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George Ezra — Blame It On Me
Album: Wanted On Voyage
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Released: 2015
Length: 3:11
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The garden was blessed by the Gods of me and you
We headed west for to find ourselves some truth, ooh
What you waiting for?
What you waiting for?

We counted all our reasons, excuses that we made
We found ourselves some treasure, and threw it all away
What you waiting for?
No, What you waiting for?
What you waiting for?
No, What you waiting for?

When I dance alone, and the sun's beating down,
Blame it on me
When I lose control and the veil's overused,
Blame it on me
What you waiting for?
No, What you waiting for?

Caught in the tide of blossom, caught in the carnival
Your confidence forgotten, I see the gypsies rule
What you waiting for?
No, What you waiting for?
What you waiting for?
No, What you waiting for?

When I dance alone, and the sun's beating down,
Blame it on me
When I lose control and the veil's overused,
Blame it on me
What you waiting for?
No, What you waiting for?
What you waiting for?
No, What you waiting for?

When I dance alone, and the sun's beating down,
Blame it on me
When I lose control and the veil's overused,
Blame it on me
When I dance alone, I know I'll go
Blame it on me ooh
When I'll lose control, I know I'll go
Blame it on me ooh

What you waiting for?
No, What you waiting for?
What you waiting for?
No, What you waiting for?
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More than happy that RP is broadening its playlist to some more current, more commercial artists.

Just not convinced that George Ezra is the best example. 
Posted 8 months ago by Alastair    [ Reply ]
 MattRudely wrote:

Go away George Ezra.

you first!

Posted 11 months ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
 passsion8 wrote:

Voice does not match the face. Or the age of the face. Enigma.



His wiki page has a useful explanation of how GE developed his vocal style

"A youthful obsession with Dylan prompted Ezra to seek out earlier American folk and blues artists. "Out of curiosity, I went to find how high I can jump off a cliff", he said. "That's when I found Lead Belly, Woody Guthrie and Howlin' Wolf." Ezra had heard a Lead Belly compilation and had simply tried to sing like him. "On the back of the record, it said his voice was so big, you had to turn your record player down", Ezra said. "I liked the idea of singing with a big voice, so I tried it, and I could."


Posted 1 year ago by drews    [ Reply ]
Anyone with Amazon Prime should check out the documentary Ezra did, walking the length of the UK with a couple of friends just after lockdown - a really nice watch, highlighting friendship and the effects of the pandemic on mental health and the music industry, particularly smaller community venues. Well worth a watch.
Posted 1 year ago by jamesdwebb    [ Reply ]
Ezra looks like a skinny white kid but sounds like a 50yr blues singer who's seen some shit. 
Posted 1 year ago by sajitjacob    [ Reply ]
Never thought I'd see George Ezra on Radio Paradise.  Definitely enough of a good classic.
Posted 1 year ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
The only song of his that I knew was "Budapest" which I enjoy immensely.

  I'm really enjoying this tune, too.
Posted 2 years ago by SpencerAR    [ Reply ]
 MattRudely wrote:

Go away George Ezra.




ouch
Posted 2 years ago by xrdstv    [ Reply ]
Go away George Ezra.
Posted 2 years ago by MattRudely    [ Reply ]
My brother & I went to a local chain restaurant maybe 15-20 years ago. After we sat down at our table, a fresh-faced server walked up and said in a seemingly-affected baritone, "Hi, my name is Brad." It struck us as hilarious (I think we maintained decorum until he walked away) and we had the manager swing by after we had paid for our meal. We asked her about it and she said, "Oh my god, I know! It's his real voice."

I kind of dig this guy's singing style and the song is solid enough, but I get the feeling that he's imitating someone else, which kills the enjoyment just a touch.
Posted 2 years ago by Solanus    [ Reply ]
Could be followed by 'Human' (Rag 'n' Bone Man) eh, Bill? Although the latter's 'Don't lay your blame on me' sums up today's society for me...
Posted 3 years ago by kbs    [ Reply ]
My son is called Ezra. It really erks me when people say "oh - did you name him after George Ezra?" No i did not... Ezra is just a strong name, unlike his music.
Posted 3 years ago by brentjamesmills    [ Reply ]
I can hear a little of the early 60s Eddie Cochran / Gene Vincent Rockabilly in this.
Posted 3 years ago by Ok_Sobriquet    [ Reply ]
 Hannio wrote:


Old Milwaukee beets?  Are they any good?
 
