Men at Work Stole Most Famous Tune

`Down Under'

Updated Apr. 25, 2017 10:54AM EDT / Published Feb. 04, 2010 12:51AM EST

Australian rock band Men at Work had a massive hit with their 1980s song "Down Under" about a vegemite sandwich and the world’s other temptations. It turns out they had some help as an Australian judge ruled Thursday that the group's famous flute riff was ripped off from a folk tune. The owner of the song, the entertainment group EMI, may have to pay up to 60 percent of the earnings they made from the international smash. "It's a big win for the underdog," said one lawyer.

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Men at Work Stole Most Famous Tune