theorgman Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Dear good people, "42" could be a "heads-up" to one of Coldplay's alleged greatest influences-U2. U2 recorded a song titled "40" for their third studio album, titled "War". "40" alluded to the psalms and contained pieces of it. The song was of longing and desperation, and simply not measuring up. By the way, Moses and those who went on the Exodus spent 40 years in the wilderness. Refer to the Book of Exodus in the Bible, if your heart so desires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pseudonym Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Interesting observations. Although Coldplay has already said 42 was a shout-out to the song 40, I never thought of the whole Moses thing. Welcome to the forum by the way!:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viva la Vida~LiveLife Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 42 as in 40 the second.... 42 get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnspieler1012 Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Yeah, Chris already said that ever truly great band needs a song title that's a number and that it was a shout-out to u2's 40. In turn, 40 is a very common number in the old testament although U2 titled that song "40", because the first verse comes from psalm 40...and the moses comment isn't a particularly profound coincidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexman331 Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 Actually, 42 reminds ME of the B-Side to the Beatle's Album Abbey Road... The way songs transition into each other... But that's j ust me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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