UKIP Calypso by Mike Read and The Independents - Twitter reacts to a new political anthem

It's the news we were all expecting to read this morning; former Radio 1 DJ and Saturday Superstore presenter Mike Read has released a reggae-influenced song in support of UKIP.

The track, UKIP Calypso, is performed by Read's band The Independents and is sung by the 67-year-old in what appears to be an attempt at a Jamaican accent.

Lyrics from the song include:

“The leaders committed a cardinal sin,
opened the borders let them all come in,
illegal immigrants in every town,
stand up and be counted Blair and Brown”

Before leading into the rousing chorus:

“Oh yes! When we take charge,
and the new Prime Minister is Farage,
We can trade with the world again,
When Nigel is at Number Ten.”

Heady stuff that has - as you might expect - attracted quite a reaction from the social media community...

First, comes explicit Twitter support of UKIP leader Nigel Farage:

https://twitter.com/Nigel_Farage/status/524128806827986945

However, other people of the social network weren’t so sure how to react.

Some were confused and worried

https://twitter.com/RufusHound/status/524151594661974016
https://twitter.com/jon_abbott/status/524129366981480448
https://twitter.com/CJTerry/status/524166498064277504

Some were pleased with a return to form from Read

https://twitter.com/simonblackwell/status/524165630665433089
https://twitter.com/mrjohnofarrell/status/524162776185724929

Some were concerned with the longer-term effects

https://twitter.com/paulalexboyd/status/524165466986926080

DJ Mike Reid's UKIP Calypso... so that's my next decade of therapy booked then... https://t.co/DgFCPOWhCV …

— Adam Evans (@holyguacamole12) October 20, 2014

Particularly on their pets…

https://twitter.com/MYSADCAT/status/524163805576962048

Some questioned the accent

https://twitter.com/MichaelPDeacon/status/524142492795805696