Actually, do you know what would be worse/better/even funnier than a parade of X Factor hopefuls (or 'hopelesses', ho ho not-very ho) banging out 'Chasing Cars'?
Here's an idea: this year's finalists get together to record something like Mariah Carey's 'Hero' with some sort of allusion to 'Our Lads on the frontline', then slap it out the following Monday.
Could you imagine?