Men at Work, Dr. Heckyll and Mr. Jive:
These guys were in the news this week; they were found to have plagiarized some licks from the famous Australian song "Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree." They have been ordered to pay 5% royalties on their song "Land Down Under." Fair is fair, I suppose, but Kookaburra is 70 years old... at what point does a song become public domain? I know I sang it in elementary school, 45 or so years ago. Do I have to pay royalties too?
Cyndi Lauper, She Bop:
One of my favorite music trivia questions is "Who sings back-up vocals in Dire Staits' song Money for Nothing?" Answer in comments...
Sting's voice is utterly unmistakable, but if you don't already know it's him, this is surprisingly hard to figure out.
ReplyDeleteOh, I always thought it was Gordon Sumner. ;)
ReplyDeleteBwa-Ha-Hah! I had to Google "Gordon Sumner," of whom I had never heard before. A new bit of music trivia has been added to m collection.
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