Piano Critic

Download the Teardrop is a waterfall sheetmusic at the end of this article.  Anyhow, The summer of 2011 saw many changes on the music front and some really great new tracks that had people of all persuasions tapping their feet. One of the most outstanding and musically addictive songs this year has just got to be Coldplay’s ‘Every teardrop is a waterfall’. Coldplay are renowned for their musical talent and ingenuity. Every track they release year after year delights an ever growing legion of fans worldwide.

It isn’t surprising that this new track has received the airplay that it has. Not just because of the fan base that Coldplay has in its cherished possession but because they consistently release music that inspires and intrigues the listener. Front man Chris Martin’s almost dreamlike singing voice takes every song on a swooping crescendo and then back out of each chorus to bring the listener back to start the entire experience again. It seems with each new song his fans wait with eager expectancy for their next serving of lyrical caviar.

Coldplay have released to date eight albums and five extended play albums.  Their musical output has been consistent since their forming in 1997 and since then have go on to produce some very memorable tracks. Always have their songs conveyed feelings of loss mixed with triumph, bittersweet recollections and above all love. ‘Every teardrop is a Waterfall’ is no exception. Listening to this track takes the listener on something of a rollercoaster ride. Previously released samplings are used on this track to good effect. The samplings are taken from an Argentinian band The Sacados, who released a song called ‘Ritmo de la Noche’ in the 90’s. From the very beginning of the track we are presented in the video with a vista of brickwork. Walls and walls of gray brick stand before us and fill the screen. Nothing can be seen except gray brick until slowly a mural of a dark cityscape appears on the wall with a rising orange sun behind. The start of the track is also accompanied by energetically strummed guitar strings which because of their sharp and high pitched timbre remind us of a new beginning with their almost church like sound.

‘Every teardrop is a Waterfall’ begins as the camera pans to the right and centers on front man Chris martin whose first words are ‘I turn the music on, I shut the world outside…’. Prime colored letters are strewn loosely on the ground as we are greeted by the scene of a disused condominium complex. The entire complex looks rundown and deserted. The lyrics of the track together with the now driving beat from drums and bass combine to give a feeling of hope and optimism as Martin stares off camera to his hopeful horizon. More lyrics from the song which remind me of a child’s version of sheet music are written across the gray brick walls as Martin continues to tell his musical story. The lettering seems to tell us of missed childhood dreams and hopes as it scrawls itself in stop motion filming. Coldplay use this filming technique to great effect as we are drawn into their world as the music carries us forth on its infectious beat. The guitar and drums really pull the listener in as the tune unfurls its heady motion.

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Coldplay continually bring the listener to hear their story as the living sheet music that is their video unwinds continually revealing their inner struggle. Children are uppermost in this song.  ‘…. Kids they dance.., I’m on a roll this time and heaven is in sight.’ This lyrical passage gives a feeling that we must return to our innocence. Nowadays our innocence is transformed into squeezing every last gram of escapism that can be had on our weekends off. It seems that Martin knows that we all feel that on the weekends we can dream that heaven is in sight. Sheet music seems to be a prominent aspect in this track but in a more surreal understanding of the word. We are all sheet music ready to be seen by those who can read us properly but sheet music seems to be available to a select few or only to those who can read the sheet music of our lives. Coldplay to be sure, must look at their own sheet music and chuckle to themselves knowing the significance in everyone’s lives of having a story to tell.

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Coldplay’s ‘Every tear is a Waterfall’ can tell us much about ourselves. It makes us feel in each lyric that we may not be perfect but we have the right to be heard. Also we have the right to be ourselves. Once again Coldplay bring is back to ourselves and show us that we all feel the effects of our lives and the trials that we have to bear. They tell us that we should keep the spirit of the rebel in our hearts and to have concern about each other all the way into following generations. They tell us to be a comma instead of a full stop in order to tell us that we have much to give for all of our lives not just for the moment but forever.

‘Every tear is a Waterfall’ shows us that it is alright to express how you feel about your circumstances. It is alright to show the people that you love how much you feel. It is also alright to be yourself in all situations so as to give to others without reserve or judgment. There is a feeling of immediate hope and optimism in the driving guitar breaks that permeate Coldplay’s ‘Every tear is a Waterfall’. The guitar sheet music is something that I would like to acquire soon as its church like sound floats through the track in memory of open meadows and foggy British moors. Coldplay bring the listener further with this soul stirring track accompanied by its thoughtful lyrics. Martin’s voice lends an entreating appeal to the heart of all who listen to this as he runs sometimes childlike through the slowly colored brickwork. Twisting and turning, sometimes sitting with arms around his knees he brings us back to our childhood innocence and wonder amidst jerking camera angles and pulsing strobe lights. The almost Celtic and traditional sounding to the guitar rhythm makes us feel a sense of loss for earlier times. The combined usage of the childhood elements coupled with a sense of rebirth makes us feel that we are all looking for a rebirth in this song as Coldplay remind us in ‘ I swear you emerge blinking into…’. But also we feel a sense that we all at times need reassurance sometimes when they say ‘to tell me it’s alright…’.

Towards the middle of the song we feel somewhat introverted in ourselves as scenes become more psychedelic when mixed with garishly painted walls and stuttering strobe lights. We feel this is the adult part of our lives being played out as if we know what we are doing. A sense of being unsure about life carries forward until the song breaks into a really upbeat and positive rhythm. Finally we feel released from our doubts, whereby sheetmusic leave us with a new acceptance of our lives and each other as one of the coolest bands in the world audibly fade in volume and our own expectations for their next great song begins.