Does this mean what we think it mean!! Men At Work - Down Under (Reaction)

[@TheMarrification]

It was a nationalistic song about Australia, to a large extent about the devastation that developers had done to the Australian wildlife and nature. The coffin at the end was meant to represent the death of the Australian natural world at the hands of developers. The "teddy" they were dragging behind them is a koala bear, one of the main, well known animals of Australia. Notice when they guy was sat in the tree playing the flute, the toy koala was hanging there with a rope around its neck. Australia is known as "the land down under" purely geographically. When you see a globe of the Earth with north at the top, Australia is "down", and "underneath" the planet.

[@MiguelJackson22]

Wow . Thank you for the clarification. That really made me look at the video completely differently.

[@jeremykothe2847]

I can't believe you had to explain how Australia is "down under".

[@R777-RLM]

A stuffed animal of a Koala (native to Australia), is what the guy playing the flute is dragging. Thanks Guys.

[@johnow7]

I was in my early teens when this song came out. It was one of my first albums. I knew even then what the land down under was.

[@trenchy1990]

I'm from the Land Down Under and I love my vegemite!

[@t.r.1708]

I come from the land up over and I will trade you one kransekake for a vegemite!

[@BayAreaSon]

Hahahaha,when I first heard this song I thought vegemite was just a word to fit the song.fast forward to 2005 and a guy from Australia name Matthew Delladonova (yes the one who played for the Cleveland Cavaliers) lived on my mail route and his mom sent him a package and it said vegemite on it.I said dude this shit is real,I thought it was just a word for the song Down Under .🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@lifesavid]

Me too!

[@carolynwhetham9514]

Thin layer of Vegemite on toast for breakfast with mashed avo or cheese on top

[@Luvie1980]

I used to live in Australia and I can’t stomach Vegemite

[@esmeraldapooner751]

When I was a teen I was confused about this MTV video until I met someone from Australia. who said the koala bear, the prison, the vegemite sandwich, and the boys hopping like kangaroos were things from Australia. And he said they still had hippies around.

[@sumonjamal1653]

AC/DC came from 'down under' (Australia 😂) and plenty of Aussie bands came out after them in the 80's - Men At Work, INXS, Little River Band, Ice House, etc. Pop stars Olivia Newton John and Kylie Minogue also came from there... The Men At Work song is basically about traveling the world and meeting other Aussies living abroad...😂

[@danosverige]

AC/DC came from the UK, as did Olivia! 😉

[@canaldoadelton6614]

Midnght Oil Silver Chair AC/DC

[@acburn9449]

Colin hay who wrote and sang land down under is Scottish

[@sammy_dog]

@@danosverige what are you talking about AC/DC was formed in Australia you idiot and only the two Young brothers of the five OG members came from the UK

[@emozolimoragonzaleztapia7966]

Hi guys!! I am from Chile-Southamerica 🇨🇱🇨🇱, well you know that, we speak in spanish, so it is difficult for us speak in inglish, but everytime in the inglish classes, our English teacher's, used to gave us homeworks about differents songs and "Down Under" it was a really cool to learn it.., sorry for my bad inglish, I hope that you understand me..The language it is a big wall, but the music it is a universal language.

[@carolynwhetham9514]

Yes it does but it’s spelt English with an E. Not going to get lucky in punctuation. Good effort 😊

[@emozolimoragonzaleztapia7966]

@@carolynwhetham9514 Thanks for your correction. I aprecciate it.

[@sunisbest1234]

So nice to see places in the world learning about other countries. (Education on the rest of the world would be beneficial to a lot of U.S. Americans) Hi from " The land down under" 👋

[@douglasswicegood4420]

​@@emozolimoragonzaleztapia7966You write English very well and I understood the use of "inglish" too. In French it's spelt Anglais. Therefore, where you live perhaps it is spelt "inglish?"Just wondering since so many words in various countries are spelt differently but are so very similar from a common root making all spellings correct. No worries, I understood you perfectly. Rock on!

