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News Roundup: 5/4/2009

Joe Satriani accused Coldplay of “borrowing” one of his songs for their hit “Viva La Vida”; now Cat Stevens claims that the song’s melody was taken from his 1973 song “Foreigner Suite.” Though it’s unclear whether or not Stevens will take legal action against Coldplay, the Flaming Lips had to split the royalties of their [...]

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18:55 on May 4 2009

News Roundup: 5/4/2009

Allmusic Blog — Joe Satriani accused Coldplay of “borrowing” one of his songs for their hit “Viva La Vida”; now Cat Stevens claims that the song’s melody was taken from his 197... more info