June 16, 200818 yr I doubt either of them copied off of anybody. It's stupid to bash Creaky Boards or Coldplay here. It's probably just an honest mistake. And even if it isn't, it's not like it matters, because we now know it was physically impossible for Chris to have copied unless he always goes around on Myspace looking for obscure bands to copy off of and writes fake journal entries and ages them somehow and takes pictures of himself places and dates them. Bleh. Lol...I don't think he really has time to do that!:laugh3: (But if he ever does it and finds my page, Copy whatever you want except for 'Rain', Chris!!:lol:)
June 17, 200818 yr I WROTE LIVE TO TELL BY MADONNA!!!!!! Seriously, when I was around 16, I came up with a chord progression on the piano that sound like the as yet unreleased Live To Tell, I was shocked when I heard the song for the first time because the similarities were uncanny. These things happen sometimes.WTFE? What about "Like A Virgin"??:rolleyes:
June 17, 200818 yr Coldplay deny plagiarism claims Coldplay have denied lifting the melody for new track 'Viva La Vida' from a US indie band. Brooklyn-based Creaky Boards recently posted a video on YouTube comparing Coldplay's album title track with their own 'The Songs I Didn't Write'. The group claimed that Martin watched them perform at the CMJ festival in October last year: "We were flattered when we thought we saw Chris Martin in the crowd that night. He seemed pretty into it. Maybe too into it." A spokesman for Coldplay told NME that the similarity was just a coincidence. The band's representative said that the track 'Viva La Vida' was written and recorded as a demo in March 2007, seven months before Creaky Boards's CMJ show. Martin's diary also revealed that the singer couldn't have attended a Creaky Boards gig in October 2007 because he was at London's AIR Studios. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a101128/coldplay-deny-plagiarism-claims.html
June 17, 200818 yr its really a shame that without seeing and cofirmation they are claiming plagiarism reports on people.
June 17, 200818 yr here's a video comparing the two from youtube. you can see VAGUE simialrities but they're not alike. this band are just trying to get exposure
June 17, 200818 yr lol. such a joke. that creaky boards song suuucks. i dont even care if coldplay did randomly copy this song, "Viva La Vida" destroys "The songs i didnt write". And they are barely the same so that guy needs to chill out.
June 17, 200818 yr OH FOR GOD SAKE! It sounds a little tiny weeny bit like it but I know Coldplay DID NOT steal the melody especially from a rubbish stupid band!
June 18, 200818 yr Dear lord, leave the guy alone. Stop calling his music shit because he made a mistake.
June 18, 200818 yr Hmm a post I made informing the Youtube masseeve that not only was VLV demoed before Chris alledgedly stole it at that gig and that Chris was in London at the time of the gig was removed. What an attention seeker! Ps. forlackofabettertitle, I didn't post in this thread or say the guy's music was shit on his video because he made a mistake, I did these things because it actually is a steaming pile...fo sho, mate.
June 18, 200818 yr Kind of funny actually, I mean Chris is always going on about how they're shameless plagiarizers. They should of told these guys "Look man, we've ripped off radiohead, muse, u2, arcade fire, my bloody valentine, jeff buckley, umm...kanye west, elton john, crazy frog, stephen colbert, ricky gervais, george bush, the queen of england...umm...God, Buddha, Vishnu, Xenu, even your mom. But we didn't plagiarize you, we've basically plagiarized everyone BUT you. So get over it, alright?
June 18, 200818 yr haha thats funny.........but this shits all over the place every gossip website u go on has this and ya chris isnt helpin much with always saying they copy music
June 18, 200818 yr Kind of funny actually, I mean Chris is always going on about how they're shameless plagiarizers. They should of told these guys "Look man, we've ripped off radiohead, muse, u2, arcade fire, my bloody valentine, jeff buckley, umm...kanye west, elton john, crazy frog, stephen colbert, ricky gervais, george bush, the queen of england...umm...God, Buddha, Vishnu, Xenu, even your mom. But we didn't plagiarize you, we've basically plagiarized everyone BUT you. So get over it, alright? Hahahaha... That was gold.
