God bless Malcolm Middleton. Anyone who calls their christmas single 'We're All Going To Die' gets at a big xmas handshake from all of us Norman Towers. Well this chirpathon is a (surprisingly) lively tune with a very realistic approach to life and death. That's about as serious as I get on this. Seriously man.... this is cool. Musically it doesn't do much for me but the energy and cheek of it carry it along. Am suitably impressed!! All I've got going through my head now is 'We're gonna die, we're gonna die, we're gonna die'
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If you share your feelings for the festive period with Ebeneezer Scrooge, The Grinch and that girl off Gremlins whose dad got stuck in the chimney, then you’ll love Malcolm Middleton’s bid for the coveted 2007 Christmas number one spot. Taken from Middleton’s third solo album, A Brighter Beat, We’re All Going To Die explodes with electronic arpeggios and a chugging beat. Best of all is the chorus, which repeats the titular statement with such joie de vivre that you actually end up feeling quite good about it. “Christmas is the best time for a song like this to be released into the mainstream consciousness, especially now in 2007,” continues Malcolm. “People don't want to be lied to by Cliff Richards any more. It's maybe time they were told what's really waiting for them inside their Christmas stockings To support his bid for the Christmas number one slot, Malcolm will be appearing on Colin Murray’s Christmas Special, to be broadcast on 17 December on Radio One. Malcolm will perform four live tracks and present listeners with an alternative Xmas.