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And finally today's lesson in love... August 28, 2009 - submitted by Victoria, United States of America Q. Me and my boyfriend just broke up. I stopped having feelings for him after school ended and he wants me back. I don't like him at all. Only as a friend. He still loves me and thinks I was cheating on him when I wasn't. Should I set him straight or take him back? Please help. Sorry for the long entry. Confused w/love The Oracle replies: If you truly mean you don't have feelings for him other than as a friend, there's no point prolonging his sadness. You have already broken up with him so don't go back unless you truly have the same feelings. Unless you broke up with him because you felt betrayed that he thought you had cheated and are just hurting yourself... in that case, give yourself time to see if the old feelings come back or not, but for now... set him straight. Five answers in one day... is that a record?

The Oracle is in a chatty mood today... August 28, 2009 - submitted by Emily, United States of America Q. Hi Oracle! On the live feed of a Coldplay concert on coldplay.com it mentions that for dinner the band ate beef bourgignon, Isn't Chris a vegetarian? Thank you! Love, Emily =) The Oracle replies: I KNEW someone would ask this! Anchorman did say he wasn't sure what they were having for dinner behind closed doors so I suspect someone was having Beef Bourgignon (a.k.a Bourguignon) as he'd heard it being mentioned but that doesn't mean Chris was tucking in. I'm trying to remember the last time I saw Chris eat a meaty meal myself... yes I have witnessed it.

August 28, 2009 - submitted by Rahul, India Q. Have Coldplay ever forgotten the lyrics to their own song ?? It'd be really embarrassing,right?? The Oracle replies: Yes! Chris has fluffed lyrics on more than one occasion. He usually swears or makes some comment rather than ignore it but Trouble always seems to give him some trouble

Fab question - is Tamara one of us? August 28, 2009 - submitted by Tamara, United Kingdom Q. Dear Oracle, Who wrote the "Hello Coldplaying!" sign in the live photoblog? :D The Oracle replies: Anchorman wrote it in response to an email he received asking folk what they wanted photos of.

I would really love to hear 'Amsterdam' live again, but I don't get why everyone is so worked up at the moment about it not being played on the tour... August 28, 2009 - submitted by Mike, United States of America Q. Dear Oracle, In the episode of 60 minutes, Chris says that even if he doesn't feel like playing Yellow, he'll do it anyways because the crowd paid to hear the songs they love. If he feels this way, why does he avoid playing Amsterdam? Is there a reason he is trying to keep it unheard on the tour? Seems like the band are taking the Springsteen approach to the setlist for this song. I hope you can shed some light on this for me. Sincerely, Mike The Oracle replies: You have to remember that Yellow was the single that launched the band's career around the world and that is why they will always play it. They have tried to perform it differently from tour to tour to keep it interesting for the band and fans alike. Guy once said that some people may only come to a show to hear that song (I'm sure he realizes that's not true in the majority of cases)so they feel they owe it to fans to play it. Although Amsterdam is a big favourite amongst fans - in fact it's the most requested song via this very page - it was not a single so hasn't got the same meaning. It's not avoidance per se but there are a lot of songs to choose from to form the setlist and it just so happens that for the moment Amsterdam isn't on there

That is just bizarre... :confused:

That's really helpful, thank you! :)

For all the other rounds I didn't bother reading the stories... I just voted for the band that had the smallest following in the hope we wouldn't have stiff competition :laugh3:

August 27, 2009 - submitted by Matilda, Sweden Q. Dear Oracle, Do you think Chris actually saw our Amsterdam-signs in Stockholm? And if so, will you tell him thanks for the wonderful strawberry swing version of the last verse! And also, what would the band think about a fan sending them covers/tributes of their songs to them? The Oracle replies: Again, to point you to Roadie #42's blog the impromptu burst of Amsterdam gets a mention. I hope you understand that we haven't got the facility for fans to send covers of Coldplay songs and there's be no way they could listen to what I would guess to be a vast number of submissions! There's a few on YouTube though...

August 27, 2009 - submitted by Bill, United Kingdom Q. I saw Coldplay at Hannover on Tuesday...really enjoyed the show. I have one question though: how come so little is said to the audience about the origins of their songs/influences/what inspire them to write them etc? Is it because of the the technical effects and timing of the show? Or because we should know it already?! Thanks Oracle. (P.S. check out my band: http://www.myspace.com/riversofengland (I often think my friend's voice is a bit like Chris Martin's. Look forward to hearing from you. Thanks Bill The Oracle replies: Neither of those reasons really Bill. The band have rarely commented on what a song is about at a live show. Occasionally in the good old days Chris may have mentioned something but not so much these days on the bigger stage.

Guessing everyone's more interested in the photo blog, but here are todays questions... August 27, 2009 - submitted by Christian, Germany Q. What does the band think about the concert in Hannover? There's no comment about it. I was there in the AWD-Arena and enjoyed the evening SO MUCH! So please give us a feedback of the band. Thanks for that wonderful, unforgettable evening to COLDPLAY! :-) The Oracle replies: The only feedback you'll get to see of the band's reaction to certain shows are via Roadie #42's blogs. In the most recent 99th blog, he begins with talk of Stockholm but if you scroll to the end Hannover gets a decent mention

Da, da, daaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!

Maybe the idea is that they send a huge fan of one band to see a different band... 'cos if they sent you to see your favourite, of course you'd give them a good review :thinking: It's still been badly run though... very confusing!

Steve Lamacq now has shows on Radio 2 and Six Music When is Jo Whiley's last show?

Don't you need one for Friday night too? I thought you were coming out with us?

Good point, he said by album four everyone knows what a singer sounds like... not everyone knows what Will sounds like. Bring it on!

Even the board knows how important the snack shopping is - it posted you twice :D

Like write a shopping list for snack treats? :laugh3:

I thought this question would have prompted a lot more discussion than it has so far... :inquisitive:

What's been the best show so far, Min?

So that's a Yes then!

Min I just noticed your sig... you're seeing Coldplay nine times this year?!!

Sticking up for his boyfriend again :rolleyes:

I voted Yes, I think doing the live solo and the response that it gets will give him the confidence and I think Chris would welcome the change Maybe Gwyneth's worried about Will taking over though and that's why she wants Chris to go solo :laugh3: (Haven't dared look at that thread but I imagine people are going nuts about the story!)

Rest easy Jay-Z fans (both of you :laugh3:) August 26, 2009 - submitted by Helen, United Kingdom Q. Ok so I'm attending the Manchester gig on Sept 12th and Jay-Z is meant to be supporting but he has a gig in New York on 11th and the VMA's on 13th!!! So is Jay planning to ditch us Mancunians? The Oracle replies: Jay's not ditching the Northerners; all the Coldplay show dates appear on his MySpace, in fact, they're the only ones on there.