The divine and somewhat omniscient Antony Green is generally agreed to be the best thing about Australian elections, or second best if the sausages are particularly good.  This is to the tune of Think Of Me from The Phantom Of The Opera.

July 2016

Antony, Antony, tell me
How the count will go.
For nobody, nobody else can
Pluck my heartstrings so.

When we find
That old familiar bind
Of forty nine to fifty one
While awaiting satisfaction,
You still make it fun.

You never said you were infallible
Although your fans would disagree
But you’d have to be more current
Than the AEC!

Think of all the times
You made your call
Don’t think about the postal
Votes at all…

Think of them
Think of them begging
Leaders to resign

Imagine them
Trying so hard
To touch the finish line.

Recall those days,
Look back on happy terms
When someone held majority
There will never be a day
Like that, O Antony!

Can it be?
Can it be Pauline?

What a mess
It’s really not a bit
The upper house they yearned to see

That’s the danger when you try
To play democracy…

You never said you were infallible
Although your fans would disagree
But we’ll promise you we love you
Sweet, divine
Ah-ah-ah-an-to-neeeee!