you want to spend time even right? haha know that analyzing the melody, I realized that it is very similar to the music of Lulu! Listen sauhaushasuha - (the last romantic - lulu)
since you like to waste time, give a listen to this music over there and realize that is really similar
seems like all crap till 3:40, same with joe satriani, most of it was crap but the part that sounds like cold play, no insult to the guys there talented, but thats from my perspective
no se como a 3 personas no les puede gustar esta cancion... les gusta justin bieber o que, oir a cat stevens es como oir a los rolling stones, bueno no tanto ;)
aside from the fact that Stevens is a soft-brained chucklehead? That he wore a swastika in 1973? Supported the fatwa against Salman Rushdie? This sounds as much like Coldplay as Motley Crue does. He's an anti-semite and and schmuck, too, by the way.
when someone copies music you look at the chords they play, not if one song is the same instrument, sounds better, etc. From 3:38 the chords are the EXACT same as vida la vida. Also look at Joe Satriani's If I could Fly. He plays the EXACT same chords that coldplay used in vida la vida. On the flip-side though many musicians borrow from one another...
mr. catstevensdiehardfan i want to take this moment to personaly thank you for al the great cat/yusuf video's you posted here it's really great to know such great cat fan's exist.
also i would like to thank the people who watch cat/yusuf video's and prefer them above lady gaga, what proves there are still people with a GOOD musical taste
also really like the part after 3:33 it's one of the best cat moments
people who say it doesnt sound like viva la vida are expecting it to sound EXACTLY like viva la vida. but if you dont hear the strong similarities....then your def.
try from 3:35 and onward. That has to ring a bell. im trying to accuse coldplay cause i love 'viva la vida', but the similarity is impossible to miss. ahha
People say the end sounds like Viva la vida. I DON'T HEAR IT. You probably want to hear it, and fill it in with your mind subconsciously. I've heard viva la vida too many times (it's my favorite song) and know just about every aspect chord and note in there. This just doesn't sound like Viva La Vida.
@R0undAboutMidnight You don't have to be the sole creative source. You can easily hire some friends or pro song writers to help you with your stuff, and then sing it any way you want. And when you mess up solo, nobody really notices unless it's a big mess up. When you mess up singing or playing in a group, people WILL notice.
The piano portion at the end is similar to viva la vida, the lyrics are nothing alike. I think out of the millions of songs people have played thoughtout the years its impossible not to have some words or melodies that aren't similar.
Okay so it does actually sound like Viva la Vida...but then again, doesn't Satriani's song sound like this too? So shouldn't he have been upset at Joe thinking and have thought about suing him also? I am just sorta lost on that...maybe it is because Viva la Vida is more famous than any of their songs...
I haven't heard this piece in over 30 years, a simple example of Yusuf's genius and talent. I'd love to drink a cup of tea with him and talk about life and this issue with Cold Play that had brought his music back to me again.
However doesn't see resemblance start to listen from the 3:33 then focus on 4:48 through the end, if you still can't figure it out, you're probably shallow or tone deaf!!
Wow! That guitar! That Voice... nothing to do with Coldplay... Cat Stevens... is by faaaaar so much better and more honest and passionate.... I love the part of : The moment you fell inside my dreams... wow... he's is beautiful... I'm in love... :)
regardless of the alleged similarities with viva la vida, i just realized that starting at 3.30, is it actually the same song as heaven/where true love goes in yusuf's an other cup album!
@melovetorun It does a bit, if you listen to the part that starts at 3:40. Just like the main riff in Satriani's song. But I think it's possible, believe it or not, that both occurrences actually *weren't* intentional by Coldplay. They are all very creative people, and I believe in a "collective consciousness" where ideas are floating around and I've seen it before where an idea I've had was picked up (in its EXACT form) by someone else I didn't know. LOL Total truth! LOL
@melovetorun I agree in you in that..it may not sound like viva la vida but if you start listening carefully at 3:38 you will see that it0s a little bit similar to the beggininf of viva la vida..
Viva La Vida is an epic masterpice created by Coldplay. Something like that can't be copied. The kind of people that hate Coldplay are hip hoppers,teeny bops, country hicks and old piece of shits that listen to biker bar trailer trash music.
I don't get why of all songs they thought it was similar to THIS...I mean...why is it that no one's every brought up that Viva la Vida's lyric/melody for when they sing 'but that was when I ruled the world' sounds VERY similar to Ne-Yo's 'Single' melody 'cause I'm your boyfriend til this song goes out'...? they were both recorded around the same time, so it's kind of...unclear.....hrmm...
