closingwalls.net Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 Some media reported today that Coldplay might get sued for plagiarising a theme song from the soap opera "night and day" which is sung by Kylie Minogue. Supposedly the beginning of the theme song is very alike the piano riff from "Speed of Sound" Well I found a sample online, and there certainly is a similarity. Listen for yourself over at http://closingwalls.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autumnjoy Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 the samples didn't work for me.. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
closingwalls.net Posted June 1, 2005 Author Share Posted June 1, 2005 Should really work.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Broken_Doll_ Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 hoom i do see the resemblence.....but i dont fink they should get sued for somefing as little as that! if anyfing, i fink they should blame Gwenyth for watching that soap opera and Chris getting the riff in his head! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colduser Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 Maybe similar chord progression but CERTAINLY NOT plagiarism. The kylie song sounds like shit anyways :smug: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CP-RB2H Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 ffs, and they played a song for Kylie when she had brest-cancer, they played the scientist for her! How unthankful :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colduser Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 I'm sorry that she has cancer man, i didn't say anything about that. I commented on the song which is bad. Am I not permitted to bash a kylie song because she has cancer?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fugitive_motel Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 Well they sound pretty much alike indeed. Makes it nice and easy to mix the two songs to create a duet between Kylie Minogue and Chris Martin! Wouldn't that be wonderful? ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reilly Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 So far Kraftwerk and Kylie Minogue have contributed to X & Y. :snore: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmillerlte Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 for all you music theory enthusiasts you can see that this claim is rediculous because the only similarity is the rythm (which totally was coincidence). coldplays version starts out going from a major 2nd to a major 4rth and as the riff progresses the bottom note goes down full steps, kylie's starts major 2nd then tritone then goes down chromatically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reilly Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 Oooooh boy its not the EXACT same note, who cares. It sounds the same, and is obviously no coincidence tha Chris writes this piano part so soon after this Kylie opera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albie Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmillerlte Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 yeah... my point being is that you cannot copyright a rythm as simple as that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reilly Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 I dont think anyone here is saying that she should be sueing (Or if they are well thats just a bit petty thinking) Im just acknowledging the similarity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmillerlte Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 oh yeah, no doubt... but im sure if you looked around a bit, you could find like 50 other songs with similar riffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albie Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 very true :smug: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reilly Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 I dont know, it sounds fairly original to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmillerlte Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 ive written songs and then listened to a recording ive never listened to and had the rythm be almost exactly the same... its not that far out of a thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berrywoman Posted June 2, 2005 Share Posted June 2, 2005 Some media reported today that Coldplay might get sued for plagiarising a theme song from the soap opera "night and day" which is sung by Kylie Minogue. Supposedly the beginning of the theme song is very alike the piano riff from "Speed of Sound" Well I found a sample online, and there certainly is a similarity. Listen for yourself over at http://closingwalls.net at the Storytellers gig.. they said they ripped of Kate Bush for Speed of Sound.. not sure what song.. I dont really listen to too much Kate.. :embarrased: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LiquidSky Posted June 2, 2005 Share Posted June 2, 2005 Argh! And people think Speed of Sound sounds like Clocks :rolleyes: After hearing that clip...it does sound very similar to the Kylie's song.. Aren't they from the same record company though? :idea2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Peedston Posted June 2, 2005 Share Posted June 2, 2005 Kraftwerk :stunned: I'd be surprised if the guys in Coldplay even know who Kraftwerk are. :smartass2: This should be interesting if/when I buy/steal this new album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LiquidSky Posted June 2, 2005 Share Posted June 2, 2005 Kraftwerk :stunned: I'd be surprised if the guys in Coldplay even know who Kraftwerk are. :smartass2: This should be interesting if/when I buy/steal this new album. Well they know, Tom, they know :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victaniac Posted June 2, 2005 Share Posted June 2, 2005 at the Storytellers gig.. they said they ripped of Kate Bush for Speed of Sound.. not sure what song.. I dont really listen to too much Kate.. :embarrased: Yep that's true. I have an interview where Chris says they steal bits and peaces from other songs: Square One - Brian Eno What If - John Lennon White Shadows - The Cure and U2 Speed of Sound - Kate Bush Fix You - Elbow And so on. Definitely not Kylie. Could it be just coincidence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reilly Posted June 2, 2005 Share Posted June 2, 2005 Kraftwerk :stunned: I'd be surprised if the guys in Coldplay even know who Kraftwerk are. :smartass2: Uh-uh, they bought a Kraftwerk riff that is used in 'Talk'. Officially yo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LiquidSky Posted June 2, 2005 Share Posted June 2, 2005 Kraftwerk :stunned: I'd be surprised if the guys in Coldplay even know who Kraftwerk are. :smartass2: Uh-uh, they bought a Kraftwerk riff that is used in 'Talk'. Officially yo. On the blender magazine, it says Chris has been listening to Kraftwerk & Block Party :idea2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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