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Mike Read sings the UKIP Calypso at a fringe event during the party conference
Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Mike Read has requested a song he wrote in support of UKIP be withdrawn from sale following complaints it was racist.
UKIP Calypso, performed with a mock Caribbean accent, sings the praises of party leader Nigel Farage.
"I am so sorry that the song unintentionally caused offence. It was never meant to, and I apologise unreservedly," Read said.
"I have told the record company to withdraw the single immediately."
Record label Angel Air declined to comment to the BBC.
Speaking to BBC Radio Berkshire on Monday, Read defended the song, saying he found the accusations of racism "extraordinary".
He added: "It's an old-fashioned political satire... you can't sing a calypso with a Surrey accent."
The song makes digs at Prime Minister David Cameron, Chancellor George Osborne and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.
There are also references to tax, immigration and the European Union, with lines like: "With the EU we must be on our mettle/Want to change our lawnmowers and our kettles."
The song also features the chorus: "When we take charge/And the new prime minister is Farage/We can trade with the world again/When Nigel is at number 10."
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