POC Video Snippet?

[filiprasmusson]

Just found this! Looks like that video they use in their concerts now!
So probably not a snippet from the music video. [Thread name fail]


http://vimeo.com/40971940

[Tash]

Just found this! Looks like that video they use in their concerts now!
So probably not a snippet from the video. [Thread name fail]


http://vimeo.com/40971940

Good find!

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[nanda]

Yup. I just saw this on Twitter and decided to come share with you guys.

Apparently it was uploaded by the post-production/film company. Here's a composite breakdown from the original video and the final edit.

http://vimeo.com/40973244

[nanda]

Also, the descriptions say

Piranha was commissioned to create this music video of rihanna to play behind coldplay on their current tour.

a compositing breakdown from the project we did for Rihanna and coldplay tour video.

So it seems it was just for the live Coldplay tour, and not for the video. What do you guys think?

[DundahMifflin]

What the shit is happening. :|

[doritji]

Vimeo says:
Piranha was commissioned to create this music video of rihanna to play behind coldplay on their current tour.

So, jup just some footage for on the screens during the Coldplay concerts

[MyloXyloTom]

I hope it's not from the music video, otherwise we're in for a super boring video...

[Coeurli]

^No I think we'll have some excerpts of that mixed with other stuff. Chris was spotted in what appeared to be a ninja suit, so there definitely will be other stuff in the real video.

[Alexshep]

The video better be much better than this crap!!

[MyloXyloTom]

^No I think we'll have some excerpts of that mixed with other stuff. Chris was spotted in what appeared to be a ninja suit, so there definitely will be other stuff in the real video.

Yeah, sorry, what I meant was that I hope Rhianna's role in the video is more than just that :)

[kover]

what the fuck? i hope they throw this song out of the setlist before August

[Caroline]

Who the hell pitched this idea? The song and video are pure shit.

[Prospector]

Relax people, I guess they will mix some scenes of that on the actual video, maybe even using different (and hopefully more intersiting) backgorunds, I like it as a preview, more than ninjas and samurais at least.

[nanda]

Yeah. They definitely shot a lot of Rihanna so they can use it live and stuff. I'm no huge fan of PoC, but I'm positive the video won't be 3 minutes of Rihanna looking into camera.

[blueberry426]

I can't stand that video. I think Rihanna was trying to be the Bubbha with thousand hands. It just ridiculous! It creeps me out.

I wish they will pull it out of the set list or do a version with just Chris singing it. It's very awkward to have Chris singing with prerecorded Rihanna's voice and to have her on the screen. Ugh!!! I don't hate Rihanna but I just don't think POC Is a good idea.

[Tash]

Daily Mail article (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2135351/Rihanna-turns-Geisha-girl-grows-claws-Princess-China-video-Coldplay.html?ito=feeds-newsxml) about the video.

[amir.mohit]

they're just making the era just worse and worse, Rihanna shoud not be there more than 1.5 minutes or it's just a full crap, hate that Angelina's leg.

[JackColdplay]

Don't like.

[Cleggy]

Princess of China is just awful live. It just feels so awkward with Rihanna singing with pre-recorded vocals while the band just stand there. I hope they remove it from the setlist as soon as possible but it's unlikely considering it's their next single. From the videos I've seen it's the only song that isn't applauded by the fans. It feels as if the audience are bored by it.

Oh well, it's a decent opportunity for a toilet break.

[ihaveabono]

Princess of China is just awful live. It just feels so awkward with Rihanna singing with pre-recorded vocals while the band just stand there. I hope they remove it from the setlist as soon as possible but it's unlikely considering it's their next single. From the videos I've seen it's the only song that isn't applauded by the fans. It feels as if the audience are bored by it.

Oh well, it's a decent opportunity for a toilet break.


which places are u referring to, if ur referring to the concert in edmonton and portland, the fans have been singing along and chanting that woah woahs from the song ;) my cousins were there at edmonton and i got friends from portland who were there, they hate POC but yeah, most of the other people were singing along and shouting the woahs woahs ;) :D:D:D:D

[HesterJulia#42]

Too... Much... Rihanna... X__X

[James.]

I just wish that people wouldn't assume that because they don't like a song, everybody else doesn't like it was well. Princess of China will inevitably be a successful single, and I would imagine that a strong proportion of the live audiences are people who will be there mainly just to hear the singles and so would be disappointed not to hear PoC. Likewise, those people would probably want to hear the song the way they know it, i.e. with Rihanna, and having a video of her allows that. It may be awkward but it's a better alternative than half the audience leaving the concert disappointed that they didn't hear Princess of China.

[Prospector]

^ I really like PoC and Rihanna is fine on the song, but putting a playback of her voice is just so wrong for me...

[Coeurli]

^ I agree, but they don't have much choice...

[UdaPruda]

From the Daily Mail article:

The real video will be released early next month.

Could this be true?

[LauCH]

It's... bad

[nvdmm]

from what i saw in that concert version with just rihanna and now this plus chris being a ninja etc, this is going to be monstrously inappropriate for coldplay. lets hope they come up with a more decent video for DLIBYH (or whatevers next)

[Strawberry Swinger]

damn,it's been removed. any alt link?

