Joe Satriani has filed a lawsuit against Coldplay, accusing the popular British band of plagiarizing one of his songs on their latest hit album, according to court documents published on Thursday.
Satriani recorded "If I Could Fly" back in 2004 and it sounds a lot like Coldplay's "Viva la Vida". In fact, after you watch the youtubery below, you'll hear the similarities. My sweet Lord!
I picked up Joe Satriani's Flying in a Blue Dream back in 1989 when Q107 was playing the crap out of "Big Bad Moon".
Avril's crappy month continues... On the heels of the great Rubinoos rip-off comes evidence she's been borrowing from Peaches.
I'm not here to hate on our Avril, but often where there's smoke there's a little fire. Jet did pretty well for themselves borrowing melodies and riffs from others. At least Avril is bumming from artists I've never heard of. I didn't know the Rubinoos and I never heard of Peaches.
Here's Avril Lavigne's "I Don't Have to Try" compared with "I'm The Kinda" by Peaches.
It's been a rough week for Avril Lavigne. First Chantal Kreviazuk called her out over her song "Contagious" and now she faces a lawsuit by the members of a 1970s rock band who claim her hit song ''Girlfriend'' rips off one of their tunes.
Songwriters Tommy Dunbar and James Gangwer alleged in a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court that Lavigne and her co-writers lifted their 1979 song ''I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend,'' which was originally performed by new wave band The Rubinoos. I heard the two songs compared on Edge102 this morning, and they're very similar. The choruses are almost identical.
Here's a comparison of the two songs so you can hear for yourself.
I've been enjoying the new White Stripes album all morning. It's better with every spin, full of different sounds and that awesome blues influence we've come to expect from White Stripes albums.
There's a catchy little track on the album called "Effect and Cause", and every time I hear it I hear "Summertime Blues" from Eddie Cochran. Jack White is so prolific, he's excused for borrowing a riff here and there.
Taryn and I have started watching season two of Lost on DVD. We enjoyed watching season one this way and now we're three episodes into the season you all watched last year.
The first couple of episodes featured a song sung by Mama Cass Eliot called "Make Your Own Kind of Music". That Desmond guy kept playing it on the turntable in that hatch. I wasn't familiar with the song but it reminded me of another tune. It reminded me of Eric Carmen's "Make Me Lose Control".
I hadn't thought about Eric Carmen's "Make Me Lose Control" in years but then I heard it during an episode of Dexter last month and the memories came flooding back. I'm almost certain the 45 single of this cheesy Carmen song was in our house. I don't think I bought it... I think maybe my brother Ryan did. I can see the 45 rpm record in my mind and I remember hearing it quite a bit in the late 80s. Ryan, chime in here and set me straight...
"Make Your Own Kind Of Music" must have inspired Carmen because both songs have this poppy catchiness that pounds the song into your cranium until you're forced to sing it aloud, even though you know you shouldn't.
I'm trying desperately to scrape out the remnants of Mama Cass to no avail. Meanwhile, here's Eric Carmen's "Make Me Lose Control".
Have you listened to the song "Upside Down" by Jack Johnson? I'm now searching a similar song beginning "but it's over..."
Have you noticed any song similar to that?
Jay
Although I have four Jack Johnson albums in my collection, I'm actually not a fan. In fact, his music puts me to sleep, which might just be the point considering he put "Lullabies" in the title of his latest effort.
I see "Upside Down" is on that very album. I'm listening to it right now... The song you're thinking of is called "When It's Over" by Sugar Ray. There's a definite similarity.
I stumbled upon a discussion regarding the new Red Hot Chili Pepper song "Dani California". I don't know how I missed this, but the tune is identical to Tom Petty's "Mary Jane’s Last Dance".
Go ahead and play the two songs in your head. Or better yet, listen to this MP3. I'm sure the Peppers weren't ripping off Petty intentionally, but it's a definite copy. It's like Crazy Town's "Butterfly" vs. "Pretty Little Ditty" without the credit.
Call me crazy, but I hear more than a little "I'm Not In Love" by 10 CC in "The Grace". In fact, sometimes I'll be listening to "The Grace" and I'll subconsiously slip into "I'm Not In Love".
Joe Satriani has filed a lawsuit against Coldplay, accusing the popular British band of plagiarizing one of his songs on their latest hit album, according to court documents published on Thursday.
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