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Ha! It looks like Jonny has the hots for Will now. Chris should be jealous...

I'm just really hoping that (the rest of) LP5 will be different. MUCH different.

True. In both of their early days: yes. Now: absolutely not.

Well for starters Chris is so enamored with Thom that he would gladly have Thom's baby if he could.

Yyyeeeeeeesssssssssssssssssssssssssssss http://www.popeater.com/2011/04/09/coldplay-2010-olympics-opening-ceremony/

YES. Montage galore. And I have a feeling it will be used on Entertainment Tonight every night for at least the next month. Oh and if they end up performing in the opening ceremony of the Olympics next year (as rumored), this is likely what they will be performing.

:lol:

I'm I the only one that thinks it's ludicrous that iTunes labeled the song as Alternative? Or am I just out of touch with what is considered Alternative these days?

No. It's a lovely little option on everyone's User CP.

Trouble just came on my iTunes (it's on shuffle). I'm about to cry.

MY HUMBLE OPINION I posted this in the Coldplay section, but I realize that some of you do not venture there so I will post it here as well. _______________________ So after a few listens, here are my initial thoughts on ETIAW. At the opening of the song, after hearing the synth/whatever I thought wow that article from The Sun (before the song was even released) was right: “The new Coldplay single Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall is an up-tempo hit. It is crying out for Swedish House Mafia to get their hands on it for anthemic Ibiza club nights.” I was hoping they were joking, but they were spot-on. I heard the guitar part and thought oh interesting Jonny is doing something a little different. I do like the overall build-up of the song. That being said, the lyrics didn’t seem any better (originally I wasn’t going to pass judgment on them until I listened to the song). And I don’t care for Chris’ “singing”; I wouldn’t really call it singing, yet I don’t want to go so far as to call it rapping either (that would be an insult to rappers). But then I realized it was probably a good thing he is doing this. Why? Because it is obviously supposed to be an “arena” song. And we all know how much Mr. Energizer Bunny loves to hop around and cover every bit of the stage, which screws up his singing and makes it choppy. Therefore, with this song he can do all that hopping around and his “singing” will still manage to sound like the studio version. To further play on the “arena” quality of the song, we all know that’s a part of every era. Yellow for Parachutes, Clocks for AROBTTH, Fix You for X&Y, and VLV for VLVODAAHF. So in that sense, I can’t completely bash ETIAW. It’s a requirement of sorts, especially considering they haven’t yet released LP5 and they start festivals tonight. My favorite part of the song is 3:01 – 4:03; based on my last comment in the first paragraph and all of the second paragraph, you can figure out why. I’m mildly annoyed by the fact that they sampled something else. Oddly enough last night I was watching Fuse and Jay Z’s “Big Pimpin” came on, which sampled an Egyptian song. R&B / rappers have made an art form of sampling and do it very well. However I cringe knowing it is such an obvious part of this new song. Chris, I realize Jay Z is your buddy, but you don’t have to try to be like him. Oh and a big WTF for iTunes labeling this song as Alternative. Seriously. SO… even though I’m not a huge fan of ETIAW, I’m still looking forward to LP5. Just like my gut instinct was that ETIAW would be an upbeat song, my gut instinct is that ETIAW will not be representative of LP5 as a whole. So in that sense I’m looking forward to seeing good quality videos tomorrow from the festival, since apparently they will be playing multiple new songs, not just ETIAW.

MY HUMBLE OPINION So after a few listens, here are my initial thoughts on ETIAW. At the opening of the song, after hearing the synth/whatever I thought wow that article from The Sun (before the song was even released) was right: “The new Coldplay single Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall is an up-tempo hit. It is crying out for Swedish House Mafia to get their hands on it for anthemic Ibiza club nights.” I was hoping they were joking, but they were spot-on. I heard the guitar part and thought oh interesting Jonny is doing something a little different. I do like the overall build-up of the song. That being said, the lyrics didn’t seem any better (originally I wasn’t going to pass judgment on them until I listened to the song). And I don’t care for Chris’ “singing”; I wouldn’t really call it singing, yet I don’t want to go so far as to call it rapping either (that would be an insult to rappers). But then I realized it was probably a good thing he is doing this. Why? Because it is obviously supposed to be an “arena” song. And we all know how much Mr. Energizer Bunny loves to hop around and cover every bit of the stage, which screws up his singing and makes it choppy. Therefore, with this song he can do all that hopping around and his “singing” will still manage to sound like the studio version. To further play on the “arena” quality of the song, we all know that’s a part of every era. Yellow for Parachutes, Clocks for AROBTTH, Fix You for X&Y, and VLV for VLVODAAHF. So in that sense, I can’t completely bash ETIAW. It’s a requirement of sorts, especially considering they haven’t yet released LP5 and they start festivals tonight. My favorite part of the song is 3:01 – 4:03; based on my last comment in the first paragraph and all of the second paragraph, you can figure out why. I’m mildly annoyed by the fact that they sampled something else. Oddly enough last night I was watching Fuse and Jay Z’s “Big Pimpin” came on, which sampled an Egyptian song. R&B / rappers have made an art form of sampling and do it very well. However I cringe knowing it is such an obvious part of this new song. Chris, I realize Jay Z is your buddy, but you don’t have to try to be like him. Oh and a big WTF for iTunes labeling this song as Alternative. Seriously. SO… even though I’m not a huge fan of ETIAW, I’m still looking forward to LP5. Just like my gut instinct was that ETIAW would be an upbeat song, my gut instinct is that ETIAW will not be representative of LP5 as a whole. So in that sense I’m looking forward to seeing good quality videos tomorrow from the festival, since apparently they will be playing multiple new songs, not just ETIAW.

Agreed. I'm a fan of both bands so I can say this objectively.

That's an excellent point! Personally after listening to VLVODAAHF the first time, I ejected it from my car CD player and chucked it on the passenger side floor. I didn't listen to it again until March 2009, and that was because I realized I should familiarize myself with the songs before attending the concert. And I did eventually grow to like most of it, but what you said is right... it shouldn't have to grow on us.

It's kind of weird to think his body his about 5 miles away from me right now :|

Jack Kevorkian died

Blog #111 http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=591&page=0

And it COULD get worse... http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showpost.php?p=4808871&postcount=4006 I would laugh so hard if that actually happens.

RANDOM COMMENT BEFORE I FORGET: Jammin' Festival in Italy is June 9. The Jersey Shore cast are currently in Italy shooting the next season. I fully expect to see them fist-bumping to ETIAW in the front row. Or at the very least, DJ Pauly-D will perform at a night club and mix it.

* actually I was kidding, I was poking fun at the people who are offended by those who don't like it * :lips:

For those of you who aren't yet familiar with one of our extraordinarily talented members... http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?p=4808769#post4808769

^ In less than 4 hours from the time of release you did that. Insane. EXCELLENT!!!

omg ur such a hatr :tongue:

I've finally caught up on 10 hours worth of posts; I'll post my initial reaction in a little while. In the meantime... remember this? Do you think ETIAW is one of these? I think maybe it's the one in the upper right or middle. Or maybe the bottom one second to the left.

Yeah I agree, I tried really hard to see the comparison they drew to the "Where I End and You Begin" bassline, but they aren't even close.