Why has Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) accused the band Coldplay of plagiarism?
It is difficult to answer “why” questions, since no one can read another’s mind. Here is what we know for sure as reported by the Guardian’s web site. Yusuf Islam has accused Coldplay of copying one of his 26-year-old compositions for their Grammy award-winning song, Viva La Vida. Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, claims that Coldplay’s worldwide hit borrows liberally from his 1973 track, Foreigner Suite. Islam, however, is not the first to accuse the band of plagiarism. American electric guitar nerd Joe Satriani is already suing the British band, claiming that the melody to Viva La Vida is stolen from If I Could Fly, an instrumental track he recorded in 2004. “There’s been this argument about Coldplay stealing this melody from Joe Satriani,” Islam told the Sun.
It is difficult to answer “why” questions, since no one can read another’s mind. Here is what we know for sure as reported by the Guardian’s web site. Yusuf Islam has accused Coldplay of copying one of his 26-year-old compositions for their Grammy award-winning song, Viva La Vida. Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, claims that Coldplay’s worldwide hit borrows liberally from his 1973 track, Foreigner Suite. Islam, however, is not the first to accuse the band of plagiarism. American electric guitar nerd Joe Satriani is already suing the British band, claiming that the melody to Viva La Vida is stolen from If I Could Fly, an instrumental track he recorded in 2004. “There’s been this argument about Coldplay stealing this melody from Joe Satriani,” Islam told the Sun.