[@WayneStewart-p9l]

Never compare ANY one or thing bout English ,espiecialy the Australians with French.dont like them never have never will.long story but anyway LOVE Chile 🇨🇱 u guys good taste,iron maiden plus other things great bout your country love to go there one day .when world a more safer place to travel.❤❤🇦🇺🫡👍

[@JohnJohnson-tw8qk]

Love your reaction to this great song. I was 12 when it came out in 1983 and still sounds as great

[@graeker4286]

this song always gets me in a great mood.. and i'm far from Australian 😀

[@EbenezerFink06]

It came out in ‘81.

[@Quinctili]

@@EbenezerFink06 it was used heavily when Australia won the Americas Cup, their first defeat in almost 200 years. In all the reviews on all the channels, no-one mentions it.

[@undergroundwarrior70]

Not a teddy bear, it is a toy koala bear. Real koala bears only exist in the land down under, which is Australia on the other side of the world. Their winters is during our summers, and their summers are during our winters. New Zealand is a bit further below of Australia.

[@marlecmarine5393]

Love this song, funny song about Australia and yes they have a lot beaches and palm trees, hilarious the way they hop away like Kangaroos.......🙂

[@jeffnaslund]

The melody the flute player was playing is from the kookaburra song, popular in Australia. The lyrics start with ‘kookaburra sits in the old gum tree…’ That’s why the flute player was in a tree, playing. If I wasn’t an American, I would want to be Australian.

[@Thatgirl1973]

I forgot how awesomely ridiculous this video was. 😂🤣 I love them!

[@andrewbirrell2176]

Brilliant band brilliant tune

[@lifesavid]

By best memory of this song was when it was blasted out over loud speakers when Australia 2 returned to the marina after taking the America’s Cup off the USA.

[@WayneStewart-p9l]

Wish we never won that frigging race .world seen us then just flooded in .now black and white Aussies being pushed more and more down and away.f..k bond

[@AlphaJezus]

It's about the simple life being taken over by the bussling loud cities. " can you hear that thunder " refers to the sound of construction on the horizon.

[@stephenalexander2553]

My FAVORITE song from Men at Work is the 1983 hit "It's a mistake". I was 16 years old when that song come out! I really LOVE the music video to the song it is so GOOD!

[@diablo4166]

☆LONG LIVE THE 80'S☆

[@INDAMOMENTFilms]

Australia represent 🇦🇺💯🔥 the land down under mate ❣️💪⚡

[@tacobellalugosi2527]

Childhood Classic right here.This video was played many times on MTV

[@jonnno2439]

Love it. When I hear this I always am reminded of Dreadlock Holiday by 10cc

[@dmwalker24]

Goddamn that's a great song too. Hadn't thought of that, but it's true.

[@Tully_23_32]

​@@dmwalker24 I only looked that song up this morning lol

[@dmwalker24]

@@Tully_23_32 I only know about it, because it's on the soundtrack for Snatch. Heard it there, and have hung onto it ever since.

[@PetroniloPocaspulgas]

YOU TWO HAVE A GREAT TASTE ON MUSIC I LOVE YOU GUYS.

[@domeshine69]

Try "Who Can It Be Now?" and "Be Good Johnny" from Men At Work.

[@timothymunger3186]

I kind of forgot about those those songs. The new wave era had a lot of fun songs. Maybe the last time there was any experimentation in popularr music

[@tomfrombrunswick7571]

In 1983 Australia won the America's cup. America had held it for a hundred years. This was the theme music of the Australian crew

[@WayneStewart-p9l]

Won the race lost the country to every f..king prick who looked and went yer we will just move the f..k in.and now whole identity being erased.

[@chantelgraveling4637]

Quite simple. Australia is known as the land Down Under. It’s basically a love song for Australia. The little bear is a Koala. The sandwich is Vegemite. Land of plenty is Australia. Drinking beer. Not much more meaning than that.

