Men At Work
Land Down Under
Business As Usual

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drsteevo
Jan 25, 2012 - 07:20
umhausen wrote:
And btw Men at Work stole it ...

Men at Work didn't steal it. A court ruled that the flute line was lifted from an old Australian campfire song. The song was written by Colin Hay and Ron Strykert. Greg Ham, the flutist, improvised the flute line during recording, after the song had been written.

I listened to the Kookaburra song they supposedly plagiarized, but I don't think it sounds exactly like the flute riff in Down Under.

Men at Work did not steal this song.




arnimf
Jan 25, 2012 - 07:18
You must be kidding. Awful


Proclivities
Jan 25, 2012 - 07:17
hubcapsally wrote:
Why don't the women plunder?


You'd have to ask an Australian about that.




NeuroGeek
Jan 25, 2012 - 07:13
Fun! Flock of Seagulls next, perhaps? (just kidding)


hubcapsally
Jan 25, 2012 - 07:11
Why don't the women plunder?



(former member)
Dec 24, 2011 - 13:22


Everybody in my hotel room loves this song...





umhausen
Oct 22, 2011 - 05:20
Can't hear it any more ! And btw Men at Work stole it ...


colt4x5
Oct 22, 2011 - 05:16
Lrobby99 wrote:
One play per year, plenty for this one.

One play too many.


madebytim
Oct 22, 2011 - 05:14
Aussie reggae doesn't do it for me


Andy_B
Sep 20, 2011 - 13:19
Still a great rocker. So good for the feet as romeo says and a delight for the ears.



ssg
Sep 20, 2011 - 13:16
Childhood bonus +5


(former member)
Jul 19, 2011 - 20:14


This song is soooo good for the feet... we be dancing...




unclelonghair
May 17, 2011 - 13:22
I still love this song, and every single time I hear it, I want to visit Australia.


marmelock
May 17, 2011 - 13:21
ahhhh what??? when???




ellet
Sep 22, 2010 - 06:31
nostalgia! {#Dance}


JamesB
Aug 21, 2010 - 06:02
Aussie reggae {#Tongue}


HazzeSwede
Jul 20, 2010 - 07:25
A re-mix with less echo and the backline not in repeat,,and..well,forget it! #4


Grammarcop
Jul 07, 2010 - 13:30
News flash:
Judge ruled on Tuesday that Men must pay 5 percent of the royalties they earned on this song to the company that holds the rights to "Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree."

This just in:
Men seek place to chunder.



Nerubo
Jun 18, 2010 - 10:31
I'm like Jerry Seinfeld - I hate to chunder so much, that it's been years since I have chundered.

According to Urban Dictionary, it's Australian slang for "vomiting".

I do like the song - sort of a guilty pleasure, windows-up kind of song.




sirdroseph
May 17, 2010 - 15:27
It's funny, I never get tired of this song no matter how many times I hear it! Not one of their best and I actually prefer Colin Hay's solo stuff, but still a fun song! {#Cheers}


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