Remember about the Papa Roach song inspired by Keane? Well, we have more news from that. Keaneshine has made a post with a lot of information:
"Keane vs. Papa Roach?
The new song “Lifeline” by the band Papa Roach has got many people up in arms on whether or not Papa Roach plagiarized parts of their new song from the Keane song “Everybody’s Changing.” The two songs share a very eerie resemblance to each other in their introduction riff and other parts throughout the song.
One Keane fan from the official Keane message board whose screen name is “Siddles” had this to say, “The intro is suspiciously familiar, and it would be a remarkable coincidence for two composers to come up with those independently of each other. That's not necessarily to say any plagiarism was deliberate: sometimes when someone hears a catchy song when they're not really paying attention, they'll remember it only subconsciously. As for the actual song, the timing is similar but I don't think the melody really is.”
Other Keane fans are quite upset with the fact that the two songs sound so very similar. Some Keane fans even think that Keane should take legal action.
Another Keane fan named Chris Flynn, well known for his work on the “Beyond the Iron Sea” podcast and wonderful FAQ and informational site “www.keaneshaped.co.uk” had a simple comment to make on the subject, “What is being taken away from Keane with this song?”
So is it possible that this is a case of a “remarkable coincidence” or just a way for showing tribute to a great song? The same can be said about the case between Joe Satriani and Coldplay where Satriani claims that Coldplay plagiarized from their instrumental song “I Just Wanna Fly” into the song “Viva La Vida”. That case is still ongoing.
Will 2009 be the case of Keane vs. Papa Roach?!"
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