Men at Work

...losses. Giving evidence for EMI at a Federal Court hearing in Sydney on Thursday former The Sports rocker and long-time friend of Men At Work, Martin Armiger, admitted the Down Under song had an "identical melody" to Kookaburra. "But to my...

In this article: Kookaburra, Down Under, Martin Armiger, EMI, Australian Film, Television and Radio School, All You Need Is Love, The Sports, Colin Hay, and Ron Strykert

...court. Aussie pop group Men At Work have been accused of stealing the riff from the children's tune Kookaburra Sits In The Old Gum Tree, penned more than 75 years ago by Toorak teacher Marion Sinclair for a Girl Guides competition.

In this article: Down Under, Kookaburra, Martin Armiger, EMI, Australian Film, Television and Radio School, All You Need Is Love, The Sports, and Colin Hay

...Larrikin's barrister Richard Lancaster, SC, said Kookaburra was as quintessentially Australian as the taste of Vegemite and the band's flautist, Greg Ham, had used it to give the song an "Australian flavour". A short song, he said its...

In this article: Down Under, Kookaburra, Appropriation, America's Cup, Qantas, Greg Ham, EMI, and Finding Nemo

...claim that it bought the rights after Sinclair's death. Larrikin is suing Sony and EMI for breach of copyright and compensation from royalties earned by Men at Work. "Down Under" and the album it was on, "Business As Usual,"...

In this article: Down Under, Kookaburra, Grammy Award, Sony, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, and EMI

Australian band Men At Work have lost an early battle in a lawsuit over their ... Larrikin is suing Men At Work as well as its record label, EMI, for breach of ...

Men at Work were an Australian reggae-influenced rock band which achieved ... Time Life Music, EMI-Capitol Special Markets. 1996 ...

A music publisher that has accused Australian band Men at Work of stealing the melody to their 1980s smash hit "Down ... Music Entertainment and EMI Songs ...

The lawyers argued moreover that Men at Work's Colin Hay and Ron Strykert did ... for breach of copyright from both Men at Work and music labels Sony BMG and EMI. ...

Overkill by Men At Work full lyrics: I can't get to sleep I think about the implications Of divin' in too deep And possibly, the complications Especially ...