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narrator: On this episode
of "My Life on MTV"...
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♪
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[hip-hop music]
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In an era where hip-hop
and pop rule the world...
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- U2.
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- Coldplay!
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[cheers and applause]
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narrator: Two alternative
rock bands
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have not only survived,
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but thrived
across multiple decades.
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- The hardest thing is to make
it look spontaneous.
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narrator: Both are products
of the UK,
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and transcend language,
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country, and culture.
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- These people think
we're some sort of
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major label made-up band,
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but we did it all ourselves.
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narrator:
With dynamic frontmen,
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thoughtful,
hard-hitting hooks...
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- I write lyrics about things
that affect me.
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narrator: And some of
the highest-grossing
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concert tours of all time.
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[rock music]
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[Coldplay's "Violet Hill"]
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narrator: Coldplay went
from low-key obscurity...
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- Coldplay!
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narrator:
To high-key celebrity
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in the blink of an eye.
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- Coldplay, "Speed of Sound."
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- I think
we're being shut down.
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narrator: U2 made its mark
on the world...
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- All cameras!
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- What a wanker you have
for president.
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- Kicking politicians
in the shins
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and making some savage
rock and roll along the way.
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[rock music]
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- ♪ For you, I'd blame myself
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narrator: We're busting open
the archives,
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sharing everything they did
for our cameras only.
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This is "My Life on MTV."
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♪
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announcer:
Ladies and gentlemen.
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♪
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Rock and roll.
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[Coldplay's "Viva La Vida"]
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narrator: While Chris Martin
was once named
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the world's
sexiest vegetarian...
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[Coldplay's "Clocks"]
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- ♪ Never stops
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[Coldplay's "Paradise"]
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narrator: These four
hot Brits have been
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frying up bangers for decades.
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[Coldplay's
"Adventure of a Lifetime"]
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narrator: Coldplay's fandom
spans the globe,
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making them one of only
a handful of bands to see
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a $1/2 billion
in ticket sales
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in a single tour.
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[Coldplay's
"Head Full of Dreams"]
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narrator: And their story
begins right here on MTV.
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[rock music]
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- The wave of plaintive
British folk rock bands
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washed up on America's shores
in 2000.
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The London quartet, Coldplay,
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made the biggest
critical splash of all.
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Not bad for a group
of early 20-somethings
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who first started
playing together
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in their dorm room
just two years ago.
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[warm music]
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- Five.
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- Hello.
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We're Coldplay,
and this is MTV2.
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- That was good,
but it's not right.
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[group laughing]
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- That's such TV talk.
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Why don't you just admit
it was [bleep]?
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[Coldplay's "Yellow"]
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- ♪ I swam across
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♪ I jumped across for you
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narrator:
"Yellow" soon became one of
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the most requested videos
on MTV.
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- Hello?
- How are you doing?
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- Awesome.
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- We heard that you
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- Yeah, I'd love to hear it.
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- Why?
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- ♪ You know
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narrator: Jokes aside,
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"Yellow" took them
from being a band
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from the local pub...
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- ♪ You know I love you so
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♪
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narrator: To a headliner
on the international tour.
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But they never forgot
where they came from...
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- And this is MTV.
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narrator: And took their dry
British humor on the road.
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- We all went to
the Backstreet Boys auditions,
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Just talking about it
in the bar afterwards,
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said that, well, why don't we
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[Coldplay's "Clocks"]
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- After their hit "Yellow,"
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Coldplay almost broke up.
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Why would they do something
like that, you ask?
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- We came to America
for, what, two weeks or so
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thinking that we've done
most of the record back home.
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And then we went home
and listened to it on a train
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to Liverpool,
and it sounded rubbish.
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- So Coldplay headed back
into the studio to record
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some last-minute tracks
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that would
completely change the album.
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- We put everything into it,
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and we know
that we gave it our best shot,
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but we don't know whether
that's good enough.
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[cheers and applause]
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narrator: Drummer,
Will Champion,
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and the rest of Coldplay
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would soon find out performing
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unreleased tracks
of their new album
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at an MTV $2 Bill concert.
