[KRAFTWERK] "Talk" Credits

[MzDe]

On 7/14/05, Graeme Drumm <barleyboi at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> A wee while ago MzDe asked about the credits for Coldplay's "Talk" [or as we
> know it "Computer Love" horribly mangled].
> 
> I had a squint at the sheet music for Coldplay's "X&Y" when that album came
> out and the credits for "Talk" are all 4 members of Coldplay followed by
> Hutter / Bartos / Schult.
> 
> I've heard this track quite a few times on the radio this week, so I would
> guess it's going to be released as Coldplay's next single. I was quite
> positive and upbeat when I first heard they were [cough} "using" part of
> "Computer Love" for their own song. I'd quite liked some of their "Rush of
> blood" album (there's my avante garde credentials down the tube) so it
> seemed like they could probably make a pretty cracking song out of CL.
> 
> However, the more I've heard it the more I've decided no no no no NO NO NO
> NO! The riff, especially the lighters aloft way they've done it on the
> guitar, just sounds WRONG and Chris Martin has made a horrible mesh jamming
> his words together to try to follow the melody <shudder> . And I'm not
> surprised Hutter & Bartos get a full credit - its not just the riff Coldplay
> pinched but the whole chord structure as well.
> 
> Ok - rant over....
> 

Thanks for that, I thought that I recently saw something that had
Hutter, Bartos and Schult listed *first*, but maybe I am
misremembering...

Still, nice chunk of change, eh? ;)

MzDe
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