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I predict an out-of-court settlement
You would have thought that Ricky Wilson from the Kaiser Chiefs - remember them? - would have been pleased that Girls Aloud helped his bottom line by doing a cover of I Predict A Riot on their recent tour.
But he's not, because they changed the words. A teeny, tiny bit. "Borrow a pound for a condom" became "borrow a pound for a phone call":
"I don't give a shit if they don't change the words. But they did change the words," Ricky told the Daily Star. "I'm gonna cover a Girls Aloud song and change all their words but make them really filthy. They said 'Borrow a pound for a phone call'. What? It's illegal, Girls Aloud. We're after you."
It's not clear why Girls Aloud, who hardly are demure by any definition we've yet come across, would have felt uncomfortable singing "condom" - surely it'd be worse for people to think they don't have mobile phones than for their audience to assume that they actually have sex with people?
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So they managed to turn a pro-safe sex lyric into a pro-BT one? Hmmm...is this corporate sponsorship by the back door?
Corporate sponsorship by the back door and no condom ? How irresponsible is that !
I'd have thought Mrs Cole would have been keen to avoid references to phones, mobile or otherwise.
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