Here at Music or Space Shuttle? we feel like we should be asking the tough, hard-hitting questions. This week starts a series of polls where we force you, the thoughtful reader, to choose between two random artists. You may not always like either selection but you have to pick one. (None of that “I’d sooner punch myself in the privates until I perish” third option crap.)

First up, you must make the musical “Sophie’s Choice” between Coldplay or Bette Midler. Would you choose to spend eternity with “Clocks” and “Speed of Sound” as your personal soundtrack? Or would you rather sing along to “The Rose” and “Wind Beneath my Wings” for the rest of your days? Feel free to justify your selection in the comments section.