Alternative rock band from
London, England, initially operating under the names Pectoralz and Starfish.
A
lot of hot air circulates around the origins of the band name. In one of the
stories reference is made to a Beatles song entitled Five Second Saunter (no recognized reference book mentions this title), in another a (so far untraceable) number
of the Sparks is mentioned as the source. A song called Coldplay does exist, performed
by the German metal core band Deadsoil:
‘Come on play your games
We’ll see who wins
Come on make
your moves
In this cold play’
That song however comes from a CD released only
in 2004, six years after the formation of Coldplay. Another possible source:
the poetry collection child's Reflections, Cold Play by Philip Horky.
The
most likely explanation is the one that pops up on all sides: that the band
name was cold-bloodedly nicked from a colleague who, short of success, did not do
anything with the name anyway.
Active: 1998-present, GBR
Site: http://www.coldplay.com/
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