You Better Take Cover
The Story of Men at Work and a Little Kookaburra.
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.
- Year: 2015
- Country: Australia
- Genre: Music, Documentary
- Studio: Vernal Equinox Records
- Keyword: copyright, rock band, pop music, new wave, pop rock, iconic, documentary short, men at work, down under
- Director: Harry Hayes, Lee Simeone
- Cast: Martin Armiger, Brian Edmond, Alec Gilbert, Greg Ham, Jerry Speiser, Ron Strykert