'We send our support': Coldplay perform Iranian protest song Baraye in Buenos Aires

Over the weekend Coldplay interrupted their concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to invite exiled Iranian actor Golshifteh Farahani on stage to join them as they sang the anthem of the Iranian protest movement Baraye.
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After giving a tribute to the arrested Iranian pop singer Shervin Hajipour who wrote the song, Coldplay's frontman, Chris Martin, said his band would like to do something to support 'all the women and everyone fighting for freedom in Iran, and everywhere in fact'. The British singer added: 'Young women and young people are fighting for their freedom, for the right to be themselves.'
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#Coldplay #GolshiftehFarahani #ShervinHajipou #Protests #WomensRights #Iran #MahsaAmini

[@SajidM12]

Incredible song. Best of luck to the brave people of Iran fighting against the dictatorship. Love and prayers from Bangladesh.

[@parthibbiswas3730]

@@miladnazari2352 Cute emoji. Did your husband give it to you?

[@garibgunes5918]

Respekt los das man über sowas lustig macht

[@mikepouria4076]

Thanks a million. hope you have a wonderful life🤍

[@Ahparig_]

@@garibgunes5918 Wer macht sich denn lustig darüber?

[@zaraa5104]

Thank YOU dear human being🕊 Thank you....♥️🤍💚

[@cowliec]

Thank you Coldplay for your heartbreaking performance supporting human right in Iran. People of Iran watched your performance with tears and hope . Thank you and love from Iran.

[@Anonymous99816]

I hope you’re alive. Love from a Pakistani 💚🦁♥️✊🏽🇵🇰

[@sunkhor1]

I'm from Denmark, - I also watched with tears and hope

[@lornamonckton9090]

Love iran ❤

[@user-xt4gh9ge8c]

Love IRAN 😢❤

[@sarstally8286]

I am not Iranian but when I heard this song for the first time on Saturday night I cried. The words, the melody, the harmony. It was perfect. The power of music is so beautiful. It unites people from different backgrounds, counties & cultures. Sending so much love and strength to everyone fighting for their human rights. From a South African in solidarity🇿🇦❤️

[@delph.e8580]

Thank you dear! ❤️❤️❤️🕊️

[@mikepouria4076]

Thank you so much brother . Wish you a wonderful life,

[@Schubert_Standchen]

Yes, I saw this after watching Coldplay sing duet with BTS. What utter trash K-pop is compared to this 😆. Btw, we Koreans support Iran on this 🙏.

[@konradyearwood5845]

Brings to mind that little Ukrainian girl singing "Let It Go" in that bomb shelter and keeping everyone around her calm.

[@justtrue4764]

Nice song for freedom 👏🏻👏🏻

[@AskForTruth]

I cant stop tearing up. We could have such a beautiful world.

[@junetakesover]

“All the goodness and the heroisms will rise up again, then be cut down again and rise up. It isn’t that the evil thing wins - it never will - but that it doesn’t die.” John Steinbeck

[@ahouranouri516]

@@junetakesover Ain't that the truth

[@zaraa5104]

i love your comment. this is genuinely how i feel... sending you love from IRAN to wherever you are. ♥️

[@santiagoluna2514]

I was there, it was amazing heard it in live. It was really emotive. Vamos argentina, viva irán

[@mikepouria4076]

Thank you so much🥲, we hope to make it legal for coldplay to play in Iran before they get retired.

[@Gladiola0419]

I was there as well on Saturday night

[@Desi_Des]

I pray for all the Iranian women and men who are fighting for freedom. This is such a beautiful song and I keep playing it over and over again.

[@shirinbahrami313]

❤❤❤❤🙏

[@khalil9921]

Me too! It is so beautiful. I search the news every day for new of the revolution and I am hopeful that the Iranian people will gain their freedom.

[@Smoobly]

What a song, this needs to be released in the charts.

[@owrang9756]

Absolutely

[@pamjamas]

This moved me to tears. 💕

[@hhk0698]

Me too

[@levijordan5501]

Same here

[@tiestokygoericprydz3963]

Amazing

[@beautifulempatheticliberal5204]

Me too. I'm literally shaking and crying 😔

[@normalperson1326]

@milad nazari what is wrong with you? Why you continue to spam laughing emoji on comment of people who share their love and their support for the right of Iran peoples?

[@Navidnhmse]

the level of gratitude any person in Iran can offer to this gig will not make up for their solidatiry and supportive actions they represented as a music band. Thanks for echoing the voice of chokced and suppressed women and men that are fighting everyday to reach closer to their fundamental freedoms. Thank you Coldplay!!

