You Better Take Cover(2015)

The Story of Men at Work and a Little Kookaburra.

You Better Take Cover is a documentary that revisits Men At Work's 1981 smash hit "Down Under" and the copyright lawsuit that shadowed the band decades later. In 2009, the Australian group faced infringement claims over a flute riff allegedly borrowed from a traditional Aboriginal composition, threatening their legacy as plagiarists. The film traces how the song became a global phenomenon, examines the organic creative process behind it, and explores the murky intersection of artistic influence and copyright law. Through interviews and archival material, it questions whether sampling cultural elements constitutes theft or natural artistic evolution, ultimately challenging how we define originality in music.