday must bring them in a few quid.
Anyway in sympathy every youtube click gives them x of a penny....
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December 20, 2017, 08:13:13 AM »
In the episode of the music series Trailblazer on BBC Four which featured Dance, this young lady featured prominently.
Who is she, & how old is she? The photo was taken last year.
Click to see full-size image.
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