What song did they sing when Margaret Thatcher died?

In 2004 “Ding-Dong! The Witch is Dead” finished at #82 in AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Songs survey of the top tunes in American cinema. In 2013, the song charted to #2 on the UK Singles Chart in the aftermath of the death of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

When did Thatcher die?

April 8, 2013
Margaret Thatcher/Date of death
On 8 April 2013, former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, died of a stroke at the Ritz Hotel, London, at the age of 87.

Is Margaret Thatcher living?

Deceased (1925–2013)
Margaret Thatcher/Living or Deceased

Why was Margaret Thatcher called the Iron Lady?

A Soviet journalist dubbed her the “Iron Lady”, a nickname that became associated with her uncompromising politics and leadership style.

Who are some of the anti Thatcher songs?

Aside from rapper NxtGen calling health secretary Andrew Lansley a “tosser” and “manky codger” and some agit-propping from underground scenesters such as The King Blues, Spanner and Captain Ska, anti-Tory anthems are thin on the ground this time around.

What did Sean Brady sing about Maggie Thatcher?

Maggie Thatcher you can’t match her she’s the darling of us all She’s the curse of the Irish Nation Fine Gael and Fianna Fail She’s destroyed me hire purchase and she’s put me on the dole

Why was Maggie Thatcher called the Milk Snatcher?

During her time as education minister (1970-74), she earned the epithet “Maggie Thatcher, milk-snatcher”, and I equated her with the Land of Oz’s Wicked Witch of the East and sincerely hoped she’d be toppled from her broomstick and squashed by Dorothy’s tornado-uprooted house. How dare she take away our free milk!

What did the Proles do at Margaret Thatchers funeral?

While the political establishment ”€œ no doubt Labour as well as Tories ”“ will be solemnly wasting millions of taxpayers’ pounds on a grand State funeral, hundreds of thousands of us proles will be putting on our dancing shoes and saluting the Grim Reaper.