Uploaded August 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
You guys loved "The Scientist" cover we did so much we decided to do another Coldplay song! It's fun taking an intricate song with this many moving parts and translating it to our acoustic instruments. Emmett arranged "Viva La Vida" and, once again, did a fantastic job.
Also, did you know you can customize the captions if you are using a computer? Just go to the settings (gear icon ⚙️ on the video) and click "subtitles/CC":
- To change the size, click "options"
- To choose another language, click "auto-translate"
►Live concert version youtu.be/GKakJX9CRho?t=58
Buy or stream the album li.sten.to/livesessions04
►More bells: I Heard the Bells youtu.be/uMpBt3fYfn8
More Saint Peter: You Can't Make Old Friends youtu.be/tsNEuM8T2tk
More pop: I Want It That Way youtu.be/w009AfeBZSA
More bow: The Scientist youtu.be/WwqFUY4HcS8
►Clip: How Emmett came to play the dobro (spoiler alert: all the cool instruments were taken) youtu.be/7Ep3Ni2bPUg?t=152
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►Useful links:
YouTube About page youtube.com/c/ThePetersens/about
Most asked questions petersenband.com/about-the-petersens
Join our Patreon community patreon.com/thepetersens
Subscribe to our channel youtube.com/c/thepetersens?sub_confirmation=1
Join our email list eepurl.com/dxRRaX
Get It Mama Fan Club facebook.com/groups/getitmama
Show and tour dates petersenband.com/show-dates
Buy or stream our music li.sten.to/thepetersens
►Social media:
Instagram instagram.com/thepetersens
Facebook facebook.com/petersenband
TikTok tiktok.com/@petersenband
Twitter twitter.com/thepetersens
Band members petersenband.com/about-the-petersens
Go behind the scenes with @PetersenVlogs
►This video:
Lead vocal and dobro: Emmett Franz
Harmony vocal and fiddle: @katiepetersen
Harmony vocal and mandolin: @JuliannePetersen
Harmony vocal and banjo: @EllenHaygood
Guitar: @mattpetersen4000
Bass: Karen Petersen
Key moments:
0:01 instrumental
1:11 bass bowing
1:38 banjo
1:45 rhythm mandolin
1:50 rhythm guitar
3:35 fiddle
4:01 outro
Location: Dooley's Chapel on the Lake dooleylodges.com
Dooley Lodges and Resort provides a quiet, lakeside destination for a restful getaway. Again we filmed in their chapel, this time against a side wall.
Turn on captions (CC) to see the lyrics on screen.
Special thanks to Troy Dixon for helping us with audio and Aaron Clark for the videography.
Microphones by Ear Trumpet Labs eartrumpetlabs.com
►LYRICS - Viva La Vida
I used to rule the world
Seas would rise when I gave the word
Now in the morning I sleep alone
Sweep the streets I used to own
I used to roll the dice
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
Listen as the crowd would sing
Now the old king is dead, long live the king!
One minute I held the keys
Next the walls were closed on me
An' I discovered that m' castles stand
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand
I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringin'
Roman cavalry choirs are singin'
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
Once you'd gone there was never
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world
There was the wicked an' wild wind
Blew down the doors to let me in
The shattered windows and the sound of drums
The people couldn't believe what I'd become
Revolutionaries wait
For my head on a silver plate
Just a puppet on a lonely string
Uh, who would ever wanna be king?
I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringin'
Roman cavalry choirs are singin'
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
I know Saint Peter will call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world
Oa woah ohhh oh [x4]
I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringin'
Roman cavalry choirs are singin'
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
I know Saint Peter will call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world
►The Petersens:
We celebrate American roots music with family values, and perform full time in Branson, Missouri in the USA. The band consists of four siblings, Katie, Ellen, Matt, and Julianne, our mom Karen, and good friend Emmett Franz. Learn more about our family on our website petersenband.com
Subscriber count: 567,950
#ThePetersens #LiveSessions04 #VivaLaVida #Folk
#Coldplay #Cover
#DooleyLodgesAndResortMO
This song features on: #LiveSessions04 #FifthLiveConcert
You guys loved "The Scientist" cover we did so much we decided to do another Coldplay song! It's fun taking an intricate song with this many moving parts and translating it to our acoustic instruments. Emmett arranged "Viva La Vida" and, once again, did a fantastic job.
