Need a good laugh? First Time hearing Men At Work - thank you Patrons!

My patrons bring me some of the best music, and I'm so appreciative of that. It's difficult to dig through the hundreds of requests I get weekly, and analyze what the best performance might be, or who gets slotted in before another. Once per month, my patrons submit and vote on their pick for me, and this month I get to do a walkabout alongside Men At Work, all the way Down Under!
Join professional opera singer Elizabeth Zharoff, as she listens to Men At Work for the first time, performing "Down Under”.
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Elizabeth Zharoff is an international opera singer and voice coach, with 3 degrees in voice, opera, and music production. She's performed in 18 languages throughout major venues in Europe, America, and Asia. Currently based somewhere between Los Angeles and Tucson, Arizona, Elizabeth spends her days researching voice, singing, teaching, writing music, and recording TONS. She also plays Diablo and Dungeons & Dragons.
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[@Cadinho93]

This song holds the world record for consecutive words without swearing by an Australian. Also, this song is so singable you can totally forget that none of it makes sense, though I do love it when you dip into the '80s.

[@theaikidoka]

Yes, but three isn't too high a target lol. I loved this song for ages, but only recently saw the accompanying video and it was every bit as weird as you could wish for.

[@blakerbnsn]

@@theaikidoka Used to watch the video religiously on MTV back in the 80s.

[@mktrill]

The only thing terrible is veggemite😅 she's not wrong

[@antivanti]

What part doesn't make sense? It's about an Australian that's into "substances" traveling the world and either meeting fellow Australians or people who know Australia

[@mktrill]

As far as I understand it the music video is filled with digs at the Australian government but I don't understand any of them accept the koala thing

[@beabarber4300]

Just before this song was released onto an unsuspecting world, Men At Work hired Centennial Hall in the Melbourne Royal Agricultural Showgrounds to practice in before touring the album. Next door to that was the Dairy Pavilion, where there was a horse riding school during the months when the Melbourne Royal Agricultural Show wasn't using all the facilities. The band practiced A LOT, even during lesson times for the horse riding school and they played LOUD. I was a pupil of the school at the time. It was truly amazing how the horses (all fairly jaded school horses) would vibe with the beat of the music (which was VERY clearly audible in the riding hall). Helped amazingly with developing cadence and rhythm in us pupils, as the horses very quickly matched the beat of whatever song was playing with their footfalls and striding. For many years after, when I was training a new or young horse, I would put their music on a cassette deck to play loud to make the process of education easier for the horse. Worked like a charm. Another related issue - the bass frequencies would travel underground from Centennial Hall and reverberate through the sand flooring of the Dairy Pavilion, so after a few hours, all the dried up horse manure that was lurking within the sand would be shaken to the top. This made cleaning the sand very very easy at the end of the day's lessons. Some days the sand would even form almost fingerprint like patterns from the sound vibrations being transmitted through the brick pillars that held up the roof. Weirdly like the raked gravel of a zen garden, with lumps of horse manure instead of rocks.

[@larryparks1520]

WOW. Awesome!

[@Trouble10]

This might be the coolest story ever told in a KZbin comment.

[@nbsmith100]

that is extremely fascinating... i may have to send this on to a relative of mine who works with horses

[@davidperrott4502]

And they spent many a night performing at the Clifton Hill Hotel well before they became a well known band. My fav pub. Not to mention a few others

[@becp488]

That is a little piece of Aussie music history I would never have learnt if not for this comment. Fascinating.

[@MrNeatoMiniStock13]

Greg Ham was a wonderful floutist in this video. He also played saxophone on other songs as well. He passed away in 2012 at age 58, possibly of a heart attack, as he was anxious after the copyright lawsuit against Me At Work, as they felt Greg Ham was playing a rift from a song called "Kookaburra". He was very depressed over the lawsuit. Despite all that, the song is excellent and the band played some excellent music. May Greg Ham continue to Rest Peacefully.

[@BigTroyT]

Yes, a copyright troll came after the band decades later, suing them for millions of dollars over the flute line, and Ham felt very personally responsible for all the hassles that resulted, even though he really did nothing wrong. After Men At Work stopped being active, Ham had become a "leisure-suit lounge singer" and enjoyed entertaining people by playing the piano and singing in that style. But even that didn't alleviate the stress caused by the lawsuit, and he passed away. He was a fantastic musician, playing flute, sax, piano, and synths for the band.

[@whyistheway4567]

Greg Ham is sorely missed and as an Aussie kid growing up with this song always playing in the background of my formative years, I still mourn Greg. We lost a national treasure over the estate’s greed and lust for blood. Which they ultimately got. RIP Greg. We miss you mate!

[@XaviRonaldo0]

​@@BigTroyT it is absolutely ripped of from that song. Almost identical

[@luisalonsoecheverria]

Funnily enough, Colin Hay is actually Scottish. When he was in Ringo Starr’s band, Ringo would introduce Colin and say “Alright Colin, time to sing about that place that you’re not from!”

[@drsloanski]

Well, he did emigrate to Melbourne in 1967 at the age of 14, but in recent years he has definitely reclaimed his Scottish heritage.

[@johnathanmichaud867]

​@@drsloanskiSame with Bon Scot. He picked up the Aussie accent because he was tired of having his arse kicked.

[@GoffeTorg]

He was great in Ringo's band

[@drsloanski]

@@GoffeTorg Yeah, he's a fun guy. When I saw him with Ringo he said "I wrote this song while I was high. I quit soon after that and I haven't had a hit since." ba-dum!

