Coldplay lift lyrics from Beautiful Day

[lrcllb]

in What If? Martin uses the phrase that everyone knows is owned by Bono- 'all the colours bleed into one'

What does this guy think he's doing?

 

[youvedonewhat]

I think that those words actually came from someone else originally and not Bono. I read somewhere that he'd borrowed the phrase but I can't remember who from. Perhaps someone here can clarify... (and anyway, whoever coined that phrase - it doesn't matter cos no one sings it better then our B).

 

[Liesje]

Is it in a new song, or did he just sing it once live or something?

"All the colors bleed into one.." -- isn't that from ISHFWILF?

Didn't Coldplay sing part of a U2 song at Slane and then Bono sang part of Yellow when U2 went onstage?

 

[u2bonogirl]

Im sure Bono wouldnt mind having lyrics lifted by Chris Martin. They have some similar ideals, and from what I hear Chris is a good guy.
Its like a compliment to Bono. He steals lines from other people

 

[roy]

Just for people's interest, most of X&Y has now been been leaked (6.5 songs to be exact).

 

[U2ElevatesMe415]

Im sure Bono wouldnt mind having lyrics lifted by Chris Martin. They have some similar ideals, and from what I hear Chris is a good guy.
Its like a compliment to Bono. He steals lines from other people

exactly.
Chris is a good guy, he's an amazing singer as is Bono

 

[MooMoo!]

chris is actually a red hot u2 fan. he knows the back catalog off by heart.

 

[verte76]

Chris Martin loves U2, and I think he means to give Bono a compliment. BTW Bono also really likes Coldplay and admires Chris' political causes; he's very active with Oxfam.

 

[BVS]

Every lyricist borrows lines...

 

[bono_gal]

Isnt the lyric "all the colours bleed into one" a lyric from I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For?

 

[labell]

yeah it's from still haven't found. which ironically enough while Coldplay was recording X&Y they had the Joshua Tree CD Cover Poster hanging in their studio.

 

[ylimeU2]

That's not irony.

And they put it there intionally, for inspiration.

And Bono steals lyrics from all over. Other song writers, poets, and the Bible.

No big deal.

 

[annabelle]

Every artist is a cannibal, every poet a thief...

 

[lrcllb]

yes it is from I still haven't found

 

[gareth brown]

in What If? Martin uses the phrase that everyone knows is owned by Bono- 'all the colours bleed into one'

What does this guy think he's doing?

I think that those words actually came from someone else originally and not Bono. I read somewhere that he'd borrowed the phrase but I can't remember who from. Perhaps someone here can clarify... (and anyway, whoever coined that phrase - it doesn't matter cos no one sings it better then our B).

Im sure Bono wouldnt mind having lyrics lifted by Chris Martin. They have some similar ideals, and from what I hear Chris is a good guy.
Its like a compliment to Bono. He steals lines from other people

chris is actually a red hot u2 fan. he knows the back catalog off by heart.

yet another attempted "PROTECT U2 AT ALL COST!" super-rant quashed rather quickly well done boys and girls!

 

[JOFO]

it's a signature line and if bono stole it from someone else please provide the information as to who.


jesus christ, chris, do something original.

 

[zwervers2]

With this new song Till kingdom come everytime I hear it I think he will begin to sing"it's christmastime, there's no need to be afraid"and then all of a sudden he starts and the wheels keep on turnin...wtf: is Tian Turner in da house...

and ideed, Bono does "steel"but all the colours bleed into one is such a blantant ripp off, come on guys you can do better..

 

[scottyT]

till kingdom come is pretty much the best Non-U2 song ever.

 

[chickadee]

Well since Coldplay are simply a bunch of pretendy U2-copiers (and rubbish ones at that) I'm not very surprised.

 

[tuwie]

who opened for U2 when they did the U2 go home: live from Slane Castle show?

 

[neutral]

who opened for U2 when they did the U2 go home: live from Slane Castle show?

http://www.u2station.com/news/archives/2001/03/u2_to_play_slan.php


Didn't know Coldplay had played that show

 

[impy13]

The Coldplay song is actually Square One and the line is "are they bleeding all your colors into one".

< nitpicking Coldplay fan

 

[coach]

I don't see it as a knock off, but more as a tribute. But yeah that line is from somewhere else all together.

 

[Fille Friday]

Oasis also used this line in the song Part of the Queue:

Suddenly i found that i'd lost my way in this city
the streets and the thousands of colours all bleed in to one
I Fall down heaven wont help me
I call out, no one would hear
All of a sudden I'd lost my way outta the city

but that was 2005. Are they stealing as well? Everyone borrows from everyone