Not that you'd ever see Sir Cliff releasing a song called 'Rudebox', obviously. Perish the thought. Anyway, today's Mirror reports that Robbie Williams' comeback single is being outsold by both the Scissor Sisters AND Justin Timberlake. "Fundamentally, Robbie's new sound is a turn-off," one music-biz bigwig tells the paper. "He thought that he could do a Madonna - change his style and stay on top. But I'm afraid it has backfired."
But wait, it gets worse! "He's basically become the new Cliff Richard. A hard core of fans will pick it up automatically, whatever it sounds like, but when it comes to racking up massive sales, it's a different story."
Still, look on the bright side - at least the Robster will have a decent shot at a Christmas number one this year. Especially if he teams up with Sir Cliff.
