Coldplay says they didn't plagiarise | Thread profile

Quote: Originally Posted by boucyfirebal haha samplin the way of hiphop lol what vanilla ice and police. almos exact copy LOL, that's a very good example!

Coldplay says they didn't plagiarise Viva La Vida. "If there are any similarities between our two pieces of music, they are entirely coincidental and just as surprising to us as to him," the band said in a posting on its website. "Joe Satriani is a great musician but he did not write or have any influence on the song 'Viva La Vida.' We respectfully ask him to accept our assurances of this and wish him...

In all fairness to Coldplay and other bands that have been accused of plagiarising, there will always be songs that will make the listener - including the "inventor" - sit up and go "hey, that riff sounds familiar". And while I ain't a Coldplay fan, I think Joe Satriani should just live and let live. After all, I'm sure some of his riffs may bear subtle - or even striking resemblances to older...

if the chord progressions were similar, then Coldplay have nothing to worry about because you can't copyright something as simple as that. but this time the phrasing and note lengths are exactly the same. I was doubtful when I heard about it until I checked it out myself. listen to the song about 50 seconds in . a person must be deaf if they don't hear the similarities. I'm not a fan of Satch, and I think suing Coldplay is...

haha samplin the way of hiphop lol what vanilla ice and police. almos exact copy

Well I believe they did. It's SO similar.

i really dont care.. i so LOVE coldplay..