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Sobient
(Norway, the icy spine of the world.)
Posted: Sep 08, 2010 - 00:40
 
This sounds like the work of Microsoft Songsmith (google it).

See this youtube video to understand.



Dinges,_the_Dude
(under sea-level, N52°22', E4°52')
Posted: Jul 06, 2010 - 03:27
 
A real improvement of the song! Unfortunately still a whining voice, though.

PFM
(Off the road)
Posted: Jun 04, 2010 - 14:16
 
 EssexTex wrote:
 like ordering a lovely steak and then pouring engine oil all over it.

 
Now you get oil with your seafood as well.


sirdroseph
(Tokyo)
Posted: May 03, 2010 - 14:12
 
 EssexTex wrote:
 like ordering a lovely steak and then pouring engine oil all over it.

 

Perfect!

crockydile
(Outer Spiral Arm, Milky Way)
Posted: May 03, 2010 - 14:12
 
Not an improvement. Perhaps if they had someone who can sing...I can see the potential. {#Ask}

gratefulgator
(San Francisco CA)
Posted: May 03, 2010 - 14:12
 
I don't think these two groups should have merged for this... separately they're both much better.  I'm not a huge Coldplay fan at all, but I like the original version of this song a lot better.



sonofpick
(SoCal, Small College, My Office)
Posted: May 03, 2010 - 14:12
 
Never play this again.

sirdroseph
(Tokyo)
Posted: May 03, 2010 - 14:12
 

Unfortunately this version puts more emphasis on Chris Martin's voice, not a good thing!{#Stop}



thatch
(Shhh....at work....)
Posted: May 03, 2010 - 14:11
 
caterwauling

Grammarcop
(Hey, I can see Canada from here!)
Posted: May 03, 2010 - 14:11
 
After a trip there in 2003, Havana is now part of my soul.

jkhandy
(Near the ocean (in my mind))
Posted: May 03, 2010 - 14:11
 
nice to see some people can just get along

listen_n_sf
Posted: Apr 01, 2010 - 22:19
 
Whenever I listen to classical music for a while then come back to something like this, I realize the difference between the two is you already know what this is about after ten seconds or so. There's nothing more to gain from it.

RedGuitar
(Iowa, USA)
Posted: Mar 01, 2010 - 07:18
 
 EssexTex wrote:
Putting Chris Martin with these legends is like ordering a lovely steak and then pouring engine oil all over it.
 
Interesting analogy.  Heavy on the 30 weight, Mom!


SirLars
(London, ON)
Posted: Mar 01, 2010 - 07:18
 
simply awful

EssexTex
(Gitche Gumee)
Posted: Mar 01, 2010 - 07:16
 
 like ordering a lovely steak and then pouring engine oil all over it.


Joy4life
(Central Coast, California (home of good wine, big fires))
Posted: Mar 01, 2010 - 07:15
 
I was just thinking this was a nice remix, then the horns came in a killed it.

Felix_The_Cat
(Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Posted: Mar 01, 2010 - 07:14
 
one of the few kudos to coldplay

WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: Dec 28, 2009 - 09:30
 
 crockydile wrote:

Agreed. Completely awful. Makes me want to hurt Chris Martin...drones released. Target Locked. Fire at will.

 
In awe of your cleverness. No, really.


Darlington
(Columbia, South Carolina)
Posted: Dec 28, 2009 - 09:26
 
 helgigermany wrote:
This is a very nice version!!
 

I downloaded this CD from iTunes last year. There are other very nice cover versions on it as well.

helgigermany
(Germany)
Posted: Nov 26, 2009 - 23:51
 
This is a very nice version!!

finkle007
Posted: Oct 26, 2009 - 14:22
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXzgMdj5urs
 iscoot4peace wrote:


I completely agree with you...but I am curious to know wht the other four worst ones are?
 



Forest267
(Milwaukee)
Posted: Oct 26, 2009 - 14:20
 
I like it.

