Category: Jam Session
Blunt breaks the States
ROBBIE WILLIAMS turned up to watch his Brits rival JAMES BLUNT do what he has yet to achieve – conquer America.
In just 90 minutes newcomer James had Hollywood stars eating out of his hand in LA with a gig at the House Of Blues.
Robbie, competing with James for Best Male at next week’s Brits, was among the VIP guests dancing in the stalls at the Sunset Strip rock venue.
James, who is up for an impressive FIVE gongs at the Brits, has got the Yanks to fall in love with his debut album without even trying.
His hit You’re Beautiful is already at No8 in the Billboard chart, his Back To Bedlam album is at No9 and climbing and the gig sold out in seconds.
Robbie tried — and failed — to crack the US countless times and has now given up.
Robbie Williams
Brits rival ... Robbie Williams
He turned up at James’s show with SHAKIRA on his arm and stayed backstage to party with James after the gig.
I’m told Robbie and Shakira have been spending a lot of time together. Watch this space.
Other famous names dancing in the aisles were Friends star MATTHEW PERRY, The OC’s MISCHA BARTON and ELISHA CUTHBERT, from telly’s 24.
Three women in the front row clutched balloons with “We love James” scribbled on them.
Joking about his ballads, the singer told the crowd: “I know you came here to have some fun — so that’s why I’m going to play as many miserable songs as
I can.”
James, who was a captain in the Army and served in Kosovo, made the cheeky comment before singing No Bravery.
Images of war-ravaged villages were shown on a big screen behind him.
Later he asked the crowd: “Who knows Hotel California?”
When everyone responded with cheers — hoping that he would sing the famous EAGLES hit — James said: “I’m sorry but I don’t — but I do know this one.” Then
he launched into an upbeat version of So Long, Jimmy.
There could only have been one encore — You’re Beautiful — and as the crowd sang every line, James looked gobsmacked.
It is just two weeks since he was on US TV’s mega-show Saturday Night Live — and it seems he has already won over America.
This weekend he returns to the UK, where Robbie Williams could be forced to hand over his reign as King Of The Brits.
Source:
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,4-2006060489,,00.html
Thanks for that. I like his stuff.
James Blunt is cool but I prefer Robbie Wiliams.
wow good on him!
I want James Blunt's CD. Robbie Williams is okay too. I really like "You're Beautiful". That's the two cents from the squirrel!
robbie williams is a showman, so he does well at that. james blunt however is a musician in his own right, able to write and play his own stuff. the diffrence between the two is robbie's had no life experience, james has. I'd go with James blunt every time. I have james blunt's album, but nothing by robbie williams.
i love james's stuff, especially "you're beautiful".
I like James Blunt's You're Beautiful, but I was very supprised that my 11-year-old cousin Kezzie likes him too. I think he's her favourite at the moment.
I like James Blunt's You're Beautiful, but I was very supprised that my 11-year-old cousin Kezzie likes him too. I think he's her favourite at the moment.
Omg I have to get his cd I just haven't I have this list of cds to get and not much money. But Beutiful is a great it makes me said though that part I have to face the truth I'll never be with you or whatever it is not sure word for word just reminds me of the situation I'm in now. But I'm glad you posted that artical I didn't know all of that.
I love you're beautiful, I never really was a fan of Robby Williams, James Blunt definitely deserves to be where he is in his own right.
James blunt is pretty good, cute voice!
I really like that song "you're Beautiful." I haven't heard much of anything else from James, but I really do like that song.
Rammstein, ein Mensch Brennt, Rammstein, Fleisch Geroch, in der Luft. ;)
Ja, bitte.
He's ok, not my favorite though. On the song your beautiful when he starts out he says my life is brilliant, and then there's a bit of instromental and then he says it again and starts singing. It almost sounds is if he made a mistake there and just had to start over.
Troy
James Blunt is a lot better.
I saw James Blunt perform at Coachella, I have mad respect for the man.
I didn't realise that James Blunt had made it in America. Good for him. I think robbie Williams has been trying too hard. The good musicians will win out every time.
In my opinion he has a cute voice. But to compare him with Robbie Williams, who is really, really popular ... I don't know.