I like to think of myself as being highbrow. I like my music minimal, my films arty and my friends cultured.
So, why oh why have I fallen in love with the title track from Coldplay's new album Viva La Vida?
*shakes head*
What's wrong with me?
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stewartacraig
Pro - Friday, Aug. 29, 2008 @ 10:37:48 pm
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Benjaminbrum
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- Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008 @ 12:17:58 am
Also being the sad soul that I am who's interested in the various textual layers of a song... this Coldplay track is chock full of layers and references. (Which I've seen written up elsewhere as being a CEO complaining about no longer being in powers... people can be entertainingly stupid, eh?)
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- Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009 @ 07:35:12 pm
It's not surprising that you like your music minimal and love that song. Musically it's half Phillip Glass (like much Coldplay) and half Motown. Lyrically it's half-sensible (like much Coldplay), but what's there is wry and neatly done. And leadership is a topical subject right now.
And as with all good Coldplay songs it's a pleasure to sing along with, but not to have stuck in your head for two days afterward. They're a pretty tight band, not as smart as they sometimes appear, but intuitive. They seem to struggle for variety but when they find it you get something like this.
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Benjaminbrum
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- Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009 @ 07:38:13 pm
Wow. Thanks for that comment. I kept nodding saying "Yes" at most of the punctuation points and then got to the end and said "Oh, YES! That's why...".
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Ah, yes. That one got me too! I've never really been bothered by Coldplay, but Viva La Vida is quite magnificent