[Prospector]

^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwJqnWRRLfQ&feature=player_embedded

[Prospector]

^ dp

[ediskrad73]

I just wish that people wouldn't assume that because they don't like a song, everybody else doesn't like it was well. Princess of China will inevitably be a successful single, and I would imagine that a strong proportion of the live audiences are people who will be there mainly just to hear the singles and so would be disappointed not to hear PoC. Likewise, those people would probably want to hear the song the way they know it, i.e. with Rihanna, and having a video of her allows that. It may be awkward but it's a better alternative than half the audience leaving the concert disappointed that they didn't hear Princess of China.

replace "doesn't" with "shouldn't" in that first line and you'd be 100% correct.

[vanessarrent]

These movements look more like an Indian style than Chinese style.....

[Strawberry Swinger]

^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwJqnWRRLfQ&feature=player_embedded

Thanx... Well, I don't know what to say, I think that this video as it is serves for the tour purposes, and that the original video will definitely have the scenes intertwined. So nothing to worry about ... Yet.

[suzanafg]

Honestly, Rihanna looks as if she's dying boredom. And what of these arms and stuff behind her? The part where she is wearing something with very long sleeves was pretty good, but it could've been better if she didn't look so annoyed. I'm not saying this just to join the 'let's show some hatred over this song wagon', I just think it's not a good video.

As for using backing tracks/pre-recorded tracks (hope that's the correct name), I do think they have plenty of choices to avoid doing so. I'm not against technology, I just think that using this kind of thing steals some part of the 'magic' that is creating music live before your eyes. If that (keeping everything as live as possible) entails not playing PoC live (because no one else can do Rihanna's bit live), then be it and screw the upcoming promo. There are things more important than that single, if you ask me.

[Tash]

Official confirmation:

Coldplay, Rihanna's Official 'Princess Of China' Video Due In May
Rihanna-starring clip currently making the rounds is actually taken from Coldplay's live show, spokesperson confirms.

http://mtv.mtvnimages.com/shared/promoimages/bands/c/coldplay/rihanna_cover_102811/281x211.jpg?quality=0.85

By now, you've probably seen the video for Coldplay's "Princess of China." It stars Rihanna as a Shiva-esque deity who waves her (many) arms back and forth in time with the tune but strangely does not actually feature Coldplay themselves.

The clip began making the rounds earlier this week and was not only touted as the "official video" but earned raves from fans of both acts. There's only one problem: It is most definitely not the actual "Princess of China" vid.

In fact, it's part of , a video they play during their performance of the song (as several Coldplay aficionados have been pointing out on YouTube). Just to clear up any confusion, we reached out to a spokesperson for the band, who told us in no uncertain terms: "It isn't the official video. ... It is, in fact, a clip that the band are using during their performance of the song on tour."

So there you have it. Of course, this raises the question of just when the real "Princess of China" video will premiere. After all, going by photos RiRi previously tweeted, the clip was filmed back in March. So, once again, we went to Coldplay's rep, who told us that the "Princess" video is still a few weeks away from debuting.

"It won't be finished until the third week of May," the spokesperson said. "It's going to be a minute."

link (http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1684017/coldplay-rihanna-princess-of-china-video.jhtml)

[Prospector]

What does he mean with ""It's going to be a minute." ?

[nvdmm]

What does he mean with ""It's going to be a minute." ?

yeah exactly. what does that mean?! its probably like kanye's power (the short version). but even that lasts more than a minute!!

[jc90]

What does he mean with ""It's going to be a minute." ?

yeah exactly. what does that mean?! its probably like kanye's power (the short version). but even that lasts more than a minute!!

not sure if serious....i think they meant it's not done yet and it's 'going to be a minute' before they finish and release it

[busybeeburns]

has the video disappeared now?

[Tash]

I'm afraid not :|

www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwJqnWRRLfQ

[ColdplayingfromKansas]

No me gusta :no:

[WeddingDom]

I'm afraid not :|

www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwJqnWRRLfQ

Just Rihanna standing and moving her hands like an idiot :blank:

[nvdmm]

not sure if serious....i think they meant it's not done yet and it's 'going to be a minute' before they finish and release it

hmm i think you're right! silly sense of humor. much like chris!

Just Rihanna standing and moving her hands like an idiot :blank:

it is ridiculous. its not even her though its another woman doing all the hand thingy and you can clearly see her face behind rihanna's!

[Ronnie O Sullivan]

All the complaints are unnecessary anyway. The band, especially Chris and Guy have been said often enough that it is possibly even her favorite song of MX. And I hope they still play it even if they come to Cologne in September.Even though, Videos arent that important nowadays although all of us are looking forward to them.
Its just my opinion, but I think the song is not as bad as one might think if one is reading here.:|

[golfing7861]

Uhhh wtf...

[amir.mohit]

I saw a trailer of sth named samsara. same acts as Rihanna's.
are they just some traditional Chinese or Buddhism related movements?
http://vimeo.com/channels/20465/40974947

[LoryABjerre]

hmm i think you're right! silly sense of humor. much like chris!



it is ridiculous. its not even her though its another woman doing all the hand thingy and you can clearly see her face behind rihanna's!

let the pretty flower Rihanna speak you see. I think this is the derivative of Rihanna - Te Amo


And for Chrissy you see and hear the lyrics he left and with the other girl in the virtual world not have mood heard for a official video maybe