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JAMES BLUNT
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James Blunt
b. 1978, Wiltshire, England. The son of a British Army colonel, singer-songwriter Blunt served as a reconnaissance officer in Kosovo in the late 90s as part of the peacekeeping force cleaning up after the region's brutal civil war.

A keen musician, Blunt took his guitar along with him and began writing songs in his spare time, including one ("No Bravery") that would later appear on his debut album. Blunt left the security of the army in 2002 to strike out as a full-time musician.

He signed a publishing deal before signing a recording contract with Custard Records, the label owned by in-demand songwriter/producer Linda Perry. Blunt decamped to Los Angeles, USA to record his debut with noted producer Tom Rothrock, while Perry arranged a major label distribution deal for the album with Atlantic Records.
A singer-songwriter album in the classic early 70s mode of James Taylor and Jackson Browne, Back To Bedlam was released in October 2004 to polite acclaim.
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Critics picked up on the aforementioned "No Bravery", an atmospheric, piano-led ballad detailing Blunt's experiences in Kosovo.

DISCOGRAPHY: Back To Bedlam (Custard/Atlantic 2004)***.

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No bravery - 2005 Back to Bedlam
There are children standing here,
Arms outstretched into the sky,
Tears drying on their face.
He has been here.
Brothers lie in shallow graves.
Fathers lost without a trace.
A nation blind to their disgrace,
Since he's been here.

And I see no bravery,
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
Only sadness.

Houses burnt beyond repair.
The smell of death is in the air.
A woman weeping in despair says,
He has been here.
Tracer lighting up the sky.
It's another families' turn to die.
A child afraid to even cry out says,
He has been here.

And I see no bravery,
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
Only sadness.

There are children standing here,
Arms outstretched into the sky,
But no one asks the question why,
He has been here.
Old men kneel and accept their fate.
Wives and daughters cut and raped.
A generation drenched in hate.
Yes, he has been here.

And I see no bravery,
No bravery in your eyes anymore.
Only sadness.
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into the sky vers le ciel
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drying sèchant
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father (-s) père
lost perdu
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bravery bravoure
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house (-s) maison
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daughter (-s) fille
raped violé(e)
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