Coldplay Make a Righteous Noise With Prince Cover for NPR Tiny Desk Concert

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The For Love Choir joined them on "1999." Coldplay have eschewed a world tour in support of their new Everyday Life album, but that hasn't stopped them from finding new places to play their songs.

Their latest offbeat gig was a drop-by at NPR for a Tiny Desk show, a serious underplay from their usual stadium gigs. But singer Chris Martin was just as excited to rock the office space alongside guitarist Jonny Buckland and a the nine-person For Love Choir for the five-song set that included a surprising cover.

The set opened with Martin -- dressed up in a black tuxedo jacket with a red flower on his lapel -- playing a gospel-y groove on piano as the choir added some soulful backing vocals on "Cry Cry Cry" and then busting into a joyously