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Twitter isn't loving Band Aid 30's questionable #E30LA hashtag

Pull over, world. We’re stepping out for some air.

YESTERDAY BOB GELDOF officially announced that a Band Aid 30 would be going ahead. 30 years after the original, a range of stars will re-record Do They Know It’s Christmas? to benefit the fight against Ebola.

The line up includes One Direction, Adele, Chris Martin, Bono, Foals, Ed Sheeran and Elbow. Lyrics will be changed to reflect the current Ebola crisis, and the track should be available to download by Monday.

Britain #Bandaid30 AP AP

There was a mixed reception to the news

Band Aid 👍 Band Aid 2 😐 BandAid20 😶 #BandAid30 👎 . I'll give straight to a relevant charity,thanks.
— Keith Tweet 🥯 (@acidkeith) November 11, 2014

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But there was a general consensus on the official hashtag for the song, #E30LA…

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Get it? Ebola, but they’re 30?

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Wait, we just got another co-winner for today's Dumbest Person in the World Award. It's the person who thought of #E30LA.
— Greg Thelen (@gregthelen) November 11, 2014

Pilgrim Greg Thelen / Twitter

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#BandAid30 #e30la [ to the tune of Kinks "Lola" ] E-bola. E-bol-bol-bol-bola. E-bol-bol-bol-bola. pic.twitter.com/jWutHsQMp9
— Mɪᴄʜᴀᴇʟ Kɪʀᴋᴘᴀᴛʀɪᴄᴋ ☮️ ❤️ 🌍 (@OtimMichael) November 10, 2014

Michael Kirkpatrick / Twitter

Oh God, it's an actual hashtag too..? #E30LA
Stop the world, I want to get off.
— JRH🇺🇦🏳️‍⚧️🏴‍☠️ (@GeordieJay) November 10, 2014

Jason R / Twitter

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Twitter isn't loving Band Aid 30's questionable #E30LA hashtag

There was a mixed reception to the news

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One Direction and Ed Sheeran among stars to re-record ‘Do they know it’s Christmas?’>

Russell Brand has made a Parklife parody with the Rubberbandits…>