Respond to this video...Have had good old Budha and Chocolate Box on my turntable for days now ,and although alot of my favorite Catracks are on it.This would be the Pinnacle Catrack 4 this cat in about twenty minutes im gonna grab a bottle of ripple whine outta my uncles basement turn my apartment size fireplace on lay a blanket down on the living room rug go find this album then make sweet love to my wife with my groovey Cat Stevens picnic:~)
Why you dispute about this unimportent stuff? Is there nothing else you have to do? Maybe Joe has stolen the tune.. and maybe Coldplay has done it to.. but do you think that there will be endless different chord orders or tunes? after more than 1000 years music history? I dont believe it..
maybe you dont like coldplay or cat or joe - but try to accept them
my god! yusef islam didnt make some massive deal out of it, they asked him about the satriani thing in an interview, and basicly said 'actually its probably copied off my song the foreigner suite'
thats all he said! he is not whining and he has barely spoken about the whole thing
I will be waiting (Probably forever) to hear your Great song. Please feel free to use this chord progression in a novel way if you can (I doubt it!) also ,Listen to the band FOCUS if you can and see if your BRAIN WORKS RIGHT THEN!
For you r tards that don't know anything about music... nowadays its kind of hard to be 100% original with songs, especially when it is 4 simple chords! Come on I'm sure Cat Stevens isn't even the first person to come up with this. The vocal melody of Viva La Vida sounds nothing like this song and that's what matters.
On the coldplay fuss at the end of the day the question boils down to do you think viva la vida shouldnt not exist because the material it allegedly copies is enough, better or much the same? I for one dont think so.
4:20 is when it begins. But even so, the lyrics of Viva la Vida are what attracted me, not so much the tune. I believe they adapted it in a way that speaks beyond the original context for the new song's theme of a fallen royal.
Even Weird Al makes entertainment off of previous tunes but adds all new lyrics to make something funny.
Viva la Vida is almost all its own.
True enough, if they were [the word is "inspired" people] then Coldplay should admit it. But it's still a cool song!
Well, Weird Al does parody, which is allowed under copyright laws.
I'm a huge Cat Stevens fan, and similarities between Foreigner Suite and Viva la Vida never occurred to me, but yeah. I can hear it. Still, I doubt it was plagiarized. Like Cat himself said, that melody follows naturally from the chord structure.
@shinyunderbelly Exactly, and it's just one segment from a whole song, plus even if it's reinterpreted, it's all its own such that even a Cat Stevens fan like yourself isn't offended. Didn't Cat say once that it's just coincidence or inspiration these days?
i recall once hear coldplays guitarist saying he was a huge joe satriani fan,Joe satrians taught steve vai how to play guitar,and is great in his owe right , so wow ,crazy
Cat Stevens does not have to sue anyone for money ,he's richer than coldplay could ever imagine,it is not about cash ,these sort of law suits occur every month ,most are just settled before they make it to court,even if it is by chance they songs are similar , if one use anothers copy righted parts ,oh well. lol
i think both lawsuits are bull... everyone uses everyone elses chords... who cares? its just music.... even though music is the best thing ever created... and it should be proven that no one can live without it.... its not such a big deal
No worries for Coldplay. Justice will prevail and Coldplay will get off scott free, as they deserve.
I see a SLIGHT resemblance to the part Stevens is accusing Coldplay of stealing. Its this kind of bouncing rhythm that appears at 3:37.
The fact that you can perceive this bouncy rhythm in Satriani's song, Steven's song, and the Creaky Board's song must mean that this is just one of those universal, primordial, paradigmatic, rhythms...
suing is modern day greed, suing is anger and jealousy, would God really want feelings like that. All he has to do is say it sounds like not suing them, its childish and jealous because Viva la vida is much bigger then foreigner. It is a good song and sounds a little bit like it, but not to much.
you serious just alittle part that sounds like viva la vida but this has nothing to do with the coldplay both songs sound different they say diferent shit this guy should just leave them alone
If Cat Stevens beleaves in god then he would leave coldplay alone and not sue them, he is just jealous because viva la vida is bigger then anything he has done in years.
It sure is very adult of you to name drop other bands you probably haven't a clue about. I'm nineteen buddy and you sir need to grow up. Speaking as a Radiohead fan.
but there are loads of songs that have various exerts in them that sound like other songs. does not particularly mean that they've ripped them off. coldplay have done well by themselves for or 6 years so why should they start now? People like Cat Stevens and Joe Satriani are just using a multi-platinum album to get some more cash. I'm not just saying it because Im a coldplay fan but I've heard so many songs that sound like each other and its not deliberate, on the rare occasion, it just happens
Pretty much every harmony has been used(.) It's called evolution of music. Listen to some classical stuff, hundreds of years old; many harmonies are regurgurgitated time and time again. Thats music. It is art. It is like art, it causes great debate and pleasure. Enjoy music!!
ps - Did the Beatles rip off Cat or did Cat rip off the Beatles. Listen to the beginning of this song and think of "Hey Jude"... Again, as stated before: Enjoy music!!
