Palpatine Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 Is this true? I was told that Spies was banned by Chinese Goverment when it was released with Parachutes?!!! Someone clear this up please :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimberlina Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 yeah i heard that coz of the content/topic on spies the entire parachutes album was banned in china Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albie Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 why ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambergris Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 IAN? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victaniac Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 It was just the song Spies, because supposedly it is "Politically sensitive". Coldplay can do concerts in China, just can't play Spies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el_scorcho Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 That's ... interesting :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimeIsOnYourSide Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 true i think in north korea as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amsterdam528 Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 Sounds like the Chinese are trying to cover something... I guess it's because it arouses suspicion that the government actually does have spies watching everything. o.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octakon Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 They cause just the opposite of what they want. They don't want people to hear this song, cause the people might think that the government have spies watching everything? What the hell do they think people will think when they ban this song? :dozey: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gib786 Posted April 20, 2005 Share Posted April 20, 2005 im sure chris said in a interview that the chinese gov claimed spies had a bit that said 'free tibet' when played backwards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pseudofake Posted April 21, 2005 Share Posted April 21, 2005 im sure chris said in a interview that the chinese gov claimed spies had a bit that said 'free tibet' when played backwards ah yeah, he said that in a live recording of a gig just after they'd finished playing it, i do believe :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octakon Posted April 21, 2005 Share Posted April 21, 2005 haha, seriously? :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsTeeth Posted April 21, 2005 Share Posted April 21, 2005 no shit lol jeeze. u learn something new everyday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsTeeth Posted April 21, 2005 Share Posted April 21, 2005 I just sent a Q to Debs in the Q&A. Hopefully she gets back to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Posted April 21, 2005 Share Posted April 21, 2005 It's true that it was politically sensitive :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berrywoman Posted April 21, 2005 Share Posted April 21, 2005 It's true that it was politically sensitive :) I want to agree with this statement... :) but Spies isnt even about 'real espionage' (or so it seems) I am interested to see what Debs says though... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victaniac Posted April 21, 2005 Share Posted April 21, 2005 I just sent a Q to Debs in the Q&A. Hopefully she gets back to me Hopes she answers it. I remember seeing a few questions about it I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsTeeth Posted April 21, 2005 Share Posted April 21, 2005 well i'll be damned lol. i did a search in the Q&A (should have done that before I submitted a question to Debs, but oh well, she'll get over it :P ) and sure enough she has said before that it was banned in China because of poltical sensitivity. I wonder exactly how that was done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsTeeth Posted April 21, 2005 Share Posted April 21, 2005 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=307&item=4721664277&rd=1 Look what I found :idea2: ! This must be one of the copies from China. In the tracklisting Spies isn't there, Careful Where You Stand is in its place! And on the CD is some Chinese writing if you look closely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berrywoman Posted April 22, 2005 Share Posted April 22, 2005 I saw Debs answer in q&a... answer: political sensitivity.. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle131 Posted April 22, 2005 Share Posted April 22, 2005 Sounds like the Chinese are trying to cover something... I guess it's because it arouses suspicion that the government actually does have spies watching everything. o.0 OR it's because the USA and Britian is a billion spies over in China, and they can't touch them no, cause they're our spies :P :P :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busybeeburns Posted April 22, 2005 Share Posted April 22, 2005 IAN? what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berrywoman Posted April 23, 2005 Share Posted April 23, 2005 :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yas Posted April 23, 2005 Share Posted April 23, 2005 I didn't knew it, that's so wired. xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badlydrawngirl Posted April 23, 2005 Share Posted April 23, 2005 Look what I found ! This must be one of the copies from China. In the tracklisting Spies isn't there, Careful Where You Stand is in its place! And on the CD is some Chinese writing if you look closely. careful where you stand should have been on parachutes anyway, its their best song! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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