malcolmataylor

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One, two, three...Will... I ran away from you It's all I ever do And though I started here I ran away from you I'm gonna come on in And see it through I ran away from you It's all I ever do And when I heard you calls To come back to you And though I should stay I don't have the stomach to And everyone I know Says I'm a fool to mess with you And everyone I know Says it's a stupid thing to do I have your love on call And yet my belly is so full There might be nothing left to do So I ran away from you When I come on in My eyes were closed I can feel it there The sun's so close When I come on out I'm not gonna stop A star arose, in my own cage I'm stuck in line And in a cage Just a single star I see it fall And everyone I know Says I'm a fool to mess with you And everyone I know Says it's a stupid thing to do I have your love on call And yet my belly is so full There might be nothing left to do And so I ran away from you These have got to be some of the hardest Coldplay lyrics to decipher...

Viva La Vida The Scientist Think 'Clocks' might be suffering from fatigue...there's not a man, woman or child who didn't hear that song at least 12,000 times during 2002/2003. I strongly suspect that it would perform a lot better if it hadn't become so ubiquitous. However, for me, 'Viva La Vida' is much better.

Sorry...double post.

Do our votes have more weight if we do a top 50, rather than a top 20? Anyway, here's mine. Really wasn't too difficult... 1. Things I Don't Understand (B-Side) :D 2. See You Soon (E.P.) 3. Don't Panic (Parachutes) 4. Viva La Vida (Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends) 5. Talk (X&Y) 6. Fix You (X&Y) 7. Life In Technicolor (Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends) 8. Ladder To The Sun (Unreleased) 9. Clocks (A Rush Of Blood To The Head) 10. The Scientist (A Rush Of Blood To The Head) 11. Speed Of Sound (X&Y) 12. Lovers In Japan (Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends) 13. Yellow (Parachutes) 14. Crests Of Waves (B-Side) 15. Shiver (Parachutes) 16. I Ran Away (B-Side) 17. Only Superstition (E.P.) 18. Trouble (Parachutes) 19. Moses (Live 2003) 20. Chinese Sleep Chant (Viva La Vida And Death And All His Friends) 20. A Rush Of Blood To The Head (Live 2003 - it is better live) 21. Cemeteries Of London (Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends) 22. Spies (Parachutes) 23. Square One (X&Y) 24. Low (X&Y) 25. Easy To Please (B-Side)

Lost! The Scientist Standard.

By the way, is there going to be like a big Coldplay top 50 list or something at the end? I've kind of lost track of where a load of my favourites have gone. Is 'See You Soon' still knocking about?

Clocks v Lovers In Japan That is a hella tough match-up...I think they are both great, great songs but...the climax to 'Clocks' means it just edges out 'Lovers In Japan' for me. Politik v Viva La Vida This is a much easier match-up. Personally, I think 'Politik' is greatly over-rated. Sure the sweeping final minute/minute and a half are amazing (possible one of the best musical "moments" Coldplay have produced) but the three minutes or so before that is just turgid. Hammering away at two chords, uninspired lyrics, just really not all that good. 'Viva La Vida' is more-or-less perfect, the clear winner for me.

Shiver The Scientist There's no point people getting stressed out when the "big" singles win out - they win out because they are BETTER songs. They were picked as singles and became "big" songs because they are BETTER songs. Yeah, everyone knows 'Yellow'/'Clocks'/'The Scientist' have been played to death and most people are sick of hearing them now but it doesn't change the fact they're great songs. Liking some "alternative" album-track on a Coldplay album more than one of the "obvious" tracks doesn't make you any more of a Coldplay fan... :rolleyes:

Square One Viva La Vida

Clocks Lovers In Japan Eaaasssssssssssssssssyyyyyyyyyyyyy!

Don't really understand these rules at all :confused: But, here we go... 1. See You Soon 2. Don't Panic 3. Life In Technicolor 4. Shiver 5. Yellow 6. Trouble 7. The Scientist 8. Clocks 9. Things I Don't Understand 10. Crests Of Waves 11. I Ran Away 12. Talk 13. Fix You 14. Speed Of Sound 15. Lovers In Japan 16. Viva La Vida 17. Spies 18. Square One 19. A Rush Of Blood To The Head 20. Ladder To The Sun 21. Cemeteries Of London 22. The Escapist 23. Swallowed In The Sea 24. Moses 25. Easy To Please Also, I don't think collaborations should be allowed because they're not Coldplay songs!

20 Cemeteries In London 07 Lost! 16 42 08 Lovers In Japan 13 Yes (-) 15 Viva La Vida (+) 22 Strawberry Swing 24 Death and All His Friends

Square One vs. Life in Technicolor: Life In Technicolor (some people may not appreciate LIT purely because it is an instrumental but it is simply brilliant) What If vs. Cemeteries of London: Cemeteries of London (no contest...'What If' is Coldplay-cliche after Coldplay-cliche) White Shadows vs. Lost!: White Shadows Fix You vs. 42: Fix You Talk vs. Lovers in Japan: Talk (tough, but Talk edges it) X&Y vs. Reign of Love: Reign Of Love (ROL isn't great but X&Y is terrible - it epitomises everything that was wrong with that record) Speed of Sound vs. Yes: Speed of Sound (easy...'Yes' is the worst song Coldplay have ever recorded. Fact.) A Message vs. Chinese Sleep Chant: Chinese Sleep Chant Low vs. Viva la Vida: Viva La Vida (by farrrr) The Hardest Part vs. Violet Hill: The Hardest Part (not overly keen on either but THP edges it) Swallowed in the Sea vs. Strawberry Swing: Swallowed In The Sea (Strawberry Swing is nice but oh so dull) Twisted Logic vs. Death and All His Friends: Death and All His Friends (Twisted Logic is the second worst song Coldplay have ever done. Fact.) 'til Kingdom Come vs. The Escapist: The Escapist X&Y: 6 VLV: 7 Closer than I would've thought...

Best: Viva La Vida Worst: Yes (by faaarrrrrrrrrrrrrr)