Music Review: James Blunt "You're Beautiful"
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You're Beautiful
Album: Back To Bedlam
Year: 2005
James Blunt savors a gaze from an attractive woman in the sapless "You're Beautiful."
Meditative guitars start the single, setting a realistic tone. In the first verse, he says he has a great life and his devotion is honest. While on the subway to work, a lovely woman grins at him. He notes that she has a boyfriend. He's not concerned about that fact. He's going to think of it from another perspective.
In the chorus, he says that she's a stunning woman. However, he knows that he doesn't have a chance with her. He can't forget her yet she's anonymous to him.
In the second verse, he says that he noticed as they walked off the subway together. He watched her study his face. It was obvious to both of them he was entranced by her. He said it was memorable moment that he will cherish forever. For a brief second, he had the girl he'd always wanted.
The chorus is sung again.
In the second chorus, he says there is an angel around somewhere who is cheering him on and playing with fate. However, he knows it will never happen.
Blunt simply wants to treasure the moment. He doesn't believe that it will play out like a romantic movie: they meet somewhere again and have a talk over coffee. She decides to leave her boyfriend and be with him. For him, it's a split second of happiness and it's gone. It's how his love life is supposed to be and he accepts it.
Blunt's vocals are abrasive and mopey. The crack in his voice, (which is likely meant to express sadness) is distracting rather than touching.
The arrangement is self-important and pompous. It gives the impression that the song is meaningful. However, it's like any ballad on the adult contemporary station: drab and over-the-top.
"You're Beautiful" wallows in its own smugness and misery, making for a dull listen.
Album: Back To Bedlam
Year: 2005
James Blunt savors a gaze from an attractive woman in the sapless "You're Beautiful."
Meditative guitars start the single, setting a realistic tone. In the first verse, he says he has a great life and his devotion is honest. While on the subway to work, a lovely woman grins at him. He notes that she has a boyfriend. He's not concerned about that fact. He's going to think of it from another perspective.
"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."
In the chorus, he says that she's a stunning woman. However, he knows that he doesn't have a chance with her. He can't forget her yet she's anonymous to him.
"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."
In the second verse, he says that he noticed as they walked off the subway together. He watched her study his face. It was obvious to both of them he was entranced by her. He said it was memorable moment that he will cherish forever. For a brief second, he had the girl he'd always wanted.
"Yeah, she caught my eye/As we walked on by/She could see from my face that I was/Fucking high/And I don't think that I'll see her again/But we shared a moment that will last till the end."
The chorus is sung again.
In the second chorus, he says there is an angel around somewhere who is cheering him on and playing with fate. However, he knows it will never happen.
"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."
Blunt simply wants to treasure the moment. He doesn't believe that it will play out like a romantic movie: they meet somewhere again and have a talk over coffee. She decides to leave her boyfriend and be with him. For him, it's a split second of happiness and it's gone. It's how his love life is supposed to be and he accepts it.
Blunt's vocals are abrasive and mopey. The crack in his voice, (which is likely meant to express sadness) is distracting rather than touching.
The arrangement is self-important and pompous. It gives the impression that the song is meaningful. However, it's like any ballad on the adult contemporary station: drab and over-the-top.
"You're Beautiful" wallows in its own smugness and misery, making for a dull listen.