[@injusticesystem5685]

I've heard the song so many times in my life and I've only just realized that the "bRRReakfast" at the beginning of the song sounds more Scottish than anything else in the song!

[@roberthart5863]

Back in the 80s when this song was made, young Australians had a reputation of traveling around the world on very small budgets. They would take advantage of their ability to work in British Commonwealth countries and as a result, the UK had young Australians working bars, cooking food, carrying bricks and other unskilled labor to raise money to keep traveling. They were also well known for their can-do attitudes, willingness to work hard, and to party. When I was in my late teens and early twenties, I worked with such people. They were a pleasure to work with and I learned a lot from them.

[@petersmall1574]

I studied and worked in France for a couple of long stretches in the early to mid-1980's. And in my travels I often ran into small groups of Australians at youth hostels. I developed a favorable impression of them as friendly, congenial types.

[@11jasey]

This guy gets it.

[@mattnewcomb_official]

So, like the Dwarves of Erebor, then?

[@AltCutTV]

Seem the perfect place for one of those "fun fact things: The band name comes from a picture of just one man working while the rest of his crew are on a break. :)

[@DavidYesUCan]

Come to Banff they still come to work in Canada to this day

[@iamafieldonfire7836]

If this song is played in any pub outside of Australia, it will summon every Australian within a 10km radius, and they will SIIIIING. I love this song. And yeah, I'm Australian.

[@beetleb1801]

Ain't that the truth!

[@Annonymous0283745]

I just went outside and blasted it on the car radio. Confirmed that 4 Australians live in my neighborhood in New Mexico.

[@TruthDojaShow]

Nah, yeah that sounds about right actually

[@2Quietus]

Yep. Spent 24 yrs in the military and went around the world....several times. Doesnt matter where yer at: play this song and it'll draw out Aussies like a bag of cookies to a fat kid.

[@sammacculloch446]

And the odd lost kiwi 😅

[@goalski134]

i’ve always had a soft spot for this song. that soft spot turned into a love affair in nov 2005, when 80000 people sang it at the top of their lungs, as we beat uruguay to end 3 decades without a world cup appearance. still gives me goosebumps. this song will always make me think of that night.

[@coegj]

Many many years ago a childhood friend of mine who came from a wealthy family traveled the globe in her late teen and early twenties, she met and fell in love with an Aussie. She found most of them were fun loving people who lived their lives with a gusto and irreverence that Americans just don't have, she mentioned that those who did not have that gusto were born to be and ended up as politicians, that was her husbands and all of his friends opinion, enough of politicians though. She comes back to the states to see her sisters and relatives now and then but always returns to land of plenty, she says of that line in the song, is meant to be a major embellishment at best, and her Aussie friends and husband just live and love life and what ever they have with gusto. She is happy.

[@dust4magnet]

Men at Work were huge in the day. "Who Can It Be Now" should be next. I saw them in concert during their peak popularity, and they were immensely entertaining. Another Australian band you should explore is Midnight Oil. Start with their biggest hit "Beds are Burning." You won't regret it.

[@hd9700]

Yes, this!

[@ThePayneFactor]

Midnight Oil! Yes! Or some Silverchair.

[@haventthoughtofanameyet6364]

The way he sings that song is really cool

[@rcrawford42]

Men at Work's "Maria" should be next, if only to see their range.

[@DasWandbild]

Overkill would be great for her to do, too. Especially one of the acoustic versions...like in Scrubs.

[@kovie9162]

Colin Hay's appearance in an episode of Scrubs singing Overkill has got the be the best instance of inserting a musician playing themselves into a work of movie or TV fiction. Men At Work was one of those bands you might have initially written off as one hit wonders, like Wild Cherry or 38 Special, but they kept on putting out one great song after another, led by the very talented Hay.

[@leonardwashington6456]

I was almost mad at Perry for bashing Colin's guitar but it was funny as shit. Great show, great music.

[@MaverickAus]

One of the best episodes of a very funny TV show.

[@craigroberts5965]

Love overkill

[@sodastreetproductions4305]

I bust out that version from Scrubs at least once a year, it's so good.

[@michaelmoore7975]

@@kovie9162 38 Special 1 hit oneder?!? Nahhh...

[@Benderosa]

Thunder reference explained on Wikipedia: The band are seen carrying a coffin across the dunes at the end. This, Hay has explained, was a warning to his fellow Australians that their country's identity was dying as a result of overdevelopment and Americanisation. Hay has also stated that the same ominous sentiment lies behind the choral line, "Can't you hear that thunder? You'd better run; you'd better take cover".

[@loneRang3r]

I was going to make a similar comment hut you nailed it. In addition to this, storms hit hard here. People often assume I'm exaggerating when I describe the intensity of electrical storms here but having lived in several countries, I can state with confidence, the average storm here is a shock to most visitors. On top of that, the vast openness of the outback means you can often hear a storm coming in the form of low rolling thunder before it's visible on the horizon. So the reference to culture is being delivered by a quintessential Australian weather phenomenon; something that is as familier to us as all the other references.

[@waltp9509]

Interesting. I took it as "Get ready, the Aussies are coming to rock your world" vibe as they thunder to prominence. And lest we forget "Thunder from Down Under" -- sorta similar idea.

[@kruleworld]

Not to mention, but it's one of the few words that rhymes with 'Chunder' (slang for vomit)

[@monkeyhammar]

It's the Vegimite that gives us such a sunny, laid-back disposition

[@mikevale3620]

That would be 'Vegemite'.

