radioexile.com — You've heard that Joe Satriani is allegedly suing Coldplay for stealing the melody from "Viva La Vida" from some song of his. We at Radio Exile care about the truth and integrity, the hallmarks of honest journalism, so here's our Official Timeline of exactly how things got to this point.
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sunburnerDec 5, 2008
Meh... I doubt Coldplay purposely ripped anyone off. C, D, G, Em is a pretty simple and standard chord progression.
farlcowDec 5, 2008
Video comparing the 2 songs - <a class="user" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ofFw9DKu_I">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ofFw9DKu_I</a>Now, if it was just chord progression I would agree that there was no ripoff. The video convinced me that there could be a case, as the melodies match up pretty close as well.
vtbarreraDec 6, 2008
Controversy sells.
hitsingularityDec 8, 2008
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