danirl87 567 Posted October 24, 2019 Please post your thoughts on Coldplay's new track below: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tugatrix 16 Posted October 24, 2019 This is bordering beatles level of experimentalism, I don't mind more tracks like this 7 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMDB9 4693 Posted October 24, 2019 I am absolutely in love with this song!!! 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SarahSchimidt 36 Posted October 24, 2019 When I tuned in (late) to the listening party I got just the last 30 sec or so of the song and HOLY HELL I WAS HIT SQUARELY IN THE FACE BY THE SHEER BRILLANCE!!!!!!! Then I went back and listened to the whole thing and it gets even better each time I listen to it. I got instantly transported to a jam session on a rooftop in Istambul or something. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VCF 108 Posted October 24, 2019 It is in my opinion the best Coldplay song in terms of inspiration, risk taking and final output in the last 10 years. 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shred 775 Posted October 24, 2019 One of the best songs since Cemeteries of London. That brass section. My god. I have no words to describe the feeling it gives me. I literally had goosebumps when I first heard it. Teared up too. My only complain is the sax part. I feel that was a little over the top. But I'm sure it'll grow on me. Btw can anyone translate the French part? 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JM-42 335 Posted October 24, 2019 I'm speechless. What an amazing song! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SarahSchimidt 36 Posted October 24, 2019 One of the best songs since Cemeteries of London. That brass section. My god. I have no words to describe the feeling it gives me. I literally had goosebumps when I first heard it. Teared up too. My only complain is the sax part. I feel that was a little over the top. But I'm sure it'll grow on me. Btw can anyone translate the French part? [MEDIA=instagram]B4A0ZnHFnzm[/MEDIA] View: https://www.instagram.com/p/B4A0ZnHFnzm/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tallerolder 43 Posted October 24, 2019 One of the best songs since Cemeteries of London. That brass section. My god. I have no words to describe the feeling it gives me. I literally had goosebumps when I first heard it. Teared up too. My only complain is the sax part. I feel that was a little over the top. But I'm sure it'll grow on me. Btw can anyone translate the French part? Comme deux gouttes d’eau on se ressemble, comme provenants de la même mer Comme deux ruisseaux qui se rassemblent pour faire les grandes rivières We ressemble like two drops of water, like beings coming from the same sea Like two brooks that join together to become large rivers 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VCF 108 Posted October 24, 2019 Just saw on the lyrics video that I actually made a small mistake on the LP8 topic regarding the French verse. It is not "comme provenant de la même mer (sea)" but "comme provenant de la même mère (mother)". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tugatrix 16 Posted October 24, 2019 [MEDIA=instagram]B4A0ZnHFnzm[/MEDIA] View: https://www.instagram.com/p/B4A0ZnHFnzm/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Wow and the song as concept works like that, growing in instruments and tunes, simply amazing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_escapist 545 Posted October 24, 2019 Mind-blowing. A masterpiece. Already one of my favorite Coldplay songs ever. That ending, for God's sake! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lennyrott1 1231 Posted October 24, 2019 This is easily the most exciting Coldplay release since Viva. Not to say that tracks like Midnight, or AOAL weren't big surprises, but this is clearly the biggest departure in overall sound we've seen from Coldplay maybe ever. I'm just so pleased it includes multiple artists of color, that it has meaningful lyrics, that it has progression, that it came from Eno sessions! It isn't necessarily an original sound -- other big artists like Arcade Fire, David Byrne have made nocturnal jazzy tracks like this -- but Coldplay brings their catchy songwriting and ability to make big climactic crescendos to this. Love: Femi Kuti's saxaphone, Stromae, the funky baseline, Jonny's menacing guitar feels retro, Chris' restraint and "same f**king blood." Critique: Super super nitpicky, but I think the crescendo could have been a bit grander with more progression and diversity in sounds. Like my brain is almost expecting the chords to change towards the end but they don't. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SarahSchimidt 36 Posted October 24, 2019 Mind-blowing. A masterpiece. Already one of my favorite Coldplay songs ever. That ending, for God's sake! I'm sure Arabesque will be the closing song on the new set AND I CAN'T WAIT Imagine how mindblowing it will be with an extended section of that closing part just growing and growing with all of us singing "the same fucking blood" at the top of our lungs? 7 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coldplayernidia 12 Posted October 24, 2019 It wasn’t hard to hug the new style, not at all. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Adversary 1039 Posted October 24, 2019 Best lead single since Violet Hill. I hope it’s not a flash in the pan and the rest of the songs on the album follow through on this level of epicness. Brian Eno brings out the best in this band. 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AnaMarie 319 Posted October 24, 2019 This song is beyond awesome, it’s like nothing they have ever done, and it’s great because of that same reason!! I love the fact that the music is what guides everything, and though the lyrics are somewhat simple, the message they carry is impregnated in the music, at the end, it’s just about to burst! Simply in love, I’m so excited for this new double album!! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Batman 2646 Posted October 24, 2019 Finally, after 18 years, Jazz!Jonny ( ) finally shines in this song! :joy::p 8 1 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AnaMarie 319 Posted October 24, 2019 He did it!!! Finally, after 18 years, Jazz!Jonny ( ) finally shines in this song! :joy::p Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daffy 107 Posted October 24, 2019 it completely sucks nothings good about it jk i freaking love the heck out of this song 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carolina* 685 Posted October 24, 2019 I love the ending and it's a really cool song overall but I'm not sure how I feel about the brass section. I think they're getting a lot of credit for something none of them play themselves (maybe this is an unpopular opinion) 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drewfer 4 Posted October 24, 2019 Where can I stream the explicit version of the song on Apple Music? It fucking cuts of the F word at the end! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
danirl87 567 Posted October 24, 2019 I envision a marching band performing this in the future 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daffy 107 Posted October 24, 2019 Just click the "Explicit Version" button on the bottom that's how I found it Where can I stream the explicit version of the song on Apple Music? It fucking cuts of the F word at the end! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Famous Old Painter 189 Posted October 24, 2019 Don't wanna just repeat what everyone else is saying but, holy shit this thing is insane! The fact the world's biggest pop band chose to release this as a lead single bodes very well. 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
