10 Lagu Coldplay Terbaik Sepanjang Masa, Wajib Masuk Playlist!

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Untuk pertama kalinya, Coldplay akan melangsungkan konser di Indonesia pada 15 November 2023 mendatang. Bagi yang berhasil mendapatkan tiketnya, wajib mengetahui lagu Coldplay terbaik sepanjang masa agar bisa sing along saat menonton konser band asal Inggris itu nanti.

Coldplay resmi debut lewat album bertajuk Parachutes yang dirilis pada tahun 2000. Single utamanya, “Yellow”, masih menjadi salah satu lagu terbaik Coldplay sampai saat ini.

Selama lebih dari dua dekade berkarier, Chris Martin dkk. sudah melahirkan ratusan lagu yang menemani hari-hari penggemarnya hingga sekarang. Di antara karya-karya tersebut, terdapat beberapa lagu terbaik yang tak lekang oleh waktu. Apa saja? Simak daftarnya di sini.

Lagu Coldplay Terbaik Sepanjang Masa

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Berikut 10 lagu Coldplay terbaik sepanjang masa menurut laman American Songwriter:

1. Viva La Vida

Di peringkat pertama ada “Viva La Vida”, lagu yang termuat dalam album kelima Coldplay, Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends. “Viva La Vida” identik dengan aransemen musiknya yang terdengar megah dan liriknya yang penuh makna. Berikut lirik lagu “Viva La Vida” dari Coldplay:

I used to rule the world

Seas would rise when I gave the word

Now in the morning, I sleep alone

Sweep the streets I used to own

I used to roll the dice

Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes

Listen as the crowd would sing

Now the old king is dead, long live the king

One minute, I held the key

Next the walls were closed on me

And I discovered that my castles stand

Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand

I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing

Roman Cavalry choirs are singing

Be my mirror, my sword and shield

My missionaries in a foreign field

For some reason, I can't explain

Once you'd gone, there was never, never an honest word

And that was when I ruled the world

It was the wicked and wild wind

Blew down the doors to let me in

Shattered windows and the sound of drums

People couldn't believe what I'd become

Revolutionaries wait

For my head on a silver plate

Just a puppet on a lonely string

Oh, who would ever want to be king?

I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing

Roman Calvary choirs are singing

Be my mirror, my sword and shield

My missionaries in a foreign field

For some reason, I can't explain

I know Saint Peter won't call my name

Never an honest word

But that was when I ruled the world

Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh

Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh

Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh

Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh

Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh, oh

Hear Jerusalem bells are ringing

Roman Calvary choirs are singing

Be my mirror, my sword and shield

My missionaries in a foreign field

For some reason I can't explain

I know Saint Peter won't call my name

Never an honest word

But that was when I ruled the world

2. Shiver

“Shiver” merupakan bagian dari album pertama Coldplay. Meski tidak sepopuler “Yellow”, lagu ini memiliki tempat tersendiri di hati para fans. Berikut lirik lagunya:

So I look in your direction

But you pay me no attention, do you?

I know you don't listen to me

'Cause you say you see straight through me

Don't you?

But on and on

From the moment I wake

To the moment I sleep

I'll be there by your side

Just you try and stop me

I'll be waiting in line

Just to see if you care

Oh, did you want me to change?

Well I'd change for good

And I want you to know that you'll always get your way

And I wanted to say

Don't you shiver

Don't you shiver

I'll sing it loud and clear

And I'll always be waiting for you

So you know how much I need you

But you never even see me do you?

And is this my final chance of getting you?

But on and on

From the moment I wake

To the moment I sleep

I'll be there by your side

Just you try and stop me

I'll be waiting in line

Just to see if you care, if you care

Did you want me to change?

Well I'd change for good

And I want you to know that you'll always get your way

And I wanted to say

Don't you shiver

Don't you shiver

I'll sing it loud and clear

I'll always be waiting for you

Yeah I'll always be waiting for you

Yeah I'll always be waiting for you

Yeah I'll always be waiting for you

For you, I will always be waiting

And it's you I see

But you don't see me

And it's you, I hear

So loud and so clear

I sing it loud and clear

And I'll always be waiting for you

So I look in your direction

But you pay me no attention

And you know how much I need you

But you never even see me

3. Yellow

Menjadi single perdana Coldplay, “Yellow” berhasil melambungkan nama band beranggotakan empat orang tersebut. Coldplay hampir selalu membawakan lagu ini di setiap turnya, tak terkecuali saat menyambangi Indonesia nanti dalam tur bertajuk Music of the Spheres Tour. Berikut lirik lagu Yellow:

