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Viva La Vida  | 
| Manufacturer: Capitol
Category: Digital Music Track
Buy New: $0.79
Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 2
Genre: international-music
Media: MP3 Download
Running Time: 241 Minutes
ASIN: B001AUEMFS
Publication Date: June 17, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews: Read 9 more reviews...
 I love it. June 23, 2008
The Music Man (United States)
14 out of 17 found this review helpful
I've rarely listened to Coldplay - I prefer Keane myself, but when I heard the groove and hook to Viva La Vida I was instantly converted. It's huge, and awesome in its wall-of-sound thickness. This is all I ask for from my summer music. And pretentious? Get out of here - exactly how many pop songs about Napoleon can you compare it to? Smart, hooky music - I'll take all I can get.
 Are we listening to the same song? June 21, 2008
hempomatic (The Garden State, USA)
9 out of 21 found this review helpful
First off, let me state that I'm a huge Coldplay fan. "A Rush of Blood to the Head" was a remarkable album virtually exploding with delicious pop hooks and memorable songs.
That said, Viva La Vida is a pompous overblown self indulgent piece of music that was coincidentally stolen almost note for note from Joe Satriani's "If I could Fly". A fine hook, it just isn't THEIR hook.
 Living La Vida Loca June 20, 2008
Amaranth (Northern California)
8 out of 14 found this review helpful
Coldplay's "Viva la vida" isn't a cover of Ricky Martin's Latin hit, sorry to say. PETA's favorite British vegetarian, Chris Martin, belts out a song that's more reflective than most pop radio. There's the sad refrain of "I used to rule the world." It's something that Americans can currently identify with. There is a sense of defeat. Martin makes Christian references to Jerusalem and Calvary, speaking of how Christians are the revolutionaries.
"Viva la vida" shows how Coldplay has changed. They started as an electronica/new wave type of band. Now they've gone for an orchestral "Wall of Sound." It's like the Beatles with "Day in the life." "Viva la vida" shows that Coldplay can still pen thoughtful summer hits. Pompous? Yes. Pretentious? Yes. Great to listen to,and a refreshing change from the norm? Definitely.
Viva La Vida - Live the Life July 15, 2008
David Moffett (Toledo, OH USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
A song with a Spanish title ('Viva La Vida' is literally 'Live the Life' in English.) based on a Spanish painting of the same name.
It's accepted meanings range from Napoleon and the French Revolution to Jesus Christ. Quite a range.
This is one of those songs that I can listen to over and over again and not get sick of (very quickly) and is in my opinion the best song on the album and in my top 20.
As with the rest of the album it is a departure from Coldplay's other work and incorporates orchestral, sweeping themes and tells a story of an apparent loss of power and the lament that follows. The song utilizes a certain Imperial age military beat and when combined with stirring lyrics and voice work it has a semi-epic feel which lifts the spirit, despite the melancholy theme of the song.
Viva La Coldplay August 14, 2008
Michael Kerner (Brooklyn, New York U.S.A.)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
It is so hard to believe that Coldplay is still making really good songs this past decade, heart and soul. After the mammoth success of songs like Speed Of Sound, and the recent haunting and dark Violet Hill, Chris Martin and the boys still know what they are doing, and this latest single shows no signs of slowing down. Their latest single, the title track from their 4th album Viva La Vida, really brings in a nice mix of orchestral and pop worlds, which blend in pretty nicely with the song. I really like the feeling of this song through Chris and the boys, because it is simple, and doesn't feel like it is honestly as flimsy as who is hot right now like Miley Cyrus and The Jonas Brothers. While the song isn't as dominant as their earlier songs, it still shows that Coldplay is still on track. I hope their next single is as good, or even better than this.
Song: B 1/2-
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