This week's battle for number one in the official music charts has taken a twist after a punk band released a song about Prince Andrew.
The number one on the Queen's jubilee weekend might not be the anticipated song by Ed Sheerin.
The punk band have released their take on children’s rhyme, The Grand Old Duke of York, in which they share their thoughts on Prince Andrew paying a financial settlement to Virginia Giuffre, who brought a civil sexual assault case against him in the United States.
The Duke of York has strongly denied all wrongdoing but stepped down from his royal duties when the case was ended in March this year.
Anarchist punk band, The K**ts, thought that Andrew shouldn’t miss out on his mother’s Jubilee celebrations and have released a song which is now just outside the top 10 in the UK’s Official Trending Chart, and in the top 10 on iTunes.
On the digital charts, it is close behind ‘Hold My Hand’ by Lady Gaga, which featured in Top Gun: The Maverick.
The controversially titled song, ‘Prince Andrew Is A Sweaty N***e’, is predicted to rise higher up the charts by the end of the week and the band are hoping it will surpass their number five hit, ‘Boris Johnson Is A F***ing C***’, back in 2020.
Despite the rather litigious lyrics, the song is gathering momentum and the band’s singer, K, believes it will be their ‘Sex Pistols moment’.
Speaking to NME, the frontman said: “For me, having grown up with the folklore around The Sex Pistols’ ‘God Save The Queen’ getting robbed of the top spot in ’77, a Jubilee celebration has always felt like it could be a good chance to air any grievances one may have with our unelected head of state and her feckless offspring.”
At the midweek stage, Ed Sheeran is currently holding the top spot with ‘2step (feat. Lil Baby)’.
David Guetta with Becky Hill and Ella Henderson with ‘Crazy What Love Can Do’ is currently at number two.
The controversial band are actively promoting their tune on Twitter and the single has been remixed into “14 versions” in a bid to get it into the top three.
Just show there were no hard feelings, the band have also released a “new National Anthem” but one thinks that the Queen may not be amused by the content.
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