Is Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" a rip off of Joe Satriani's "If I Could Fly"?

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	I don't hear any similarities	3 votes	10%
	WOW! They ARE alike!	16 votes	52%
	Who cares? They're both good songs.	2 votes	6%
	Joe Satriani? Who dat?	1 vote	3%
	Coldplay? Who dat?	1 vote	3%
	I really don't give a sh*t, but felt obligated to answer despite not knowing or caring a bit.	4 votes	13%
	Undecided	2 votes	6%
	All of the above	0 votes	0%
	None of the above	2 votes	6%

CheapShaeds 2009/06/26 03:21:14

WOW! They ARE alike!

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They are really similar, I'm on Satriani's side.

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Divia2 2009/03/25 01:00:08

I don't hear any similarities

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i'm all for coldplay

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Ginger Snapp 2009/02/19 08:29:27

Who cares? They're both good songs.

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THEY DID NOT PLAGERIZE!!!!! something ive been trying to get out their like a cure for cancer.
My friend Roman Aponte has an uncle whos a producer for coldplay so me and him were given the awsome oppertunity to meet them on their 15 minutebreak when they were in the recording studio. I remember as clear as day, when they were going over their lyrics to a song I swear to god i heard "pillars of salt and pillars of sand."
this was in FEBRUARY 2004!!
Satriani is a lying, greedy son of a bitch!

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thewrit 2008/12/18 14:48:38

WOW! They ARE alike!

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damn you coldplay

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oceana 207 2008/12/14 04:14:27

Undecided

Haven't heard "If I could fly". I love Viva La Vida.

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fuzzy K... to oceana 207 2008/12/18 14:52:53

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Meteora22 2008/12/14 03:49:01
~Ladies♥Try♥Too♥Hard~ 2008/12/14 00:49:49

I really don't give a sh*t, but felt obligated to answer despite not knowing ...

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sorry

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The heartless 2008/12/12 13:56:34 (edited)

I really don't give a sh*t, but felt obligated to answer despite not knowing ...

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I can't stand coldplay there music gives me the shits ..and yeah they are losers to rip off a song. can't they find there own material or are still trying to be the beatles?

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Dee 2008/12/12 06:26:40

Who cares? They're both good songs.

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I don't care if they are alike, I heard plenty of songs that sounds the same as other song. Coldpay is one of my fav. groups and I just listened to "If I Could Fly", which is, by the way, a really good song.

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oceana 207 to Dee 2008/12/14 04:15:13

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Most songs sound the same today.

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shredder 2008/12/12 02:20:36 (edited)

WOW! They ARE alike!

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they sound alike with the strum patterns and chord patterns,coldplay screwed themselves.i hope the rest of there album is there own creation

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oreohead 2008/12/12 02:07:00

Joe Satriani? Who dat?

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wtf who is Satriani lol

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fuzzy K... to oreohead 2008/12/12 13:52:13

Joe Satriani is a virtuoso on the electric guitar. When you have some time you might want to familiarize yourself with his music. It's good stuff!

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fuzzy K... to fuzzy K... 2008/12/12 14:05:58

NEW LINK!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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kitkat42 2008/12/11 23:55:06

Undecided

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Have to admit, that clip was pretty darn similar. But, doesn't this happen a lot? You hear something and maybe years later you create a song and perhaps those same sounds color your creation. Lots of songs sound similar. If the guys in Coldplay are smart, they will strike a deal with Satriani and let it go. Both songs are very cool sounding. Just that one has lyrics, which makes them different.

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flojoe 2008/12/11 21:40:38

Coldplay? Who dat?

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Kay so someone recommened I answer this question but I know nothing about this music so yeah :) Sorry I'm a counrty lover so this really isn't my live of expertise :)

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fuzzy K... to flojoe 2008/12/11 21:51:20

Well thanks for dropping by anyway.

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Trader1 is kerbonkin' 2008/12/11 18:35:18

WOW! They ARE alike!

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I hear a lot of songs that sound alike, but most I wouldn't be able to overlap without my head exploding from the inconsistencies. These two were tight.

Like both, but Joe's got the edge with me.

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conrman 2008/12/11 16:43:45

WOW! They ARE alike!

