Bear in live talk performance?!

ianbea · 27-01-2006, 09:19 AM

just wondering why is there a bear runnin across the backwall when they play talk?? haha thanx

dan_bcfc · 27-01-2006, 09:54 AM

I think its something about that they are been hunted down, hence that it looks like somebody is getting ready with a sniper.

cpfan50 · 27-01-2006, 12:52 PM

The bear is in a cage, pacing up and down on its own, so I think it is supposed to represent being lonely and trapped. Not sure though - could be anything!

coldplay_steph · 27-01-2006, 01:01 PM

I think we have all pondered this at some stage

I was thinking, the bear for the TL tour is sorta like the lasar was in 2003......except completely bizzare and somehow not quite as cool

dan_bcfc · 27-01-2006, 01:04 PM

I first saw it at the EMA awards, which may have been the first time they had used it.

Unless Chris thinks hes Doctor Dolittle "Lets Taaaaaaaaalk" referring to the bear, im sticking by my guns that its about the hunting and trapped side of things.

coldplay_steph · 27-01-2006, 01:08 PM

Nope, they'd been using it for a long while before that, during the tour.

Dr.Dolittle LMAO!

dan_bcfc · 27-01-2006, 01:09 PM

Reeeeeeally, It wasnt around in the summer surely, because I hadnt seen it at the Bolton gig.

coldplay_steph · 27-01-2006, 01:12 PM

Hmm :/ ....im almost positive, im sure I have pics from before the EMA's with it in....let me check...

Nettie · 27-01-2006, 01:24 PM

They're used it every time for Talk.

I don't quite get it myself either...

coldplay_steph · 27-01-2006, 01:26 PM

I love the randomness of it, i'll never forget my mates face at Earls Court when he tapped me on the shoulder and was like "What the F*uck is THAT!?"

Denise · 27-01-2006, 01:32 PM

They probably started using it in the last European Leg, cause last summer I didn't see in it in Verona

But I'm with Dan's interpretation...probably referring to the meaning of the song..the bear's trying to escape but it doesn't know how to make people understand what it wants

Bah I don't know

why do we always have to find a reason for anything

cherith · 27-01-2006, 02:44 PM

personally i really like it .... i saw it first at the emas ..... so i knew whatto expect when i saw them in belfast .... its quite a well known fact that bears kept in captivity for a very long time begin to pace up and down out of boredom ... they actually go physically crazy ... pacing up and down .... so yea it represents being trapped , lonely and out of control of your own mind..... personally im a bit of an animal rites supporter and i dunno if its true or not ... but the footage they use looks very much like footage used by peta .. people for the ethical treatment of animals ... and i know that gwyneth paltrow is a peta supporter ... so mayb chris is as well ...

Xadajoda · 27-01-2006, 02:53 PM

It's kinda ambiguous. But I agree with you. I'm not sure, but I hope it involves PETA. I'd really love it! Very good idea.

tjames921 · 27-01-2006, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by iriden
They probably started using it in the last European Leg, cause last summer I didn't see in it in Verona

I saw them last August here in the US and they used the Bear during Talk then too. I have no idea either why its used.

Denise · 27-01-2006, 04:16 PM

Ok so they started using it in the summer American leg...or maybe only in closed venues

27-01-2006, 09:19 AM	#1
ianbea Coldplayer Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 18 Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Bear in live talk performance?! just wondering why is there a bear runnin across the backwall when they play talk?? haha thanx

27-01-2006, 02:53 PM	#13
Xadajoda Coldplayer Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,982 Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	It's kinda ambiguous. But I agree with you. I'm not sure, but I hope it involves PETA. I'd really love it! Very good idea. __________________ Lilla waves \"Oh, now there\'s only one kind of love that lasts. That\'s unrequited love. It stays with you forever.\" Woody Allen

27-01-2006, 03:40 PM	#14
tjames921 Coldplayer Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 247 Location: Ohio Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by iriden They probably started using it in the last European Leg, cause last summer I didn't see in it in Verona I saw them last August here in the US and they used the Bear during Talk then too. I have no idea either why its used.

