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    http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/147952-joe-satriani-sues-coldplay-over-viva-la-vida

    They sure sound similar. Funny that this is the second time Coldplay have been accused of ripping someone off for this very same song.
    Dec 05, 2008 9:15am PST
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    http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/147952-joe-satriani-sues-coldplay-over-viva-la-vida They su... : NastyJackThis person is cool!

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      I like that mashup : pilgrimage
      • Yeah I know! The Satriani guitar actually sounded really cool in the Coldplay song. : NastyJackThis person is cool!
    • The Kylie Minogue and Coldplay song is pretty hot. : IwannaacuraThis person is cool!
    • dah da daaah, da da daaa dadada dat dat dah..isn't all that original of a melody to be honest.. : deathofratsThis person is cool!
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      Do you know how many songs use the same vocal patterns and chord progressions? This is retarded. : hirosushima
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        Agreed. This isn't nearly as bad as that whole Ice Ice Baby / Under Pressure thing, which is literally ex... : mysled
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          wait wait. Ice Ice Baby sampled Under Pressure right? : YanksThis person is cool!
          • Yeah, but iirc Vanilla Ice didn't pay anything to Queen in order to sample it... he claimed it was an ori... : riptydeThis person is cool!
      • Yeah theres songs on the radio now. They'll start and i'm thinking it's one song only to hear it's not th... : ZizThis person is cool!
    • hah sounds exactly the same : wtf242This person is cool!
    • "No no no, you see, Queen's song goes 'duh duh duh duhduhduh duh' and mine goes 'duh duh duh dudduhDA duh... : riptydeThis person is cool!
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      In other news, a certain shacker's music video made it to the top40 videos of the year on pitchfork yeste... : aaarrrghThis person is cool!
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        Why so vague? Who's video and what video? : NastyJackThis person is cool!
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          http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/147701-top-40-music-videos-of-2008?page=4 : aaarrrghThis person is cool!
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            Hot diggity dang, Richard Ayoade's a Shacker! : A Sponge
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              I think that douchebag toneh guy is in that band Thunderheist : wtf242This person is cool!
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                toneh is a good peep dont be a testicle : boring gegtik
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                  Kanye West doesn't care about black webpages. : aethyr
                  • fuck, misreply :P : aethyr
                • i actually like his music. He's even playing in austin early next year. He just came off as a real asshol... : wtf242This person is cool!
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            It is Kanye West, isn't it? : pyrogenThis person is cool!
            • Yes. : aaarrrghThis person is cool!
      • no shit? : boring gegtik
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      everything sounds like coldplay because coldplay sounds incredibly generic : itsjamesThis person is cool!
      • http://www.indietits.com/comics/it4.png : gnomishThis person is cool!
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      shh, don't look now, but Led Zeppelin would be busted if this had been a real issue :( : PostalThis person is cool!
      • (general borrowing from others, that is) : PostalThis person is cool!
      • Actually, they were! They didn't credit the song-writers for the blues tunes on Zep II until they got sue... : mn3m0n1cThis person is cool!
    • When I heard it I thought it was a remake :/ : SlowtremeThis person is cool!
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      a good example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBr5FPIL8UU : hirosushima
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        haha a good example of what? He just played two songs and mixed them together. If you put the two origina... : NastyJackThis person is cool!
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          the guitar riff at 1:48 is the EXACT same guitar riff that the yeah yeah yeah's wrote on their maps song ... : hirosushima
          • Not saying I care, but a band suing another band for stuff like this is dumb. : hirosushima
          • hahahaha dude. The reason it's the same guitar riff is because that is the exact point that he starts pla... : NastyJackThis person is cool!
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      The original song made by The Creaky Boards is exactly the same as Coldplays, in fact, Coldplay's lead si... : jingletard
      • The funny thing is, both bands admitted to getting the inspiration from a fucking Legend of Zelda song. : jingletard
    • This just all come's back to that Pachelbel Rant skit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdxkVQy7QLM : mysled
    • coldplay ugh *stabs ears with nearest sharp object* : industroThis person is cool!
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      Creaky Boards withdrew their allegation that Coldplay copied them and said both songs may be inspired by ... : Cihte
      • so really, Satriana ripped of Zelda. WTF : Cihte
    • Well there was also http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/martin%20sent%20kraftwerk%... : shitkatapultThis person is cool!
    • There are only so many combinations of notes. Eventually, we'll run out of songs. : Lunaran
    • Im copyrighting the I-IV-V chord progression. : judoka2
    • Where's Vanilla Ice? : cjcharvThis person is cool!