A campaign to get Europe anthem Ode To Joy in the Official Singles Chart on Brexit Day gathers momentum
A campaign by pro-Europeans to get Ode To Joy into the UK’s Official Singles Chart on the day the country departs the European Union is gathering momentum.
In today’s sales flash (Jan 28), Andre Rieu’s rendition of Beethoven’s Ode To Joy – which was adopted by the Council of Europe as its anthem in 1972 – zooms into the Top 100 at Number 58 and is currently third most-downloaded song of the week.
According to Official Charts Company data, the song is currently 1,200 chart sales away from entering the Top 40.
Lib Dem MEP Caroline Voaden is one of the Remain campaigners encouraging people to download the song, hoping to get it to Number 1 on this week’s Official Singles Chart, which is announced on Friday, January 31 – the day we exit the EU.
Remainers have chosen a live version performed by the Dutch conductor, accompanied by the Johann Strauss Orchestra. The song features on Andre Rieu’s Best of album My Music – My World, which was released last September.
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Shawn Li
of course they were likely to target the demographic that was most likely to buy music ;) which is mostly the affluent festival-going Remain-voting lot
JAH
Jan Arne Hansen
I guess, I have to buy records and CDs from jpc.de from then on. British goods will be too expensive including taxes and import charges.
J.J.
It's very rare for a CD to have import tax because most CDs aren't expensive enough to go over the threshold.
Red Faye
Excellent campaign! Stream it buy it. Brexit is a crime scene and things like this prove it is not the will of the majority now.
J.J.
2016: Brexit wins referendum
2019: Brexit party wins the most seats in European elections
2019: The new "Get Brexit Done" guy wins 80 seat majority in general election
Not the will of the majority? How many more votes do you have to lose?
Mark Bodossian
What is right never loses. The wealthiest, safest countries in the history of mankind are EU member states, with citizens enjoying a quality of life and freedoms our forebears could only dream of. People have no idea how bad things can be, and it's hubris to think we can't fall into the traps as the 1930's, the 1910's, the 1810's, or whichever other calamity you would like to chose from history. We have all lost.
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simhedges
2019: remain parties win a majority of votes for the European elections.
2019: remain parties and parties committed to a final say vote win a majority of votes in the general election.
J.J.
No they didn't. The Conservatives won hence the withdrawal agreement finally passing...
J.J.
And what is safe about the U.K. exactly? Can't even get on a bus or go to a concert or cross a bridge without getting bombed or stabbed. Britain was miles safer pre-EU. Look at footage of London in the 1960's and compare it with today.
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simhedges
You are confusing votes with seats.
J.J.
How so? Conservatives have the most votes and the most seats.
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simhedges
Read my comment "2019: remain parties and parties committed to a final say vote win a majority of votes in the general election."
The fact that the Tories won more votes than any other individual party doesn't alter this.
J.J.
Absolute rubbish. You can't add up all the losing parties votes and act you won. The Tories won the most constituency's. Get over it.
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simhedges
I'm not acting like we won. But this part of the conversation started off with a discussion about whether Brexit was "the will of the people", to which you provided the evidence that the Tories won the general election. I am just pointing that is not proof this it is the "will of the people". Life is complicated.
For example, Pres. Trump is undoubtedly and legally the President of the United States. The fact that Hillary Clinton won 3 million votes more than he did, demonstrates that his win was not "the will of the people".
Life is complicated. Something that I can accept. Anyway, that's my final word on the issue.
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Bill
Ah yes, that well known German composition. The new German national anthem.
Alan Bower
We need to be downloading the same version of Ode to Joy.
André Rieu My Music My World album.
ITunes
My Music - My World - The Very Best Of by André Rieu My Music My world
https://music.apple.com/gb/album/ode-to-joy-final-movement-from-symphony-no-9-op-125-live/1475106248?i=1475106720&app=itunes
Amazon.co.uk 99p
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Final-Movement-Symphony-No-9-Op-125/dp/B07VZ36W4D/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=ode+to+joy+andr%C3%A9+rieu&qid=1579427427&s=dmusic&sr=1-3
J.J.
Brexit is still happening regardless xD
blobfishy
Well something like this was always going to happen!
J.J.
Why no mention of Dominic Frisby's pro-brexit opposition single that's currently selling MORE than Ode to Joy? It's currently number one on the amazon singles chart while Ode to Joy is number 3. He's also donating all proceeds to charity while I assume Rieu will be keeping everything he earns from this battle. You're so salty about losing the referendum that you won't give him any coverage despite him helping a good cause?
Mark Bodossian
Incorrect. Ode to Joy is currently #1, and #3.
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Peter Smith
Because you are lying and Ode to Joy is #1
J.J.
I'm not lying; at my time of commenting it was number 1. It's been fluctuating since then.
J.J.
Learn the definition of the word "currently". At my time of commenting it was number 1. It's been fluctuating.
Lancashire Anglo-Saxon
Very good point - but big business talks and big business (and the usual Remain weirdos) have lost to the man and woman in the street for once. And without their cheap labour they don't like it hence ridiculous articles and campaigns like this. it up BBC.
Paul Anthony Searle
What about Dominic Frisby's excellent and far superior '' 17 million offs '' song? why no mention of the campaign to get it to number one on Brexit day too?
BC
Bobby C
yes that song shouting 'f off' is superior to Beethoven's anthem of peace and brotherhood? I think you just summed up the debate perfectly you total hooligan
J.J.
Get your head out of your a**. The Brexiteers are extremely justified in telling the Remoaners to F off after 3 years of obstruction, propaganda, lies, hatred oh and of course the race card.
Mark Bodossian
A wise man once said 'it wasn't only racists that voted leave... did too'. Time and again it's proven correct.
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Doubledutch
We are no longer Remainers. As of tomorrow evening we are Rejoiners.
Zamo
Also known as losers!
Zamo
How did you ever lose with such compelling arguments?
J.J.
Rejoiners? Lmao you would get the worst deal in history. The EU wouldn't welcome you back with open arms they'd make you their dog as an example to any other nation who thinks of leaving their chains. Crawling back is the worst thing Britain could ever do.
J.J.
And this proof is....
thierry henon
I will definitely get the song...It will be a sad day indeed!
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peterthepainter
Rejoice, rejoice.
I will become a remainer on 1.11.20. Remain in a free and independent nation from then on. No longer submitting to the EU yoke.
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Peter Smith
Can't wait until we rejoin
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simhedges
The EU is a democracy, not a yoke.
Zamo
Can't rejoin something that doesn't exist. The EU as we know it will be gone in 5 years... back in its trade body box where it belongs.
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Peter Smith
Another Breshiter lying as usual. The EU will last longer than the UK at the current rate.
Zamo
It's called an opinion. You have a different one. Neither of us is lying. We'll see who's right in the years to come. The 'form' tells us though that the Leavers will be right... no recession, no increase in unemployment, no war, no riots, no super gonorrhoea, planes still flying, trade still happening.
Happy Brexit Day!
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Peter Smith
Scotland will have left the UK before another country leaves the EU.
J.J.
No. Scotland is staying in the U.K. for at least another generation. They voted to REMAIN.