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Coldplay - and Chris especially - have claimed to be fans of many bands over the years - who and what would you like to see covered by them (to my knowledge - they've only covered Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas to date ??)

 

I'd like to see Pet Shop Boys' West End Girls covered. They could get Jay-Z for the talking rapping sections and Chris' voice would be great for the choruses. Being Coldplay as well, they'd do a stunning video of their home city of London (just in time for the 2012 Olympics!)

 

Also Chris has said they're fan of PSB and they can return the flattery of VLV done by the PSB !

 

What would you like to see done?

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Coldplay has actually covered a lot of songs.

 

Off the top of my head I can think of:

 

Hot In Herre by Nelly

Songbird by Oasis

Fight For Your Right (To Party) by The Beastie Boys

I'm A Believer by The Monkees

Here Comes The Sun by The Beatles

Billie Jean by Michael Jackson

Barbie Girl by Aqua

Lost Highway by Leon Payne

Ring Of Fire by Johnny Cash

Love Me Tender by Elvis

Perfect Day by Lou Reed

Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong

You Only Live Twice

oh and they also covered the Wiggles!

 

 

 

I for one would love for them to cover something like "Sexy Bitch" by David Guetta or something like that. It'd prove for an interesting cover :laugh3:

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I can see Will Champion giving a hard noise with his awesome drums, the whole band sings "Raise it up, raise it up", then everything is quite, and Chris Martin starts to play his piano and sings:

 

 

And in the spring, I shed my skin

And it blows away with the changing winds

The waters turn, from blue to red

As towards the sky I offer it.

 

 

Oh that would be so epic!

That's of course Rabbit Heart by Florence + The Machine

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I'd like to see original songs the most, or at least on their records anyway.

 

That said, I wouldn't mind them covering a Travis song, especially a classic like "Why Does It Always Rain On Me?" I'd like a cover to be of a song that's at least somewhat in their style, as I honestly rather disliked that Billie Jean cover.

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Coldplay has actually covered a lot of songs.

 

Off the top of my head I can think of:

 

Hot In Herre by Nelly

Songbird by Oasis

Fight For Your Right (To Party) by The Beastie Boys

I'm A Believer by The Monkees

Here Comes The Sun by The Beatles

Billie Jean by Michael Jackson

Barbie Girl by Aqua

Lost Highway by Leon Payne

Ring Of Fire by Johnny Cash

Love Me Tender by Elvis

Perfect Day by Lou Reed

Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong

You Only Live Twice

oh and they also covered the Wiggles!

 

 

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Of that list, I've only heard Billie Jean (at Wembley) - and I think of all their covers only Have Yourselves a Merry Little Christmas is (sort of) available. Chris also covered the song used for the closing credits of the Extras episode he was in (which name escapes me now).

 

I had no idea they'd covered Perfect Day (love that song) - link anyone?

 

As for covering Travis, perhaps they would cover Why Does it Always Rain on Me? but it would have be tongue in cheek for them to pull it off! Perhaps @ Glastonbury next year? :)

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Of that list, I've only heard Billie Jean (at Wembley) - and I think of all their covers only Have Yourselves a Merry Little Christmas is (sort of) available. Chris also covered the song used for the closing credits of the Extras episode he was in (which name escapes me now).

 

I had no idea they'd covered Perfect Day (love that song) - link anyone?

 

As for covering Travis, perhaps they would cover Why Does it Always Rain on Me? but it would have be tongue in cheek for them to pull it off! Perhaps @ Glastonbury next year? :)

 

Tea for the Tillerman! :awesome:

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Wu4YFzD7MI]YouTube- Extras End Credits featuring Chris Martin[/ame]

 

aaannnnddd....

 

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYfRZ35bgSU[/ame]

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There are so many more!

 

In the sun with Michael Stipe - Joseph Arthur

Songbird - Oasis

Only One - Smap (japanese song)

Cant get you out of my head - Kylie

Superman - The flaming lips

I want you back/Feel - Not the full songs - Take that/Oasis

Lips like sugar - Echo & the Bunnymen

Chris sung on whats going on - U2

Sitting on the dock of the bay - Otis reading

What the world needs now - The carpenters

2000 miles - The pretenders

Fairytale of New york (dublin 2008 i think) - Will singing - Kirsty Macoll & the Pogues

 

Im sure there are more, thats just a selection off the top of my head.

