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It takes a lot for a recipient to humble me
But everybody cried for gorgeous Nikki James, the bumblebee Neil Patrick Harris – Tony Awards 2011 Closing Song

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Nikki M. James won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress for her role as Nabalungi in The Book of Mormon. In her acceptance speech she talked about the work ethic and determination of her family, comparing them to bumblebees.

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Andrew Rannells sang “I Believe” and he landed it
So well now he's Mitt Romney's VP candidate Neil Patrick Harris – Tony Awards 2011 Closing Song

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Andrew Rannells originated the role of Elder Price in *The Book of Mormon*, performed the song “I Believe” at the awards.

Mitt Romney, who at the time was a presidential candidate and eventually the Republican nominee, is a Mormon, hence the joke about Rannells becoming his Vice President nomination.

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Oh, take me back to the start Coldplay – The Scientist

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Once everything is said and done, we often wish we could turn back time and begin again with a clean slate.

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2 years

The desire to turn back time is reflected in the music video for this song, which features reverse motion.

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3 years

Often times we don’t realize how special something is until it is gone, and that makes it significantly more difficult when something we love slips away.

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5 years

I want to go back to the beginning of our relationship, because that’s when none of bad things happened then. I want to go back to when we first met, that way we can start all over again…

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Overcoming his emotions is so hard that he feels no choice but to go back to the start, much like a math problem, and try to come to a different solution.

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Questions of science, science and progress
Do not speak as loud as my heart Coldplay – The Scientist

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Eventually, Martin realizes that trying to play this from a strictly numerical sense does not satisfy the qualitative assessment his heart is trying to make.
Sometimes, love is not logical. It is not a science. Progress in a relationship doesn’t necessarily result from an intellectual breakthrough.

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4 years

Get out of your head and get into your heart. think less, feel more.

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He also realizes that analyzing what went wrong in a relationship doesn’t matter here, what matters is to go up to the person you’ve hurt and apologize.

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5 years

His emotions have overcome his analysis. Even though he knows that the evidence shows things are done between them and that the logical next step is the progress of moving on, his love for her dominates.

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Mikal

8 years

The line about science and progress, whether intentionally or not, also recalls lyrics from the Sting song “If I Ever Lose My Faith in You,” in particular the opening line, where he muses on the same tension, i.e., viewing love religiously instead of analytically, viscerally as opposed to cerebrally, emotionally rather than logically. So, the inclusion of the phrase in Coldplay’s ballad could very well be an homage.

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A Rush of Blood to the Head A Rush of Blood to the Head

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A Rush of Blood to the Head is the sophomore studio album from British alt-rock group Coldplay. A critical and commercial success, the album earned Coldplay three Grammys including the coveted Record of the Year for their hit single, “Clocks.”

The lead single from the album, “In My Place,” was released on August 5, 2002. Other singles from the album included “The Scientist” and “God Put a Smile Upon Your Face.”

The album follows the concept of “Emotional Intelligence” and lack of consciousness towards one’s feelings and an inability to be aware of emotions which could result in impulsive behavior and regret, mentioned many times in the album. In the songs “In My Place,” “The Scientist,” and “A Rush of Blood to the Head,” the protagonist tries to look at his problems in a more “scientific” approach and hence calls his impulsive behavior “A Rush of Blood to the Head.”

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*A Rush of Blood to the Head* is the sophomore studio album from British alt-rock group Coldplay. A critical and commercial success, the album earned Coldplay three Grammys including the coveted Record of the Year for their hit single, ["Clocks."](http://genius.com/Coldplay-clocks-lyrics)

The lead single from the album, ["In My Place,"](/Coldplay-in-my-place-lyrics) was released on August 5, 2002. Other singles from the album included ["The Scientist"](https://genius.com/Coldplay-the-scientist-lyrics) and ["God Put a Smile Upon Your Face."](/Coldplay-god-put-a-smile-upon-your-face-lyrics)

The album follows the concept of "Emotional Intelligence" and lack of consciousness towards one's feelings and an inability to be aware of emotions which could result in impulsive behavior and regret, mentioned many times in the album. In the songs ["In My Place,"](/Coldplay-in-my-place-lyrics) ["The Scientist,"](/Coldplay-the-scientist-lyrics) and ["A Rush of Blood to the Head,"](/Coldplay-a-rush-of-blood-to-the-head-lyrics) the protagonist tries to look at his problems in a more "scientific" approach and hence calls his impulsive behavior "A Rush of Blood to the Head."

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God Put a Smile Upon Your Face Coldplay – God Put a Smile Upon Your Face

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“God Put A Smile Upon Your Face” is the third song off of Coldplay’s second studio album, A Rush Of Blood To The Head.

The song’s meaning is that one should appreciate what they have because life is short and nobody knows what actually happens after death.

Despite Coldplay’s massive popularity at the time in the UK, the single only peaked at 100th––only promo copies were released. However, it was a top 40 hit in The Netherlands and New Zealand, and hit number three in Poland.

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Jared Matthews

7 years

It’s the third song, not the fourth. The fourth is “The Scientist”

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7 years

It’s the third song not the fourth

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5 years

In my version of the album, God put a smile upon your face is the third song of the Album. It might be only for my version of the album but I seriously doubt it.

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2 years

It’s also the fourth single off of the album.

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Amsterdam Coldplay – Amsterdam

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The final track of A Rush of Blood to the Head showcases the redemptive power of love. It was written while the band were in Amsterdam, hence the title.

It is NOT, as many have speculated, about an attempted suicide on Martin’s part.

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Love’s power can be found in its ability to give both hope and strength to someone who, on the top of a bridge, was about to give up.

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5 years

I don’t get the second part of the annotation. Yeah obviously, the song is metaphorical, but the trauma of an attempted suicide is still used as a basis for the song’s meaning.

At the very least, it clearly shows that Chris was going through something rather dark during the period the album was written in. Or not, only he knows.

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A Rush of Blood to the Head Coldplay – A Rush of Blood to the Head

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The title track of “A Rush of Blood to the Head” deals with revenge and loss of emotional control we experience within it.

Furthermore, the British band tackle once again emotional intelligence and the ability to be conscious of our feelings and emotions. The protagonist is suffering from impulsive behaviour and he’s regretting his thoughtless actions, but blaming it upon what he calls “A rush of blood to the head.” The truth is he’s lost and unaware of how he feels.

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7 years

Is this song a reference to Wuthering Heights??

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3 years

I think he wants to burn the village (society) because of the damage it had done to someone he loved…

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Warning Sign Coldplay – Warning Sign

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The eighth track of A Rush of Blood to the Head describes an epiphany after a breakup that maybe she is “The One” after all.

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Daylight Coldplay – Daylight

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The sixth track of A Rush of Blood to the Head, “Daylight” is about the realization that you love someone. It also plays with the dyadic pair of light & darkness.

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273

4 years

Underrated song 👌

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4 years

Underrated song 👌

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4 years

Great album

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3 years

Tell us who wrote the song.

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3 years

@FilipeCassiano Dude scroll down a little lower to the song info, you’ll see who wrote it.

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