[@monkeyhammar]

@@mikevale3620 It was the middle of the night and I was high as a kite, why would I care about spelling?

[@Shyfren]

Gen X raised on hose water, neglect and Men At Work! 🔥

[@shaun8256]

Just remember to let the hot water run out of the hose first!

[@justwinks1553]

Also Inxs

[@roboparks]

Millennials raised on Toilet water.

[@marcm.]

Amen)

[@KyleMiddleton7]

That made me smile. It must have been thirty years since I drunk out of a hose.

[@CaptainTedStryker]

Overkill has those legato lines you're looking for. It's more of a pared down ballad, way different vibe, the vocals are just **chef kiss**

[@johnruddick686]

A great indie masterpiece.

[@PhoenixRisen63]

That was my suggestion, too. 'Overkill' is such an awesome song. 👌 I love everything about it, from the lyrics to his voice as he is singing them.

[@JohnGraves1985]

He did a version with a choir, and it was absolutely wonderful: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXS9fHSuedSIrac

[@JimGillett]

His acoustic version of Overkill is sublime

[@vodkaa1]

Love that song in Scrubs with Colin following JD around singing it

[@wmsheep]

Aah, "Down Under", the second greatest unofficial national anthem in the world (the greatest being "99 Luftballons" by Nena").

[@philipthavenius9801]

It's a lot of fun that every country has a song that if we hear it in the bar or wherever we are, we start singing full of joy.

[@brettc190]

I met Colin Hay in 2009 after a show. I asked him if my wife and I could get a picture with him, and he said sure. I stood on his right, and my wife stood on his left, and he had his arms around us. It was so cool. Overkill is my favorite Men at Work song.

[@warrenford]

That's so cool Overkill is my favorite too

[@jmfloyd23]

Mine too

[@edwardhummingbird8677]

Yes, Overkill is a truly great song.

[@kellypatterson2537]

Great song - acoustic version is sublime

[@benjaminrettig8094]

It's a mistake

[@user-um1xo9ed1x]

By the way, the man in Brussels used an Aussie Rules pass to give the lad his sandwich.

[@davidmc105]

Indeed a quite good hand pass, obviously from the southern states.

[@KarinainOZ]

1983 and Australia won the America’s Cup. My flatmate and I went to the end of our street where we could see a GINORMOUS Australian flag 🇦🇺 flying on the Sydney Harbour Bridge. This song brings back that memory of every Aussie being insanely happy about a yachting competition that we’d never cared about before 😂 Happy days!!!

[@kevinquinn7645]

The flautist sitting in the tree is a nod to the Australian children's song, 'Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree', from which the underlying rhythm is drawn.

[@metoo7557]

That swimsuit off the shoulder one piece was a trade mark of Andre The Giant when he was wrestling.

[@thegfactor2001]

It was also a bathing suit worn by Aussie Super Model "The Body" Elle McPherson. Unforgettable

[@trespire]

I was thinking an Edwardian woolen bathing suit.

[@schulme123]

Commented the same...missed this.

[@0okamino]

The classic strongman outfit.

[@johnchestnut5340]

It was also common for circus and strong men performances. It could show a little form while maintaining modesty.

[@RizzyRamone67]

This song is one of those cases of a song being adopted as a “patriotic” song, when it’s actually a reaction to overdevelopment and commodification of the land. It’s still a love letter to Australia, just not in the way a lot of people assume.

[@kovie9162]

Like Bruce Springsteen's Born in the USA, which many people still don't get is anti some aspects of the USA. I'm guessing that you were thinking of it too.

[@RizzyRamone67]

@@kovie9162 actually it didn’t cross my mind, but yes you’re absolutely right!

[@portcullis5622]

The same with Natalie Merchant's 'Motherland'. The title song, and most of the songs on the album, were a critical analysis of the USA, at that time under the Presidency of George W Bush. The album was recorded just before 9/11 and was released just after. Of course, the USA was not in the mood for Americans criticising their own country, even though the album was really a patriotic lament about the damage being done to the US environment, economy and way of life, by an oil obsessed group of industrialists who held sway (and still do). The opening song proved to be prophetic, sadly. 'This House is on Fire' used Eastern scales and the lyrics were about the smouldering tensions between East and West.

[@jburt779]

Sorta like American Woman, then?

[@RobWinant]

@@jburt779American Woman was written by Canadians.

[@rodwhitney8236]

As an Aussie, I was singing this the WHOLE time! And now it's stuck in my head....... Loved your reaction!!! This was brilliant!!!

[@rogerj.fugere3570]

As. High school senior, when the San Francisco Opera House re-opened after major renovations, was witness to an underclassman return from a field trip there and was enthralled with the acoustics. He stated it would be awesome if a really great group played there “like Men At Work!!” We had no words.

[@PhoenixRisen63]

I love his voice on their song 'Overkill'. It showcases his range and his natural vibrato beautifully. Men At Work are a gem.

[@richardgreen3160]

I agree totally

[@michaelmoore7975]

It would be the better choice for The Charismatic Voice to examine.

[@jeffreyhender5272]

Agree with all of these “Overkill” comments.

