The chord progressions touch your soul....

I have no idea what that means, but I understand it.

I mentioned in my previous post about how Rick & Bubba played a clip of a song that I liked. All they played at the time was a clip consisting of piano and drums. I had no idea what the song was or who played it, but I loved it. Ironically, they just played a bit more of it today (on a R&B Best of moment) and were talking about the song. Bubba said, "The chord progressions touch your soul....". Well, I don't know what a chord progression is, but I know that that song touches me. It's called Clocks by Coldplay. I don't remember now how I figured out what song it was after hearing just the piano and drums, but it was only a few days later that I heard it somewhere and connected the dots.

Well, once I figured out what the song was and who played it, I went to iTunes and downloaded it. It's a very cool song. Ok, I know it was released in 2002, but like I said previously, I'm kind out of the loop on recent stuff.

Made me look into Coldplay a little. Seems like overall they are a pretty decent band. My only issue so far is that apparently they 'drop the F-bomb' rather often. That's one thing that bugs me about bands that overall seem very clean, their music is great and lyrics are clean, but then they use profanity. Another example of this would be U2, which is by far my favorite band. I've heard Bono and Adam use the F-bomb fairly often in videos and interviews, and it really bugs me. But then, I can't judge them. I've used the F word and other words before too. I'm a lot better at NOT saying those words now than I was 20 years ago, but once in a while one will still slip out.

Based on most of the comments I've read about this song, people seem to think it's about death. I read an interview with the band where they talk about how they started recording the album on September 16, 2001. 5 days after 9/11. Of course, they were affected by the events of the previous days, and so there was some element of 9/11 in the backs of their minds while recording. Here's a quote from Will, talking about the album as a whole:

"WILL: It's not specifically about September the 11th. I suppose big events that have an effect on you just make you realize the things that are important. I think partly — certainly I think in Chris's head — it was the need to get everything done. We really wanted to get these songs done as well as we could because we could die whenever. It could be the next day. And he always jokes — whenever he goes flying, he says, "Oh well, if we go down in this thing, at least the album's done, so it's fine." So that's kind of a big weight off all our heads, 'cause you can die happy."

I think Clocks is reflected in this. Get the important things done before time runs out, live, love and laugh all you can while you can, or you'll 'curse missed opportunities'.

Clocks lyrics by Coldplay
Lights go out and I can't be saved
Tides that I tried to swim against
You've put me down upon my knees
Oh I beg, I beg and plead (singing)
Come out of things unsaid, shoot an apple off my head (and a)
Trouble that can't be named, tigers waiting to be tamed (singing)
You are, you are...
Confusion never stops, closing walls and ticking clocks (gonna)
Come back and take you home, I could not stop, that you now know (singing)
Come out upon my seas, curse missed opportunities (am I)
A part of the cure, or am I part of the disease (singing)
You are....
And nothing else compares
Oh no nothing else compares
And nothing else compares
You are.....
Home, home, where I wanted to go