Coldplay is denying plagiarism charges from a band called Creaky Boards.
Yesterday, the band was forced to issue a categorical denial of allegations that they copied the title track to their new record, Viva La Vida Or Death and All His Friends from a little-known US group, Creaky Boards.
In a video posted on the video-sharing website YouTube, Andrew Hoepfner, Creaky Boards' singer and songwriter, claimed that the melody of Coldplay's song, Viva La Vida, is pinched from a track he wrote last year called, ironically, The Songs I Didn't Write.
He blamed Chris Martin for the alleged artistic theft, saying that Coldplay's frontman attended a Creaky Boards concert in New York last year.
You can decide for yourself whether or not Coldplay copied their bestselling "Viva La Vida" song from another band. Andrew Hoepfner of Creaky Boards released this video clip showing the similarities between his song called "The Songs I Didn't Write" and Coldplay's "Viva La Vida." Take a look:
