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“Clocks” emerged in conception during the late stages into the production of Coldplay’s second album, A Rush of Blood to the Head. The band’s vocalist, Chris Martin, came in studio late one night. A riff popped up in Martin’s mind and wrote it on the piano. Martin presented the riff to the band’s guitarist, Jonny Buckland, who then added guitar chords on the basic track.
During the writing of “Clocks”, the band had already made 10 songs for the album. With this, they thought it was too late for the song’s inclusion in the album. So, they recorded a demo version of the track and saved it with other unfinished tracks, labeling it “Songs for #3”; the band considered these tracks for their third album, X&Y.
Although the band left “Clocks” unfinished, a friend of Martin heard of it and convinced him to finish the track. Marked by its lyrics which speak of urgency, Martin’s friend pointed out that its meaning would contradict Martin’s idea of stashing the track.
Persuaded by his friend, Martin assumed on further developing the track. Other band members supplemented their ideas on the main piano track; they added a bass figure and drums. The last song included in the album, Coldplay recorded the song very fast. By the time Martin recorded his vocals, a few people inside the studio felt the song “is something special”. According to Martin, “Clocks” was inspired by the English rock band Muse.
During the writing of “Clocks”, the band had already made 10 songs for the album. With this, they thought it was too late for the song’s inclusion in the album. So, they recorded a demo version of the track and saved it with other unfinished tracks, labeling it “Songs for #3”; the band considered these tracks for their third album, X&Y.
Although the band left “Clocks” unfinished, a friend of Martin heard of it and convinced him to finish the track. Marked by its lyrics which speak of urgency, Martin’s friend pointed out that its meaning would contradict Martin’s idea of stashing the track.
Persuaded by his friend, Martin assumed on further developing the track. Other band members supplemented their ideas on the main piano track; they added a bass figure and drums. The last song included in the album, Coldplay recorded the song very fast. By the time Martin recorded his vocals, a few people inside the studio felt the song “is something special”. According to Martin, “Clocks” was inspired by the English rock band Muse.
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Jen420 wrote:
♥ Coldplay ♥
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Theseeker2 wrote:
OK...... lucaszepeda :-)
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lucaszepeda wrote:
This will be my favorite song for eternity!!!
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laleyfanatic wrote:
Clocks rocks!
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bicknor wrote:
Watch out, watch out, the horologist is about!
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ktasalazar wrote:
Confusion never stops Closing walls and ticking clocks -- Love coldplay's lyrics!
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Karczucha wrote:
I love.
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turqish wrote:
just joined this rocks
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Musiclov86 wrote:
Comfort song...mmm...
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smhyatt wrote:
Really, what's not to like?
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Oorick wrote:
que genial cancion muy buena
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deBadWolff wrote:
gorgeous song
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Lady_Elaine wrote:
The perfect song.
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Keep it Rockin from http://whatsalesareon.blogspot.com/
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thpapan wrote:
Nothing More Nothing Less
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rialle wrote:
Absolute classic. Love this song so, so much.
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noeffective wrote:
perfect ..
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KasiaN81 wrote:
Clocks.. words of this song.. fantastic...
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St6Jean wrote:
Home, where I want you to be...
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I prefer The Scientist.
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