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Hey, Yusuf, you fucking Muslim nutjob!! They don't sound anything alike. Why don't you take Allah and Mohammed and have a gay threesome fucking each other up the ass and then blow yourselves up so you can meet the 72 virgins that you Muslims do everything for, you psycho-fucking crazy cunts!
It's a very catchy song. Coldplay probably ripped it off by accident. There are only so many chord progressions and so many melodies. I dig both...wait with Satriani... all three songs.
this actually does sound like coldplay's viva la vida........coldplay might have got the idea from this but joe satriani's song sounds nothing like viva la vida
the truth of the matter is that music, articles, books are always a pastiche of stuff. so... I don't think cat stevens should fight for this. This is a great song!!
Viva la Vida is entirely within copyright "fair use" guild lines. This sounds barely anything like the Coldplay song and the percentage of creative form Coldplay uses is more than enough to make this lawsuit idea a joke.
Perfect. This is exactly what I was waiting for. First of all, every artist should know it's impossible to come up with anything truly original. Similarities like this happen every day, but Satriani's too thick-headed to admit it. And the scary thing is, his argument would hold up in court!
God I hope Cat Stevens sues. If he does people (and judges) will realize how senseless this is. It would turn into a debate over who Coldplay actually stole from. So ridiculous. More lawsuits please!
a propósito ! essa música é uma verdadeira MEEERDA !! sou mais COLDPLAY ! FLW !
WWQueiroz 1 week ago
you want to spend time even right? haha know that analyzing the melody, I realized that it is very similar to the music of Lulu! Listen sauhaushasuha - (the last romantic - lulu)
since you like to waste time, give a listen to this music over there and realize that is really similar
WWQueiroz 1 week ago
This song was the inspiration for me to become a musician!!!!
cindernation12 1 week ago
The chords used for these songs is common and it's used a lot for pop music. No one stole from no one.
Joe Satriani was an attention seeking idiot for suing. So were the Creaky Boards. Again, this is a very common chord in popular music.
UpwardsFallings 2 weeks ago
Absolutely my Fav Cat song,, Have it on Vinyl !! And now on I tunes . Brilliant song , and 18 minutes long. Pure class.
embroidereddesigns 2 weeks ago
Except, the part in this song is A MINOR.
Viva La Vida is in Ab MAJOR!
Nancy99999 3 weeks ago
a master piece,,,,,,,,,,,♥♥♥♥
xuxua6 1 month ago
Coldplay Viva la Vida is much better than the Joe Satriani, but this is arguably better than both of them.
Salmon0fKnowledge 2 months ago 2
@Salmon0fKnowledge Only a true idiot would say Coldplay's is better than Satriani. You must be one.
xx2n26 1 month ago
seems like all crap till 3:40, same with joe satriani, most of it was crap but the part that sounds like cold play, no insult to the guys there talented, but thats from my perspective
Jacno77 2 months ago
Thanks for uploading; best parts of a beautiful song.
JDMark25 3 months ago
It has the same melody as the other tracks of the ''Coldplay plagiarism case''.
So double plagiarism? :')
Bullshit, this doesn't look like Coldplay's Viva La Vida.
TimoV16 3 months ago
it also is (mostly) the same chords as bad romance by lady gaga
BabaPastaJimi 3 months ago
no se como a 3 personas no les puede gustar esta cancion... les gusta justin bieber o que, oir a cat stevens es como oir a los rolling stones, bueno no tanto ;)
golgoku3264 3 months ago
Love could never be enough. Beautiful.
x1307x 3 months ago
FILHO DA PUTA! ISSO NÃO TEM NADA A VER COM VIVA LA VIDA!!! VIVA LA VIDA É 10000000000 MELHOR!
COLDPLAY 4EVER!
danielguerra1305 3 months ago
aside from the fact that Stevens is a soft-brained chucklehead? That he wore a swastika in 1973? Supported the fatwa against Salman Rushdie? This sounds as much like Coldplay as Motley Crue does. He's an anti-semite and and schmuck, too, by the way.
peterzang 3 months ago
It sounds more like Take on Me (A -Ha) than Viva la Vida, tho.
TubbieChubbie8 3 months ago
thanks very much . A masterpiece. What a great voice, and a excelent performing.
