It's called pop music for a reason. If you want thoughtful, intelligent song writing you might want to avoid the Top 200.

WTF Indeed: It's called pop music for a reason. If you want thoughtful, intelligent song writing you might want to avoid the Top 200.

Relative to the rest of the tripe on the top 200 Coldplay actually is thoughtful and intelligent.

Also, Chris Martin was pretty affable and funny on Colbert. Unlike Thom Yorke, whom I respect, but is absolutely awkward in an interview.

Understatement Of The Year™ award winner

I only listen to music you've never heard before

TravisBickle62: I only listen to music you've never heard before

This.

And only music that is recorded on Edison wax cylinders because the sound is purer.

MayoSlather: Unlike Thom Yorke, whom I respect, but is absolutely awkward in an interview.

Maybe he just doesn't feel like knifin' around. Cutcutcutcutcutcut.

aw shucks

Chris Martin "We just stole EVERYTHING from Radiohead".

La Bohème has some of the most beautiful opera music (and just plain beautiful music) known to mankind. In the one of the songs, the lyrics are (translated to English):


But my name is Lucy. ... They call me Mimi, And why I don't know.

Meh. Coldplay sounds like a U2 tribute band.

mark12A: Meh. Coldplay sounds like a U2 tribute band.

This statement leads me to believe you haven't listened to either band. If you're going to hate...at least try.

/Coldplay sucks
//Clocks is a panty dropper

Toshiro Mifune's Letter Opener: Give yourself some credit, Chris. Your lyrics are STILL better than those of "Hollaback Girl."

Having just finished watching '20', Cameron Crowe's film of Pearl Jam with the closed caption on, he writes better lyrics than Eddy Vedder, too.

I bought a troll
I bought a troll for you
The one you wanted was blue
Bit they only had yellow

/Fallon

i have always really liked coldplay. chris seems like a very down to earth humble kind of guy. this makes me like them even more

douchebag/hater: Toshiro Mifune's Letter Opener: Give yourself some credit, Chris. Your lyrics are STILL better than those of "Hollaback Girl."

Having just finished watching '20', Cameron Crowe's film of Pearl Jam with the closed caption on, he writes better lyrics than Eddy Vedder, too.

i can NOT listen to "yellow ledbetter" without hearing the misheard lyrics from a youtube video i used to watch a lot. pearl jam is my favorite band yet i have NO CLUE what the lyrics to that song are

and i too just watched pj20, but without the cc option

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brap: I don't know that I could name a Coldplay song at gunpoint but some of my favorite songs have completely moronic lyrics. SOME OF THEM LACK LYRICS ALLTOGETHER!

Tubular Bells and Axel F are on my Top 25 Most Played list on the iPod. Also, personally, (staying on Coldplay topic), Clocks is much better as an instrumental than with lyrics.

hahahahahahah
when ever i hear Axel F, i can only think of Bart and Skinner looking through lockers.

/tubular bells FTW. but Hergest Ridge, Ommadawn, Incantations FTW as well. can't forget those.

DeaH: La Bohème has some of the most beautiful opera music (and just plain beautiful music) known to mankind. In the one of the songs, the lyrics are (translated to English):


But my name is Lucy. ... They call me Mimi, And why I don't know.

I remember watching a video of La Boheme in a music theory class once and wishing so badly that it didn't have subtitles. It was like watching a really cheesy musical.

Chris Martin has gone on record saying he doesn't trust black people.

I keep confusing him with Paul Bettany, yes they absolutely look nothing alike but I keep imagining him singing the songs.

Also the Scientist is an ok song.

Tremolo: DeaH: La Bohème has some of the most beautiful opera music (and just plain beautiful music) known to mankind. In the one of the songs, the lyrics are (translated to English):


But my name is Lucy. ... They call me Mimi, And why I don't know.

I remember watching a video of La Boheme in a music theory class once and wishing so badly that it didn't have subtitles. It was like watching a really cheesy musical.

Yep, beautiful sounds. Dumb-ass lyrics.

One of the reasons I loath Rent is that it got rid of the best part of La Bohème, and kept the overwrought dumb stuff. Actually, made it overwrought-er.

jaylectricity: He was on Colbert last night and said that Radiohead was better than them, but that Coldplay was better looking.

I think it was Radiohead.

It was Radiohead. He also said that they were Indie Rock because they weren't as good-looking as Ricky Martin. I have to admit, the dude was self-effacing enough that I actually found it a bit hard to hate him. Which sucks, because I really want to hate Coldplay.

/Then I remember he's the guy that took Gwenyth Paltrow off the market.
//Not that I stood a chance.
///Guy can dream though.

A lot of hate as usual but I still maintain that "A Rush of Blood To The Head" is one of the best albums in the last 10 years.

swaxhog: A lot of hate as usual but I still maintain that "A Rush of Blood To The Head" is one of the best albums in the last 10 years.

That's exactly the way I feel about Coldplay. I absolutely LOATHE everything else that I've heard, but that album was pretty incredible.

There were plants and birds and rocks and things in this every changing world in which we live in,
But then again, no

So are you, you Satriani-robbing fark.