Or, "Who's Suing Coldplay Now?"
It's tough being a rock star. You write a million-selling, award-winning song that audiences worldwide know and love, and all these other artists want in claiming you ripped them off. Poor guys just can't catch a break, can they?
This past week, Yusuf Islam (apparently he used to be some sort of songwriter who made merry across the country under the name "Cat Stevens") announced that he would be pondering litigation against Martin and co., claiming "Viva La Vida" sounds like his 20-minute piano epic, "Foreigner Suite."
And Yusuf isn't the first to fire at the band over "Vida." In December, guitar hero Joe Satriani claimed the song plagiarized his track "If I Could Fly" and demanded royalties. The case was thrown out, with judges calling it "unoriginal."
And other bands have attacked the song without threat of a lawsuit. In June, New York indie group Creaky Boards claimed the song was ripped from one of their tracks, ironically titled, "The Songs I Didn't Write."
Here, we have all four tracks lined up side by side so you can judge for yourself who is right and who is wrong here.
Es dificil es una estrella de rock. Escribe un canción que venta millones, premiada que audiencias en todo el mundo saben y adoran, y todo éstos otros artistas desean a le reclamar los arrancó. ¿Los tipos pobres justo no pueden agarrar una interrupción, puede ellos?
Esto semana pasada, Yusuf Islam (aparentemente él era compositor de algún tipo que hizo alegre a través del país bajo el nombre "Cat Stevens") anunció que él sería el pleito que reflexiona Contra Martin y s.a., reclamando "Viva La Vida" sonidos como su epopeya de 20 minutos de piano, "Foreigner Suite."
Y Yusuf no es el primer de despedir en la banda sobre "Vida". En diciembre, héroe de guitarra Joe Satriani reclamó que la canción plagiaba su vestigio "If I Could Fly" y las realezas demandadas. El caso fue echado, con jueces que llaman "poco original."
Y otras bandas han atacado la canción sin amenaza de un pleito. En junio, el grupo de indie de Nueva York Creaky Boards reclamaron que la canción fue rasgada de uno de sus vestigios, irónicamente con título, "The Songs I Didn't Write".
Aquí, tenemos cuatro vestigios formaron fila lado por lado tan usted puede juzgar para usted mismo que tiene razón y que está equivocado aquí.
Joe Satriani - "If I Could Fly"
Creaky Boards - "The Songs I Didn't Write"
Cat Stevens - "The Foreigner Suite"
Coldplay - "Viva La Vida"
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It's a stretch, but the Creaky Boards song is probably the most similar, in my opinion. I haven't ever really listened to the Coldplay song, though. Whatevs! They should all just hug.
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