[@gracie99999]

💯 what you ay about doing rather then just 👂

[@wishingonthemoon1]

Thank you, Coldplay, for caring about women’s rights. There’s been a lot of radio silence from the West. Thank you for using your voice! I pray every day the revolution will be successful. Women, life, freedom!

[@samtube3023]

Only woman rights? Shame on you for putting this movement in such narrown prespective. What about men and children being shot at in the protests? What about those dying trying to defend women your talking about? This is a movement is about humanity, its about freedom and fighting back oppression not only woman rights. Perhaps this time the news spread in international media fast because of that lady. But Iranian have been fighting this regime for decades.. both men & women

[@samtube3023]

@Kian - No mate it's not. Iranian and other nations have been struggling for decades to remove dictatorship regimes. Yes the trigger was about that poor lady dying trying to be free but it's the oppression accumulated for years that drove people to unify and act. Just remember what happened 2-3 years back and before, and before

[@christos.5302]

Only countries who have been oppressed in the past can know the pain of being silenced and destroyed by the system..

[@OttoIncandenza]

All countries have been oppressed.

[@asianguy86]

@@OttoIncandenza nope atleast not uk

[@outlawfly664]

@@asianguy86 No Instead they oppressed other countries abroad through colonialization 😂🤦‍♂

[@asianguy86]

@@outlawfly664 still I won't blame something 60-70 yr old on my present 2022 it's just human Nature to blame everything on colonialism

[@user-fp5dw4ff3d]

@@asianguy86 um, we were an absolute monarchy or at least aristocratic oligarchy until the 19 hundreds lel

[@Georgia-kf6pu]

2:22 her voice is like velvet, this was beautifully done. Sending love and support from Britain to the beautiful and brave people of Iran 🇮🇷 ❤️.

[@alicansalmann]

I will never forget. My heart is still beating for the brave Iranian people. You will influence all liberty fighters.

[@elahe7341]

❤️

[@SmackDabCola]

you mean woman forget about men they already privileged

[@ithinkiknowme6450]

..❤Long Live the People of Iran❤..

[@PinkfloydTr1]

Love and support from Turkey to My Iranian sisters!

[@Aragorn333]

Thank you from people fighting for freedom 😭 The song is so so touching

[@elieldsouza5838]

This song is soul touching. There's something about it that makes your heart want to reach out to Iran and all the suffering there is in the world.

[@mikepouria4076]

Your a great guy. I'm sure about that.🤍

[@aylarnoblepour]

There are no words to describe how much this meant to us...I can't stop crying.

[@kenbee1957]

🇮🇷 🇮🇷 🇮🇷 🇮🇷

[@aminemadian9512]

Some one in Iran WE ARE NOT ALONE... thank you golshifteh and coldplay

[@nathalieburli4383]

We are many people around the World ♥️♥️♥️ to be with you !!!! All my Love for Iran 🖤

[@delph.e8580]

No we are not alone 🕊️

[@elianaherrera1616]

Love and support from Perú to my Iranian sisters!

[@delph.e8580]

Thank you Eliana ! ❤️🙏🕊️

[@freedom9689]

🕊️🌿🌿🙏🌿🌿🕊️

[@Maam-ov5ru]

Thank you Eliana💓

[@freedom9689]

Thank you eliana for support and we thank all beautiful people in Peru for supporting Iranian people ❤️

[@ThreePointThreat]

Thank you for your support. It means so much to us.

[@cowliec]

Golsifteh Farahani we love you thank you for being our hope in stage and taking our voice as far as you could you are our hope for freedom.

[@ashyrezaei9645]

When coldplay performed this I was in prison for protest and my family wouldn't tell me about this that coldplay my fave band ever perform baraye for us. I wish one day coldplay can play live in Iran soon. Thank you guys.

[@paprgl]

I cried, more than once today, thinking of the people in Iran who gave their lives for this simple freedom.

[@butter5144]

❤️🔥

[@Mymelody720]

Even just being in the theatre experiencing this concert was incredibly moving and made me more aware how I as an American, take all my freedoms for granted. Thank you Coldplay and all performers that sang this song

[@mikepouria4076]

Wish you a wonderful life. 💙

[@samtube3023]

Beautiful words Carla, you should also be aware that it is America that brought this regime into power. Just saying we should be careful of which freedom to pursue ;)

[@danielzhou2972]

@@samtube3023 yes! so many people don't understand that America put this regime into power for the sake of access to petroleum and oil!!

