A LITTLE HISTORY
Coldplay are a British alternative rock band formed in London, England in 1998. The group comprises vocalist/pianist/guitarist Chris Martin, lead guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, and drummer/backing vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Will Champion
They are known for their hit singles, such as "Yellow", "The Scientist", "Clocks", "Speed of Sound", "Fix You" and "Viva la Vida.
In the band’s early years, Coldplay was also widely noted in the media for their claim to give 15% of the band’s profits to charity, which they continue to do.
VIVA LA VIDA
Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends is the fourth studio album by English alternative rock band Coldplay, released in June 2008.
Iam sharing the thoughts about the song "viva la vida" from the album.
Iam sharing my views on only the song "viva la vida" as it is the most popular and beautiful song of the album
# It reminds me of my own highs and lows of my own life.
# Kings and paupers are the same.
# The mighty fall hard and the smallest can only die or move upward.
# Emotional composition and lyrics are the highlights of this poem
# The song is inspired by the some war as it has many images such as walls, castle, pillars, revolutionaries etc.
# The song also says about Jesus.
# This is revealed from the lines "Seas would rise when I gave the word", "I know Saint Peter won’t call my name".
# The music is composed in such a way that it have a warfield like feel.
# The song have many common sounds from a war field including drums and trumphets.
# Song is highly inspiring and make the listener think to achieve more.
LYRICS
I used to rule the world
Seas would rise when I gave the word
Now in the morning I sweep alone
Sweep the streets I used to own
I used to roll the dice
Feel the fear in my enemy’s eyes
Listen as the crowd would sing:
"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"
One minute I held the key
Next the walls were closed on me
And I discovered that my castles stand
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand
I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can’t explain
Once you go there was never, never an honest word
That was when I ruled the world
It was the wicked and wild wind
Blew down the doors to let me in.
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
People couldn’t believe what I’d become
Revolutionaries wait
For my head on a silver plate
Just a puppet on a lonely string
Oh who would ever want to be king?
I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can’t explain
I know Saint Peter won’t call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world
ooooo ooooo ooooo oooooo ooooo
(repeat with chorus)
I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can’t explain
I know Saint Peter won’t call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world
Oooooh Oooooh Oooooh
ACHIEVEMENTS
This song actually has all the qualities of an english rocks song and people in the world accepted the beauty of the song by making the album
1) Most selling global album of 2008
2) No 1 in argentina, austria, belgium, canada, europe top 100, france, germany, ireland, italy, holland, newzealand, norway, spain, sweeden, switzerland, uk and the USA
3) album continued a rampage on charts for 745 weeks in 21 different charts and 9 weeks in peak position.
4) Best selling album of 2008 and sold nearly 8.3 million copies
5) Grammy Award for Best Rock Album at the 2009
CONCLUSION
If you are a music lover you just cant ignore the song.
It has a classic feel & its very different from the other songs.
My Rating 10 out of 10.