childoftheunderworld

I was justing watching an old rerun of Just Shoot Me on TV when, lo and behold, Chris Martin's dulcet tones slunk into the living room, accompanied by the visual wonder that is the Viva La Vida itunes commercial! :o It actually didn't click for a moment. I couldn't believe what I was experiencing. I had no idea it was already being aired in New Zealand! I thought it wouldn't appear for another fortnight or so, at least. When the realisation finally kicked in I screamed, jumped up and down, squealed and sang along, until it ended, all too soon. So then I screamed again(!) and ran off to get my mobile phone to text message a friend and let her know that I HAD SEEN THE ITUNES AD!!! :shocked2: :D I really, really, really hope to see it again soon. It looks even better on TV than it does on my computer! (As if that weren't obvious, LOL). I hope this ad will make everyone want to buy the new album and get into Coldplay and unite in a harmonious musical union of peace. :wink3: GO COLDPLAY! :D

Wow wow wow wow wow!!! :shocked2: :o :D :cool: This has got to be the best ad in the history of best ads. It beats every other ad in the world, including their last itunes one, by ten thousand miles. The coolness of this ad is beyond words. Man, Coldplay rock so, so much. GO BOYS GO!!! :D

"Yellow", on the radio, around 9 pm though I can't remember the exact date, in the last quarter of the year 2000. I was 12. That year my parents had divorced and my father split. "Yellow" touched me very profoundly and I felt as raw as a slab of meat freshly cut from the hindquarters of a cow (pretty simile, huh? ;) From that moment on I fell head over heels in love with Coldplay. My love for them has never waned, and 8 years down the track "Yellow" still has the power to make me sob my heart out every time I listen to it. Coldplay rocks, man. :cool:

Absolutely true. When I'm at the lowest of lows I only listen to Coldplay. And when I'm ridin' a high Coldplay is who I turn to to get me even higher. I would marry a guy who, when proposing, would either sing "A Message" himself, complete with full band, or get Coldplay to sing it for me live. Then, at our wedding (I mean of course I'd marry him after that!!), Coldplay would perform "Yellow" live. For a funeral, "The Scientist" is an appropriate song, although I want "Yellow" to be played at my funeral because it never fails to make me bawl like a deranged baby and it has special significance for me - it was the first Coldplay song I'd ever heard. Anyway ... You know you're obsessed with Coldplay when you stop thinking in normal sentences and instead think in Coldplay songs. :laugh3:

Nobody in my part of the world, either! Everybody wants to listen to Fergie and Blink 182 and other hip-hop and rock artists that I can't think of right now. I mean, they get so much airtime on the radio as it is, do you have to play them incessantly at parties as well?! :rolleyes:

That one takes the cake! (man, that is a terrible pun ... sorry!) :laugh3:

That is a terrible dream to have and I imagine you were upset beyond comfort, but when you describe it it's really very funny ... in a very sad way, lol. Jonny must've been very practical in your dream, to collect Chris's blood so he can sell it on eBay. I wonder if anyone would buy it ... probably some stalker-type ...

Here are my 2 cents ... I used to rule the world Seas would rise when I gave the word Now in the morning I sweep alone Sweep the streets I used to own Basically the lament of someone who used to be on top of the world, with all kinds of power (plus an inflated sense of self-importance and worth) who had been reduced to the kind of people he despised. I used to roll the dice Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes Listen as the crowd would sing: "Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!" By rolling the dice he took chances, great risks that had a huge chance of failure. Makes me think of Napoleon Bonaparte, as another member said earlier in the thread. His enemies did fear him enormously. As for the crowd singing, makes me think of France and the revolution. One minute I held the key Next the walls were closed on me And I discovered that my castles stand Upon pillars of sand, pillars of sand His downfall was far too quick for him to even blink in the space of time it took for his domination to crumble. He discovered that his rule had always been unstable because he never troubled to take care of the materials he was using to make it - sand instead of stone, greed instead of goodness, and the like. I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing Roman Cavalry choirs are singing Be my mirror my sword and shield My missionaries in a foreign field For some reason I can't explain Once you'd gone there was never, never an honest word and that was when I ruled the world This chorus could refer to any ruler, dictator, basically anyone who has ever held a large amount of power. The first line brings to mind the era of the Crusades, the second line Arthurian legends, and the third and fourth bring up both. He lost control somehow, he turned to dishonest and unhealthy practises, and that was what his rule was like. It was a wicked and wild wind Blew down the doors to let me in. Shattered windows and the sound of drums People couldn't believe what I'd become He came to power through violent, unlawful means. Perhaps he used to be a good person who was corrupted by jealousy? hurt? lust for revenge? Revolutionaries wait For my head on a silver plate Just a puppet on a lonely string Oh who would ever want to be king? Definitely puts me in mind of Louis XVI, the last king of France. Every phrase of this verse. He was such a useless king and he didn't really want to be king anyway. He couldn't realise why anyone would want to have such responsibility. For some reason I can't explain I know Saint Peter will call my name He doesn't know exactly what he's done wrong but he knows there's no place for him in Heaven, where he wants to go and be in peace. So there you go. In my opinion, this song is really just about anyone who has ever held power and used it irresponsibly, whether willingly or not. It's about the destruction of kingdoms, bloody revolutions, begging for mercy, despair and utter lack of hope. Yet the music is strong, powerful, sweeping, and almost gives you a sense of hope, as though things could get better in the future ...

