Chris Martin has some 'splaining to do, I guess. But the melody and chord progression is so rudimentary I'm guessing somebody came up with it long before Joe Satriani.
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LOL, these kind of things crack me up.
Outside looking in, it is pretty easy to point fingers and say someone copied someone's song. However, if you (not pointing fingers directly at Tim, just in general) have ever played a guitar before you can easily be sitting around trying to create something and stumble into something that you have heard in the past, something that feels similar but you don't remember it.
Also, one thing to note -- does anyone realize that there are a TON of songs that use the same chord progression just with a little different rythm.
Seriously, sit down on a guitar and you will find out there are a TON of songs that simply use D -A - G over and over.
While this song is pretty close, I find it doubtful that they heard/copied the progression directly.
Posted by: nickthenerd | September 09, 2008 at 04:54 PM
somehow i can't see chris martin listening to joe satriani.
Posted by: indie snob | September 09, 2008 at 05:00 PM
Yep yep yep. Neither is writing etudes or concertos.
Posted by: Tim Finn | September 09, 2008 at 05:05 PM
This douche already claimed Chris Martin stole that tune from him:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUhFLiw6h6s
Posted by: Matt | September 09, 2008 at 05:33 PM
Wow, when did Joe lose all his hair? I guess I haven't been keeping track of the guy.
The songs do truly sound alike. But I agree that Chris doesn't seem like the type to listen to Joe.
There is a thing called the 'morphogenetic field' where the same ideas surface in different places at the same time. Hmmmm!
Posted by: Penny | September 09, 2008 at 07:59 PM
Viva la Vida Loca!
Posted by: Vandelay | September 10, 2008 at 08:18 AM
i stopped listening to coldplay a year ago when i heard they PLAGIARIZED kraftwerk's song "computer love". it's time they got what was coming to them...
Posted by: quido228 | December 05, 2008 at 05:54 AM
I read on MSNBC that Satriani just filed a plagiarism lawsuit. I just listened to the entire track of Satriani's "If I Could Fly", and 95% of it is a different chord progression with absolutely no resemblance. I don't see how he can possibly win this one.
Posted by: Vandelay | December 05, 2008 at 10:04 AM
Actually Satriani has a good case. Chord progression is one thing, melody is another. Put them both together and you have a great case for plagiarism. It's been proven (or should I saw contested and won in court) on much less of a basis in the past. Ask Huey Lewis how much money he made of the Ghostbusters theme song.
Posted by: HeavyKev | December 05, 2008 at 03:06 PM
"i stopped listening to coldplay a year ago when i heard they PLAGIARIZED kraftwerk's song "computer love". it's time they got what was coming to them..."
Dude....they took permission from Kraftwork to use computer love.
As for Satriani.....he knows his time is up ...so he is using stupid publicity stints to be in use.
I agree that one line of Viva sounds similar to that guy's "song".....but thats no case for plagiarism
Posted by: whatever | December 09, 2008 at 01:35 AM