Listen: Coldplay feat. Rihanna ‘Princess of China’ (acoustic)

Coldplay have just released an acoustic version of their latest Rihanna-assisted new single ‘Princess of China’. This rendition is more cleaner than the original as you can hear Rihanna’s harmonising to sharper,

echo-y effect. It doesn’t sound like a legit acoustic because it appears that the vocals from the original recording have been dubbed over a guitar instrumental.

A raw vocal delivery from both parties would have made this version that extra bit special. As nice as it sounds, I still prefer the original production, because something about this is missing and in part, it begs for a beat.