angryPotato

07 Sep, 10, 01:25:AM *
Welcome to angrypotato.net, an online LGBT community. You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which while it gives you access to view all our discussions, you may not reply or get involved unless you are a member.
By registering with us, it takes less then a minute, you will have access to reply to topics, post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, partake in quizzes, share recipes and tell us your thoughts. What are you waiting for! Click that register button
Once registered, why not introduce yourself to us?

Login with username, password and session length
 
  Home   Forum   Help Search Calendar Gallery Login Register  
Pages: [1]   Go Down
« previous next »
  Reply  |  Print  
Author Topic: Men at Work stole Down Under riff from Guides  (Read 341 times)    
0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.
Admin
Administrator
******
Status:Offline
Posts: 24267
WWW
« on: 05 Feb, 10, 08:39:AM »
 ReplyReply
Men at Work stole Down Under riff from Guides
Source:www.telegraph.co.uk
Date:05 Feb 2010

Band may owe campfire songwriter millions in royalties after court rules they plundered flute melody on 80s hit

When the Australian band Men at Work sang the lyric "Do you come from a land down under? Where women glow and men plunder?" it is unlikely they expected said plundering would haunt them.

Continue Reading..
Logged
Lady P
Administrator
******
Status:Offline
Posts: 13481
I know!

AnnieAura WWW
« Reply #1 on: 05 Feb, 10, 01:51:PM »
 ReplyReply
I've listened to both and no, I can't hear the supposed similarity. I remember the Kookaburra song from when I was a kid and the Down Under song sounds nothing like it.
Logged
"I got this at the school library. Did you know you can borrow books from there? All of 'em. Except for the encyclopedias."
alpineflower
Bad Ass Brussel
*****
Status:Offline
Posts: 2376
« Reply #2 on: 07 Feb, 10, 10:48:AM »
 ReplyReply
The parts of "Down Under" in question (The flute riff) and the tune of "Kookaburra " are actually quite similar at the beginning, but the rhythm is slightly different and I am amazed that a plagarism case succeded. I think this is likely just legal trollingby the right company.
Logged
Sarah_tattie
Peaceful Peanut
**
Status:Offline
Posts: 88
« Reply #3 on: 17 Feb, 10, 11:35:PM »
 ReplyReply
Phew,   so long as Rolf Harris' musical heritage hasn't been tainted.  I'd be sorely upset if he 'd plaguerised in the creation of "2 little boys".

 Smiley
Logged
Pages: [1]   Go Up
  Reply  |  Print  
« previous next »
 
Jump to:  


Related Topics
Subject Started by Replies Views Last post
Girl guides warning: Pressure to be sexy leads und
Current Affairs and Politics 		Admin 2 420 Last post 15 Jul, 08, 09:42:AM
by Admin
Stole this from Facebook, its fun :)
Quizzes/Tests/WA Games 		tabula rasa 1 243 Last post 20 May, 09, 11:59:PM
by ciardubh
Jimi Hendrix's Voodoo Child named best guitar riff of all time
Movies, Music, TV, Theatre, Books and Celebs 		Admin 1 283 Last post 27 Nov, 09, 12:37:PM
by alpineflower
Eighties hit 'Sweet Child O'Mine' hailed greatest guitar riff
Movies, Music, TV, Theatre, Books and Celebs 		Admin 1 256 Last post 18 Jan, 10, 12:21:PM
by alpineflower
Paedophile leaves £400,000 to the Girl Guides
What Do You Think About . . ? 		Admin 0 117 Last post 12 Apr, 10, 10:16:AM
by Admin


© Copyright of angrypotato.net / Terms and Conditions
Powered by SMF 1.1.11 | SMF © 2006-2009, Simple Machines LLC
SimplePortal 2.2 © 2008-2009