Queue
(ROKville, MD)
Posted: Oct 26, 2009 - 14:16
 
The vocal sounds really thin without all the backing keyboards.

nate917
(2,815 miles from home)
Posted: Oct 26, 2009 - 14:16
 
 sharondraghi wrote:
Sorry, but I just don't like Coldplay.  I think their music is pretentious and ordinary.  With all the great bands out there, why are they so famous??
 
When they came out with "Yellow," they were still unsigned to a major label, and it was a new sound — no one at the time (summer of 2000) sounded like Chris Martin, and it was kind of raw and naked compared to all the other overproduced dreck that was around at the time.  Since then, people have gotten quite used to their sound, in part because so many of their songs sound alike.  The latest album was supposed to have featured Martin discovering (i.e., finally using) his baritone.  Personally, I think their songwriting is a bit overrated, though I thought "Fix You" was a marvelous paean to his wife, Gwyneth Paltrow, in the wake of her father's death.


audiophelia
(Pennsylvania)
Posted: Oct 26, 2009 - 14:14
 
 Dinges,_the_Dude wrote:
I'm absolutely no fan of Coldplay, but this version of this song is a big improvement of the original. Only the voice of the leadsinger keeps on annoying me {#Snooty}...
 
Hahaha! I was thinking the same! :D

iscoot4peace
Posted: Oct 26, 2009 - 14:14
 
 finkle007 wrote:
This is one of the five worst things I've ever heard.
 

I completely agree with you...but I am curious to know wht the other four worst ones are?

audiophelia
(Pennsylvania)
Posted: Oct 26, 2009 - 14:13
 
 Dinges,_the_Dude wrote:
I'm absolutely no fan of Coldplay, but this version of this song is a big improvement of the original. Only the voice of the leadsinger keeps on annoying me {#Snooty}...
 
Hahaha! I was thinking the same! :D

Jared
(South Central...MA)
Posted: Oct 26, 2009 - 14:12
 
a very weak song by itself...then add samba? Maybe if I ate Pop-Rocks and drank Coke, I might understand this.

crockydile
(I miss Excelsior!)
Posted: Oct 26, 2009 - 14:12
 
 finkle007 wrote:
This is one of the five worst things I've ever heard.
 
Agreed. Completely awful. Makes me want to hurt Chris Martin...drones released. Target Locked. Fire at will.


TheFriendlyCat
(BC)
Posted: Oct 26, 2009 - 14:10
 
I'm... just... not sure.... {#Eek}

finkle007
Posted: Oct 26, 2009 - 14:10
 
This is one of the five worst things I've ever heard.

Dinges,_the_Dude
(under sea-level, N52°22', E4°52')
Posted: Sep 25, 2009 - 00:43
 
I'm absolutely no fan of Coldplay, but this version of this song is a big improvement of the original. Only the voice of the leadsinger keeps on annoying me {#Snooty}...

nigelr
(Coffs Harbour, Australia)
Posted: Sep 25, 2009 - 00:40
 
BV rythme section makes this what it is, whatever that is..............

helgigermany
(Germany)
Posted: Aug 24, 2009 - 13:39
 
 sharondraghi wrote:
Sorry, but I just don't like Coldplay.  I think their music is pretentious and ordinary.  With all the great bands out there, why are they so famous??
 
I think , the music of coldplay is the music of this generation. But a lot of their style touches me , and so I like this modern english bands like coldplay , keane, franz ferdinand and so on. Not everything, but i like it:



bronorb
(Wisconsin)
Posted: Aug 24, 2009 - 12:33
 
 sharondraghi wrote:
Sorry, but I just don't like Coldplay.  I think their music is pretentious and ordinary.  With all the great bands out there, why are they so famous??
 

Agreed.