Can't be worse than the beer.  I say this as someone who consumed more than my share of that swill in college.  33 cents a can, or half barrel for $30, as I recall.
Posted 3 years ago by flyboy    [ Reply ]
Great voice and very similar to the Delta Blues artist from the 1920's, famous for his falsetto voice - Tommy Johnson (who in fact influenced much of Canned Heat's name and style). 
Posted 3 years ago by tazmondpembroke    [ Reply ]
I'm waiting for him to stop singing, "What you waiting for?"
Posted 3 years ago by aonley    [ Reply ]
Now wait just a goddamned second. I see a pic of this George Ezra in the Wikipedia sidebar. That baby-faced boy has THIS voice? 
Posted 4 years ago by skindy    [ Reply ]
Is he Better Than Ezra?
Posted 4 years ago by Rockit9    [ Reply ]
 amcostigan88 wrote:
Wait, this guy is white??
 

Wait, this guy is from Hertford!
Posted 4 years ago by Jakethemuss    [ Reply ]
Sounds like Avicii.
Posted 4 years ago by whatsupdude    [ Reply ]
I bought the album on the strength of this tune along - what a joyful driving album! Wasn't disappointed
Posted 4 years ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
How on earth did this get on RP. Ezra has no talent, a totally abysmal performer. I won’t call him a musician or songwriter. Please remove him Bill.
Posted 4 years ago by ChrisH    [ Reply ]
I feel revulsion... pure revulsion.

How did this ever get to sully the graces of RP??
Posted 4 years ago by HectorPascal    [ Reply ]
Perhaps someone has already commented on this - but - why does he have to keep repeating repeating repeating "What you waiting for?" That kinda stuff drives me crazy!
Posted 4 years ago by khardog145    [ Reply ]
What's walkie waiting? Blah
Posted 4 years ago by kevrey    [ Reply ]
 dwhayslett wrote:

Are you saying that his voice doesn't look like that, or that his face doesn't sound like that?  Or that his voice doesn't look that old?  Or are you wishing this was Enigma?
 
I think he's saying that he's got Rick Astley Syndrome. 
Posted 4 years ago by jkamm14    [ Reply ]
Bill... ?  is it April 1st where you are?

Hmmm.   never used the 'Sucko-Barfo' button before and it was quite satisfying.
Posted 4 years ago by HectorPascal    [ Reply ]
Wait, this guy is white??
Posted 5 years ago by amcostigan88    [ Reply ]
Anything is better than Ezra, even getting eaten alive by army ants.
This is about the most annoying song I have heard in years.
I'll blame everything on him.
It's even worse than that song by Vance Joy, you know the one....any of them.
Posted 5 years ago by ppopp    [ Reply ]
I love his voice!
Posted 5 years ago by twalker    [ Reply ]
Worst Gwen Stefani cover ever! 
Posted 5 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:
Is this the guy who "Better Than Ezra" based their band name on?
 
Hmm, I had heard that they followed another band called Esra before they had an official name and were asked what their band name was and they said well we're better than those guys so... that is how they came up with the name. That had to be 10 years ago which would put this guy at 15 years old...
Posted 5 years ago by maxjboxer    [ Reply ]
 ppopp wrote:
His voice is torture. I would rather chew razor blades than listen to this.
 
Actually, you wouldn't. 
Posted 5 years ago by xray38    [ Reply ]
There's a chapter of George Orwell's 1984 which starts with a description of the pop music of the dystopian future. It says the music's all created by algorithms and fronted by attractive young people doing impressions of classic older voices.

Unfortunately it was probably Amy Winehouse that started it.
Posted 5 years ago by MattRudely    [ Reply ]
 ShamanManu wrote:
a waste of interesting voice....
 
