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Sorry, but I just don't get why he's so popular. Saw him on the Ellen DeGeneres show last night and was completely underwhelmed. Apparently he's now top of the US Billboard charts.

Old fogey regards,

Debs x ???
I'd never heard of him until someone, Goose, I think, posted a link to a video with his music. he won some award, something. I liked that song with the video, almost made me homesick( twisted ) but I've since seen pictures of him, and so, like you am wondering about the fuss.
awful, voice, awful whiney songs...
Yeah - he made the same video as Coldplay's "Yellow" and people went nuts. Then people got the album and made a mental note to never buy anything because the radio said to. Bland, average samey samey stuff really.
Who?
Didn't even know who he was until recently but my brother mentioned in an e-mail once that Blunt was an ex-army officer so maybe he knew him?

I've seen his stuff described as "Music for bored housewives" but good luck to the guy - there's one born every minute you know....

pilgrim_007 @ Thu 02 Mar, 2006 12:33 pm Wrote:
Didn't even know who he was until recently but my brother mentioned in an e-mail once that Blunt was an ex-army officer so maybe he knew him?

I've seen his stuff described as "Music for bored housewives" but good luck to the guy - there's one born every minute you know....


Perfect description Pilgrim
I was trying to think of just the right way to describe it.
I kept thinking elevator music,but not quite.

james blunt, oh yeah he's really....a bit like.... wha?...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Saw him open for Jason Mraz.

/wish I hadn't
Mr A to Z on the other hand is entertaining.
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