SuperMiguelin 4 months ago 2
VIVA LA FUCKING VIDA. Unequal melody. Mislabeled chords. Boom goes the fucking dynamite! ...jk
TEAMRAMPAGEofficial 5 months ago
Cat Stevens é fenomenal, parabens cara!
admariodidi 5 months ago
3:40 is where the similarity begins
ForeignerSuiteLover 5 months ago 13
Riesce sempre a commuovermi
vtrive 6 months ago
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a1000cark 6 months ago
Let's stop comparing this to an overrated Coldplay song and just enjoy Cat Stevens, okay?
DanielRLMo 7 months ago
anyone looking to hear the bit thats remotely similar to coldplays song go to 3:40 onwards
TheManOfLegends 7 months ago 2
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Best singer ever
kamelmaalem 8 months ago
His master piece, there is no better way to capture Love then how he did it.
RWvanG 8 months ago
In what minute and second does it sound like Viva La Vida?
Horaciow14 8 months ago
What a beautiful song from a beautiful person :)
Lefferable 8 months ago
when someone copies music you look at the chords they play, not if one song is the same instrument, sounds better, etc. From 3:38 the chords are the EXACT same as vida la vida. Also look at Joe Satriani's If I could Fly. He plays the EXACT same chords that coldplay used in vida la vida. On the flip-side though many musicians borrow from one another...
321robbie321 8 months ago 6
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yea. in cp's new song they hae the same chords as i go to rio
Matt9001000 7 months ago
@321robbie321 Or perhaps it could just be a COINCIDENT!
Nancy99999 3 weeks ago
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souloffire44 9 months ago
the mnusic is not even good, sounds nothing like viva la vida, and coldplay is much better.
llucasmaia 9 months ago
@llucasmaia you must be sick
SachaTheEvilOne 9 months ago
his voice is so special.oh love sweet blue love. Magical. Nobody can sing like cat stevens
SuperMiguelin 11 months ago 2
his voice is so special.oh love sweet blue love. Magical
SuperMiguelin 11 months ago
3:37 is where is starts
ForeignerSuiteLover 1 year ago 3
It doesnt sound that much like it
LauraKathleen05 1 year ago
much better than viva la vida
SachaTheEvilOne 1 year ago
@SachaTheEvilOne not a bit
jpheart 1 year ago
i think this is one of my fave songs by him.. i need to find this sheetmusic!!!
Redbirdgirl88 1 year ago
5 stars! is the best!
ametllet 1 year ago
I too am a die hard fan of this exquisite song, especially the section around and including Freedom Calling and the endlessly resonant climax!
mjcassini 1 year ago
...viva la vida that's true!!!
mrgustavo405 1 year ago
3:33 is the viva la vida
ForeignerSuiteLover 1 year ago
mr. catstevensdiehardfan i want to take this moment to personaly thank you for al the great cat/yusuf video's you posted here it's really great to know such great cat fan's exist.
also i would like to thank the people who watch cat/yusuf video's and prefer them above lady gaga, what proves there are still people with a GOOD musical taste
also really like the part after 3:33 it's one of the best cat moments
SachaTheEvilOne 1 year ago
one of my favorite songs omg
nothinghumanlovesfor 1 year ago
people who say it doesnt sound like viva la vida are expecting it to sound EXACTLY like viva la vida. but if you dont hear the strong similarities....then your def.
try from 3:35 and onward. That has to ring a bell. im trying to accuse coldplay cause i love 'viva la vida', but the similarity is impossible to miss. ahha
robhartjr123 1 year ago 2
@robhartjr123
I was skeptic but it's true, 3:35 and onward
Indeed, not exactly the same but real simularities, maybe coldplay was inspired by this
1bami90 1 year ago
LOVE LOVE LOVE, LORD MUST OF MADE U ON A SUNDAY
singapore7773 1 year ago
People say the end sounds like Viva la vida. I DON'T HEAR IT. You probably want to hear it, and fill it in with your mind subconsciously. I've heard viva la vida too many times (it's my favorite song) and know just about every aspect chord and note in there. This just doesn't sound like Viva La Vida.
Rifalltoo 1 year ago
It doesn't sound like Viva la Vida because it sounds like it was written by a real songwriter and not some overgrown sixformer.
R0undAboutMidnight 1 year ago
@R0undAboutMidnight It's easy to be a solo act. Incredibly hard to be a group. Get over your opinion.
Rifalltoo 1 year ago
@Rifalltoo Hm, I would have said it was harder being a solo act, since you have to be the sole creative source.
