Catch the hobbit

July 29, 2008 at 11:33 am (Jamie Cullum)

Ok Cullum it’s show down time. And I recognise that I’m not going to win unless I deal with any accusations of jealousy at the fact that you have made millions no doubt, have a rather gorgeous woman hanging on to your arm (no matter that your arm has to be above your head height for her to do so), you get to tour the world, and that you are clearly handy with your fingers.

We’ll come back to that.

It’s the exuberance. It’s just not British. And in fact, it makes me suspicious. All that piano slapping nonsense, woo hoo! You seem to have a family of ferrets down your trousers too.  It’s times like this I wish I were a Yorkshireman. I’m certainly not Geoffrey Boycott’s number one fan but I bet he has the put-down I’m looking for.

Music. All those dischords and effortless augmented 7ths. Or did you just hit the wrong note? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWTEfhhZXK4

It also seems to me God was having an off day when dishing out the talent. His mind was elsewhere (possibly dealing with the John Squire related fall out from the resurrection). He was meant to give you some pointy ears and the guy behind you was supposed to get the voice. Instead, you got it and as though you couldn’t believe your luck, you’ve been hopping around every since. 

I wonder sometimes if I am being a bit harsh, that maybe it’s my aversion to Jazz and Swing and the people that get excited about it. But really, watching you perform even just on YouTube is unbearable. There’s enough slapping going on to concern even Max Moseley (allegedly).

Thinking about it, I’ve not heard a peep from you in a while. Lets keep it that way eh? Lovely.

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