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Wednesday, 21 November 2007

The perfect election playlist for every eventuality

Thomas Hunter writes:

ALP

Rudd win

1. The Winner Takes It All - Abba
2. It’s My Turn - Diana Ross
3. Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now - Starship
4. Thank You For Loving Me - Bon Jovi
5. Hip To Be Square - Huey Lewis and the News

Rudd loss

1. You Needed Me - Anne Murray
2. Things Can Only Get Better - Howard Jones
3. I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
4. Still Not A Player - Big Punisher Featuring Joe
5. He Wasn’t Man Enough - Toni Braxton

Coalition

Howard win

1. Again - Janet Jackson
2. You’re Still The One - Shania Twain
3. Survivor - Destiny’s Child
4. One More Time - Daft Punk
5. How Sweet It Is - James Taylor

Howard loss

1. End Of The Road - Boyz II Men
2. If I Could Turn Back Time - Cher
3. Shattered Dreams - Johnny Hates Jazz
4. They’re coming to take me away - Napoleon XIV 
5. So Yesterday - Hilary Duff

Minor Parties

Win

1. Celebration - Kool and The Gang
2. Taking Care Of Business - Bachman-Turner Overdrive
3. Stayin’ Alive - Bee Gees

Loss

1. Heartache Tonight - Eagles
2. Hurt So Bad - Linda Ronstadt
3. Slipping into Darkness - War

3 Comments

  1. Spanish Inquisition
    Posted Wednesday, 21 November 2007 at 4:38 pm | Permalink

    What? No Midnight Oil songs for the ALP?. I just asumed that Peter Garatt would brake out into song if he won and tour Australia on the tax payers dollar.

  2. Mary
    Posted Wednesday, 21 November 2007 at 2:46 pm | Permalink

    This lacks subtlety, maybe, but if there’s a Liberal victory, we’ll be playing Drunk on Election Night (Dan Kelly and the Alpha Males) very loudly…

  3. Perry Gretton
    Posted Wednesday, 21 November 2007 at 5:59 pm | Permalink

    Kevin Rudd victory: “Smooth Operator” by Sade.

    John Howard victory: “Devil in Disguise” by Elvis Presley.