I kinda agree....much too poppy for me
Posted 6 years ago by pigtail    [ Reply ]
Is this the guy who "Better Than Ezra" based their band name on?
Posted 6 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 sirtezza wrote:
More care please......
 
To what, your personal taste?  Good luck with that.
Posted 6 years ago by dwhayslett    [ Reply ]
 sirtezza wrote:
I listen to Radio Paradise to not have to listen to POP RUBBISH like this!  More care please......
 
"Other people like this song, therefore I don't like it!" --sirtezza
Posted 6 years ago by aaronm    [ Reply ]
a waste of interesting voice....
Posted 6 years ago by ShamanManu    [ Reply ]
I admire (?) how he manages to always open his jaws at exactly the same angle and the same speed when he sings this "whoadd-yeeuw-wayydeeewn-voahw" consistently in the same way throughout the song. I don't dare to think that vocal track have been edited with copy-paste like any cheap DJ soup...
Posted 6 years ago by eveliko    [ Reply ]
I listen to Radio Paradise to not have to listen to POP RUBBISH like this!  More care please......
Posted 6 years ago by sirtezza    [ Reply ]
Great voice, good tune, good job George... Haters are gonna hate.  
Posted 6 years ago by crackker8385    [ Reply ]
I'm giving out a lot of threes and twos these days, I not completely happy about that but this one really deserves it.... I am not waiting for anything
 
Posted 6 years ago by tovarisch    [ Reply ]
Some songs I hate. This I hate more than just about any other.
Posted 7 years ago by kevrey    [ Reply ]
 idiot_wind wrote:
Why does he keeping singing about "old Milwaukee waiting"?  

Is it a beet thing? 

 

Old Milwaukee beets?  Are they any good?
Posted 7 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
Must be the son of that "Mmmh.. mmmhh... mmmh" guy.
Posted 7 years ago by Broken_Ear    [ Reply ]
 idiot_wind wrote:
Why does he keeping singing about "old Milwaukee waiting"?  

Is it a beet thing? 

 
I've drunk Old Milwaukee. Definitely not worth waiting for.
Posted 7 years ago by wgsu_1978    [ Reply ]
Hit PSD. What you waitin' ... what you waitin' for?
Posted 7 years ago by Grammarcop    [ Reply ]
He always need some words for his song and than repeat, repeat, repeat the refrain, that's not enough fot a good song

 
Posted 8 years ago by dmeschke    [ Reply ]
Does anyone else hear 'The Ballad of Jayne Cobb' from Firefly in this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa8OVrMS6Zg


Posted 8 years ago by tockpeas    [ Reply ]
 idiot_wind wrote:
He's very vocal about being blamed for waiting in Milwaukee. What gives?  

 
He kept the donkeys waiting.  You know how impatient those Milwaukee donkeys can get.
Posted 8 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
Why does he keeping singing about "old Milwaukee waiting"?  

Is it a beet thing? 
Posted 8 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
This is annoying, yes. But he has even worse ones, just try this: {#Cheesygrin}

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwIGOvGwHMU
Posted 8 years ago by Broken_Ear    [ Reply ]
Good - Better Than Ezra

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acK0KH2uJGc
Posted 8 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
 smehan55 wrote:
ahhhh all better now

 
Mute......          {#Cheesygrin}
Posted 8 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
Wow - this is exceptionally POOR....{#No}
Posted 8 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
 themusicroob wrote:
Can someone who likes this song explain what the hell it means?

 
Not my thoughts personally but describes it very well.

 

The song is about a relationship where one person wants it to advance in some way, while the other person is more hesitant. An important thing to notice in this song is tense. The verses are past tense. The pre-chorus is in present tense. The chorus is in future tense.

