Coldplay and manipulating our emotions
January 7th, 2009Long after I should have gone to bed last night, I was sucked in again by Coldplay’s performance on VH1 Storytellers. It occured to me again how they just instinctively get what music is all about. And yes, maybe they take it too far sometimes – their music is pure, over the top emotion, designed to lift you up like you’re flying, or crush you into the ground, depending on the song. Any emotional response will do, as long as it’s not apathy.
But isn’t that what most good art is about? Isn’t it supposed to exaggerate our emotions artificially to help us recognize them more easily the next time we just walk down the street? I believe so. So I say to Coldplay: please continue to play with my emotions. I accept it willingly.
As an example, check out this live version of Fix You:
[YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKrceZxL8r8]
