Satriani vs. Coldplay vs. Creaky Boards
Radio Exile is having a contest to prove Joe Satriani‘s current lawsuit is little more than a publicity stunt, similar to what Creaky Boards did, but sleazier. Find a song with the same melody as “If I Could Fly”, “Viva La Vida”, and “Song I Didn’t Write” but which predates all of them, and we will give you your choice of any 10 CDs we’re reviewed this year and Creaky Boards (who are awesome, btw) have thrown in some cool swag too.
Related Links:
Douchebag Alert: A Point By Point Rebuttal of Joe Satriani’s Interview With MusicRadar.com [link]
Radio Exile’s Official Timeline To Coldplay Ripping Everybody Off (As We See It) [link]
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Re: Satriani sues Coldplay contest:
“jen ai marre” by Alizee released a year before Satch’s tune – uses same chord progression as both songs.
“hearts” by marty balin – former lead singer of Jefferson Starship, released 1978 I think – chorus is same as Satch’s guitar solo at :49 seconds into “If I Could Fly”.
[...] reason that Chris gets this meat hammer alone: his label pulled down our video from this piece [Satriani vs. Coldplay vs. Creaky Boards] and he has a child named Apple. Martin broke my heart by making music so sanitary that Cat Stevens [...]