Can A Decent Man Achieve Success In This...
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James Blunt's appeal is massive, but he is ploughing a well-trodden path - the angst-ridden sensitive minstral - and that style is utterly at odds with the visceral rock 'n' roll style that the NME scribes, and most of their readers, enjoy, so they make their displeasure known, as they always have, and probably always will.
What people often fail to notice about the song 'You're Beautiful' is the last line of the 1st verse (cause I've got a plan) which suggests he has a plan to win over the girl on the subway. However the 4th and 5th lines of the chorus are 'and I don't know what to do 'cause I'll never be with you.' This completely contradicts what we are led to believe the song is about leaving us in the dark in regards to what his plan ever was.
This sheer lack of common sense coupled with an irritating and frankly boring voice has clearly not gone down well with intelligent, alternative music lovers of today...understandably. His sound has none of the uniqueness that NME readers love. It lacks genuine feeling and you can't help but feel a little queasy when seeing him perform - it all seems a little overdone. His success is undeniable - he is popular with massive audiences. However these audiences, speaking broadly tend not to have the burning passion in music of an average NME reader. This is not to imply they love music any less, it simply suggests they tend to follow a more commercial route, favouring popular, readily available sounds ie. the charts. This is fair enough; each is entitled to their own opinion. My argument, however is that NME readers' broad knowledge of new music today gives them the advantage. They will listen to music in an objective way rather than just hearing a pretty melody with nice lyrics. The 'stripping down' of this song reveals nothing that hasn't already been done and also links back to my point that the song makes no sense.
I am an avid reader of NME and I have sat back and listened to his songs to see what all the fuss was about; to hear what he had to say. Hearing those lyrics being sung in that voice simply confirmed what I and half the nation knew all along. James Blunt is a knob.
I'm not disagreeing - James Blunt clearly is a knob. I can't stand his whinging, whiney voice.
However, just in answer to what you were saying about his "plan", if the video is anything to go by, I think his plan is to kill himself by jumping off an oil rig. He's got it all planned down to the last detail. So that's his plan, AND he's also never gonna be with her.
Mind, I'm not even going to get into how sensible (or not) this is. I mean, this is a girl he's fleetingly seen and probably doesn't even know he exists. Whaddddever.
the real point is -everyone likes something different - hadn't head blunt before going to wireless festival last year where i thought he was great and qwent straight out and bought the album without getting any views from anyone else.
think blunt, along with people such as keane etc simply write very well crafted songs that link music and lyrics well.
ps - also loving the arctic monkeys
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