I was grinning a few weeks ago when I woke up hear about the rumous that Coldplay could retire in 2009. And I'm smirking today as I check in on the BBC to find a story reporting that Joe Satriani is suing Coldplay for plagiarism.
Satriani is claiming that Coldplay's 2008 single Viva La Vida is a rip-off of his instrumental If I Could Fly.
Satriani, 52, wants a jury trial and is seeking damages and "any and all profits" for the alleged plagiarism. - BBC
You can judge for yourself about the similarities between the two songs by checking out this YouTube video. Interestingly, this video was posted way back in June of this year. As of now it already has over a million hits, with thousands of people commenting on it.
These accusations of plagiarism have sparked a ton of new mashup videos on YouTube - just type the words "Coldplay mashup" on YouTube search if you truly have nothing better to do than watch and listen to Coldplay.
The editor, MusicVice.com
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