[Chorus: Chris Martin] Cold, cold water, bring me 'round Now my feet won't touch the ground Cold, cold water, what you say? When it's such, it's such a perfect day It's such a perfect day
“Strawberry Swing” is the penultimate track on Viva La Vida. It was almost left off the album, but Chris Martin was adamant that the track should be included.
The track plays with the image of a ‘strawberry’ swing, an idealistic swing which is perfect only in the company of loved ones.
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What did Coldplay say about "Strawberry Swing"?
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Champion: Those are actually Brian [Eno’s] handclaps at the beginning of that song, and —
Martin: If you listen very closely, you can hear him complaining about the tempo at the beginning of that song.
Champion: That’s mostly what he does, complain about tempos.
Martin: [In a booming Brian Eno voice] “Oh, that’s much too fast.”