It’s Beethoven Versus the F-Bomb in Final Brexit Music Clash

  • Pro-EU and pro-Brexit songs race to top the charts on Friday
  • Expletive-laden Brexit tune lambastes politicians, experts
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You’d have thought the Brexit battle would be over by now. Not in the music charts.

With Britain set to leave the European Union on Friday, pro-EU campaigners have managed to get the bloc’s anthem, Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy,” to the top of U.K. download charts for Amazon.com Inc. and Apple Inc.’s music services.