The DJ who managed to get Rage Against The Machine to Christmas number one in a protest against Simon Cowell’s X Factor has joined a campaign hoping to get the late Rik Mayall’s World Cup song "Noble England" to the top of the charts.
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The British comedian died aged 56 on Monday.
And three fans have now started a Facebook group hoping to get a song Mayall recorded for the 2010 World Cup to number one in the UK charts.
In 2010 Rik Mayall recorded a song called 'Noble England' on the eve of that year's World Cup in South Africa. Sadly on the eve of this year's World Cup we lost Rik, so a few of us thought it would be a nice idea to try and get him in the charts as a tribute to a legend.We are just 3 Rik fans hoping to give him a good send off!
The Facebook group has already received over 10,000 likes and a Twitter account has also been launched.
Right then you b'stards let's go! Download Rik's 'Noble England' NOW http://t.co/j8N5Ois66M http://t.co/Aed2IKfe56 #RikMayall #RikForNo1
And DJ Jon Morter, who organised the 2009 protest against X Factor, has now joined their cause.
According to the download charts, Noble England has rocketed up from #40 to #17 in the past 4 hours... DO IT FOR RIK DO IT FOR ENGLAND
It would be a great thing for Rik's memory. He was a comedy legend. Rage Against The Machine was more of a protest whereas this campaign seems to be a way of displaying respect. It's a vehicle for a lot of people to say something and it would be a great accolade.In 2010 the song didn't do so well because there were so many others out there. It's a cruel irony that on the eve of the World Cup we have lost him. It's now time for everyone to wake up to this fantastic song.
"Nobel England" features Mayall delivering lines from Shakespeare’s Henry V.
The comedian's wife Barbara Robbin has said it remains unclear what caused Mayall's death at the age of 56 on Monday.
