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About This Track
“Violet Hill” is the first single from Coldplay’s fourth studio album Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, released 6 May 2008.
Chris Martin described the song as having a “chalky, pastel feeling” which he said reminds him of his childhood. “Imagine a pseudo guitar-like circus music with a pinch of Chicago… It’s something new from us and you will be impressed.” The song is the first anti-war protest song from the band, and borrows its rhythm from the Beatles; Violet Hill is a street near Abbey Road. Martin told Rolling Stone that lyrics about a fox becoming a god and a “carnival of idiots on show” were a commentary on Fox News.
Chris Martin described the song as having a “chalky, pastel feeling” which he said reminds him of his childhood. “Imagine a pseudo guitar-like circus music with a pinch of Chicago… It’s something new from us and you will be impressed.” The song is the first anti-war protest song from the band, and borrows its rhythm from the Beatles; Violet Hill is a street near Abbey Road. Martin told Rolling Stone that lyrics about a fox becoming a god and a “carnival of idiots on show” were a commentary on Fox News.
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S4EEDR3ZA wrote:
4 years ago we had Violet Hill and now we have para para paradis .
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impsychedelic wrote:
addicted.
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silentplease wrote:
Their best song in ten years.
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Mitrail wrote:
my favourite song
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TANNERj35 wrote:
this band has great songs, 1 of its best !
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B4Rc31onA wrote:
awesome song.
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mempgrizz wrote:
This saved an otherwise average album
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surelymaggie wrote:
Maybe my favourite song by Coldplay. [2]
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acklexxx wrote:
best on viva la vida [5] ♥
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reckless_prick wrote:
o'errated
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dawcio930 wrote:
best on viva la vida [4] ♥
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Mands_love wrote:
Você fez o scrobble desta faixa 990 vezes. Você fez o primeiro scrobble dela em 5 Out 2011. Você adicionou esta faixa aos favoritos.
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lavendovaa wrote:
This is perfect. If I could be a song, I would be Violet Hill. ♥ ♥
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bodawi wrote:
der Dezember in Deutschland ist eher pisswarm und nass
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-Blackout wrote:
best on viva la vida [3] ♥
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forrist wrote:
too good
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S4EEDR3ZA wrote:
it's a long and dark december .
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Mands_love wrote:
Você fez o scrobble desta faixa 666 vezes. Você fez o primeiro scrobble dela em 5 Out 2011. Você adicionou esta faixa aos favoritos. - Pefeita.
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Diving-Up wrote:
Favorite off the album <3
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mrzigge wrote:
Maybe my favourite song by Coldplay.
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