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Sound-Alike Songs
Sure, most songwriters have musical influences, but some people are liberal with their understanding of the word "inspiration." Here are some of the most obvious sound-alike songs .
Ruling finds the Australian band's 1983 mega-hit incorporated elements of a well-known children's song, "Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree."
Australia - Kookaburra - Down Under - Men at Work - Musical ensemble
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After last week's court decision regarding an odd music publishing plagiarism case, the short-lived but potent Australian new wave band Men at Work now faces the very real prospect of financial sanctions stemming from the now-successful copyright infringement case against them. I've written about this issue before and hoped - like many other '80s music fans, I'm sure - that I wouldn't have to revisit the matter. Alas, here we are, seemingly...
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An Australian court has ruled that the flute section in the catchy travel song was lifted from “Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree,” another Aussie classic that dates to the 1930s. Frontman Colin Hay has issued an emotional dissenting statement in response. Here’s the song in question:
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From worldhum.com
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Australian rockers Men At Work are facing hefty legal bills after a judge ruled they illegally used a popular children's tune in their 1980s hit Down Under. Bosses at Larrikin music publishers in Sydney filed suit, claiming the flute solo on the track sampled parts of the Kookaburra Sits In The Old Gum Tree,[...] Read more!
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I've been reading Popdose lately, partially to bring my pop sensibilities to the twenty-first century, partially because Chad Orzel quoted part of their Mellowmas series and it was too funny. In my readings I came across this comparison of Bobby McFerrin's "Don't Worry Be Happy" and 4 Non Blondes "What's Up?", both from a pop era with which I am much more familiar. First, this reminded me of a post I wrote awhile ago on Nickelback, about...
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From blogger.com
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CANBERRA (Reuters Life!) - Australian Grammy-award winning band Men at Work may have to pay millions of dollars in compensation after a court ruled a section of the famous 1980s hit, "Down Under," was plundered from a popular folk song.
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Filed under: NewsWith a sense of timing they could set their watches by, Coldplay have found themselves to be on the receiving end of a plagiarism claim once again. This time, a "well talented" yet "unknown" songwriter by the name of Sammie Lee Smith filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court alleging that he wrote the songs 'Yellow', 'Trouble' and 'Clocks.'According to reports in TMZ.com, Smith claims to have written around 4,000...
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Sydney Morning HeraldMen At Work lose plagiarism case in AustraliaBBC NewsThe Australian band Men at Work are facing a big legal bill after a court ruled it had plagiarised a Girl Guides' song in its 1983 hit, Down Under. ...Men At Work's 'Down Under' stole from children's song, judge rulesEntertainment WeeklyAustralia's "Down Under" band rapped for plagiarismReutersLarrikin Music Publishing Pty Ltd v EMI Songs Australia Pty LtdLexology...
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From news.google.com
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This is one of the most absurd things I have ever heard. It is obvious that "Down Under" was a song that expressed in both music and lyrics what it means to be from Australia. It would only stand to reason that a riff would be taken from a beloved Australian song. The fact that it took this long for anyone to even notice should mean something.
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From del.icio.us
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The Australian band Men at Work are facing a big legal bill after a court ruled it had plagiarised a Girl Guides' song in its 1983 hit, Down Under. Larrikin Music had claimed the flute riff from the 1981 hit was stolen from Kookaburra Sits in the Old ...
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