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- Ladies and gentlemen,
Coldplay!
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[cheers and applause]
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[Coldplay's "Politik"]
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- We wanted to make
the most passionate,
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moving, melodic,
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uplifting, and sad record
of all time, you know?
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- ♪ Look at Earth
from outer space ♪
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- Our music
isn't entirely melancholy,
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it isn't entirely happy.
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It reflects the fact
that you go through
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different emotions in a day.
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- ♪ Tell me your own politik
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narrator: Soon, bigger
and bigger audiences
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were feeling the band's
infectious passion...
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- Next up for these guys
is a tour of the U.S.
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to promote their new album,
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"A Rush of Blood to the Head."
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And opening the rise to
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a wildfire of newfound fame.
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- They're one
of the first rock bands
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to ever make me cry.
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- I love Coldplay.
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- They take musical risks
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but maintain their integrity
and their sound.
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- How about those guys
from Coldplay?
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{\an7}- Ladies and gentlemen,
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{\an7}\h\h\hthe greatest band
in the world, Coldplay.
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{\an7}[Coldplay’s "The Scientist"]
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{\an7}- ♪ Come up to meet you
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{\an7}♪ Tell you I’m sorry
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{\an7}♪ You don’t know
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{\an7}♪ How lovely you are
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{\an7}- The song, "The Scientist,"
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{\an7}was really the turning point
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hfor our record,
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{\an7}and we recorded it
in about two days.
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{\an7}It really saved our bacon.
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{\an7}narrator: Coldplay wasn’t
\h\hjust there to perform.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hTheir video
for "The Scientist,"
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{\an7}shot completely in reverse,
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{\an7}launched the band
\hstraight forward
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{\an7}\h\hwith nominations
in three categories.
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{\an7}- This is a band
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{\an7}that has discovered gradually
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\han audience,
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{\an7}\hnot only in this country,
but really around the world.
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{\an7}- Group hug.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h- And the award
for best group video goes to...
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{\an7}- Coldplay, "The Scientist."
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{\an7}\h- ♪ No one ever said
it would be so hard ♪
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{\an7}- Thank you so much
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{\an7}for giving us this,
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{\an7}and we’ll see you again.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hBye.
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{\an7}- ♪ I’m going back
\h\hto the start ♪
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hnarrator: Chris
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{\an7}were so caught off guard
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hby the win,
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{\an7}they nearly forgot
\h\htheir Moonman.
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{\an7}[dinging]
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{\an7}- Life is short,
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{\an7}and you have to make the most
\h\hdesperate, and passionate,
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{\an7}and melodic, and loud,
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{\an7}and quiet record possible,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hyou know?
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{\an7}- I hope you didn’t
\hslit your wrists
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{\an7}to that one.
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{\an7}[Coldplay’s "Speed of Sound"]
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{\an7}narrator: With their third
album, "X&Y," finally out,
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{\an7}Coldplay gained another spot
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{\an7}playing at the VMAs.
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{\an7}- ♪ And birds go flying
at the speed of sound ♪
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{\an7}\h\h\h♪ To show you
how it all began ♪
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}narrator: Later that year,
\h\hthe band traveled back
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{\an7}to their side of the pond
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{\an7}for an EMA nomination.
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{\an7}- Coldplay, "Speed of Sound."
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{\an7}[cheers and applause]
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{\an7}- This means an awful lot to us,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hand we’re all
very, very grateful.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hnarrator: 2005 was
a good year for Coldplay.
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{\an7}- ♪ Oh!
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{\an7}[cheers and applause]
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{\an7}Thanks, everyone.
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{\an7}narrator: With 175
\hdifferent stops,
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{\an7}Coldplay’s Viva la Vida Tour
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{\an7}averaged a show
every four days.
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{\an7}MTV caught up with the band
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hin Japan,
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{\an7}where they played
\hfor an audience
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{\an7}of over 20,000.
