Comments on: Did Coldplay steal this song? What do you think?

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:01:52 +0000

Coldplay have been in court more times than the queen. Stealing from “Where is my mind” by The Pixies really annoys me but they have done it twice since. It’s called cryptomnesia. You think you came up with something which you just remembered. Let’s not forget “He’s so fine” by The Shirelles which George Harrison “channelled” into “My sweet lord”. Note for note, which is why he had to settle.
Got a good lawyer – steal away my friend, steal away.

By: Steph

Steph — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 20:55:30 +0000

They totally did not steal the song. if you listen to the song that was above, it really doesn’t sound the same. i really tried to listen closely and only one line sound remotly close. i just think that these guys are making the whole thing up. coldplay has been famous for about ten years, and i don’t think they need to steel a song. if you listen to chris martin’s style, it is still the same in viva la vida, like some one said, they are copying them. plus, can they prove chris martin was there?… No. I also read some where else that coldplay can prove chris martin wasn’t there, and that they recorded the song earilier that year. if anything this other group’s just jelous.

By: Jesus

Jesus — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:39:47 +0000

Holy shit, you guys are deaf if you don’t hear it’s the SAME.

By: HogieWan

HogieWan — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 13:46:08 +0000

@mark:

saying that another coldplay song sounds like someone else’s doesn’t help your case that coldplay doesn’t rip off peoples songs.

By: HogieWan

HogieWan — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 13:45:08 +0000

It is the same melody over the same chords, but it doesn’t mean it was intentionally stolen. I think Creaky Boards stole the melody from Joe Satriani. The question is: Di coldplay steal from Creaky Boards or Satriani:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ofFw9DKu_I&feature=related

By: the B

the B — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:24:38 +0000

Well! I dont find a great match..so there are clearer steals in the history of that pop shit…. and coldplay is boring as fuck…

By: dre

dre — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:31:59 +0000

as has been stated, the real problem is that the coldplay song has a generic form and a generic melody, as does the creaky boards song. they are but two of thousands, so get over it.

By: andras!

andras! — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:46:57 +0000

the facts state martin wasnt at the show. the song was recorded before theirs.. creaky boards needs to understand that there is very little to see here…. also to the ears of a musician, these songs dont sound similar at all.

By: Josef Mandel

Josef Mandel — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:15:22 +0000

I think it’s highly possible Chris Martin was there and heard this song then basically nicked it. He was the first one to cry about not wanting to put out rubbish because the band were under pressure to produce another album. He must seek inspiration from somewhere. I do hear the similarities big time but I think cold play have done enough to cover their tracks in a musical sense. It was just the IDEA they were after, we’ve all been there with writers block at some stage. If I were creaky boards I’d take this as a complement really nothing else you can do. I heard about fat boy slim also scouring the net for young , unsigned talented producers posting demos of tracks etc and basically nick parts and use them , obviously changing enough to fit his style and distinguish them from the original. This is the sampling society music is now though really, u don’t think much about using samples in your music that have been created by someone else , or presets in a synth. So is sampling an IDEA in a creative sense wrong? I don’t know but if the pressure was on you to come up with the goods and you’d reached stalemate what would you do?

By: andras!

andras! — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:04:09 +0000

well if thats the case, sigur ros ripped me off a few years ago. when i made up a 3 note melody in my dorm room, and then later, it showed up on their record! i thought the icelandic were supposed to be humble!!!! the nerve!!!!!!!!!!
this guy is full of it. his melody sounds like an old 60′s pop standard. whos ripping off whom?

with that all said, many artists have said that they draw more than inspiration from those the like. im sure both musical acts would fancy one another….