Song For The Moment
“Strawberry Swing” by Coldplay (a crazy-yet-serene unofficial video)
First, the video: There is so much that I find alluring in it. The animation itself — so clean, so smooth, with the only the occasional fingerprint to remind you of how it was made. The sheer unexpected weirdness of their “moment” together — and yet, this sweet sense of intimacy throughout all that surreality still resonates with me. Their expressions — not changing, save for that one final moment where their faces linger together… Couple all that with some relatable themes: the unique duality of subway travel (isolated in our own worlds yet sharing one small intimate space), the ideal unknown soul mate, the timeless concept of two ships passing in the night — and you’ve got yourself a winning combination.
Next, the song: I’ve never actually heard this one before — though from what I read now, it was popular. And though it’s not very cool to like Coldplay these days (save for Frants), I still have a spot in my heart for that first album and what it meant to me: driving alone, dropping off scripts on “Ed”, while NYC slumbered around me. A time in my life I will always look fondly upon.
This is all to say that I like the song and I like the video and the two together put a big ol’ smile upon my face.
