Why do Old People Keep Suing Coldplay???

[countrykidanthony]

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Joe Satriani had his share. A relatively unknown band from Brooklyn did start the whole suing thing for they thought Chris Martin heard their songs and plagiarized it. hahaha

And then now we have Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf) who thinks Vival La Vida stole some passages from his The Foreigner's Suite.

I am beginning to wonder why of all the monotonous songs in the world why settle on Coldplay? Default could have sued Nickelback. Gin Blossoms could have sued Smalltown Poets.and etc etc...

But why do they focused on that particular song by that particular band?

then i read this article;

“My son brought it to my attention and said, ‘Doesn’t that sound like ‘Foreigner Suite?’ ” Yusuf told Reuters. “The song definitely sounds like it. It has such logical chords and the melody has to be what it is.” While he hasn’t filed any legal papers, he hasn’t ruled out a possible future lawsuit either, adding that “it depends on how well Satriani does.” Satriani is seeking damages from the supposed plagiarism plus any royalties the song accrued which, considering it won a Grammy and soundtracked an Apple ad, is probably a lot of royalties. Conveniently, Yusuf chose the same week to both accuse Coldplay of aping his song and release his new album Roadsinger, which is released today.

And that i think is the reason. The song is actually huge!

As i listen close to the youtube clip of viva la vida and foreigner's suite i couldn't help thinking why Cat Stevens didn't sue Christopher Cross with his St Elmo's Fire. Listen to the song closely and you'll hear a bit similarity, or am i just imaging things like these people are?

Who's next? E-heads suing Missing Filemon? hehehehe

sources:
Cat Stevens considers suing Coldplay for plagiarizing "The Foreigner's Suite." - The Scanner - Patrol Magazine

Cat Stevens Considers Lawsuit Over Coldplay’s “Viva La Vida” : Rolling Stone : Rock and Roll Daily

Joe Satriani Sues Coldplay For “Viva La Vida” Plagiarism : Rolling Stone : Rock and Roll Daily

[klavel]

One must come up with something new but there's nothing left (i think)..Most topics known to humans have already been expressed through songs so similarities in lyrics and/or melody are expected...

[DEMONOCIETY]

hahahahhaa dugay na ni naa ko gipost ani sa joe sat na thread gikasohan nila ang coldplay for plagiarism daw

[DEMONOCIETY]

mao naman jud na MUSIC IS BIZNIZ

[berserker]

maybe one these days, somebody's gonna sue coldplay for being gay.

[badbible]

Ditto. Haha

[rata]

Who's next? E-heads suing Missing Filemon? hehehehe

Lemonheads could sue E-heads...... and then the cycle continues

[krayziebone]

madugay ksuhan nila ang usa ka banda ky sem sila ug nawng..hehehe
bsta mheadline lang sila, bhalag unsa pa na na case....at least sa ila tan.aw sikat na sila ana..hehe

[DEMONOCIETY]

hehehheheh publicity to the max

[countrykidanthony]

publicity jud....