TIL Men at Work's "Down Under" uses the melody of the nursery rhyme "Kookaburra" and the band got sued for it
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-07-06/kookaburra-gets-last-laugh-in-men-at-work-case/893668
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-07-06/kookaburra-gets-last-laugh-in-men-at-work-case/893668
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Kookaburra gets last laugh in Men At Work case
Kookaburra gets last laugh as Men At Work ordered to pay royalties for plagiarising part of their hit Down Under.ABC News
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-02-04/kookaburra-rip-off-a-musical-accident/322496?utm_source=mastodon
Kookaburra rip-off a 'musical accident'
ABC News