I got fined $300 by the Magistrate...for loudly singing 'Waltzing Matilda' in the wrong place...at the wrong time...and while inflecting "you'll come a waltzing matilda with me" with all the venom of a threat..ie; come outside and settle this man to man.....long story, extenuating circumstances...charged under the Qld public nuisance laws (maximum penalty is 10 penalty units.. approximately $1,334.50... or 6 months imprisonment...and if I had sung the song inside/adjacent a licensed premises max is 25 penalty units..$3,336.25)....the Magistrate quipped, "your actions may have been just, but they were not fair" ~ she was right (big picture) ; I took it on the chin with no regrets.
Wrt topic, music notes can get one into trouble, but I need admit that 'Waltzing Matilda' can be sung in a very aggressive, intimidating manner ~ having too many music notes wrt a vehicle's audible warning device, also attracts a fine =)
You won't get away with playing The Cure's 'Killing an Arab' in all locations either 8^)
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