R0undAboutMidnight 1 year ago
@R0undAboutMidnight You don't have to be the sole creative source. You can easily hire some friends or pro song writers to help you with your stuff, and then sing it any way you want. And when you mess up solo, nobody really notices unless it's a big mess up. When you mess up singing or playing in a group, people WILL notice.
Rifalltoo 1 year ago
The piano portion at the end is similar to viva la vida, the lyrics are nothing alike. I think out of the millions of songs people have played thoughtout the years its impossible not to have some words or melodies that aren't similar.
hotchowder 1 year ago
Okay so it does actually sound like Viva la Vida...but then again, doesn't Satriani's song sound like this too? So shouldn't he have been upset at Joe thinking and have thought about suing him also? I am just sorta lost on that...maybe it is because Viva la Vida is more famous than any of their songs...
wonderboy8171 1 year ago
it doesn't really sound like "viva la vida"
emzchocolate51 1 year ago
They're both magnificent different songs =D
trolebus1234 1 year ago
at 3:36 it does definitely start sounding a little like viva la vida but I am pretty confident it was coincidental.
aristottlesdeathwish 1 year ago
I haven't heard this piece in over 30 years, a simple example of Yusuf's genius and talent. I'd love to drink a cup of tea with him and talk about life and this issue with Cold Play that had brought his music back to me again.
Starrman69 1 year ago
I heard the whole song and i gotta say...
It doesn't even was close to sound like Viva La Vida.
RoniYal 1 year ago 2
However doesn't see resemblance start to listen from the 3:33 then focus on 4:48 through the end, if you still can't figure it out, you're probably shallow or tone deaf!!
willgadall 1 year ago 3
@willgadall yeah i see it now
Phil5224 1 year ago
@willgadall
That part sounds like Five for Fighting's 100 years to me...I might be tone deaf...I probably am, but I can't hear Viva La Vida.
mapscannotcontainme 1 year ago
@willgadall I can hear it
ILCLDPLY 1 year ago
Wow! That guitar! That Voice... nothing to do with Coldplay... Cat Stevens... is by faaaaar so much better and more honest and passionate.... I love the part of : The moment you fell inside my dreams... wow... he's is beautiful... I'm in love... :)
carosupersonic 1 year ago
@carosupersonic Coldplay is much much much better than that stupid cat
ILCLDPLY 1 year ago
beautiful.....absolutely beautiful....
Splitz111 1 year ago
regardless of the alleged similarities with viva la vida, i just realized that starting at 3.30, is it actually the same song as heaven/where true love goes in yusuf's an other cup album!
benjtan 1 year ago
its the second part at 5:30
Kibbie7 1 year ago
does not sound anything like Viva La Vida.
melovetorun 1 year ago 56
@melovetorun igts an 18 minute song there is one part that doess
bringthenews 1 year ago
@melovetorun It does a bit, if you listen to the part that starts at 3:40. Just like the main riff in Satriani's song. But I think it's possible, believe it or not, that both occurrences actually *weren't* intentional by Coldplay. They are all very creative people, and I believe in a "collective consciousness" where ideas are floating around and I've seen it before where an idea I've had was picked up (in its EXACT form) by someone else I didn't know. LOL Total truth! LOL
tall32guy 1 year ago
@melovetorun Yeah, I'm not hearing it.
tompetuers 1 year ago
@melovetorun the similarity doesn't begin until about 14:30 on the 18 minute track...so yeah, you wouldn't hear it yet.
lacrosseplayer49 1 year ago
@melovetorun u didnt listen to the hole song did u u retard
streets1390 1 year ago
@streets1390 Fuck you.
melovetorun 1 year ago
@melovetorun
3:33 is the viva la vida
ForeignerSuiteLover 1 year ago
@ForeignerSuiteLover No it's not. Coldplay's song sounds better. I am a Viva La VidaLover.PERIOD.
melovetorun 1 year ago
@melovetorun
sounds better is a matter of opinion, PERIOD. i think viva la vida sounds better too, but i have no respect for the song or coldplay for that matter.
Fluffypopcicle 1 year ago
@melovetorun
mrgustavo405 1 year ago
@melovetorun skip to 3:37
sejadah12 1 year ago
@melovetorun I agree in you in that..it may not sound like viva la vida but if you start listening carefully at 3:38 you will see that it0s a little bit similar to the beggininf of viva la vida..
lovely580 11 months ago
@melovetorun because the part that Coldplay copied is the end of the song not this part LOL ...
