Joe Rogan Experience #2550 - Rick Springfield · Aired Sep 8, 2026
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Rolf Harris had a hit song in England titled 'Tiny Kangaroo Down Sport'.
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What the evidence shows
The real song is 'Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport,' written and performed by Rolf Harris, and it really was a hit in England, reaching the UK top 5 in 1960 and charting again with a 1963 re-recording. The title given in the claim is a garbled version of the actual name, but the underlying fact that Harris had a UK hit about a kangaroo is correct.
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Quick answer
Is it true that Rolf Harris had a hit song in England titled 'Tiny Kangaroo Down Sport'?
Partly. The claim stretches what the evidence shows. The real song is 'Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport,' written and performed by Rolf Harris, and it really was a hit in England, reaching the UK top 5 in 1960 and charting again with a 1963 re-recording. Rick Springfield said it (matched by voice) on Joe Rogan Experience #2550 - Rick Springfield, aired Sep 8, 2026, at 1:25:21. The supporting source is en.wikipedia.org, linked below.
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