First it was Joe Satriani, now the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens claims that Viva La Vida borrows from one of his songsYusuf 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 ...
Guardian Music — First it was Joe Satriani, now the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens claims that Viva La Vida borrows from one of his songsYusuf Islam has accused Coldplay of copying ... more info
The Independent — Singer-songwriter Cat Stevens agreed yesterday that the Coldplay song, "Viva La Vida," sounds like one of his 1973 songs, but he stopped short of saying he would sue for... more info
The Independent — Singer-songwriter Cat Stevens agreed yesterday that the Coldplay song, "Viva La Vida," sounds like one of his 1973 songs, but he stopped short of saying he would sue fo... more info
Rolling Stone — The courtroom battle of “Joe Satriani vs. Coldplay” might be getting a little more crowded. Yusuf, formerly Cat Stevens, says he noticed a similarity between his 197... more info
VH1 News — Yusuf Islam — a.k.a Cat Stevens — told Reuters that Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" seems similar to his song "Foreigner Suite." Joe Satriani has sued the band over the son... more info
Perez Hilton — Folk rock legend turned devout follower of Islam, Cat Stevens, is claiming Coldplay ripped off one of his tunes!
Stevens, who now goes by Yusuf Islam, thinks Chris Marti... more info