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Oats [Member] in response to: RTH Hears the Case of Satriani vs. Coldplay

Oats [Member] — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:59:30 +0000

''Joe Satriani is a great musician, but he did not write the song 'Viva La Vida.' We respectfully ask him to accept our assurances of this and wish him well with all future endeavours.''

Say what you will about Coldplay, but that is some highly impressive passive-aggressive PR language.

BigSteve [Member] in response to: RTH Hears the Case of Satriani vs. Coldplay

BigSteve [Member] — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:46:24 +0000

NEW YORK (AP) -- Coldplay is firing back against accusations they copied another artist's work for their hit ''Viva La Vida.''

In a statement released on Tuesday, the band responded to a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by guitarist Joe Satriani last week. That lawsuit says the Grammy-nominated song contains ''substantial, original portions'' of his 2004 song, ''If I Could Fly.''

Says Coldplay: ''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 statement goes on to say: ''Joe Satriani is a great musician, but he did not write the song 'Viva La Vida.' We respectfully ask him to accept our assurances of this and wish him well with all future endeavours.''

cdm [Member] in response to: RTH Hears the Case of Satriani vs. Coldplay

cdm [Member] — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:36:52 +0000

There's only one way to settle this: an old fashioned Dance Off!
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berlyant [Member] in response to: RTH Hears the Case of Satriani vs. Coldplay

berlyant [Member] — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:21:31 +0000

I'm with BigSteve here. The chance that Coldplay sit around and listen to Joe Satriani (especially something off one of his recent albums; I didn't even know he was still recording) is infintesmally small, though I suppose it's possible. More likely, this is just coincidence, though admittedly the two tracks are very similar.

2000 Man [Member] in response to: RTH Hears the Case of Satriani vs. Coldplay

2000 Man [Member] — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 04:25:12 +0000

Boy, they sound different enough, but when spliced together they're a lot more convincing as the same song than My Sweet Lord and He's So Fine were. I hope that we find out that some flunky trying to get Coldplay to record his songs just knew he could get them to bite on a stolen Joe Satriani song, and take all the credit for it. That would be some nice revenge. At the very least, it would be more interesting than anything these people have ever done.

northvancoveman [Member] in response to: RTH Hears the Case of Satriani vs. Coldplay

northvancoveman [Member] — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 01:00:16 +0000

Who would win in a fight?

A: Huey Lewis, Gordon Lightfoot and Joe Satriani

B: Coldplay, Whitney Houston and Ray Parker Jr.

sammymaudlin [Member] in response to: RTH Hears the Case of Satriani vs. Coldplay

sammymaudlin [Member] — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:00:07 +0000

Arguments may continue but the poll begins. Please perform the most sacred duty a Townsman can and enter your verdict in the sidebar poll.

northvancoveman [Member] in response to: RTH Hears the Case of Satriani vs. Coldplay

northvancoveman [Member] — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 20:27:03 +0000

Like OJ, Coldplay deserves a longer sentence for crimes already committed.