[@BrianShh]

@@samtube3023 that's not true, America did not bring the ayatollahs of Iran to power. it was the Shah you're thinking of

[@samtube3023]

@@BrianShh my friend, forget about me and go search Project Ajax yourself which was released to public after 65 years! Just promise me one thing, stop watching mainstream media

[@francois-mariearouet2423]

So much love and support for the brave iranian people. You are not alone.

[@mikepouria4076]

Thank you so much. This means a lot to us. LOADS OF LOVE

[@untilprovenotherwise]

The song is made of iranian people's tweets about why they want to make a change. It's very personal to Iranians. Thank you coldplay. Iranians are forever a big fan of yours. ❤

[@serapcinoglu7940]

i just burst into tears whenever i listen to this song.

[@HaleG9]

Coldplay always reminds me of what Britain could look like... in a perfect world. Love and support to the Iranian protesters from Germany!

[@hsensherzad8792]

ssaazheejasbsbswjaswjsslsabwjasdsssssaagehas

[@ursulasoames8602]

From Uk 🇬🇧 too and the rest of the decent people around the globe 🌎 ❤

[@Green_Iran]

A free life for women from Iran🖤🇮🇷

[@meriiilek]

Sending love

[@delph.e8580]

🙏🕊️❤️

[@meriiilek]

Forgot to mention, that my ex is half iranian

[@sherrysh5043]

We hope for that...thanks for support from a Persian-Canadian

[@NATOnova]

that's such a short but powerful motto. so cool that a country adopts is as its motto an very applicable to iranian protest movement

[@mehrialiakbari6943]

Thanks Coldplay! We will never forget what you guys did for our beloved country Iran, our beloved son Shervin, and our beloved song Baraye! We send you our loves! ممنون گلشیفته عزیز ، دختر شایسته ایران! از شروین فراموش نکن ! صدای شروین باش !

[@KnowMe327]

As a Indian I got cried. What a incredible song. Wish you all best for your freedom!! World is with you.

[@robertada3796]

My heart is with all Iranian woman, I always respect Iran and Persian people. 🇮🇷 ❤🇹🇷 ❤

[@raphaellmary302]

How amazing is that!!!! "We believe that everyone should be able to be themselves as long you don't HURT anybody else". Thank Chris for your voice is a balsam is this so confusing and distressful time.🥇🙏

[@ven4673]

I can't believe Coldplay did this, massive massive respect

[@talhadonmez1520]

That's why Coldplay is Coldplay

[@hritiful]

Exactly. So proud of this group.

[@siayeniakamal6392]

Wow what a performance from Cold Play and Golshifteh. It brings tears to my eyes. Thanks Cold Play for supporting our people! We need every support we can get!

[@brentshowers741]

We are all in this together. Your people are not alone. Nobody deserves to live in darkness and repression

[@kenbee1957]

🇮🇷 🇮🇷 🇮🇷 🇮🇷 🇮🇷 🇮🇷

[@sumitsharma4426]

Can't stop my tears. Painful to see so many people sacrificed their lives for freedom. No single sacrifice should go in vain

[@gracie99999]

we gonna be sacrificed anyway wit that type of thinking in term

[@alee4240]

Thank you Coldplay for spreading the voice of Iranian people in the world. I'm so happy for this care and support that reminds us humanity is still alive.

[@hugorfn]

Don't need subtitles, don't need to understand the language. Just ear and you feel . Share the max you can ….. Thanks Coldplay and all women's in the world

[@iroco0494]

👏🏻💜💜💜💜my mum and I couldn’t help by cry listening to this song. All our support to the women in Iran ❤

[@megyoung9303]

Brought tears to my eyesI am with these very brave folks in spirit...thank you, Coldploay for being who you are! Love to all, Meg

[@abildinagulzinat8889]

Love and prayers from Kazakhstan.🤲Iranian young brave people much love💔

[@spanish1011]

I love how she went from silence to gradually raising her voice til the male voice faded out and her voice took centre stage, then they both sang in harmony. In a beautiful way, the brave singer-songwriter, who dared to speak out against the rotten regime, gives the voices back to the oppressed women in Iran. Freedom to Iran!