[@user-oj4lx3sy5g]

check out a recent live version of it with "Choir Choir Choir!" its freaking amazing. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXS9fHSuedSIrac

[@pietzsche]

His solo/choir versions are phenomenal

[@jasongood3680]

“The thunder” was the sound of young Australians at that time running away from their home land and into a whole load of other places, especially the UK and Europe. “You’d better run, better take cover” was a warning not to get hit as they stampede towards you. And the whole song is finding people from Australia everywhere. A real favourite from the time, I’m glad you did this as it really made me smile.

[@michellerenner6880]

Oh this makes so much sense.

[@feralfeline]

ah ty for the explination!!

[@prodigaIProdigy]

Yep - the music video is a mix between vignettes of the band running into other aussie expats the world over, and positive stereotypes of Australia which form their camaraderie far from home.

[@STho205]

And the speculators developers selling the land that was once natural...."men plunder"

[@kaeldallaway9489]

And what fun we had on these travels. Hearing this song at the Walkabout in London with a bunch of other Aussies made for a lot of fun.

[@chrismartain3306]

70's and 80's Australian rock is a rabbit hole I really hope you go down. There is so much amazing music and a few singers that probably haven't received the recognition they deserve

[@Mourn100]

This song always takes me back to Australia's win against the USA in the America's Cup. What a wonderful time that was.

[@GetToTheFarm]

FUN FACT: Tanelorn (scrawled across the front of the VW bus) is a land from popular fantasy book series by Michael Moorecock (author of the Elric series)it is the Eternal City and the City of Rest, is a city of Neutrality, supporting neither Law nor Chaos/

[@larryparks1520]

Awesome!

[@northoftherockies]

Another fun fact: The reason "Tanelorn Rules" is written on their bus is because Tanelorn was also the name of an Australian music festival that was being held at the time the song was written.

[@seanpaula8924]

The wild west days of Mtv. No rules, no guide lines. Flock of Seagulls were a good example.

[@karenobrien6004]

And Rage every weekend lol

[@michaeljeacock]

one word. Devo

[@wyldhowl2821]

Also, the era of white guy bands borrowing from reggae.

[@njones420]

Primus :)

[@aramisdg]

"I just don't think I'll ever get over you" by Colin Hay gets me every time. Has such an emotional quality to his singing. Plus "Overkill" is just a great song.

[@kellyhoward6941]

I had an Aussie in my backpacking group in Colorado. We'd divvy up the food on each trip. His first time, he brought Vegimite for our lunches for the week. He was the only one to eat lunch that week. We then instituted a total ban on Vegimite.

[@BradGryphonn]

If memory serves me correctly, Colin Hay, then lead singer of Men At Work, said years later that the song was never meant to be an anthem. It was making fun of how we are alway stereotypified across the world, and we'll never break free of that. I think there was also some underlying thing about being swamped by foreign investors who considered us fools. And they were right. We sold a lot of our country to foreign interests. Oh, I've subbed.

[@davidperrott4502]

yep thats the thunder of being over-run by foreign interests

[@goalski134]

we didn’t sell it, the government did.

[@Mark.Brindle]

As a young Australian moving to the USA to study for 4 years between 83-86, every time I heard a Men At Work song, it transported me home, memories of them playing on the radio on a hot summer day at the beach (especially since I was stuck in Pennsylvania). They are an iconic Australian band. Vegemite, you only need a little. Spread it on toast with butter, especially when the butter has melted. Non-Australians use it like a jam. You don’t need much, it’s true, most Australians love it.

[@projames7]

Amen! You need to use it right - have spent 25 years in the US now and have found several that like Vegemite when used correctly =)

[@BISSEYSZ]

Four years and you can't spell Pennsylvania?

[@michaelrowell7798]

It is a yeast extract with plenty of Vitamin B, so if applied on bread or toast in the appropriate amount, it is great. Don't spread too much on it though it's pretty full on

[@kevharper1378]

The saddest thing about this song is the way an American Copyright Corporation bought the old traditional song "Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree" which was gifted by it's writer to the Girl Guides of Australia in the 1920's or something, deliberately knowing they could sue this band for millions in copyright. It's the flute part and is a great tune. Men at work were Sued heavily after it was a question on a popular ABC music game show. The flautist who didn't know where the tune came from ended up killing himself due to the stress and depression of the malicious case. "Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree merry merry king of the bus is he-e laugh kookaburra laugh Kookaburra gay your life must be".

[@AlessandroGenTLe]

That's USA for you. They would do ANYTHING for money. And look at them now. So sad.

[@heartlesskitten88]

That's horrible

[@GodwynDi]

While the stress may have contributed, I can't find anything stating he killed himself.

[@redhead3199]

Just getting us back for using this song when Australia 2 wins the America cup. The first time that the American team lost the cup.

[@maryeckel9682]

It's only one phrase that's used, even. I never realized it had been copyrighted! We learned it in grade school in the 70s, USA.

[@Baldevi]

Also I always thought Colin's voice is truly beautiful, when he wants to sing beautifully. His tone is sweet when he just lets it flow naturally. I love a sweet voice!

[@johnianknox1629]

Written by Scotsman Colin Hay who hails from Troon in Ayrshire, he moved down under as a kid with his family. He still gives Scotland great reviews for making the man he is today, take care everyone from another proud Scot.

[@zsaleeba]

Another famous Australian band AC/DC also had a Scot lead singer. What is it with Scots and wanting to front Australian bands?

[@jojogrrl2756]

Thanks for Jimmy Barnes from Cold Chisel too 😀

[@alexo5861]

@@zsaleebaThe entire Young Family was Scottish and emigrated to Australia. My understanding is in the 50s and 60 Commonwealth citizen were being encouraged to move to Australia, the UK was still under an economic depression due to WWII, Scotland especially depressed thus lots of Scotts and their family’s moved to Australia.