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{\an7}[cheers and applause]
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{\an7}- Everything that we’re trying
\h\h\h\hto do at the moment is
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{\an7}about not starting again
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hso much
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\has breaking down
what we’ve built up before
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{\an7}and trying to build
something different,
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{\an7}[dramatic music]
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{\an7}Hopefully, as good or better
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{\an7}or worse in a good way.
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{\an7}[cheers and applause]
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{\an7}[Coldplay’s "Viva La Vida"]
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{\an7}- One of the main things
\h\h\hwe try to focus on
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{\an7}this record is trying to change
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{\an7}vocal identities
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{\an7}\hbecause I think Chris has
a very recognizable voice.
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{\an7}- Thank you.
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{\an7}- ♪ I hear Jerusalem bells
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hare ringing ♪
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{\an7}♪ Roman Cavalry choirs
\h\h\h\h\hare singing ♪
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h♪ Be my mirror,
my sword, and shield ♪
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hThat song is one
of our favorites because
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{\an7}none of us are doing anything
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hon it
that we’ve ever done before.
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{\an7}♪ I can’t explain
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{\an7}The longer you go on
\h\h\h\h\has a band,
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{\an7}\h\hthe harder it is
to surprise yourself.
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{\an7}[cheers and applause]
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{\an7}- ♪ Ooh
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{\an7}\hnarrator: Sold out
international tours
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{\an7}and over 10 million albums
\h\h\h\h\hsold worldwide,
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{\an7}"Viva la Vida" had Coldplay
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{\an7}living the life.
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{\an7}[Kanye and Chris Martin’s
\h\h\h\h\h\h"Homecoming"]
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{\an7}\h\hColdplay’s fandom
in the music community
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{\an7}led to quite a few hit
collabs over the years
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{\an7}with artists so big,
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{\an7}it’s hard to say
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{\an7}who is featuring who.
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{\an7}We’ll give this one to Kanye.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h- ♪ I met this girl
when I was three years old ♪
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{\an7}♪ And what I loved most,
\hshe had so much soul ♪
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h♪ She said,
"Excuse me, little homie ♪
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{\an7}♪ I know you don’t know me"
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{\an7}[Rihanna and Coldplay’s
\h\h"Princess of China"]
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{\an7}narrator: And let’s not forget
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hthat time
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{\an7}Chris Martin and Rihanna
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hdefied gravity
with some ninja moves.
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{\an7}- ♪ Once upon a time
\hon the same side ♪
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{\an7}♪ Once upon a time
on the same side ♪
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{\an7}♪ In the same game
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{\an7}[Coldplay and Beyoncé’s
"Hymn for the Weekend"]
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{\an7}narrator: And no collab career
\h\h\h\h\h\hwould be complete
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{\an7}without a track from Beyoncé
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{\an7}and a high-budget video
\h\h\h\hshot in Kolkata.
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{\an7}- ♪ Oh-ah-oh-ah
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{\an7}narrator: No matter where they
\h\hgo or who they sing with,
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{\an7}Coldplay sees the world
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{\an7}\h\hthrough the eyes
of global citizens,
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{\an7}\h\hdrawing inspiration
from different cultures
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{\an7}and artists as they continue
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{\an7}\h\h\h\htheir careers
as global phenomenons.
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{\an7}- ♪ That we shoot across the
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{\an7}- If your TV hasn’t blown up,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hkeep watching.
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{\an7}- Rock and roll.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hannouncer:
Ladies and gentlemen.
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{\an7}[rock music]
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{\an7}Rock and roll.
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{\an7}[rock music]
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h- U2 set fire to
the streets of Dublin...
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{\an7}[U2’s "Sunday Bloody Sunday"]
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hnarrator:
And the world listened
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{\an7}to a rebel song
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{\an7}[U2’s "In the Name of Love"]
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{\an7}narrator: That would earn them
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\ha reputation
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{\an7}for lit live performances,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hcausing some
of the biggest venues
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hin the world
to bust at the seams.
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{\an7}[U2’s "Beautiful Day"]
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{\an7}narrator: And we were there
\hto watch it all go down...
