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Coldplay Fights for Their Right to Party

Posted Aug 14th 2009 1:47AM by TMZ Staff

There's a serious internal conflict raging over this recent video of Coldplay covering one of the Beastie Boys' most iconic hits -- "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party!)."



On one hand, it's cool because Coldplay stepped up and filled in for the rappers, who had to cancel shows so MCA could deal with some cancer treatment.

On the other hand ... they turned one of the greatest party songs ever into a wussified, piano bar ditty.

So where do you stand...?

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1. Wow, ANOTHER group doing a remake? Looks like either the current artists are too lazy to come up with their own material or the record execs are cutting costs wherever they can.

Posted at 10:24AM on Aug 14th 2009 by JTR

2. Lame-o!! The Beastie Boys had the right idea, sing it like an anthem and let your voice be heard. The Beastie Boys were basically saying "there's a party tonight, and I'm f*cking going!!!!" Coldplay however took the song and ruined it for everyone who has ever, or will ever, hear the original. If I were The Beastie Boys I'd be embarrassed, and pissed!! Coldplay took the song and turned it from an anthem, and brought it down to "Mommy, can I pleeeeeease go to the party tonight?". What a bunch of crap. Some things are better left alone.

Posted at 10:30AM on Aug 14th 2009 by Carriss

3. Coldplay did not fill in for the beastie boys, they were on the bill from day one. jay z filled in the slot

Posted at 10:35AM on Aug 14th 2009 by catouttathebag

4. You've GOT to be kidding. This completely sucks. Next re-make for coldplay? GWAR Meat Sandwich!

Posted at 10:39AM on Aug 14th 2009 by CalmLikeabomb

5. Oh please! This is far from a remake, it's a cover done LIVE. It's not like they released it as a single. They played it because they replaced the Beastie Boys in the line up. And anyone who is a fan of Coldplay like I am knows that they kick ass live. Chris jokes around on stage all the time by inserting lyrics in the middle and end of songs. If the whole clip was posted I'm sure you'd see thia was how he ended one of their own songs. My favorite is when he inserted Nelly's "Hot in here" in the middle of playing "Trouble".

Posted at 10:47AM on Aug 14th 2009 by BchGrl

6. uh, no - Coldplay did not step up and fill in for the Beastie Boys. APW was a 3 day music festival and both bands were scheduled to play. Beastie Boys were scheduled for Friday and Coldplay was schedule for Sunday. When the Beastie Boys had to cancel, it was JAY Z who stepped up and filled in for them. AND it was awesome.

Posted at 10:10AM on Aug 17th 2009 by edouble

7. It was a joke, relax!!

Posted at 11:24AM on Aug 14th 2009 by elle

8. That was just horrible.

Posted at 11:30AM on Aug 14th 2009 by M.P.

9. SUCKORAMA!

Posted at 11:39AM on Aug 14th 2009 by Biff

10. I agree it's not the same as the original, but there was thought and prayers going into it. Get well soon MCA and don't forget you can still fight for your right to party, just now it in a different way.

Posted at 11:41AM on Aug 14th 2009 by Nicole

11. "TMZ High School" strikes again. Could you people be more childish? This was something that was done in good fun for the fans at the show, as a shout out to the Beastie Boys who couldn't be there. It's not like they went into the recording studio to re-do their song in the hopes of making it better. This is exactly the reason why I rarely log on to TMZ anymore, and haven't watched the TV show in months. You employ the dredges of society to invade celebs' privacy, then you report it as newsworthy like a bunch of schoolchildren. In just the few stories I've read lately, your staffers have used the word "Dude" at least a dozen times. Get a vocabulary.

Posted at 1:02PM on Aug 14th 2009 by perky

12. Anything Coldplay or Chris Martin does is awesome to me! They are awesome live and soooo much fun!!! They are definitely not trying to rip off the Beastie Boys. C'mon people!! LOVE THEM!

Posted at 12:04PM on Aug 14th 2009 by Ashley

13. Haha. Unfortunately, this cover sounds rather similar to one that Angie Aparo did a few years back. Seems their originality comes into question once again!

Posted at 12:29PM on Aug 14th 2009 by Phoneboy

14. To the brain dead losers at "TMZ"... Get a freakin grip, How can you turn a gesture of good will into gossip and hateful criticism???... Most of you tools don't even have a H.S. diploma and are like 12 years old.. The only people over there who know anything about anything are Harvey and the black guy with dreads... Quit trying to bash people just cause your jealous and untalented... You guy's are starting to get worse then the suck ass " Insider"...

Posted at 1:24PM on Aug 14th 2009 by Coldplay Rocks

15. Who cares? it's sounds like (c)Rap either way.

Posted at 1:47PM on Aug 14th 2009 by Barry Soetoro Fraud

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