Album Cover Artwork Explained (Again)
Now, under normal circumstances, there would be no reason for ChartBlog to bother writing about Paul Potts at all. This isn't because he's beneath the contempt of a site devoted to popular music, or because he won a talent show. It's more because he's just doing all those arias everyone else does, so what is there to talk about exactly?
Well I'm glad I asked that question, because his album is at No.1, and it's only recently that I had the chance to take a good long look at the picture on the cover.
On the surface, there's nothing noteworthy about it. It's a fairly standard CD covershot. Head angled a bit, thoughtful face, black and white for added class, shirt collar undone to suggest the end of a hard day's singing, sepia tint to make it seem a bit 'olden days', the works.
But look again at Paul's face. He's definitely looking at something, or thinking about something, isn't he? But what on earth could it be? What could distract a man of Paul Potts' immense talent at this key phase in his career? Something pretty damned distracting, I bet. But what?
Only one way to find out...
Could it be the Long John Silver Distraction?
Maybe there's a spectral presence in the room...
Or an old friend has popped by to say hello...
Or else he's using his super-powers to rid the world of a pesky fly...
Course, he could just have something more important on his mind...
It'd be dreadful if something happened to distract him from his pie dreams, wouldn't it?
If you've any idea what could be distracting Paul Potts, DO let us know, using the comments box below...
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Comments
Something about him being large, Rihanna being thin, and chart success I reckon!
I didn't watch britains got talent so i didnt know the name of this guy. so when my friends mum said who's album she just bought, i thought she said 'Pol Pott'!!
an unfortunately similar sounding name!
I don't think he's looking at anything, but it's simply his best angle.
[What, facing away from the camera? You're catty! - Fraser]
It's ET, of course. Paul Potts' voice is other worldly!
Paul is staring directly into Never Never Land.
THAT WAS A PURE RIOT! YOu have a terrific imagination and sense of humor!! Good good work. I laughed hysterically through the whole thing. (I'm a hysterical person.) Don't care if you post this. I just wanted you to rea it.
[You're kidding? All the grief I get and you think I might choose NOT to put this live? I may yet get this made into a poster. - Fraser]
He's thinking of the trip to the dentist that he will hae to make to get his teeth fixed. That's enought to distract anyone.
What on earth would make you write this post?... don't you have anything more worthy to think/write about?
[You would think so, wouldn't you? - Fraser]
He's watching his bank account grow!