Powderfinger forced to change
Powderfinger have been forced to change the lyrics of a song on their upcoming new album.
The song Black Tears was facing a legal challenge from the defence team for Palm Island police officer Chris Hurley, who claimed the original lyrics of the song could jeopardise his fair trial.
Hurley will face court on June 12 for charges of manslaughter and assault related to the death in custody of Mulrunji Doomadgee on Palm Island in 2004.
In a statement issued on Friday, Bernard Fanning conceded that the second part of the song was directly influenced by news coverage of the Palm Island case.
Fanning stated that: “Whilst we firmly believe that the song would have no bearing upon the legal process, in the interests of removing even the slightest suggestion of any prejudice, we have included an alternative version on our album.”
The new version of the Powderfinger album Dream Days At The Hotel Existence will appear as planned on June 2nd.
