Coldplay ft. Rihanna - Princess Of China

by **pomporella** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 9:35 am

Guys, have you heard that the asian motif from Princes of China may have been borrowed from Vietnamese pop singer Tran Thu Ha song Ra Ngo Tung Kinh?
Hilarious that Vietnamese press picked it from ARTL forum :lol:

by **Molattow** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 9:40 am

pomporella wrote:Guys, have you heard that the asian motif from Princes of China may have been borrowed from Vietnamese pop singer Tran Thu Ha song Ra Ngo Tung Kinh?
Hilarious that Vietnamese press picked it from ARTL forum

by **jio** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 9:56 am

I think Coldplay are a hugely overrated band who have somehow managed to become the purchase of choice for the pop crowd who want to pretend they like something deeper to listen to between their Britney and Gaga songs. I am surprised they duet Rihanna just because I thought they believed their own hype but probably they don't. Anyway, the song is as boring as I was expecting but a #1 is pretty much assured

by **Spartan** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 2:44 pm

I have yet to listen to the album (I'll buy a physical copy when it's out) so I can't really say whether or not this is a decent choice as I can't comapre it to anything. I'm sure, as it is Coldplay plus Rihanna, that it'll be a success.

by **Better_Man** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 6:15 pm

deasy55 wrote:This thread and the album thread should be moved to 'Pop'. They are not suitable for this section anymore.

Unfortunately agree with you but I'm not sure moderators decide to do that

by **Blondini** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 6:23 pm

This ain't rock. Title should say Coldplay feat. Rihanna and moved to Pop.

It's alright, bout time Rihanna had an actual melody again.

by **aaliyahman** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 7:47 pm

jio wrote:I think Coldplay are a hugely overrated band who have somehow managed to become the purchase of choice for the pop crowd who want to pretend they like something deeper to listen to between their Britney and Gaga songs. I am surprised they duet Rihanna just because I thought they believed their own hype but probably they don't. Anyway, the song is as boring as I was expecting but a #1 is pretty much assured

by **NothingFails** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 8:23 pm

I too thought Coldplay were boring for years, then one day I allowed myself listen to ARUBTTH (like five years after it came out too) and fell in love with it. You have to be in the right mood for them.

I wouldn't say they are totally "pop" though, they certainly belong here more than One Republic or Goldfrapp does.

by **CrazyCrazy** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 8:27 pm

NothingFails wrote:I wouldn't say they are totally "pop" though, they certainly belong here more than One Republic or Goldfrapp does.

Why Goldfrapp?

they belong here too imo, their last two albums have had pop sensibilities I guess, but before that they were pretty alternative. :wink:

by **NothingFails** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 8:30 pm

crazycrazy wrote:
NothingFails wrote:I wouldn't say they are totally "pop" though, they certainly belong here more than One Republic or Goldfrapp does.
Why Goldfrapp? they belong here too imo, their last two albums have had pop sensibilities I guess, but before that they were pretty alternative.

well they belong more in pop or dance than straightforward "rock", since most electronic bands fall into either category moreso than rock. If I recall, Depeche Mode falls into "pop" here.

by **CrazyCrazy** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 8:32 pm

NothingFails wrote:
crazycrazy wrote:
NothingFails wrote:I wouldn't say they are totally "pop" though, they certainly belong here more than One Republic or Goldfrapp does.
Why Goldfrapp? they belong here too imo, their last two albums have had pop sensibilities I guess, but before that they were pretty alternative.
well they belong more in pop or dance than straightforward "rock", since most electronic bands fall into either category moreso than rock. If I recall, Depeche Mode falls into "pop" here.

I hate genre categories! :lol:

by **NothingFails** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 8:35 pm

crazycrazy wrote:
NothingFails wrote:
crazycrazy wrote:
NothingFails wrote:I wouldn't say they are totally "pop" though, they certainly belong here more than One Republic or Goldfrapp does.
Why Goldfrapp? they belong here too imo, their last two albums have had pop sensibilities I guess, but before that they were pretty alternative.
well they belong more in pop or dance than straightforward "rock", since most electronic bands fall into either category moreso than rock. If I recall, Depeche Mode falls into "pop" here.
I hate genre categories!

I agree.

