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Radiator, 1997
Written by Gruff Rhys, Huw Bunford, Guto Pryce, Cian Ciaran, and Dafydd Ieuan
How much more Welsh can the band members' names be? None. None more Welsh. "Play It Cool" is a tightly packed burst of pop-rock charm built from irresistible riffs and hooks. From the opening three-chord punch with reverb-drenched vocals to an ascending keyboard line and cascading guitar bends, it assembles a warm, ear-pleasing intro in under twenty seconds. Gruff Rhys's vocals mirror the instrumentation, gliding easily into the track's melodic framework. The lyrics have are vague, evoking both futuristic dystopia and easygoing carpe diem philosophy. The message in the chorus is act now, deal with the consequences another time: "Whatever you want to do, do it now and pay later / Whatever you want to say, say it now and pay later." But the verses, conversely, have a dark tone that seem to imply that this isn't such a great idea.
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