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The musician's first two singles, High and Wisemen, made the album popular, but the third track You're Beautiful became the romantic hymn of the summer. Blunt's debut album Back To Bedlam of 2004 was recorded in Los Angeles, in the studio of a famous singer Linda Perry, who collaborated with such names as Christina Aguilera and the infamous Cobain's widow Courtney Love. In 2005 the world got crazy of James Blunt - a guy, playing a mixture of Pop and Acoustic Rock with Folk elements, and known for his dark imagination and use of strong symbols in creative work. Soon after that Blunt left the army and for about a year he searched for something to do, and decided that the best alternative for a tank would be a guitar. As an excellent officer Blunt also got the honour to guard the coffin of the Queen Mother after her death in 2002. No wonder, under the influence of such events James started creating songs. The young military man had a huge duty to care about: he had to command 30,000 soldiers, leading them to Pristina as the first British officer ever stepping into the Kosovan capital, and lifes of all those men depended on him. After getting the rank of the Captain Blunt went to Kosovo as a NATO peacekeeping force officer. Under the guide of his father, a former Colonel, the guy was given a thorough military education in Britain's best facilities.

That is why James's life was far from music and arts for many years. Please enable JavaScript if you would like to comment on this blog.James Hillier Blount, known as James Blunt all over the world, was born on Februin Britain into a family with long military history. It is so Danielle Steele, but yet we guzzle it up like shots on "get drunk" night at the local bar. This might be bold to say, but I think that EVERYONE has at one point in their lives the fantasy of locking eyes across a crowded room and falling in love with their soul mate. The lyrics in "You're Beautiful" that capture this essence: You're beautiful, it's true. The guy is aching to be with someone as beautiful and unattainable as you. But, alas, it is a forbidden love because you are either with someone else, or you are betrothed to wed the son of your parent's accountant. He doesn't know you, and you don't know him, but the moment he lays his eyes on you he is in love.

The story goes, cute guy sees you from across a crowded room. Many women have the same fantasy, and some actually get to live it. The story behind the song "You're Beautiful" is one that lived in my skinny dream fantasies when I was in my 20's. The first time I heard this song, I was enthralled with this man's voice.