Tim Minchin sings new song 15 Minutes and duets with Ben Folds

Australia’s “national treasure” Tim Minchin belted out a brand new song before being joined onstage by his good mate Ben Folds.

Tim Minchin singing his new song 15 Minutes on the ABC’s NYE coverage.

During the ABC’s NYE coverage, many folk were wishing out loud that the featured musicians sang their own songs - and revellers spent quite a bit of time whining about that online.

Tweeters were thus relieved when music legend Tim Minchin played a brand new song title 15 Minutes.

Although one Tweeter claimed “Tim Minchin will never be Ben Folds” and another stated that if weren’t for the ABC, no one would even know who he was, others had higher praise – dubbing him “a genius” and “a magnificent talent.”

Fifteen minutes by Tim Minchin worth the wait and hell yeah! #ABCNYE pic.twitter.com/CNB3jGrMFq

— Fiona (@ftjl) December 31, 2018

Tim Minchin has totally made my NYE. Love him so much! #NYEABC

— Rachel Worsley (@Rachel_Worsley) December 31, 2018

In 2019, I’m going to send every fan of Tim Minchin’s into the Eternal Fire.

— Demon King of Short Lived Resolutions (@clothedvillainy) December 31, 2018

The song’s lyrics, however, were reasonably baffling covering everything from Jetpacks and flying cars to Andy Warhol and telling us “Everyone will have their fifteen minutes ... of shame.”

Here is the first of what will hopefully be an album worth of song releases in 2019. It’s called 15 Minutes. I hope it amuses. xthttps://t.co/cKssP9Qoqt

— Tim Minchin (@timminchin) 31 December 2018

Ben Folds later described Minchin as a “national treasure”, then went on to play the classic Video Killed the Radio Star.

Tim Minchin and Ben Folds singing Better Be Home Soon.

Ben Folds also sang a rendition of I Still Call Australia Home