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Protest tune explodes the charts, radio steers clear
"London Calling"

For radio programmers, picking the hits has long been an arduous task. Long ago it was much easier when the record guys offered their sage advice… and more. But more recently record sales has disappeared as a reliable indicator of pop music flavor. For hit music stations playlists today reflect iTunes and Amazon downloads.

That hit a snag this week in the UK. The top downloaded tune, briefly, has been Captain Ska’s ‘Liar Liar Ge2017’, a catchy little re-mix featuring spoken word. It was released only last week (May 26). It is, like the 2010 original, overtly political. The object of its ire is prime minister Theresa May.

Neither Heart nor Capital FM are touching it, reported the Independent (May 31). Public radio BBC Radio 1 cited impartiality rules with a general election looming in a bit more than a week. “Our editorial guidelines require us to remain impartial and the UK is currently in an election period so we will not be playing the song,” said the official statement. Whether or not it is mentioned on the Friday (June 2) Radio 1 Official Top 40 Show remains to be seen.. or heard. National networks Heart and Capital are owned by Global Radio. (See more about elections and media here)

The Official Charts Company, which prepares UK music lists, said the tune has sold over 30,000 downloads in five days as well as being streamed over 100,000 times, according to their website (May 31). The YouTube music video has been seen over a million times. According to the band proceeds accumulated in the two weeks between release and election day will be divided between UK food banks and The People's Assembly Against Austerity.

A week ago Global Radio severed its employment relationship with a part-time LBC talk-show host who expressed on social media an anti-Muslim “final solution” tirade in the aftermath of the tragic Manchester bombing.

 

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