Here are all the little facts/ questions that appeared during the songs in Madrid.

 

 

Mylo Xyloto - “I think we’re a band with a lot of history now, so it’s nice to come up with [an album title] that doesn’t have any history at all – Chris

 

Hurts Like Heaven -“ ‘Hurts Like Heaven’ is all Jonny [buckland]…. Jonny is coming out of his cocoon” – Chris

 

Yellow – Where did Chris Martin draw inspiration from the lyrics to “Yellow”?

 

In My Place – What year did “In My Place” win Best Rock Performance at the Grammys?

 

Major Minus – Major Minus is a character based on various media oligarchs and politicians.

 

Lost! - When Jay Z & Coldplay teamed up to create a version of “Lost!” what did they call it?

 

The Scientist – “The Scientist” eludes the story The Birthmark by Nathaniel Hawthorne – where a scientist neglects his love due to his devotion to science.

 

Violet Hill – “Violet Hill” was the band’s first attempt at a protest song. It’s also a nod to The Beatles, and Violet Hill – a street in London near Abbey Road.

 

God Put A Smile Upon Your Face – “This song came out of playing live and wanting to have something with a bit more bounce…. Like PJ Harvey and Muse” – Chris

 

Paradise – We hear Hype Williams is set to direct the music video for “Paradise”. What do you think of their collaboration?

 

Up In Flames – Up in Flames was the last song recorded for Mylo Xyloto. It was written and recorded after all the other tracks had been mix and mastered.

 

Till Kingdom Come / Ole Ole Ole - Jonny Cash was originally set to record “Til Kingdom Come” with Chris Martin, but passed away before he was able to do so.

 

Politik- Politik was written on the day of 9/11.

 

Viva La Vida – “[This song] is a story about a king who’s lost his kingdom, and all the album’s artwork is based on the idea of revolutionaries and guerrillas” – Guy

 

Charlie Brown - Charlie Brown is the first song the band recorded for the new album.

 

Life is For Living – “Life is for Living” was originally released as a hidden track after “Everything’s not Lost” from the album Parachutes.

 

_ Encore _

 

Clocks – “Clocks” won Record of the Year at the Grammys in 2004, beating out Eminem, OutKast, and Beyonce.

 

Rehab/ Fix You – In 2005, the band donated all the sales of “Fix You” on the iTunes Music Store to various hurricane relief funds.

 

M.M.I.X / Every Teardrop Is A Waterfall - What film inspired Chris Martin to write “Every Teardrop is a Waterfall”?

Well, the Paradise fact is wrong, isn't it..? Noticed it when I saw the show on Youtube earlier today..

Well, the Paradise fact is wrong, isn't it..? Noticed it when I saw the show on Youtube earlier today..

 

Coldplay initially announced that the single's music video would be directed by Hype Williams (who previously directed the first version of the "Viva la Vida" music video) but that version was scrapped after shooting and the band decided instead to record a new version directed by long-time collaborator Mat Whitecross. (Wikipedia)

Yeah, I know that :) It still makes the question wrong because:

 

A) They're not "going to" release their video, it's already been released, and..

B) Hype Williams don't have anything to do with the Paradise video anymore

 

:thinking:

Yeah I saw that and thought, the video already came out. I wonder who was behind all these.

 

Is the Politik one correct? I've read that the song was written the week after 9/11, not the day of?!

Yellow – Where did Chris Martin draw inspiration from the lyrics to “Yellow”?

 

Does someone knows the official answer to this one?

 

I have heard many different versions from the band themselves...

Does someone knows the official answer to this one?

 

I have heard many different versions from the band themselves...

 

I don't know where the inspiration came from for all the lyrics but I remember Chris saying that he was missing a 2 syllable word so he just used yellow because it sounded good.

Yellow was written in a Rockfield studio in Wales called the Quadrangle, where Coldplay began working on their debut album, Parachutes. One night after finishing recording Shiver, the lead single of the album, the band took a break and went out of the studio. Outside, there were few lights on and the stars in the sky were visible and "just amazing", according to the song's co-producer, Ken Nelson. He told the band to look at the stars, which they did. Vocalist Chris Martin was inspired by the sight and the song's main melody, consisting of a chord pattern, popped into his head. At first, Martin did not take it seriously "as he relayed the tune to the rest of the band in his worst Neil Young impersonation voice". Martin has said, "The song had the word 'stars' and that seemed like a word you should sing in a Neil Young voice." The melody "started off a lot slower", according to drummer Will Champion, and it sounded like a Neil Young song. Not long after, despite not taking the song seriously, Martin's idea worked out when he had developed the tempo of the verse. When guitarist Jonny Buckland started playing it and supplemented it with his ideas, they had created the riff, "and it sort of got a bit heavier".

 

While composing the song's lyrics, however, Martin could not find the right words. He was thinking of a specific word, which he deemed a missing key word in the lyrics, to fit the song's concept. He looked around the studio and found the telephone directory Yellow Pages, which happened to be situated nearest to him. Martin later titled the song "Yellow" as a reference to the directory. He quipped, "In an alternate universe, this song could be called 'Playboy.' "The lyrics progressed from there with the band collaborating. Bassist Guy Berryman came up with the opening line "Look at the stars". That night, having quickly composed the song, the band recorded it.

 

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On the screen when they played In My Place it said "In My Place - Parachute" - FAIL!