Hacker Gary McKinnon becomes pop star

Mournful tune wins MySpace fans

Only a fool by Gary McKinnon
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5 November 2008 12:03 GMT / By Katie Scott

Gary McKinnon, the British hacker, has been gaining support from politicians for his fight against extradition to the US, but the UFO obsessive has also won fans amonst MySpacers.

McKinnon has managed to storm the MySpace charts with a tune of his own creation called Only A Fool.

The song reached number five in the MySpace video chart within 48 hours of being posted.

"Don't stop don't say it don't matter", sings McKinnon, "If it ain't easy, try harder; Only a fool would let it go."

Hit the arrow button to hear what must be one of the most unexpected tunes of the year.
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