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Whose Side Are You On: Joe Satriani vs. Coldplay

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Joe Satriani who is a legendary instrumental guitar virtuoso has filed a copyright infrigement lawsuit against the band Coldplay. The Satch is accusing Coldplay of Plagiarism a song that Satriani wrote called, “If I Could Fly”. The Satch thinks Coldplay’s popular hit “Viva La Vida” sounds very similar to Satch’s song, “If I Could Fly”.

Satch is pretty pissed about this because he is seeking a jury trial, cash for damages and any damages attributable to the alleged copyright infrigement.

Billboard reports:

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/joe-satriani-sues-coldplay-for-plagiarism-1003919842.story

I like Joe Satch and I like Coldplay too, but sorry Mr. Satriani, I’m on Chris Martin’s side here. The Satch in stepping in Prince’s and Axl Rose’s shoes, “waaah waaah, this and waaah waaah that”, me oh my, and everything about me.

I heard the two songs in youtube, yes, there are similarities. But does this violate the copyright infrigement? Hell no.

In Oasis’s “Wonderwall”, there’s only 4 chords throught the entire song, and so many bands and artists pretty much use those same chords. It’s hard to make original music that doesn’t sound like anyone else because all the styles and everything else has already been done. I’m sure there are so many songs that sounds exactly like Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit”. Green Jelly kind of ripped off Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” with their tune “Electric Harley House of Love”.

This lawsuit is LAME, Satch. Lame, lame, lame. It will get Satch no where. Chris Martin is safe. I know Satch doesn’t get much recognition in the media and I know the economic times are tough but suing another band is very low of him. Shame on you, Joe. Where’s your Holiday spirit, man?

Kev

9 thoughts on “Whose Side Are You On: Joe Satriani vs. Coldplay”

  4. Actually, there is a Brooklyn band who claim Chris Martin attended a show in NYC where they an original song that sounds alot more like the coldplay song that Satriani’s. The melody is pretty simple and universal…but if Martin did attend this show as claimed by the creaky boards, they may have a better case as the songs are played together in peices to show just how similar in structure and melody they are from the versus to chorus. Check it out on You Tube.

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  5. Actually, there is a Brooklyn band who claim Chris Martin attended a show in NYC where they an original song that sounds alot more like the coldplay song that Satriani’s. The melody is pretty simple and universal…but if Martin did attend this show as claimed by the creaky boards, they may have a better case as the songs are played together in peices to show just how similar in structure and melody they are from the versus to chorus. Check it out on You Tube.

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