Tomorrow night Coldplay headline Lollapalooza. Last night, they played the Los Angeles Tennis Center at UCLA, with Jimmy Kimmel broadcasting a couple of songs. It was the network television premiere of both “Charlie Brown” and “Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall,” songs you’ve heard via live Youtube from Germany or experienced via fabulous splatters of paint and covers by Robyn. In any event, these are the most pro concert versions going, so click on if you enjoy seeing how massively successful bands use their stage design budget and/or copious shots of Samsung branding.
“Charlie Brown”
“Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall”
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christ, that “charlie brown” tune is massive. dare i say that it’s up there with their best? say what you will about coldplay, but they know how to write a song for the festival space.
I really dug that Charlie Brown guitar riff. Even though it seems like Coldplay won’t be ending their habit of writing songs with no meaning, I’ll still listen to this album.
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the song is certainly not life-changing in its meaning. you’re pretty right in calling it “banal” and “meaningless” (most of chris martin’s lyrics are, honestly). however, coldplay is making rock music for the masses–and they’re doing it well. it won’t change your life. it won’t inspire an epiphany. but it sounds damn good to sing with 100,000 other people.
they know their niche and they’re filling it perfectly. can’t fault the dudes for that. i like and respect them for it.
Wow that “Charlie Brown” sound couldn’t be more formulaic. Sounds like one of those insurance or car commercial songs that tries to sound like U2.
But is it as formulaic as a disapproving comment on a Coldplay song that references U2?
There is a fine line between a song that is vague enough to be interpreted differently by anybody and a series of meaningless words strung together because they rhyme nicely. Coldplay crossed that line at X&Y, crossed back for most of Viva La Vida, and seem to have jumped back to the dark side
After the last album though, I’m still excited to hear how this one turns out.
You mean: Coldplay do “Charlie Boring” and “Every Teardrop Is A Disappointment.”
I thought their last album was great, but alas, these songs are worse than even X&Y style songs… I’ll still listen to the album for sure, it’s just a shame because it seems these guys are talented enough (and the sure as hell have the resources and time) to do do something great. They simply choose not to…
These songs are so much more like “Lost” or “Lovers in Japan” then anything else they have ever made. So you saying you love their last album and hating this is just pretentious. You’ll like them in 2 weeks.
The instruments on Charlie Brown are great, but the lyrics are still really stupid.