‘Clocks’ – Coldplay
Coldplay wanted to save “Clocks,” which features a churning piano riff influenced by Muse, for a later release because they were in a rush to finish their second album. Thankfully, a friend intervened to save the day. “He said, ‘You’re talking about the urgency in the lyrics, and you’re talking about holding this song back,'” Chris Martin explained. ” ‘That’s incomprehensible.’
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