Comments on: Coldplay: Plagiarists?

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 22:47:27 +0000

John @ No 9:

Brace yourself: they did steal Clocks. Go on YouTube and find ‘Breath of Life’ by Erasure

By: Bigceltic

Bigceltic — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:22:54 +0000

Not. I think Joe is in need of cash.

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Audio: The obligatory “Coldplay rips off Joe Satriani, maybe” clip

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:14:54 +0000

[...] palate cleanser via Patterico. Think of it as the musical equivalent of the Coleman/Franken ballot challenge, with Franken as a [...]

By: Paul (creator of "Staunch Brayer")

Paul (creator of "Staunch Brayer") — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 20:23:08 +0000

Wow! I’m famous!

By: dustbury.com » Something borrowed

dustbury.com » Something borrowed — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 20:04:26 +0000

[...] found the video at Patterico’s, along with this astute comment: “This isn’t a surprise. As lefty enviromentalists, [...]

By: Paul (creator of "Staunch Brayer")

Paul (creator of "Staunch Brayer") — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 17:31:25 +0000

Oh come on, people. This isn’t a surprise.

As lefty enviromentalists, Coldplay is into recycling.

By: luagha

luagha — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 17:15:32 +0000

Three note riff, and then they start to vary.
They both stick in time because they both stick in time.

Satriani’s is more varied (because he’s Satriani) and Coldplay doesn’t do anything after the riff except back the singer who doesn’t follow Satriani’s riffs.

I’m betting it won’t be considered enough. There’s only so many combinations of three-note riffs, and that’s not enough for monetary damages.

By: John

John — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 16:53:44 +0000

I love both Satriani and Coldplay (seen both in concert) but I have to say this is damning. What makes it worse is that I once saw an interview with Coldplay in which they more or less admitted that the song Speed of Sound was basically stolen from Kate Bush’s Running Up That Hill. I haven’t done the comparison myself, but they admitted to listening to her track over and over to learn the parts.

Unless they stole Clocks and God Put a Smile on Your Face, they’re still a great band.

By: nk

nk — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 16:51:19 +0000

I wonder if I could go after Shawn Mullins for using my poem title, “The Ballad of Kathryn Johnston”, for his song.

By: otcconan

otcconan — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 16:41:40 +0000

Also: Lionel Ritchie’s “Hello” chorus melody was used as the main guitar line for Gary Moore’s “Still Got The Blues.”