![]() Inappropriately timed smiles as he caught a whiff of victory and his own confidence Incorporate the following incongruous elements into the song:Ģ. That song obviously brings out the best in him and his rendition of it is utterly amazing, but last night's display was side-splitting. I'm not shedding a tear for Anthony, apart from those already shed during his hysterical performance of "The Prayer" last night. Seeing Chanel and Daniel perform served to confirm that they are a couple, or, at the very least, eating out of the same well-stocked fridge. Seeing Amali perform still feels a little bit illegal. Seeing Hayley perform served to confirm the prophetic properties of her own on-camera statement (below). ![]() Seeing Dan, Marty and Emilia perform served to confirm how friggin' lucky they each are to be identifiable by the use of their first name only, and how quickly this will cease to be the case. ![]() Seeing Angie, Ngaiire and Ricki-Lee perform served to confirm how sad their early exits were. Seeing the clip of said "journey" simply served to confirm what a brilliant choice of Idol she is. (Which, while not altogether flattering, was a damn sight better than that red and gold sari she had previously been wearing. She went from an awkward, moody teen in the throes of a Goth phase, to a strikingly attractive young woman coming out of her shell until, finally, realising her dream of a full-on Gothic conquest by wearing a black floor-lengthĬrushed velvet dress on the Opera House stage. It's been a beautifully circular journey for Casey. Not quite the windfall that her original $101 odds would have brought, but nonetheless delightful. The result is unexpected but extremely satisfying, particularly since I placed a $50 bet on Ms Donovan when she was at $4 odds. She has three cousins whose names all rhyme! She hadn't already declared herself the winner. Clearly, forgetting the words thereafter was actually part of a clever and ironic textual interpretation by Casey. (Personally, I stand by my original claim regarding that performance: Her so-called lyric lapse occurred after the verse about Father Mackenzie writing the words to a Anyone who can survive that performance of "Eleanor Rigby" without being in the Bottom 3 is a superstar. Casey was the most consistent performer this year, barring "Eleanor Rigby" (which appears to have been erased, 1984-like, from all our memories).ģ. Dicko was on the money when he said that Casey appears to channel some fragile, bruised part of her soul when she sings, so that each word is imbued with a torrent of feeling. ![]() There are so many reasons this was the right choice.ġ. In making her the winner, Australia has embraced so many different sorts of put-upon minorities that I need a lie down just thinking about it. ![]()
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