By now, you probably have figured out where I stand on this issue. But lets recap for thoes of you who haven't been reading RollingStone, Pitchfork,Billboard, or any other music publication. Yusuf Islam, or the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens, is claiming that Coldplay ripped some tunage from his 1973 track "Foreigner Suite." He claims his son pointed out that Coldplay's "Viva la Vida" sounds an awful like like his song.
Check out the YouTube link with the video comparison:
...and I know what you're thinking ----BAD KITTY!
And you're right. I mean, maybe the chord progression is similar, but if every artist sued every other artist who used "their" chord progression - we'd be in the courtrooms all day, every day. But, hey, maybe in this recession it'd open up some clerk jobs for people who have been laid off - Way to go Yusuf!
Sadly, this is the second go-round of action being taken against Coldplay for musical plagiarism. I've always admired Chris Martin for being the 1st to admit that he borrows musical ideas and has been heavily influenced by such artists as Radiohead and U2, but this is a little much.
LEAVE CHRIS MARTIN ALONE!!! ... but seriously
and p.s. ... can we just give Coldplay some props- they're giving fans who attend their concerts a free live CD and people can download it from online even if they miss the show.
That's what we should be focusing on... not Cat calls!
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