[@danielharriott3108]

Love ya both!!

[@aimee0516]

Living in the land Down Under means you live in Australia. ✌️💜

[@danielharriott3108]

My mother was born in Tazmania, so is she from the land down under the land down under? 🤔

[@timothymunger3186]

I've been trying to figure it since the song came out. It's a fun group - enjoy the ride.

[@pleasantvalleypickerca7681]

Great song and the video is hilarious!!! Great fun!!!!

[@jmbeekeeper]

All there videos were funny!

[@lesliemackay7853]

Just after this was in the uk charts My Best Mate decided to do a year in Australia, "What do You want Me to bring back?" "Vegimite!" It was My first taste, and I'm still on it!😁👍❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿!

[@sunisbest1234]

Amazing!❤ Most ppl who don't grow up with it absolutely hate it!😂 Have u tried it in a toasted sandwich with cheese? It's the best!

[@lesliemackay7853]

@@sunisbest1234 Hi, that's My go to, but sometimes just standing in the kitchen I'll ditch the bread and just dip the cheese in the Vegimite. 👍❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿!

[@sunisbest1234]

@@lesliemackay7853 wow, your brave, even I, as a Aussie, don't do that! 😂 As a kid, whenever I was sick, my mum always made a vegemite and hot water drink. Went down easy and put a bit of nutrition into the system.

[@lesliemackay7853]

@@sunisbest1234 Hi, I couldn't do that.🤮 Dad hates marmite and anything similar? But loves to drink Bovril or Oxo? I'm the polar opposite. 👍❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿!

[@WayneStewart-p9l]

Why is there a frigging 🏴 at end of comment r u aware of what it means? I’d look it up if I where you love,seriously ( Quran) !not good at all.please say you read bible and believe in the Lord Jesus .ps ur “ churches” are demonic stay home read for self .just listen to the Lord.no one else.baaaaad times .❤🇦🇺👉✝🙏🙏👍👉🏴🤮🤮👈🇦🇺🫡⚔✝❤🇦🇺🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@bobbyb2725]

It’s a stuffed koala bear. Meaning he brings the baggage of Australia with him wherever he goes

[@Teresa7087]

It's basically Australia's unofficial anthem. The video is hysterical. I've been twice to Australia. Love it and the people are great. They do love their beer! Lol.

[@TheBananaman491]

not been to Australia but i got lost on a 150mile journey up the uk on a provisional license(meaning no motorways and only a 150cc engine) with no phone just my tablet as my satnav but needed wifi to reset my route(google maps doesnt allow you to set to avoid motorways without internet for some reason) had to go door to door asking if i could use their wifi then found some ausies pulling onto a driveway i asked they said sure then as i was leaving they gave me £40 for fuel nicest people possible that paid for my fuel for the 150 mile to where i was going then the 150 mile home and a full tank(11L) after that. also if you want to watch some silly 4wd adventures with camping in australia with funny cooking at camp and a lot of beer then check out "4wd 24/7" they go all around australia and its a good laugh for an hour

[@zeozeozevo]

I think the end of the video with white and black was about aboriginal suppression. I think Shawn and Mel got that right. I've seen this video millions of times and I always think about aboriginals in that last scene.

[@Teresa7087]

One of the most unique, hilarious vids ever. I've always loved this song. Even tho the vid is funny, they were singing about the plundering of Australia - the land, the aborigines, the culture, etc.

[@dennistaylor3713]

80's music was and is FUN

[@lb8471]

"Dr. Heckyll and Mr. Jive", "Overkill", "Be Good, Johnny", "Who Can It Be Now?" And "It's a Mistake" are other great songs by them.

[@cdfdesantis699]

Drove everybody crazy trying to figure out what a "vegemite sandwich" is.

[@rorygilmore2470]

the woman at 2:13 always reminds me of a 1920s gypsy.

