Actually Lovers in Japan (Though its acoustic) thread! The Discussion thread

[the hitcher]

Just checked the news section and you can download an acoustic version of Lovers In Japan :D :D I'm very impressed :D You can download it from the link on the news page :D Go see if you've not already seen it :D I love it what does everyone else think?

[winigwl]

what do you think? right now its my second favorite behind greey's anatomy song

[Viva La Violet Hill]

i love the acoustic but i think the non-acoustic versions of these tracks will sound bigger and a lot better.

[Space Cadet]

I honestly don't see how the album version could be different. This is sooo perfect I almost don't want to hear a different version.

*swoons*

[omrimayo]

where can i get this song? plese. tnx.

[Montreal]

I told you fuckers that the other song (Grey's anatomy) was Death and all his friends

:rolleyes:
:P

[RunForTheHills]

This is like Sleeping Sun, but 10 times better, and more atmospheric. It's perfect.

I don't see how the album version will be able to improve on this.

[Montreal]

http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=45856
(http://www.sendspace.com/file/u8fjel)

[im4dadevils]

In my humble opinion,

THIS. IS. THE. MOST. INCREDIBLE. SONG. EVER. WRITTEN.

I honestly have been listening to it on loop for an hour. This is the first time Coldplay has made me cry since AROBTH.

I don't even want to the the non-acoustic, that mandolin thing is incredible.

Also wondering what the Greys Anatomy song is?








God i can't stop listening to this song....

[Lore]

sorry if this question has been asked but I just came back home


is the grey's anatomy song "Death and all his friends" or not?

[Lore]

could anyone please write the lyrics?

[winigwl]

most likely its daahf but i guess we can't be sure


and this should be my thread not the hitcher
:(
just kidding ireally dont care

[winigwl]

could anyone please write the lyrics?

think chelsea made a thread i'll try and find the link
here we go
http://coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=45924

[the hitcher]

I love it :D such a loverly song! I love the mandolins :D wonder if they'll be in the album version.

[Lore]

thanks for the info, Justin :D

[mountainloafers]

I voted 5 but I cant say its my fav yet... They are all very good and my favorite keeps changing... See You Soon will most likely always be my favorite ballad though this is sooooooo good.

[gmalool]

This song is amazing. I think it will blow me away when I hear the full blown version.

[Viva La Violet Hill]

trust me guys, with all of the different thigns happening on the album version, this is gonna sound even better on the album.

[winigwl]

@mountainloafs
i meant of the new songs but watevs:P

[the hitcher]

most likely its daahf but i guess we can't be sure


and this should be my thread not the hitcher
:(
just kidding ireally dont care

:laugh3: you can claim this thread Winigwl, it's ok with me :D :D I'm just happy we've got another new song to listen to yipee :D :D :D

[Space Cadet]

This is like Sleeping Sun, but 10 times better, and more atmospheric. It's perfect.

I don't see how the album version will be able to improve on this. I was thinking that too... it has the same sort of feeling to it as sleeping sun. And since that was my favorite song of all X&Y, I can't say I'm disappointed. :cool:

[winigwl]

:laugh3: you can claim this thread Winigwl, it's ok with me :D :D I'm just happy we've got another new song to listen to yipee :D :D :D
:laugh3:
you're right all that really matters is te music. :P

[Montreal]

My gf is japenese ....


I'm crying so much
:cry:

[busybeeburns]

I had to go and listen a few times in the quiet. Very good composition :D

[Pezza]

I do really like it. It's like every other song on this album though, takes a while for me to attach with it.

Thanks a lot to whoever recorded this. Great sound quality :)

[Littlewhiteshadows]

Beautiful.

[the_escapist]

the songs is gorgeous! the lyrics are so simple and short but still so meaningful!
the music is awesome, I can't wait to hear the non/acoustic version!!!

very different from the other songs we have heard, proving Coldplay has done it again!!! I can't literally wait for the album...

cheers!