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{\an7}- ♪ It’s a beautiful day
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{\an7}[U2’s "Every Breaking Wave"]
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{\an7}narrator: Center stage.
291
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{\an7}behind the curtain,
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{\an7}and everywhere in between.
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{\an7}[U2’s "Vertigo"]
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{\an7}- ♪ Hello, hello
\h\h\h\h\h\h- Hola!
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{\an7}\h\hnarrator: But before U2
had a tidal wave of fans...
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{\an7}- One, two, three, four!
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{\an7}[U2’s "Gloria"]
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{\an7}narrator: They were playing
\h\h\hany venue they could,
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{\an7}hoping success was on deck.
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{\an7}- ♪ I try to sing this song
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hnow ♪
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{\an7}- The problem with America
302
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{\an7}has to overcome in many ways
303
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{\an7}is the radio is so
tightly programmed
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{\an7}so that there’s no room
305
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{\an7}\h\h\hfor introduction
to new material really.
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{\an7}\h- This is why stations
like this are important,
307
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{\an7}\h\h\hbecause you can
actually show people
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{\an7}what is happening in music.
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{\an7}- Hi.
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{\an7}I’m Bono.
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{\an7}\h- And over here
you can see MTV.
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{\an7}- [laughs]
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{\an7}- Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWhoa, whoa.
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{\an7}- This is MTV’s short cable.
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{\an7}[U2’s "New Year’s Day"]
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{\an7}\h\hnarrator: Their first two
albums, "Boy" and "October,"
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{\an7}\hsolidified U2’s
European fan base.
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{\an7}Their third album, "War,"
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{\an7}was their passport to the U.S.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}- ♪ All is quiet
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{\an7}♪ On New Year’s Day
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}♪ A world in white
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{\an7}♪ Gets underway
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{\an7}- There was a lot of rioting
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hin Britain,
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{\an7}\hand there was a lot
of trouble in Ireland
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{\an7}with the hunger strikers
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{\an7}as regards to North and
\heverything like that,
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{\an7}and it came through
\h\h\hin the music
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{\an7}that we were recording
\h\h\h\h\hat the time.
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{\an7}- ♪ Nothing changes
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hThis song
is not a rebel song.
334
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hThis song is
"Sunday Bloody Sunday."
335
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{\an7}[U2’s "Sunday Bloody Sunday"]
336
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{\an7}[cheers and applause]
337
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{\an7}It’s not a rebel song.
338
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{\an7}We’re not taking sides.
\h\h\hWe’re just saying,
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{\an7}"How long must we
sing this song?"
340
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{\an7}I’m trying to say
\hthat worse than
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{\an7}\h\h\hthe wreckage
of Northern Ireland
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{\an7}\his the bitterness
in people’s hearts.
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{\an7}- ♪ Sunday, bloody Sunday
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}♪ Sunday, bloody Sunday
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{\an7}How long?
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{\an7}How long must we sing
\h\h\h\h\hthis song?
348
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{\an7}How long, how long?
349
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{\an7}\hnarrator: "New Year’s Day"
and "Sunday Bloody Sunday,"
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{\an7}began the everlasting
\h\h\h\h\hlove affair
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hbetween U2
and MTV’s young fans.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h[U2’s "Pride
(In the Name of Love)"]
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{\an7}[cheers and applause]
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{\an7}- For me personally,
355
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{\an7}live work is probably
\hthe most rewarding
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hbecause it’s
almost a direct contact.
357
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{\an7}- ♪ Ooh
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{\an7}\h\h- For Reverend
Martin Luther King.
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{\an7}- ♪ In the name of love
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{\an7}narrator: After electrifying
\h\h\h\h\hcrowds worldwide,
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{\an7}U2 was on top,
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{\an7}but then, they found
their golden ticket
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{\an7}with their next album,
\h\h"The Joshua Tree."
