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  • @spidysexx Satch's guitar melodies ARE his lyrics, dumbass.

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  • EL HECHO DE QUE USEN LA MISMA ESCALA Y POR CASUALIDAD NO QUIERE DECIR QUE SEA UNA COPIA YA QUE COINCIDEN LOS INTERVALOS Y LA RITMICA DE AMBAS CANCIONES

  • LOL

  • to bad another band also said coldplay copyed this song from them, prooves people trying to get moolah

  • SAME paranohia here /watch?v=fxSIAXGakuk&feature=r­elated (LOL)

  • This is bullshitt! you can get any ressemblance from any random note from everywhere.. " COLDPLAY 4live! "

    

  • Yup, they copied Satriani´s soul on this one - end of story.

  • whatever, even if it's stolen ever1 knows that in comperasion to Joe Satriani coldplay makes commercial crap music.

  • At least Coldplay Could think of Some Lyrics. lol.

  • @spidysexx satriani doesn't need lyrics, he's got talent

  • I really love Coldplay but I gotta admit, Viva la vida is a shit song...

  • Joe Satriani rocks, and Coldplay also rocks, please stop insulting them. The tracks are similar, and both are awesome (I'm not comparing both tracks). For those who ask, "Who is Joe Satriani?" Well, He's an awesome guitarist that is among one of the 100 best guitarist. And for the ones who ask "Who is Coldplay?" It's one of the best and most listened alternative rock bands. And let me tell something to all: Both Rock!!!

  • @stoffia Just to say, I have never heard or either of those people. And what have Coldplay done? Make some of the best tunes the alternative world has ever heard. Viva La Vida, Parachutes, Clocks, The scientist, Shiver, Spies. The list could go on and on. But I think there is one thing we can both agree on. This Justin Beiber crap needs to be kicked off the face of music, polluting our ears with shitty high pitched screams of 'baby' is not what great music is about.

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  • @stoffia Who the fuck is Coldplay? Only one of the best British alternative bands ever! More to the point, who the fuck is 'Joe Satriani'?

  • @ElAkhira Satriani is the guy that teach Steve Vai and Kirk Hammet to play. He's the one that make G3, the greatest and most popular guitar' virtuoses show in the world. So Without Satriani, Music's world wouldn't be the same. What have Coldplay bring to the world ? A great pop wave that another band could have done the same :)

  • @ElAkhira Never heard of Coldplay until I saw that Joe Satriani sued them. They probably just copied this song for money and thought they could get away with it since nobody has ever heard their music.

  • Who the fuck is coldplay ?

  • @stoffia

    Don't try to be Ozzy, this is not a Bieber's song idiot

  • THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT SATRIANI'S SONG DOES NOT SUCK WHILE SHITPLAY'S DOES.

  • have people gone insane? as if chris martin is a joe satriani fan! and its one of the most common chord progressions in pop music.. (there are only about a dozen!) Em A F#m Bm is hardly 'ownable'... nor the MOR predictable melody... check internet for thousands of other bands that have 'ripped off' Joe...!

    Funny how his profile has skyrocketed since the case...

    AND all things considered I think Coldplay are runny shite!

    ahem

  • @JeffSamin- FYI Chris Martin is a Satriani fan. He stated it in an interview before this ordeal.

  • fuck coldplay

  • Coldplay stole this song?

    Therefore 2 + 2 = 5.

    It's 5 to me. So my opinion is the fact.

    Coldplay didn't steal the song?

    2 + 2 = 3. Opinion is fact.

    Shit happens, deal with it. Someone could have hummed that tune in '99, so does that mean it's thier song?

    I'm keeping a balanced argument here. No fanspam. Unless you are defending coldplay. Then I will welcome it. :D

  • Joe Satriani is bald by choice morons! Why don't u do a little research before you go slamming the best guitarist ever. You say he sucks? U couldn't in a million years learn to play like him. Why don't u watch his fingers some time.

  • basically coldplay ran out of ideas and chose to ruin an totally awsome song

  • Joe Satriani copied the main chords from The Eagles I Can't Tell You why?

  • @Nadine375 It is not true: the somgs are totally different apart from some notes. Here we can see too "coincidences"... Please listen carefully all three songs (not only the notes but also the rythm)...

  • @Gamereo The point I am trying to is that most bands are plagerists. Joe Satriani is just a better plagerist than Coldplay, this time. The Feeling band copied the piano solo in Coldplay's High Speed for their song Sewn. And I heard the album IF I Could Fly is on, and it is awful. Joe Satriani has a big EGO and is just showing off. He is no different to an MC/rapper but a guitar version.

