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  The cynic in me says that Sony BMG win either way, as both Simon Cowell publishes his music through them, as do Rage Against the Machine. However it is quite pertinent that the song is about rebeling against the status quo (I don't mean the band Vic). And if people didn't where would we be then? We do need a shake-up and the public needs to be reminded the difference between music and lowest common denominator entertainment.
  
  Rebirth, maybe not, however at least a moment of rethinking. As for the song, it's a great tune, I used to love Rage Against the Machine, and compared to the stuff churned out by Cowell and the X-factor, it's quite clever. I doubt many of the X-Factor contestants know what a time signature is let alone write around them.
  
  "Devil's Music"? Most of the popular music (including that on the X-Factor) would owe it's roots to the Delta Blues. Robert Johnson (Eric Clapton's biggest influence) was a man obssessed with song's about his reputed 'soul-selling'. A womaniser, heavy drinker and poisoned by the age of 27 (that seems to be the age to die for great musicians), I think if the F-word had been in his vocabulary he would have most definitely used it.

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