Recently, musicians Joe Satriani, The Creaky Boards and Cat Stevens have accused British rock band Coldplay of plagirising elements of their songs. We’ve compiled a list of other artists who have also expressed their feelings that Coldplay has lifted from their material as well.
1. The phrase ‘Rule The World’ used in ‘Viva la Vida’s lyrics was directly lifted from Tears for Fears’ ‘Everybody Wants to Rule The World.’
2. The idea of their song and image being used in an Apple iPod ad was clearly lifted from Feist’s song and image being in an Apple iPod ad.
3. The usage of the phonetic sound “Ohhhhhh” as background vocals is strikingly similar to Prince’s orgasmic “Ohw!”s in ‘Kiss.’
4. Pianos and stringed instruments make up the core melody of ‘Viva La Vida;’ however, Danny Harris’ 3rd grade Orchestra recital employed this concept/arrangement 6 years ago, with Mrs. Rowley leading on piano with Danny and his peers supporting on violins and violas.
5. The band’s name “Coldplay” is a highly derivative of American ice cream parlor chain Coldstone Creamery.
6. The idea of a cocky, self-absorbed, attention-starved lead singer is nothing new, Bono of U2 has been doing it for years before Coldplay came about.
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