Aurarisma 9 months ago
Viva La Vida is an epic masterpice created by Coldplay. Something like that can't be copied. The kind of people that hate Coldplay are hip hoppers,teeny bops, country hicks and old piece of shits that listen to biker bar trailer trash music.
melovetorun 9 months ago
@melovetorun I enjoy Coldplay very much . :)
Aurarisma 9 months ago
@melovetorun So True, there is a lot of things totally different. COLDPLAY is Better
Skipper56270 9 months ago
who cares who copied who
mabey it was a coincidence
also all 3 of those songs are very good
thats what songs are, they are supposed to be listened by people and to be enjoyed
germino777 1 year ago
Yah I can hear the similarities as well.
warrush 1 year ago
I don't get why of all songs they thought it was similar to THIS...I mean...why is it that no one's every brought up that Viva la Vida's lyric/melody for when they sing 'but that was when I ruled the world' sounds VERY similar to Ne-Yo's 'Single' melody 'cause I'm your boyfriend til this song goes out'...? they were both recorded around the same time, so it's kind of...unclear.....hrmm...
Rawrschachie 1 year ago
Respond to this video...Have had good old Budha and Chocolate Box on my turntable for days now ,and although alot of my favorite Catracks are on it.This would be the Pinnacle Catrack 4 this cat in about twenty minutes im gonna grab a bottle of ripple whine outta my uncles basement turn my apartment size fireplace on lay a blanket down on the living room rug go find this album then make sweet love to my wife with my groovey Cat Stevens picnic:~)
Chronepsis5 1 year ago
a kick ass song
nothinghumanlovesfor 1 year ago
sounds more like Satriani than Coldplay.
yonskii 1 year ago
@yonskii this was written before Satriani :)
Aurarisma 1 year ago
where is the best part man??? YES ALL ARE LOOKING FOR FREEDOM BUT THERE ARE TO MANY TO LEAD THEM AWAY FUNKY SYNTH SOLO ETC
janfreidun 1 year ago
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Guys.. YOU ALL SUCK!
You are the cause why good music is going down!
Why you dispute about this unimportent stuff? Is there nothing else you have to do? Maybe Joe has stolen the tune.. and maybe Coldplay has done it to.. but do you think that there will be endless different chord orders or tunes? after more than 1000 years music history? I dont believe it..
maybe you dont like coldplay or cat or joe - but try to accept them
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GainTheRage 1 year ago
3:35 onward but i think it was definitely unintentional by coldplay
TheEnigma7111 1 year ago
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this sucks! coldplay rules the world!
McSnookerman 1 year ago
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fuck coldplay...
carloshalim 1 year ago
Yusuf added that he has forgiven Coldplay and would love to sit down and have a cup of tea with them.
ComradeKirill 1 year ago
@ComradeKirill WOW, you can read wikipedia too! SO COOL!
TheUltraDude 1 year ago
I used to rule the world, now i sweep the steets that i used to own
JustRHYMETiME 1 year ago
What a song......*****
008maguire 1 year ago
my god! yusef islam didnt make some massive deal out of it, they asked him about the satriani thing in an interview, and basicly said 'actually its probably copied off my song the foreigner suite'
thats all he said! he is not whining and he has barely spoken about the whole thing
ibrahimadaci 1 year ago 2
So what BOZOS it's GREAT and that's
what really matters.
Why don't you BOZOS write some music
stolen or otherwise and post it?>
Chicken?
JM at wakkitahibida on You Tube
I will be waiting (Probably forever) to hear your Great song. Please feel free to use this chord progression in a novel way if you can (I doubt it!) also ,Listen to the band FOCUS if you can and see if your BRAIN WORKS RIGHT THEN!
GOOD luck BOZOS!
JM
slopium 2 years ago
god i hate u
lkjhgfdsa123able 2 years ago
Why do you hate God?
XIXNayRXIX 1 year ago
@XIXNayRXIX god doesn't exist Lmao
SadisticAbductive 1 year ago
@SadisticAbductive Twas a joke.
XIXNayRXIX 1 year ago
@SadisticAbductive There is a God.
melovetorun 1 year ago
For you r tards that don't know anything about music... nowadays its kind of hard to be 100% original with songs, especially when it is 4 simple chords! Come on I'm sure Cat Stevens isn't even the first person to come up with this. The vocal melody of Viva La Vida sounds nothing like this song and that's what matters.
Ppl4daR 2 years ago 3
On the coldplay fuss at the end of the day the question boils down to do you think viva la vida shouldnt not exist because the material it allegedly copies is enough, better or much the same? I for one dont think so.
automony666 2 years ago
As Woodie Guthrie says, "Oh he just steals from me, but I steal from everyone."
13xiCat 2 years ago
I always wondered by the Coldplay song sounded so familiar.. ah, it's been done a dozen times before, that's why!
masonjarjar 2 years ago 2
Coldplay stealded it.
