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Where is our hero this evening? (Do you think he found the vid on You Tube and hasn't been able to tear himself away? :P)

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Fab video! His head really will explode when he sees it!

How about "Social Gay"? ( See what I did? I used my new word in a sentence! Coldplaying is extending my vocabulary :) )

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Maybe answering these questions is how Gwyneth passes time between filming! :P

That'll be my new word for today then! :)

August 18, 2008 - submitted by duncan, United States of America Q. i've always wondered, when talking about a band the word "are" is used in place of "is". ive always thought of band names as the collection of all of the members together. like coldplay is... as opposed to coldplay are. why is this?/am i just insane? The Oracle replies: In the good old U S of A you refer to a band as a singular noun. I guess it is, one group made of many parts. However, over here in the good old U of K, we refer to a band as they. Hence in America the band is but in Britain the band are.

Apologies! I always cut and paste, and I guess I copied the wrong one :embarassed:

August 18, 2008 - submitted by Paula, Columbia Q. The song Spies refers to paparazzi? The Oracle replies: At the time of writing the song, they band had no first hand experience of being papped so no, it wasn't. It was actually more of an attempt at a Bond song. In 1999 Bond film The World Is Not Enough was in production and the band wrote Spies inspired by their love of John Barry, renowned writer of Bond themes/songs.

"Social Gay"??? :confused:

Maybe it's a sensitive subject... :rolleyes:

I can't believe the one about the light bulb - that was either sent in by Mr Magoo or someone who doesn't own a television. What a waste of a question! :angry:

August 18, 2008 - submitted by Cameron, United Kingdom Q. At the End of Radiohead's music video for Just, what does the man on the pavement say to everyone, that causes them lie on the pavement? The Oracle replies: Jamie Thraves who directed Just also directed The Scientist & God Put a Smile Upon Your Face. Anyway, he and the band have always remained tight-lipped over that ending so it wouldn't be right if I told you now would it? Suggestions on a postcard...

I think that's a great question!

August 18, 2008 - submitted by Liam, Australia Q. What is the thing that Chris swings around in live performances of Fix You? The Oracle replies: It's just a light bulb. Chris had the idea of using a swinging light bulb for the Twisted Logic tour. It wasn't originally intended for Fix You but it took a few try outs to find the perfect song and moment.

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Do you think his ego will cope with all of this praise? (Jamie, I hope you're reading it before midnight, or who knows how crazy you'll get :P)

If the Oracle knows everything, how come they've got the bands name wrong?

JD rocks - my summer would have been a lot duller without his film recommendations! :)

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