[@johnianknox1629]

Check out another fantastic Scottish singer FRANKIE MILLER, his music is in the same genre as Jimmy Barnes and he has written all his big albums by himself as well as songs for others including Bob Seger and The Eagles. Take care from Glasgow.

[@benhughes2538]

@@zsaleeba the first singer Dave Evans was Born here where i live in Wales. It's like they never want an Australian singer lol

[@TheGunslinger1]

Overkill really shows off Colin Hay's vocal abilities more. And rest in peace Gregory Norman.

[@michaelmoore7975]

It would be the better choice for The Charismatic Voice to examine.

[@drewbuckleymusic]

I searched for Overkill and if no one mentioned it, I would. His vocal is great in that.

[@mrjonnyburkecovers]

Please listen to Colin hays solo version of overkill. I first heard it on scrubs and I think it's the reason I love acoustic guitar

[@mrjonnyburkecovers]

Also, they were massively sued for this song as it uses a melody from an Australian children's song called "Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree"

[@drewbuckleymusic]

@@mrjonnyburkecovers Yes. I don't see that myself but hey.

[@andrewward8692]

As an 8 year old boy I thought this was what pop music was. This, Adam & the Ants, Madness, Bananarama, Captain Sensible, Human League, Culture Club, etc. It felt like the dressing up box had been thrown open. I loved it.

[@damiencasey8428]

This represents a particular cultural moment. 1981 and the experience of Australians backpacking, discovering the world, and the world discovering Australia.

[@D4N1CU5]

Vegemite is concentrated umami (savoury) and salt flavour. The key to getting into it is to start with VERY small amounts and build up. The typical way to have it is very heavily buttered toast with a thiiiiin scraping of vegemite. The creamy fatty butter mixes really well with the umami and salt of the vegemite. Most people I've seen who don't like it went overboard the first time they tried or tried it by itself, most people who I've seen like it have had it the "proper" way with lots of butter and a very small amount on some toast. Use it like a condiment until you get used to it, most people like salt and pepper but you don't eat salt and pepper with a spoon straight out of the jar.

[@Turalcar]

OMG, that makes so much sense. That would be like complaining to the Japanese "How can you guys eat wasabi"

[@Th3UprightMan]

lmfao I love the way you explain how to take in vegemite ("The key to getting into it is to start with VERY small amounts and build up") is also the way to gain resistance against various types of venoms.

[@Nikioko]

Vegemite is like spreading a stock cube on bread.

[@n.d.m.515]

I will stick with peanut butter thank you very much 😊

[@MrChaza001]

As a Kiwi I love Vegemite and Marmite (Vegemite more but I don’t admit that publicly!). I agree with you on the toast idea but I really love it on pikelets! Yes, I know, sounds disgusting but it is a real sweet and sour thing that works really well. I also agree that people who are trying it for the first time seem to try eating a spoonful 😝. NO, don’t do that! Just a thin smear on toast or really fresh bread with butter. Also, you can try it as a drink. Dissolve a teaspoon in a mug of hot water. Nice and refreshing!

[@rayj1011]

The flute tune is ""Kookaburra" (also known by its first line: "Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree") is an Australian nursery rhyme and round about the laughing kookaburra (bird). In some Aboriginal cultures, the kookaburra's laughter-like call is believed to signal the coming of rain, which is vital for the land's fertility and sustenance.

[@edwardmunoz7853]

Didn't they try to sue them for using this?

[@toddavis8151]

@@edwardmunoz7853they were successfully sued

[@fredglazer2913]

@@edwardmunoz7853 They did sue him and they won. Hay lost just about everything he ever earned.

[@johnwalters1806]

@@edwardmunoz7853 They lost the case in 2011.

[@rayj1011]

That, I never heard. But it is a very old song and may not yet be copyrighted. I don't know the laws there though.

[@krisher1979]

When I was a child I overdid Vegemite and couldn't eat it for a very long time. Then last year, I took a bottle of Vegemite to Morocco for my fiance to try, and he loved it, and his whole family loved it, and we ate it together and now I like it again. Also in Morocco, we were outside a mosque up on a hill overlooking Chefchauen, and out of nowhere, someone starts playing Men at Work's Down Under which was completely unexpected.

[@Dogroll-OW2]

Colin is one of my idols. His body of work is amazing. The song ‘Waiting for my real life to begin” will be my funeral song. Such a voice. Thanks for doing this one E.❤

[@Hudson316]

As an Australian, I can’t stand Vegemite (taste or smell) but from what I understand, when Americans try it they do it completely wrong, they slather the bread with Vegemite, or worse eat it off the spoon, when the proper serving method is taking bread, lathering it with a lot of butter or margarine, then putting the thinnest smear of Vegemite on it, so you’re basically adding a salty/umami seasoning to buttered bread.