  • @Nadine375 I disagree: there are many differences not simply a different version with the guitar

  • joe satriani is a horrible guitarist anyway so Fuck him

  • @rangedqure Please tell us what is the guitarist that you prefer from the moment that he is so horrible...

  • This is horeshit!

  • I believe that the similarities between the 2 songs are about 2/3 or 66.6%. The vocals are different and coldplay uses some different instruments but the base song is just a copy of If I Could Fly by Joe Satriani. Personally I think Satriani's song is much better than viva la vida but you can decide for yourself.

  • idc if coldplay did, they r still my favorite band ever

  • @ttaggart12345 aww poor u are u mentally ill

  • INCULTOS TODO ESO ES UNA GRAN MENTIRA, JOE SATRIANI Y COLDPLAY SE COPIARON DE CATS STEVENS.

    CATS STEVEN DEBERÍA DEMANDARLOS A TODOS

  • @TheDavidrudeboy No the song of Cat is different

  • Satriani is a legeng, is the best guitarrist on this earth, who is coldplay?

  • joe satrani copied that song from enanitos verdes

    FRANCES LIMON - ENANITOS VERDES

    the song was written in 2002 and satrani's song in 2004...

  • se olvidaron de decir que entonces satrani plagió horriblemente a "frances limón" de "los enanitos verdes" que para todos los que anden con dudas, se escribió en 2002 o sea dos años antes que la de satrani

  • i just cant understand how people see such similarities...two completely different musics!!! go and find another way to earn money...until now there are two artists saying that its a copy of their musics...you kidding me!

  • to me i would prefer joe satriani nd i think that coldplay COPIED his version!!!i agree with LPHALEN, bands nowadays are just too. sucky no ORIGINALITY!joe satriani is the man!!i grew up listening to joe satriani nd i was shocked when i listened to livin la vida nd besides bands today cant think of anything new to do,bands nowadays just play SIMPLE guitar tricks and people think its already cool...joe satriani has originality and skills!!JOE SATRIANI'S VERSION IS MUCH BETTER!!

    maria=13 year old

  • no big deal

  • More proof that bands of today suck.....Satch is the man!

  • @LPHALEN

    Stop riding Satriani's dick, he's a legend but why would it take away from all the good things Coldplay produced.

  • definetly a copy.

  • It's easily a copy. Coldplay should be ashamed! Just listen to the two songs and you'll hear how they match together. Ok you can the same rhythm but it's the similarity between Joe's playing and the singing in Coldplay. It matches too perfectly to be a coincidence.

    When Coldplay were asked to first comment on this. They refused to say anything. That in itself is suspicious.

  • (continue)

    As crapo said:

    "Just as a mere 2 percent gene difference makes the leap between an rowdy chimp and a cerebral man."

    Exactly the opposite is true there is a 98% difference and and 2% similarity -- if emotional content, lyrics, melody, structure, articulation, dynamics, timbre, ect. are all taken into consideration.

  • thats bullshit!

    The genetic difference between human and chimps is roughly 2 %. What lies in the two percent difference is what separates us, but scientifically there is only 2 % difference. This of course is hard to translate to music

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    Yes, 3 chord long progressions and 4/4 grooves have there essential places in 12-tone music, but I think people aught grow up musically and venture beyond these fundamentals in to areas of music with many more tonal and rhythmic variation.

    Maybe Coldplay did rip off J Satch's tune or the other millions of people who use the exact same shit; they have every right to.

  • Ok first of all, i think this whole debate is BULLSHIT.

    There are all only about 840 fucking ways (most of which are never used) to combine 4 basic triads with each one lasting a bar. This progression (I-iii-vi) has been used by many many many more people than just J Satch or Coldplay.

    The 4/4 straight 8th HH rhythm against snare on the two and the four...COME ON PEOPLE!!!!!! YEAH, ITS BEEN USED A FEW TIMES.

  • yea they did copy it and they shouldnnt have disraced satchs song like tat

  • viva la vida is better!

  • @seguryty your on my to-kill list

  • @ADFreekicks so what? -.-

  • just havin a laugh! xD

    i just prefer If I Could Fly.....

  • ._.

  • @seguryty fuck you mate coldplay sucks. satch is da man.