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{\an7}[U2’s "Where the Streets
\h\h\h\h\hHave No Name"]
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}- ♪ We’re still building
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{\an7}♪ And burning down love
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{\an7}[U2’s "With or Without You"]
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}- ♪ My hands are tied
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}♪ My body bruised
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h♪ She got me
with nothing to win ♪
374
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{\an7}- ♪ And nothing left to lose
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{\an7}♪ And you give
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{\an7}♪ And you give
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{\an7}♪ And you give yourself away
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{\an7}♪ With or without you
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hnarrator:
"With or Without You" won
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{\an7}over an entire generation
\h\h\h\h\h\hof listeners,
381
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{\an7}and nabbed Viewers’ Choice
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hin 1987
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{\an7}at the VMAs.
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{\an7}- U2, "With or Without You."
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{\an7}[cheers and applause]
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{\an7}narrator: With over 25 million
\h\h\h\hcopies sold worldwide,
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{\an7}"The Joshua Tree" became U2’s
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{\an7}highest-selling album.
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{\an7}Four years later in 1991...
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{\an7}- Go on, please.
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{\an7}[indistinct speech]
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{\an7}\h\hnarrator: U2 was releasing
their long-awaited follow-up,
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{\an7}"Achtung Baby,"
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hand we were
on location in Ireland
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{\an7}for the madness.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hall: One.
[cheers and applause]
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{\an7}[U2’s "Mysterious Ways"]
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{\an7}\h\h\hnarrator: U2 fans
from all over the world
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{\an7}descended on Dublin
\h\hto be the first
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{\an7}to get a copy.
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{\an7}narrator: "Achtung Baby"
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hwas edgy,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hexperimental,
and flying off the shelves.
402
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{\an7}But the Zoo TV Tour
403
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{\an7}became a monster of its own.
404
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{\an7}- Zoo TV, this thing.
\h\h\h\h\hWhat is it?
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{\an7}- It’s the ’90s.
406
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{\an7}It’s convergence
of technologies.
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{\an7}It’s the future.
408
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{\an7}- Aw [bleep] off, Edge.
\h\h\h\h\h\h- [laughs]
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{\an7}- We don’t know what it is,
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[rock music]
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narrator: The '90s were
U2's era of experimentation.
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The Zoo TV Tour
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was inspired by the effect
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music videos and television
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had on live performances.
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[cheers and applause]
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- Let's see if we can find some
MTV in Detroit.
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[cheers and applause]
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Hey.
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I hear you play the drums, man.
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[U2's "Even Better
than the Real Thing"]
422
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narrator: U2 was
in the middle
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of their sold-out Zoo TV Tour
424
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when they did their first
performance on the VMAs,
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all via satellite.
426
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- ♪ Give me one more chance
427
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♪ And you'll be satisfied
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♪
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- I'm not worthy!
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- ♪ The real thing
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narrator: Worthy indeed,
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U2's video for "Even Better
Than the Real Thing"
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picked up Best Group Video.
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- U2.
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[cheers and applause]
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♪
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[U2's "Last Night on Earth"]
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narrator: U2 continued
to push the boundaries
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of who they were
as a band.
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- ♪ You got to give it away
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- It's got pop metal,
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you know,
some hip-hop influences.
443
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narrator: Trying out a variety
of looks and personas.
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[cheers and applause]
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- Look what you've done to me.
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[cheers and applause]
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[rock music]
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narrator: In the studio,
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in arenas, and at the podium,
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U2 have always been activists,
451
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and at the 1995 EMAs...
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- What a city.
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What a night.
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- Bono had a message
for the president of France.
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- What a wanker you have
for president.
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What are you gonna do about it?
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[U2's "Beautiful Day"]
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narrator: U2 always used
their far-reaching voice
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to speak up for injustice.
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- ♪ Beautiful day
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- It's not a put your hand
in your pocket moment.
462
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It's more like put your fist
in the air.
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♪ You can touch
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♪ Me
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narrator: Bono created
the Red Campaign
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to fight the AIDS epidemic
467
00:17:40,068 --> 00:17:42,504
and helped raise
millions of dollars.
