danirl87 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Please post your thoughts on Coldplay's track Orphans below: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMDB9 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Such a good song! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Blue_Room Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 I posted this on the album thread too but Genius.com lists Chris's son Moses as one of the writers of Orphans. Check it out: https://genius.com/Coldplay-orphans-lyrics 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 I like it. Better than most of the songs in AHFOD. Haha. I honestly expected the whole album to sound like this. But thank god for Arabesque. Heh 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suhit Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Did you guys notice a small glitch in the track at 1:46? Just when the chorus kicks in; there's a small little break RIGHT before the downbeat of the chorus. This usually happens when a section of an audio file is cut and placed elsewhere (especially in remixes/rearrangements) in the track but there isn't a crossfade between the sections. But I can't imagine nobody noticing a glitch in the track, so I'm guessing it's made like that? Sounds a little weird to me for some reason. Anybody else feel the same way? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reflektor! Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 The lyrics to this are beautiful. The most poetic and heart-breaking Chris has wrote for some time. The hip-hop beat is perfect. The bass is infectious. The chorus is massive. It might just be a political pop ditty, but it's the real deal on all fronts. As we say here in the north - tune. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 I find it weird that you have this tragic lyrics to a pop song. It's weird? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM-42 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Meh. Popplay is definitely not my thing. Better than most of AFHOD at least. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldplayernidia Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 GOSH! How can it Have such a sad story but be so joyful at the same time?! I absolutely loved it! :heart_eyes: Thank God for this band! ❤️ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reflektor! Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 I find it weird that you have this tragic lyrics to a pop song. It's weird? It's an attempt to give a party to all the children who will never be able to live that life. It fits perfectly, just in a really heart-breaking way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lennyrott1 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Speaking as an Oldplayer - I love this song. Like I'm really impressed. The production is top-notch. The chorus is infectiously catchy and has a tinge of sadness to it. It's also just really perfectly concise too which makes it really replayable. Love: In contention for my new fave CP bassline. I love the "boom ka boom boom ka" (is that Moses?). Great intro and outro. Love the very end of "I wanna be with you until the whole world ends." glass percussion is sweet. I just love when Chris sings about other people and tries* to share narratives. Critique* - There is a straight up error in the mix at 1:46.... Like a quarter second is missing? Chris' lyrics are ... interesting. I'm going to reserve my judgement until the whole album contextualizes this track, but I'm confused by the guy growing food, then the girl wanting to be in movies but they get bombed.... but like it's a "boom boom" catchy bombing? "Getting drunk with my friends" then back to bombing and the world ending. I'm just confused.... 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Adversary Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Speaking as an Oldplayer - I love this song. Like I'm really impressed. The production is top-notch. The chorus is infectiously catchy and has a tinge of sadness to it. It's also just really perfectly concise too which makes it really replayable. Love: In contention for my new fave CP bassline. I love the "boom ka boom boom ka" (is that Moses?). Great intro and outro. Love the very end of "I wanna be with you until the whole world ends." glass percussion is sweet. I just love when Chris sings about other people and tries* to share narratives. Critique* - There is a straight up error in the mix at 1:46.... Like a quarter second is missing? Chris' lyrics are ... interesting. I'm going to reserve my judgement until the whole album contextualizes this track, but I'm confused by the guy growing food, then the girl wanting to be in movies but they get bombed.... but like it's a "boom boom" catchy bombing? "Getting drunk with my friends" then back to bombing and the world ending. I'm just confused.... In regards to the lyrics vs the tone of the song, I think if The Arctic Monkeys or Kasabian made a song like this no one would question it. It’s similar to Pumped Up Kicks or 99 red balloons. A happy sounding song with dark lyrics. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suhit Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Speaking as an Oldplayer - I love this song. Like I'm really impressed. The production is top-notch. The chorus is infectiously catchy and has a tinge of sadness to it. It's also just really perfectly concise too which makes it really replayable. Love: In contention for my new fave CP bassline. I love the "boom ka boom boom ka" (is that Moses?). Great intro and outro. Love the very end of "I wanna be with you until the whole world ends." glass percussion is sweet. I just love when Chris sings about other people and tries* to share narratives. Critique* - There is a straight up error in the mix at 1:46.... Like a quarter second is missing? Chris' lyrics are ... interesting. I'm going to reserve my judgement until the whole album contextualizes this track, but I'm confused by the guy growing food, then the girl wanting to be in movies but they get bombed.... but like it's a "boom boom" catchy bombing? "Getting drunk with my friends" then back to bombing and the world ending. I'm just confused.... Ah, so you felt the glitch at 1:46 too. I thought something was wrong with my system or something. But when it happened across platforms, I realised that it could be a problem in the track itself. It's really strange that such a glitch has come through without anyone at Coldplay HQ noticing it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fraetes Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Lyrics by: Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Moses Martin, Will Champion (source: Apple Music / iTunes) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gideon_Mx Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 I love Jonny's guitar riffs, Will's percussion sounds wonderful, Chris' lyrics are wonderful as well. The combination of all of Chris' notes and the combination of all the instruments is splendid. And oh, wow, Jonny's guitar riffs sound as beautiful and catchy as always. You've never disappointed us J! That guitar riff at the end is making the song complete, it's simple but it's just perfect! I love it, it sounds like Coldplay. To me, it has vibes of many music styles, in one song, which is amazing! Can't stop listening to this track :heart_eyes: EDIT: Guy's bass lines WOW! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnaElisabeth Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 I wanna know, when I can go back and be young again :sob: This hit me straight in the heart. It’s such a desperate plea of wanting to go back to something that doesn’t exist anymore. Combined with the poppy, exuberant feel of the song just makes it very poignant to me. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolina* Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 The bass:heart_eyes::party:and I love the happy/sad thing. I can't decide if it's too Newplay for me yet or not... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Famous Old Painter Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 It's what they were attempting with MX/AHFOD but actually done well. It's undeniably poppy, but it's genuinely feel-good poppy, which the band hasn't really been for a long time. It kinda reminds me of Lovers in Japan actually 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcebatofvalikinRRBZ8 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Cant wait for the music video! Thumbnail looking interesting.....and they are in 'regular' clothes too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42Escapist Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 It's pop Coldplay without Stargate and overproduction -- something I've been wanting badly for a while now. It's catchy, it's a fun listen, yet it's quite meaningful and sad beneath the upbeat exterior... I'm interpreting it as a song about kids in a war zone who have nowhere to run and just want to live their lives. This is their true Everyday Life versus the Everyday Life they want to live. It kinda compliments ALIENS and Moving to Mars, except these are the folks who can't run. It kinda reminds me of Lovers in Japan actually It sounds to me like a mishmash of Lovers In Japan, Strawberry Swing, and ETIAW. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getithom Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 As I said on Reddit earlier today, Orphans is about as close to perfect indie pop as you can get. Unlike MX, Ghost Stories and AHFOD, the pop Orphans carries just sounds so damn clean. It’s true to itself and doesn’t try to create a phony level of emotion in a song that carries a bittersweet message. My biggest complaint for me currently is that it feels too short, like something’s missing. That, and there are two very clear mixing errors at the beginning and around 1:46. I hope they’re fixed by next month. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 I wonder if what we’ve heard is the radio edit (hence the “glitches”) and there’s the proper version on the album. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42Escapist Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 I'm still annoyed by the intro to Miracles (Someone Special) where that synth cuts out for a second a couple of times. Just feels weird when I listen to it, I seriously thought it was a glitch at first. But I suppose it was intended to be that way because it was never changed. Hopefully the little glitchy bit of Orphans gets fixed for the album release. I can't imagine why it would be left as it is. But at least it doesn't really detract from the song. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empy Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 I interpret the song as a story about Rosaleen and her Father (Baba) who were living good lives and had a bright future ahead of them, but were bombed to death in the Damascus bombings and are now greeted by archangels Cherub and Seraphim on the doorsteps of heaven. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoyo2000 Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 It sounds to me like a mishmash of Lovers In Japan, Strawberry Swing, and ETIAW. Exactly what I was thinking today! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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