This is the correct version. It’s a second conditional which uses the past tense to express something unreal.
Glad that my English teaching experience is coming in handy.

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Thanks to all those involved in the grammar chat in this thread. I’ve really enjoyed it.

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Also can’t hear it without thinking of this:

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holy shit

JD from scrubs is real

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Strong case for this literally being the worst song of all time

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have you heard this? this is the worst song of all time

Yeah, you’re right, ‘Final Straw’ was a slow burn as it didn’t start to pick up sales until ‘Run’ came out as the second single. The first single was ‘Spitting Games’ which didn’t even crack the Top 40 when it was first released. I always why a major label decided to pick them up after the first two records…maybe they heard the new material and thought they could shift some copies?

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I remember Colin Murray had been playing Run on his evening show non-stop after the album came out to the point where I had no idea it hadn’t been the first single until it came out as the second single.

Always just felt like this was a pale rip-off or Comforting Sounds.

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One of my all-time favourite songs.

Whenever I listen to Sebadoh now it’s impossible not to hear Snow Patrol’s earlier stuff.

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Gary Lightbody crops up on Rock Action as well doesn’t he?

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I’ll raise you, 23.

good tune

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Yup with Gruff Rhys on one of their best songs

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Barnstormer of a track tha

This just reminded me of a weird dark corner of the internet, the comments section of… take me somewhere nice (TW: Suicide chat)

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I’d forgot about that, really unexpected

Is it cause it was used in Life is Strange or something?

Either that or because David Pajo is on it (or both)