technicolor_birds1935 Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Alright Coldplayers... I saw this and wanted to share it with you all to see what you think... Ryan Tedder from OneRepublic just put this post on their Twitter.. "Also check "grace under pressure". --Elbow, pretty sure was the inspiration behind Coldplay "fix you". Or at least sounds like it" https://twitter.com/OneRepublic It made me curious.. So what do you guys think? I know there's talk about how Chris wrote Fix You for Gwyneth after her father died but I haven't seen any actual real proof of that. I know there's no proof of this either but it just made me curious... [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWCL_cbASR4]Elbow - grace under pressure - YouTube[/ame] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzz Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 I'm not quite feeling the similarities here :shrug: But then again, that might just be me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjef Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Love Elbow, but I don't think Chris wrote Fix You being inspired by this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tash Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 I'm not quite feeling the similarities here :shrug: But then again, that might just be me No, it isn't just you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Nails Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 I did read somewhere that it was... Edit: there's a Chris quote here: http://www.contactmusic.com/news-article/coldplay-we-stole-elbows-sound He says, "Fix You came directly from Elbow's Grace Under Pressure. "I think their Cast Of Thousands album is one of the very few albums over the past five years that I have played in its entirety many times." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tash Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Ah well, I also don't think Speed Of Sound and Running Up That Hill sound alike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coeurli Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 I guess they don't mind saying that when they wrote one song they ripped off another song, because in the end the two songs don't end up sounding the same :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldplayisawesome Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 i don't think the songs necessarily have to sound alike in order for one to have been inspired by the other. the title itself, "Grace Under Pressure" sort of does fit in with the theme of Fix You, so it very well could have been some sort of inspiration. :shrug: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coeurli Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 i don't think the songs necessarily have to sound alike in order for one to have been inspired by the other. the title itself, "Grace Under Pressure" sort of does fit in with the theme of Fix You, so it very well could have been some sort of inspiration. :shrug: :surprised: you're right :nod: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 i don't think the songs necessarily have to sound alike in order for one to have been inspired by the other. the title itself, "Grace Under Pressure" sort of does fit in with the theme of Fix You, so it very well could have been some sort of inspiration. :shrug: Exactly. "Inspired by" doesn't mean "copied." Inspiration can come in many forms - a feeling, a tone, a sentiment. I love "Grace Under Pressure" and like that it's someway connected to "Fix You." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tash Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Ryan Tedder from OneRepublic just put this post on their Twitter.. "Also check "grace under pressure". --Elbow, pretty sure was the inspiration behind Coldplay "fix you". Or at least sounds like it" https://twitter.com/OneRepublic I totally agree with the last three posts but the quoted part made me think I should hear a lot of similarities between the two songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
technicolor_birds1935 Posted September 16, 2012 Author Share Posted September 16, 2012 Thank you for your replies.. It just made em curious.. I like OneRepublic and follow them on Twitter.. I thought it was interesting so I checked it out and wanted to share. It's also nice when another band you like mentions the other band you love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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