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DING Dong the Witch is Dead is on track to reach No.1 in the UK charts next week as part of a musical anti-tribute to Margaret Thatcher.
In death, the former Prime Minister is proving to be every bit as divisive as her reign was in life, with many mourning the passing of a woman they saw as a strong and brilliant leader while others see her legacy in very different terms.
The song has rocketed to No.2 on the UK iTunes chart after a Facebook campaign by Brits downloading to protest the Iron Lady's legacy.
Ding Dong the Witch is Dead was initially recorded by Judy Garland on the soundtrack to The Wizard of Oz. Three versions of Ding Dong are currently charting in the UK, including renditions by Ella Fitzgerald and the Munchkins.
Garland's version is now outselling Pink, Pitbull and Justin Timberlake in the UK.
Elvis Costello's 1988 Thatcher rant Tramp the Dirt Down is at No.71 on the UK iTunes chart - the song features the lyric "When they finally put you in the ground, I'll stand on your grave and tramp the dirt down."
Margaret Thatcher's death has sparked a Facebook campaign to get a 1939 Judy Garland song to the top of the charts. Picture: AP
Other artists have had kinder reactions to her passing, with Spice Girl Geri Halliwell tweeting "Thinking of our 1st Lady of girl power ,Margaret Thatcher , a green grocer's daughter who taught me anything is possible...x" while One Direction’s Harry Styles tweeted "RIP Baroness Thatcher."
Meanwhile UK singer Morrissey, who once released a song called Margaret on the Guillotine, has released an official statement on Thatcher's death.
He wrote "The fact that Thatcher ignited the British public into street-riots, violent demonstrations and a social disorder previously unseen in British history is completely ignored by David Cameron in 2013. In truth, of course, no British politician has ever been more despised by the British people than Margaret Thatcher. Thatcher's funeral on Wednesday will be heavily policed for fear that the British tax-payer will want to finally express their view of Thatcher. They are certain to be tear-gassed out of sight by the police. United Kingdom? Syria? China? What's the difference?"
Police have raised security concerns for Mrs Thatcher's funeral which will take place in the London next week, amid fears that protests by fringe groups could mar the solemn occasion which will be attended by the Queen, Prince Phillip and other global dignitaries.
Fears of trouble have been sparked by the hate parties which began after the 87-year-old's death with more planned for the day of funeral all across Britain.
A woman wears a t-shirt with the slogan 'The Witch is Dead' during an anti-Thatcher 'gathering' in Trafalgar Square in central London yesterday. Picture: AP
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