English radio station bans James Blunt songs

AFP.com ^ | Mon May 29, 6:35 AM ET | staff

[Perdogg]

LONDON (AFP) - An English radio station said it has banned songs by British crooner James Blunt from its airwaves after listeners said they were fed up with hearing "You're Beautiful" and "Goodbye My Lover".

Chris Cotton, programme controller of local radio Essex FM in southern England, said: "We don't have anything against James Blunt and we're pleased he has been so successful, but we really need a break."

[misterrob]

Good move.

Yahhh bewtafulllll!!!!!

Aaaaaaarrrrrggghhhh. My ears!!!

[Perdogg]

My favorite scene in the video when he jumps of the cliff.

[JRios1968]

Next, ban rap!

[steveo]

"Not playing the songs you don't want to hear"

[JCEccles]

I had never heard of this singer, or heard him sing. So I went to iTunes to hear some snippets of the two songs.

Interesting voice. I can see how it could get tiresome real fast, however.

[jocon307]

I felt this way about that Whitney Houston song: I will always love you. Ohmigosh did I get sick of that song!

[Havisham]

I'm sorry--I love James Blunt. (Let's just say it's not all about the music.) And I agree, his songs are overplayed.

[Perdogg]

It's a girl thing,right. ;)

[Havisham]

'Tis a girl thing, yes. My teen daughter scans the web communities daily for James Blunt news--with me, her mom, sitting next to her.

[Havisham]

Here's a recent pic of James Blunt

http://pics.livejournal.com/sidonie3/pic/00001y1r/g1

He's 5'8" and vacationing in the Med with taller underwear model, Petra Nemcova.