I find it funny that people are crying that Coldplay have sold out and "gone pop". No, a rock band going POP is Nickelback or Daughtry who cater themselves to the Adult Contemporary market because housewives are more lucrative than actual rock fans. Coldplay have never exactly been a "hard rocking" band, but their music still maintains something of an edge to it, those "rock bands" I just named have no edge period to them.

by **Spartan** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 8:37 pm

I don't think there's any way that every song can be defined to a sole genre. To me, this is one of those cases - it has elements of a rock and a pop sound. Coldplay are considered a rock group so this is more likely to stay in this forum.

by **CrazyCrazy** » Thu Oct 20, 2011 8:39 pm

I've never invested any time in listening to Coldplay, I like a few of their old hits though. Maroon 5 are just ok but I like a few from them too, Nickleback and Daughtry on the other are rubbish from what I've heard! :lol:

by **NothingFails** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 3:02 am

I think if you get past the whole "how dare our beloved Coldplay work with some pop star" thing, you might enjoy the song. It took longer to grow on me than Paradise or Every Teardrop but it's yet another stellar Coldplay single. Had they replaced Rihanna with a lesser-known female vocalist, all the cries of "sellout" wouldn't even be considered.

by **Loki0012** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 4:53 am

NothingFails wrote:I think if you get past the whole "how dare our beloved Coldplay work with some pop star" thing, you might enjoy the song. It took longer to grow on me than Paradise or Every Teardrop but it's yet another stellar Coldplay single. Had they replaced Rihanna with a lesser-known female vocalist, all the cries of "sellout" wouldn't even be considered.

Even though rihanna is in it you know that Coldplay made it its got intelligent song structure somehow that Rihanna could never make

by **Frederic** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 2:46 pm

Well, obviously they don't need Rihanna to have hits, as have proven Every Teardrop and Paradise.

I like this but like any other Coldplay song, it doesn't click with me.

by **CrazyCrazy** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 6:27 pm

crazycrazy wrote:
NothingFails wrote:I wouldn't say they are totally "pop" though, they certainly belong here more than One Republic or Goldfrapp does.
Why Goldfrapp? they belong here too imo, their last two albums have had pop sensibilities I guess, but before that they were pretty alternative.

I meant their last 3 albums actually but I still wouldn't consider them pop enough at all.

by **NothingFails** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 7:25 pm

crazycrazy wrote:
crazycrazy wrote:
NothingFails wrote:I wouldn't say they are totally "pop" though, they certainly belong here more than One Republic or Goldfrapp does.
Why Goldfrapp? they belong here too imo, their last two albums have had pop sensibilities I guess, but before that they were pretty alternative.
I meant their last 3 albums actually but I still wouldn't consider them pop enough at all.

last three albums makes more sense, Supernature was much more "pop" than Seventh Tree :lol:

by **CrazyCrazy** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 8:00 pm

NothingFails wrote:
crazycrazy wrote:
crazycrazy wrote:
NothingFails wrote:I wouldn't say they are totally "pop" though, they certainly belong here more than One Republic or Goldfrapp does.
Why Goldfrapp? they belong here too imo, their last two albums have had pop sensibilities I guess, but before that they were pretty alternative.
I meant their last 3 albums actually but I still wouldn't consider them pop enough at all.
last three albums makes more sense, Supernature was much more "pop" than Seventh Tree

That's why I had to change it! :lol:

Supernature is their most pop venture! It's because I forgot about Head First for a minute!

Now I must leave this thread...

by **Plym** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 9:34 pm

I really like this. I'm looking forward to a video!

by **Noahh** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 10:11 pm

I absolutely LOVE this song! It was so obvious that this was going to be a single though

by **jszmiles** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 9:48 am

Average. That's what I think after 1st hearing. But surely it will be smash!

by **Blondini** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 11:52 pm

Spartan wrote:I don't think there's any way that every song can be defined to a sole genre. To me, this is one of those cases - it has elements of a rock and a pop sound. Coldplay are considered a rock group so this is more likely to stay in this forum.

Marina, The Saturdays and Leona are considered pop acts but that doesn't stop mods from moving them to dance (with not a moment's hesitation) .
I agree it has elements of both but it errs more towards pop. And Rihanna is all over it - there's more of her than the group! - so really it should be in pop.

by **Loveguru** » Sun Oct 23, 2011 3:09 am

i wish there used the LA LA part over the oh oh parts. the La la parts are more effective.

grown on me heaps!!