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Remix for the Song “Fix You” Introduction By definition, a remix is a new or different version of the recorded song which may be made by changing or even adding something to the original recording of the song. For example, a person may Photoshop an image and add it to the original song to convey a certain meaning or even change the original meaning of the song. Some artists may prefer remixing their songs with other famous musicians with the aim of covering a wider area of marketing the song and reaching a greater and new audience and also to provide an alternative version of the song. By doing this, the message of the original song can be destroyed, altered or even inverted. Introduction of a familiar image can also improve the song and hence increase the fans and high rate of sale. One of the artistic works that have been remixed is the song entitled “Fix You”, which was originally sang by the British band ‘Coldplay’ in their album entitled X&Y in 2005, and had its remix done by a London-based EDM artist known as Four Tet in 2005. The song “Fix you” has a distinguishing prompt. There are a number of stories that have been told concerning the idealistic creation of the song, most of the songwriters and artists alike always base their songs on a couple of key events that take place in their lives, or just from some given idea that they encountered during their day-to-day lives. “Fix you” was written by an artist known as Chris Martin. When jotting down the song, he completely took advantage of both of the above named factors, coupled up with some memorable melody that has the ability of driving all of the listeners into melancholic euphoria, or even nostalgia. The meaning of the song was mainly derived from Gwyneth Paltrow, the then wife to Chris Martin, after she had just been bereaved of her father-the same time he was writing the song. This is clearly described in the second half of the song’s first verse, which reads: “When the tears come streaming down your face When you lose something you can’t replace When you lose someone but it goes to waste Could it be worse?” (Source: http://genius.com/Coldplay-fix-you-lyrics) During one of his interviews, Chris Martins had the following to say concerning the song, “Fix You will most probably go down in history as the most significant song that we will ever write.” His word is surely gold. When one takes a closer look at the song ‘Fix You’, there are many things that have been changed from the original song. Firstly, the original production of the song has a good shooting background which contains the geographical view of the world which is later changed through the addition of the modern view of the world and the contribution of new other artists who not only added their images but also their voices and tones to bring the meaning and feeling of the song. This resulted to a good remix which is highly appreciated by the audience and hence affects the song positively. Changing the background from local context or shooting to a more developed locality may show a new social image to the audience and this may bring in new people who may be interested to be part of those viewing the song. Different audience prefers different styles of production of the song, by adding new artists and new photographs may therefore interest many people and hence increased audience affects the song positively in terms of social context. The remix of the song can be said to be whimsical, stylish, and has a lullaby-like feeling to the audience. The melody of the original song which was initially uncluttered has been an alternating speed in the remix as it goes both up and down, hence making it have an air containing unpredictability. Chris Martin, being a pop song writer, tried his best to ensure that he communicated the very experience that he was having, and opted to use second-person to help with expressing the feeling that Gwyneth gad. From the song, he is clearly understanding that everyone have the possibility of having a heavy heart just like her. The song’s chorus highlights that Chris will actually be there for Gwyneth, during her hard time, when her father could no longer stand by her side. This implies that Chris might have envisioned the state that she was in as either being broken or reduced, owing to the fact that she had lost one of her key component in her father. By having this instance in mind, he strongly goes ahead to remind her of his willingness of assisting her regain her stance. The chorus goes: “Light will guide you home And ignite your bones And I will try to fix you” (Source: http://genius.com/Coldplay-fix-you-lyrics) In the chorus, there is a line that catches the eye. By stating that, ‘ignite your bones’ the listener can find this as bewildering, but it should be noted that the sole reason why it is there is to help with ensuring that there is a maintenance of a rhythm. This line is use as a metaphor and is aimed at ensuring that Gwyneth becomes motivated and regain her hope. The remix of the song also helps with ensuring a surge in the popularity of the original song. This is because, when it is remixed, then this provides an opportunity of reaching new audience. This may be the case when one musician from another country agrees to do a remix with another from a different country. The remix song should convey the message without deviating from the original meaning. For example we can accept that the artist of the song fix you convey more meaning in the remix that when in original form because more viewers can easily understands the message when more images are being shown than when there is no images shown. When the song shooting is done at different places ensures that the song comes more interesting than when it is done at only one place. (Railton, 2011) The song fix you have a history behind it in that the artist tries to inform his wife that whatever she is going through not only affects herself but also the people concerned. The encouraging words given by the artist helps to console the wife and makes her feel that there is somebody who will take care of her for the rest of her life. Remixing this song may bring in more tonal variations but it will bring in the second person who will act as an expression on how the affected person felt. This therefore means that the song needs a remix to combine two or more artists to bring more meaning because the audience needs to get a clear image of the real song and the happenings behind it. In conclusion, the song fix you is an emotional song which tries to console a person who has lost her loved one. The artist therefore tries to encourage her that even if there is nobody to care about her because she has lost her father, he will fix the problem by carrying the cross left for him and do everything to fit in the gap left by the departed one. (Beaudoin, 2013). Further, the song’s bridge provides the writer with the opportunity of undertaking an emphasis on the situation’s expressive feature. He uses the stanza to highlight further that which was happening to Gwyneth both from within and also from without. He additionally goes ahead to get into the shoes of Gwyneth and tries to reflect on the emotional stress that she was going through. He finally concludes the song with some given chorus that tends to take the listener aback of the initial words concerning the promise he gave of fixing her. References Beaudoin, T. (2013). Secular Music and Sacred Theology. Liturgical Press, . http://genius.com/Coldplay-fix-you-lyrics Railton, D. (2011). Music Video and the Politics of Representation. Edinburgh University Press. ANALYSIS OF THE REMIX FOR THE SONG “FIX YOU” PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 7 Running head: ANALYSIS OF THE REMIX FOR THE SONG “FIX YOU” 1