[bmstinton93]

Lets just settle something here...

[Ilovematt]

I think she is very pretty and talented.

[Nicola_Red]

Nope, doesn't do it for me. If I may quote Topher: "too blonde."

[nade]

Not the best of photos, her eyes make her look like some demon from Supernatural or something.

/votes not

[Bas]

Unfortunate position of her knee there. At first i thought she was pregnant,

[Travis Bickle]

I would have preferred a 'quite fit' option. I don't see how anyone could say she is unattractive. She isnt faultless but she certainly doesn't look 'weird'.

[Nicola_Red]

Unfortunate position of her knee there. At first i thought she was pregnant,

Me too!

[Yudster]

She looks like a sheep. As for talent - well she's successful, which means she has talent for something, maybe marketing, or sales strategy, or pulling the wool over people's eyes (which would fit with the sheep thing) - but she can't sing. She really can't. She might be marginally less cringing to listen to if she could decide which accent she wants to sing in, but she swings from American to Irish to Scottish to Estuary-English every fifteen seconds or so, and it just sounds so poor. She can hold a tune but too often chooses not to, and her voice is thin and weak. In a studio this can be manipulated to transform "thin and weak" into "pretty and ethereal", but technical tricks thrill me even less than the vocal tricks she uses, which anyone with any vocal training can spot a mile off.

She is the flavour of the month and good luck to her, I don't blame her for milking it for all its worth, but she certainly isn't a talent in the way that someone like Adele is.

And she looks like a sheep.

[bmstinton93]

So basically we've concluded that Ellie Goulding is actually Bang tidy. I really don't see why yuds hates her so much.

[Travis Bickle]

Yudster obviously has some irrational issue with Ellie Goulding.

Looks like a sheep?

[Yudster]

She can look like a sheep if she likes, that doesn't bother me. It makes me angry though, when people get a reputation for being good at something that they are basically at best pretending to do. She isn't a good singer. Neither are lots of successful pop artists, but at least they are mostly just doing what they do and not pretending to be "real" singers. She is, and it annoys me a lot.

[Yudster]

Looks like a sheep?

[Travis Bickle]

Yudster, I tend not to follow the ramble section so this may be the norm for you, but I will assume you are having a bad day and leave you to it.

Bizarre stuff.

[Yudster]

You're missing the point Travis. The sheep is a joke - what does it matter that I think she looks like a sheep? She annoys me because she's a fraud. Not a sheep. I actually quite like sheep.

[bmstinton93]

But she can sing. Her versions of your song and only girl (in the world) are both beautiful.

[Yudster]

I'm glad you like them, but anyone who actually can sing, or does sing, or maybe spent quite a few years teaching other people to sing, will recognise that she really isn't a good singer.

I don't begrudge her success. Plenty of people who have less talent than she does are successful and good luck to them, I just don't like her basking in a reputation as being a proper musician when she isn't.


And her version of Your Song is an abomination and an insult to the memory of Elton John. Or it will be when he is dead anyway. It sounds like its being warbled by a four year old.

[Travis Bickle]

You're missing the point Travis. The sheep is a joke - what does it matter that I think she looks like a sheep? She annoys me because she's a fraud. Not a sheep. I actually quite like sheep.

But it is so random. This started as a thread about Greg James, and in the middle of a perfectly reasonable post you quite randomly started insulting Ellie Goulding.

Before long we are comparing pictures of Ellie and a sheep.

Why is she a fraud? She does what she does. I dont see or hear her claiming to be anything other than a singer/songwriter.

[bmstinton93]

I'm glad you like them, but anyone who actually can sing, or does sing, or maybe spent quite a few years teaching other people to sing, will recognise that she really isn't a good singer.

I don't begrudge her success. Plenty of people who have less talent than she does are successful and good luck to them, I just don't like her basking in a reputation as being a proper musician when she isn't.


And her version of Your Song is an abomination and an insult to the memory of Elton John. Or it will be when he is dead anyway. It sounds like its being warbled by a four year old.

Well Elton John certainly likes her version of it. As do many other people including Prince William and Catherine Middleton

[Yudster]

You're missing the point Travis. The sheep is a joke - what does it matter that I think she looks like a sheep? She annoys me because she's a fraud. Not a sheep. I actually quite like sheep.

But it is so random. This started as a thread about Greg James, and in the middle of a perfectly reasonable post you quite randomly started insulting Ellie Goulding.

Before long we are comparing pictures of Ellie and a sheep.

Why is she a fraud? She does what she does. I dont see or hear her claiming to be anything other than a singer/songwriter.

Many people claim things they have no genuine claim to. And I thought this thread was called Ellie Goulding? Why would a thread about Greg James be called Ellie Goulding?!

And I'll have you know that was no ordinary sheep. That was Dolly The Sheep. At least her credentials are real.

Are you enjoying yourself Travis?

[Johnny 1989]

Really don't get your sheep comparison at all Yuds, there's far uglier women out there, although I my opinion I do think Adele is prettier than Ellie & I do think Adele is a better singer although don't think Ellie is that bad a singer, there's again far worse out there, I wouldn't call her a fraud either, plus I still think "Under the sheets" is a good song myself

[Nicola_Red]

I love the way you boys are defending Ellie's honour, it's very cute

[Travis Bickle]

You're missing the point Travis. The sheep is a joke - what does it matter that I think she looks like a sheep? She annoys me because she's a fraud. Not a sheep. I actually quite like sheep.

But it is so random. This started as a thread about Greg James, and in the middle of a perfectly reasonable post you quite randomly started insulting Ellie Goulding.

Before long we are comparing pictures of Ellie and a sheep.

Why is she a fraud? She does what she does. I dont see or hear her claiming to be anything other than a singer/songwriter.

I thought this thread was called Ellie Goulding? Why would a thread about Greg James be called Ellie Goulding?!

Are you enjoying yourself Travis?

You know full well where this thread originated from Yudster

I am quite enjoying this actually. I should visit this ramble section more frequently as prior to this I considered you to be quite a rational, logical soul

[bmstinton93]

I love the way you boys are defending Ellie's honour, it's very cute

Yes of course. I could get sent down for the things i would like to do to Ellie Goulding...

[Yudster]

I considered you to be quite a rational, logical soul

See now there's your problem, right there. That's going to be tricky that is, very tricky........

[dimtimjim]

She's flipping annoying. I wish she would piss off.

Yuds = jealous.