[@dashferry06]

What a beautiful performance, thank you Coldplay to be our voice. Golshifte Farahani Admire you 🙏🙏🙏♥️♥️♥️🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@freedom9689]

🕊️🌿🌿🙏🌿🌿🕊️

[@hansmuller340]

✊wish all the best for strong people in the Iran 🕊️

[@mikepouria4076]

I can't appreciate you enough. hope you have a wonderful life🤍

[@farnazmajedi4459]

✌️🕊😭

[@ithinkiknowme6450]

Tears down my face. Chills down my spine.. Men.Homeland.Prosperity Women.Life.Freedom

[@Budanevey]

I've not been this moved since Sting performed _We're Sending Our Love Down The Well..._

[@ihnump1]

This morning while I was driving to my job, I listened to the Cold Play´s new song, your speech, the melody, and the harmony were perfect. The power of music, the lyrics is so amazing, and I thought about of human right Iran´s people, and then I prayed for all the Iranian women and men who are fighting for freedom. From Colombia, I want to send so much love and strength to everyone fighting for their human rights.

[@Niciwi09]

Thank you so much Coldplay - for spreading this powerful Song baraye - baraye zen, zendegi, azadi♥

[@saeedmahmoodi9265]

Thank you coldplay..Thank you world for support Iranian❤

[@siamakmis]

Cold Play inspires us all the time ,Bless u legends, Love from the UK

[@EzgiCelebi]

This has given me shivers… thank you for your unity and support ❤️🙏

[@aquariusmoon771]

Wow. Moved me to tears, just beautiful.

[@bumblebee2422]

Thank you Coldplay. Love to alll the brave women in Iran ❤

[@aljudy01]

Well done Coldplay and especially the brave Golsifteh Farahani. So many brave women out there fighting regimes around the world. Iran seems like a country with such beautiful people and with massive potential. I prey that one day these people will be free and the country can flourish. For now, only tears and sadness. So many being charged with protesting the brutal death of Masha Amini. Brutality on top of brutality. How can a nation treat their women so?

[@anahitaariadne]

I can't stop crying whenever I hear this sing. Thank you Coldplay & Golshifteh for raising awareness

[@sevdaemin3022]

😢😢😢на первых же нотах слезы текут, волосы дыбом стоят... душераздеряющая песня👏😢😢 Azadi!!! Azadi!!! Azadi!!! ✊✊✊✊✊

[@meranna]

Shervin's song is incredibly powerful. Thank you Coldplay and Golshifteh for amplifying his voice, and the voice of all Iranians.

[@joanaprifti1479]

They are such brave people. so much admiration. such powerful lyrics.

[@britturk123]

Beautiful and haunting. Strength and peace for all the brave women and men of Iran.

[@parvizyakubov8350]

Coldplay you are the best, as usual! What an amazing gesture.

[@Saabtroll1]

3 Minuten für die Ewigkeit, 3 Minuten Mix aus Gänsehaut&Tränen....Weltklasse-Musik-wie von Coldplay-steht für Grenzenlosigkeit ein.Liebenswertes Verständnis über jede Kultur hinaus! Höchster Respekt für alle im Iran protestierenden Menschen & eingehend der Wunsch auf eine baldige bessere Welt dort.

[@evyiennetla9416]

beautiful ❤🌈

[@benau4513]

music needs no translation, when it comes from your heart, with a lot of pain in it.... i am touched and crying for Iran. May your voices to be heard💔

[@DieVorleserin2013]

I love this song, its so wonderful - thank you for playing it 🙏🏽

[@theesunnlightt2268]

On behalf of many brave young men and women seeking freedom, THANK YOU COLD PLAY!

[@alimuhammad3704]

What a song! Thank you for voicing the voices of the Irani people.

[@martinl3553]

Shervin, the author of the song, was sentenced today in Iran to 3 years in prison😞

[@mwar389]

This is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen/heard.

[@jamieashton3835]

My heart goes out to the brave women of Iran in your fight fir social justice and freedom

[@jayatimukherjee51]

Love and prayers from India to the brave Iranian protestors! Great initiative by Coldplay! May the slogan 'Women, Life, Freedom' always remain alive!

[@farnooshtayeban6294]

im from iran and im so thankful for your support🇮🇷❤️❤️

[@Nonameinit]

Beautiful song performed by my favourite band! We stand for the people of Iran to fight for freedom! Sending Love from Hong Kong.