  • @xxHeadsh0t2392xx Satch not sing. Loser ^^

  • @seguryty lmfao and you like a kind of band that is trying to be the next u2? lololol u2 forever and satch forever so fuck you

  • @xxHeadsh0t2392xx Satch is a stupid bald, the only thing he can do are little sounds, has no talent.

    Loser ^^

  • Honestly, I kinda prefer Satriani's version much better.

    It's probably just me being a guitarist too, but oh well.

  • satch's if you i could fly are emotions flitered through lots of machismo guitar solos. Coldplay's version is profound, heartfelt, indie sound. The two sounds similar but yet are worlds apart. Just as a mere 2 percent gene difference makes the leap between an rowdy chimp and a cerebral man.

  • but, hey, everyone here just hates coldplay! that is what this is all about, is'nt it? do something creative and live your lifes.

    I want to hear you gyus, who totally do not understand how great they are, I wanna hear you sing and create your own songs. and, yes I have created my own song, so don't say I should follow my own example.

  • It is NOT the same song.

  • I wouldnt doubt that they 'took' it. but what makes me mad about it is that there are a lot of differences. Viva la Vida is about 10 beats

    faster. And whenever people try to mix them to show theyre the same, they will change the pitch of Viva la Vida to make it sound closer to If I Could Fly.

  • who's coldplay? i've never heard it.

  • if you have never heard of it, then you should go to a psyciatrist (spelling)

  • Yes, I heard of it now. It sounds pretty gay.

  • ok, this is possible scenarios;

    1. U r week , that's why U hide behind computers

    2. U r ugly, thats why u don't get a life

    3. Gay, I know, it sounds gay, u know why? THEY ARE HAPPY, and you're NOT.

    get a LIFE ffs!

  • As Solomon once said, "there's nothing new under the sun." Every song written can be seen as essentially old ideas hopefully freshened up. The beat is standard, as is the tempo. The melodies are similar, and quite close, but not precisely identical. If a bloke hears a lot of music, it's likely what he hears will manifest in his writing. "Stealing" needn't occur; inadvertent borrowing happens, as with George Harrison and "My Sweet Lord." I think Cold Play could afford to be generous

  • You say subscribe for MORE cool stuff but I've taken shits with more class than this video. Worse than shit!

  • Chris Martin is a fucking pussy and has NO TALENT and an annoying excuse for a wife.

  • Honestly, the 'If I Could Fly' part at the beginning reminds me more of Losing My Religion by REM. I do hear similarities between the two, but there are so many songs these days, you can't honestly come up with anything original these days... Lets just get over it and enjoy music.

  • REM and Coldplay both suck balls! Coincidence? I don't think so. Easy for you to say bitch- you are the one losing millions... Joe Satriani is.

  • Or, you could calm the fuck down, listen to the music you like, and I'll listen to the music I like. You can dis Coldplay and REM all you want to make yourself feel better, but fact of the matter is they're famous recording artists and there is nothing you and your trolling can do about. Also, using the word Coincidence doesn't make you sound smarter.

  • for all you coldplay fanboys the rythm was stolen and sounds fuck similar , Satriani is and will always be far more talented than all the fags of coldplay all together. and i bet he totally doesnt give a shit bou tthe awards either

  • I'm sorry, but this does sound like a coincidence to me. Anyone could've come up with that guitar riff of satriani's by some happy mistake, and you can't copyright a rhythm. This sounds like a coincidence to me, though there are very strange and suspicious similarities, I'll have to side with Coldplay for now. But my mind can be changed

  • Coincidence or not, doesn't matter... Whoever had the recognizable melody copywritten 1st holds ownership of the piece... Otherwise there is no point in copywriting your stuff if the other party can claim coincidence and be done with it.

    He sued because certain "recognizable" parts of the song was copywritten... I doubt very seriously if the intro or rhythm was what he was pissed about...

    They probably offered Joe a royalty on the song as a settlement... That's what artists who do remakes do.

  • wow ur fulla shit...the videos and beat don't match you musically untalented fuck

  • Homo

  • That video was total shit. Keep your teenage commentary out of it.

  • 1:34 LMAO

  • Every time a song is brilliant and becomes wildly popular there are always people who try to make money off of it. Same with books, movies, band names... anything people have had an idea about that was similar, they think just because the have ideas that compare to each other they get to have sole rights to it. It's ridiculous. Whether you like Coldplay or not, they are not the sorts to steal songs. They're way too intelligent and artistic for that.

  • coldplay is unreal their version is better even if they did steal it. funny how satriani sued them only when the song was starting to get awards and such, that's just bitterness that his song didn't do as well.