Look at the stars

Look how they shine for you

And everything you do

Yeah, they were all yellow

I came along

I wrote a song for you

And all the things you do

And it was called Yellow

So then I took my turn

Oh, what a thing to have done

And it was all yellow

Your skin, oh yeah, your skin and bones

Turn into something beautiful

And you know, you know I love you so

You know I love you so

I swam across

I jumped across for you

Oh, what a thing to do

'Cause you were all yellow

I drew a line

I drew a line for you

Oh, what a thing to do

And it was all yellow

And your skin, oh yeah, your skin and bones

Turn into something beautiful

And you know, for you, I'd bleed myself dry

For you, I'd bleed myself dry

It's true

Look how they shine for you

Look how they shine for you

Look how they shine for

Look how they shine for you

Look how they shine for you

Look how they shine

Look at the stars

Look how they shine for you

And all the things that you do

4. Clocks

Dirilis pada tahun 2002, “Clocks” adalah lagu yang terdapat dalam album kedua Coldplay, A Rush of Blood to the Head. Melodi pianonya yang khas menjadikan “Clocks” sebagai salah satu lagu Coldplay terbaik sepanjang masa yang masih sering diputar sampai sekarang. Berikut lirik lagunya:

The lights go out and I can't be saved

Tides that I tried to swim against

Have brought me down upon my knees

Oh, I beg, I beg and plead, singing

Come out of things unsaid

Shoot an apple off my head, and a

Trouble that can't be named

A tiger's waiting to be tamed, singing

You are

You are

Confusion never stops

Closing walls and ticking clocks, gonna

Come back and take you home

I could not stop that you now know, singing

Come out upon my seas

Cursed missed opportunities

Am I a part of the cure?

Or am I part of the disease? Singing

You are

You are

You are

You are

You are

You are

And nothing else compares

Oh, nothing else compares

And nothing else compares

You are

You are

Home, home, where I wanted to go

Home, home, where I wanted to go

Home (you), home, where I wanted to go (are)

Home (you), home, where I wanted to go (are)

5. X&Y

Memiliki nama yang sama seperti tajuk albumnya, “X&Y” dirilis pada tahun 2005. Lagu ini menggambarkan perasaan bimbang yang dialami oleh sepasang kekasih. Berikut lirik lagu “X&Y” selengkapnya:

Trying hard to speak and

Fighting with my weak hand

Driven to distraction

It's all part of the plan

When something is broken

And you try to fix it

Trying to repair it

Any way you can

I dive in at the deep end

You become my best friend

I want to love you but I don't know if I can

I know something is broken

And I'm trying to fix it

Trying to repair it

Any way I can

Ooh

You and me are floating on a tidal wave

Together

You and me are drifting into outer space

And singing

Ooh, ooh

You and me are floating on a tidal wave

Together

You and me are drifting into outer space

You and me are floating on a tidal wave

Together

You and me are drifting into outer space

And singing

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

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6. The Scientist

Penampilan Coldplay di Singapura. Foto: Cornelius Bintang/kumparan

Meski sudah berusia lebih dari 20 tahun, “The Scientist” merupakan salah satu lagu Coldplay terpopuler yang masih sering diputar hingga sekarang. Lagu ini tidak hanya terkenal di kalangan penggemar, tetapi juga non fans dari berbagai generasi.

Secara garis besar, makna lagu “The Scientist” adalah tentang seseorang yang terlalu sibuk dengan dunianya sendiri sehingga mengabaikan sang kekasih. Berikut lirik lagu “The Scientist” yang bisa dinyanyikan bersama:

Come up to meet you, tell you I'm sorry

You don't know how lovely you are

I had to find you, tell you I need you

Tell you I set you apart

Tell me your secrets and ask me your questions

Oh, let's go back to the start

Running in circles, coming up tails

Heads on a science apart

Nobody said it was easy

It's such a shame for us to part

Nobody said it was easy

No one ever said it would be this hard

Oh, take me back to the start

I was just guessing at numbers and figures

Pulling the puzzles apart

Questions of science, science and progress

Do not speak as loud as my heart

But tell me you love me, come back and haunt me

Oh and I rush to the start

Running in circles, chasing our tails

Coming back as we are

Nobody said it was easy

Oh, it's such a shame for us to part

Nobody said it was easy

No one ever said it would be so hard

I'm going back to the start

7. In My Place

“In My Place” adalah lagu yang termasuk dalam album A Rush of Blood to the Head. Tidak hanya menjadi favorit para fans, lagu ini juga berhasil meraih penghargaan Grammy Awards untuk kategori Best Rock Performance. Lirik lagunya mengisahkan tentang seorang pria yang mencintai kekasih orang lain.