[gus]

dammit this song its the best so far. want to call my girlfriend right now

[Choldplayer]

Sounds like a mix of Travis and Till Kingdom Come.

[melanieau]

had to log back on after hearing this song again...this song is so damn beautiful...everything about it is perfect...i love this version but i know the album version will blow me totally away...

almost in tears listening to it now...so brilliant

[Mimixxx]

I've had a fair few listens now too and it's gorgeous. So beautiful. 5 for me.

Will be interesting to hear the full version.

[yoyo911]

great song i love it

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

i can't get over how much i LOVE this song. i think it might even surpass LIT for me, second only to VLV. it makes me want to cry, it's just so...nice.

it's a perfect mix of everything they've done before, just like most of the other songs we've heard so far. it's very parachutes, very AROBTTH, and a tiny bit X&Y in my opinion, and that's exactly how it should be.

i'm so impressed by this album already that i can hardly believe it. i don't know exactly what i was expecting, but i wasn't expecting something as good as AROBTTH is for me. and so far...it's coming up quite parallel to it and parachutes. that was too much to ask for for me to even consider back in november/december, when i was worried, but now it's almost definitely a reality so far. i just can hardly believe that i'm getting exactly what i wanted from them, because i had some interesting standards.

[Bonus_mosher]

This song grabbed me emotionally and made me think about all this stuff in my past and it just....it really moved me. I think I'm in love with this song. I don't think this is a song like violet hill that is just about any old story they've come up with, I think this is a really personal song to chris. and I think that's why it's moved me more than the rest of the songs on the album.

:love:

[blackchickintheback]

It's a gorgeous song. :nice: And I thought VLV was the best so far!
Every song that they pop out is just awesome. And this is only the acoustic version?! Wow, i'm intrigued. I'm excited about Coldplay again, it's true. :nice:

[ApproximatelyInfinite]

i agree. in some recent interview, chris made a comment about how he and the guys always see these amazing sunsets while they're in japan, and that's what it makes me think of...just this really beautiful sunset and a nice couple.

i love that chris is seeming to write really personal songs again. X&Y lacked those, i think. parachutes and AROBTTH...you can tell he felt and experienced all the things in the lyrics there, and they were so perfectly brought out in the music. i just didn't feel the same level of emotional involvement with X&Y, regardless of whether or not chris experienced all those things. it was a bit...impersonal. this, i just know it comes from a real experience.

you all are right, it's very sleeping-sun-ish :nice:. was i right or was i right when i said way back when that since sleeping sun is the last thing we really heard from then, we should look to it for what to expect? :P
(just kidding :D)

[BostonSportsTD]

hmm i like it. not sure i really LOVE it. i want to hear the real version before i make real judgement though...

[Hyphin]

I'm with Semy. I am not sure what they can do to make this song better. An utter 11/10, and a sure-fire hit with the people who have been a little miffed with the new Coldplay. This is beautiful, and reminds me of older Coldplay, like, say, See You Soon. Amazing. Wonderful. Fantastic.

Viva Coldplay.

[Viva La Violet Hill]

i still like Lost Acoustic better, mainly because of the piano solo in the middle and the sheer personal meaning it holds for me right now.

[blackchickintheback]

Hmm, i don't know either.
Maybe the album version will be more electronic; heavier guitar and drums.
But this version is close to perfect as any band can get. :nice:

[colduser]

Lovers In Japan is certainly the best of the new songs I have heard and quite possibly my most favorite song since anything on AROBTTH. I am very excited to see the atmospheric lushness that Eno will bring to this already classic Coldplay tune for the studio version. I am so ready for Viva La Vida. I am in desperate need of a Coldplay pick-me-up. Nothin' better:-)

[felicote]

I love the instrumentals
the lyrics are alright. I will say even though there are parts where he could have chosen better words. But there is so much more feeling in chris' singing than in anything in X&Y. I'll give it an 8/10.