The first verse just describes them being interested in each other.
The first pre-chorus introduces the dilemma.
The second verse describes how they found love "Found ourselves some treasure" but her fear "threw it all away"
The pre-chorus now makes more sense.
The chorus says, very figuratively, that if things go wrong she can "blame it on me." "Dancing alone" = bad breakup / "Sun's beating down" = intense heat or fighting, bad breakup / "When I lose control" = if he messes up / "The veil's overused" = keeping secrets from each other, lose trust
The pre-chorus is repeated to remind her of the request and ground the song in the present
The third verse provides the clearest narrative. They found love "caught in the tide of blossom, caught in the carnival" but as things progressed "her confidence (is) forgotten"
Pre-choruses and choruses are repeated to continue his argument/plea and to fill in the rest of the time in the song


Posted 8 years ago by djblitz    [ Reply ]
cheapest created popsong with steady repeating phrase pretending text for tootling on our NDR 1/2 all of the day - and now on my heroe radio; can't believe it! But variety can be cruel sometimes, can't it?
Posted 8 years ago by Pitjes    [ Reply ]
 passsion8 wrote:
Voice does not match the face. Or the age of the face. Enigma.

 
Are you saying that his voice doesn't look like that, or that his face doesn't sound like that?  Or that his voice doesn't look that old?  Or are you wishing this was Enigma?
Posted 9 years ago by dwhayslett    [ Reply ]
Can someone who likes this song explain what the hell it means?
Posted 9 years ago by themusicroob    [ Reply ]
Voice does not match the face. Or the age of the face. Enigma.
Posted 9 years ago by passsion8    [ Reply ]
sweet
Posted 9 years ago by Azrica    [ Reply ]
Male Adele 
It gets a couple listens from me.
He means well.
Nice melody.
Goofy percussion.
Blame the song on you? No. But I'm waiting for a better one. 
Maybe the producer needs a new gig.   
Posted 9 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
His voice is too good for bad songs!!
Posted 9 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
22 years old and still waiting for a donkey?
Get:
a job,
off my lawn,
enunciate,
or stretch yer:
sy   lla   bles  
differently. 
Posted 9 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
PSD
Posted 9 years ago by ppopp    [ Reply ]
John Mayer 2.0. 
Posted 9 years ago by jkamm14    [ Reply ]
Still the most annoying track in history. I had to turn off RP until it was over. It brings up an instinct to barf. Is there no way to rid the planet of this track. I can't imagine how anyone can stomach it. It reminds me of a child's taunt, na na, na na na. Over and over. Over and over. Bill, please make it stop.
Im a wonky wade in, I'm a wonky wade in. AHHH
Posted 9 years ago by greenbuilding    [ Reply ]
He's very vocal about being blamed for waiting in Milwaukee. What gives?  
Posted 9 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
 jgriffin56 wrote:
"Walkie Wade In" did not make any sense to me,glad RP puts the lyrics up.  Got to get my hearing checked.

 skyguy wrote:

Thanks now that's all I can hear.

 
 
{#Lol}  SiriusXM has been playing this for a while, and I've been hearing the same thing.
Posted 9 years ago by dwhayslett    [ Reply ]
 jgriffin56 wrote:
"Walkie Wade In" did not make any sense to me,glad RP puts the lyrics up.  Got to get my hearing checked.

 
Sounds more like "Donkey waiting, donkey waiting" to me.
Posted 9 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
Very nice song, very well delivered. Like.
Posted 9 years ago by stevendejong    [ Reply ]
 jgriffin56 wrote:
"Walkie Wade In" did not make any sense to me,glad RP puts the lyrics up.  Got to get my hearing checked.

 
Thanks now that's all I can hear.
Posted 9 years ago by skyguy    [ Reply ]
will someone please tell him!!!!!!
Posted 9 years ago by Pike    [ Reply ]
 ppopp wrote:
Not on their app or Sonos it doesn't. 

ScottN wrote:

RP has this feature called PSD. {#Whisper}

 

 
Sonos, no.  Our app, yes — unless you're still using our old iPhone app. The current iOS & Android apps do have PSD. See here.
Posted 9 years ago by William    [ Reply ]
"Walkie Wade In" did not make any sense to me,glad RP puts the lyrics up.  Got to get my hearing checked.
Posted 9 years ago by jgriffin56    [ Reply ]
Not on their app or Sonos it doesn't. 

ScottN wrote:

RP has this feature called PSD. {#Whisper}

 


Posted 9 years ago by ppopp    [ Reply ]
This song is easily as annoying as Rick Astley or even just toothache.
Posted 9 years ago by ppopp    [ Reply ]
 skooba wrote:
Is Better Than Ezra better than this guy?

