I am a dung beetle.... constantly pushing shit around

So last night I learned that the sound at Gold Coast Entertainment and Convention Centre may be poo, but it may also be some of the singers were really weak. G:Nat!ons sounded good in the venue but then everyone else had issues with low tones until Paulini. Either something got fixed or everyone Paulini onwards, could sing.

The other thing we learned is that the Jury fucked it, again. In 2020 Casey Donovan received 60 of the 296 public votes compared with eventual winners Montaigne's 53. The 54 points from the Jury gave Montaigne the win, which was reluctantly accepted because Montaigne had a great performance, despite Casey having the far superior vocal, a vocal that would have suited whatever she sung in 2021 and we would not have been subjected to the humiliation that was Technicolour, the eventual song Montaigne took to Eurovision a year later due to the pandemic

This year there was reported there would be a change in the Jury voting. Largely there wasn't and when the jury points to Voyager were announced, there was shock and jeering in the room. the phenomenally low points, 13 below Sheldon and 14 below Jaguar Jones, saw extremely popular Voyager finish second, despite blitzing the public vote.

There were also lots of comments from fans, particularly those with Vodafone (vodafail), that voting appeared to close 20 minutes early, before Voyager came to the stage. Telstra had no issue and there are no reports either way from Optus, but that could have got voyager the 3 points they needed to win, or at least redistributed points so Sheldon had a few less.

This would have seen Sheldon and Voyager on a tie and the two accepted ways to tie break is
1) who ever has he most 12s
2) who ever the public voted for

Either of these methods would have given it to Voyager and leaving Jaguar Jonze in third. it also would have provided clarity on the voting. The random amount of 335 points each for public and Jury made little sense. 

But there is nothing that can be done to fix the results that SBS fucked, so here is our song for Eurovision... 

G-Nat!on
Bite Me!
 

G-Nat!on are one of only two groups going into Australia Decides. They are also from Adelaide, making them one of only 3 acts from out side of NSW/Queensland. The have more company in the fact that they were from a reality talent show, being finalists from The Voice Australia last year. Not always good company, but company. 

This song will be popular with the 10 year olds, who would be their target market. The song seems to have been slapped together for Australia Decides as more of a dance routine. it is hard to dance and sing though and this is not BTS, this is Eurovision. You cannot use a backing track. 

There will be strutting, there will be dancing, but will it be sung or screeched will be the question. This is probably not a winner but it will have a following. 

Jude York
I Won't Need to Dream
 

Jude York made an attempt to make Australia Decided 2020 with his brother and was shortlisted, but did not make the top 10. Given another opportunity, Jude is now in the top 11. Go Jude 

This song sounds like it is a left over from the Wizard of Oz, and Jude admits he and American songwriter Billy Stonecipher are inspired by 1930s/1940s songs like Somewhere Over the Rainbow. It gives this sold a child-like, innocent charm that may resonate with some. 

Sheldon is another former contestant from The Voice Australia, but he at least made the finals finishing third overall. This was also in 2018 where much of the decision went to public vote which shows Sheldon may have some kind of following. 

This song appears to be mainly vocals. It has lyrical content, but the song is all about a rising vocal and the attempt of intensity. It all drama. If nothing else I feel sorry for whatever song is performed after this one as they will have to take a room that is desperately trying to exhale after all the drama and intensity of this song. 

There is a lot of Eurovision in this song, but there is a fair bit of wank and hopefully the wank is discouraged and something fun is sent to Eurovision that doesn't embarrass us. 

 So in a little over a week Australia Decides on the Gold Coast. This is Australia Decides 2022

Jaguar Jonze
Little Fires

Jaguar Jonze may be remembered from the 2020 version of Australia Decides. She was quite the little performer then and one should expect the same in 2022. 

This song is more commercial and better than Rabbit Hole was, but that previous song was trying too  hard to be alternative and artsy. this years song is completely the opposite. it could be sung by any little record company darling of the week. 

Jonze finished 6th last time around, 5th with the public (how?) but 9th with the jury. If they jury shows more love to her nasaliness, she could be our representative. Yay.