Coldplay just won a Grammy for their song "Viva La Vida" a few months back. Now, they may be getting another gift!
Rolling Stone's Rock & Roll Daily reports Coldplay "pal" (I use the term loosely as in NOT AT ALL) Yusuf (formely Cat Stevens) has suddenly also noticed a similiarity between Coldplay's popular "Viva La Vida" and his 1973 song "Foreigner Suite." As if the stakes weren't already high enough, Coldplay is already getting sued by Joe Satriani because he says their "Vida" sounds too much like his hit, "If I Could Fly."
Well, actually, it wasn't ol' Yusuf who noticed the similarity, but his son, who brought it up to Pops. Yusuf hasn't filed any legal papers, but hasn't ruled out the possiblity of a future lawsuit. "It depends on how well Satriani does," he admits.
Yusuf is accusing Coldplay in the same wayhe is releasing his new album, Roadsinger. Coincidence? We think not!
Have you listened to "Foreigner Suite" and compared it to "Viva"? Apparently, the similarities, if there are any, aren't very clear. I haven't listened to it yet, so I wouldn't know, but I do know that "Foreigner Suite" is almost 20 minutes long and it's at the end that the possible comparison
begins. Maybe. We're not really sure at this point.
Ironic huh?
Joe Satriani's lawsuit is one thing, but Cat Stevens in on it too? Something funny is going on here...
Coldplay just won a Grammy for their song "Viva La Vida" a few months back. Now, they may be getting another gift!
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