James Blunt's New "Fire" Ingratiatingly Warm

For openers I'd like to say to anyone for whom James Blunt's "You're Beautiful" is a million times more annoying than either a dentist's drill or a buzzing mosquito you're in luck..."Bonfire Heart" the first single off of the forthcoming "Moon Landing" release comes nowhere near provoking anyone to yank their iPods out of their ears and squash them to bits. For a fact it's a song that generously pours on the warmth. Think of the comfort food item or home-cooked meal that Mom used to make back in the day and you've got the right picture in mind. The drumming in place here has a suitably militant bent to it that plays into the whole "love as strong as a marching soldier" dynamic. It just so happens that Mr. Blunt represented the United Kingdom from 1996-2002 as a Captain in the Army. Not sure whether that aspect of his life was knowingly woven into the song or not but one could be forgiven for suspecting his experiences there flavored what he wanted to do with the song going into the studio. James is to be commended for infusing "Bonfire Heart" with the necessary hooks and unshakable chorus necessary to give it a healthy shot of success, at least where adult contemporary leaning music programmers are concerned. Verse two isn't exactly prime material if you're trying hard to stave off depression in some way, shape or form. For James the world is getting colder (Who's to say he doesn't have a point?). There's a marked lack of shoulders to cry on, or to turn to for an emotional lift. All the more reason why the love of a good woman is a valuable port in the storm. He claims that all he and his ladylove need are the spark to start in their bonfire hearts. So you could say James is a proponent of a romantically minimalist lifestyle. Hey whatever works, right? Returning now to the warmth I claim is present here. Any of you like your man/woman to give you a stress-busting deep tissue massage? James's acoustic guitar, if you succumb to it long enough could prove to be just as rewarding and without those costly medical bills that a first rate chiropractor (that's Plan B if the hubby/wifey's hands aren't pure magic) is sure to cost you. "You're Beautiful" started out with the line "My life is brilliant". So right there I can understand why the women in the listening audience might have disliked that song when it first hit radio. Who wants to have kids with a man who already thinks he's all that, a bag of chips, a cold beer, and a Milk Bone chomping pooch? "Bonfire Heart" is direct. It's also a little bit more modest. These are two qualities that score higher on the compatibility scale...that is unless both sides of the partnership are alpha dogs. However this is all digression progression isn't it? "Bonfire Heart" burns bright. That signals fantastic news whether you're a Blunt backer or somebody from the casual listener spectrum who happened upon a nifty tune and now treats his/her good fortune as one might the capture of a lucky penny (in this economy better make that $100 bill). Have fun staring into your lover's eyes longingly while this plays in the background. Chardonnay is optional but possibly not required.