Back in December, we
reported
that guitarist Joe Satriani was accusing Coldplay of plagiarizing his
song, "If I Could Fly," with their undeniably catchy, monster hit,
"Viva La Vida." Some of you responded saying it was all a coincidence.
Why would a well-respected group like Coldplay copy Satriani, who,
according to one reader, only "those stupid kids who suck at guitar"
listen to regularly?
Back in
those days, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin had nothing but nice things
to say of Satriani, calling him "a great musician" and insisting that
the whole matter was "entirely coincidental." But as