Also, did you know you can customize the captions if you are using a computer? Just go to the settings (gear icon ⚙️ on the video) and click "subtitles/CC":
- To change the size, click "options"
- To choose another language, click "auto-translate"
►Live concert version youtu.be/GKakJX9CRho?t=58
Buy or stream the album li.sten.to/livesessions04
►More bells: I Heard the Bells youtu.be/uMpBt3fYfn8
More Saint Peter: You Can't Make Old Friends youtu.be/tsNEuM8T2tk
More pop: I Want It That Way youtu.be/w009AfeBZSA
More bow: The Scientist youtu.be/WwqFUY4HcS8
►Clip: How Emmett came to play the dobro (spoiler alert: all the cool instruments were taken) youtu.be/7Ep3Ni2bPUg?t=152
-----------------------
►Useful links:
YouTube About page youtube.com/c/ThePetersens/about
Most asked questions petersenband.com/about-the-petersens
Join our Patreon community patreon.com/thepetersens
Subscribe to our channel youtube.com/c/thepetersens?sub_confirmation=1
Join our email list eepurl.com/dxRRaX
Get It Mama Fan Club facebook.com/groups/getitmama
Show and tour dates petersenband.com/show-dates
Buy or stream our music li.sten.to/thepetersens
►Social media:
Instagram instagram.com/thepetersens
Facebook facebook.com/petersenband
TikTok tiktok.com/@petersenband
Twitter twitter.com/thepetersens
Band members petersenband.com/about-the-petersens
Go behind the scenes with @PetersenVlogs
►This video:
Lead vocal and dobro: Emmett Franz
Harmony vocal and fiddle: @katiepetersen
Harmony vocal and mandolin: @JuliannePetersen
Harmony vocal and banjo: @EllenHaygood
Guitar: @mattpetersen4000
Bass: Karen Petersen
Key moments:
0:01 instrumental
1:11 bass bowing
1:38 banjo
1:45 rhythm mandolin
1:50 rhythm guitar
3:35 fiddle
4:01 outro
Location: Dooley's Chapel on the Lake dooleylodges.com
Dooley Lodges and Resort provides a quiet, lakeside destination for a restful getaway. Again we filmed in their chapel, this time against a side wall.
Turn on captions (CC) to see the lyrics on screen.
Special thanks to Troy Dixon for helping us with audio and Aaron Clark for the videography.
Microphones by Ear Trumpet Labs eartrumpetlabs.com
►LYRICS - Viva La Vida
I used to rule the world
Seas would rise when I gave the word
Now in the morning I sleep alone
Sweep the streets I used to own
I used to roll the dice
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
Listen as the crowd would sing
Now the old king is dead, long live the king!
One minute I held the keys
Next the walls were closed on me
An' I discovered that m' castles stand
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand
I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringin'
Roman cavalry choirs are singin'
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
Once you'd gone there was never
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world
There was the wicked an' wild wind
Blew down the doors to let me in
The shattered windows and the sound of drums
The people couldn't believe what I'd become
Revolutionaries wait
For my head on a silver plate
Just a puppet on a lonely string
Uh, who would ever wanna be king?
I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringin'
Roman cavalry choirs are singin'
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
I know Saint Peter will call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world
Oa woah ohhh oh [x4]
I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringin'
Roman cavalry choirs are singin'
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
I know Saint Peter will call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world
►The Petersens:
We celebrate American roots music with family values, and perform full time in Branson, Missouri in the USA. The band consists of four siblings, Katie, Ellen, Matt, and Julianne, our mom Karen, and good friend Emmett Franz. Learn more about our family on our website petersenband.com
Subscriber count: 567,950
#ThePetersens #LiveSessions04 #VivaLaVida #Folk
#Coldplay #Cover
#DooleyLodgesAndResortMO
This song features on: #LiveSessions04 #FifthLiveConcert
