Babe, I’ve tentatively finished my 100 Love Songs list… (big sigh of relief)…
π Let me see…
I’m still not feeling sure about all those Basia Bulats, I might go over that section again one day…
Who the fuck is Isaiah Firebrace?!
Lol… be RESPECTFUL! He’s Australian Aboriginal!!!
Oh?
Yes. First Nations. Indigenous Australian.
How do you know his music?
He was the winner of Australian X Factor…
What year?
2016… (I had to google to check π )
You followed it that year?
Yeah… I was rooting for him! I never called or texted to vote but I’m pretty sure I liked a lot of the YouTube clips…
You followed the whole competiton and wanted him to win and he won?
Yes… why is this a thing for u?!?!
In 2016…
Yes.
2016. Aussie X Factor.
Yes?!?!?! WHAT IS GOING ON WITH YOU RIGHT NOW?!?!?
π³π« … a little too stunned to speak…
Why?!?!?!?
How old was he?
16 or 17? I dunno π€·ββοΈ okay google says born in 1999.
Why did u like him and wanted him to win?
THE VOICE.
Oh?
Have u actually listened while you’re reading this?!?! HE’S REALLY GOOD!!!
I’m… still processing… the 100th love song, “Halo” — like the BeyoncΓ© Halo?
He did a cover of her Halo…
Oh. He did a cover of BeyoncΓ©’s Halo and you don’t even have BeyoncΓ©’s Halo on this list but you just concluded your list with HIS version of Halo…
Have you listened π to it?!?!?!?!
Not… at the time of reading this, no… π³
Babe… go listen, and then come back to talk…
Okay… (only cos he’s feeling obedient but also still a little stunned…)
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You listened?
Uhuh… (nodding)
What do u think?
(Slow-blinking)…
He’s good…
Right?!?!??! He’s GOOD!!!
(Still stunned)
WHAT’S WRONG WITH YOU RIGHT NOW?!?!? WHAT’S GOING ON?!??!!
Do you… do you know what I was doing in 2016? While you were following this guy on Aussie X Factor and supporting him to win?!?!
No, baby. I don’t think we talked at all in 2016.
Uhuh…
So…?
(Sigh)… (still a little shaken by this…)
WHAT?!?!??!
(Still shaking his head slowly, processing)…
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What if I had gone on Australian X Factor?
Hmmmmm… π€π
I don’t know…?!
If you had a singing battle with Isaiah Firebrace?!?!??!?!
π Who do you think would win?
Oh… fuck… I don’t know…….. π³
π€― U think he’s that good?!
Can you not hear it yourself? He covered HALO… he already beat… BEYONCΓ… π
U think that’s how he won? He covered BeyoncΓ©?
I think it was a huge factor. Of course he did a whole bunch of other songs.
I can’t believe… you chose his version, and not BeyoncΓ©’s… like she’s not actually on your list with that song. Why?
I don’t know. Maybe I like a male voice singing it. So then I’m the Angel. Not the other way around.
ππ okay…
Yeah?! Now u kinda get it?
I get it πβ€οΈ
Lol… π
And you like the other songs?
Yes! I remember I really enjoyed them. But I haven’t heard his latest stuff… I don’t even know how he’s getting marketing or advertising or anything. I don’t follow his social media or anything… I totally forgot about him until tonight, I was on a roll with Boyz II Men then 90s nostalgia and then somehow it just clicked in me, “oh! I suddenly remember Isaiah Firebrace!”
Yeah… (chuckles)… I believe you because you were stuck on about 60 or 70 songs with no updates for a while…
Yeah and I really think some of the Basia Bulat songs were fillers. I have to go over that part again…
Okay… but this is a first draft of 100 songs that made the list…
Yes… I will make some adjustments another day…
Uhuh… interesting…
Is it?!
I’m still blown away you were following Australian X Factor in 2016…
Lol… what?! I used to watch American Idol as well?!
Yeah but you never talked about this with the mutual friends, you never even posted about Isaiah Firebrace on Facebook or Instagram!
Oh yeah… well I was just a quiet supporter. I didn’t want to intervene with the democratic process. I just wanted to see how the Aussie audience voted…
Lol… π π π πππππ
