The KLF have branched out into care provision for the elderly and also made a bid for Christmas number one. So, quite busy. Assuming they have done either of those things, which it’s also quite likely they haven’t. Confusing, huh? Well, what did you expect?
The 90s pop duo last week launched the website for KLF Kare, which they describe as “a multinational franchise that provides branding solutions for independently-owned care homes”. What sort of projects might a company like that carry out? Well, the first (and currently only) thing to be promoted on the company’s website is the Kareovision Kristmas Song Kontest.
That is a “recorded song contest for the strictly over 65s who are also residents in KLF Kare homes. The songs they chose to record (or premix) can be of any genre from the 60s all the way through to the 90s and beyond”.
Winner of this year’s Kontest is Tony ‘FUUK’ Thorpe with a remix of ‘Everybody’s Talkin’ At Me’ by Harry Nilsson featuring Ricardo Da Force. Anyone who has read the KLF’s 2017 book ‘2023’ may recognise this as the track they predict being Christmas number one this year.
The Official Charts Company last week revealed the artists it reckons are in the running for that accolade, with the likes of Mariah Carey, Sooty and Slade all vying for the top position. However, ‘2023’ predicts that the race will actually be between the Tony ‘FUUK’ Thorpe track and ‘Justified & Ancient’ by Utah Saints featuring Tammy Wynette and the Pipes & Drums Of The Young Revolutionary Guard Of Luton. In the end, there will be only 23 sales between them.
So that’s all something to look forward to. Currently, the Utah Saints’ KLF cover is nowhere to be seen, and the Tony ‘FUUK’ Thorpe track is only available to hear on the KLF Kare website, but we’ve still got a few weeks before the Christmas number one race properly begins.