BBC plays controversial song on radio during D-Day commemoration

Eighty years since the largest seaborne invasion in history, today (6 June) marks the anniversary of D-Day.

On 6 June 1944, during World War 2, troops form the UK, US, Canada and France attacked German forces on the cost of northern France.

And this marked the start of the liberation of France and Western Europe.

So, of course, it’s a pretty big day in our history with all sorts of things happening across the country today and throughout the week to commemorate it.

And the BBC have of course put on special coverage and its radio stations are also involved.

Except in the early hours of this morning, BBC Radio 2 made a pretty bizarre song choice to include.

During Owain Wyn Evans’ show between 4am and 6.30am, an advert played to outline the coverage for the D-Day commemoration on the channel.

It explains how presenters will be looking back on the invasion, telling the story and remembering the events.

Then, it begins to close off with: “D-Day on Radio 2. This morning from 9.30, listen live on BBC Sounds.”

And then, the iconic, distinct symbols of an early Noughties banger begin to play.

Well, that’s quite a song choice. pic.twitter.com/1YzDcy1EPL

— Scott Bryan (@scottygb) June 6, 2024

Without missing a beat from the D-Day outline, Destiny’s Child ‘Survivor’ begins to play. Yeah, a little awkward.

TV critic Scott Bryan summed it up when he wrote on X: “Well, that’s quite a song choice.”

I mean, sure, it’s a little on the nose, but it is an absolute bop of a song.

“Now that you’re out of my life, I’m so much better,” the women sing.

And of course, the chorus goes: “I’m a survivor, I’m not gon’ give up,

“I’m not gon’ stop, I’m gon’ work harder,

“I’m a survivor, I’m gonna make it,

“I will survive, keep on surviving.”

While it is a rather odd choice from the BBC, it’s important to point out that this wasn’t part of the actual D-Day coverage but was more just unfortunate timing to follow the advert with.

And one user wrote: “When they said for Queen and country, I didn’t know they meant Queen Bey.”

Others simply left laughing faces as they said ‘f**k off’ in disbelief.

Many shared it with a quick: “OH MY GOD,” as one even said: “Oh, that is on point. And funny.”

It could be viewed as a little disrespectful as some put: “Quite the song choice,” as another left an awkward-face emoji.

A BBC spokesperson told LADbible: "This song was pre-programmed into the schedule some weeks ago. It was an inappropriate track for today and shouldn’t have been played."