Simon Cowell has offered Jon and Tracy Morter a job in his record company after their Facebook campaign blocked his X-Factor winner from having the number one song in England this week.
The Morters mounted the Facebook campaign to get people to buy Rage Against The Machine’s 1992 hit ‘Killing In The Name’ to stop Cowell’s 4 year monopoly at the top of the Christmas chart.It worked. ‘Killing In The Name’ by Rage Against The Machine sold 500,000 units in the UK last week, beating Joe McElderry ‘The Climb’ by 50,000 units.
Cowell offered the Morters a job at his label but they turned him down. "I offered them jobs at my record company. It could be in marketing or even running the company!" he told the Daily Mirror. "I wanted them to come and work for us. I was deadly serious but they haven't taken me up on the offer."
Rage Against The Machine singer Zack de la Rocha says the band will play a free concert in the UK to say thanks.
They will also donate proceeds from the single sales to the homeless charity Shelter.
