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September 21, 2010 - submitted by Jamie, United States of America
Q. Hi Oracle, I'm elderly compared to the rest of you. I'll be 52. I haven't paid much attention to current music until I heard Viva La Vida. Now, I'm delighted and just a touch obsessive about the band. My question is, am I the oldest fan you know of. Although I'm young for my age, I feel like I'd feel a little pathetic jumping around at a show. Not that that will stop me... And BTW, Eleanor Rigby is a woman in the Liverpool cemetery, although Paul says he hadn't noticed her headstone. So she was real apparently.
The Oracle replies:
'Fraid not Jamie! By the way, you're not even old so you wouldn't be close to oldest! I should have been clear about what I meant by the fact that Eleanor Rigby wasn't written about a real person in that it wasn't a biographical song about any woman of the same name; there's bound to be more than one!
September 20, 2010 - submitted by Gabriela, Paraguay
Q. Hi Oracle! Today I saw a video of Yellow at the Glastonbury festival! It was beyond awesome! So I was wondering, were you there?
The Oracle replies:
I'll let you into a little secret. I've only ever been to Glastonbury festival 4 times and each time was with Coldplay therefore yes I was there at each of the 4 times I have seen them perform it there. I don't know which time you're referring to but I bet it isn't the same as my favourite time they sang Yellow which was their second appearance on the "other stage" on the Saturday afternoon, 2000.
September 20, 2010 - submitted by Valentina, Denmark
Q. Dear Oracle, this is not a question but a comment on your best advice. If everybody kept their head out of the clouds, well frankly nothing wonderful, original and extraordinary would exist. I dare say Coldplay would not be here had they not aimed for the stars, so to speak. Look for the clouds for inspiration and dreams and then fly down on earth in order to make those dreams come true :)
The Oracle replies:
Don't get me wrong; I wasn't saying don't have dreams and aspirations. Trust me I have them and my life has been richer for them up to now - including wonderful, original and extraordinary. Keeping your head out of the clouds is my way of saying not to spend your time out of touch with reality. You still have to go and make things happen rather than dreaming time away.
September 20, 2010 - submitted by Faith, Australia
Q. Dear Oracle, I need some advice. Is it a bad thing to include in a song the name of the person it's about? My brother thinks it is but I'm not so sure. Thank you!! xx
The Oracle replies:
If someone wrote a song about me and it was showing me in a good light I'd want everyone to know. In fact if I was told it was about me and the name had been changed I'd be offended! The flip side of that is that if the lyrics suggested I was not a nice person; I'd disassociate myself from it sharpish! I don't think real full names are wise as there's generally more than one person sharing that name... FYI The Beatles' Eleanor Rigby wasn't a real woman.
September 17, 2010 - submitted by Eddy, Italy
Q. Hello Oracle, I was just wandering if the song Sweet Marienne is from Coldplay or is just a fake... this is the
The Oracle replies:
It's Sweet Marianne actually Eddy and is very real. That clip is not "the" video as no such thing exists. Someone has made that around a live recording of the track; the only versions of the track are live as once again it's an unreleased song with no studio recording available.
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