I would definitely invite you but I'm afraid we live a little distance away :laugh3:

An absolutely amazing, awesome, astounding song! (How's that for alliteration?) ;) I love the build-up towards the guitar/drum jammin'. The intro made me think it was a Sigur Ros song for a moment but then the banjo-like sound kicked in and I grinned like an idiot - definitely Coldplay. It's such a positive, uplifting, upbeat song. I can't help head-bangin' and jumping around like a lunatic. It's just such a happy tune with such happy unity of instruments that it gives you hope of things really turning out all right in the end. Makes me think of the sun rising in a clear azure sky over an endless stretch of deep blue ocean ... and the Coldplay boys rockin' out while speeding towards the tangerine horizon on a pirate ship à la Pirates of the Caribbean ... LOL. I am so weird. :lol:

Man, that would be such a cool party, though, wouldn't it? That just inspired me to add some more to the list! :rolleyes: You dress up to a Coldplay party or any party in general and when people ask you what your outfit means you say the title of a Coldplay song (e.g. "I am Yellow/Lost?/The Scientist/etc"). At your Coldplay party you have Yellow cupcakes, posters on doors and walls of directions to places headed with LOST?, Clocks hanging everywhere, and give a makeshift Parachute to every person attending ... You get green contacts for your eyes and walk around humming "Green Eyes". You end each letter/e-mail/text message with the phrase "See You Soon".

Violet Hill --> main colour: violet (obviously), secondary colours: white and red (because of the snow and blood, from the implied war) Viva La Vida --> main colour: red (because it's such a revolutionary colour and this song tells me about a revolution), secondary colours: white and cornflower blue (the French flag should be the symbol of revolutionism) A Spell, A Rebel Yell --> main colour: laser green (for some reason I just see green laser beams when I hear this song), secondary colour: black (the background behind the laser beams) Lost? --> main colour: slate blue (like an ocean on a cloudy day) Life In Technicolour --> main colour: sunshine yellow (because it's such an uplifting joyous song, although it's really a kaleidoscope of colours because of this).

I love this thread; it creates a warm, fuzzy feeling of unity and mutual understanding between everyone. Viva Coldplay! You know you're obsessed with Coldplay when ... Every Coldplay song has the power to make you bawl like a baby, whether from desperate anguish or profound joy and wonder at the beauty of it all. You can spend a whole day (at least) listening to the same new Coldplay song on repeat without ever getting sick of it (Exhibit A: me with Violet Hill, Viva La Vida, A Spell A Rebel Yell, Lost?, Life in Technicolour ...) You wish you could find a way to get the Coldplay boys to come to your birthday party. When you wish you could actually get people to come to your imaginary Coldplay party (I have a serious lack of Coldplay-loving friends) :cry:. You know all the lyrics of every Coldplay song off by heart and can sing each song without any music. You think you can write your autobiography using only Coldplay songs. You're playing a song on your computer and ask a family member who they think the artist is, they say, "Well that's easy - Coldplay", even when it isn't actually Coldplay. I wonder what the Coldplay boys would think if they found out exactly how obsessed we are with them ... :stunned:

Yeah, same here. I had no idea she was so sweet and lovely and down-to-earth. Moses and Apple are very lucky having such wonderful parents. Chris has very good taste (but then we already knew that) :wink3:

Things are obviously getting pretty out-of-hand if band members know their fans get given a hard time for liking their band. How screwed up is the world when people can't respect the music tastes of others? It's certainly something that reaches every corner of the world. I live in New Zealand and I still remember telling the now ex-editor of the university student magazine - a guy so full of his "cool" reputation he fairly stunk with it - that Coldplay is my FAVOURITE band. His reaction would have been tantamount to me saying that I believe the world is flat. I, of course, defended my taste and turned my nose up at him and his patronisation, and (very politely) told him where to stick his petty objections. But not everybody would be able to do that. Not everybody would be able to wear a Coldplay t-shirt to school (for reasons other than the school requirement of a uniform) or talk about their musical true loves. This is exceedingly sad. Sometimes it's hard to remember that we live in a beautiful world ... I think it's lovely of Chris to come out and say something like that, acknowledge that he knows how hard it can be for some of us. It proves that he cares and wants to make things easier for us. He's a great guy, Chris, and I'm proud to be a fan of this wonderful, splendiferous, super-talented band. If others can't understand their magic, they must be blind, deaf and dumb, but at least most Coldplay fans are likely sensible enough to realise that others may not like or even respect it, unlike certain other fans we may know ... I do hope that some day every Coldplay fan will be able to stand up for their favourite band without fear of repercussion. Perhaps that day is dawning with the release of "Viva La Vida", as Chris suggests?