Coldplay about writing Yellow

[@LafriteRip]

“I was looking for a word that was all like : uhhhhhyyyyyaaaaa.” -Chris Martin

[@skoto8219]

When he's talking about chords: "Lol he doesn't know the chord names. He has a good ear though, he makes it work" When he talks about the effect achieved by bending certain vowel sounds: "Okay this guy is lightyears ahead of me"

[@andro.5678]

thats how you write lyrics. find something that fits in a musical way. the lyrical content is only of secondary importance. always annoyed about all these artist japping on about 'muh feelings' as if that's what makes a hit. as if you simply pick a diary entry and do whatever. smh.

[@LafriteRip]

@@andro.5678 I agree, and Chris Martin is a great songwriter. I was simply pointing out the way he explained his thought process was funny. Cheers!

[@gerardmackay8909]

@@LafriteRip he’s talented and humble and a bit random too but overall great

[@luiz4folks]

Relatable

[@alvarc3675]

i can only feel more admiration for a guy who has achieved this much and remain genuinely humble. What a great bloke. Deserves every bit of success hes had.

[@mathieuregniez769]

@@alvarc3675 But Buckley and Radiohead are faaaar better

[@alvarc3675]

Mathieu Regniez no doubt about it

[@thegoodsgone1965]

@@mathieuregniez769 I don't even get what people mean by "better" when it comes to music to be honest.

[@BarrySmithviolin]

@@thegoodsgone1965 I agree! Emotion is all that matters. Martin’s really good about melody against chord changes. Much like Jeff Lynne

[@baardeven1]

@@thegoodsgone1965 it could mean they are better by being «more talented»? Cause I would agree on that.

[@kmckinlay8070]

Look at the stars Look how they shine for you And everything you do Yeah, they were all phone book

[@VincesInHocSigno]

You're on to something, mate

[@rdafe8562]

Yeah keep going lol

[@user-xi8ht3ft9k]

I felt that.

[@usctrojanfreak]

:D

[@pauljordan4452]

That's it exactly. And I'm told I Iook like Chris Martin!

[@zerovex6187]

I'm so suprised how this hit was initially just a Neil Young imitation

[@breanchu]

Maybe if Neil Young hadn't existed, we wouldn't have yellow

[@zerovex6187]

@@breanchu Luckily, he did😉

[@silkez]

so that was as ... very interesting!👍🏻😊

[@silkez]

Thanks @breanchu

[@breanchu]

@@silkez thank you for watching as always❤️❤️

[@Ben_R4mZ]

"About a 45 degree angle, over there" world renowned songwriter everyone.

[@tompregon7450]

but do you know hat he really means by that!?

[@creatorvoss]

One of the most magical song ever and that electric guitar riff

[@fisherengineering6947]

And its actually so simple pretty much anyone with 2 fingers could learn to play it haha

[@lt.reubenrozeyt5716]

​@@fisherengineering6947 yeah but try playing and bending the strings in tune.

[@paulinaromarate]

“look at the stars”

[@Rakith_02]

That's the beauty of this song. It doesn't have a particular meaning to it. You can just think about what means to you the most. Love. Parents. Battling mental issues Anything for that matter... Truly a worm of art. Crazy to see how ONE single song can be perceived in soo many ways from different cultures.

[@paulinaromarate]

@@Rakith_02 you’re right I agree 💛

[@donfaus]

I still remember the first time that I heard "Look at the stars, look how they shine for you..." and have goosebumps. Such a delightful moment 😌

[@lela7436]

this was so amazing. the thing Chris said about their song being about someone or something that's just awesome, i love it so much

[@colevaughn6720]

I say this shit all of the time but my God Chris Martin is a national treasure my God he's so damn wholesome

[@stevesimons730]

I’d say international but spot on

[@teeteebee]

He's not.

[@SuukiDesu]

Naturally cute persons capable of the deepest emotions a human could possibly hold.. those really are the heart of this world.

[@nicholastang1217]

I recently just revisited their first album Parachutes. I gotta be honest " yellow " was the song that I was always listening to but nothing else. One day, I opened up the album and started listening to it. Found out every single song in that album became my favourites. There is so much flavour and emotions in those songs. I have been playing the album on loop non stop for a while now and I dont think I wanna listen to anything else in the next couple weeks or even months. I never liked an album so much, every single song is legendary.

