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Would you complain if you woke up and it was a beautiful summer's day everyday?
No, probably not. And that, in essence, is similar to a new Coldplay single. You know what you're going to get, but it doesn't actually diminish the quality of said thing.
And verily, it swoons. 'The Scientist' is a gentle, languid piano ballad that builds into something markedly affecting. Like most of the band's songs, it contains a humility that seems to battle the inherent grandiosity they invariably attain to.
"_I was just guessing at numbers and figures/Pulling the puzzles apart/Questions of science, science and progress/Do not speak as loud as my heart_" Croaks Chris.
Who would have thought that luddism would be so good?
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Coldplay - The Scientist
Beautiful Record.
Re: Coldplay - The Scientist
You're absolutely right, Joe... shame the "cooler than thous" are going to slate it and the band, purely because they're so popular.
I wasn't a big Coldplay fan, but seeing this and Politik live swung me right around.
I wasn't a big Coldplay fan, but seeing this and Politik live swung me right around.
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