This guy is bigger than coldplay (in england)

iluvcats
iluvcats Posts: 5,153
edited February 2006 in Other Music
did you know that james blunt's cd sold more than coldplay? i read that in parade magazine this weekend.

i only know of 1 song, i've seen him on vh-1....this one grew on me...

"You're Beautiful"

My life is brilliant.

My life is brilliant.
My love is pure.
I saw an angel.
Of that I'm sure.
She smiled at me on the subway.
She was with another man.
But I won't lose no sleep on that,
'Cause I've got a plan.

You're beautiful. You're beautiful.
You're beautiful, it's true.
I saw your face in a crowded place,
And I don't know what to do,
'Cause I'll never be with you.

Yeah, she caught my eye,
As we walked on by.
She could see from my face that I was,
Flying high, [ - video/radio edited version]
Fucking high, [ - CD version]
And I don't think that I'll see her again,
But we shared a moment that will last till the end.

You're beautiful. You're beautiful.
You're beautiful, it's true.
I saw your face in a crowded place,
And I don't know what to do,
'Cause I'll never be with you.

You're beautiful. You're beautiful.
You're beautiful, it's true.
There must be an angel with a smile on her face,
When she thought up that I should be with you.
But it's time to face the truth,
I will never be with you.
9/98, 9/00 - DC, 4/03 - Pitt., 7/03 - Bristow, 10/04 - Reading, 10/05 - Philly, 5/06 - DC, 6/06 - Pitt., 6/08 - Va Beach, 6/08 - DC, 5/10 - Bristow, 10/13 B'more
8/08 - Ed solo in DC, 6/09 Ed in B'more,
10/10 - Brad in B'more
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  • boroff89
    boroff89 Posts: 786
    I'm sorry, but I find it utterly dreadful. I never cease to be amazed at what takes off musically.
    It makes much more sense to live in the present tense.
  • iluvcats
    iluvcats Posts: 5,153
    boroff89 wrote:
    I'm sorry, but I find it utterly dreadful. I never cease to be amazed at what takes off musically.

    i agree with the latter :D
    i usually hate vh-1.
    9/98, 9/00 - DC, 4/03 - Pitt., 7/03 - Bristow, 10/04 - Reading, 10/05 - Philly, 5/06 - DC, 6/06 - Pitt., 6/08 - Va Beach, 6/08 - DC, 5/10 - Bristow, 10/13 B'more
    8/08 - Ed solo in DC, 6/09 Ed in B'more,
    10/10 - Brad in B'more
  • libragirl
    libragirl Posts: 4,632
    I didnt really care for that song at first but now it grew on me...
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  • iluvcats
    iluvcats Posts: 5,153
    libragirl wrote:
    I didnt really care for that song at first but now it grew on me...

    that's what happened to me
    the article said he saw his ex with another guy and wrote that song
    9/98, 9/00 - DC, 4/03 - Pitt., 7/03 - Bristow, 10/04 - Reading, 10/05 - Philly, 5/06 - DC, 6/06 - Pitt., 6/08 - Va Beach, 6/08 - DC, 5/10 - Bristow, 10/13 B'more
    8/08 - Ed solo in DC, 6/09 Ed in B'more,
    10/10 - Brad in B'more
  • WhiteMaleRat
    WhiteMaleRat Posts: 302
    it's a good song killed by radio - I heard the rest of the album is pretty good.
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  • DriftingByTheStorm
    DriftingByTheStorm Posts: 8,684
    WhiteMaleRat wrote:
    it's a good song killed by radio - I heard the rest of the album is pretty good.


    yeah.
    my MOM really likes it.

    No lie.
    I'd heard the damn single.
    She comes home the other day and throws it in.

    She's like, "nick, listen to THIS ..."
    she gets this goober ass smile on her face ... and starts kind've dancing to it ... she's like "well, what do you think?"

    i'm like ... uh ...

    well ... his name is BLUNT ... that counts for something ? !?! ?

    argh.
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  • reeferchief
    reeferchief Posts: 3,569
    ahh blunt i aint a fan
    Can not be arsed with life no more.
  • VON
    VON Posts: 259
    BLAH!!
    I hate his voice. I cant stand it. His songs are kinda repetative and boring (IMO)
  • mookeywrench
    mookeywrench Posts: 6,081
    not a big fan when songwriters go out of their way to be sappy and sentimental and overly sensitive in order to gain a larger fan base
  • Babochska
    Babochska Posts: 34
    mookeywrench wrote:
    not a big fan when songwriters go out of their way to be sappy and sentimental and overly sensitive in order to gain a larger fan base

    I think that pretty much sums up my thoughts about that Blunt guy. But wait no it's that thing about his voice too, I actually thinks he sings like a goat.

