What is Prospekt's March & What is Poppyfields

ShaftX · 20-11-2008, 08:01 PM

I think this question deserves it's own topic. Does anyone know why it's called Prospekt's March / Poppyfields? Everyone says something different!

andrea25 · 20-11-2008, 08:03 PM

i think poppyfields are the last seconds of the song.

and btw, it's "poppyfields" or "poppy fields"?

Yellow Hill · 21-11-2008, 12:00 AM

I have the same question.

Ya I think Poppy Fields is the last Part

jc90 · 21-11-2008, 12:15 AM

i think its just one song with 2 names....btw, its Poppy [SPACE] Fields

Lyric · 21-11-2008, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by jc90;2642522
i think its just one song with 2 names....

I agree.

Cobalt · 21-11-2008, 12:53 AM

2:44 onwards is Poppy Fields I think

Benjamin · 21-11-2008, 06:04 AM

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Originally Posted by jc90;2642522
i think its just one song with 2 names....btw, its Poppy [SPACE] Fields

Nah, sorry.

It's 'Poppyfields'. It's clearly one word on the case.

givelovesolong · 21-11-2008, 09:08 AM

One word; Poppyfields.

Two songs; 2.54 onwards is the aforementioned 'Poppyfields'.

Outrune · 21-11-2008, 09:13 AM

Yeah, it sez "Poppy Fields" on the VLV booklet painting and the alternate tracklisting and it obviously got changed to one word before being released.

Remcoowtje · 21-11-2008, 09:31 AM

It's a great EP, I really like it except for the 2 remixes. They suck and I don't think they belong on this EP.

Stefan-C8 · 21-11-2008, 12:08 PM

I think Poppyfields are indeed the last 40 seconds or so...

Spies88 · 21-11-2008, 03:13 PM

i was quite upset when poppy fields had no lyrics......

Eh Steve! · 25-11-2008, 02:22 AM

personally i think it blends together at 1:02

crestingwaves · 27-11-2008, 07:23 PM

A question for the Oracle no doubt!

I'm also quite dissappointed that it wasn't a song in itself. I was always looking forward to hearing Poppy Fields. Now its more like poopy fields..

In saying that, it is a cool little outro.

- Gabriel · 28-11-2008, 03:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Eh Steve!;2650174
personally i think it blends together at 1:02

That's sort of what I thought, but I imagined the transition at 1:53. It (sort of) changes keys at that point and the mood changes from despair to hopefulness. Both points seem logical, though. I just don't think the instrumental ending is Poppy Fields, or at least I don't want to think it is.
By way, I love the instrumental ending because to me it represents how the troubles in Prospekt's March have not been resolved; the band could have wrapped the song up in a purty little ending chord, but I think the curious ending does the theme more justice. It's like Prospekt's March is the speaker realizing all the things that are going wrong, Poppy Fields is the speaker hoping for something better, and the ending is him staring into the distance realizing that for all his hopefulness these problems will not go away. By not offering a resolution, the problems he sings about seem much more real. At least to me.

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Originally Posted by crestingwaves;2654604
A question for the Oracle no doubt!

Yup!

20-11-2008, 08:01 PM	#1
ShaftX Coldplayer Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 56 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	What is Prospekt's March & What is Poppyfields I think this question deserves it's own topic. Does anyone know why it's called Prospekt's March / Poppyfields? Everyone says something different!

21-11-2008, 12:00 AM	#3
Yellow Hill Oh Heartland, Up Yours! Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 9,828 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I have the same question. Ya I think Poppy Fields is the last Part __________________ http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ky...e5g2o1_500.gif

21-11-2008, 12:15 AM	#4
jc90 Status 2:8 Warning Sign Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,397 Location: Toronto Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	i think its just one song with 2 names....btw, its Poppy [SPACE] Fields __________________ MX/HLH/P/CB/UATW/MMIX/ETIAW/MM/UFO/POC/UIF/AHT/DLIBYH/UWTB

21-11-2008, 12:42 AM	#5
Lyric Lymphocytic Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 2,607 Gender: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by jc90;2642522 i think its just one song with 2 names.... I agree.

