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The most recent Austin City Limits is worth checking out, Coldplay with a guest performance by Michael Stipe. Stipe collaborates on a new song with Chris Martin and then follows with “Night Swimming” which is prefaced by Martin announcing, “This is the best song ever.” While I agree it’s beautiful, Martin’s hero worship might have gotten the best of him. His accompaniment seemed hurried and included some muffed notes. Michael was steady eddy. His voice and charm have aged well. At the completion Martin seemed relieved to have finished the song. You could almost hear him thinking, “Whew!”
Other highlights included a cover of Ring of Fire and mad props to the “greatest country singer of all time Johnny Cash.” I might have to agree with Chris on that one.
In other music news, critic Ken Tucker put Same !@#$ Different Day on his top 10 of 2005. Word.
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