[@alphaomega7191]

The moment with the Dunlop Volley is the funniest thing ever committed to video. They are literally the cheapest shoes you could buy but were perfect for the beach - that it's held up as something magical is meant as a joke as are most of the video references. Zombie = Strong Weed Chunder = Vomit Vegemite = A dark blacky-brown spread made of the by-products of beer production - it's super salty.

[@craigmorris4083]

That's a koala bear he's dragging :)

[@WayneStewart-p9l]

But how much can the koala bear that sort of treatment .? Sorry it’s a hacky joke but ness every one .🤔🤨😊❤🇦🇺🫡

[@gamortie]

The guys in the white are the band; the guys in the black are the poor, long suffering roadies. At its core, this song is about the fact that, wherever they go, you can pick an Australian.

[@MySherry10]

This song was so great and popular all singing it and Australia is land down under, always referred to like that, this is just a song to make you laugh and have fun on MTV we loved how they were all cutting up and hopping around , this is just a song to have fun, your trying to read to much into it, its a fun video to cut up and enjoy, we understood that then, alot of songs were just to cut up and laugh and people got the humor of it, we didnt look for meanings , its lighthearted , nothing else

[@emperorconstantine1.361]

When I visited Australia back in 2018, I swear, every 5th or 6th song on the radio was this one!! But who can blame them, it’s damn catchy!!!

[@blakesliberator3197]

It still is, after 39 nearly 40 years.

[@stewdawg8541]

This is a beautiful song, well constructed! ALove it. But… please keep an open mind. The back part of the song is a drug den in Bombay India, not the most positive side of humanity. The front side is totally fun…vegetable sandwiches, beer, women, etc. Then the finale, white dudes in white clothes, separated by a slave driver in black clothes, working a crew in black, carrying a black coffin? It could be stereo equipment, etc. the grind of the music business. But I think y’all nailed it. It’s the soul, they sold it, “beware of the thunder”…. I also think it was predictive programming from many years ago. That black box represents the death of Australia as a nation. Just look at what they have done to their citizens during covid. Locked down and out for the count…….

[@indiecarmayne]

Men at Work is a band from Down Under (location on the world map) aka Oz (phonetic abbreviation of Australia) aka Australia (which again means Southern Land or Land in The South). Oz initially used to be a penal colony under British rule and Ozzies are taking big pride to be descendants of those.

[@_soups]

We say Aus or Aussie as we don't live in Ozstralia

[@indiecarmayne]

@@_soups We also got Ossis in Germany which were reunified with us Wessis after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1993. Both terms refer to Westdeutsche (Western Germans i.e. citizens of FRG/Federal Rebublic of Germany aka BRD/Bundesrepublik Deutschland) vs. Ostdeutsche (Eastern Germans i.e. citizens of GDR/German Democratic Republic aka DDR/Deutsche Demokratische Republik).

[@kennethv5250]

this is probably the most literal music video ever made. every line in the song is played out in the video

[@davidmcmahon4192]

Please go and check out Australia's No.1 of all all time a man named John Farnham, We Aussies call him the Voice and you will know instantly why this is the case. Two songs in particular to check out are "Help" and "You Are The Voice". You WILL NOT be disappointed I promise and this WILL grow your channel with Aussie love and respect. Cheers

[@Teresa7087]

They're saying the "Land Down Under" which is Australia.

[@Music-Is-Real-Love]

Singing with pride about living in and/or.. being of.. Australian heritage.

[@WayneStewart-p9l]

Which getting erased faster and faster .good while it was Aussie now every blow in from every frigging where here .black ,white Aussies even Australia day every thing being slandered slurred.wish never won that frigging race whole world looked and just brought out everything.

[@rbodee]

Vegemite in Australia is like peanut butter in America. Goes well on bread. I had a friend from there and it smelled nasty.

[@summersbr1]

I believe what my eyes tell me, not what someone else try an tell me what I see. Was the end really happenstance?

