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One Music PH Top 12: Coldplay

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<p>In six days, <a href="~/"><u><strong>Coldplay</strong></u></a> will make their return to the Philippines in two-sold-out concerts at the <strong>Philippine Arena</strong> this <strong>January 19</strong> and <strong>20</strong>. The British rock band formed in London in 1997 consisting of vocalist and pianist <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Martin" title="Chris Martin">Chris Martin</a></strong>, guitarist <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonny_Buckland" title="Jonny Buckland">Jonny Buckland</a></strong>, bassist <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Berryman" title="Guy Berryman">Guy Berryman</a></strong>, drummer <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Champion" title="Will Champion">Will Champion</a></strong> captured the hearts of the world by bringing Britpop to the world and not being afraid to adapt it to a more pop direction. Along the way, they have arguably turned into the world&#x27;s biggest pop-rock band.</p><p>The much-awaited concert is presented by <a href="~/"><u><strong>Live Nation Philippines</strong></u></a> and will feature <a href="~/"><u><strong>Jikamarie</strong></u></a> as the special guest front act.</p><p>Without further ado, here are our Top 12 picks:</p><div><strong>12). Everything&#x27;s Not Lost (2000)</strong></div><div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0IywjWWlxF8?si=cCF2tH1dOiAdlY78" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><p>&quot;<em>&#x27;Cause if you ever feel neglected<br/>And if you think that all is lost<br/>I&#x27;ll be countin&#x27; up my demons, yeah<br/>Hopin&#x27; everything&#x27;s not lost...</em>&quot;</p><p>A simple, elegant and criminally-underrated track.</p><div><strong>11). In My Place (2002)</strong></div><div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gnIZ7RMuLpU?si=mkJdMctq1MQ6HsRU" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><p>&quot;<a href="https://genius.com/874364/Coldplay-in-my-place/In-my-place-in-my-place-were-lines-that-i-couldnt-change-i-was-lost-oh-yeah">In my place, in my place<br/>Were lines that I couldn&#x27;t change<br/>I was lost, oh yeah</a><br/><a href="https://genius.com/874365/Coldplay-in-my-place/And-i-was-lost-i-was-lost-crossed-lines-i-shouldnt-have-crossed-i-was-lost-oh-yeah">And I was lost, I was lost<br/>Crossed lines I shouldn&#x27;t have crossed<br/>I was lost, oh yeah</a>...&quot;</p><p>The emotional power of <a href="~/"><u><strong>&quot;Yellow&quot;</strong></u></a> multipled tenfold.</p><div><strong>10). Paradise (2011)</strong></div><div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1G4isv_Fylg?si=Ehi-j9cJIuMtdqHr" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><p>&quot;<em><a href="https://genius.com/365067/Coldplay-paradise/And-the-bullets-catch-in-her-teeth">Life goes on, it gets so heavy</a><br/><a href="https://genius.com/1542886/Coldplay-paradise/The-wheel-breaks-the-butterfly">The wheel breaks the butterfly</a><br/><a href="https://genius.com/365056/Coldplay-paradise/Every-tear-a-waterfall">Every tear, a waterfall</a><br/><a href="https://genius.com/365070/Coldplay-paradise/In-the-night-the-stormy-night-shed-close-her-eyes-in-the-night-the-stormy-night-away-shed-fly">In the night, the stormy night, she&#x27;d close her eyes<br/>In the night, the stormy night, away she&#x27;d fly</a></em></p><p><em>And dream of paradise</em>...&quot;</p><p>A ballad of escapism. </p><div><strong>9). My Universe (with <a href="~/"><u>BTS</u></a>) (2021)</strong></div><div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3YqPKLZF_WU?si=MlyW44zf6IuyAnIv" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><p>&quot;<em>In the night, I lie and look up at you<br/>When the morning comes, I watch you rise<br/>There&#x27;s a paradise they couldn&#x27;t capture<br/>That bright infinity inside your eyes</em>...