![]() Or any of the other dozen or so songs that others have pointed out sound quite similar - and if mixed professionally to change the tempo could probably sound like a pretty exact match.Įither way, it appears the story has now taken a turn towards the totally ridiculous, as EMI, who holds the copyright on Coldplay songs has gone around claiming copyright on the Satriani/Coldplay mashup videos that were out there. Or there’s the song Hearts by Marty Balin of Jefferson Starship… written in 1981. ![]() That same user also pointed us to a Cat Stevens song Love/Heaven from (at least) 1973 that sounds quite similar as well, suggesting that if Coldplay owes Satriani any money, Satriani actually owes Cat Stevens quite a bit as well. ![]() They are in different tempos/keys to make them sound alike. There are a number of reasons why this didn’t make much sense, but folks in our comments did a fantastic job sniffing out the details - including the fact that the video mashing up both videos had actually altered to make them sound alike, and if you listened to the originals, they were not nearly as close. ![]() While the video had been on YouTube for quite some time, Satriani had decided to sue Coldplay over it, demanding all profits from its song. Mon, Dec 15th 2008 11:07am - Mike MasnickĪ few weeks ago, there was quite the lively discussion over a video mashing up Coldplay’s song Viva La Vida with Joe Satriani’s If I Could Fly.
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