We opted for the start of the week, which has already been confirmed that it will not be the last of our confinement, with the positivity of one of the hymns most celebrated of the british group Coldplaythe group created by Chris Martin, Jon Buckland, Guy Berryman and Will Champion in 1996.
The song, like the title of the disk in which is included, is Living the life. The album, which was the best selling album in the world in 2008 and has distributed over 10 million copies, won the Grammy for best rock record and the title song, the best song of the year. In the album, the quartet left behind the group of guitar indie introspective to Radiohead -saving the distances – their first albums and felt mature enough to experiment with new sounds, more epic and bombastic, with layers of backing vocals and echoes of the pop and rock stage. And he did so with the help of producer Brian Eno, former member of Roxy Music, on the album sound more U2 Colplay, as evident in issues like Strawberry swing or Lost! Not in vain, Eno was already collaborated with the irish from The unforgettable fire, in 1994.
Live the life, that has gone down in history soccer as the song that Pep Guardiola used to harangue the Barcelona F. C., emerged, influenced by a painting of Frida Khalo, in which appeared the sentence and by the desire of Chris Martin of “get rid of the power and influence of others, break the norm,” he said. And it is something that is advised from their cover of the Liberty leading The people, the painting of Eugène Delacroix, an icon of the French Revolution.
Musically, Viva la vida sounds energetic and positive, with an atmosphere of bombastic and stadium which Coldplay recorded in various churches, with multiple choirs, rhythms, martial and string sections. The group felt mature and ready to experiment with new sounds and finding large audiences. And it did. The album is regarded as a work of transition, as evidenced by his post-diving in the sounds more commercial, with collaborations with Rhianna, The Chainsmokers, or Beyonce, and songs, such as those included in the albums forgettable as X&y and Mylo Xyloto, easy to sing live and with a nod to the radiofórmula and dance music.
As a curiosity, the virtuoso guitarist Joe Satriani filed a lawsuit against Colplay when you consider that Viva la vida was a plagiarism of his song If I could fly. The request is not passed to higher. In addition, second curiosity, the song is about the French Revolution, sung by a british group, and its title is in Spanish.
In this video there is evidence of the healing power of music. See the reaction of an autistic child and his father to listen to interpretear Fix you Colplay live.
LETTER
“I used to rule the world
Seas would rise when I gave the word
Now in the morning, I sleep alone
Sweep the streets I used to own
I used to roll the says
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 are 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 a honest word
And that was when I ruled the world
It was a wicked and wild wind
Blew down the doors to let me in
Shattered windows and the sound of the 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 are ringing
Roman Calvary 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
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
Roman Calvary 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”
In Spanish
“I used to rule the world,
seas would rise when I ordered.
Now, when morning comes, I sleep alone,
mud the streets I used to own.
I used to roll the dice,
I felt the fear in the eyes of my enemy.
I listened to how the people sang:
“now the old king is dead, long live the king!”
For a minute I had the key,
the next the walls were closed to me.
And I discovered that my castles were built
on pillars of salt and pillars of sand.
I hear the bells of Jerusalem are ringing,
the choirs of the cavalry, and roman are singing,
they are my mirror, my sword and my shield,
my missionaries in a foreign field.
For some reason I can not explain
once you go, never,
there was never a word honest.
That was when I ruled the world.
It was wind-haunted and wild
that threw the doors to let me enter.
Broken windows and the sound of drums,
the people could not believe what I had become.
Revolutionaries wait
my head on a silver platter.
Only a puppet with a rope, solitary,
oh, who would want to be king?
I hear the bells of Jerusalem are ringing,
the choirs of the cavalry, and roman are singing,
they are my mirror, my sword and my shield,
my missionaries in a foreign field.
For some reason I can not explain
I know that St. Peter will not tell you my name (I won’t go into the sky)
Never a word honest,
but that was when I ruled the world.
I hear the bells of Jerusalem are ringing,
the choirs of the cavalry, and roman are singing,
they are my mirror, my sword and my shield,
my missionaries in a foreign field.
For some reason I can not explain
I know that St. Peter will not tell you my name.
Never a word honest,
but that was when I ruled the world”
