marianatsl Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 I love Amsterdam... after Shiver is my fav coldplay song... hence my "time is on your side" tattoo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixed Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Ohh you have a "time is on your side" tattoo! Where is it, or is best left unsaid lol? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mug Costanza Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 How do you people find these threads that have been buried for years? :laugh3: Seriously though. Amsterdam is my favorite Coldplay song. It's such a gorgeous piano line and then at the end when it just opens up and everyone starts rocking out...man. Doesn't get any better than that. Easily one of my favorite songs of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dysnomia Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Amsterdam is the best song that Coldplay have written... Whenever I listen to this song, if I've had a bad day, or whatever, it makes me happy, I get a physical warm feeling all over my body, a feeling of relief... This is the song that will be played at my funeral. I love the lyrics, they're so beautiful, and Chris' voice is at its most emotive, and his piano most harmonic, in this song... Thank god for bands like Coldplay, writing songs like Amsterdam, otherwise we'd all be brainless morons listening to mainstream junk... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marianatsl Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Ohh you have a "time is on your side" tattoo! Where is it, or is best left unsaid lol? hahahahahaha... it's on my lower back... so no secret places there!!! a long long time ago i posted a pic of it here at the board... but it will be too hard to dig it up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixed Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 I'll start looking now then :P I like the weird noises at the start of Amsterdam. It sounds a bit like the breathing equipment that an underwater diver uses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marianatsl Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 i like that too!!!! it brings a feeling that i'm alone listening it... like... in some different place. in my own Amsterdam world... :wacko: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footyfan10 Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 Yeah Amsterdam is one of those songs that just hits you in all the right places. When I first heard it I got chills - I still do. You can really see it, one of Chris's most potent lyrics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM-42 Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 I'm really starting to appreciate this song. Maybe Politik, Warning Sign and the singles didn't let me realize this is such a great song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amsterdam20 Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 i love that song for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pseudonym Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 I can play Amsterdam on piano. Challenging but super fun once you get it down:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pianoguy312 Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Amsterdam is one of my favorite songs on the AROBTTH. I play it all the time on the piano! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeonieArienne Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 last post in this topic was in 2008, but i have a question about this song and couldn't find another thread about it, so i'll just ask it here:D Does anyone know why they don't play this song Live very often? (Especially these days)..? It there a specific reason or is it just an old song? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetelephoneline Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 It's a old song, they've played it in the A Rush Of Blood Tour and a very few times in the tours after AROBTTH. Yeah, they play also old songs in the festival tour last year, but they had to choose wich song fits good in the setlist and the boys thought that it didn't fit in the setlist. That's the reason why they don't play it ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeonieArienne Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 ah thanks! so no speacial reason. :) thnks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James. Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 There is actually an image of the planned setlist for Glastonbury 2011 (written back in 2010) included in the MX tour program. It shows that they were planning on playing Amsterdam as well as a few other surprises. You can see the image in this thread, with Amsterdam being just underneath Trouble. I still can't stop thinking what an awesome setlist that would have been :bomb: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest howyousawtheworld Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Amsterdam has aged like a fine wine. With every day, month and year that passes the song just seems to get better and better. Arguably their finest piece of work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MosesTheMarshmallow Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Politik and Amsterdam have vaguely similar structures, which I really like about them as the opening and closing tracks of AROBTTH. Indeed though...Amsterdam is one of Coldplay's greatest songs. ^That Glasto setlist looks fucking mega. :( Shame they just went with the festival setlist as it was. Fingers crossed for this tour. If they can bring back Daylight and What If... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stutomo Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 I didn't realise this thread started back in 2003. Wow, that's old. But even today, after 5 albums, Amsterdam has got to be in my top 3 Coldplay songs. I adore it. Politik being number 1, Amsterdam second and the live version of Life is For Living at number 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
500daysofkatie Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 For the longest time, I thought the end was saying "Say what you mean, but it won't change a sin." I was sad that when I found out it wasn't, but this song remains one of my favorites. :) I much prefer it to Politik. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lafinion Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Maybe I am the only human on Earth that doesn't go crazy after Amsterdam. It's a good song, but I've never been awed and amazed by it to death. Matter of tatste perhaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hulsey Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 So who actually sings the "oooo" in the background at about 2:42? Is it Jonny, Guy & Will? I still think it's the most chilling and beautiful part of the song, especially as it goes on to sing the chorus. Anyone have any idea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James. Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 So who actually sings the "oooo" in the background at about 2:42? Is it Jonny, Guy & Will? I still think it's the most chilling and beautiful part of the song, especially as it goes on to sing the chorus. Anyone have any idea? It sounds to me like all four of them singing at once. During the chorus I can definitely make out Jonny's deeper voice too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Rez Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 "Amsterdam" is definitely an underrated song. It's my all-time favorite song! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ISawSparks06 Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 One of Coldplay's best songs ever. The emotion in that song is unbelievable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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