21-11-2008, 12:53 AM	#6
Cobalt OH SUCH THE SHAME! Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 18,304 My Mood: Location: Melbourne, Australia Gender: Country: Chat posts: 10 Thanks given: 159 Thanked 173 Times in 120 Posts	2:44 onwards is Poppy Fields I think __________________ my quotes are old and my body is weary this space for rent

20-11-2008, 08:03 PM	#2
andrea25 Coldplayer Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 86 Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	i think poppyfields are the last seconds of the song. and btw, it's "poppyfields" or "poppy fields"?

21-11-2008, 06:04 AM	#7
Benjamin Right = Wrong Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 256 Location: Sydney, Australia Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by jc90;2642522 i think its just one song with 2 names....btw, its Poppy [SPACE] Fields Nah, sorry. It's 'Poppyfields'. It's clearly one word on the case.

21-11-2008, 09:08 AM	#8
givelovesolong Coldplay Lover Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 664 Gender: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	One word; Poppyfields. Two songs; 2.54 onwards is the aforementioned 'Poppyfields'. __________________ "Be a cartoon heart..."

21-11-2008, 09:13 AM	#9
Outrune Coldplayer Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 32 Location: Perth Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Yeah, it sez "Poppy Fields" on the VLV booklet painting and the alternate tracklisting and it obviously got changed to one word before being released. __________________ last.fm

21-11-2008, 09:31 AM	#10
Remcoowtje Coldplayer Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 749 Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	It's a great EP, I really like it except for the 2 remixes. They suck and I don't think they belong on this EP. __________________ Meeting Coldplay: http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/1...playingqa3.jpg Coldplay Live: 26-08-05: Sportpaleis Antwerpen 05-06-08: Paradiso Amsterdam (Secret Gig) 02-10-08: Ahoy Rotterdam 03-10-08: Ahoy Rotterdam 04-10-08: Sportpaleis Antwerpen www.thisispangea.com www.myspace.com/pangea5

21-11-2008, 12:08 PM	#11
Stefan-C8 I hate flowers Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 4,511 Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 1 Thanked 13 Times in 7 Posts	I think Poppyfields are indeed the last 40 seconds or so...

21-11-2008, 03:13 PM	#12
Spies88 Parachute Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 268 My Mood: Location: Manhattan Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	i was quite upset when poppy fields had no lyrics......

25-11-2008, 02:22 AM	#13
Eh Steve! i might have been a Ghost Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 755 My Mood: Location: St. Louis Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	personally i think it blends together at 1:02

27-11-2008, 07:23 PM	#14
crestingwaves a ladder to the sun... Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,230 Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	A question for the Oracle no doubt! I'm also quite dissappointed that it wasn't a song in itself. I was always looking forward to hearing Poppy Fields. Now its more like poopy fields.. In saying that, it is a cool little outro. __________________ It could be worse, I could be alone, I could be locked down here on my own. Like a stone that suddenly drops, It never stops, no... ...Everyone I know says I'm a fool to mess with you, everyone I know says it's a stupid thing to do.

28-11-2008, 03:34 AM	#15
- Gabriel Coldplayer Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 172 Gender: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by Eh Steve!;2650174 personally i think it blends together at 1:02 That's sort of what I thought, but I imagined the transition at 1:53. It (sort of) changes keys at that point and the mood changes from despair to hopefulness. Both points seem logical, though. I just don't think the instrumental ending is Poppy Fields, or at least I don't want to think it is. By way, I love the instrumental ending because to me it represents how the troubles in Prospekt's March have not been resolved; the band could have wrapped the song up in a purty little ending chord, but I think the curious ending does the theme more justice. It's like Prospekt's March is the speaker realizing all the things that are going wrong, Poppy Fields is the speaker hoping for something better, and the ending is him staring into the distance realizing that for all his hopefulness these problems will not go away. By not offering a resolution, the problems he sings about seem much more real. At least to me. Quote: Originally Posted by crestingwaves;2654604 A question for the Oracle no doubt! Yup!