Vs Series: Yellow vs Fake Plastic Trees

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Vs Series: Yellow vs Fake Plastic Trees
« on: August 01, 2024, 01:41:25 AM »
Yellow vs Fake Plastic Trees

2 of the UK’s biggest bands of the 90’s/00’s face off.

Yellow

Coldplay’s break through song. Written when their producer asked them to come out and look at the stars when they were recording their first album.


Fake Plastic Trees

Said to be influenced by Jeff Buckley, Fake Plastic Trees from Radioheads 2nd album The Bends was a top 20 single in the UK. 

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Re: Vs Series: Yellow vs Fake Plastic Trees
« Reply #1 on: August 01, 2024, 07:30:28 AM »
This IS quality trolling my friends. Opposing Coldplay to Radiohead in this forum? Brillant.
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Re: Vs Series: Yellow vs Fake Plastic Trees
« Reply #2 on: August 01, 2024, 09:20:54 AM »
Coldplay are an embarrassment. FPT’s is genius songwriting. There is literally no comparison. And what kind of person calls a song ‘Yellow’ ffs.
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Re: Vs Series: Yellow vs Fake Plastic Trees
« Reply #3 on: August 01, 2024, 09:35:59 AM »
FPT is my favorite song ever, so the answer is obvious for me (though I do like Yellow quite a bit, too).

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Re: Vs Series: Yellow vs Fake Plastic Trees
« Reply #4 on: August 01, 2024, 09:43:07 AM »
This IS quality trolling my friends. Opposing Coldplay to Radiohead in this forum? Brillant.

We've got at least one of smashie and nicey here who will no doubt vote for coldplay....

As it happens i don't mind early coldplay up to a point and i've said before i think Politik is a fantastic song - but fuck knows what went wrong with them......

As a big Radiohead fan i actually don't rate FPT all that highly - it is OK - and it is of course better than Yellow.
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Re: Vs Series: Yellow vs Fake Plastic Trees
« Reply #5 on: August 01, 2024, 11:01:51 AM »
Picked Yellow. FPT is the only song by Radiohead that i like but the lyrics are a bit silly IMO.

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Re: Vs Series: Yellow vs Fake Plastic Trees
« Reply #6 on: August 01, 2024, 11:21:32 AM »
2 great songs, but I went with FPT.
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Re: Vs Series: Yellow vs Fake Plastic Trees
« Reply #7 on: August 01, 2024, 11:49:08 AM »
This IS quality trolling my friends. Opposing Coldplay to Radiohead in this forum? Brillant.

We've got at least one of smashie and nicey here who will no doubt vote for coldplay....

As it happens i don't mind early coldplay up to a point and i've said before i think Politik is a fantastic song - but fuck knows what went wrong with them......

As a big Radiohead fan i actually don't rate FPT all that highly - it is OK - and it is of course better than Yellow.

Radiohead has a strong fanbase in here, but also a good portion of folks who dislike them.

Coldplay is not liked by many, to say the least.

Makes for an interesting duel in the context of this forum.
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Re: Vs Series: Yellow vs Fake Plastic Trees
« Reply #8 on: August 01, 2024, 12:41:25 PM »
This IS quality trolling my friends. Opposing Coldplay to Radiohead in this forum? Brillant.

We've got at least one of smashie and nicey here who will no doubt vote for coldplay....

As it happens i don't mind early coldplay up to a point and i've said before i think Politik is a fantastic song - but fuck knows what went wrong with them......

As a big Radiohead fan i actually don't rate FPT all that highly - it is OK - and it is of course better than Yellow.

Radiohead has a strong fanbase in here, but also a good portion of folks who dislike them.

Coldplay is not liked by many, to say the least.

Makes for an interesting duel in the context of this forum.

It is an interesting duel. Not everything can be a Man U vs Arsenal like the Stones vs the Beatles matchup. Sometime ya gotta bring in the mid tier matchup like this one. Kinda like Fulham vs Everton.
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Re: Vs Series: Yellow vs Fake Plastic Trees
« Reply #9 on: August 01, 2024, 12:53:25 PM »
This IS quality trolling my friends. Opposing Coldplay to Radiohead in this forum? Brillant.

We've got at least one of smashie and nicey here who will no doubt vote for coldplay....

As it happens i don't mind early coldplay up to a point and i've said before i think Politik is a fantastic song - but fuck knows what went wrong with them......

As a big Radiohead fan i actually don't rate FPT all that highly - it is OK - and it is of course better than Yellow.

Radiohead has a strong fanbase in here, but also a good portion of folks who dislike them.

Coldplay is not liked by many, to say the least.

Makes for an interesting duel in the context of this forum.

It is an interesting duel. Not everything can be a Man U vs Arsenal like the Stones vs the Beatles matchup. Sometime ya gotta bring in the mid tier matchup like this one. Kinda like Fulham vs Everton.

I prefer the minnows v giants ties - like the one yesterday between timperley big shorts and internazionale
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Re: Vs Series: Yellow vs Fake Plastic Trees
« Reply #10 on: August 01, 2024, 12:54:07 PM »
Anyone here prefer IPA over Hineikin?
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Re: Vs Series: Yellow vs Fake Plastic Trees
« Reply #11 on: August 01, 2024, 06:48:50 PM »
Anyone here prefer IPA over Hineikin?

Both are shite but i think we know someone who prolly does

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Re: Vs Series: Yellow vs Fake Plastic Trees
« Reply #12 on: August 03, 2024, 02:30:01 PM »
Anyone here prefer IPA over Hineikin?

Both are shite but i think we know someone who prolly does
I like both. Was drinking mostly red wine the past decade but stomach no longer handles it well.

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Re: Vs Series: Yellow vs Fake Plastic Trees
« Reply #13 on: August 03, 2024, 02:37:47 PM »
Anyone here prefer IPA over Hineikin?

Both are shite but i think we know someone who prolly does
I like both. Was drinking mostly red wine the past decade but stomach no longer handles it well.

Red wine's probably my favourite alcoholic drink these days.  San Miguel, Kronenbourg and Heineken are the three best lagers.  Peroni's good as well.
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Re: Vs Series: Yellow vs Fake Plastic Trees
« Reply #14 on: August 03, 2024, 05:40:44 PM »
Coldplay's first album was the only one of theirs I sort of liked. But even at that, Fake Plastic Trees is a clear winner. The Bends is one of the classic 1990s albums, everything on it with the possible exception of Fitter Happier is quality.