[@littlepinkpie_]

his hand movement...I don't even know how many years I need to master that . . His songs so pure and original ... we are so blessed to have him💕💕

[@fhowland]

Parachutes is a beautiful album. I will never tire of it.

[@learningmtg1951]

lately in my car I've been listening to trance and death metal and coldplay : )

[@dontcinthia]

To me the whole album parachute is a masterpiece every lyric every song is heart touching. I still listen to it after a decade 🤍

[@WilliamWonka]

I just realized the best recording studios are probably in the middle of nowhere and not big cities because you can insulate all you want but you can’t manufacture silence. My house is practically silent, save for the overhead fan turning, and I realize I’ve taken for granted where I live. Silence truly is golden.

[@metalheadblues]

Also electrical interfere

[@standardofexcellence]

Isolation creates peace and thus us a proper environment for creative inspiration because you dont lose your focus

[@Robson89almeida]

Guy can talk! It's the first time since 2000's I heard him talk!!

[@ayadromeda]

Thank you for this! This is so heartwarming to watch.

[@breanchu]

Thank you for watching ❤️❤️

[@jo5707]

Chris Martin is so clever - what a prolific songwriter - great performer and super nice guy just love him

[@Redmile2006]

KZbin: Hey look at this video of Coldplay talking about writing a song Me: Oh, I can get some inspiration for my songwriting *clicks* Coldplay guy: I just started playing around I thought of another song lol I don't even know what this chord is, I saw yellow pages so I called it 'Yellow' Me: *cries*

[@Afireinside912]

I would not look to Coldplay as good songwriters myself. Fix you is okay but it’s pretty generic.

[@eduardoaguileraneicun5876]

the key is to understand music theory and an acceptable number of chords as a basis. Over time that helps you "invent" chords that even if you don't know their names, you know that they can work well.

[@Redmile2006]

@@eduardoaguileraneicun5876 I was talking about getting inspiration for writing lyrics, not music. I just thought it was funny that he didn't know the name of the chord. But to be fair, I don't know the name of every chord I play. Although I have enough of an intuitive understanding of music theory to figure it out if I decide to write it down, but I don't think much about the chord names when I'm writing music

[@nialld2638]

Chris martin plays a martin, of course he does

[@josephwilfredmusic5305]

Taylor Swift plays a Taylor and Sam Fender plays a Fender as well 🧐

[@supersonicsroots]

@Peter Martins the one thats ruined with all the stickers 🙄

[@fullbeans983]

Funny that, I don't knock it but I couldn't imagine owning a Gibson, purely because that is my surname. Seeing my own name on my guitar would annoy me but each to their own.

[@kimgordon3695]

Of course

[@outdoorchav8684]

Coldplay are Martin & Co

[@BORANBURCIN]

He has a great Aura , I can feel it from here

[@oona791]

“Musical Hogwarts” I LOVE THAT

[@nellywouters5939]

Merci pour vos explications. Vous êtes un des plus grand groupe écouté du 21 ème siècle dans le monde et aimé, car vous êtes un groupe cool et super sympa...Merci Mr. Chris Martin et à votre groupe pour tout le bonheur que vous nous donné dans ce monde pas toujours drôle et d'avoir l'occasion grâce à Coldplay de s'évader et ne plus penser à rien en vous écoutant sur KZbin et en regardant vos spectacles si enflammé et fabuleux. Merci Coldplay et j'espère que vous serez là pour longtemps...🙏🗣🎤🎧🥁🎸🌈🌏🕊🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@mitchweiner]

I haven’t really been a Coldplay fan in years. But,I’ve always respected this guy!

[@tomhidle7967]

I love Guy so fucking much 💚

[@breanchu]

He's lovely :)

[@irvingphillips8294]

First time crossing the Golden Gate Bridge on a road trip with my sister and this song came on. That moment in time was blissful and full of hope.

[@arbazpodcast]

the curve of the stAAAaars is just phenomenal.

[@davidlalramenga]

I like the stikers on his guitar 😍

[@alfredayisi7502]

This group are just talented geniuses,Thank You God for Coldplay,I absolutely Love them,stay Humble and keep Rising Chris and Coldplay

[@MarkHiew]

Chris is so humble about the process. OK, so he sort of stumbled on those pretty chords in that alternate tuning, and the initial lyrics came somewhat randomly. But that’s the story of a million songs. What he doesn’t tell you - at least in this clip - is how the words and melody and chords came together into such a heartfelt, moving, beautiful song. That’s what’s special. It obviously takes talent. But I’ve heard it also takes writing tons of bad songs to strike gold like that. Even if he never wrote another good song in his life, he’s created something truly timeless, and that he can go to the grave proud of.

