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Coldplay: ''Viva La Vida' not copied from Brooklyn band'

Band weren't even in US when alleged plagiarism occurred

Mon 16 Jun, 2008

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Tommy070, There is no bloody conspiracy here! Coldplay have admitted themselves that they often feel inspired by other artists when writing there songs. And many artists in the music industry will admit to that. But where is you're proof that they rip off smaller bands and older stuff? By the way, its a two way system. Smaller bands are inspired by bigger bands. That is how music has developed over the last 50 years.pinhead0123 Stop with the games. I'm sure you're friend is loving the attention and the self-satisfaction that 'his' song is no.2 on the billboard charts. I think you should take you're own advice in regard to being 'too ignorant to see what is right'. Music has always and will always repeat itself. Viva La Vida is based on basic chord progressions which inevitably follow each other. It is a simple and catchy melody, hardly obscure. Anyway, the basic fact of the matter is that Viva La Vida was demoed 7 months before Chris Martin was at the gig 'Creaky Boards' claim he was at. Furthermore, he couldn't have been at this gig in the first place because he was in London! End of. Give up!

Tue 17 Jun, 2008

This is just a small little band looking for attention. And by the way, Coldplay asked Kraftwerk for permission to use one of their melodies in their song 'Talk'. They have always been open about that and Kraftwerk are credited in the sleeve of X&Y.

Mon 16 Jun, 2008

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