[@xenephon7620]

Check out Hugh Jackman on Jimmy Fallon's show showing how to try Vegemite properly - you can find it here on KZbin

[@FarmTV-gj1or]

Also as an Australian... Vegemite is not my favorite either but understand it's origin was from the dregs of brewing a long time ago. Also to the non-Auzzie's ... the vegemite sandwiched as passed off to Colin like a pass in Aussie Rules! Fosters is an export beer ... try and find it outside the local tourist shops in the capital cities, not going to happen... BOAG's is Betta Never gets old listening to MAW

[@unofficiallymike]

​@@FarmTV-gj1or it's origins is Aussies not getting British Marmite during one of the wars. So you made your own knock off just like Tim Tams are UKs Penguin bars as well. Mr Arnott went to the McVities factory and said I am going to make these better. He made them bigger lol. Australia is the knock off of Britain. Well what do you expect in a land full of UK convicts relatives on a prison island I suppose. Remember Ireland was part of the UK then like Northern Ireland today so we gave you Ned Kelly of course. Kelly being an anglicised form of an Irish surname. The Americans problary turned it into a girls name like they do with a lot of our surnames. Woolworths is another Aussie Knockoff. Nothing to do with American Woolworths. For some reason Aussies stole that surname and made it into a supermarket lol. Marmite is also beer production waste product full of B Vitamins. Although Marmite used the marketing love it or hate it as most folk go yuck tasting it.

[@utahjohnnymontana3373]

I hear its a great bit of fun to give the uninitiated way too much vegemite just to get their reaction. Personally, I like a bit of sharp cheese with Marmite on an onion bagel.

[@user-yg6ft1iu1i]

Its a song about drinking hence Women Glow Men Chunder (throw up) Can’t you hear the Thunder, better run for cover.

[@taylor_drift]

Colin Hay looked like Christopher Eccleston, the 9th doctor in Doctor Who...and i cant unsee it now.

[@jedislap8726]

Yeah, it's the smile he does when the guy in 'Bombay' shouts" Ooooh, so you come from a land down under"

[@shaneanigans440]

I love this song so much. Every time it's on I instantly am in a better mood.

[@user-jr3eb5oo3g]

Australia was originally a British colony and was referred to as the land down under . Just look at a globe to understand why.

[@Sarando1]

This song was done long before you were a twinkle in your dad’s eye. What a great song.

[@KathleenHanover]

Hard to believe, but in the context of the '80s, when MTV was born, this video made perfect sense.

[@heitzd1]

Cocaine is a helluva drug...

[@Davez621]

Nope, no MTV in Australia in the 80s. Didn't come here til late 90s.

[@andysmith1996]

11:12 They're digging because they're Men at Work, just like the road signs that had a figure digging and the words "Men at Work". (The singer's dancing here was easily the best bit of this video.)

[@andrewbrennan4311]

Had an apartment with roomies back when this came out and someone would turn up the sound and everyone would start acting crazy and having fun and all singing the chorus Thats what this song was all about!

[@BuckMcAntlerson]

"Overkill (acoustic version)" is an outstanding display of Colin Hay's vocals.

[@courtney-rw8ch]

Out of all the bands, all the singers I listened to in the '80s, his voice really did stand out.

[@skarlottt]

Be good be good be good be good be good be good be good jhonnnyyyy

[@skarlottt]

It was the '80s and nobody could afford a video made so they make up themselves and have fun that is about all

[@wojopf88a]

@@courtney-rw8ch yeah, for a foreigner! But I like journey and foreigner much better! American all the way! Can't say the rest!

[@courtney-rw8ch]

@@wojopf88a maybe I miss-stated a bit. He has a very unique voice. There were plenty of better singers at his time. And I am from the US.

[@nicoledevona5863]

His voice still stands out! He is amazing live! Go see him.

[@maxpower5261]

Rules for Vegemite: 1. only on toast, not regular bread. 2. spread it very thin. 3. use plenty of butter.

[@jaysdood]

And then throw it in the rubbish before anyone accidentally eats it 😂😂😂

[@Leeqzombie]

Sous Vide Everything recently did a video featuring Vegemite, and it was probably the first time I saw a non-Aussie get his mates to try Vegemite *properly*. They still didn't love it, but they at least gave it a genuine chance.

[@RalphvsSam]

Course you can have it on regular bread! vegemite and cheese sandwich. I personally don't mind vegemite with lettuce in my sandwiches.

[@jaysdood]

@@RalphvsSam Here in NZ it's marmite and lettuce, but undoubtedly you'd find marmite as repulsive as we find Vegemite. It's funny, cos they look absolutely identical, both are probably utterly repulsive to everyone outside Oz/NZ and yet we can tell the difference and actually have a preference 😄😄😄

[@willzz1862]

@@jaysdood Marmite in UK, Bovril also

[@mightymouse2249]

Maam, I'm a soldier currently in the sickhouse. This video made me smile for the first time in days. Thank you. I love your channel, even though I can't sing. Your reactions are priceless.

[@dust4magnet]

Modern listeners have no idea what the Australian wave of music had on the world in the 80's. One side-effect is that bands in that region also gained attention. One band from New Zealand was Split Enz. Their dedication to the glory of pop songs won my heart. I saw them twice, and they were wonderful. The younger Finn went on to establish Crowded House, a world-wide success. I still treasure the back catalog of Split Enz.

[@DH-rj2kv]

Crowded House, Midnight Oil, INXS, Nick Cave, Dead Can Dance... good times

[@fliugica]

The Aussie 80's pub rock scene was the best!

[@monzadh]

Hoodoo Gurus...😊

[@raymondregis6219]

Saw Split Enz in 82 inAnn Arbor. They were great.

[@Jerry-tb8cb]

@@DH-rj2kv Icehouse

[@kellypickle]

Colin Hay is an incredible vocalist and never lost his voice

[@ericdardinger3346]

Loved his appearances on Scrubs

[@gregwatson3300]

Absolutely. I think it's partly because he doesn't smoke and quit drinking long ago.