[Stefan-C8]

Wow, so it's really good? I haven't listened to it yet.

I'm waiting until the album is released. I really want a full quality, really special moment when I first listen to it. I already listened to a bad quality version of Life in Technicolor and it's just not the same.

[BostonSportsTD]

holy crap. i take back what i said about it only being good. its SO FUCKING GOOD!!!!!! i just had a breakthrough listen. wow it's so nice.

[Viva La Violet Hill]

Wow, so it's really good? I haven't listened to it yet.

I'm waiting until the album is released. I really want a full quality, really special moment when I first listen to it. I already listened to a bad quality version of Life in Technicolor and it's just not the same.

for me it won't ruin it, listening to it start to finish in great quality will still be incredible regardless of when i hear the album. music is music.

do yall think Reign of Love is included in this acoustic? i don't think so, i think it's a seperate song, and i hope it is too.

[hugo]

its very arcade fire-ish imo

which is something good

[colduser]

Wow, so it's really good? I haven't listened to it yet.

I'm waiting until the album is released. I really want a full quality, really special moment when I first listen to it. I already listened to a bad quality version of Life in Technicolor and it's just not the same.


You are stronger than me but you are making the better decision. There is nothing like listening to an incredible album for the first time. Bliss!!

[Stefan-C8]

Well, I'm listening to it now :P

And yeah, it's really good.

[RunForTheHills]

Wow, so it's really good? I haven't listened to it yet.

I'm waiting until the album is released. I really want a full quality, really special moment when I first listen to it. I already listened to a bad quality version of Life in Technicolor and it's just not the same.It is very good quality for a radio rip. Well worth a listen! :D

But its up to you to wait though :wink:

And I agree with all of you, it definitely reminds me of older Coldplay in all aspects of the song - lyrics, instruments, singing, everything. Its a perfect mix of all eras, especially the Blue Room through to AROBTTH eras. And I love the atmospheric feel to it. Very etheral (or however you spell it), I'd say. Like See You Soon, but more lush and passionate, like Sleeping Sun but more beautiful. I think this is truly a Coldplay classic :nice:

[colduser]

Well, I'm listening to it now :P

And yeah, it's really good.

Oh well, nothin' wrong with that. Also a good decision!!

[Stefan-C8]

But I haven't listened to DAAHF, because that's a low quality version. This version of LiJ is pretty good.

+ it's a different version than the album version... so it will be another experience

And it's not really that we already heared half the album, we still have:

Cemeteries of London
Lost! (complete, real, full version)
42
Lovers in Japan (real version) / Reign of Love
Yes
Chinese Sleep Chant
Strawberry Swing
Death and All His Friends (full version)
The Escapist

[Montreal]

This lyric touches me a lot ..

"Tonight maybe we're gonna run
Dreaming of the Osaka sun
Ohh ohh...
Dreaming of when the morning comes"

[Russta11]

I don't post much...BUT...



This is is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!

Can't wait for the album version..

[colduser]

But I haven't listened to DAAHF, because that's a low quality version. This version of LiJ is pretty good.

+ it's a different version than the album version... so it will be another experience

And it's not really that we already heared half the album, we still have:

Cemeteries of London
Lost! (complete, real, full version)
42
Lovers in Japan (real version/Reign of Love)
Yes
Chinese Sleep Chant
Strawberry Swing
Death and All His Friends (full version)
The Escapist


I have full faith that the studio version will be incredible and better. Very much excited.

[Viva La Violet Hill]

I have full faith that the studio version will be incredible and better. Very much excited.

me too, i hear they've used so many different instruments and sounds that we have only heard a stripped down version of a beautiful song, i'm sure.

[Stefan-C8]

One thing I'm really doing is NOT listening to the album playback on June 9th.

The first time I listen to the album shouldn't be on my computer.

