While we all (im)patiently wait for AHFOD, I think it would a a great time to discuss some of the band's best visual work. I'm curious to see each of your favorite videos! Here are mine:

1. The Scientist

2. Paradise

3. ETIAW

4. Speed of Sound

5. Viva La Vida (Williams Version)

1 - The Scientist

2 - Strawberry Swing

3 - Christmas Light ( I'm not a fan of the song, but the video is awesome)

4 - Violet Hill

5 - ETIAW

 

Honorable mention: Life in Technicolor II

1 - The Scientist

2 - Life In Technicolor II

3 - Midnight

4 - Paradise

5 - Magic or A Sky Full Of Stars

1- The Scientist

2- God Put A Smile Upon Your Face

3- Shiver

4- Christmas Lights

5- In my place

1. Magic

2. Strawberry Swing

3. Midnight/Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall

4. Viva La Vida(alternate)

5. Christmas Lights/Paradise/Life In TechnicolorII

1. Strawberry Swing

2. Magic (film version)

3. Christmas Lights

4. Fix You

5. Speed of Sound

1. Strawberry Swing

2. The Scientist

3. Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall

4. Christmas Lights

5. Speed of Sound

 

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1) Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall

2) Trouble (UK/EU version)

3) Speed Of Sound

4) The Scientist

5) Paradise

1. The Scientist

2. Life in Technicolor II

3. Strawberry Swing

4. Speed of Sound

5. Every Teardrop is a Waterfall

 

Honorable mention: Fix You

1.- Paradise

2.- Lovers in Japan

3.- Life in Technicolor ii

4.- Every Teardrop is a Waterfall

5.- Viva la Vida

1. God Put a Smile upon Your Face

2. Trouble (original European version)

3. The Scientist

4. Violet Hill

5. Ghost Story

1. Speed Of Sound

2. Clocks

3. Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall

4. Christmash Lights

5. Strawberry Swing

Speed Of Sound

The Scientist

Violet Hill

Midnight

Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall - Strawberry Swing

1 Strawberry Swing

2 Hurts Like Heaven

3 Talk

4 The Scientist

5 The rest of them

Compiled a top 5, based on everyone's choice so far. Here's the countdown! #5 first:

 

5) Life In Technicolor ii

 

Jonny Buckland and Phil Harvey named this music video, featuring the band in puppet form as their favourite clip to have filmed. In Jonny's case, he didn't have to do much (he doesn't like video shoots!) but Phil, Coldplay's creative director starred in a cameo role, watching the puppets do their thing!

We shot it in a village hall in a quaint little village in the countryside. It really reminded me of the jumble sales and village shows of my childhood. I loved the puppets and all the fun special effects plus I got to make a cameo in that chunky pullover

 

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4) Speed Of Sound

 

‘Speed Of Sound’ was Coldplay’s grand return, for their third album ‘X&Y’ and the accompaying video featured the band performing in front of a vivid LED display, on a Los Angeles based sound stage. The LED background was designed to match Chris Martin’s vocals during the song and the result was an eye catching video, which was inescapable on music channels in 2005 and remains a firm fan favourite over 10 years on.

 

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1. The Scientist

2. Violet Hill

3. Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall

4. Speed of Sound

5. Paradise

3) Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall

 

Visually, ‘Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall’, the first single from ‘Mylo Xyloto’ perfectly summed up the colourful nature of the record. The video was shot at a derelict building in Millennium Mills, east London and was directed by Mat Whitecross once again, who used a ‘stop start’ technique in front of the colourful graffiti backdrop, designed by their artwork creator for said album, Paris. It’s one of Coldplay’s most energetic music videos and continues to be a glowing inspiration for fans of the uplifting track.

 

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2) Strawberry Swing

 

A unique, largely animation based video for the uplifting ‘Viva’ track. Fans went nuts for the escapade as ‘superhero’ Chris Martin, presumably playing the role of Umbrella Man, encountered a well-equipped squirrel. The lyrics of ‘Lost’, “You may be a big fish in a little pond…” were fitting for this video, as Chris gets swallowed by a over-sized fish, during his quest to rescue the princess, from the claws of the evil squirrel! It’s mad, yes, and we all love it!

 

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And the #1 is.....

 

 

 

 

1) The Scientist

 

Here it is, the most popular Coldplay music video among fans, which comes as no surprise! 90 million views on a 2002 music clip, re-uploaded 4 years ago is not bad at all, as it ranks #3 behind ‘Paradise’ and ‘Viva La Vida’ in total view counts. The video itself, which the ‘Magic’ and ‘True Love’ director wanted to originally film was directed by Jamie Thraves. Coldplay’s lead singer had to spend a few months learning to sing the song backwards. Chris walks backwards through the streets of London and other nearby locations for the story, where Chris’ female passenger flies out of a car windscreen, after a car accident. The band won big at the MTV Video Music Awards, gaining Best Group Video, Best Direction, and Breakthrough Video for the now legendary video!

 

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The Scientist is such a great MV of Coldplay for me. :D