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submitted by Nick May 4th 2009 10:00 pm (stereogum.com)
Remember that time Joe Satriani was like "I wrote 'Viva La Vida' first and I demand all the money?" And Coldplay was like "bugger off, little guitar man"? This one is better, partially because it involves the guy who wrote "Peace Train," and partially because he must be high. Yusuf Islam told The Sun (via NME): "There's been this argument about Coldplay stealing this melody from Joe Satriani," he said. "But, if you listen to it, it's mine! It's the [1973 song] 'Foreigner Suite', it is!"We've edited the suite to the portion at issue. Continue reading Cat Stevens Says Coldplay Ripped Him Off, Too...
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AP - Singer-songwriter Yusuf enjoys the reaction he gets while driving his 1960s-vintage Volkswagen van though London — a vehicle he recently had custom-painted with artwork from his days as the artist known as Cat Stevens, including images depicting classic hits like "Peace Train" and "Moonshadow."
submitted by Nick May 8th 2009 12:00 pm (www.nme.com)
Coldplay drummer Will Champion has denied that the band have ripped off any other artists for their music, following Yusuf Islam's (formerly known as Cat Stevens) suggestion that they ripped off his song 'Foreigner Suite' for their own hit 'Viva La Vida'.
submitted by Nick May 5th 2009 04:00 am (www.antimusic.com)
Cat Stevens agreed on Monday that the Coldplay song, "Viva La Vida," sounds like one of his 1973 songs
Reuters - Singer-songwriter Cat Stevens agreed on Monday that the Coldplay song, "Viva La Vida," sounds like one of his 1973 songs, but he stopped short of saying he would sue for plagiarism.
Yahoo! Music - Cat Stevens has said that he believes that Coldplay's hit "Viva La Vida" is a take-off of his own song, "Foreigner Suite."


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