You Better Take Cover

The Story of Men at Work and a Little Kookaburra.

Duration: 29 min
Release date: 2015-05-04
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A film about Men At Work, their hit single Down Under, and the Kookaburra controversy. The band were sued for copyright infringement and faced the label of 'plagiarists', 35 years after their success. An examination of the organic development of the song, its commercial success and cultural significance and questions the relationship between art and law, influence and copyright.

Music Documentary

You Better Take Cover

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