I have to start by saying that I’m not a huge Cold­play fan. Short of some of their more well-​known songs (Green Eyes, Yellow, Clocks) I’ve never been much of a fan; a fact my girl­friend has never quite under­stood why. Cold­play as a rule, have never really done it for me; their music tends to border on the hyper-​sensitive, and though I like sen­si­tive music, theirs was a brand I just couldn’t stand behind.

Then they came out with Viva la Vida.