Satch is suing Coldplay over their mega-hit Viva La Vida.
Seems like a blatant rip-off to me.
Same melody, same chord progression, same key, and same tempo. Whisky Tango Foxtrot?!
Hope Joe gets a fortune for this. People who rip off other people’s music and claim it as their own are lower than lawyers.

December 7, 2008, 4:22 pm at 4:22 pm
They’re too similar to just be a coincidence.
I think Coldplay’s originality (if it can be called that) ended when Chris Martin and Gwenyth Paltrow named their kids Apple and Moses.
December 7, 2008, 9:34 pm at 9:34 pm
Looks like Satriani will definitely be getting his money. It’s equally as blatant as when Vanilla Ice ripped off Queen.
December 8, 2008, 5:38 pm at 5:38 pm
And a better version of “Fix You”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwvs_8Q6I6k
Cheers