[@nobhill1991]

1981 I had the tape! They were Hot then!

[@bshorrock69]

He's dragging a Koala and they aren't bears - they are marsupials... Speaking of marsupials, you should try Australiana by Austen Tayshus...

[@williamjordan5554]

Reggae was big around 1980.

[@zinarhone7642]

Song reminds me of summers in Virginia Beach or Rehoboth Beach, DE!

[@michaelthornhill9073]

Best country in the world 🙌

[@АндрейГорбунов-с2ф]

"Can't Help Falling in Love" Elvis Presley cover Diana Ankudinova. "Brooklyn" miyagi & andy panda feat. tumaniyo. Real Russian talents. The girl, in my opinion, is the second after Dimash, she still has everything ahead, but her talent is already visible. The guys make music from the heart and for the soul, with meaning and in their own style. Rate it, you will not regret it. They have a lot of tracks, I chose to my taste, I think you will like it !!!

[@Jared1701]

I agree 💯👍

[@timlenard1646]

Theres NO WAY you can get and understand this song on the 1st listen, it's about the land down under (Australia) and it uses a lot of Australian terminology that is hard to understand....the message is not deep AT ALL, it's a fun, lighthearted song, nothing deep...

[@TheBananaman491]

very true they didnt even notice brussels only filled two glasses that went to the table but all 3. drank 2 drinks and one vase for those not paying too much attention however there are other things aslwell

[@mikelucas3072]

It went to #1, fell out of that spot and went to #1 AGAIN on the Billboard chart!

[@kennyosborne3839]

Australia Where women blow and men thunder Leave it to your imagination. Try another Australian band Called Sherbet The song is called howzat

[@JohnSmith-mw2hh]

Where women glow and men they plunder

[@danosverige]

"Howooohowzthat.....you messed about I caught you out howszat...and now that I've found where you're at, it's goodbye, well howszat, it's goodbyeeeeeeee" lol. Jesus! Not thought about that song since the 70's. Strange how some things instantly come back eh? 😆

[@AussieMarg]

@@danosverige i never remember anything taught at school, but old songs like Howzat . . .easy peasy lol

[@sharmainjohnson319]

you heard this everywhere when we won the america;s cup from you guys. you had'nt been beaten in over 100 years. our prime minister said have day off. down under australia. we partied and this was coming out of every car that went past

[@lynnieiapichino1121]

☮️💙💙💙

[@acburn9449]

Keep saying Australian Colin hay who wrote this and sang this song is from Scotland

[@susannewitt6112]

The third or fourth national anthem

[@kalasatwater2224]

The have many good songs

[@marcusjaybrode2129]

You’re right. You didn’t get it. 😂🤣

[@andydurazo5337]

Another great song by this group is It’s A Mistake

[@Teresa7087]

It's a koala bear, native to Australia

[@blakesliberator3197]

On ya, Cobber!

[@jimdunagan4180]

Check out Big Country ...In a Big Country lol

[@feferosette]

Yes I love them! One of favorite song from the 80's. I've watched that official video so many times.

[@sueingram8476]

Another good one from 1982

[@Terrylb285]

At one time Australia was out of reach for surface to surface missiles (

[@leahdoerr731]

The "land down under" is Australia people...get it together

[@woodysthoughts4032]

I guess a Vegemite sandwich is an Australian thing - like we have peanut butter.

[@Teresa7087]

Vegemite tastes awful. I've had it. But Aussies love it.

[@Crashandburn999]

@@Teresa7087 I'm Aussie and I don't. And i've known quite a few other people who don't like vegemite either. I like promite though.

[@christopherglock7239]

They were so drunk making this video they don't remember making it. The Australian OY Meaning, What's up to us, fighting words. Not a teddy bear was a koala bear. Flute sounds like the birds. Better run from land owners taking over everything. They bragging on Australia being well of like U.S. for that part of the world.

