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The dreaming team ofDavid Bowieand Coldplay was clearly just not think of to be . Bowie is no unknown to collaborations , nor has he been afraid to join forces with superstar instrumentalist . Quite willing to publichate his own songs , the Thin White Duke also crop a repute for openly criticizing other musician , no matter what their visibility or track record .
Elton John and the once Ziggie Stardust had start out as friend , but their closeness eroded in the 1970s when Bowie referred to John as “ The token queen of rock and scroll ” in an interview . He also had choice words for Paul McCartney , and Gary Numan , and infamously occur to blows with Axl Rose ( at least harmonise to Slash ’s autobiography ) . And that nakedness with his criticism understand to an unwillingness to cooperate with some of rock music ’s most spectacular image .
Not only did Bowie turn down a crossover with Red Hot Chilli Peppers , despite multiple request , but Bowie also grow down a collaboration with mega - sell British melodic royal family Coldplay . Historically , David Bowie was open to working with a lot of diverse talents , from Queen to Bing Crosby , but that spectrum did n’t reveal any deficiency of discernment . Clearly , if Bowie did n’t care something , he was become to be blunt about it , andDavid Bowie most certainly was forthright about not liking the Coldplay birdsong he could have appeared on .
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In 2008 , Coldplay relinquish their fourth album , Viva La Vida or Death and All His friend . song were recorded between 2006 and 2008featuring yield from the likes of frequent David Bowie collaborator , producer Brian Eno . That connection offered the opportunity for a starry collaboration .
One of the songs put down during production was " Lhuna , " which was about a character fantasize about the title woman , begging her to let him " arrive in . " Not very subtle , and curiously different to Coldplay ’s usual work . The programme was also to have a " David Bowie - eccentric part " written into the song that they hop Bowie would sing himself .
It ’s unknown if Bowie ’s verse were removed from the terminal slice ( featuring Kylie Minogue in the title theatrical role ) or if Martin ’s part were meant to be Bowie ’s . However , in an Absolute Radio interview ( viaYouTube ) , Martin did say the idea get from a dream of him sing alongside Minogue and Bowie . He also refer charge a piano recording for Bowie to listen to in an attempt to swaythe magnetic spaceman character(spoiler alert : it did n’t work ) . " Lhuna " did not make the last translation ofViva La Vida , but it was released as a Polemonium caeruleum single for World AIDS Day .
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NME spoke to Coldplay drummer Will Champion and the striation ’s guitarist Jonny Buckland in the wake of David Bowie ’s destruction . They retrieve mourning him as long - metre devotee , but Champion lovingly remembered when they tried to convince him to sing on " Lhuna " as the " David Bowie - eccentric character " . The dance orchestra ’s vocaliser , Chris Martin , had write a letter to Bowie discover what the Sung dynasty was about hoping for his contributions , so call in Champion . With a smirk , Champion bring out that Bowie get back to them over text simply with , " It ’s not a very honest song , is it ? "
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Coldplay at least read and value that David Bowie would n’t just put his name on anything . " I ’ll give him credit for that , " Champion added , and the quietus of the music world would plausibly agree with the sentiment . David Bowiewas an enigmatic figure , but also a justifiably picky one who was deliberate about who and what he collaborate on , even if it meant he was missing out on potentially being part of 6.8 million selling hitting album .
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