Famous Aussie pop band Men At Work have been fighting a battle with Larrikin Records over a riff in their song ‘Down Under’.
It’s alleged the riff played by a flute is a rip off of the song ‘Kookaburra Sits In The Old Gum Tree’, written by Marion Sinclair 75 years ago.
And certainly, if you hear the two pieces together, they do sound rather similar.
The question is… does this story stink of opportunism on the lawyers part… (more…)