I think the reason why Wedding Bells didn't make the cut is because the chords from the song were used for UFO.

 

Watch this video: [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJB3t8O3wiY]Coldplay - Chris Marting singing Wedding Bells (unreleased/unfinished new song) - YouTube[/ame] and compare the guitar chords in the video and the beginning of UFO, you'll see what I mean.

 

I love how Coldplay recycles songs. :D

Is wedding bells available? Just noticed it's not in my library.

Defiantly noticed that on first listen, I just hope Wedding Bells creeps up somewhere later, either as a b-side or something. We know Chris worked for a while on that. Then again, Wedding Bells might turn into the "Bucket For A Crown" of MX.

I hope it comes up on a B side

Really needs to be released so I can learn it :P The chords sound orgasmic.

Also wedding bells was worked into Christmas Lights so thats another reason lmao

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WawCrFQCUrw]Chris Martin - Wedding bells - HQ - Apple Keynote event 2010 - YouTube[/ame]

 

Here is the long version performed... it's on a piano, just thought it would be good for those who hadn't seen it

the long guitar version was the best IMO because it had the chorus one more time

So it was split into Christmas Lights and UFO?

So it was split into Christmas Lights and UFO?

 

Sounds very likely.

Omg, you are right about the chords thing.

Sounds very likely.

 

I'd rather have one studio version of Wedding Bells than those two :(

I'd rather have one studio version of Wedding Bells than those two :(

 

I think differently. Christmas Lights is BEAUTIFUL. It's a color I'd never seen before.

No wonder I didn't like UFO.

lol, well hopefully this solves it. I hope another thread isn't made about whether Wedding Bells will be released :P

I prefer the acoustic short version over the piano long version of this song. I don't care if it is incorporated into UFO!

 

I WANT WEDDING BELLS!!!!

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I saw Chris say in an interview that UFO was the earliest song that made it to Mylo Xyloto and that he used the chord progression from it for many other songs because he liked it so much. Wedding Bells seems to be among those.

UFO was originally completely different, longer than now and with the full band and strings, then it was reduced to an acoustic part and strings, then reduced again and cut-and-paste into another track (the final part of the song explains this).

 

Anyway, UFO was Great Expectations before and Golden Arrow during the very first sessions...

http://www.coldplaying.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=7608

here Chris mentions that UFO was the first song written for this album and that he's reused the chord progression for other songs

Wedding Bells is obviously one of those