The all knowing Oracle gives more Coldplay hints and tips…
August 20, 2008 - submitted by Josh, United Kingdom
Q. Is Brothers & Sisters (on the Without Parachutes) really as Marxist as I think it is?
The Oracle replies:
Brothers & Sisters was a single released on Fierce Panda and was in no way Marxist! Without Parachutes is a bootleg by the way so is not an official Coldplay release.
August 20, 2008 - submitted by AJ, Canada
Q. Would Coldplay ever consider doing a concert devoid of their big hits and perform a list of their more obscure or less played songs and b-sides? I would find that very interesting to see them explore their older songs live again, such as high speed , everythings not lost, life is for living , Spies, sleeping sun, other songs like that . Will they ever go back there?
The Oracle replies:
They do incorporate old songs from time to time but the hits are what most people want to hear. They are the songs that put them in this wonderful position of being able to be in a band full time. One of the reasons they change the way Yellow is played on each tour is to make it more interesting for audience and band alike. Some people might only be there for the hits as Guy once pointed out! Radiohead famously dropped Creep from their set many years ago but Coldplay certainly feel Yellow is one song that would be hard to drop.
August 20, 2008 - submitted by Nikki, United States of America
Q. I love your web site. Who created it?
The Oracle replies:
Slender Fungus created the website.
August 20, 2008 - submitted by Chris, United States of America
Q. Coldplay has been saying that Life in Technicolor has a full version with lyrics, but I feel like that song and The Escapist are very similar, are they one in the same?
The Oracle replies:
The album version of Life in Technicolor has an intro before it starts which is indeed the same as the backing music of The Escapist. What you hear is actually an adapted version of Jon Hopkin’s track Light Through The Veins. For those who don’t know The Escapist is a hidden track tagged onto the end of Death And All His Friends. Anyway, yes there is a full version of Life in Technicolor with lyrics that’s about 2 minutes longer than the instrumental version. Very nice it is too. Sure you’ll get to hear it one day…
August 20, 2008 - submitted by Sammie, United Kingdom
Q. Why have Coldplay spelt life in technicolo(u)r without a u if they’re English?
The Oracle replies:
Technicolor is a process that was discovered and started in America so as a trademark has always had an American spelling.
August 20, 2008 - submitted by Gabriel, Brazil
Q. Can you tell me where did the idea of playing “Call the Shots” at the end of square one, in Brixton academy, came from?
The Oracle replies:
Well believe it or not, Chris is a huge fan of Girls Aloud.
August 20, 2008 - submitted by Andrea, Canada
Q. Dear Oracle,
People from Nigeria are supposedly known as “nigerians”, correct? Well, if that is the case, then what are people from Niger called? If you were to tell me you were from either Niger or Nigeria, I would assume you’re Nigerian either way. But there has to be a distinction between the people from the two separate countries. Care to shed some light?
The Oracle replies:
As you say Nigeria is straightforward with Nigerian. Niger is very similar with all things from Niger being Nigerien.
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