"Viva La Vida" of "If I could fly"?

guitargirl_93 · 12-08-2008, 10:44 PM

Why does everyone hate Joe Satriani? I think he's an amazing guitarist & musician.

**Janszoon** · 12-08-2008, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by guitargirl_93

Why does everyone hate Joe Satriani? I think he's an amazing guitarist & musician.

It's because he's one of the most well-known examples of someone who is so focused on the technical side of playing that his music is bland and boring. Also, he's always seemed like kind of a jackass.

dac · 12-08-2008, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

It's because he's one of the most well-known examples of someone who is so focused on the technical side of playing that his music is bland and boring. Also, he's always seemed like kind of a jackass.

Pretty much. And his fans are the most snobbish f*cks on earth. Anything you put on isn't as fast or as talented as Satriani's stuff.

sweet_nothing · 12-08-2008, 11:47 PM

Chris briefly talks about it on the 3rd video (3:30)
Coldplagiarism? Say It Ain't So, Joe! - Video Ga Ga

aimhigh4once · 09-18-2009, 07:57 AM

If you haven't heard Coldplay was accused of stealing the melody to Joe Satriani's song called "If I Could Fly" the song Coldplay released was called "Viva La Vida" I believe that Coldplay won awards for this CD and not sure but I think the song also. But its really not the point. I love Joe's music and have listened for a long time....but I also listen to Coldplay and I have heard both songs and Coldplay totally stole the melody....I couldn't believe it. Joe should have held out for them to have to admit wrong doing....but they still had to pay royalities. I really hope if this song gets played on the radio that he gets royalities for it too....the whole thing just frosted my buns. Never steal something from another artist....just not right

~~The Unfan~~ · 09-18-2009, 08:00 AM

Having heard both, I think its just a coincidence. There are only so many different notes you can play in so many different orders. Pretty much all music sounds similar to another peice of music.

Guybrush · 09-18-2009, 08:33 AM

Appearantly, they're both predated by yet another version of "that song" by Enanitos Verdes.

The tone-deaf idiot who made this vid decided to overlap them now and then in this vid which is obviously not a good idea since they're not all played in the same key and tempo, but some parts are okay for comparisons.

Certif1ed · 09-18-2009, 09:15 AM

I thought the original tune was by Cat Stevens...

Engine · 09-18-2009, 09:24 AM

Hey - I once randomly hummed that generic succession of notes back in '82.
I'm rich.

Piss Me Off · 09-18-2009, 09:50 AM

Bloody hell stop making threads about this people.

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aimhigh4once Groupie Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1	Joe Satriani drops lawsuit against COLDPLAY If you haven't heard Coldplay was accused of stealing the melody to Joe Satriani's song called "If I Could Fly" the song Coldplay released was called "Viva La Vida" I believe that Coldplay won awards for this CD and not sure but I think the song also. But its really not the point. I love Joe's music and have listened for a long time....but I also listen to Coldplay and I have heard both songs and Coldplay totally stole the melody....I couldn't believe it. Joe should have held out for them to have to admit wrong doing....but they still had to pay royalities. I really hope if this song gets played on the radio that he gets royalities for it too....the whole thing just frosted my buns. Never steal something from another artist....just not right

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Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	Appearantly, they're both predated by yet another version of "that song" by Enanitos Verdes. The tone-deaf idiot who made this vid decided to overlap them now and then in this vid which is obviously not a good idea since they're not all played in the same key and tempo, but some parts are okay for comparisons. __________________ Something Completely Different

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09-18-2009, 08:00 AM	#26 (permalink)
~~The Unfan~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Methville Posts: 2,116	Having heard both, I think its just a coincidence. There are only so many different notes you can play in so many different orders. Pretty much all music sounds similar to another peice of music.

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Certif1ed Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 194	I thought the original tune was by Cat Stevens...

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