June 18, 200818 yr Personally,.... I'd be honored if Chris Martin stole one of my songs. :lol: this band are just trying to get exposure in a nutshell
June 18, 200818 yr Author Creaky Boards Band Member Responds To Rumor Claiming Coldplay Stole Song Hollywood, CA (CNS) - English rockers Coldplay have experienced enormous success with their latest hit, "Viva la Vida." The track is currently ranked No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, making it the band's highest charting single ever. The song is even featured in an international iTunes commercial. All that success attracted controversy this week when an indie Brooklyn-based band, Creaky Boards, posted a video on YouTube that appeared to accuse Coldplay of ripping off the song from them. Now, in an exclusive interview, band frontman Andrew Hoepfner tells Celebrity News Service what he thinks of the situation. "As this thing unfolds, I'm not sure if there was any copying going on," says Hoepfner. "I think it's possible that Coldplay and I are just heavily influenced by 'The Legend of Zelda,'" he adds. Hoepfner says his song, which is ironically titled "The Songs I Didn't Write," was influenced by the "fairy" music from the game. The Creaky Boards song was written over a year before the Coldplay track was released, according to the text of the YouTube video. In fact, there is even footage of the band playing their song back in October 2007 in New York City. The video continues, "We were flattered when we thought we spotted Chris Martin in the crowd that night. He seemed pretty into it." The text of video asks whether Martin was too into it. However, Coldplay's song was written and demoed in March last year, six months before the concert occurred, according to a Coldplay spokesperson. Additionally, Martin could not have been at the NYC concert that day, as he was in London's AIR Studios last October, the rep said. Hoepfner says Coldplay's manager is sending that demo of the song to him, and that he is "excited to hear it." As for the NYC show, Hoepfner says he is not sure if he saw Martin in the crowd that day. He adds that when he went to England, he saw a lot of people that looked like Martin. "I think that's just what British people look like," he laughs. If Martin had been there, he might have enjoyed the show. "The show was really great. I think it was our best show ever," says Hoepfner. As for whether or not he is a Coldplay fan, Hoepfner says, "I really started liking that song when I heard it because I felt like that was what my song would sound like if it was on the radio." http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7011305039
June 18, 200818 yr someone's frantically backtracking aren't they? Hollywood, CA (CNS) - English rockers Coldplay have experienced enormous success with their latest hit, "Viva la Vida." The track is currently ranked No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, making it the band's highest charting single ever. The song is even featured in an international iTunes commercial. All that success attracted controversy this week when an indie Brooklyn-based band, Creaky Boards, posted a video on YouTube that appeared to accuse Coldplay of ripping off the song from them. Now, in an exclusive interview, band frontman Andrew Hoepfner tells Celebrity News Service what he thinks of the situation. "As this thing unfolds, I'm not sure if there was any copying going on," says Hoepfner. "I think it's possible that Coldplay and I are just heavily influenced by 'The Legend of Zelda,'" he adds. Hoepfner says his song, which is ironically titled "The Songs I Didn't Write," was influenced by the "fairy" music from the game. The Creaky Boards song was written over a year before the Coldplay track was released, according to the text of the YouTube video. In fact, there is even footage of the band playing their song back in October 2007 in New York City. The video continues, "We were flattered when we thought we spotted Chris Martin in the crowd that night. He seemed pretty into it." The text of video asks whether Martin was too into it. However, Coldplay's song was written and demoed in March last year, six months before the concert occurred, according to a Coldplay spokesperson. Additionally, Martin could not have been at the NYC concert that day, as he was in London's AIR Studios last October, the rep said. Hoepfner says Coldplay's manager is sending that demo of the song to him, and that he is "excited to hear it." As for the NYC show, Hoepfner says he is not sure if he saw Martin in the crowd that day. He adds that when he went to England, he saw a lot of people that looked like Martin. "I think that's just what British people look like," he laughs. If Martin had been there, he might have enjoyed the show. "The show was really great. I think it was our best show ever," says Hoepfner. As for whether or not he is a Coldplay fan, Hoepfner says, "I really started liking that song when I heard it because I felt like that was what my song would sound like if it was on the radio." http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7011305039
June 18, 200818 yr "I think that's just what British people look like," he laughs. L M A O That's hilarious.
June 18, 200818 yr "As for the NYC show, Hoepfner says he is not sure if he saw Martin in the crowd that day. He adds that when he went to England, he saw a lot of people that looked like Martin. "I think that's just what British people look like," he laughs." :laugh3: Maybe there's just quite a few people all over the place who look like that. The first time I ever laid eyes on Chris I liked him instantly because he reminded me of the guy I had a crush on all through highschool. They looked a fair bit alike, they act somewhat alike, and they even hunch over the piano the same way when they're playing. ...Wait a minute, come to think of it he was born in London- his family moved to Canada when he was a kid. :stunned:
June 18, 200818 yr Wait, so if you accuse Coldplay of plagiarism, their management will send you a demo version of one of their best songs?? Here's hoping this guy puts the VLV demo on the Internet. Or someone on here just "write" a song, film "footage" of a concert "two years ago," and let's get the VLV demo for ourselves!! And for the record, I don't really mind the Creaky Boards song, actually. Pretty catchy! Although I still only hear a passing resemblance to Coldplay in two lines...
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