#UkipCalypso: Twitter's best jokes about Ukip's theme song
Mike Read has recorded a Ukip-themed calypso sung in a fake-Caribbean accent – and Twitter has responded

Nigel Farage has called on Ukip supporters to buy a new calypso theme tune sung in a fake-Caribbean accent by the former Radio 1 DJ Mike Read.
Among other subjects, the song tackles the UK's attitude to immigration with the lines: "Leaders committed a cardinal sin, open the borders let them all come in; illegal immigrants in every town, stand up and be counted Blair and Brown."
The song was soon trending on Twitter, under the hashtag #ukipcalypso. Here's what some of the wittiest tweeters had to say about it.
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
It might be bad, but is it the worst party anthem ever?
Is #ukipcalypso the worst political anthem ever? Maybe not... http://t.co/HBxlyDjN89 — Matthew Paul (@matthewgpaul) October 20, 2014
Some demanded a swift and appropriate response from the other major parties:
Come on Labour! Where's the Bollywood response by @johnprescott ? #ukipcalypso — mushybees (@mushybees) October 20, 2014
Fortunately, Ed Balls was on hand with an official reaction from his party’s leader, Ed Miliband:
Ed M responds quickly to #ukipcalypso http://t.co/6jRJlWT1rs — Ed Balls (@eddbaIlsmp) October 20, 2014
The song may be many things, of course, but it is not racist:
#UKIPcalypso is NOT racist, assures DJ Mike Read, a 67-yr-old white guy singing in a faux Carribean accent http://t.co/OJ4PhAZenO— Hari (@__Hari__) October 20, 2014
One user thought he had found hidden wordplay in the trending hashtag:
FACT: #ukipcalypso is an anagram of Impending Apocalypse — Pat Long (@PatLongTweets) October 20, 2014
Ukip Calypso... Sounds familiar, now where have we heard that name before?
Is it just me, or does #ukipcalypso sound like a drag name? — Jessica Twentyman (@jtwentyman) October 20, 2014
The ever-reasonable David Mitchell puts the furore in its proper political context:
Mike Read has form in this area, as this classic @RealDMitchell rant reminds us: http://t.co/WCrhRswxUx #UKIPCalypso — Tomb Doran (@portraitinflesh) October 20, 2014
Sign up for Today's Best Articles in your inbox
A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com
-
The Week Unwrapped: Why are sinkholes becoming more common?
Podcast Plus, will Saudi investment help create the "Netflix of sport"? And why has New Zealand's new tourism campaign met with a savage reception?
By The Week UK Published
-
How Poland became Europe's military power
The Explainer Warsaw has made its armed forces a priority as it looks to protect its borders and stay close to the US
By Elizabeth Carr-Ellis, The Week UK Published
-
Quiz of The Week: 15 - 21 February
Have you been paying attention to The Week's news?
By The Week Staff Published
-
Left on read: Labour's WhatsApp dilemma
Talking Point Andrew Gwynne has been sacked as health minister over messages posted in a Labour WhatsApp group
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
-
What's Elon Musk's agenda with Europe's far-right politics?
Today's Big Question From broadsides against the UK government to boosting Germany's ultra-nationalist AFD party, the world's richest man is making waves across the Atlantic
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
-
How should Westminster handle Elon Musk?
Today's Big Question Musk's about-face on Nigel Farage demonstrates that he is a 'precarious' ally, but his influence on the Trump White House makes fending off his attacks a delicate business
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
-
New Year's Honours: why the controversy?
Today's Big Question London Mayor Sadiq Khan and England men's football manager Gareth Southgate have both received a knighthood despite debatable records
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
-
2024: the year of the X-odus
IN THE SPOTLIGHT How a year of controversy turned social media juggernaut X into 2024's hottest platform to leave
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
-
Is Elon Musk about to disrupt British politics?
Today's big question Mar-a-Lago talks between billionaire and Nigel Farage prompt calls for change on how political parties are funded
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
-
The future of X
Talking Point Trump's ascendancy is reviving the platform's coffers, whether or not a merger is on the cards
By The Week UK Published
-
John Prescott: was he Labour's last link to the working class?
Today's Big Quesiton 'A total one-off': tributes have poured in for the former deputy PM and trade unionist
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published