468
00:17:42,537 --> 00:17:44,439
- ♪ I know I'm not
469
00:17:44,472 --> 00:17:46,241
We call the White House
every second night,
470
00:17:46,274 --> 00:17:48,276
and we asked to speak
to George.
471
00:17:48,376 --> 00:17:49,978
They're very cool about it,
472
00:17:50,011 --> 00:17:51,913
but they don't take the call.
[laughs]
473
00:17:51,947 --> 00:17:54,649
[U2's "Elevation"]
474
00:17:54,683 --> 00:17:57,719
- The Elevation 2001 Tour
has been elevating spirits
475
00:17:57,752 --> 00:18:01,256
and touching hearts
across North America.
476
00:18:01,289 --> 00:18:03,525
- ♪ Ooh
477
00:18:03,558 --> 00:18:05,160
♪ Ooh
478
00:18:05,193 --> 00:18:07,629
narrator: After a monster tour
for Elevation
479
00:18:07,662 --> 00:18:09,831
and at the start
of a new millennium,
480
00:18:09,865 --> 00:18:12,267
the world saw a new U2.
481
00:18:12,300 --> 00:18:14,536
- And right now, U2's
rocking out up on the roof.
482
00:18:14,569 --> 00:18:16,304
They're going to take us
to break.
483
00:18:16,404 --> 00:18:18,907
- ♪ A star,
lit up like a cigar ♪
484
00:18:18,940 --> 00:18:21,510
♪ Strung out like a guitar
485
00:18:21,543 --> 00:18:25,180
♪ Maybe you could
educate my mind ♪
486
00:18:25,213 --> 00:18:26,648
♪ Explain all these controls
487
00:18:26,681 --> 00:18:28,550
narrator: They were playing
stripped down songs
488
00:18:28,583 --> 00:18:31,453
packed with power chords
and lively lyrics.
489
00:18:31,486 --> 00:18:34,156
- ♪ The goal is elevation
490
00:18:34,189 --> 00:18:36,758
♪ A mole, digging in a hole
491
00:18:36,791 --> 00:18:38,894
♪ Digging up my soul
492
00:18:38,927 --> 00:18:42,264
♪ Going down, excavation
493
00:18:42,364 --> 00:18:44,666
♪
494
00:18:44,699 --> 00:18:46,468
narrator:
Sometimes New York traffic
495
00:18:46,501 --> 00:18:48,770
feels like a concert
just let out,
496
00:18:48,803 --> 00:18:52,240
and sometimes New York traffic
is the concert.
497
00:18:52,274 --> 00:18:54,242
[sirens wailing]
- We love you!
498
00:18:54,276 --> 00:18:55,577
[U2's "All Because of You"]
499
00:18:55,610 --> 00:18:59,047
- ♪ Racing with
your bullet train ♪
500
00:18:59,080 --> 00:19:01,049
♪ Some people get squashed
crossing the tracks ♪
501
00:19:01,082 --> 00:19:02,884
- U2 is on a truck in Manhattan
502
00:19:02,918 --> 00:19:04,886
driving down the road,
and I'm watching them.
503
00:19:04,920 --> 00:19:06,955
- They just drove down street,
like, past school.
504
00:19:06,988 --> 00:19:08,824
- Like, I can't breathe
right now.
505
00:19:08,857 --> 00:19:10,458
- Ah!
506
00:19:10,492 --> 00:19:12,027
- 92.3, KROCK.
507
00:19:12,060 --> 00:19:14,462
U2 is driving
all over Manhattan.
508
00:19:14,496 --> 00:19:16,398
If you see a flatbed truck
509
00:19:16,431 --> 00:19:18,099
with four Irish guys on it,
that's them.
510
00:19:18,133 --> 00:19:20,936
They're filming their video
for "All Because of You."
511
00:19:20,969 --> 00:19:23,705
- ♪ All because of you
512
00:19:23,738 --> 00:19:26,842
♪ I am
513
00:19:26,875 --> 00:19:29,411
- We love New York, and I think
New York kind of loves us too.
