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Coldplay Accused Of Stealing, Again

11:51 a.m. · June 6, 2011 · by Andrew Winistorfer

Coldplay and Black Eyed Peas are probably two of the biggest acts on earth right now, but both of them share something more insidious: Both groups constantly find themselves in the middle of plagiarism claims from all corners of the Internet. Coldplay have done battle with Creaky Boards and Joe Satriani, among others, and according to a variety of websites, and my own ears, they're being accused of plagiarism again. This time it's for their most recent single, "Every Teardrop is a Waterfall," which is above for you to hear. It's only been for a few days, but it is already at the center of a controversy, as people are pointing out that it sounds an awful lot like Mystic's "Ritmo de la Noche" and Peter Allen's "I Go to Rio." Those two are below, and both of them do sound a lot like the Coldplay song. Are the similarities coincidental? You be the judge.