Coldplay's Oracle remembers Francois Chevallier, a Coldplay engineer

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October 12, 2009 - submitted by Jan, United Kingdom

Q. Dear Oracle, Anchorman reported that Coldplay won two awards, and wanted to dedicate them to one Francois Chevallier who they really miss. Who was Francois? Thank you Oracle.

The Oracle replies:

Francois was a very talented engineer who worked with the band. Sadly he has passed away. R.I.P

October 12, 2009 - submitted by Juliana, United States of America

Q. There is a song that has played on BBC Radio 1 a few times in the past coupla days. I really love it, but can't seem to figure out the title and artist. The song contains the line, "I can do it any way that you want it" and is really upbeat and dance-y. Any ideas? Thanks :)

The Oracle replies:

The track you're looking for is called Anyway by Duck Sauce. You may hear a similarity to Stardust's Music Sounds Better With You; they both use the same sample of the song Fate by Chaka Khan.

October 12, 2009 - submitted by Juan, Mexico

Q. Dear Oracle, I didn't approve maths this term and my Dad won't buy me the tickets for Coldplay's concert in Mexico and I have no money. He says he wants better notes from me but he won't have them until next month and the tickets will be out on Thursday, so what should I do? Tell me something to convince him.

Thanks! ps. Sorry for my bad English

The Oracle replies:

There's a relatively simple compromise here Juan if you can work hard enough to justify it that is... How about your Dad buys the tickets but you don't take possession of them unless he sees better notes? We don't call them notes here so I'm assuming you mean grades or results. Your motivation to do well would be the tickets that will already have been paid for so you may have to come up with a plan of what happens if you don't do better; sell them to a friend so that your Dad is not out of pocket financially or something. In the meantime, spend less time worrying about tickets and more about Maths! Good luck!