Friday, April 12, 2013

Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead

Simply amazing news out of Great Britain, at the Guardian UK, "Thatcher's death prompts chart success for Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead." And, "BBC to play Ding Dong in chart show despite anti-Thatcher Facebook push."

And at Telegraph UK, "Play Margaret Thatcher death song, her supporters tell BBC":
Two ardent supporters of Margaret Thatcher have called on the BBC to broadcast the song mocking her death.

The anti-Thatcher anthem Ding Dong the Witch is Dead has seen a surge in popularity since Baroness Thatcher’s death and looks set to retain a top slot when the Official Chart Show airs on Sunday.

In a controversial move the BBC are likely to play the track if it is in the top five, after executives are said to see little reason to take it off of the airwaves. A final decision will not be made on grounds of taste or decency.

But the move has found support in some unlikely corners as UKIP leader Nigel Farage and Tory MP Philip Davies, who have both paid glowing tribute to the former leader, said broadcasting the song was the right thing to do.

Mr Farage said: “If you suppress things then you make them popular, so play the bloody thing. If you ban it it will be number one for weeks.

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