June 2016
Welcome
to episode 31 of See Hear podcast.
In
a first for the show, Bernie, Tim and Maurice invite a film director
on the show to discuss his work. Specifically, the crew is joined by
Harry Hayes who has directed a terrific award winning documentary
called You Better Take Cover. Back in 1981, Australian band Men At
Work released the single Down Under from their debut album Business
As Usual. The song became famous around the world and became an
unofficial Australian national anthem - it has certainly been used at
international sporting events involving an Australian team.
The
story of the song's rise to fame would have been interesting enough
for a short film, but the story had an unexpected second act. In
2008, Australian TV music trivia show Spicks And Specks posed an
innocent question asking what children's nursery rhyme a flute riff
played in the song by Greg Ham was based on - the answer had
sad and ultimately tragic consequences.
The
crew ask Harry about what prompted him to put the documentary
together, his investigation into Down Under as a cultural phenomenon
and as a legal case. We discuss about the use of quoting riffs from
one sing in another - why does the legal fraternity interpret homage
as plagiarism? Is their profession equipped to understand the
difference? Were the publishers of the nursery rhyme genuinely
protecting their "property” or were they just greedy
opportunists?
We
thank Harry for his time. The film is available to watch at You Better Take Cover.
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