1. Viva La Vida

2. Lovers in Japan

3. Life in Technicolor ii

4. Lost!

5. Glass of Water

How the hell did I forget Death And All Of His Friends. now THAT is brilliant

1. Strawberry Swing

2. Lovers in Japan

3. Death And All Of His Friends

4. Life In Technicolor

5. Viva La Vida

No particular order:

Lost+ (every "Lost" version is amazing - in a different kind)

Death And All His Friends

Prospekt's March

Life In Technicolor (both are brilliant)

Viva La Vida

 

Honorable mentions:

Lovers In Japan

Violet Hill

I just love LIJ SO much, I love it ALMOST as much as Amsterdam, my all time #1. I listen to LIJ at least twice on the way to work in the morning.

 

1) LIJ

2) Lost

3) Prospeks March

4) Postcards....a very personal one for me

5) VLV

 

OOh I need a 6

6) LITii

Edited my list... how on earth could I have forgotten The Escapist? :heart:

Postcards From Faraway

Life in Technicolor II

Lovers In Japan

Death and All His Friends

A Spell A Rebel Yell

Gosh, it's tough....

 

Well let me think.....:

-Viva of course, the singalong live is juste magical!

-LIJ: butterflies <3

-Strawberry swing: always loved it

-Chinese sleep chant: so underated song!!! Great live

-Rainy day: just in love with the bass line on that

1. Lovers in Japan

2. life in techincolor I & II

3. Death and all his friends & the escapist

4. Viva la Vida

5. Strawberry Swing

Strawberry Swing

Rainy Day

Cemeteries of London

Glass of Water

The Goldrush

It'd be :

 

1- Lovers in Japan

2- strawberry Swing

3- Life in Technicolor I and II

4- The escapist

5- Rainy Day

 

for me but I'm not sure ... I'm still thinking about it .

It'd be :

 

1- Lovers in Japan

2- strawberry Swing

3- Life in Technicolor I and II

4- The escapist

5- Rainy Day

 

for me but I'm not sure ... I'm still thinking about it .

 

Those are pretty much my exact choices as well! But in addition, 'The Goldrush'. :heart:

Can I buy a vowel? This is hard. I'll come back to this.

 

Edit: Top 5

 

5. Lost!: Instant for me. The hip-hop beats, the way the song grows and its message. Fantastic. The acoustic version scores points as well.

4. Strawberry Swing: Makes me think about a beautiful summer's day, rolling around on the grass. Great video and they pull it off live.

3. Prospekt's March/Poppyfields: love the mysterious, weary vocals and how it grows into the climatic ending.

2. Lovers in Japan (Osaka Sun Mix): chose this as I think Reign of Love is a weak point and this mix adds something different. The song is beautiful too- make sme sort of nostalgic for a place I've never been too and a time I've never had. Double points for the video.

1. Viva La Vida: a career turning point. By far, one of the best songs from them. Looking back on 2008, this song defines that year and is definately one of the best songs this decade. Everything from the narrative, the violins and the church bell sounds majestic. Shame the vid lets it down.

 

Honors list

Lhuna: Yes, I'm biased, but it was so lovely to hear this duet. Sort of like 'Where the Wild Roses Grow' but less macabre. Love both Chris and Kylie's vocals.

Life in Technicolor ii: Massive singalong! And the video wins points for creative genius.

Glass of Water: Rock hard, rock long.

Lovers in Japan Acoustic: I get a bit teary eyed for some reason. Love this interpretation.

1. Death and All His Friends

2. Strawberry Swing

3. PM/P

4. Yes

5. VH

1. Strawberry swing

I remember when I've arrived home from London, I was very devastated, I always listened to this song. "Every moment was so precious..."

2. Lovers in Japan

This song captures all of my great summer moments, it has so much feeling, and the butterflies...

3. The escapist

Truly beautiful. I love, LOVE it so much.

4. Life in technicolor ii

LiT is wonderful, but LiT ii is just amazing!! I always loved this song, from the very beginning.

5. Lost?

I heard it on my best friend's cellphone, I didn't hear it before. I fell in love with it, so beautiful, so meaningful.

1. Violet hill

2. Lover in Japan

3. Rainy Day

4. Viva La Vida

5. Stawberry swing

 

but I ectually love them all ! :D

1. Reign of Love

2. The Escapist

3. Cemeteries of London

4. Now My Feet Wont Touch The Ground

5. A Spell A Rebel Yell

1. Life in Technicolor I+II

2. Viva la Vida

3. Violet Hill

4. Death and All His Friends

5. Lovers in Japan

1. Violet Hill

2. Death and all his friends

3. Chinese Sleep Chant

4. Cemeteries of London

5. Viva la vida/Life in Technicolor II

1. Lovers In Japan

2. Viva La Vida

3. Strawberry Swing

4. Glass Of Water

5. Cemeteries Of London

1. Violet Hill

2. Death And All His Friends

3. Life in Technicolor ii

4. Viva La Vida

5. Glass of Water

 

Also Cemeteries of London, Strawberry Swing, and Lovers in Japan

1. strawberry swing

2. 42

3. life in technicolor

4. rainy day

5. violet hill

 

 

4. Viva la Vida

When you take away all the mainstream appeal and plagiarism allegations and whatnot, this really is a beautiful song. It's an uplifting and harmonious anthem that draws from every theme of the era, from revolutions to paintings to death. When this song plays, you know you want to sing along every time.

 

Couldn't express this better...you're absolutely right with it. Nevertheless Viva is not in my Top 5 but I can underwrite that it's the song of the Viva era....when I think of this era I immediately think of this song!

 

This is my personal list:

 

1. Death and all his friends - what an anthem for Coldplan and their fans...it's my favourite track from the album, there is a certain positive spirit to it - always get goosebumps at the end.....:D

 

2. Life in technicolor - just brings on the perfect introduction into the Viva era - when they started with it at the concert it - I was just a few seconds away from seeing them in real for the first time in my life ....this song will always remind me of that moment. By the way I don't really like Life in technicolor 2 that much - I think it's much more descriptive without vocals.

 

3. 42 - I just love the structure of this track - the sad beginning, the increasing tension and the surprising climax and at the end everything it comes to the full circle.

 

4. Lost! - when I first listened to the album I liked it immediately - and I still like it because of its energy and the message! Lost? is also great.

 

5. Death will never conquer - I had to switch it with Postcards, I think I like it a little bit more than it....

 

Very hard to leave out Lovers in japan (acoustic), Violet hill, Postcards... and the Goldrush...:-(

1. Violet Hill

2. Lovers in Japan

3. Yes

4. Strawberry Swing

5. Glass of Water

1. Strawberry Swing

2. Yes / Chinese Sleep Chant

3. Life In Technicolor II

4. Viva La Vida

5. Death and All His Friends