wenatchee
(Duvall, WA) | | Posted: Feb 26, 2010 - 12:41 | |
Blunt sound ruins it for me
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douzzer
(Seattle, Washington) | | Posted: Jan 26, 2010 - 01:38 | |
"lips pop open like a bottle of wine". Oh please, what flat embarrassing rubbish. That's not what lips do, that's something a puerile songwriter writes when he wants to sound clever. But really, really isn't.
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jptl
(Potomac, MD) | | Posted: Nov 30, 2009 - 08:39 | |
punkbot wrote:Sounds like James Blunt's twin sister :(
You beat me to it.... Both were clearly absent the day they were handing out testosterone...& I'm just now getting the syrupy falsetto. To keep an "Ellis" theme, how's about replacing all Ellis Paul selections with Tinsley Ellis? |
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revsully
(Vermont) | | Posted: Nov 30, 2009 - 08:39 | |
lawman wrote:Oh and godammit here come those two nancies from the 60s Simon & Garfunkel twinkling about bloody "Emily". Hey Bill - if you're gonna play girls names, stick G-L-O-R-I-A on, willya!
Hahahahahhhhaaaahahahaha! Nancies! That made me pee my pants a little. |
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helgigermany
(Germany) | | Posted: Nov 30, 2009 - 08:36 | |
Sounds like James Blunt, but not bad! (Wrote this comment, and then read the other ones, and i know, I am not alone)!!
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h8rhater
| | Posted: Nov 30, 2009 - 08:36 | |
wenatchee wrote:A James Blunt Clone?
James Blunt would be an Ellis Paul clone. |
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papaman
(Downstate New Mexico) | | Posted: Nov 30, 2009 - 08:35 | |
Even James Blunt dislikes this.
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revsully
(Vermont) | | Posted: Nov 24, 2009 - 05:18 | |
Y'ever notice how many songs have lyrics about dancing like nobody's watching?
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fingerpin
(OhiO) | | Posted: Sep 28, 2009 - 09:25 | |
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wenatchee
(Duvall, WA) | | Posted: Sep 28, 2009 - 09:24 | |
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punkbot
| | Posted: Sep 28, 2009 - 09:24 | |
Sounds like James Blunt's twin sister :(
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EssexTex
(Pitching a tent) | | Posted: Sep 22, 2009 - 05:46 | |
James Blunt-like.....aaaaaaaararrrrrrrrrrrrrhhhhhhhhhh
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donnyballgame
| | Posted: Aug 27, 2009 - 21:31 | |
My life is brilliant.
My love is pure.
The first line of this song reminded me of the James Blunt song. Very similar vocal quality I guess. Lyrics are better though.
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Bakaretsu
(South Burlington. VT) | | Posted: Aug 21, 2009 - 17:53 | |
coffee house amateur night
bletch
sorry bill
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vit
| | Posted: Jul 27, 2009 - 07:52 | |
RadioDoc wrote:
She fell to the mattress
With the grace of an actress
You're falling like a thief from a roof.
While the entire song doesn't keep up with the pace these three opening lines set, I would say that they beat the snot out of much from the 70's.
I'm secure enough of a man to admit I kind of like this one.
Sounds romantic. |
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RadioDoc
(Chicagoland) | | Posted: Jul 27, 2009 - 07:46 | |
Grammarcop wrote:Further evidence of my argument that lyrics today are not as good as they were 30 years ago.
She fell to the mattress
With the grace of an actress
You're falling like a thief from a roof.
While the entire song doesn't keep up with the pace these three opening lines set, I would say that they beat the snot out of much from the 70's. I'm secure enough of a man to admit I kind of like this one. |
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lawman
(Newcastle upon Tyne, UK) | | Posted: Jul 27, 2009 - 07:45 | |
What the hell gets into me? Having listened to this too-earnest drivel for too long, I switched in irritated impatience to the RP site, in order to score it 2 ...and found that I'd already scored it 7, some time in the past. 2! 2!! 2!!!!!! dammit
Oh and godammit here come those two nancies from the 60s Simon & Garfunkel twinkling about bloody "Emily". Hey Bill - if you're gonna play girls names, stick G-L-O-R-I-A on, willya!