27-01-2006, 09:54 AM	#2
dan_bcfc Coldplayer Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 126 Location: Yorkshire Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I think its something about that they are been hunted down, hence that it looks like somebody is getting ready with a sniper.

27-01-2006, 12:52 PM	#3
cpfan50 Coldplayer Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,009 Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	The bear is in a cage, pacing up and down on its own, so I think it is supposed to represent being lonely and trapped. Not sure though - could be anything!

27-01-2006, 01:01 PM	#4
coldplay_steph (The Lukewarm) Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 21,275 Location: London Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I think we have all pondered this at some stage I was thinking, the bear for the TL tour is sorta like the lasar was in 2003......except completely bizzare and somehow not quite as cool

27-01-2006, 01:04 PM	#5
dan_bcfc Coldplayer Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 126 Location: Yorkshire Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I first saw it at the EMA awards, which may have been the first time they had used it. Unless Chris thinks hes Doctor Dolittle "Lets Taaaaaaaaalk" referring to the bear, im sticking by my guns that its about the hunting and trapped side of things.

27-01-2006, 01:08 PM	#6
coldplay_steph (The Lukewarm) Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 21,275 Location: London Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Nope, they'd been using it for a long while before that, during the tour. Dr.Dolittle LMAO!

27-01-2006, 01:09 PM	#7
dan_bcfc Coldplayer Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 126 Location: Yorkshire Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Reeeeeeally, It wasnt around in the summer surely, because I hadnt seen it at the Bolton gig.

27-01-2006, 01:12 PM	#8
coldplay_steph (The Lukewarm) Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 21,275 Location: London Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Hmm :/ ....im almost positive, im sure I have pics from before the EMA's with it in....let me check...

27-01-2006, 01:24 PM	#9
Nettie Guy Berryman's Pick Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 10,879 Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	They're used it every time for Talk. I don't quite get it myself either...

27-01-2006, 01:26 PM	#10
coldplay_steph (The Lukewarm) Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 21,275 Location: London Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I love the randomness of it, i'll never forget my mates face at Earls Court when he tapped me on the shoulder and was like "What the F*uck is THAT!?"

27-01-2006, 01:32 PM	#11
Denise Errr..what? yup PoC sucks Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 8,814 Gender: Country: Seen CP: 23 times Fav. CP album: AROBTTH Fav. CP song: Politik Fav. CP member: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 3 Thanked 121 Times in 65 Posts	They probably started using it in the last European Leg, cause last summer I didn't see in it in Verona But I'm with Dan's interpretation...probably referring to the meaning of the song..the bear's trying to escape but it doesn't know how to make people understand what it wants Bah I don't know why do we always have to find a reason for anything

27-01-2006, 02:44 PM	#12
cherith Coldplayer Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 31 Location: northern ireland Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	personally i really like it .... i saw it first at the emas ..... so i knew whatto expect when i saw them in belfast .... its quite a well known fact that bears kept in captivity for a very long time begin to pace up and down out of boredom ... they actually go physically crazy ... pacing up and down .... so yea it represents being trapped , lonely and out of control of your own mind..... personally im a bit of an animal rites supporter and i dunno if its true or not ... but the footage they use looks very much like footage used by peta .. people for the ethical treatment of animals ... and i know that gwyneth paltrow is a peta supporter ... so mayb chris is as well ...

27-01-2006, 04:16 PM	#15
Denise Errr..what? yup PoC sucks Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 8,814 Gender: Country: Seen CP: 23 times Fav. CP album: AROBTTH Fav. CP song: Politik Fav. CP member: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 3 Thanked 121 Times in 65 Posts	Ok so they started using it in the summer American leg...or maybe only in closed venues