alright coldplay-viva la vida is a great song and i like listening to it from time to time but i have a problem. how do you play the song again after it's already been purchased by using pespi points? does any one else seem to have this same problem because i'm.

A song with a Spanish title ('Viva La Vida' is literally 'Live the Life' in English.) based on a Spanish painting of the same name.

It's accepted meanings range from Napoleon and the French Revolution to Jesus Christ. Quite a range.

This is one of those songs that I can listen to over and over again and not get sick of (very quickly) and is in my opinion the best song on the album and in my top 20.

As with the rest of the album it is a departure from Coldplay's other work and incorporates orchestral, sweeping themes and tells a story of an apparent loss of power and the lament that follows. The song utilizes a certain Imperial age military beat and when combined with stirring lyrics and voice work it has a semi-epic feel which lifts the spirit, despite the melancholy theme of the song.

I really like some of Coldplay. im goin to check out the rest of the album asap.

I've rarely listened to Coldplay - I prefer Keane myself, but when I heard the groove and hook to Viva La Vida I was instantly converted. It's huge, and awesome in its wall-of-sound thickness. This is all I ask for from my summer music. And pretentious? Get out of here - exactly how many pop songs about Napoleon can you compare it to? Smart, hooky music - I'll take all I can get.

First off, let me state that I'm a huge Coldplay fan. "A Rush of Blood to the Head" was a remarkable album virtually exploding with delicious pop hooks and memorable songs.
That said, Viva La Vida is a pompous overblown self indulgent piece of music that was coincidentally stolen almost note for note from Joe Satriani's "If I could Fly". A fine hook, it just isn't THEIR hook.