It feels like bringing everyone together. However, it then progresses and builds into a really massive bridge that feels like community. Then it jumps into the chorus which is very catchy of course and massive. Then it gets into that pre chorus, with an interesting synth effect, which again adds dynamic to the whole arrangement. Instantly catchy and recognizable, but kinda laid back and simple. The piano playing is also very catchy and Chris' melodies are just damn classic. A common complaint about modern Coldplay is electronic drum sounds, and this song isn't a victim (for those who believe that- not me personally but I like acoustic drums of course). Really raw sounding, tight, simple but interesting drums. Then it gets into the verse, where the drums become decidedly less produced. Really elevates the song and makes it dynamic as FUCK. That super electronic and powerful bass synth is just massive and so fun. Next, onto the big massive explosion part. But alas, the strings come in, which I think is a beautiful and iconic arrangement that is HIGHLY overlooked. Beginning with the intro, those chords are not your average chords, particularly for a synth production. Second, I think the music itself and the instrumentation/production is heavily underrated. The single most recognizable and memorable and simple/succinct but interesting song of the modern era of Coldplay. I'm not claiming it's equally popular, but I consider it the 'newplay' Yellow. Imo, this song is first of all, nearly as perfect and iconic as Yellow as far as catchy poppy anthems go. And I get that by now, some people have grown to 'like' the song, but still consider it weak/average. Meanwhile the producers of the song are Rik Simpson, Daniel Green and Markus Dravs.This song was really the first taste of pop Coldplay that we got, and I can understand some knee-jerk reactions that they started incorporating electronic elements, making a produced pop chorus, etc. This song came about after Chris Martin was enlisted in 2010 to write a tune to be featured on The X Factor. But at the insistence of Will Champion, it was rather added to the playlist of Mylo Xyloto. Their regular collaborator Brian Eno also receives writing credits. This included the UK Singles Chart and Billboard’s US Alternative Airplay ranking. Additionally it went multi-platinum in a handful of countries, including Australia and the UK.Ĭoldplay is a late-20 th century band from London that has managed to blow up stateside also. The group’s membership, from day one to date, has consisted of leader Chris Martin joined by Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland and Will Champion, respectively on bass, guitar and drums. And as is Coldplay’s standard all four of these individuals are credited as the writers of “Paradise”. For instance, on top of charting in approximately 30 nations overall, the song topped charts in nearly 10 of them. “Paradise” stands as one of the major hits in Coldplay’s impressive catalog. The release happened on the same day it debuted on BBC Radio 1. This is the third single from Coldplay’s 2011 album entitled “Mylo Xyloto”. And the song was released on 12 September that very year via Parlophone Records and Capitol Records. So, that’s pretty much it as far as this track goes. Apparently Mylo Xyloto, the overall project it is derived from, is some type of a concept album. And within that framework, the story at hand takes on a larger meaning. But as far as isolating “Paradise” as a singular piece, it is most basically about a girl who has lost all hope in her dreams becoming a reality. Now we know, based on Chris Martin’s own explanation of this song and the album it is featured on, that the subject is a resident of “a very big, oppressive city”, also being “a bit lost in (her) life”. So as put forth earlier, she mentally escapes from this depressing situation “through fantasy”. So the only relief she finds from reality is during ‘stormy nights’ in which she would fantasize about her ideological “paradise”. the subject becoming increasingly disheartened over time. But what it basically illustrates is as put forth above, i.e. The second verse relies even more heavily on symbolism. But the main points center on her being very optimistic in her youth. However, upon aging she loses hope in an edifying life – a disposition which, as we will get to later, is largely the result of the environment she was brought up in.
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