RunForTheHills

VlV is the simplest abbreviation.

Yay :dance: I love the album too.

^ Haha, love that reply :laugh2:

I did try doing a banner staring 'Melon Martin' from that picture a little earlier, but unfortunately it didn't really work out :lol: You should just keep circulating the ones you have for now, while I work on the highly anticipated follow up :P

:laugh3: I literally burst out laughing when I saw this

Viva La Vida (2008) -------- 1) Famous Old Painters 2) Cemeteries Of London 3) 42 4) Yes! 5) Prospekt's March* 6) Strawberry Swing 7) Chinese Sleep Chant 8) Death And All His Friends 9) Rainy Day + Song For The Escapist --------- *Aka LRLRL

^Hehe, probably a bit too late for that though :P

Coldplay Gone Ricky Martin? [ATTACH]25821[/ATTACH] Coldplay's Chris Martin has confirmed the title of their fourth album as 'Viva La Vida' and no, it's not after Ricky Martin's hip shakin' hit but after a painting by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. The name for the forthcoming album - containing rumoured tracks 'Lovers In Japan' and 'Strawberry Swing' - came about when the band's vocalist saw the phrase, which means 'Long Live Life' on a painting by the acclaimed Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. As Chris explained to Rolling Stone, Kahlo died in 1954 after battling back problems and polio: "She went through a lot of shit, of course and then she started a big painting in her house that said 'Viva la Vida'. I just loved the boldness of it." Hitting back at the the obvious likeness to Ricky Martin's pop smash 'La Vida Loca' - in name at least - he added: "I’ve been through this before, naming something or someone and everyone saying that 'That’s a terrible name', but then saying, 'Well, fuck you, that's what it's called, and I’ll be proved to be right eventually'." Despite the somewhat dubious naming choice, any of Coldplay's fruits are most warmly welcomed and this one should fall from the tree on June 16. http://www.xfmmanchester.co.uk/Article.asp?id=623766

^I know, its wonderful isn't it :D

If this is true, then it's awesome! Wow, its all happening at once now! :dance:

^Yes I noticed that the other day:

ALBUM ART LEAKED!!11!!?!!1!!!£>$!!! [ATTACH]25820[/ATTACH] Yeah, I was bored :dozey:

Damn it just ended :bigcry: And yeah, the watermelon is awesome :laugh1:

^I was thinking they could have recreated this picture for the album cover, so that the melons would instead be the faces of Martin & Co, with chris martin taking a bite out of the slice that says Viva La Vida. Totally insane idea, and I hope it doesn't happen :rolleyes: Plus having the original painting as the cover would be so... unoriginal.

The Kooks can keep that one. I prefer Viva La Vida to that to be honest, and I gave it 2 stars on the poll :laugh1:

^^^ So do I, if not hopefully it'll be Good Friday. But maybe RS doesn't publish any news that day? Bah who cares, I'm always over-analysing :rolleyes:

Congrats! :dance:

^Thanks Mimixxx! :nice: Quote from RS: "Check back later this week for the full report from Coldplay’s studio sessions for Viva la Vida..." I for one can't wait for this :dance:

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Haha, was he singing A Rush Of Blood To The Head at the time by any chance? :lol:

^Oh come off it! There's no way she looks that old! About 18 or 19 I'd say. Very nice pic anyway :nice:

Wow, I never knew it existed! Looks good.

Yep, looks like we'll have to. Although I think the jokes about the name will die down after people have heard the songs themselves. At least I hope so.

Nope. Sounds like they just repeated the RS article, minus the swearing. And it sounded like Jo Whiley was smirking when she said 'Viva La Vida'.

Darkshines. New Born, Bliss, Hyper Music & Plug In Baby are the 4 best songs on the album. I'll be happy if two of these move on.