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1、欧美流行歌曲欣赏课程论文姓名：专业：学号：**大学标准试卷科目：欧美流行歌曲欣赏（校公选课）项目一得分JamesHillierBlount[Abstract]BluntwasanofficerintheLifeGuards,aCavalryregimentoftheBritishArmy,andservedunderNATOinKosovoduringtheconflicttherein1999.WhilepostedtoKosovo,BluntwasintroducedtotheworkofMédecinsSansFrontières(MSFor"DoctorsWithout
2、Borders").Sincethen,BlunthassupportedMSFbyholdingmeet-and-greetauctionsatmanyofhisconcerts.[1]Asof4October2009Blunt'sprimaryresidenceisontheSpanishislandofIbiza.[2]I.IntroductionJamesHillierBlount(born22February1974),betterknownbyhisstagenameJamesBlunt,isanEnglishsinger-songwriterandmusician
3、,andformerarmyofficer,whosedebutalbum,BacktoBedlamandsinglereleases,including"You'reBeautiful"and"GoodbyeMyLover",broughthimtofamein2005.Hisrepertoirecanbebestdescribedasamixofacoustic-tingedpop,rockandfolk.AfterrecordingontheindependentAmericanlabelCustardRecords,BluntwontwoBRITAwards,twoIv
4、orNovelloAwards,andby2006wasnominatedforfiveGrammyAwards.Thefollowingyear,hereleasedhissecondalbumAlltheLostSouls(2007).Blunt'sthirdstudioalbum,SomeKindofTrouble,wasreleasedinNovember2010.Worldwide,Blunthassoldover15millionalbums.II.HisachievementsBluntrecordedBacktoBedlamin2003withproducerT
5、omRothrockatRothrock'shomestudio,usingsessionmusiciansandperformingonmanydifferentinstrumentshimself.WhileinLosAngeles,helodgedwithactressCarrieFisher,whomhehadmetthroughthefamilyofaformergirlfriend.FisherwasverysupportiveofBlunt'saspirations,suggestingthenameofthealbumandprovidinguseofabath
6、roominherhomeforBlunttorecordthesong"GoodbyeMyLover".BacktoBedlamwasfinallyreleasedintheUKinOctober2004.Blunt'sdebutsingleintheUKwas"High"(co-writtenwithRickyRossofDeaconBlue).ThissonginitiallypeakedbelowtheTop100oftheUKSinglesChart,howeverafterthesubsequentsuccessof"You'reBeautiful"itfinall
7、ymadetheTop75beforeeventuallybeingre-released.However,thesongwaschosentoappearinaVodafonecommercialinItaly,andwasaTop10hitinthatcountry.Blunt'ssecondstudioalbum,AlltheLostSouls,wasreleasedon17September2007intheUnitedKingdomandonedaylaterinNorthAmer
