To be read as a direct continuation of Part 6; https://watchitdie.blogspot.com/2021/06/the-2021-eurovision-song-contest-pt-6.html
Australia: This year they were represented by Montaigne (Jessica Cerro) with the song; "Technicolour."
This is the living embodiment of Miley Cyrus' hate-filled attacks on the gay community.
Even before Rihanna had her incident with Ganesha. The Hindu god a scribes, writers and intellectuals. I could see the damage that all this was going to do.
Miley Cyrus being the loose cannon of the four. The one that would do the most damage.
This put pressure on me to come up with an alternative path. One that would avoid all the hate and destruction. Leaving just the positive, supportive. Generally really chilled out aspects.
Having devised that alternative path. I then had to ride the time difference. To implement it just before the US/China "Alaska Summit" on March 19th (19/3/21). Where cybersecurity would be a big topic on the agenda.
I think you all have a good idea of exactly when I did this. Instagram crashed, globally a few minutes later. Rather proving my point about the potential for widespread disruption and destruction.
Presenting this alternative path to Miley Cyrus marked the start of a tense wait. To see whether she would work with me on it. Or choose the path of violent, hate-filled attacks.
In the very early hours of March 27th (27/3/21), Australia time. Miley Cyrus confirmed, for the third time, that she was committed to the path of hate-filled violence and destruction.
This cast a dark cloud over the Gay Pride event taking place at Sydney cricket ground that day. Forcing me to dig extra deep to lift the mood.
Montaigne performed at that Gay Pride event. Specifically recording the video which was submitted as part of their entry.
Everything about Montaigne's persona is very reminiscent of Ani DiFranco. To the point that I think we might have a little bit of a fangirl.
Ani DiFranco is an openly bisexual American singer/songwriter.
Unlike Ma Rainey. Unlike Bessie Smith. Unlike Billie Holiday. Ani DiFranco is very much alive and working today.
So if you have any questions about her bisexuality you can just ask her. Chances are she's already put a record out with the answer on it.
This should really drive home the point to America.
Putting about rumours that Miley Cyrus might be bisexual. Isn't going to shock the World from its axis.
So if they continue to try destroy Miley Cyrus and her life. They are doing it simply for the sake of destroying Miley Cyrus and her life.
The sort of thing that's going to damage reputations and invite retaliations.
During Rihanna's 2013 Diamonds World Tour (DWT). I got the Ani DiFranco song; "You Had Time" stuck in my head. It's a song about a couple having a fight as one of them returns from a concert tour.
This forced me to but the "Out Of Range" album the song is from. Finally listening to it in full.
It quickly became clear that from Ani DiFranco's perspective. It must have looked like I and the other two thirds of The World Famous Thrupple were just acting out an album based on her own life experience.
Which may be why Ani DiFranco once summound the Sam Hall third for an audience. Not to meet her obviously. To spy on her from the wings and stage.
I can't help but wonder if that's part of the story of how Johnny Cash came to write the song about her. Not that all celebrities know each other of course.
That was actually one of the stranger realisations I came to around the time of the 2021 Super Bowl. If Rihanna and Miley Cyrus were to become friends. It would probably be because I introduced them.
The fact that not all celebrities know each other is actually frustrating for me at the moment.
If Miley Cyrus is going to continue to fight against, rather than work with me. Then there is only so much that I can do to help her.
Rihanna of course is still alive, in full possession of her faculties. However she hasn't been able to tour in nearly eight years or release music for six.
Rihanna also chose to fight against, rather than work with me. Although not as aggressively as Miley Cyrus. However I was able to rely on allies within her life. Katy Perry and Shakira, for example.
I'm not seeing any people like that within Miley Cyrus' life. If she won't allow me to help her. Then someone else needs to do it.
Ani DiFranco seems perfectly qualified to make the required assessments. If not offer the appropriate assistance.
Jessica Cerro's stagename is a reference to Michel de Montaigne, the French Renaissance Philosopher and essayist. Who helped pioneer the Literary school.
Michel de Montaigne is the sort of person who would explain COVID-19 with long, rambling essays. About his lesbian mothers and one of his maternal grandmother's dying wish not to be subjected to invasive ventilation.
Michel de Montaigne was also very interested in child developmental psychology and eduction. His influence can still be seen in "Subjective Learning" techniques.
Michel de Montaigne though was particularly in early years child development. The Kindergarten level Miley Cyrus and America seem to still be stuck at.
The title of the song is a reference to the "Technicolor" technique of film colouring. Used in many movies from the so-called; "golden age of Hollywood." Such as; "The Wizard of Oz."
However the song title is spelt subtly differently from the registered trademark. In reference to Australia's 2018 Song Contest entry; "Sound Of Silence" by Dami Im.
This used the term; "Face Time." Which caused some controversy, being accused of being a commercial endorsement of the Apple "FaceTime" product. Although, as this is the Song Contest, that's probably not what they were actually arguing about.
The agreement reached was that Dami Im did not breach the commercial endorsement rules. Due to the difference in spelling and "Face Time" being term in common usage before Apple appropriated it for their product.
Amid the pandemic and its Lockdowns. Aren't we all desperate for reality's physical Face Time. Rather than Apple's virtual FaceTime?