&quot;</p><p>A heavenly ode to brotherhood, hope, and love.</p><div><strong>8). Hymn for the Weekend (2015)</strong></div><div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YykjpeuMNEk?si=IfV_ihD68Ulzcnku" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><p>&quot;<a href="https://genius.com/8351467/Coldplay-hymn-for-the-weekend/Oh-angel-sent-from-up-above-you-know-you-make-my-world-light-up-when-i-was-down-when-i-was-hurt-you-came-to-lift-me-up">Oh, angel sent from up above<br/>You know you make my world light up<br/>When I was down, when I was hurt<br/>You came to lift me up</a><br/><a href="https://genius.com/8286893/Coldplay-hymn-for-the-weekend/Life-is-a-drink-and-loves-a-drug-oh-now-i-think-i-must-be-miles-up">Life is a drink and love&#x27;s a drug<br/>Oh, now I think I must be miles up</a><br/><a href="https://genius.com/8615735/Coldplay-hymn-for-the-weekend/When-i-was-a-river-dried-up-you-came-to-rain-a-flood">When I was a river dried up<br/>You came to rain a flood</a>...&quot;</p><div><strong>7). A Sky Full of Stars (2014)</strong></div><div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VPRjCeoBqrI?si=VfNINJv4iXLJ5ePE" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><p>&quot;<a href="https://genius.com/3126548/Coldplay-a-sky-full-of-stars/Cause-youre-a-sky-cause-youre-a-sky-full-of-stars-im-gonna-give-you-my-heart-cause-youre-a-sky-cause-youre-a-sky-full-of-stars-cause-you-light-up-the-path">&#x27;Cause you&#x27;re a sky, &#x27;cause you&#x27;re a sky full of stars<br/>I&#x27;m gonna give you my heart<br/>&#x27;Cause you&#x27;re a sky, &#x27;cause you&#x27;re a sky full of stars<br/>&#x27;Cause you light up the path</a>...&quot;</p><p>Clubby transpositions of their old sound.</p><div><strong>6). Sparks (2000)</strong></div><div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ar48yzjn1PE?si=gdzgR3TdBOp1YGdh" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><p>&quot;<a href="https://genius.com/24835879/Coldplay-sparks/Did-i-drive-you-away-i-know-what-youll-say-you-say-oh-sing-one-you-know">Did I drive you away?<br/>I know what you&#x27;ll say<br/>You say, &quot;Oh, sing one you know&quot;</a><br/><a href="https://genius.com/2631935/Coldplay-sparks/But-i-promise-you-this-ill-always-look-out-for-you-yeah-thats-what-ill-do">But I promise you this<br/>I&#x27;ll always look out for you<br/>Yeah, that&#x27;s what I&#x27;ll do</a>...&quot;</p><p>The tender, wistful instrumentation, the straightforward lyrics that lodge right in the heart, the rawness of Chris Martin&#x27;s beautiful voice, the lullaby-like melody and the dream-like piano and guitar.</p><div><strong>5). The Scientist (2002)</strong></div><div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RB-RcX5DS5A?si=7Tm09cOtYZ4zyvNJ" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><p>&quot;<a href="https://genius.com/17981445/Coldplay-the-scientist/I-was-just-guessin-at-numbers-and-figures-pullin-the-puzzles-apart">I was just guessin&#x27; at numbers and figures<br/>Pullin&#x27; the puzzles apart</a><br/><a href="https://genius.com/839971/Coldplay-the-scientist/Questions-of-science-science-and-progress-do-not-speak-as-loud-as-my-heart">Questions of science, science and progress<br/>Do not speak as loud as my heart</a><br/><a href="https://genius.com/19051741/Coldplay-the-scientist/And-tell-me-you-love-me">And tell me you love me,</a> <a href="https://genius.com/26815146/Coldplay-the-scientist/Come-back-and-haunt-me">come back and haunt me</a><br/><a href="https://genius.com/26815120/Coldplay-the-scientist/Oh-and-i-rush-to-the-start">Oh, and I rush to the start</a><br/><a href="https://genius.com/1479271/Coldplay-the-scientist/Runnin-in-circles-chasin-our-tails-comin-back-as-we-are">Runnin&#x27; in circles, chasin&#x27; our tails<br/>Comin&#x27; back as we are</a>...