Tim Minchin's searing song about the same-sex marriage vote goes viral

Warning: this song contains strong language.

Tim Minchin

Tim Minchin has shared his thoughts on the same-sex marriage vote in a new song. Source: Press Association

Songwriter and comedian Tim Minchin has released a song about the same-sex marriage vote, to the tune of Peter Allen's "I Still Call Australia Home". 

In a post on his page, the UK-based Australian called it "a heartfelt song to my homeland, recorded last night on my iPhone. With love."
"Someday we'll all be together once more, once they do their bloody jobs, and just change the f***ing law. Then Carrie can marry Sally, and Ben can bone Tone in the marriage bed in their Aussie home," he sings. 

"Your attempt to keep Australia in the past will be a failure, because most of Australia ain't homophobic."

An hour after being posted, the video had already racked up more than 100,000 views and over 7,100 shares.

"I think the proposed plebiscite on marriage equality is noxious and obnoxious," Minchin writes at the end of the song.

"Polls show that Aussies are overwhelmingly in favour of marriage equality. (Not that it should matter... It's  not f***ing X-Factor). But if the horrid thing should go ahead, let's drown the mofos in 'yes' votes!!"

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Published 11 August 2017 10:33am
Updated 11 August 2017 2:41pm
By Alyssa Braithwaite

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