“Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead” by The Wizard of Oz
This high-energy Munchkin song from 1939, which welcomes Dorothy to the beautiful Land of Oz, was never censored, until British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died in 2013. Detractors of the former Prime Minister launched a campaign to propel “Ding-Dong! The Witch is Dead” to the top of the charts during the week following the unpopular leader’s death. The plan nearly succeeded, as the holiday music rose to No. 2, but BBC Radio 1 put out the fire by refusing to run it on their charts. The BBC deemed it a repulsive campaign and prohibited it for symbolizing “a celebration of death.”
Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead By The Wizard Of Oz
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