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Flat White

I am what I am – a family man

4 June 2023

5:00 AM

4 June 2023

5:00 AM

‘I am what I am – a family man. Mother, father, brother.’ Fleetwood Mac, 1987.

Are we allowed to say that anymore? What would happen if I included that song in a music set when performing in a public venue? Would I risk being dragged before some commissioner somewhere? Might I be charged expenses for needing to be protected if I named my whole set after this song, and advertised it as such?

Such questions would seem absurd in 1987, but not today in Australia.

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