[@fandujapon]

This song broke my heart like the news on TV did. I don't have enough words to express the pain and sadness I feel for all of those people fighting to be free. Please don't surrender, don't ever give up, I may not be an Iranian but I wish for your freedom and happiness. Please guys, from wherever you come from, let's share this to the world : "People are dying and risking their life for human rights : they need help". Let's make it known to the whole world and send our support. Let's change the world. Be safe and free ❤

[@Hosseinswe]

you will always be in my heart coldplay for supporting Iranian freedom fighters.❤❤thanks a lot

[@garibgunes5918]

Er hat Herz ❤️ auf dem rechten Fleck

[@soph9503]

Beautiful, touching moment. Thank you Coldplay

[@mariacristinabruschini1397]

Estuve ese día en ese show. Esa parte del show me emocionó muchísimo. Escuché la canción con una mano en el corazón por todas mis hermanas iraníes. Saludos desde Argentina

[@user-eq9ce2cy2q]

من ایرانی هستم و واقعا خیلی خوشحالم شدم از این حرفت

[@sopiojimshitashvili3728]

🇬🇪Love to Iranian women. such a strong people.

[@akinoz]

I deeply support our fellow neigbour Iranians. JIN, JIYAN, AZADI!

[@arvin3923]

I read the comments and now I'm crying. Thanks you Coldplay and Golshifteh and everyone supporting us. Woman, Life, Freedom ✌🏼

[@Footprints1111]

Wow. You all are so amazing. Your energy is powerful all over the world. You helped me shine bright, and brighter here in the USA. Love is love. 🙏🦋🌈✨

[@MyChannel-my4dp]

Coldplay, we love you! Every single one of you! With Love, from Iran.

[@mohammadaboohosseinitabari4454]

We love you you Coldplay. Thank you so much for echoing the voice of Iranians’ revolution.

[@teodorai.8970]

I’m so proud of Iranian people! Zan, zendegi, azadi! 🕊️

[@rajkapal4875]

How incredible you're to think about other people to be free. You're in our hearts for ever. ❤

[@martinl3553]

I can't stop the tears

[@Kamawala]

This brought tears to my eyes. Thanks for using your platform to support the Iranian people ❤

[@nathalieburli4383]

This song is so Strong so Beautiful ♥️🖤 Azadi ♥️🖤 Women Life Freedom ♥️🖤 Iran we love you around the World 💝💖💞

[@Niki_kp1389]

As an Iranian seeing our country getting this much support after over 40 years makes me so happy and warms my heart, thank you so much for being the voice of our country and our people, it means a lot 💚🤍❤️‍🩹💖💞💗 I also wish freedom for everyone and every country that's suffering like us, wish you all the best of luck :)

[@Black_Rebel]

Iran is free.

[@Madamelor]

Respect for coldplay. Pure act of Kindness and respect. Respect for brave Iranian Woman for fight for their rights and freedom. Love from Poland

[@gorbachevspizzahut2809]

Powerful song, I got shivers; I'll send my thoughts. Unfortunately the west cannot intervene in the middle east, we only bring more blood.

[@Dera9791]

Please be the voice of people fighting for their basic rights. It should not be bloodshed. Just be our voice and connect with your medias and political representatives to disconnect their ties and business dealings with this repressive antihumanity regime. 🙏❤️

[@ggunga7764]

Brave and incredible. Thank you Chris for standing up for this song

[@boddie5411]

So beautiful, we are routing for your struggle to live free.

[@riz8031]

They are already free!

[@siminrahjoo2424]

I hope freedom for my people 🌞 . Thank you Coldplay

[@mehdiamani3862]

I'm from Iran and i live here . thank u all for supporting us. thank u

[@user-ee2qq4hp3z]

Is everything okay? Are you / your family safe? Praying for you. 🤲🏾

[@mikepouria4076]

I can't thank you enough guys. coldplay was my favorite band since i was 8 , you should know i had have bragged about you a lot, thanks for not letting me down. hope to one day be able to play in Iran , or at least i could get out of this country to participate in one of your concerts till i'm alive. LOADS OF LOVE

[@pujapie]

What a song! ❤️ Brings tears to my eyes every time I listen to this song. Thank you Coldplay & Golshifteh for this beautiful version. Zan, Zendegi, Azadi.

[@delph.e8580]

🙏❤️🕊️

[@kasyatassina7872]

😢every time when I listen 🎧 I want to cry 😭

[@facundoesquivel1269]

This song is more powerful than any regime cause freedom is stronger, keep sing it louder and louder! Thanks for having played it in BA!

[@Icybubbles945]

Thank you Coldplay for playing this song and spreading its message ❤️

[@bettyk8105]

Amazing. Beautiful. Godspeed to the people of Iran.

[@lanooda]

Brave young women! Say it don't be afraid. Love love love this!!