Song 1 / Coma 0

sharkmansix · Post by **sharkmansix** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 9:26 am

British popster James Blunt's song You're Beautiful has taken a beating of late, with even the singer himself referring to it as "overplayed".

But Britain's Daily Mail has revealed that the song might have miracle powers.

Five-year-old Claudia De'Alwis, had been a coma for 10 days following a head-first plunge from a five-metre balcony. She began to awake after her favourite song came over the hospital radio - it was Blunt's You're Beautiful.

Claudia's father, Paul D'Alwis, 40 told the newspaper he was convinced it was the song that brought her around.

"Claudia loves You're Beautiful and she used to sing it all the time. It was like her theme tune," he said.

"Following the accident, the doctors warned us she might not make it, and after 10 days in a coma we were desperately worried that she wasn't going to recover.

"But then the song came on the radio and she started to move for the first time, and we could tell she was starting to wake up.

"It was an unforgettable moment when she opened her eyes and acknowledged us at last."

Claudia, an only child, was playing on the balcony at a friend's house when the accident occurred. Her father said that, as the family lived in a single-storey house, she might have been unaware of the dangers of such heights.

Her family hope that she will be well enough to go home in time for her sixth birthday next month.

That's interesting to say the least! It reminds me of the scene in 'High Fidelity'!

adam atherton · Post by **adam atherton** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 9:35 am

weird. every time i hear that song, i wish i was in a coma.

Oliver's Army · Post by **Oliver's Army** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 9:38 am

...or jumping off a balcony

The_Dude · Post by **The_Dude** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 9:54 am

adam atherton wrote:weird. every time i hear that song, i wish i was in a coma.

a-f'ing-men.

matthewsturm · Post by **matthewsturm** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 11:53 am

agreed.

Massage...Bored · Post by **Massage...Bored** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 1:32 pm

Oliver's Army wrote:...or jumping off a balcony

Tears in heaven, Dude....tears in heaven.

What? Too soon?

Massage...Bored · Post by **Massage...Bored** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 1:36 pm

Signs that James Blunt has either "made it" or (preferably) needs to shut-up and pack it in:

- They were playing part of his new video at Rave before a film, I was making fun of his odd-pitch changing-vocal style and a 60 year-old woman behind me tapped me on the shoulder and berated me for it. "Lady, sorry, but this song is terrible." "He sounds so much like John Lennon, though." "Oh, okaaaaaay?"

- Weird Al Yankovic has written and recorded his parody entitled "Your Pitiful".

bassjones · Post by **bassjones** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 1:52 pm

guaranteed to be on vh-1's revised version of "One Hit Wonders" in 15 years.

bassjones · Post by **bassjones** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 1:53 pm

Massage...Bored wrote:Signs that James Blunt has either "made it" or (preferably) needs to shut-up and pack it in:

- They were playing part of his new video at Rave before a film, I was making fun of his odd-pitch changing-vocal style and a 60 year-old woman behind me tapped me on the shoulder and berated me for it. "Lady, sorry, but this song is terrible." "He sounds so much like John Lennon, though." "Oh, okaaaaaay?"

- Weird Al Yankovic has written and recorded his parody entitled "Your Pitiful".

Time for a certain old lady to change her hearing aid!

G Fresh · Post by **G Fresh** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 7:48 pm

"You're Beautiful"

My life is brilliant.

My life is brilliant.
My love is pure.
I saw an angel.
Of that I'm sure.
She smiled at me on the subway.
She was with another man.
But I won't lose no sleep on that,
'Cause I've got a plan.

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.

Yeah, she caught my eye,
As we walked on by.
She could see from my face that I was,
Flying high, [ - video/radio edited version]
F*cking high, [ - CD version]
And I don't think that I'll see her again,
But we shared a moment that will last till the end.

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.
But it's time to face the truth,
I will never be with you.

I think that I could write lyrics this deep, but only if I was in a coma and had someone disconnect my oxygen for 3 or 4 minutes a day.

david sumner · Post by **david sumner** » Thu Jun 22, 2006 12:54 am

Massage...Bored wrote:
Oliver's Army wrote:...or jumping off a balcony
Tears in heaven, Dude....tears in heaven.

What? Too soon?

not at all

if gilbert gottfried can make a joke about the towers two weeks later ... which wouldve been ... uhm - geez - when did that happen ... uh anyway - lets say the end of september ... then im sure you can make a witty aside regarding the loss of gods son yrs after the incident