"I wrote 'You're Beautiful' in two and a half minutes, after seeing an ex-girlfriend.'"
- James Blunt
Blunt said on VH1's The Vspot that he wrote this song about seeing his ex-girlfriend with a new man in the London underground. He says that they shared a lifetime in the brief eye contact.
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EXCERPT FROM JAMES BLUNT'S SONGWRITING JOURNAL: Tuesday, January 18, 2005
2:37:30 PM
Train should be here in about 150 seconds. Maybe enough time to write a song???
2:37:36 PM
Possible song topics: Trains. Unemployment. Sodding London weather. Come on man, think!
2:37:42 PM
Isn't that Stacy?
2:37:48 PM
That IS Stacy! Who the f---- is she with???!!!
2:37:55 PM
Stacy be lookin FINE.
2:38:04 PM
Where was I? ... Trains, right. Maybe something about a little engine trying to get up a hill?
2:38:09 PM
Lucky bastard. What was it Mum said when Stacy broke up with me? "God's will." Well I hope the sodding angels are happy. Bollocks.
2:38:17 PM
Feeling very sad.
2:38:21 PM
VERY sad.
2:38:29 PM
Maybe write a song about how sad I feel. Free association time! Sad, sad, sad.... Think of something very sad. Clowns with frowny faces are sad. Sad clown. Clown crying. TEARS OF A CLOWN!
2:38:41 PM
F---.
2:38:50 PM
She looked at me! HI Stacy!!!! GOD I'M SO HAPPY.
2:38:58 PM
Don't think she recognized me. SO SAD. This is the saddest anybody has ever been.
2:39:06 PM
Sadder than Bruce Banner walking away at the end of The Incredible Hulk.
2:39:14 PM
Damn, now I have that song in my head. Bah-bada-Bah. Bah-bada-Bah BAH.
2:39:22 PM
LOL. Should write lyrics about Stacy and that sodding bastard set to Incredible Hulk theme. F---, that's brilliant!
2:39:31 PM
Train's coming! Write something. ANYTHING!
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 any sleep on that
Cause I 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 will never be with you
Yeah, she caught my eye
As I walked on by
She could see from my face that I was
Flying high
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 will never be with you
la la la la
la la la la
la la la la la
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 is time to face the truth
I will never be with you
2:40:00 PM
Train's here!
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- James Blunt
Blunt said on VH1's The Vspot that he wrote this song about seeing his ex-girlfriend with a new man in the London underground. He says that they shared a lifetime in the brief eye contact.
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EXCERPT FROM JAMES BLUNT'S SONGWRITING JOURNAL: Tuesday, January 18, 2005
2:37:30 PM
Train should be here in about 150 seconds. Maybe enough time to write a song???
2:37:36 PM
Possible song topics: Trains. Unemployment. Sodding London weather. Come on man, think!
2:37:42 PM
Isn't that Stacy?
2:37:48 PM
That IS Stacy! Who the f---- is she with???!!!
2:37:55 PM
Stacy be lookin FINE.
2:38:04 PM
Where was I? ... Trains, right. Maybe something about a little engine trying to get up a hill?
2:38:09 PM
Lucky bastard. What was it Mum said when Stacy broke up with me? "God's will." Well I hope the sodding angels are happy. Bollocks.
2:38:17 PM
Feeling very sad.
2:38:21 PM
VERY sad.
2:38:29 PM
Maybe write a song about how sad I feel. Free association time! Sad, sad, sad.... Think of something very sad. Clowns with frowny faces are sad. Sad clown. Clown crying. TEARS OF A CLOWN!
2:38:41 PM
F---.
2:38:50 PM
She looked at me! HI Stacy!!!! GOD I'M SO HAPPY.
2:38:58 PM
Don't think she recognized me. SO SAD. This is the saddest anybody has ever been.
2:39:06 PM
Sadder than Bruce Banner walking away at the end of The Incredible Hulk.
2:39:14 PM
Damn, now I have that song in my head. Bah-bada-Bah. Bah-bada-Bah BAH.
