Paradise

I'm sure others of you have been jamming to this song for awhile but I just found it. I had been wondering when Coldplay was going to put out a new album since its been 3 years since the release of Viva La Vida. Overall, I like this song and it sounds very Coldplay-ish but the chorus to me is just o.k. The video is a little strange too. What do you think? The new album, Mylo Xyloto drops October 25th. I'm always excited for new music. check out the video:

Innocent vs Innocent

This afternoon I was driving home from our local WinCo happily dial surfing on the radio. I heard a song that caught my ear. What I realized is that the song was eerily reminiscent of another song I hadn't heard in a long time. I decided to put both the songs on here so you can judge for yourself. Am I crazy? What gets me is that they have the exact same chorus: "We are, we are, all innocent..." by the first band, Our Lady Peace, and "We are, we are innocent..." by Luminate. Overall, the songs don't sound super similar but, notice that the songs begin in a similar way (percussion).

It's a bummer because the song by Luminate sounds pretty cool. If I wasn't aware of Our Lady Peace's version, I'd like it. What gets me is it just sounds like they liked the song and are Christianizing it. On the other hand, there is something good about redeeming and making a positive message out of what was not. This is just me making a big deal of nothing. As I think about it more, I think part of it is that the Our Lady Peace song was something I listened to a lot to in high school and is significant to me.

Luminate:


Our Lady Peace:


What do you think? Redeeming? Ripoff? Not at all the same?