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peter_james_bond
(Lunenburg, NS) | | Posted: Jun 25, 2009 - 13:59 | |
Grammarcop wrote:Further evidence of my argument that lyrics today are not as good as they were 30 years ago.
I think I read your paper in the journal "Boomer - Scientific Studies of How the Younger Generation Just Doesn't Cut It" |
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Grammarcop
(Hey, I can see Canada from here!) | | Posted: Jun 25, 2009 - 13:07 | |
Further evidence of my argument that lyrics today are not as good as they were 30 years ago.
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dogpound
(the island on which I belong) | | Posted: Jun 25, 2009 - 13:06 | |
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marthadusty
| | Posted: May 20, 2009 - 21:36 | |
Tim_in_N_FL wrote:Perhaps this is what James Blunt had in mind?  You mean if James Blunt had some real talent? |
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Tim_in_N_FL
(Florida) | | Posted: May 18, 2009 - 13:57 | |
Perhaps this is what James Blunt had in mind? |
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planetclare
| | Posted: May 18, 2009 - 13:54 | |
This set is not helping with my post-lunch blahs...
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glydev
(Brooklyn, New York) | | Posted: Apr 14, 2009 - 18:38 | |
He was here at Stoney Brook University last month and I missed him - first heard him here on RP, and have listened to the youtube video every day since, I'm changing my 8 to a 9, this is a wonderful song.....
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glydev
(Brooklyn, New York) | | Posted: Apr 11, 2009 - 19:26 | |
marthadusty wrote:This Ellis Paul album was released in 2002. James Blunt wasn't even shaving yet (if he even does now) Saying that Ellis Paul is copying James Blunt is way off base. Ellis has been writing songs and touring the world for 20 years and has 14 albums to his credit, with hundreds of extremely well written songs. James Blunt has one song which is marginally decent the rest are marginally bad. The only reason JB made it big is because Elton John loves him and put millions of dollars behind getting that one song to be a hit. It's cool if you don't like the music, but Ellis was making his career...a very successful one I might add, years before JB came onto the scene.
trekhead wrote:I'll be blunt...no, wait.
Mr. Paul will , I guess.
there is a wonderful acoustic version of this on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX85HXIvTbg I'd love to get a recording of him live... wonderful song, tremendous singer/writer/performer |
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marthadusty
| | Posted: Mar 24, 2009 - 20:58 | |
This Ellis Paul album was released in 2002. James Blunt wasn't even shaving yet (if he even does now) Saying that Ellis Paul is copying James Blunt is way off base. Ellis has been writing songs and touring the world for 20 years and has 14 albums to his credit, with hundreds of extremely well written songs. James Blunt has one song which is marginally decent the rest are marginally bad. The only reason JB made it big is because Elton John loves him and put millions of dollars behind getting that one song to be a hit. It's cool if you don't like the music, but Ellis was making his career...a very successful one I might add, years before JB came onto the scene.
trekhead wrote:I'll be blunt...no, wait.
Mr. Paul will , I guess.
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vit
| | Posted: Mar 22, 2009 - 14:13 | |
I remember in oh Day of the Dead was it, they had captured a zombie and proven that small vestiges of their humanity remained. For instance one zombie when offered a razor began shaving its face off. I think that proof that zombies can perform some simple tasks is further evidenced by this song. It would just help if next time the zombie had all of its teeth and lips.
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i4niblind
(Vancouver, BC) | | Posted: Mar 16, 2009 - 10:08 | |
Amazing artist and song that would have flown under my radar for the duration of my life if it wasn't for RP.. so thanks again!
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robco1
(Chicago, IL) | | Posted: Mar 16, 2009 - 10:07 | |
I'm with Bill; this is a well-constructed and beautiful piece of pop music that speaks to a lot of human experience.
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surreal1221
(Atlanta, GA) | | Posted: Mar 16, 2009 - 10:04 | |
lionessrk wrote:Amazing song, great story telling and fantastic pictures being painted with the words. This song has a sense motion, time and place, great narrative.
I couldn't agree more. Feel in love with this song a month or so ago. Absolutely beautiful. |
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