[Viva La Violet Hill]

One thing I'm really doing is NOT listening to the album playback on June 9th.

The first time I listen to the album shouldn't be on my computer.

then burn it to a CD. hahaha.

that's what i might do. it's not fair that americans have to wait almost a week after europeans to get it, we won't be able to make it that long. if i lived in europe i wouldn't listen to it, but if i don't download then i will have to stop getting on starting june 9th haha.

[colduser]

me too, i hear they've used so many different instruments and sounds that we have only heard a stripped down version of a beautiful song, i'm sure.

Exactly. And Eno is a perfect producer, especially for the kind of music Coldplay write. This album may not be immediately accessible in terms of instant gratification but I am confident that repeated listens will turn this album into one of their best......I hope:-)

[colduser]

One thing I'm really doing is NOT listening to the album playback on June 9th.

The first time I listen to the album shouldn't be on my computer.

I will definitely be waiting to listen to the album after I purchase it in stores. I do not want computer speakers;-)

[Viva La Violet Hill]

Exactly. And Eno is a perfect producer, especially for the kind of music Coldplay write. This album may not be immediately accessible in terms of instant gratification but I am confident that repeated listens will turn this album into one of their best......I hope:-)

me too, and i can't wait to hear how great Lost sounds. it's still my favorite song on the album right now because of the piano solo. it almost made me tear up...but not really cuz i'm a dude lol.

according to the guy at The Cold Cut blog, Lost has an organ and sounds a whole lot better on the album version.

[Stefan-C8]

then burn it to a CD. hahaha.
.
:P

Nah, I'll wait till Friday.

The rest of the week I'll be in stress, caus on Thursday I'll hear if I passed my final exams. VLV is coming at the right moment.

9th June is my birthday though, so it would make a great birthday present.

[colduser]

me too, and i can't wait to hear how great Lost sounds. it's still my favorite song on the album right now because of the piano solo. it almost made me tear up...but not really cuz i'm a dude lol.

according to the guy at The Cold Cut blog, Lost has an organ and sounds a whole lot better on the album version.

Oh yeah, the Lost acoustic is amazing but I heard a little bit of the studio version and it is by and far much better. I can't wait!!

[Viva La Violet Hill]

Oh yeah, the Lost acoustic is amazing but I heard a little bit of the studio version and it is by and far much better. I can't wait!!

really? i want to hear!

[colduser]

really? i want to hear!

It was some sort of Coldplay Viva la Vida interview on Youtube. Here is the link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WQdkKSOEIQ

[Viva La Violet Hill]

WOW it does sound even better!

[colduser]

WOW it does sound even better!


Cool, I'm glad you dig it!

[Theroyalty]

Oh yeah, the Lost acoustic is amazing but I heard a little bit of the studio version and it is by and far much better. I can't wait!!

Yeah I agree, the acoustic version is a bit bland whereas the album version seems to feature a cool beat.

[Theroyalty]

As for Lovers in japan, I voted "good but not great", it sounds nice but nothing impressive, waiting for the final version...

[Viva La Violet Hill]

i love what i heard of the guitar solo in the album version.

[colduser]

Yeah I agree, the acoustic version is a bit bland whereas the album version seems to feature a cool beat.

Yeah, the beat is great. Much different sound!

[colduser]

i love what i heard of the guitar solo in the album version.

Also a great part. I don't know now which I like better. Lost or Lovers in Japan.

[Viva La Violet Hill]

Also a great part. I don't know now which I like better. Lost or Lovers in Japan.

in terms of lyrics, Lost means more to me...i also think i prefer the music, but i have yet to hear the album version of LiJ, so I'm not going to say which.

[colduser]

in terms of lyrics, Lost means more to me...i also think i prefer the music, but i have yet to hear the album version of LiJ, so I'm not going to say which.

Lost does have great lyrics. Lovers in Japan does sound amazing though. I guess I'll have to wait and see how the songs settle in my mind over the next few days and weeks.


