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Singer/ songwriter Zachary Scot Johnson ( www.zacharyscotjohnson.com ) performs a cover of Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin's "The Scientist" on day 929 of thesongadayproject.



In 2003, "The Scientist" was featured on Coldplay's live album Live 2003.[25] The song was covered live by Aimee Mann and released on a special edition of her album Lost in Space.[26] Natasha Bedingfield, Alex Band, Eamon, and Avril Lavigne covered the song on Jo Whiley's Live Lounge radio show.[27][28][29] Also, Belinda Carlisle did a live rendition on the ITV1 reality show Hit Me Baby One More Time.[30][31] The British female quartet All Angels did a choral arrangement of the song on their album Into Paradise which was released in 2007.[32] The chords to this song are replicated by Sum 41 in their song "Pieces."[33] In addition, the American television show MADtv did a parody of the video, called "The Narcissist."[34] A cover of the track performed by Johnette Napolitano and Danny Lohner was featured in the 2004 film Wicker Park.[35][36] Allison Iraheta and Kris Allen performed an acoustic duet of the song at Oprah Winfrey's "No Phone Zone" rally in Los Angeles, California.[37]

In 2011, Willie Nelson covered it for a Chipotle Mexican Grill-sponsored short film titled "Back to the Start", highlighting the problems of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations.[38] It also appears as the last cut on his 2012 album Heroes. Nelson's version plays during the closing credits of the 2014 movie The Judge.[39]

In 2012, Glee cast covered it in season 4, episode 4, titled "The Break Up". The song was performed by Cory Monteith, Darren Criss, Naya Rivera, Matthew Morrison, Lea Michele, Chris Colfer, Heather Morris and Jayma Mays.[40]

The Voice (U.S.) contestant Holly Henry performed the song for her blind audition in 2013, which led to all four coaches wanting her on their team.[41]

In 2014, actor/ singer Miley Cyrus covered the song at selected stops of her Bangerz Tour.

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