LIST OF ICONIC MUSIC:
YELLOW BY COLDPLAY (2000)
Yellow (2000) is regarded as a career-making record for Coldplay and has since been considered the centrepiece of the Parachutes album. In a 20th-anniversary article, The Independent credited the song for altering the course of 21st-century rock, given how it was responsible for beginning Coldplay's trajectory as one of the biggest bands in the world.
Martin has explained, "'Yellow' refers to the mood of the band. Brightness and hope and devotion." The references in some of the lyrics, including swimming and drawing a line, "are all metaphorical slants on the extent of his emotional devotion", referring to his unrequited love for someone or something. Despite its lyrical theme, many fans have considered "Yellow" to be an upbeat track, although it is often interpreted as melancholy as well.
Originally, it had been intended for the whole band to appear in the video. However, Champion's mother's funeral was held on the day of the filming, so it was decided that only Martin would appear in the video, which was also the immediate explanation of his mood during this part. The weather also opposed the original plan, with harsh winds and rain instead of the sunny day that had been envisioned. It had also been originally intended for there to be moving stars in the sky, as if in a time-lapse. The directors agreed that the moving stars would distract the focus of the video from Martin. The plan of time advancing was kept. The video begins with the beach being somewhat dark until sunlight arrives nearly at the video's midway point.
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♫ Your skin, oh yeah, your skin and bones / Turn into something beautiful / You know, you know I love you so / You know I love you so ♪
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“Baba would go where the flowers grow
Almond and peach trees in bloom
And he would know just when and what to sow
So golden and opportune”
—“Orphans” by Coldplay
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Coldplay for Saturday Night Live
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Look at the stars
Look how they shine for you
And everything you do
Yeah they were all yellow
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Hope has its proof, your hand in mine. [..] And the view, the whole Milky Way, in your eyes.
Amazing Day, Coldplay.
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