Week 7: It's true.

Edit: VIDEO UP HALLELUJAH!

my obsession (yes, it is an obsession) with Coldplay began nearly 9 years ago when i first heard the opening bar of Yellow. something about the melody and the lyrics hit me like gust of cold wind in the gut and i was left wanting more when the song ended. for days, i would turn up the volume of the radio whenever it was played on Hitz and when i finally got Astro (and subsequently MTV and Channel V) i could finally put a face to the haunting voice that sang to me to tell me to look at the stars because they were all yellow.



it was beautiful. i was completely mesmerised. i couldn't tear my eyes away from the television screen because here was the lead singer of the band singing with complete earnestness and frank sincerity as though he truly really WOULD swim, jump, draw a line or even bleed himself dry for his love. i believed everything he said and from that moment on, i was sold.



i bought their single and played Yellow on loop for at least a hundred times in a single day. i loved it and i couldn't get enough of it. i can still loop Yellow for hours on end and find myself drifting away from this world. if you knew me well, you would know that it is my #1 all-time favouritest song.



i've watched Coldplay live twice now and each time it is a mind-boggling experience. the first time was for their X&Y tour and most recently, Viva La Vida. i can only wish that i had the opportunity to watch them during their Parachutes tour and perhaps A Rush of Blood. Parachutes takes gold and if i were at a Parachutes tour, i know it would be of orgasmic proportion and akin to reaching the highest level of the Noble Eightfold Path and attaining Nirvana. it would be THAT good i have no doubt of it.



anyway, for all you lovers of Coldplay, here's their rendition of Yellow played during their Viva La Vida Tour in Acer Arena, Sydney on March 14, 2009. that female voice you hear screaming in the background? that is NOT me.



Edit: apologies about the rather shaky video. it was really hard to keep steady because i was trying to juggle between enjoying the song, broadcasting the show to someone via my phone AND trying to warm myself up so that i wouldn't freeze my ass off (it poured torrential rain as we were making our way to the stadium and all of us got drenched from head to toe - not nice at all).

anyway, Coldplay rocks. Wooo yeah.