&quot;</p><p>An ode to a fresh separation.</p><div><strong>4). Something Just Like This (with <a href="~/"><u>The Chainsmokers</u></a>) (2017)</strong></div><div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FM7MFYoylVs?si=JYAwNc5H1wgtfbrr" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><p>&quot;<a href="https://genius.com/11394756/The-chainsmokers-and-coldplay-something-just-like-this/Ive-been-reading-books-of-old-the-legends-and-the-myths-achilles-and-his-gold-hercules-and-his-gifts-spider-mans-control-and-batman-with-his-fists-and-clearly-i-dont-see-myself-upon-that-list">I&#x27;ve been reading books of old<br/>The legends and the myths<br/>Achilles and his gold<br/>Hercules and his gifts<br/>Spider-Man&#x27;s control<br/>And Batman with his fists<br/>And clearly I don&#x27;t see myself upon that list</a>...&quot;</p><p>A soundtrack for the starry atmosphere and the impending apocalypse.</p><div><strong>3). Fix You (2005)</strong></div><p>&quot;<a href="https://genius.com/25456021/Coldplay-fix-you/When-you-try-your-best-but-you-dont-succeed">When you try your best, but you don&#x27;t succeed</a><br/><a href="https://genius.com/3081352/Coldplay-fix-you/When-you-get-what-you-want-but-not-what-you-need-when-you-feel-so-tired-but-you-cant-sleep-stuck-in-reverse">When you get what you want, but not what you need<br/>When you feel so tired, but you can&#x27;t sleep<br/>Stuck in reverse</a><br/><a href="https://genius.com/873890/Coldplay-fix-you/And-the-tears-come-streamin-down-your-face-when-you-lose-somethin-you-cant-replace-when-you-love-someone-but-it-goes-to-waste-could-it-be-worse">And the tears come streamin&#x27; down your face<br/>When you lose somethin&#x27; you can&#x27;t replace<br/>When you love someone, but it goes to waste<br/>Could it be worse?</a>&quot;</p><p>A masterclass in simplicity and universality.</p><div><strong>2). Viva La Vida (2008)</strong></div><div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dvgZkm1xWPE?si=V5tRVLUaJDkEsRH3" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><p>&quot;<a href="https://genius.com/172326/Coldplay-viva-la-vida/I-used-to-roll-the-dice-feel-the-fear-in-my-enemys-eyes">I used to roll the dice<br/>Feel the fear in my enemy&#x27;s eyes</a><br/><a href="https://genius.com/2078953/Coldplay-viva-la-vida/Listen-as-the-crowd-would-sing-now-the-old-king-is-dead-long-live-the-king">Listen as the crowd would sing<br/>&quot;Now the old king is dead, long live the king&quot;</a><br/><a href="https://genius.com/172355/Coldplay-viva-la-vida/One-minute-i-held-the-key">One minute, I held the key</a><br/><a href="https://genius.com/23585441/Coldplay-viva-la-vida/Next-the-walls-were-closed-on-me">Next, the walls were closed on me</a><br/><a href="https://genius.com/173069/Coldplay-viva-la-vida/And-i-discovered-that-my-castles-stand-upon-pillars-of-salt-and-pillars-of-sand">And I discovered that my castles stand<br/>Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand</a>&quot;</p><p>A very poignant depiction of the hubris that comes when one&#x27;s kingdom is falling apart.</p><div><strong>1). Yellow (2000)</strong></div><div><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yKNxeF4KMsY?si=5fEqC4sZ_IdY2HRE" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></div><p>&quot;Look at the stars Look how they shine for you And everything you do Yeah, they were all yellow I came along I wrote a song for you And all the things you do And it was called &quot;Yellow&quot;</p><p>This song epitomizes Coldplay&#x27;s ability to create these universal anthems of emotions wrapped in such a tight and accessible package that’s so enjoyable.</p><div> </div>

Six days before their return to the Philippines in two sold-out shows at the Philippine Arena Jan. 19 & 20, we list down our 12 favorite Coldplay anthems