The title of the song can also be a reference to the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical; "Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat."
Due to Israel's 2019 Song Contest team. The song; "Superstar" from the similarly Biblically inspired Andrew Lloyd Webber musical; "Jesus Christ: Superstar" seems to have become my theme music.
Particularly given the mountain/volcano that moved in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). At precisely the moment the Grand Finale to the 2021 Song Contest began. With me playing my theme music.
Officially the song is inspired by Montaigne's time in Lockdown. She was supposed to compete at the 2020 Song Contest. It is all about this hope for a glorious, technicolour future. Rather than the monochrome living death of Lockdown.
Its real meaning though seems to be the monochrome living death that Miley Cyrus is condemning herself to. Putting her faith in all the wrong people. Fighting against, rather than working with, the people who want to help see her blossom.
The song makes frequent reference to meeting and hugging her mother being the think Montaigne wants to do the most. A swipe at Miley Cyrus, as a nearly thirty year old woman, and her childlike dependence on her mother/manager Tish Cyrus.
It's also a swipe at Britain. It's belief that if it could only get me to discuss COVID-19 with my mothers, part of large medical and legal families. I would solve the issue for them. Despite certain death being the only reward on offer.
In the perfomance video in support of the entry. Recorded live at Sydney Pride 2021. Montaigne is wearing a bondage-style white leather outfit.
This was in reference to Iceland's 2019 Song Contest entry; "Hatrio Mun Sigra (Hate Will Prevail)" by Hatari.
This used Bondage, Domination, Submission Masochism (BDSM) sex as a metaphor for the Israel/Palestine Conflict. With Israelis as the BD loving Kings and Palestinians as the SM loving Queens.
It also raised important questions. About why we accept the modesty standards of extreme interpretations of Islam as typical of the religion. While we see the equally extreme modesty standards of Judaism as abnormal and odd.
While referencing the Nazi Holocaust inspired band and song; "Musclebound" by Spandau Ballet.
Performed in Tel Aviv, Israel. To a crowd of Nazi Holocaust survivours.
It is already considered one of the all-time Eurovision classics.
It was also a reference to Maisie Williams. Who will be appearing nude in a British TV adaptation of the story of the Sex Pistols. Predecessors to Spandau Ballet. Having being popped atop a white horse in the final season of the TV show; "Game of Thrones."
Noticably Montaigne had not shaved her armpits in the video. Something which was highlighted by the fact her armpits were really the only part of her body her outfit did show.
This refusal to shaving armpit hair is a longstanding Feminist protest. Against oppressive standards of female beauty imposed by men.
However, through the pandemic. With its focus on broadly termed; "Self-care."
It seems that many women do not go through these beauty regimes because they are being imposed on them by men. They do it because it makes them feel better about themselves.
Not that Australia's entry tried to make any major point about any of these three issues. Merely putting them out there in case anyone else wanted to pick them up.
Montaigne's live perfomance was almost identical to the video performance. Except the armpits were covered and the white leather had been swapped to gothic black. An endorsement of TIX's Fallen Angels in Norway's entry.
Montaigne and her dancers also showed support for Azerbaijan's entry; "Mata Hari" by Efendi. Lining up to form a mutli-armed female creature.
Intended to resemble Durga, the multi-armed demon slayer from Hinduism. Protector of Devi, the primordial energy, the mother goddess.
In reference to Rihanna's Ganesha incident. If you had to pick one specific moment. This would be the one where it became clear Miley Cyrus needed to get off the path of hate and destruction.
I also feel I should point out. Rihanna was using Ganesha in entirely the correct context. If, perhaps, not the most appropriate location.
Australia did not make it through to the Grand Finale.
In part this was because of the attack Montaigne had experienced personally. At the hands of Miley Cyrus.
Encouraging us to reward her. Allowing her to sit back, relax and just enjoy the rest of the week.
It also seems to owe a lot to Australia's relationship with the Song Contest more generally.
The Song Contest is the gala event of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Established in the 1950's to promote advances amongst its members in all areas of broadcasting technology.
The first challenge the EBU set itself was to see if it could broadcast the same TV show live across all of Europe. The Song Contest was the TV show they chose.
By the 1970's the EBU had got quite good at that. So set themselves a new challenge. To see if they could also broadcast the Song Contest all the way to Australia.
It turned out they could and the Song Contest became really popular in Australia. Leading to some thirty years of Australia politely asking if they could compete.
In 2015 Australia were finally allowed to compete as special guests. Honouring the 60th anniversary of the Song Contest. After that no-one really had the heart to ask them to leave.
So they've competed ever since. Being really enthusiastic about it. Such as insisting on paying to be full EBU members. When the EBU were happy to let them compete as just associate members.
Every year Australia has sent one of their top popstars to represent them. Really an underground/indie artist Montaigne still won Best Female and Best Breakthrough at the 2016 Arias. Australia's top music awards.
This year Australia were unable to attend in person. Due to pandemic restrictions. Forcing them to participate by pre-recorded performance and videolink.
Providing a perfect opportunity to remind them.
They're no longer guests of the Song Contest. They are allowed to just phone-it-in every once in a while.
Rather than making everyone else look bad.
There's just one more act to cover. In this section.
19:20 on 16/6/21 (UK date).
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