Thatcher song joins list of tunes BBC censored

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Thatcher song joins list of tunes BBC censored

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/thatcher-song-joins-list-tunes-bbc-censored-154419140.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/M0HmBU817h8evJMDRUKYBw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/f7e5321b52c1d60c2e0f6a70670003ba.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="FILE - This is a Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007 file photo of John Lydon as performs with The Sex Pistols at the Roxy in West Hollywood, Calif., The concert marked the legendary British punk band's first-ever club performance in Southern California. A 70-year-old song is giving the BBC a headache, as it decides whether to play &quot;Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead&quot; _ a song from the &quot;Wizard of Oz&quot; being driven up the charts by opponents of Margaret Thatcher as a mocking memorial to the late prime minister, It's not the first time Britain's national broadcaster has been caught in a bind about whether to ban a song on grounds of language, politics, or taste. And the broadcaster _ nicknamed &quot;Auntie&quot; for its &quot;we-know-what's-good-for-you&quot; attitude usually comes under fire, whatever it does. The Sex Pistol song &quot;God Save the Queen&quot; was banned by the BBC. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)" align="left" title="FILE - This is a Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007 file photo of John Lydon as performs with The Sex Pistols at the Roxy in West Hollywood, Calif., The concert marked the legendary British punk band's first-ever club performance in Southern California. A 70-year-old song is giving the BBC a headache, as it decides whether to play &quot;Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead&quot; _ a song from the &quot;Wizard of Oz&quot; being driven up the charts by opponents of Margaret Thatcher as a mocking memorial to the late prime minister, It's not the first time Britain's national broadcaster has been caught in a bind about whether to ban a song on grounds of language, politics, or taste. And the broadcaster _ nicknamed &quot;Auntie&quot; for its &quot;we-know-what's-good-for-you&quot; attitude usually comes under fire, whatever it does. The Sex Pistol song &quot;God Save the Queen&quot; was banned by the BBC. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)" border="0" /></a>LONDON (AP) â€" A 70-year-old song is giving the BBC a headache.</p><br clear="all"/>

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