[@thelatentobserver121]

Saw him in Cinci last year, and he blew us away. He can hit those notes.

[@markvanderstelt8999]

i lost my voice one time when i got a Cold.

[@Forced2DoThis1]

As an American I've always thought that "Men At Work" was one of the greatest things to spread from Australia! How many other people watching this remember watching this music videos premier on MTV?

[@mitchellbeston1033]

I love Colin Hay's tone. He is one of my favourite vocalists and he is a very funny man to boot. He is still performing today. Overkill is well worth a listen, or anything he does acoustically.

[@CraigCholar]

His voice hasn't aged. Saw him live last year and he was perfect.

[@jxchamb]

Just another reason why growing up in the 80's was awesome. This song makes me feel like a kid again. Also, everything we know about Australia comes from this song and the movie Crocodile Dundee.

[@giljensen1132]

Facts

[@blueodum]

"That's not a knife... THIS is a knife!"

[@MonkeyJedi99]

Our rock had FLUTES! And Trombones!

[@ToddPro]

Exactly, as a tween was beautiful!

[@bluefish4999]

That would be The Road Warrior for me, then Wake in Fright(1971), the latter being as Australian as it gets, Dundee lifts a lot from that movie.

[@3D_foos]

back when this song was still new and in heavy rotation on the radio my mom bought a used car and we found this cassette tape under the seat. we played it every time we were in the car until it wore out and broke. i was about 8 or 9 years old and hearing it now gave me overwhelmed nostalgia.

[@JasonMarshMusic]

Thanks for the vid. This tune takes me back.

[@muddydave01]

Come to Australia. It will all make sense. When strange things happen, are you going round the twist.

[@bluebehir]

Not sure if anyone else commented this, but the way he passed the sandwich was how you do a handoff in the Australian Rules Football game, and seeing it made me laugh out loud!

[@sylph4721]

Punt!

[@washitokusei6801]

@@sylph4721 Handball.

[@kieronsloan1704]

I played Australian Rules Football as a kid (in Adelaide). I laughed when I saw the sandwich (or butty here in Liverpool, UK) being "hand passed." Brought back memories ...

[@Longhauler85]

There's a video here on KZbin titled "Australian sub defeats US Navy in exercise," they're doing war games between a US destroyer and the Australian sub. The Aussies sneak up on the Americans, get within torpedo range, and then start playing this song as their victory song 😂. Gotta love the Aussies from down unda!

[@buddhamack1491]

As a former Australian army member war games against the Yanks were always so much fun. A lot of their soldiers at the time (early 2000's) were just terrible and only trained to do one thing. None of the lower ranks were trained to perform the rank above their role to step into if they were taken out. They actually found this astounding that we all knew each others roles and were trained to perform them. After that they posted a couple of their upper echelon at our base to learn about our training so they could adopt some of the practices. They were so loud in their camps it was incredibly easy to sneak up on at night. Their gear was waaay better than ours though at the time. Would've loved to have their funding.

[@jelt110]

This is why Australia and the US can stand each other, we appreciate each other's sense of humor.

[@gordowg1wg145]

There's also one called something like "how Britain bombed America, twice", with the lovely Avro Vulcans - IIRC, on one they managed to do a low level, high speed flyby of one of the US control towers when the Americans didn't realise they were even in their air-space. Only twice, because after doing it two successive years, they weren't invited to the next War games... STUPID move by the yanks, because they were mnore worried about potential embarrassment than they were by glaring National Security holes in their Air Defences... Some things never change, though...

[@jelt110]

@@gordowg1wg145 you have a knowledge of history! Awesome! but despite our mutual fog-of-war problems- we seem to be able to appreciate our attempts at gentle teasing. This is VERY Australian/British/American/Canadian. As an US army artillery veteran, I can say we really understood the multiple attempts at humor. Maybe we did not respond correctly at the moment.. but in retrospect, we have a great respect.

[@gordowg1wg145]

@@jelt110 Well, it was the native Americans that gave the world the concept of "counting coup". 😎👍

[@XaviRonaldo0]

They actually got successfully sued for the tune which resembles "kookaburra sits in the old gum tree". According to Colin Hay's friend I think it was Adam Hills. He actually mentioned it in an interview and only after that did the lawsuit happen. Great friend lol

[@Mark_Bickerton]

This is a beautiful song, It defined the mid eighties. Whenever I hear this, it transports me back to when I was in the RAF in the 1980'S... Love this track!

[@seumasmackinlay]

"Speaking to Songfacts about the overall meaning of the lyric, Hay remarked: 'The chorus is really about the selling of Australia in many ways, the overdevelopment of the country. It was a song about the loss of spirit in that country. It's really about the plundering of the country by greedy people'." "Thunder" is metaphorical. .

[@MichaelAD1967]

Yes! And I always assumed the "thunder" was the sound of heavy equipment coming to (over) develop the land.

[@ryancappo]

But it also became the best song to boost tourism to Australia.

[@tonysansom]

Thanks for that. I always believed the lyrics had a deeper meaning.

[@FarmTV-gj1or]

@@MichaelAD1967 Very close to what I thought it was a stab at overseas land purchasers/developers. In 80's it was Japanese now Chinese

[@michaelkeogh7722]

I sad to the man, are you trying to tempt me? Because I come from the land of plenty That and the line about men that plunder says a lot that I didn’t pick up on for decades. The great irony of this is being the anthem of the America’s Cup win, considering that Alan Bond is exactly the kind of person this song is protesting.

