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Based on Thatcher's death prompts chart success for Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2013/apr/10/thatcher-death-ding-dong-witch<snip>
The death of Margaret Thatcher has made an unlikely top 10 hit out of Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead, 74 years after it first appeared in the soundtrack to The Wizard of Oz.
Propelled by a campaign on Facebook, the song is number 10 in the midweek charts, published on Wednesday, and is on course to be one of the top three sellers by the end of the week.
While many people were mourning her loss, others were quick to celebrate. A Facebook campaign, called "Make Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead number one the week Thatcher dies", launched on Monday.
The Official Charts Company said the Garland version of the song was around 5,000 sales away from a place in the top three selling singles of the week.
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which song will we propel to #1 when the war criminal of a dick croaks??
