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Two songs for the upcoming American election:

i) the best song ever about US foreign policy:

Randy Newman - Political Science (with a slightly tasteless but entertaining flash animation)

ii) one of the best songs ever about hope, change, and things getting better. In fact, just one of the best songs ever - listen to the whole thing, as it's the second half that knocks me out every time.

Laura Nyro - Save the Country (on You Tube, but basically rather scrappy audio with a few stills)

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How's this for a description of a children's play which cried out to be spoofed:

Waddleplops
When Uncle Wally Waddleplop disappears one moonlit night, Baby Polly and her trusty white duck set off to look for him and have a really big adventure!

[no, really - I got it from the Official London Theatre listings]