[@billb6959]

Shawn and MeL The videos that you watch are from the MTV from the early '80s A lot of the videos never made sense cuz they were made real cheap The only video that cost a lot of money back in the early '80s was Michael Jackson's thriller video which cost $1 million at the time that was the most expensive video ever on MTV All the others was put together a real real cheap That's why some of them look real corny and don't make any sense just wanted to let you know that cuz I was a teenager when MTV and all the videos came out ✌🏻

[@coreytrayn]

shes into it

[@cassandrafenton2160]

IT'S all Aussie!

[@Terrylb285]

The thunder is an incoming nuke

[@cheryla7480]

It’s known world wide if you talk about “a land down under”, you are talking about Oz, or Australia! Men at work is a well known Australian band..

[@riccardo4285]

3:17 non ho mai capito perché lancia i sandwich come se stesse giocando a volley...😂😂😂😂😂

[@WayneStewart-p9l]

It’s a.f.l a national sport ( not played with sandwiches though) ❤🇦🇺🫡

[@elvistcb3521]

🇦🇺👍

[@QuietManUK]

The unofficial Australian national anthem

[@kirstyrowland4233]

Aussie Aussie Aussie

[@heyrobwest3908]

Caribbean just for some clarification Australia is in the southern hemisphere the Caribbean's in the northern hemisphere Caribbean islands actually American. I have to clarify it Caribbean islands or American America is not a country it's a continent the Caribbean islands do not belong to the United States the United States is not America. North America and South America are continent not countries The United States is one of the 35 American countries

[@cynthiaivers1708]

It's about Australia.

[@peterjohnlever3316]

Check out Cockney Rebel with their hit...make me smile. You won't be disappointed. PJ in the UK

[@WayneStewart-p9l]

Don’t try to steal the thunder pommy .you people are insufferable .! The Nerve sir .🤨🇦🇺🫡

[@tparmenter]

A great song. But, No. They’re talking about coming from Australia. Often referred to as the Land Down under given its Equatorial position.

[@WayneStewart-p9l]

Globes wrong we up over !

[@chriswebb1679]

Let me me know. I'll buy you guys a ticket to western Australia. Then you'll understand. Seriously.

[@lifesavid]

No land of love. I come from a land where beer flows and men chunder (spew). Lost something in translation I think.

[@jasonjones5357]

Top 100 songs ever written. The best thing is not to watch the video as it doesn't do the song justice

[@williamjordan5554]

You gotta be pretty unplugged to not know what land down under means.

[@u.s.veteranandpatriot7511]

it was the 80s, music started to take a turn far left,,,,, never react to " A Flock of Seagulls" do`nt ask!

[@peterdubois65]

It was the eighties and the best rock on the planet came from Australia. Recorded live instead of over produced polished crap

[@danosverige]

@@peterdubois65 😂😂

[@veddyveddygood]

What the fuck are you smoking man

[@WayneStewart-p9l]

You get it vet .whole world looked at Oz now we f..ked more and more oppression .marxism in guise of progressive bs .God help us all if you guys go .stay free US.your a constitutional republic NOTa frigging democracy .look up Plato.socrates they knew what that shit leads to.ps always new there was cool yanks ,u just hide it real good.😊 👍❤🇦🇺🫡🇺🇸🇦🇺👉🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🤮🤮🤮👈⚔⚔⚔✝✝✝🛡⚔⚔❤🇦🇺🫡👍

[@davidlionheart2438]

How can grown adults not know that "Down Under" means Australia??? Jesus H. Christ 🙄🙄🙄

[@kellielewis4490]

❤🇦🇺🇦🇺👍

[@stephenlucas8133]

Our anthem when we took the America's cup from you

[@dennistaylor3713]

Zombie =Marijuana

[@matthewgibbs1366]

Hey if you want another kick ass flute song then check out Jethro Tull The Whistler

[@EnglishTeacherMike]

Don't try to read too much into the lyrics... they're just having fun.

[@elvistcb3521]

🇦🇺✔️