"Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead" is a song in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, according to Wikipedia.

A failed state is a state that can no longer perform the basic functions of government, such as providing security and law enforcement, raising taxes, controlling its territory and borders, according to The Economist "The A to Z of International Relations" at economist dot com.

Nice horn! I played an F Kruspe back in '58, long time a go. Messed up the big horn solo in the Finale to the New World. Changed schools and switched to trombone. Such is life.