    It seems like he isn't that great live either, he got 0/5 when he visited sweden. That made me laugh a bit :D

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  • soulshine
    soulshine Posts: 120
    DriftingByTheStorm wrote:
    yeah.
    my MOM really likes it.


    LOL!!!


    My daughter just bought it!!!!




    It's not that bad, pretty darn mellow and not bad listening if your in the Barry Manilow kind of mood. Which I guess I can admit happens to me every once in a while. (no, I don't actually own any Barry Manilow)
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  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    i have to admit i own back to bedlam.
    goodbye my lover sucked me in. i couldn't work it out. but then i did. but now i'm not so sure. i don't listen to the album a lot but anyway goodbye my lover is the only song i notice.
    mind you the single has a version of where is my mind that i could do without. my daughter hates it. but that's cause she's got a thing for brian molko.
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  • jumpin cat rival
    jumpin cat rival Posts: 254
    i like the video........it reminds me of Coldplay's Yellow......

    dont you think he sounds a lot like Rod Stewart?
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  • Omarama
    Omarama Posts: 267
    yeah well poms ahve shit taste in music.the teenage ones anyway.
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  • Pearl Juli
    Pearl Juli Posts: 1,213
    I haven't heard much of the dude or the album.....but I've heard the CHORUS to that song WAY too much on radio and TV and it just annoys the crap out of me. I cannot stand it :eek:
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  • soapyrows
    soapyrows Posts: 235
    to me, all his songs sound REALLY SIMILAR!
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  • Coming back to life
    Coming back to life Posts: 401
    I think James Blunt lacks substance from what I've heard from him. After Keane and Snow Patrol came big, alot of people have decided on the formula of release a song targetted at women, and it will sell. The funny thing is, is I like Keane and Snow Patrol, I find there's more to their songs than that.
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  • reeferchief
    reeferchief Posts: 3,569
    Coming back to life wrote:
    I think James Blunt lacks substance from what I've heard from him. After Keane and Snow Patrol came big, alot of people have decided on the formula of release a song targetted at women, and it will sell. The funny thing is, is I like Keane and Snow Patrol, I find there's more to their songs than that.

    Keane bore the shit out of me personally, but i think they are a bit better than Blunt, i dont mind Spitting Games by Snow Patrol, but i think thats the only song i've heard that i like.
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  • psycosmic
    psycosmic Posts: 504
    reeferchief wrote:
    Keane bore the shit out of me personally, but i think they are a bit better than Blunt, i dont mind Spitting Games by Snow Patrol, but i think thats the only song i've heard that i like.

    can't stand keane either... but i do like snow patrol and coldplay...

    the thing with james blunt is that he's not very original... i think i did a bit of blunt bashing before but i'd rather listen to him than most of the other pop crap on the radio if i can't avoid it... i just think his songs all sound the same, are very safe and radio-friendly and lack substance - obviously, that's why he's big...

    i heard one of his songs the other day ("higher"??) and the intro sounds like "the drugs don't work"... to me, richard ashcroft can pull it off and james blunt can't - simple as that, personal preference...

    i like the occasional pop-oriented singer/songwriter but i'm looking for some depth and an artist who puts everything he's got into his music - i'm just not getting this kind of vibe from james blunt at all...
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  • reeferchief
    reeferchief Posts: 3,569
    psycosmic wrote:
    can't stand keane either... but i do like snow patrol and coldplay...

    the thing with james blunt is that he's not very original... i think i did a bit of blunt bashing before but i'd rather listen to him than most of the other pop crap on the radio if i can't avoid it... i just think his songs all sound the same, are very safe and radio-friendly and lack substance - obviously, that's why he's big...

    i heard one of his songs the other day ("higher"??) and the intro sounds like "the drugs don't work"... to me, richard ashcroft can pull it off and james blunt can't - simple as that, personal preference...

    i like the occasional pop-oriented singer/songwriter but i'm looking for some depth and an artist who puts everything he's got into his music - i'm just not getting this kind of vibe from james blunt at all...

    well thats the thing isnt it, you can only hear the same thing done so many times before its starts to sound bland, without sentiment and dull.
    to be fair to Snow Patrol i have only heard two songs by them:) as for Keane i've heard the whole album and dont want to experience it again.
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