Gareth10Stego 2 years ago
really. stealded?
ur an idiot.
xoredhead47 1 year ago 6
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Nono.
They Stealded it.
Fuck you Coldplay.
Gareth10Stego 1 year ago
4:20 is when it begins. But even so, the lyrics of Viva la Vida are what attracted me, not so much the tune. I believe they adapted it in a way that speaks beyond the original context for the new song's theme of a fallen royal.
Even Weird Al makes entertainment off of previous tunes but adds all new lyrics to make something funny.
Viva la Vida is almost all its own.
True enough, if they were [the word is "inspired" people] then Coldplay should admit it. But it's still a cool song!
wingedsonar 2 years ago
Well, Weird Al does parody, which is allowed under copyright laws.
I'm a huge Cat Stevens fan, and similarities between Foreigner Suite and Viva la Vida never occurred to me, but yeah. I can hear it. Still, I doubt it was plagiarized. Like Cat himself said, that melody follows naturally from the chord structure.
shinyunderbelly 2 years ago 2
@shinyunderbelly Exactly, and it's just one segment from a whole song, plus even if it's reinterpreted, it's all its own such that even a Cat Stevens fan like yourself isn't offended. Didn't Cat say once that it's just coincidence or inspiration these days?
MegabytesPlan214 2 years ago
its the second half of the song that sounds kinda like viva, but in the end it doesnt matter even Cat stevens laughed it off :P
MineralH 2 years ago 2
no where near close!nothing like it!
oisinlfcledge 2 years ago 2
Opsss!!!
from 3:25 on seems like the same melody, same line...
Humpf
subsonichood 2 years ago 2
its close to viva la vida: but not enough to say plagiarism:
satriani though does have a solid case. though viva la vida really sounds more like alizee "im fed up".
anyways this song is actually pretty good
DEATHEXISTFOREVER 2 years ago
His voice is incredible!!
AfizaAzmee 2 years ago 27
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I think Jagger and Richards should sue Cat Stevens, the piano line (beggining) is stolen from Wild Horses lol (Yes, it is) =D
It's ridiculous...
biscotte822 2 years ago
long live the great Yusuf Islam !!!!!
AkbarTheMesmer 2 years ago
i recall once hear coldplays guitarist saying he was a huge joe satriani fan,Joe satrians taught steve vai how to play guitar,and is great in his owe right , so wow ,crazy
AkbarTheMesmer 2 years ago
Cat Stevens does not have to sue anyone for money ,he's richer than coldplay could ever imagine,it is not about cash ,these sort of law suits occur every month ,most are just settled before they make it to court,even if it is by chance they songs are similar , if one use anothers copy righted parts ,oh well. lol
AkbarTheMesmer 2 years ago
I wonder if Cat Stevens is going to sue Joe Satriani?
sydbarrett5 2 years ago
coldplay didnt steal it..
humptiedump1 2 years ago
i think both lawsuits are bull... everyone uses everyone elses chords... who cares? its just music.... even though music is the best thing ever created... and it should be proven that no one can live without it.... its not such a big deal
musicalman1995 2 years ago
This song is beautiful. I'm glad I found it.
No worries for Coldplay. Justice will prevail and Coldplay will get off scott free, as they deserve.
I see a SLIGHT resemblance to the part Stevens is accusing Coldplay of stealing. Its this kind of bouncing rhythm that appears at 3:37.
The fact that you can perceive this bouncy rhythm in Satriani's song, Steven's song, and the Creaky Board's song must mean that this is just one of those universal, primordial, paradigmatic, rhythms...
Royalstar667 2 years ago 2
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3eb265 2 years ago
suing is modern day greed, suing is anger and jealousy, would God really want feelings like that. All he has to do is say it sounds like not suing them, its childish and jealous because Viva la vida is much bigger then foreigner. It is a good song and sounds a little bit like it, but not to much.
ceiley1234 2 years ago
he never said he was going to sue them. It does sound pretty close though. same chords this just played with a happier feel.
fvallejo2 2 years ago
you serious just alittle part that sounds like viva la vida but this has nothing to do with the coldplay both songs sound different they say diferent shit this guy should just leave them alone
elbigchile707 2 years ago
publicity stunt maybe?
petofo 2 years ago
If Cat Stevens beleaves in god then he would leave coldplay alone and not sue them, he is just jealous because viva la vida is bigger then anything he has done in years.
ceiley1234 2 years ago
wrong.
miknotnerb 2 years ago 2
What does believing in God have to do with alleged copywrite infringements?
briemkiki827 2 years ago 2
Wow, you're an incredible debater. Go listen to some Radiohead or the Killers and let the adult comment in this page.
tsw5014 2 years ago 3
@tsw5014
Radiohead are awesome, stfu
degree7 1 year ago
@tsw5014
It sure is very adult of you to name drop other bands you probably haven't a clue about. I'm nineteen buddy and you sir need to grow up. Speaking as a Radiohead fan.
