18 Comments

i really thought i'd hate this, but saw it this morning eating my breakfast (porridge incidentally, thanks for asking) and for some reason - i think at the point where a dad filming mouths 'f**king hell' - it got under my skin.
the lyrics tho.... dear oh dear... i assume it was mr eno who 'suggested' they keep it to an instrumental on the album proper.
dadif
2009-01-21 11:43:54

this kind of reminds me of the gorilizas, i guess its a valid form of creative expression, to re-create yourselves as animations.
charlotte
2009-01-21 12:00:54

It's a nice little idea, well-executed and not a little sinister. I do think Beck had the puppet-reinvention gimmick sewn up a long time before but this works a lot better than I predicted it to.
Fran
2009-01-21 12:25:29

Why use the idea of Punch & Judy, but not Punch & Judy style hand puppets?
Michael
2009-01-21 12:39:15

I think that it's great! I don't know if it's meant as a self-parody of their 'overblown stadium anthemic pop' image, but the crew puppets are just ace!
Ed Wright
2009-01-21 13:13:29

i love the sort of project when you can see the tiny details that help you to see how much effort has been put in. like the tiny crew mans tiny builders butt. nice work. its original and reminds me of a peter gabriel esque video / game / toy...!!
sera
2009-01-21 17:23:03

I would agree with Fran that this has been done before, and mush better in my opinion, by BECK a while ago...
joe
2009-01-22 08:57:54

Rocking it like 1998 http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=vYUOCMYtzns
Jason
2009-01-22 12:34:49

Agree with the other comments...

Beck did this. Better.
Jonathan
2009-01-26 18:03:15

One thing that didn't match the real show - The Chris Martin puppet doesn't spend enough time rolling around on the stage, and generally didn't fall over a lot. Come to think of it, Chris Martin was a lot like a puppet the night we saw them!!

Brilliant... put a smile on my face
Huw Tyler
2009-01-26 21:49:00

A dull video for a dull song.
Tofurky
2009-01-27 09:12:06

like the song but was puzzled to find its only an instrumental on the album. If its a ploy to get me to buy the ep then its not gonna work!
hollands pies
2009-02-12 15:51:38

I dont really care what the others say,they must be stupid,the video is fantsatic and very well put together and the song is simply the best.though i must add i would be disappointed if the album version was different
simon
2009-03-10 21:40:04

This is an amazing video, it really caught me by surprise.
There's absolutely no point in commenting on the video if you don't even like the music, trolling is for trolls.
I love the song, its simple and short and fits very well for the video.
Most coldplay music videos are trying to be artsy and aern't particularly entertaining in my opinion, but this one stands out since it's more about the music video than it is about trying to wrap a video around a song's lyrics.
Complaining that puppets are a used genre is totally rediculous, I half expected someone to say Weezer's Keep Fishing had a better use of puppets.....
Originals
2009-04-12 04:45:57

excellent, thanks for sharing..
chris
2009-07-23 15:38:04

I actually found that quite entertaining, I like the use of puppetry in this. Thanks for sharing
james
2009-08-31 19:30:49

Thought this would me my idea of a nightmere visually, but all things considering this has turned out quite beautifully crafted.
The imagery is potentent and provoking, nothing like a perceptual 180!
Jo
2009-09-16 07:16:34

Wow what a mad set of cartoons, very well created, pure satire..
Kate Webb
2010-01-21 11:44:40

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