Coldplay denial: ‘We didn’t nick Joe Satriani’s song’
Coldplay have responded to the previously reported Joe Satriani copyright infringement lawsuit, claiming any similarity between their song Viva La Vida and Satriani’s song If I Could Fly is nothing more than pure coincidence.
Satriani began legal proceedings last week claiming the title track from Coldplay’s recent album contains ’substantial, original portions’ of his 2004 instrumental track.
In a statement issued yesterday, Coldplay told reporters: ‘If there are any similarities between our two pieces of music, they are entirely coincidental, and just as surprising to us as to him.
‘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.’
Meantime, you can read Satriani having a right old moan on our sister site, Music Radar, here.
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Having heard both songs on an NPR radio special…neither contain a very original melody. I bet I can find a few hundred show-tunes with the same melody.
Some French bird called Alicee wrote that song way back, there are some similarities bewtween Coldplay and Joes tracks but Joe’s is just a complete rip off of her’s.
There is a song on Airbournes album that is note for note, Judas Priest’s “You got another thing comin”
Word to your mother
I doubt Coldplay ever even heard of Satriani. This is a coincidence and it’s only surprising these things don’t crop up more often.
There’s only twelve notes.