Beautiful Disaster
I can’t imagine a better inaugural song for this project. This tribute to surface-deep beauty and that special kind of chauvinist sexism that reflects male entitlement is played at weddings. It makes otherwise rational females cry. It’s still in regular rotation in elevators everywhere. It is terrible.
James Blunt’s Beautiful My life is brilliant pretentious false start. 10 yard penalty My life is brilliant oh good for you. so modest. My love is pure we are about to prove otherwise. I saw an angel Of that I’m sure 9_9 She smiled at me on the subway this woman is being polite, you creep. She was with another man so, taken. But I won’t lose no sleep on that ‘Cause I’ve got a plan to be a home wrecker. [Chorus] 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’ll never be with you so, to recap, he is apparently so in love right now, he doesn’t know what to do, based on this woman’s exceptional personality, kind heart, and shared interests, right? oh wait, no, she’s just fucking hot. Yes, she caught my eye As we walked on by She could see from my face that I was, Flying high again, so modest. this hot chick who glanced at you in the tubes is obviously checking you out, James Blunt. I bet she also values your personality, kindness, and shared interests as well. And I don’t think that I’ll see her again But we shared a moment that will last till the end so a woman you don’t know at all and saw once will stay with you forever? or do you just mean ‘till the end of your next wank session? 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’ll never be with you 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 not only is this just shite prose, it’s also straight out bullshit. YOU thought this up, James. it was YOUR superficial, shallow horniness that imagined this entitled attachment to a random stranger But it’s time to face the truth I will never be with you GOOD. no self-respecting woman should find any of this appealing. this is the internal monologue of that creepy guy eyeing you not-so-discreetly from across the room. this is attraction based purely on physical appearance. this is the opposite of a love song. you should not be flattered, you should be scared. you should run. That’s all for this post. feel free to recommend others. there’s not exactly a shortage out there. and remember - songs don’t have to suck. plenty of good shit out there, too.