  • they are barely similar, thousands of songs are similar that way so what? let's all go to the court.....omg he played the same string as me at almost the same time! geez, lighten up, it's sad really

  • viva la vida isnt coldplays song but its not joes either theres like 4 people claiming it theirs besides coldplay made it better actually, everything they play is so musically correct viva la vida was made better by coldplay and they are a great band even though this isnt there song

  • but the worst thing I've ever heard was when a guy named darin tried to sing viva la vida. , anyhow, you can say coldplay took the song, but they made it really good.

  • 7 thumbs DOWN?

    the truth hurts doesnt it satriani fans?

  • what did i say? i am curios!

  • haha it said "i prefur the viva la vida, violins are more pretty sounding that electric guitar"

  • oh well, i love sariani! u know i do!

  • Go suck on a grenade...The only truth here is that ColdPlay Sucks

    Satriani is a much better musician and teacher.

  • Lolwut. Riight.

  • why are you so offeneded? u dont have to be a dick just becos your fav. artist is broke and need to lie about stuff to get more publicity...

    and just so you know the lawsuit is over now, obviously everyone who is here bitching wont get what they expected

  • First of all learn how to spell before you post you plonker.

    Do some research before you turn loose your silly opinions and confirm yourself as an idiot.

    Second, Cold Play is brilliant music for poofters. BTW they still suck Ar$e.

  • first of all nothing is mis-spelled except the word the word "becos" which is slang, you dumb fuck, before you get into anything about music you might aswell join an english club, or leave your house for once and actually obvserve something

  • Your poor excuse that ''becos'' being slang is weak, that along with your limited vocabulary. I'm guessing that you are some sloped forehead simpleton...Yes?

    Perhaps its is you who should get out of the poo dungeon more often and find your way to the nearest learning centre for your lack of education and poor taste?

    Thank you once again for reaffirming that you are an idiot. Cold Play still sux hairy Ar$e and so do you my uphill gardening pal.

  • its not an excuse COLDPLAY actually uses the word "'cos" in a song your shitbrain, and i have better things to do than go to a "learning centER" granted im not some damn pre-schooler, and stop trying to block out curse words; you just appear to be an ass

  • You're still angry???? Hahahahaha what an idiot. Makes me laugh so when poofters like you get their knickers in a bunch over Stupid issues like defending your poofty heros Cold Play. Cold Play Sucks Bwaahahahahahahaha!!!! So do you.

  • first of all; their not my heros

    second; you need to expand your vocabulary cos you've used the fag word "poofters" about three times

    and third af all, saying "I suck" is a horible which proves the only angry person here is you

  • Ummm....why did you respond again? Do you like being mistreated? It's old, so I am extending an olive branch...I never did like to upset a wally wufter's feelings. Ok only cold play sucks. Peace?

  • thats still insulting but ill take peace anyday :]

  • Ok.....Peace then ;-D

  • why on earth do everybody writes "Cold Play" -.-

  • Helvete vet jag inte, och jag att bry sig inte.

  • kul du skriver.

  • Coldplay sucks!

    Now give me a Thumbs up to the right

  • fuck coldplay!!!

  • coldplay is better.

  • Coldplay blows.

  • even if its the same beat, that doesnt make the same song and the same results) anyway for me music and every artits are inspired of music and artits they met in the life ..

  • and tight you are sir..

  • joe satriani is a legend. coldplay.....SUCKS!!!

  • Cold play is a crappy ass gay band.

    They suck balls, they'r never orignal.

    One day they will all die. That will be a great day.

    -THE END-

  • Coldplay should be banned

  • coldplay fucking sucks even corey tailor says

  • Who really cares. The openings are completely different and Satrini doesnt even have wards. They only really have similar chords and the same beat. Its not a copy. just taking a portion of it and making it millions of times better.

  • You'd be a million times better if you were an abortion.

    Friend

  • Well thats just charming isnt it?

  • And I am cetainly not your friend

  • Joe is just an attention whore. He did it for the publicity. I mean come on.

  • not a copy at all

  • I think Joe has a case here. Accidents happen but this is too spot on..

  • Ill just say: there isabout thirty song which have been wrotten with same chords...

  • cold play should hire Sach, so they don't have to steal from him.. plus he can play it right...

  • It's very easy to write something that sounds similar to something else however there's no comparison.satriani is washed out and coldplay is fresh.satriani is just trying to get in on the action because he's probably broke.

