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Strawberry Swing is a track included on Coldplay’s fourth album.
This is one of several potential album cuts with Afro-pop and high-life influences: Here, distortion-free finger-picked guitars which sound straight out of Mali mix with a heavy bassline and psychedelic synths. “My Mum comes from Zimbabwe, so I spent a lot of time there,” says Martin. “I used to work in a studio where people played that.” More gentle than much of the album, it is built around a repetitive African-inspired guitar as a blissed-out Martin sings the touching and slightly psychedelic love song about “such a perfect day”.
Key lyric: “The sky could be blue, I don’t mind, without you it’s a waste of time.”
It is thought that Now My Feet Won’t Touch The Ground was an earlier/alternate title for Strawberry Swing, due to its presence in the song’s lyrics below.
This is one of several potential album cuts with Afro-pop and high-life influences: Here, distortion-free finger-picked guitars which sound straight out of Mali mix with a heavy bassline and psychedelic synths. “My Mum comes from Zimbabwe, so I spent a lot of time there,” says Martin. “I used to work in a studio where people played that.” More gentle than much of the album, it is built around a repetitive African-inspired guitar as a blissed-out Martin sings the touching and slightly psychedelic love song about “such a perfect day”.
Key lyric: “The sky could be blue, I don’t mind, without you it’s a waste of time.”
It is thought that Now My Feet Won’t Touch The Ground was an earlier/alternate title for Strawberry Swing, due to its presence in the song’s lyrics below.
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alreadycured wrote:
this is so beautiful.
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blueboy3670 wrote:
Like this song and love the video.
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JoelTheCat wrote:
This song and album makes me feel guilty for hating Coldplay. Shove off, Coldplay! *listens to Coldplay*
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Musiclov86 wrote:
Nice little medley.
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warriorpoet152 wrote:
The Sky could be blue I don’t mind. Without you it’s a waste of time :-)
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brotboot wrote:
^_^
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astroholiday wrote:
i agree that this is the only conflicting song from the album in terms of theme. feels like a lost child or something. but great nonetheless on its own.
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naty104 wrote:
sweet........sounds of coldplay
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katscherl wrote:
this is so awesome,i love it ............
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gloomyday wrote:
Without you it's a waste of time.
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dsprack wrote:
This song is so anti-Viva-la-Vida. And so psychedelic. And so light-hearted. And so awesome.
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xEsmeraldaa wrote:
love this song and the video is also great! <3
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w_1_7 wrote:
Their best song imho
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Lukynumbr7 wrote:
Another great song by Cold Play!
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zimziggy wrote:
hooray for coldplay supporting charities like oxfam!!
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trashindresses wrote:
The video for this song is awesome. I love it. It makes the song worth it. :D
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Calcbox wrote:
The sky could be blue...could be gray...without you, I'm just not the same.
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KelciKay wrote:
I love this song. It just makes me feel good:)
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DigitalLove42 wrote:
fantastic video
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tare7777 wrote:
so relaxing and lovely<2
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