
Michael David Rosenberg (born 17 May 1984), better known by his stage name Passenger, is an English indie folk singer-songwriter. From 2003 to 2009, Rosenberg fronted a band by the same name; he opted to keep the Passenger moniker for his solo work after the band dissolved. Rosenberg is best known for the 2012 song "Let Her Go", which topped the charts in 16 countries and accumulated more than 3.6 billion views on YouTube. Because Rosenberg was based in Australia at the time of release (and the clip itself was filmed at the Factory Theatre in Marrickville), it is the most-viewed Australian YouTube video of all time. In 2014, the song was nominated for the Brit Award for British Single of the Year, and he received the British Academy's Ivor Novello Award for Most Performed Work.
A prolific singer-songwriter, Rosenberg has released 14 studio albums to date: One with the band Passenger, and 13 as a solo artist. The most recent of these, Birds That Flew and Ships That Sailed, was released in April of 2022.
Here's to Fred! Thinking of him right now. :)
It's like fucking Ed Sheeran on helium. It might be the worst thing I've heard on RP. Special prize.
Thanks, reading your post, and 1wolfy's when I heard this today, hit me in the feels.
I sure do miss Fred, but will always have the shared musical memories.
Thanks again!
I'll go +1 for Uncle Fred....RIP and LLRP!!
Why? Dunno, except he comes from Brighton. England, just like my neighbor.
They weren't passenger pigeons, silly, the last one was shot in 1900.
And the Non Sequitur Comment of the Year goes to...
Song really resonates with me. Surprised to hear it onRP.
I'm drilling a hole in the hull - just a friendly warning.
I thought it may have been Tracy Chapman's younger sister.
It's like fucking Ed Sheeran on helium. It might be the worst thing I've heard on RP. Special prize.
I've never taken helium before sex. Does it lighten up the experience? Or just change your pitch at climax?
PS - First time I've heard that Ed Sheeran was gay.
7 from the South Seattle Jury
It's like fucking Ed Sheeran on helium.
Not nice, but on point