  • .... in reality, joe wont ever be broke

  • Listen alen"dumb" Joe satriani is one of a kind and everybody knows that and if u think that being "fresh" means to be one more fagget pussy fancy band of the 1´000 of all the ones record companies invent everyday you should sew your mouth PERMANENTLY"

  • You know, I totally agree with you. While I don't think Satriani is broke, he probably is threatened that he's getting washed out of the music scene. He saw the similarities and, while I think he was in his right to sue, the matter has been taken care of now. I don't see why everyone can't just get over it.

  • Satriani RULES

  • Why do we care, they both sound good?

  • joe satriani and neal schon are my favorite guitarists ever

  • Very similar....

  • satruai rulz!

  • hahah Stoleplay

    awesome

  • get fucked all you stoleplay faggots

    rising pianos vs incredible guitaring

    enough said

  • how about Joe's Chords of Life sounding like 10CC-Dreadlock Holiday..?

  • errr, i hate to break your balls but coldplay is screwed. Joe Satriani has this case in the bag. The tempo's are close to the exact same and many songs before have been traced back to other songs. A.K.A Coldplay steals songs to make them look good.

  • bach often took other peoples dull tunes, and made them better.

  • coldplay did not copy Joe Satriani

  • im intrested to see if joe wins the lawsuit

  • Wow I am amazed how no one who has commented has really heard of Satriani, the guy is a legend and one of the most acclaimed guitarists/ solo artists ever. I have no doubt in my mind that Coldplay has heard satriani, mst musicians have. That being said none of Coldplays stuff is all that original and they play the most simplistic progressions. if they even do write their own music then I think it's coincidental, however they should still pay out the ass for sucking so hard,

  • lol....................... the song sucks anyway

  • los de coldplay son unos plagiadores, no saben hacer su musica que tienen que buscarla en la de los demas. PLAGIO

  • the song may be similar, but it´s the only song which may be similar to another. COLDPLAY IS INNOCENT!

  • I doubt they listen to this Joe guy anyway.

    I really think it is coincidence. Joe Satriani isn't that well known.

    It does sound similar at parts but they didn't plagiarize anything.

  • Dude, they are musicians, they got to know Joe Satriani.. Yes, he is VERY famous.

  • well, i never heard of him either...

  • Joe is probably more famous than Stoleplay

  • shut he f**k up....!

  • hahaha no way, i don't know anyone that's even heard of that guy,

    everyone knows coldplay.

  • ARE YOU KIDDING??? Joe Satriani is a legendary guitarist! and, he has been around a LOT longer than coldplay has.

  • ha just because he's been around longer doesn't make him more famous.

  • Just because he's not as famous doesn't stop him from being a more talented, influential musician, or from HAVING WRITTEN THE SAME GOD DAMN SONG well before Coldply.

  • Yeah, you're right, that Joe guy is a nobody. I mean, he only has 5 albums certified either platinum or gold, and 15 Grammy nominations in his almost 25 year career. If there were a Mt Rushmore of guitarists, his head would very likely be on it.

  • nobody?! are you kidding? joe satriani is one of the best guitarists in the world, you need music culture lessons

  • That's why Joe Satriani to play at Youtube Live, because it's obvious Youtube doesn't want to draw a lot of viewers by putting some guy no one's ever heard of.

    That's why Joe Satriani is in the supergroup Chickenfoot with members from the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Van Halen, because no one has eeeeverr heard of him.

    Let's be serious here, I doubt you or your friends listen to anything that's not played on thye radio.

  • Hey Man, I don'T believe this is a copy...just a coincidence...sounds a bit alike, I damit it....but GOD, you don't know anyone who's heard of Joe Satriani?? What planet do you come from dude?

    Joe Satriani is to guitar, what justin timberlake is to dancing, what bb.King and stevie ray vaughan are to blues...you are no musical reference pal!

  • are fucking kidding me!

  • sorry 'bout my english.

  • I don't understand why you all are complaining. Why can't we just listen to the music we like and stop complaining?

    Ps. Noticed that Twinkle twinkle little star has the same melody as the alphabeth song?

  • wow first of all, the drumming for if i could fly was horrible. very plain. secondly, they both suck

  • the begininning didnt sound like it but the chorus definately did! which is a bummer considering i really like viva la vida!

  • Tbh Guys, do you really think Coldplay care? ...

  • that they ripped off someone else's song? they fucking should care...

  • coldplay SUCKS!!!!

    no one in coldplay can play an instrument like satch

  • aehouhaeouheaouhaeo it sux