{#Stupid}

 
Yes, yes, most emphatically yes.
Posted 9 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
 smehan55 wrote:
ahhhh all better now

 
RP has this feature called PSD. {#Whisper}
Posted 9 years ago by ScottN    [ Reply ]
<mute> ahhhh all better now
Posted 9 years ago by smehan55    [ Reply ]
This song makes my head hurt
Posted 9 years ago by dragon1952    [ Reply ]
 BobbyCat wrote:
Don't know why, but there's something annoying about his voice and the repetitive sentences in his songs  {#Frustrated}

 

Its commonly known as a ''Chorus''
Posted 9 years ago by Toke    [ Reply ]
His voice is torture. I would rather chew razor blades than listen to this.
Posted 9 years ago by ppopp    [ Reply ]
Don't know why, but there's something annoying about his voice and the repetitive sentences in his songs  {#Frustrated}
Posted 9 years ago by BobbyCat    [ Reply ]
I think I like some of George Ezra's other songs but this one is really irritating. I don't know how to rate it, Sucko-Barfo seems a little strong when all I really want to say is: "I appreciate the artist's effort but this song hurts my brain." Marginal and Ho-hum don't convey that either; I can usually ignore marginal and ho-hum tracks. : /
Posted 9 years ago by Koan    [ Reply ]
Hep me. Hep Me! I'm melting.
Not again. Annoying beyond comprehension. Please Bill, no more. How should I put this more subtlety? The worst track ever played, ever recorded, ever conceived.  Please give me a few razor blades so I can slice my eyeballs which would be less painful than listening to this horrid, awful, hair curling track.   
What the (four letter explicative) is this guy saying anyway? Over and over, and over, and over, and over.  
Please, make it stop.  
Thank you in advance.
 
Posted 9 years ago by greenbuilding    [ Reply ]
Please make it stop. The most annoying song this decade at least. 
Posted 9 years ago by greenbuilding    [ Reply ]
Is Better Than Ezra better than this guy?

{#Stupid}
Posted 9 years ago by skooba    [ Reply ]
 Baby_M wrote:
"Donkey waitin'/Donkey waitin' for"

???

 
Should be indexed for explicit language, shouldn't it?
Posted 9 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
 kcar wrote:
This guy sounds like he might be the older brother of Otis Taylor. Was quite surprised to see him on the album cover...

Second listen: this guy is really good. 

 
I had the same reaction seeing him on TV the other day. 
Posted 9 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]
"Donkey waitin'/Donkey waitin' for"

???
Posted 9 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
Nothing for Sting and Ray!
BORING!

Sounds like a song "the black men" were singing in the cotton fields! Kinda... 
Posted 9 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
Better than "budapest" but still not really good. 
Posted 9 years ago by ChrisVIII    [ Reply ]
one of those rare artist that get worse with every new listening, to me. or maybe he's just overplayed?
and all songs sound the same? 
Posted 9 years ago by ShamanManu    [ Reply ]
This guy sounds like he might be the older brother of Otis Taylor. Was quite surprised to see him on the album cover...

Second listen: this guy is really good. 
Posted 9 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
I just don't like this guy at all. Every single song I've heard is extremely repetitious and....um....repetitious.
Posted 9 years ago by dragon1952    [ Reply ]
The album is quite good, particularly like "Barcelona"
Posted 9 years ago by The_Walrus    [ Reply ]
 willmcnaught wrote:
first listen on this song, I do like the Budapest song, and looking  forward{#Bounce} to seeing what else this guy comes up with! 

 
His new single here, Cassy O', is Godawful.
Posted 9 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
Oh so very average. Like a trip to the supermarket, or a 45 minute train journey. Not really bad but I wouldn't write home about it.
Posted 9 years ago by Josephhartgreen    [ Reply ]
Like.
Posted 9 years ago by wtango    [ Reply ]
first listen on this song, I do like the Budapest song, and looking  forward{#Bounce} to seeing what else this guy comes up with! 
Posted 9 years ago by willmcnaught    [ Reply ]