Coldplay deny stealing song

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Coldplay Accused Of Swiping "Viva La Vida" From Mustachioed Indie Rocker [As The Arcade Fire Bides Their Time]
Published 6/16/2008 by Anthony Miccio at Idolator
... be a better fit for an iTunes ad than Coldplay singing about the Crusades. So far he's not seeking any financial restitution, and he's even joking that he stole the progression from Zelda on his band's blog. The similarity is vague enough that I think it's pretty canny of him to use these similarities as a way of getting the Creaky Boards some publicity, instead of going the more expensive lawsuit route. Probably won't get them closer to that Apple deal, though. Coldplay Deny Stealing Song [Guardian] coldplay + itunes steals viva la vida from creaky ...

Chris Martin Is A Thief, Or Maybe He Isn't
Published 6/16/2008 by Stereogum at Stereogum
... of almost the same name. It's pretty common for people to say this or that Coldplay song sounds like Radiohead or U2, but Creaky Boards? There's a Brooklyn band with that name whose vocalist and songwriter Andrew Hoepfner claims Chris Martin saw them perform "The Songs I Didn't Write" at CMJ 2007, then ripped it off in "Viva La Vida." Creaky Boards made a video to bring their claims to light and YouTube. Thievery or coincidence? The Guardian's blog , where we first saw this story, leans toward the latter: Coldplay have denied the allegation, saying that their track was ...

Creaky Boards Retract Coldplay Song Theft Allegations, Now Blame Legend of Zelda
Published 6/29/2008 at HYPEFUL
Coldplay Creaky Boards Chris Martin Andrew Hoepfner Legend of Zelda Link Plagiarism American Band Stole Song After launching accusations that Coldplay plagiarized his band’s song , Creaky Boards frontman Andrew Hoepfner has now admitted that the allegations might be unfounded . While Coldplay has categorically denied the allegations , Hoepfner recently posted the following retraction at the end of his viral video : “Well, it appears that Chris was actually recording in London during my October show and Coldplay demoed Viva La Vida in March 2007, before I ...