And by this song I mean "Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall" by Coldplay. It is the lead single from their new album (but there is some debate over that.. there's a possibility it's just a one off for the festivals this summer). It's got single written all over it, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. ETIAW is the perfect song to be blasting in your car with the windows rolled down this summer and that's fully what I expect to happen.
But everything about this song on paper means that I shouldn't like it. Do the lyrics really make much sense? No, not really. The title sure doesn't fit the song at all. There are a whopping total of two (yes, two) chords for the entire song (Dsus2 and A, if I'm not mistaken). The only redeeming value that this song has is that crazy guitar riff, but even that can only take it so far.
So why do I love it? It's infectious and happy, and who couldn't use some more of that in their lives? It's definitely going to be an anthem for the summer, just like "Viva La Vida" was back in 2008. But more than anything: it's Coldplay.
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