“The Witch Is Dead!” Becomes Top 40 Hit


Following Margaret Thatcher’s death, critics of the former prime minister have spearheaded a campaign that has seen both Ella Fitzgerald and Judy Garland’s versions of “Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead” enter the Amazon MP3 download chart top 40. The song’s chorus line was shared in abundance on Twitter and Facebook yesterday, with some using it to sum up their feelings about Baroness Thatcher’s death. Streisand also has a version of the song.

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