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The Music Quiz: What fruit-related swing did Coldplay sing about in 2008?
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Coldplay at the Manchester Ethiad Stadium in 2023. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA
Tony Clayton-Lea
Wed Nov 08 2023 - 12:33
Tony Clayton-Lea
Tony Clayton-Lea is a contributor to The Irish Times specialising in popular culture
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