So it was
the Logies last night, and it was one of the sleekest Logies in years. There
were some deserving winners – so happy to see the amazing Wentworth win “Most
Outstanding Drama”, and how beautiful was Carrie Bickmore’s speech when she
deservedly won Gold? There were some great presenters too, Dave Hughes opener
was hilarious and Julia Morris always makes me laugh hysterically.
But the one
big question of the night, where were the Australian musicians? We always fill
these award shows with international performers, almost insinuating that our
performers aren’t good enough. Sure Meghan Trainor has had some big hits over
this past year, but she performed twice, twice! What a slap in the face to our
artists. And Ricky Martin? Sure, I thought he was great, 15 years ago. Clearly
his career isn’t going that well or he wouldn’t be available to work on The
Voice in Australia. And let’s face it, that song was no “Livin La Vida Loca”.
So who could
have performed instead? Let me suggest five artists who would have been better choices.
1 – Sia
Clearly she’s
been in Australia recently, wasn’t it only last week that she had a bat crazy
brilliant performance on Sunrise? She is the biggest talent this country has
right now. She did an amazing Grammy performance, why couldn’t she have done
something similar for the Logies? “Chandelier”, “Elastic Heart” or “Big Girls
Cry”, I would have been happy with any of these songs. She probably could have
stood on stage and farted for three minutes and I’d buy the iTunes track. And
while I appreciate people love Meghan Trainor, Sia is 100 times better. I mean,
its Sia!
2 – Samantha
Jade
Now hear me
out. I know her recent releases haven’t exactly set the charts alight and I’m
not calling for her to do her Woolies jingles on the stage, but she was
nominated for a Logie last night. She was nominated for her portrayal of Kylie
Minogue in the INXS biopic. Just because of that reason she was a worthy
addition to the live roster. She could have even done a Kylie song, now that’s
something I would have loved to have seen.
3 – INXS
I know I
bagged out Ricky Martin for not being relevant and INXS have certainly had their
day, but their biopic won an award last night and was nominated for many more.
They are arguably Australia’s best ever band with some amazing hits. Why not
get them to perform “Never Tear Us Apart” with a newer Aussie artist filling in
on vocals? Pick a name and they could have done it – it would have been lovely
to see them on stage one more time after such a big year for the band.
4 – Jarryd James
“Do You
Remember?” is massive right now, it peaked at number two on the ARIA charts and
has introduced the country to this amazing talent from Brisbane. It would have
been great to see such a new Aussie talent owning the stage with all those celebs
singing along to a truly great song. Now that I’ve thought about this, I’m
annoyed – he would have been great up there at the Logies.
5 –
Nathaniel
I debated
over this last spot, I was thinking about Delta, after all she did present the
Gold. But I thought the last spot should go to this talented young man from
Australia. He has had some great hits over the past two years, and how good
would “Live Louder” have been on the stage? It’s a big pop/dance song that
would have had everyone on their feet singing along. Throw in some dancers
and it would have been an amazing spectacle.
So who do
you think could have replaced Meghan Trainor’s second performance at the
Logies? Tell me in the comments section below.
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