I've got to sign off. Good talking with you guys. Have a great night!! :-)

[Viva La Violet Hill]

Lost does have great lyrics. Lovers in Japan does sound amazing though. I guess I'll have to wait and see how the songs settle in my mind over the next few days and weeks.


I've got to sign off. Good talking with you guys. Have a great night!! :-)

yeah man u too.

i agree, until we hear the album as coldplay intended, we won't know which songs we like better.

[tampacoldplayer]

coldplay finally got the memo...less is more....all the songs so far are simple...yet strong

[kaisin]

And I agree with all of you, it definitely reminds me of older Coldplay in all aspects of the song - lyrics, instruments, singing, everything. Its a perfect mix of all eras, especially the Blue Room through to AROBTTH eras. And I love the atmospheric feel to it. Very etheral (or however you spell it), I'd say. Like See You Soon, but more lush and passionate, like Sleeping Sun but more beautiful. I think this is truly a Coldplay classic :nice:

You're right! for me it's like See You Soon/Sleeping Sun/A Message all thrown into a blender and the result is a modern Coldplay Classic :) and we've yet to hear Reign Of Love...

[Bonus_mosher]

I can't stress how much I love this song.

I think this version would have been sufficiant to make the album, so one has to wonder how much better/different the album version will be.

[RunForTheHills]

^It would have fitted nicely onto the Garden State soundtrack somewhere too, I reckon :cool:

[alyssa]

Ahhhh this so pleasant sounding! <3

[winigwl]

^It would have fitted nicely onto the Garden State soundtrack somewhere too, I reckon :cool:

good call. i agree

[Knotty]

You know what I just realised.

I realised that one of the most impressive things for me is that Martin has obviously, at some point, sat down with Gwyneth and said, "Listen, for me to start writing good music again I need to go back to things that aren't you."

This song is so real and so close to home that it may as well be lifted directly from A Rush of Blood to the Parachutes.

[TracieMorgan]

You know what I just realised.

I realised that one of the most impressive things for me is that Martin has obviously, at some point, sat down with Gwyneth and said, "Listen, for me to start writing good music again I need to go back to things that aren't you."

This song is so real and so close to home that it may as well be lifted directly from A Rush of Blood to the Parachutes.

This post just made me SO happy!!:)

[givelovesolong]

Would someone be kind enough to upload the file to something other than Sendspace? It's being totally annoying right now. :)

[TracieMorgan]

Could somebody please upload it somewhere other than SENDSPACE -- the link on the front page works, but the site has timed out or something. And from all these comments, I can tell I'm missing out...!

PLEASE SOMEONE! :D:D:D

There's a RapidShare link in Yamfox's thread in MM.

[givelovesolong]

Ahh -- thanks. I just found it. :)

[yellowtalk]

I like it!:)

[deaths_friend]

johnny should honestly ditch his electric guitar he is way way way better on acoustic and slide. the old coldplay is BACK!!! no more stadium rock shit

[everybodystilllovesandrew]

wow... wow and wow
thank god we will get the perfect quality version with the preorder. makes buying both the digital and physical copies even more worth it. I;d say this song is worth 9.99; let alone the 14 other amazing tracks that are on the itunes version.

[PG15]

Wow.

I liked it during my first listen, loved it during the second, and during the 3rd I came to a horrible realization:

Finding a favorite song on this album will be heartbreaking and excruciating. HOW AM I GOING TO CHOOSE?!

[TracieMorgan]

johnny should honestly ditch his electric guitar he is way way way better on acoustic and slide. the old coldplay is BACK!!! no more stadium rock shit

Ironic, isn't it, that their 'new directions' brought out what most of us loved about their old sound!;)

[MasoKnight]

Ironic, isn't it, that their 'new directions' brought out what most of us loved about their old sound!;)

It will probably be electric on the album, I figure... I don't mind that, but a lot of people are in love with the acoustic cut. It's the risk of releasing multiple versions of the same tracks, I suppose.

[Space Cadet]

Ironic, isn't it, that their 'new directions' brought out what most of us loved about their old sound!;) I know. I had a feeling it would, their greatest strengths seem to be unconscious ones, and they've been overthinking lately.

Ah, sooo good to have them back. That song is like the perfect lullaby acoustic - in the best way possible. :nice: :sleep:

[SamH]

I just can't believe the astounding quality of everything we've heard so far. I was worried because of x&y, but they really outdid themselves on this album. I can't wait to hear the album versions of this song and Death and all his friends, they're very moving songs.

[bresc]

this song is a breath of fresh air. i agree it's very parachutes, but taken to new level of incredibleness

[Saffire]

I know. I had a feeling it would, their greatest strengths seem to be unconscious ones, and they've been overthinking lately.

Ah, sooo good to have them back. That song is like the perfect lullaby acoustic - in the best way possible. :nice: :sleep:

I have to agree. It seems like when Coldplay try too hard they end up sabotaging themselves. That's why I hope they keep incorporating new and odd instruments into their music. The less familiar the musical territory, the less likely they are to fall in the trap of being perfectionists.

[Cold_Huntress]

I give it a 4! It's a beautiful song for sure. :D Not my favorite though, right now that VLV! I can't get it out of my head! :laugh3:

[TracieMorgan]

It's the advantage of working with a producer like Eno. THey can make the music that makes them happy and let him do all the overthinking,lol.

[hamo.p]

this song is so great :)
i think this album could be one of my favorites ever! so far i've loved every one.

[Luke Pritchard]

NME said it's a real stadium rocker.. The album track should be with piano..

[S.@.m.]

..gave a 5! couldnt´ resist listen to that new song - again.... :D

i´m overwhelmed and cannot take it anymore - please help me out - They are so great! :dreaming: :thumbsup:

[elena20]

so that means that greys anatomy song was daahf

[S.@.m.]

so that means that greys anatomy song was daahf


uh i dont know but its definately a new one :dance:

[*Sarah*]

it's truly beautiful. i so love the guitars...
this album's gonna be beyond brilliant! :heart:

[Glossal Fragster]

its great...oh gotta check on my lasagne!.......(if u dont get that listen to the interview :D)

[Jay Niguez]

i voted 5* although in my opinion "DAAHF" is better, so far i've heard the tracks till now
coldplay makes beautiful music, i cannot understand how people could dislike coldplay's music

[elena20]

i voted 5* although in my opinion "DAAHF" is better, so far i've heard the tracks till now
coldplay makes beautiful music, i cannot understand how people could dislike coldplay's music

your right about that

[melanieau]

This song keeps getting better...and I listened on my good headphones last night....oh my lord...Chris's voice is like butter....this one will go down as one of the best Coldplay songs in history...should be their next single, in my opinion...

[- DAN -]

I'm very impressed. The 'full band' version sounds awesome too, keep it up Coldplay!

[Aleluvscp]

debs had already said that the grey's anatomy song was DAAHF so is it really a surprise to anyone that it wasn't LIJ?

[mountainloafers]

@mountainloafs
i meant of the new songs but watevs:P
I know but this just reminded me of an oldie but goodie...:)

[Magnus]

5 stars, awesome song

[Jayzo]

5 stars for me, definately cannot wait for the non-acoustic.

[PG15]

This song keeps getting better...and I listened on my good headphones last night....oh my lord...Chris's voice is like butter....this one will go down as one of the best Coldplay songs in history...should be their next single, in my opinion...

Wow. Prescient. ;)

[Hotplay007]

This song freakin rocks my house. I can't believe how awesome it is. It's WAY better than the other songs. His low sexy tone.... Man i just wish he wasn't married.

[lostsides]

So far, according to the poll, no one has thrown-up whilst listening to this song. Good to know.