James Blunt loves triangles

Brett Singer — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:00:00 GMT

This isn't new but I only recently saw it and it's been stuck in my head for days. Here's James Blunt doing a shaper-sized version of his hit song, "Beautiful" – except now he's singing about a triangle:

This shape was brilliant / This shape was pure.
I saw three angles / Of that I'm sure.
And I saw three pointy corners / And then I saw three straight sides.
The top was very narrow / And the base was oh so wide
(Telly says, "Wait that sounds like…")
A Triangle / My triangle
Oh triangle, it's true.
I saw your shape / In a crowded place
Now I don't know what to do.

Eventually they even manage to force a rhyme with "hypotenuse."

I'm not a fan of the original song, but this actually makes me respect James Blunt a bit, just for having a sense of humor. And, to paraphrase Telly, there's nothing like a Euclidean love story.

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"1-2-3-4": Feist On Sesame Street

Amy Kuras — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:00:00 GMT

If the constant bad economic news, political scandal, parenting woes and a neverending heat wave have given a raging case of existential angst "the Mondays," I may just have an antidote for you.

Feist, indie darling and favorite of "I used to be a music snob and now I keep up through kids shows" parents like myself, is one of the many awesome musical guests scheduled to appear on Sesame Street this season. I've heard her segment will air Aug. 11, but while you set the Tivo and wait, here's a clip of her segment, a Sesame-ized version of "1-2-3-4".

If watching Feist, Elmo, Zoe, Telly and Rosita sway joyously to the "whoa-oh-oh" refrain doesn’t fail to make you smile at least a little, it may be time to up that antidepressant dose. And my three-year-old's verdict was this: "Wow."

Strollerderby : Telly

James Blunt loves triangles

Old Jonas Brothers CD priceless

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