Take me back

When Max first bought a Coldplay album, I couldn't stand the hit song "Yellow". It just drove me nuts. I thought... 'here we go again. another one hit wonder'. But then at some point I heard another song of theirs, and that was it. I just fell in love with the band, the music, the lyrics and particularly Chris Martin's voice. His voice sometimes makes me cry. He is also very easy on the eyes. [In fact he reminds of a certain someone I know!]

I realize all of this sounds cheesy, but it's true. I normally tend towards music that is folky and tells a real story. While the likes of Britney, Jay-Z and Madonna may be fun, I am much more interested in work that has meaning: Bob Dylan, Shawn Colvin, Chris Whitley, Jeff Buckley, Stevie Wonder. I tend to rank my favorites according to whether or not I would want them available if I were stranded on a desert island and I only had 10 albums to choose from.

I recently heard a live show of Coldplay, where they covered A-Ha's High and Low. It was incredible how quickly it took me back to my childhood. I can remember hearing that song, reading the lyrics, including it in my scrapbooks, and taping it from the radio to my cassette recorder. Hearing the song was this weird meshing of present and past. It is, in essence, nostalgia. And I love it. And I love Coldplay even more for it.

To hear it, click here. It takes a few seconds.