2:39:22 PM
LOL. Should write lyrics about Stacy and that sodding bastard set to Incredible Hulk theme. F---, that's brilliant!
2:39:31 PM
Train's coming! Write something. ANYTHING!
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 any sleep on that
Cause I 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 will never be with you
Yeah, she caught my eye
As I walked on by
She could see from my face that I was
Flying high
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 will never be with you
la la la la
la la la la
la la la la la
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 is time to face the truth
I will never be with you
2:40:00 PM
Train's here!
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I saw an interview a while back on Oprah, where she had James Blunt as her guest. He talked about that song and how it came to fruition. Quite interesting. He's quite an endearing character.
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Nice.
If this new posting schedule yields quality like this, I am ALLLL for it.
Sodding angels...heh heh.
I. AM. DYING. HERE. lord a-mighty, Diesel, how do you do it? what dirt-clod were you busting up when the inspiration took hold for this post??? it's beautiful. beautiful i tell ya, BEAUTIFUL.
xox
Mr. Blunt is just a little too earnest for me.
He must have been eating some interesting 'mushrooms' for lunch, trust me I find the London underground anything but inspiring! But then I am only a lowly blogger and not James Blunt ;0}
Pass me some of that mushroom flan would you dear..
BRILLIANT!
I'd like to read the thought process that went into his hitting on a record producer's wife during a transatlantic flight while doing promos for that oh-so-earnest and soulful song.
Bloody brilliant indeed.
Chrissy - He's endearing; we're enduring.
Joel - Sodding angels fall between Seraphim and Cherubim.
Neva - Thanks. I thought you might like this. Maybe enough to forgive me for not coming up with a Snark post for tomorrow? No? Damn.
Claire - The word is "soulful."
St. Jude - Did I capture the essence of the London subway? I've never broken the surly bonds of North America myself.
Gregory - Thank you!
Anonymous - You can't hold artists to the rules of morality and common sense that bind the rest of us.
It's quite a talent to be that wealthy off seeing an old girlfriend on the underground.
One must admire that.
Diesel, your post is so funny, it actually makes up for having this kind of insipid drivel...sorry, I mean tender ballad inflicted on the world in the first place.
OK, I will still admit to loving James, but OMG you made me laugh so hard! ^_^
And, yeah, I think he should maybe leave the lyric writing to the likes of Sting. But if writing lyrics devoid of nutritional content was a crime, something like 80% or 90% of musicians would be behind bars. ^_^
Great. Thanks a lot. Now I have that stupid song stuck in my head.
Ack!
Diesel, I'm cracking up - at your post, at your comment replies. You as James Blunt - brilliant!
logo™ - One has to admit he seized an opportunity most people wouldn't have recognized.
Drive-By - Ok, I know it's not that funny. Thanks though. :)
Candace - The other nice thing about Sting is that my dog doesn't freak out when I play Fields of Gold.
Robin - One word: Fergilicious. You're welcome.
G - Thank you. That's what I'm here for.
You cannot know, diesel, how disturbed I am, that I am comment number x10. Scary.
But umm... yes. What you said.
[that's being lame -ed] [shhh -wolfe]
First time [ed] appeared on your website. Be careful, she has the power to cross universes.
-wolfe
Don't do this to me, Deese! Crap! All this time I have loathed the song for its content simply because I thought it was some dude who sees some chick for the first time who is with another man and because he thinks she's beautiful (it's true!) some stupid angel becomes happy. This was his ex? Really? Did you make that up, too? I hope so cuz I really don't want to have to commiserate. But if it was in fact his ex girlfriend in real life, then my heart goes out to the guy. Well? Cough. Spill. Yea or nay?
HEY! Two minutes to go, Dude. You haven't replied yet. I have to get this song written if---"it's true."
And just what the heck is a sodding angel? Is that some Brit slag for soiling? Does one sod one's pants?