In My Place, In My Place

Were lines that I couldn't change

I was lost, oh yeah

I was lost, I was lost

Crossed lines I shouldn't have crossed

I was lost, oh yeah

Yeah

How long must you wait for it?

Yeah

How long must you pay for it?

Yeah

How long must you wait for it?

Oh, for it

I was scared, I was scared

Tired and under prepared

But I'll wait for it

If you go, if you go

Leave me down here on my own

Then I'll wait for you (yeah)

Yeah

How long must you wait for it?

Yeah

How long must you pay for it?

Yeah

How long must you wait for it?

Oh, for it?

Singing please, please, please

Come back and sing to me

To me, me

Come on and sing it out

Now, now

Come on and sing it out

To me, me

Come back and sing

In My Place, In My Place

Were lines that I couldn't change

And I was lost, oh yeah

Oh yeah

8. Charlie Brown

“Charlie Brown” dirilis sebagai bagian dari album kelima Coldplay, Mylo Xyloto. Lagu ini terinspirasi dari Charles “Charlie” Brown, tokoh utama dalam strip komik Peanuts karya Charles M. Schulz. Berikut lirik lagunya:

Ooh ooh-ooh-ooh

Stole a key

Took a car downtown where the lost boys meet

Took a car downtown and took what they offered me

To set me free

I saw the lights go down at the end of the scene

Saw the lights go down and standing in front of me

Ooh-ooh-ooh

In my scarecrow dreams

When they smash my heart into smithereens

Be a bright red rose come bursting the concrete

Be a cartoon heart

Light a fire, a fire, a spark

Light a fire, a flame in my heart

We'll run wild

We'll be glowing in the dark, ooh-ooh-ooh

We'll be glowing in the dark, ooh-ooh-ooh ah

All the boys, all the girls

All that matters in the world

All the boys, all the girls

All the madness that occurs

All the highs, all the lows

As the room a spinning goes

We'll run riot

We'll be glowing in the dark

Ooh ooh-ooh-ooh (oh)

So we'll soar

Luminous and wired

We'll be glowing in the dark

9. Everglow

Pada tahun 2015, Coldplay merilis album A Head Full of Dreams dengan “Everglow” sebagai salah satu single-nya. Lagu bernada mellow ini menggambarkan kesedihan seseorang karena hubungannya yang kandas. Berikut liriknya:

Oh, they say people come

Say people go

This particular diamond was extra special

And though you might be gone

And the world may not know

Still I see you, celestial

Like a lion you ran

A goddess you rolled

Like an eagle you circle

In perfect purple

So how come things move on?

How come cars don't slow?

When it feels like the end of my world

When I should, but I can't, let you go?

But when I'm cold, cold

Oh, when I'm cold, cold

There's a light that you give me

When I'm in shadow

There's a feeling you give me, an everglow

Like brothers in blood

Sisters who ride

And we swore on that night

We'd be friends 'til we die

But the changing of winds

And the way waters flow

Life is short as the falling of snow

And now I'm gonna miss you, I know

But when I'm cold, cold

In water rolled, salt

I know that you're always with me

And the way you will show

And you're with me wherever I go

And you give me this feeling

This everglow

Oh, what I would give for just a moment to hold

Yeah, I live for this feeling, it's everglow

So if you love someone

You should let them know

Oh, the light that you left me will everglow

10. A Sky Full of Stars

“A Sky Full of Stars” adalah bagian dari album keenam Coldplay, Ghost Stories, yang dirilis pada tahun 2004. Memiliki melodi yang indah dan lirik penuh makna, banyak penggemar yang menganggap “A Sky Full of Stars” sebagai salah satu lagu Coldplay terbaik sepanjang masa.

'Cause you're a sky, 'cause you're a sky full of stars

I'm gonna give you my heart

'Cause you're a sky, 'cause you're a sky full of stars

'Cause you light up the path

I don't care, go on and tear me apart

I don't care if you do, ooh-ooh, ooh

'Cause in a sky, 'cause in a sky full of stars

I think I saw you

'Cause you're a sky, 'cause you're a sky full of stars

I wanna die in your arms, oh, oh-oh

'Cause you get lighter the more it gets dark

I'm gonna give you my heart, oh

I don't care, go on and tear me apart

I don't care if you do, ooh-ooh, ooh

'Cause in a sky, 'cause in a sky full of stars

I think I see you

I think I see you

'Cause you're a sky, you're a sky full of stars

Such a heavenly view

You're such a heavenly view

Yeah, yeah, yeah, ooh

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