JoshTheCash 1 year ago
HAHAHA no!
4tealicks 1 year ago
viva la vida ...is way better!!!
this is like a bad "salsa" version, of an unknown song, lol..:)
sckit58 2 years ago
It doesn't matter if it's better (which it isn't, because viva la vida is just mainstream radiopop), they stole it.
miknotnerb 2 years ago
I don't hear it at all. I hear it in Satriani's song right away..
1scs 2 years ago
once the song gets going it really does sound like viva la vida by Coldplay
jamessmith888 2 years ago
but there are loads of songs that have various exerts in them that sound like other songs. does not particularly mean that they've ripped them off. coldplay have done well by themselves for or 6 years so why should they start now? People like Cat Stevens and Joe Satriani are just using a multi-platinum album to get some more cash. I'm not just saying it because Im a coldplay fan but I've heard so many songs that sound like each other and its not deliberate, on the rare occasion, it just happens
orewilliams56 2 years ago 3
Oh yeah, because Cat Stevens is totally the type of person that would sue because they want more money. ~_~
miknotnerb 2 years ago
so does this mean joe ripped off cat? would be funny if cat sent his lawyers out like joe did
bridgada 2 years ago
Pretty much every harmony has been used(.) It's called evolution of music. Listen to some classical stuff, hundreds of years old; many harmonies are regurgurgitated time and time again. Thats music. It is art. It is like art, it causes great debate and pleasure. Enjoy music!!
DFreshter 2 years ago
"regurgitated" doh...
DFreshter 2 years ago
ps - Did the Beatles rip off Cat or did Cat rip off the Beatles. Listen to the beginning of this song and think of "Hey Jude"... Again, as stated before: Enjoy music!!
DFreshter 2 years ago
whatever...this is nothing like viva la vida... all the coldplay-fans are angry hihihi
wissiewis 2 years ago
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Hey, Yusuf, you fucking Muslim nutjob!! They don't sound anything alike. Why don't you take Allah and Mohammed and have a gay threesome fucking each other up the ass and then blow yourselves up so you can meet the 72 virgins that you Muslims do everything for, you psycho-fucking crazy cunts!
martygp 2 years ago
Cat Stevens is stupid? WTF are you on?? He is one of the greatest musicians ever. Coldplay have nothing on him!
myluckismany 2 years ago
It's a very catchy song. Coldplay probably ripped it off by accident. There are only so many chord progressions and so many melodies. I dig both...wait with Satriani... all three songs.
dorielementary 2 years ago 3
this actually does sound like coldplay's viva la vida........coldplay might have got the idea from this but joe satriani's song sounds nothing like viva la vida
free2flyken 2 years ago
Listen from about 3:37 on through...
duster413 2 years ago 3
the truth of the matter is that music, articles, books are always a pastiche of stuff. so... I don't think cat stevens should fight for this. This is a great song!!
aarrii5 2 years ago
viva la vida? xD thats a fuckin joke
557323 2 years ago 2
listen at 5:00.. its the refrain, but it doesnt matter
PLUHPLUH3 2 years ago
i can't hear something like viva la vida in that song ...
freak1592 2 years ago 2
Enough about Coldplay. This is about a great Cat song!
jfgirard14 2 years ago
true thing,though i think they copied it
iamarabianprince 2 years ago
Hmmm, so, did Joe Satriani copy Cat Stevens???
dawncrk23 2 years ago
I like the cat stevens version. Cold play is played out!
MrJonnycomelatley 2 years ago
Viva la Vida is entirely within copyright "fair use" guild lines. This sounds barely anything like the Coldplay song and the percentage of creative form Coldplay uses is more than enough to make this lawsuit idea a joke.
OhMrsGreen 2 years ago
¿Viva la Vida??
CanetBaudelaire 2 years ago
For those of you who don't hear it you have to listen further, it's very clear about 3/4 of the way through the song. VERY CLEAR.
Sukeesan 2 years ago
Perfect. This is exactly what I was waiting for. First of all, every artist should know it's impossible to come up with anything truly original. Similarities like this happen every day, but Satriani's too thick-headed to admit it. And the scary thing is, his argument would hold up in court!
God I hope Cat Stevens sues. If he does people (and judges) will realize how senseless this is. It would turn into a debate over who Coldplay actually stole from. So ridiculous. More lawsuits please!
rossovg 2 years ago