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Survival - Official 2012 London Olympics Song

Niall

By Niall
in Songs & Releases

How would you rate Survival, on a scale of 1-5?  

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  1. 1. How would you rate Survival, on a scale of 1-5?

    • Poor - What is this shite?
      75
    • Fair - Well, it's tolerable, but I'll skip it a lot.
      82
    • Good - Decent song, some good parts.
      167
    • Very good - Mostly enjoyable, some really great moments, but not perfect.
      314
    • Excellent - Holy crap, I love it. I had to change my pants.
      162

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hipbones Escapee

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Fuck all you part-time fans. Muse have been my favourite band since 2000 and they just get better. I don't want another Muscle Museum. We already have that. I want more Muse, not less Muse. I don't want them to calm it down to appease these brain-dead kids who want Muse to stick to the safe, radio friendly unit shifting boredom of uprising, starlight or undisclosed desires. GO BIG OR GO HOME. Get off the band wagon cos Twilight is over.

 

Shut up.

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Niall Dead Star

Niall

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Fuck all you part-time fans. Muse have been my favourite band since 2000 and they just get better. I don't want another Muscle Museum. We already have that. I want more Muse, not less Muse. I don't want them to calm it down to appease these brain-dead kids who want Muse to stick to the safe, radio friendly unit shifting boredom of uprising, starlight or undisclosed desires. GO BIG OR GO HOME. Get off the band wagon cos Twilight is over.

 

That's a gross misrepresentation of almost all the criticisms of the song.

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EXOPOLITICIAN Escapee

EXOPOLITICIAN

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The structure seems really weird to me. Maybe someone more musically knowledgeable would disagree but it seems all over the place. Maybe I wasn't expecting such a progressive song with no real chorus/verse structure.

 

Yeah couldn't agree more, it was all over the place and it didnt really go anywhere. And it was guff.

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Uccellino Escapee

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I think my hate is from the lyrics. They really are awful.

 

The structure seems really weird to me. Maybe someone more musically knowledgeable would disagree but it seems all over the place. Maybe I wasn't expecting such a progressive song with no real chorus/verse structure.

 

But the lyrics. They don't make any sense. "I will forgive, I'll have my vengeance"? what.

 

And they're so unimaginative. What are the Olympics about, uh, being good at things. Really good. Winning even. Let's write a song about winning. And being really good at things. And showing people that I'm winning. And that you're better than other people.

 

Why couldn't it have been about the struggles so many olympians and paralympians go though to get where they are? About the people who win and those who don't? They award other medals than gold, Matt. Maybe about the symbolism of the events? It just seems like a really shallow interpretation of what the happens at the olympics.

 

Otherwise it's alright.

 

Maybe he wrote it about surviving some sort of disaster in his bunker full of baked beans but also thought the lyrics fit the Olympic theme :unsure::chuckle:

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That Little Animal Defector

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I appreciate its over-the-top-ness. It's a good laugh, and musically interesting, not too offensive, somewhat original while still borrowing left and right. The lyrics are horrible.

 

I felt the same about The Resistance, overall.

 

So I'm afraid this album will be like the Resistance, alright on first listen, a couple of highlights, a bucket of cheese, but it just won't last, it's missing heart. Or soul.

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The structure seems really weird to me. Maybe someone more musically knowledgeable would disagree but it seems all over the place. Maybe I wasn't expecting such a progressive song with no real chorus/verse structure.

 

But the lyrics. They don't make any sense. "I will forgive, I'll have my vengeance"? what.

 

I heard 'I won't forgive', which would make sense. I could be wrong though. I fully agree with you about the structure though, everything seemed completely random. No real build-ups, just all of a sudden heavy-ness. That was my main problem (other than the lyrics, obviously), the song structure just felt random with no real climax when it felt like there should've been.

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The structure seems really weird to me. Maybe someone more musically knowledgeable would disagree but it seems all over the place. Maybe I wasn't expecting such a progressive song with no real chorus/verse structure.

 

This is a stupid complaint. I'm actually glad they decided to abandon traditional verse/chorus structure, it led to a better build up.

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jtj39 Escapee

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I think it's shit, basically.

And not shit on a Muse level...Like actually one of the worst songs I've heard. Even worst than ncs and GL :(

It's quite upsetting really.

And to everyone saying that it's that way because it's for the Olympics...urm just because it's for the Olympics does not mean you can b.s everything and call it a song.

 

I'm really hoping the album is better than this. After hearing this, I'm kind of starting to lose hope, but I'll try to keep positive about it until it comes out and I can make a full judgement about whether it's good or not.

I'm interested to know how the more quiet/slow songs will be like. I'm hoping more like the songs on Absolution and/or Showbiz,

I think Muse have had enough fun with making silly songs in all of TR, so now how about they start making songs that actually make sense and have some actual meaning? I'm not liking all of the cheese, they have officially overdone it.

 

Sincerely, a very upset Muse fan :(

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L. Escapee

L.

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All by my raaaaaaaaaaaace

BARCELONA!

Biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii-cycle

SIA! SIA! SIA!

ect, ect

 

I did lots of power grabs

 

you forgot the FIGHT FLASH! HAHAAAAA

 

 

And Space Dementia and Megalomania.

 

I forgot those :LOL: We get it matt you love rachmaninov concerto 2.

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LeniInChains Escapee

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Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah...

 

Race, life's a race

and I'm gonna win

yes, I'm gonna win

 

And I'll light the fuels

and I'll never lose

and I choose to survive

whatever it takes

You won't pull a head

I'll keep up the pace

and I'll reveal my strength

to the whole human race

yes, I am prepared

to stay alive

and I won't forgive

the vengeance is mine

and I won't give in

cause I choose to thrive

that I'm gonna wiiiiiiiiiiiiiin!

 

Race, it's a race

and I'm gonna win

yes, I'm gonna win

and I'll light the fuels

and I'll never lose

and I choose to survive

whatever it takes

you're won't pull a head

'cause I'll keep up the pace

and reveal my strength

to the whole human race

Yes, I am prepared

Yes, I'm gonna wiiiiiiiiin!

 

Fight, fight, fight

Yes, I'm gonna wiiiiiiiiiiiiin!

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