[@dhammaboy1203]

Justin Hawkins’ breakdown of Yellow on his channel is also a really interesting breakdown of this songs musical aspects and obvious influences!

[@Tohru3608]

SUCH LOVE. OOHHH. LOVE LOVE LOVE.

[@amk1497]

Yellow is the name i gave a random teddy bear, i found in venlo Netherlands, when i was 17. She is now the best friend of my 7 year old daughter, never go anywhere without. There is some magic about yellow.

[@tduartelima]

Esse vídeo merece uma versão traduzida para o PT-BR. Muito top!

[@varminttank]

Rock field looks so calm and relaxing 😌

[@Kpimoli77]

I don’t know why but this song makes me cry, in a good way, but it does!

[@Marius-vw9hp]

Production is amazing on that song.

[@britnackor23]

I remember at 16 waking up every morning to yellow on MTV I always stopped to watch the video before getting ready for school.

[@elizabethchristamore8353]

Whoever his inspiration is, must be so special

[@ghostlyme]

Ever since I first heard Yellow, I was mesmerized

[@untartelette7545]

Around the same years, 97-98 maybe, I stumbled upon that same tuning (high E string down half a step, to make the open B chord sound good, probably jamming around 'Just' by Radiohead, which is in B). I didn't know any song with that tuning so I was kinda proud of it, wrote a song with it. When Yellow came out a couple of years later I couldn't believe it. Loved the song right away. So many bands shared that same Radiohead+Buckley influence back then.

[@masoud786]

great singer, good humanbeing

[@sleepswithnopillow8413]

I’d trust this man with my children for sure

[@urilevy1]

This reminded me of why I love life

[@greyskullcastle9975]

They were recently in Brazil, and started to sing in Portuguese (not Spanish, lol) people loved it

[@hereandnow213]

Coldplay save life.

[@21Million]

3:08 great technique on the right hand

[@adammozaid1517]

Yellow~~~~😌❤️

[@mattiv1]

I wish they returned to their roots... Amazing tunes and feeling. After "Paradise" era their music gone commercial, kind of childish, disney-channel like. I mean bad.

[@sallyelite3492]

I HOPE THEY DONT RETURN💩

[@ridashams9794]

Did you give "Everyday Life" a try it was definitely not commercial. Just pure emotions in their usual beautiful melodies

[@sallyelite3492]

@@ridashams9794YUP THAT WAS JUST PERFECT.....BUT SOME SONGS WERE NOT GOOD ENOUGH. 🤧

[@nathanbfccc6808]

Their most recent album is the least commercial thing they’ve ever done.

[@sallyelite3492]

@@nathanbfccc6808 YEA

[@hannah.merritt]

this is adorable

[@twisterwiper]

Inspiration and the emergence of ideas is really fascinating. Jony Ive described it perfectly in his Jobs memorial speech. Small filaments, easily dismissed...

[@iggypopisgod9]

great tune; great album. parachutes is up there with Roses, Oasis, Smiths, etc

[@sunflowerroark5170]

What great incite into showing how a song comes together. I enjoyed hearing this. The smokestack at 5:32 seems like a mystery. Is that from a house chimney?

[@OldschoolCooking92]

The More old this song the more better to listen

[@firmantuhantoday]

Thanks for sharing this video.

[@brandeccohall]

That Martin acoustic sound rich!

[@whitesally9428]

Absolutely love you Chris Martin. You rock my earth!

[@tesseworld3417]

3:30, nowadays most musicians would pull out there phones in that moment. goes to show how important it is to be present while in the studio!

[@martinellerbeck3918]

I thought that was Mark Zuckerburg on the thumbnail with a guitar! Never looked so happy.

[@andraexpeart]

Does anyone know where i can watch the full video?

[@po5511]

Truly abstract ideas create heartwretching songs. I hold so much respect for Chris I grew up with coldplay songs though I wasn’t aware of it. 💛

[@dannymooreheadmusic7559]

Love that he mentioned Jeff Buckley

[@gloomsdoom649]

What part?

