» Land down under http://www.fredleo.com Music for license or listen. VO and writing for hire. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:18:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Australia: WTF? http://www.fredleo.com/2010/02/04/australia-wtf/ http://www.fredleo.com/2010/02/04/australia-wtf/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:46:35 +0000 fred http://www.fredleo.com/?p=1251 Continue reading →]]> Some Australian judge has apparently determined that the song “Land Down Under” from Men at Work is so similar to a 70-year-old kids’ song as to generate financial consequences. Okay. Got the hit “Land Down Under” in your head? Now watch this:

First of all, this video sounds like it’s in a major key. The Men at Work song is in a minor. Now, in the George Harrison case with “My Sweet Lord” and “He’s So Fine,” at least I could hear some similarities, but based on the above I’m tempted to conclude the Australian Judge is tone deaf or drunk, possibly both.

Musicologists?

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