Felicci Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Hi guys! Once again I don't know where too post this to get my answer :confused: (sorry, but this forum is a little confusing to me...) The song Politik is one of my absolute fave coldplay songs and I have been wondering this for quite some time. Does anyone know why the band decided to spell Politik with a "K"? That's not how it's normally spelt in English, is it? :kiss: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc90 Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 No, it's usually spelt with a 'c' at the end. Very good question that i've never thought about, might be worth asking The Oracle about if someone here doesn't already know, I sure don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrk Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 Politik means policy in German I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felicci Posted August 4, 2011 Author Share Posted August 4, 2011 Politik means policy in German I think Well Politik means politics in swedish. But i don't think that's why they spelt it that way... :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maria77 Posted August 4, 2011 Share Posted August 4, 2011 The "k" it's to enphase the meaning of the message they want to pass through the song, I think. To be politik - it's a stronger word to spell than "policy" is... just my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juanma Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Dont know why but in Spanish if you read politik .. K sounds ca. And forms politica = politics :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Bauer Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Isn't it about 9/11? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck kottke Posted August 5, 2011 Share Posted August 5, 2011 Politik with a "k" because it has special properties that way, super K force properties! :laugh3: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felicci Posted August 8, 2011 Author Share Posted August 8, 2011 Isn't it about 9/11? Oh is it? In what way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felicci Posted August 8, 2011 Author Share Posted August 8, 2011 So I just asked the Oracle about this. but how about you all also send this question to the oracle and then he/she might actually answer it! If there is a lot of ppl aksing the same thing I think there is a bigger chance of getting an answer, don't you?! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc90 Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Oh is it? In what way? [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztWItz7tcaA]Coldplay - Politik - StoryTellers - YouTube[/ame] 5:26 in and also http://www.wikicoldplay.com/Politik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felicci Posted August 9, 2011 Author Share Posted August 9, 2011 Coldplay - Politik - StoryTellers - YouTube[/url] 5:26 in and also http://www.wikicoldplay.com/Politik Aha, but then it's not about 9/11. It just happened to be released around that time.... It's about what Will says: someone's belif of what is wrong and what is right! They still don't tell us why they spell it with k :thinking: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felicci Posted August 9, 2011 Author Share Posted August 9, 2011 Aha, but then it's not about 9/11. It just happened to be released around that time.... It's about what Will says: someone's belif of what is wrong and what is right! They still don't tell us why they spell it with k :thinking: No sorry, my bad I missunderstood what Guy said! And also how could it have been released around 9/11 when the album was released 2002 and politik never was a sigle, stupid me! :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirajlyons Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 It's about the state of the world. not 9/11. but sorry i don't know why it's spelled with a ''k'' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felicci Posted August 9, 2011 Author Share Posted August 9, 2011 It's about the state of the world. not 9/11. but sorry i don't know why it's spelled with a ''k'' This is said aboute Politik at the oracle page: August 27, 2010 - submitted by Maria, United Kingdom Q. Dear Oracle this is true or false Politik was written days after the attacks of 11 September 2001? Thanks Lovely Oracle The Oracle replies: Actually yes, Politik was written in the wake of that tragedy and very much inspired by those events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 I don't think there's necessarily a reason guys, but that's my opinion. Politik looks rather beautiful as a word though. The "k" to me seems to be guarding the "i"s. But maybe I'm mental. Prospekt also has a strange "k", as does "Lukas". It is one of my favourite song titles ever though. I'm in a band and wrote a song which I named Potencia in Politik's honour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felicci Posted August 13, 2011 Author Share Posted August 13, 2011 I don't think there's necessarily a reason guys, but that's my opinion. Politik looks rather beautiful as a word though. The "k" to me seems to be guarding the "i"s. But maybe I'm mental. Prospekt also has a strange "k", as does "Lukas". It is one of my favourite song titles ever though. I'm in a band and wrote a song which I named Potencia in Politik's honour. yeah, I've been thinking about prospekt's march too. but Lukas isn't weird too me cus names are often spelt in different ways. Well, maybe they just like "K"! :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiame Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 It's a reference to the German word "Politik" which means policy. "Tell me you're own policy.." makes sense. "tell me you're own politic" doesn't. That's what I have always believed anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WookieBunny Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Maybe it has to do with numerology K is the 11th number in the alphabet which would also make K 2 K - 11/2 represents extremes 11 - 2 = 9 Politik = 11 open up your eyes.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Final Track Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aschall Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Maybe it has to do with numerology K is the 11th number in the alphabet which would also make K 2 K - 11/2 represents extremes 11 - 2 = 9 Politik = 11 open up your eyes.... :facepalm: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prospector Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Prospekt is the name of the character of the song, Chris saind once he chosed this because Prospekt means street on russian, or something like that. And K is just such a cool letter to use :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MosesTheMarshmallow Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 Blood Sex Sugar Magik! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade Mike Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 The K in Politik was Phil Harvey's idea, IIRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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