[@dannymooreheadmusic7559]

@@gloomsdoom649 around the 3:15 mark

[@ChristopherCudworth]

Every time I listen to him talk I like Chris Martin more. And Viva La Vida still blows my mind

[@djmedlen9593]

Awwww. Amazing 😍

[@gandalf8216]

Casually just professing a love for the major 7th chords, without knowing what they are. As if classical painters of old had to know the name of a particular brush stroke to create their masterpieces.

[@IvanAtThe555]

"I was just using the first Chord from Lift and figured I may aswell go with the strumming pattern too"

[@TLF1]

Neil Young the greatest songwriter of all time is a inspiration to all musicians

[@seb5593]

thats him thats coldplay

[@noopursahay2560]

not the yellowpages lmaooo

[@michaelbyrd7883]

Coldplay is the British version of the Dave Mathews Band, along with Ben Harper and Jeff Buckley was a much better answer to the alienation a person feels when listening to grunge.

[@olivermoriarty1603]

It's difficult listening to videos like this knowing his mother's work beforehand.

[@arthur1596]

I can imagine this song being used as BG for a movie love-crime scene, especially the "I drew a line for you... But it was all Yellow" Referring to the yellow tape used by police. Is it just me? That's one way to look at it all I'm gonna say.

[@rafftheambient9332]

If you come to Indonesian I realy like to sing any song with you btother

[@tortosvideos]

With this baking the rounds on people's recommended, what do people think of Coloratura? Interesting how we started at Yellow and they've returned to Color as a whole

[@allandodge4636]

I really like it, feels like older Coldplay

[@voicelifefandubs7899]

his way of talking, looking like he always has the flu, is pretty funny xD

[@pauljordan4452]

Yellow was about my blonde adolescent crush.

[@mytorment]

Fade to Black is actually very musical

[@holey-stone]

“staWrs”😩

[@vastianvalenzuela9982]

Does someone knows which tuning is he using?

[@breanchu]

EABGBD# same as Shiver and Parachutes

[@vastianvalenzuela9982]

@@breanchu thanks bro!! You’re awesome

[@sydneyatutahi3927]

🔥🔥🔥❤💙💜🙌🏼

[@jjrc7424]

he sounds so much more American now

[@westley5735]

What is this from???? NEED more

[@littlewing90]

Really interested to know what that tuning is. Sounds really resonant on an acoustic

[@frikkied2638]

Wow what a nice bloke

[@DarkFighter84]

Where is this from? Is it a DVD extra or something?

[@sefanofahmi1724]

Where's to watch the full interview? Whose interviewed them?

[@teraz9454]

What documentary was this from?

[@yaboiijeff_]

Is this a documentary about coldplay?? Where can u watch it full?? Title??

[@amirulfahmisalahudin5089]

Thanks for sharing this video!!! What show is it from?

[@naufaladen2401]

Chris Martin about writing yellow

[@saikatbanerjee9612]

Which documentary is this part of?

[@andyracksthecams]

Well that was good but short. I sthere any more to this to be viewed on the most inspiring album I have heard in 20 years? Please elaborate.

[@BennLuvsYou24]

It is indeed an amazing song about love. "I drew a line for you", "For you, I bleed myself dry", I always see these lines as something Jesus did. I know everyone is free to interpret it but like they say in their other song , some things are not invented.

[@mikebyj2310]

Celebrated songwriter plays the V chord: "I don't even know what chord that is"

[@Francisco_Lopes]

theory means nothing- as long as it sounds pleasing.

[@mikebyj2310]

@@Francisco_Lopes There is no way that Chris Martin, a piano player, does not know what a major chord is.

[@joosse9217]

@@mikebyj2310 he said it was a major shape but it’s not because it’s in some other tuning

[@Francisco_Lopes]

@@joosse9217 thank you.

[@mikebyj2310]

@@joosse9217 Sparks is in an altered tuning. Yellow is in standard tuning. He literally played a major chord and said “I don’t even know what chord that is” LOL

[@garylake1676]

If I was to sum up Gwyneth Paltrow in one word, that word would be 'yellow', as she glows like the sun, I suspect Chris Martin was looking into the future when the lyrics came to him.

[@AnaheimZoo]

What is this clip from??

[@breanchu]

A docu from Rockfield Studios

[@kevinchan4911]

Does anybody know these chords?

[@samueljulio9230]

He always look to the stars , lmao