Thanks to Candace, I just got back from searching YouTube with "James Blunt Parody" and walked away with two great vids that had me in hysterics. The Mad TV one was priceless. The second one was also very good.
Wolfe - x10? I'm confused. Ed can cross entire universes? Man, I thought it was bad when I pissed off Luxembourg that time.
Gawpo - What am I, your personal Google now? Yes, it was about his ex. And that somehow makes it less lame? Like there aren't enough other reasons to despise that song?
According to the Urban Dictionary, "sodding" is equivalent to f---ing. But you should ask St. Jude to verify. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=sodding
You clever bastard. I come over here and then eat my heart out because you are a cleverer bastard than me.
I hope I don't eventually have to kill you. That would make me sad.
So, I was thinking...where, oh where do you get your blogging inspiration? Clever. Brilliant. Hilarious.
I was laughing at Gawpo's comments. Now I think I'm going to check YouTube for that James Blunt paraody! LOL! I haven't seen it yet, but hope it reminds me of those good 'ol Weird Al Yankovic vidoes. Ahhhhhh...those were the days! ;p
uhhh...that would be "videos" and not "vidoes"...whatever those are! ;p
Oh, you are so helpful. Not.
way to do a bit o' SNARKIN' ABOUT MOVIES WITH PRESIDENTS AND/OR GAY THEMES LIKE THERE'S NO TOMORROW, BEAUTIFUL AND/OR OTHERWISE, Diesel! and for the record, it, not only is today's post "beautiful", it's brillaint (which is, in case you couldn't tell, my new favorite word!)
BRAVO! you go, gir...uh, Diesel! *claps*
Gawpo, cheers for mentioning the parody on YouTube! LOL! My latest post was inspired by you! (oh, and of course you too, Diesel!) ;p
That was nice of James to let you see his journal. *L* Really though, I would bet there was a lot of similarity between what you wrote, and what truly happened. Loved it!
Fab - I get the occasional good idea, but I'm still astounded by your ability to write an amusing post every 6 minutes. That should be a bumper sticker. Every 6 minutes....
Chrissy - Honestly, I saw that quote about the 2.5 minutes on the cover of Parade, and thought, "What, does he keep a journal down to the second?" There wasn't much to it after that. And no, I didn't read the article. I feel like I've experience a lifetime of James Blunt in reading that one sentence.
Robin - :D
Neva - Thank you, thank you. [bows]
Chrissy - I still have to check out the parody/ies. And your post, of course....
CJ - It's funny because it's (probably) true. Thanks!
Oh my God, I always thought that was an odd song, but now I won't be able to hear it without laughing. Very funny stuff.
The song would have been so much better if he'd been honest and said 'You're f------ beautiful, but I hate you, it's true.' What a wanker. Sod off Jimmy.
That was AWESOME! Yer a cleverer bastard than Fab right now.
Sweetypie, it's the subway in your neck of the woods, the underground in my neck of the woods... and a dogs bottom where ever you may be :0)
Oh all right then, yes you gave it atmosphere.
Your post is *beautiful* and very very funny. I happen to rather like Mr Blunt... hence the link on my blog... doh!
Goodbye my lover
Goodbye my friend
You have been the one
You have been the one for me
Gets to me every time. Not one to play as a singleton on Valentine's Day
This one was about a lost love, surely not the same one... he cried as he performed it... aaaaah.
And the OTHER other nice thing about Sting is that he's hot, while poor James is. . .well, not.
CSL - See, now you'll be able to enjoy the song!
Hammer - Indubitably.
Cindra - But (in the words of Captain Kirk), for how long?
St. Jude - I'm going to have to look up that "dog's bottom."
Ann - It gets to me too.
Candace - I thought James Blunt was supposed to be hot? You women need to make up your minds.
Mr. Fab killed me once. It's not so bad. He replaces your heart after ripping from your chest.
Thank God I can still despise it. I'm relieved.
As I was, Left Tennet.
And don't be flickin' me no crap about making you my personal Google. I could have made you my personal Dogpile. Count your blessings.
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