With a swirl of controversy surrounding the latest Band Aid offering, we've compiled a list of of what's going on in the Twittersphere
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An African alternative has been highlighted
Many Twitterers have pointed out that there is an alternative fundraising song, Africa Stop Ebola
Parodies have come back
The popular parody ‘Africa for Norway’ has resurfaced
The debate even appeared on Newsnight
The team behind ‘Africa for Norway’ had their say
Many took issue with the lyrics
Some even took a pen to the lyric sheet
Some stood up for Band Aid
It’s all for a good cause after all
Fuse ODG caused a stir
After speaking out through the Guardian on why he turned down Bob Geldof’s offer to be part of Band Aid, Fuse has received a great response on social media
The representation of Africa has been a key sore point
There were accusations of cultural insensitivity
There was much discussion of the net worth of the performers
People were offended by the rich telling the less well off to give money
But the single is still effective, and has it's fans
Band Aid raised £1 million in minutes
And the track is on-road to huge success
It’s already the fastest-selling track of the year
And of course, a lot of tweets just got silly