Droidac
(4066 kms east of Paradise)
Posted: Aug 24, 2009 - 12:29
 

This is NOT working......



to_the_eleven
(the groove)
Posted: May 21, 2009 - 09:41
 
Thou shalt not joke about Radiohead!  Seems a lot of their fans are hyper sensitive about any association to another band that may be similarly OVER-RATED.  <ducks>{#Shifty}

 rdo wrote:


I know you know better than to confuse Chris Martin with Thom Yorke.  I hate Martin's voice, but I love Yorke's.  If you're kidding around, that wasn't funny!  {#Naughty}
 



Wizzuvvoz
(Land of Nod. East of Eden on Route 66.)
Posted: May 21, 2009 - 09:34
 
this collaboration doesn't work too well for me.  I like both CP and BVSC a lot, but his voice is not right for the groove I think.  But the groove kind of works for the song IMO.



cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.)
Posted: May 21, 2009 - 09:33
 
 Hannio wrote:
I'm still waiting for the bluegrass version.
 
Bring on The Gourds or The Bad Livers!


h_in_bristol
(over there ^)
Posted: May 21, 2009 - 09:32
 
Don't like coldplay at all.

Getting busy with something else and waiting for this to finish.


cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.)
Posted: May 21, 2009 - 09:32
 
 sharondraghi wrote:
Sorry, but I just don't like Coldplay.  I think their music is pretentious and ordinary.  With all the great bands out there, why are they so famous??
 
I was going to post something like 'BVSC is so great, they can even make Coldplay sound cool'...

I'd listen to Buena Vista Social Club sing a phone book. Coldplay, not so much.


WayUpNorth
(Edge of Nowhere)
Posted: May 21, 2009 - 09:32
 
 gjeeg wrote:
Love this crossover fusion breakout third world mambo mashup remix!!!
 
Couldn't have said it any better!

rbigelo
(Spanish Town)
Posted: Apr 19, 2009 - 17:55
 
Radiohead this isn't, but worth a happy fox-trot with my lover.

smdeeg
(SillyCone Valley)
Posted: Apr 02, 2009 - 15:27
 
 rdo wrote:
there is nothing worse than hearing a different version of a song you already hate.
 
I don't know about that.  I rather enjoy a version of "Ooops I did it Again" that I have by Richard Thompson.  (Not the one of his album, but an in studio thing he did on NPRs Fresh Air.)  Anyway, I'd call this a modest improvement on an otherwise mediocre song making it slightly better then mediocre.


sharondraghi
Posted: Apr 02, 2009 - 15:25
 
Sorry, but I just don't like Coldplay.  I think their music is pretentious and ordinary.  With all the great bands out there, why are they so famous??

jstastny
(Czech Republic)
Posted: Apr 02, 2009 - 15:23
 
I've just had a nice slow fox dance with my wife listening to this music. {#Dancingbanana}

gjeeg
(Syracuse, New York)
Posted: Apr 02, 2009 - 15:23
 
Love this crossover fusion breakout third world mambo mashup remix!!!

jagdriver
(Tunin' in from the aptly-named Grass Valley, CA)
Posted: Apr 02, 2009 - 15:22
 
 peter_james_bond wrote:
I like the original and I like this version. But the funny thing is, the weakest part of this version is Chris Martin, I think he sounds awful...lol...and I like Coldplay. {#Rolleyes}
 
   He does sound awful.


rdo
(DC)
Posted: Mar 19, 2009 - 05:26
 
 fredriley wrote:
For a wonderful moment I thought that RP was playing Salsa Celtica, but then Thom Yorke started up and disappointment set in. For a much more interesting reworking of salsa with Celtic rhythms, Salsa Celtica are hard to beat, and it would be great to hear them on RP. Love the salsa background on this, shame about yer man Yorke. 5 from the Nottingham jury.
 

I know you know better than to confuse Chris Martin with Thom Yorke.  I hate Martin's voice, but I love Yorke's.  If you're kidding around, that wasn't funny!  {#Naughty}

osbyec
Posted: Mar 19, 2009 - 05:24
 
 fredriley wrote:
For a wonderful moment I thought that RP was playing Salsa Celtica, but then Thom Yorke started up and disappointment set in. For a much more interesting reworking of salsa with Celtic rhythms, Salsa Celtica are hard to beat, and it would be great to hear them on RP. Love the salsa background on this, shame about yer man Yorke. 5 from the Nottingham jury.
 

Except it's not actually Thom Yorke; it's Chris Martin.  Coldplay, not Radiohead.  I definitely hear the resemblance, though.