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Brilliant! (James Blunt's Songwriting Journal)
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2007-02-12
"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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