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Music influences people to pull from their memories.....Maybe, members of Coldplay had heard Joe's tune.....wonder where Joe heard it?

Surfing w/.....was cool!.....Of course I was 18 in high school, and a little metal head at the time.....
Sounds like scratching on a chalkboard to me now.....Huh,......oh well......Coldplay should pay something all the same.....
Joe could use a makeover.....

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Vivi The Bounty Hunter 2008/12/11 16:42:35

None of the above

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when are people gunna realize that you can find any song that sounds alike as another? its like theres only a few music chords or something and its bound to happen. I learned it in choir and it makes sense

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medarlin~xanax goddess~ 2008/12/11 16:34:44

WOW! They ARE alike!

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Bob & Tom compared them on the radio the other day, and then overlapped them to help compare. I gotta say, pretty damn close there! Altho Joe's is much harder.

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fuzzy K... to medarli... 2008/12/11 16:40:06

Most things are harder than Coldplay.
Don't get me wrong, I do like them a lot. They are great when I want to mellow out.

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Pet Rock Whisperer 2008/12/11 16:21:23

None of the above

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It seems to be an obvious ripoff. However there is one glaring difference. Coldplay's LA LA tune is nauseatingly flaccid next to Satriani.

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fuzzy K... to Pet Roc... 2008/12/11 16:33:41

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"flaccid"??
Great adjective.

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Pet Roc... to fuzzy K... 2008/12/11 17:35:01

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LOL Yeah, I thought it was suitably descriptive!

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So Wrong It's Phoebe! 2008/12/11 16:16:49

WOW! They ARE alike!

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Yes, they're alike. Weird.
But the sound is very different, and I personally like Coldplay better. Nothing against Joe Satriani AT ALL, because he's amazing. Coldplay is just more my taste. :P

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zathura33 2008/12/11 15:55:44

WOW! They ARE alike!

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Cold Play totally ripped Joe Satriani off. I can hear it. Joe Satriani is one of the best guitar players in the world. Cold play is stupid for ripping him off, but I see why. Satriani is awesome, one of the greats of our time!! This is what happens is the music biz when you rip someones music off, Everyone finds out. Go Joe Go!!

Check out Joe here, He plays so beautiful, A true talented musician. I have loved his music for years!!

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jayc32~... to zathura33 2008/12/11 16:07:02

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That was awesome thanks! He is truely one of the greats.

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zathura33 to jayc32~... 2008/12/11 16:10:07

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Thank You jay, It says a lot when you play music and you don't have to speak a word to touch someone. :)

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jayc32~... to zathura33 2008/12/11 16:17:48

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Yeah it sure does.

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zathura33 to jayc32~... 2008/12/11 16:22:28

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It's bad enough when music posers try to steal lyrics, but when you steal some guy's own melody he wrote with his own two hands, that is going too far don't you think?

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jayc32~... to zathura33 2008/12/11 16:57:21

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Yeah it's like when Vanilla Ice stole David Bowies music...Rob Van Winkle is such a idiot...lol

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fuzzy K... to jayc32~... 2008/12/11 17:15:23

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Uh uh. You're wrong! Under Pressure is dim, dim, dim dede dim, dim while Ice Ice Baby is DE dim, dim, dim dede dim, dim, DE dim, dim, dim dede dim, dim.

(Just kidding! BTW: don't forget to give Queen credit. It was co-written by Queen and was on their 1982 album Hot Space.

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jayc32~... to fuzzy K... 2008/12/11 18:27:19

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LOL yeah I heard him claim that before.....Yes Gotta give credit to Queen as well...Freddie Mercury was one of the best!

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fuzzy K... to jayc32~... 2008/12/11 18:38:53

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That claim came from Vanilla Ice. I saw him trying to defend himself in VH1 with that lame excuse.

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jayc32~... to fuzzy K... 2008/12/11 20:03:50

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Yeah I think that's what I saw.

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♥~Rainb... to jayc32~... 2008/12/11 18:37:54

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didnt he just sample it.. and i thought artists that did that had permission from the original artist?

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jayc32~... to ♥~Rainb... 2008/12/11 20:05:31

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Nope he stole it and was sued for it too.

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