 

I dont really like the idea of them covering other songs but i am a hypocrite because i like all the covers they've already done, especially the xmas songs. I would absolutely love coldplay to release a christmas song, come on christmas lights!

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There are so many more!

 

In the sun with Michael Stipe - Joseph Arthur

Songbird - Oasis

Only One - Smap (japanese song)

Cant get you out of my head - Kylie

Superman - The flaming lips

I want you back/Feel - Not the full songs - Take that/Oasis

Lips like sugar - Echo & the Bunnymen

Chris sung on whats going on - U2

Sitting on the dock of the bay - Otis reading

What the world needs now - The carpenters

2000 miles - The pretenders

Fairytale of New york (dublin 2008 i think) - Will singing - Kirsty Macoll & the Pogues

 

Im sure there are more, thats just a selection off the top of my head.

 

I dont really like the idea of them covering other songs but i am a hypocrite because i like all the covers they've already done, especially the xmas songs. I would absolutely love coldplay to release a christmas song, come on christmas lights!

 

I'd love a Christmas song too Chris - it's just I think it's highly unlikely whilst the XXXX-factor is running.

 

(I will be supporting the campaign for FairyTale of New York to be this year's UK CHristmas No 1)

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I'd love a Christmas song too Chris - it's just I think it's highly unlikely whilst the XXXX-factor is running.

 

(I will be supporting the campaign for FairyTale of New York to be this year's UK CHristmas No 1)

 

Yeh damn that X factory (although I admit to secretly watching it) have u heard Christmas lights btw?

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You forgot Earth Angel at the Bridges Benefit Concert

 

I want to.... for my own amusement hear Chris martin singing this song

 

 

3,6,9 damn she fine hopin she can sock it to me one mo time

Get low, Get low, (get low get low)

To the window! (to the window)

to the wall, (to dat wall)

To the sweat drop down my balls (MY BALLS)

To all these bitches crawl (crawl)

To all skeet skeet motherfucker (motherfucker!) all skeet skeet got dam (Got

dam)

 

 

 

In all seriousness though I want to hear them cover upward over the Mountain by Iron and Wine

 

and World Spins Madly On by the Weepies.

 

theyre my 2nd and 3rd fav songs. So if Chris voice sang them..... :awesome:

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You forgot Earth Angel at the Bridges Benefit Concert

 

I want to.... for my own amusement hear Chris martin singing this song

 

 

3,6,9 damn she fine hopin she can sock it to me one mo time

Get low, Get low, (get low get low)

To the window! (to the window)

to the wall, (to dat wall)

To the sweat drop down my balls (MY BALLS)

To all these bitches crawl (crawl)

To all skeet skeet motherfucker (motherfucker!) all skeet skeet got dam (Got

dam)

 

 

 

In all seriousness though I want to hear them cover upward over the Mountain by Iron and Wine

 

and World Spins Madly On by the Weepies.

 

theyre my 2nd and 3rd fav songs. So if Chris voice sang them..... :awesome:

 

Im sorry to say I havent heard any of those songs, but i will check them out if they are that high on your list of favourite songs.

Damn cant believe i forgot earth angel, but for some reason that made me think of some more!

 

When you were young - the killers

Buckets of rain - Bob dylan

I shall be released - Bob dylan

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You forgot Earth Angel at the Bridges Benefit Concert

 

I want to.... for my own amusement hear Chris martin singing this song

 

3,6,9 damn she fine hopin she can sock it to me one mo time

Get low, Get low, (get low get low)

To the window! (to the window)

to the wall, (to dat wall)

To the sweat drop down my balls (MY BALLS)

To all these bitches crawl (crawl)

To all skeet skeet motherfucker (motherfucker!) all skeet skeet got dam (Got

dam)

 

I might pee my pants :laugh3:

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Its so good, are you a new fan? I can tell you the names of so many rare songs if you like?

 

No, but I haven't heard it yet.... I was hoping to hear a snippet in the SBS documentary last year but it never emerged!

 

Rare songs, are those songs not properly cooked? :wink3:

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