Joy for Remainers as EU ode tops chart

THEY might have lost their fight to stay in the EU but at least Remainers have won one battle, as Ode to Joy looks set to top the official singles chart today.

The EU anthem was at the number one spot in the itunes UK singles chart last night thanks to a concerted effort by pro-europeans who plan to send a political message on Brexit day.

It looks set to beat the Leave effort 17 Million F--- Offs by Dominic Frisby, which stood at number three. It features the lyrics: “It was the greatest democratic turnout in British history, I do not scoff, and when the time came to speak the British said f--- off, f--- off.”

EU fans have chosen a live version of Beethoven’s Ode to Joy by André Rieu, the Dutch conductor, as the track they are urging Remainers to download.

Last night Frisby seemed to admit defeat, saying: “I was the real underdog in this contest and I didn’t really expect to get to number one.

“I’m just some bloke. I don’t even have a record deal or anything.”

However, he said that if Ode to Joy won he would be calling for a rerun of the vote. “If it wins, it’s clear people didn’t know what they were buying and therefore that we have to have this run in the charts again.

“We’re going to have a People’s Chart and do it all over again.”

Beethoven was a “massive anti-authoritarian” and would have bought his single rather than a track by an “orchestra with an EU subsidy”, he added.

Rieu said: “The Ode to Joy is about connecting people. It was written to bring people in the world together, which is so important, especially today.”