By now, we all know how brilliant James Blunt is on Twitter - whether you're a fan of his music or not.

The English singer is well worth a follow for reasons precisely such as the below.

Blunt's latest quip involved digging up an old tweet by his fellow musician John Mayer, on which the latter pontificates on the 'true meaning of beauty'.

As we have come to expect of the 'You're Beautiful' singer, he had a witty riposte at the ready.

See it below: