History Music / JamesBlunt

Since he's been here.
And I see [[TitleDrop no bravery]], no bravery
In your eyes anymore,

[[HeroicBSOD Only sadness]].

* WarIsHell: The topic of "No Bravery".

He has been here\\

Since he's been here

!!James Blunt and his music provide examples of:

The former song in particular got played to death on the radio, to the point that a lot of people were heartily sick of the sound of his voice. Coupled with other artists being shunted off festival bills in favour of Blunt due to his newfound prominence, there was a huge backlash towards him amongst the British public under the rather [[JustForPun blunt]] catchphrase "James Blunt is a cunt".

%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

* SingingVoiceDissonance: Compare James Blunt and his somber singing tone with the enthusiastic voice he speaks with.

-->--'''James Blunt''', in his [[https://www.twitter.com/jamesblunt Twitter]] bio

James Hillier Blount (born 22 February 1974), better known by his stage name James Blunt, is a British singer-songwriter who rose to fame in 2004 with the megahit "You're Beautiful". It got played to death on the radio, to the point that a lot of people were heartily sick of the sound of his voice. Coupled with other artists being shunted off festival bills in favour of Blunt due to his newfound prominence, there was a huge backlash amongst the British public under the rather [[JustForPun blunt]] catchphrase "James Blunt is a cunt".

Prior to his career in music, he served in the British Army, being deployed to Kosovo during the UsefulNotes/TheYugoslavWars.

Blunt however was unfazed by this and due to his solid work ethic, support for charities and continuing to release popular albums and singles, the hate has mostly faded from the public consciousness and Blunt has gone on to sell over twenty million albums. In 2016 he semi-humorously passed on his "is a cunt" moniker to a controversial UK politician.

!!Tropes:

* ComfortTheDying: ''Carry You Home,'' sung from the point of view of [[DontFearTheReaper Death]] trying to do this to someone dying of cancer.

* PrecisionFStrike: From the song "You're Beautiful".

* SequelSong : You're Beautiful and Cold are both in the same key of Eb major. Cold shows James Blunt retrieving many of the items he lost in You're Beautiful, and is set at sea like how You're Beautiful ended.

* SingingVoiceDissonance: Compare James Blunt and his somber singing tone with the enthuastic voice he speaks with.

* RefrainFromAssuming: "1973" is sometimes thought to be called "Here We Go Again".

James Hillier Blount (born 22 February 1974), better known by his stage name James Blunt, is a British singer-songwriter who rose to fame in 2004 with the megahit "You're Beautiful". It got played to death on the radio, to the point that a lot of people were heartily sick of the sound of his voice. Coupled with other artists being shunted off festival bills in favour of Blunt due to his newfound prominence, there was a huge backlash amongst the British public under the rather [[JustForPun blunt]] catchphrase "James Blunt is a c**t".

Blunt however was unfazed by this and due to his solid work ethic, support for charities and continuing to release popular albums and singles, the hate has mostly faded from the public consciousness and Blunt has gone on to sell over twenty million albums. In 2016 he semi-humorously passed on his "is a c**t" moniker to a controversial UK politician.

->''"BritishEnglish/{{Cockney rhyming slang}} for the [[CountryMatters good stuff]]; [[SelfDeprecation Proof that one song is all you need]]"''

* UnfortunateNames: "James Blunt" became cockney rhyming slang for [[CountryMatters cunt]].

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: From "Annie":
-->But the walls came tumbling down, down\\
Will you go down on me?

-->"And when you sell your soul for a leading role; will the lost souls be forgotten?"

-->''"A song for your heart\\

I'll carry you home"''

-->'''Random tweeter''': Now I have James Blunt stuck in my head\\
'''JB''': And my balls on your chin.

-->"But the walls came tumbling down, down\\
Will you go down on me?"

-->"Far, far away; find comfort in pain\\

It's more than just words: it's just tears and rain"

* TheCaptain: He was a British Army officer (and rose to this rank) for six years, who served in Kosovo during the 1999 NATO bombing campaign and was involved a crisis between NATO troops and Russian troops occupying Pristina airport. General Mike Jackson refused an order for Blunt's unit to attack Russian forces, certain that it would kick off World War III.