514
00:19:29,444 --> 00:19:30,979
- It's definitely one
of the coolest things
515
00:19:31,012 --> 00:19:32,547
I've done
in the last couple of years.
516
00:19:32,581 --> 00:19:35,217
[U2's "Vertigo"]
517
00:19:35,250 --> 00:19:36,485
- Hola!
518
00:19:36,518 --> 00:19:39,521
- ♪ We're at a place
called Vertigo ♪
519
00:19:39,888 --> 00:19:42,724
narrator: To wrap things up,
MTV gave a free concert
520
00:19:42,757 --> 00:19:45,560
under the Brooklyn Bridge
right at sunset.
521
00:19:45,594 --> 00:19:47,395
- ♪ I can feel
522
00:19:49,431 --> 00:19:53,068
♪ Feel
523
00:19:53,101 --> 00:19:56,371
[cheers and applause]
524
00:19:56,404 --> 00:19:58,373
[U2's "Get Out
of Your Own Way"]
525
00:19:58,373 --> 00:20:01,443
- ♪ Now you're the girl
who's left with no words ♪
526
00:20:01,476 --> 00:20:02,444
♪ Your heart's a balloon
527
00:20:02,477 --> 00:20:05,547
- U2 changed my life.
528
00:20:05,580 --> 00:20:08,483
- ♪ It doesn't take a cannon,
just a pin ♪
529
00:20:08,517 --> 00:20:10,619
- They teach us that it's okay
530
00:20:10,652 --> 00:20:13,588
to mix art and politics,
531
00:20:13,622 --> 00:20:15,257
to start a revolution,
532
00:20:15,290 --> 00:20:17,926
and say [bleep] you.
533
00:20:17,959 --> 00:20:20,529
[cheers and applause]
534
00:20:20,562 --> 00:20:22,097
- ♪ The amorous,
the glamorous ♪
535
00:20:22,130 --> 00:20:23,965
narrator: From the cobbled
streets of Dublin, Ireland,
536
00:20:23,999 --> 00:20:26,268
to rock arenas
around the globe,
537
00:20:26,301 --> 00:20:28,970
U2 continues
to reinvent themselves.
538
00:20:29,004 --> 00:20:30,805
- ♪ Get out of your own way
539
00:20:30,839 --> 00:20:32,841
- The global icons, U2.
540
00:20:32,874 --> 00:20:35,210
[cheers and applause]
541
00:20:35,243 --> 00:20:36,511
- People always ask,
542
00:20:36,545 --> 00:20:38,947
"How have you kept
your band together?"
543
00:20:38,980 --> 00:20:40,482
You know, it's four
544
00:20:40,515 --> 00:20:42,851
incredibly strong individuals,
545
00:20:42,884 --> 00:20:45,887
but there has to be a boss,
546
00:20:45,921 --> 00:20:47,355
and it's not an easy gig,
547
00:20:47,355 --> 00:20:49,090
let me tell you,
548
00:20:49,124 --> 00:20:51,693
but I could not have done it
without these guys' support.
549
00:20:51,726 --> 00:20:54,362
[cheers and applause]
550
00:20:54,396 --> 00:20:55,931
narrator: They knew
where they were headed
551
00:20:55,964 --> 00:20:57,465
from the very beginning,
552
00:20:57,499 --> 00:21:00,202
and we're not looking away
any time soon.
553
00:21:00,235 --> 00:21:03,138
- Thank you, king.
554
00:21:03,171 --> 00:21:06,241
If you don't like it, fine,
leave the room, but this is it.
555
00:21:06,274 --> 00:21:09,010
We're not just
another English band
556
00:21:09,044 --> 00:21:11,012
over kind of playing
their once off
557
00:21:11,046 --> 00:21:12,647
and then taking off home again.
558
00:21:12,681 --> 00:21:15,717
[cheers and applause]
559
00:21:15,750 --> 00:21:16,785
- Rock and roll.
560
00:21:18,218 --> 00:21:20,821
[upbeat music]
561
00:21:20,854 --> 00:21:27,895
♪