[@stinkybisquit]

“Overkill,” either by the band or Colin solo. Beautiful.

[@dbissex]

I used to play this with one of the bands I had in college. It is so fun to just give in to the absurd happiness of it all

[@robynfrancis1734]

This song became an anthem for the Australians who were competing in and won the America's Cup in September 1983, with the yacht Australia 2. It was widely played in Australia and America at that time.

[@DangItAll]

The key with Vegemite is to spread it very thin, because it’s very strong. I think it’s best on warm toast with melted butter, or on a plain salted biscuit with butter and cheese. Sometimes when I’m craving salt I’ll cut a slice or two of cheese and spread a thin layer of Vegemite directly on the cheese. Yes, I am Australian 😂

[@dionnedevillierssmith9582]

😂 I’m South African, and I love Marmite in exactly the same way!

[@vitaemecha]

Exactly how we eat Marmite in the UK

[@tykeinbrum]

@@vitaemecha Spread the love. Love the spread.✌👌

[@KarlRamsay]

Vegemite on toast with heaps of butter

[@dionnedevillierssmith9582]

@@KarlRamsay I prefer my marmite with cheese, although I do leave out cheese if my tum is a bit unsettled - I will eat marmite on scones, French toast, and toasted English muffins. During the pandemic, marmite caught a stray from the lockdown, because Alcohol and Tobacco were banned, and as a result, the breweries stopped producing spent brewers yeast which is the main ingredient. A shortage gripped the nation - It was horrifying , so anyone who had marmite were as gods. It’s thankfully back now!

[@SusanJ-m6y]

Seconding so many other comments already made - Colin Hay's solo work is incredible. Waiting For My Real Life to Begin is a stand out, and hearing Maggie live moved me to tears. I met him backstage afterwards and he was just the loveliest.

[@sjnunez3]

Amazing show. Saw him in a small venue in Baton Rouge.

[@hillcosparky1050]

Agreed! “Waiting” is one of my absolute favorite tunes. Colin Hay is phenomenal.

[@jpswift70]

yep

[@RussWRN]

Indeed. His solo work is on a whole other level compared to his group work here. He always had the talent but he found a soulfulness in his later years and his work will bring you to tears

[@haydengoodall6767]

New Zealand loves vegemite aswell. Is this the hill you want to die upon!?. 🙃

[@selenawolf2466]

This song has been stuck in my brain since i first heard it as a kid 😂 Please keep doing crazy 80's songs

[@thanksfernuthin]

He's singing about Australia as a mythical place. Hearing the thunder is part of painting the picture of a dangerous land.

[@larryburns7225]

Men At Work---Be Good Johnny (Offical Music Video)

[@SnailMailShell]

Overkill is also a lovely display of Colin’s voice.

[@frankbreuer8849]

Yesss and he can play the guitar too ❤

[@stpnwlf9]

I love Overkill, but I think his masterpiece may be 'Waiting for my New Life to Begin."

[@nopenottalib4366]

It's a rare talent indeed to be able to take a 3 1/2 minute song and be able to dissect and talk about it, literally word-for-word, for 20+ minutes.

[@Dangerous_Davo]

Every time I hear this song it reminds me of Australia II winning the 1983 America's cup. The first successful challenge in 132 years ending the longest winning streak in sporting history. It was a wild time. Usually i head to KZbin to watch it again.

[@kevin6667]

Colin Hay live is an opportunity that should never be missed!

[@McShaganpronouncedShaegen]

Back in the day I was an idiot! If it wasn't metal it wasn't music worth my time. Now I love listening to all the great music I ignored in my youth. Men at Work is a band that has many songs on my current playlist. Overkill, Be Good Johnny, Who could it be Now, just to name a few.

[@enigmalex3649]

There is so much good music from every genre. I could listen from classic rock,metal,house to trance lol

[@n5iln]

Colin Hay does a solo performance of Overkill which is impressive, in that it shows off his vocal talent a great deal better than what one hears when he sang with Men At Work.

[@geneween64]

funny thing is this was one of the few (non-metal) songs my Metalhead friends liked back in the early 90's!, I remember blasting it in the car over and over :D

[@viksox13]

we're probably same age, but MTV opened my eyes to plenty of non-metal songs that were awesome. Really broadened my musical tastes and appreciation.

[@Moveplaylift]

Haha i was exactly the same. Its fun to go back and get into this stuff now

[@kendragon2012]

I've been listening to that song for decades and it's a common song played on local radio and this is the first time I've ever seen the music video.

[@seanb.6793]

I have never seen the video to this song - love it! Thanks

[@lesgrice4419]

Massive hit thats virtually the Australian National Anthem, connected Aussies everywhere, was everywhere the year it came out, its about connecting with fellow Aussies anywhere in the world...

[@CineSoar]

According to Colin, "It's ironic to me that so many people thought it was about a specific thing and that really wasn't the intention behind the song. If you listen to 'Born In The U.S.A.,' it's a similar song in that there's a lot of nuance missed because people like drinking beer and throwing their arms up in the air and feeling nationalistic. It's ultimately a song about celebration, but it's a matter of what you choose to celebrate about a country or a place. White people haven't been in Australia all that long, and it's truly an awesome place, but one of the most interesting and exciting things about the country is what was there before. The true heritage of a country often gets lost in the name of progress and development. [as alluded to by the "Sold" sign stuck in the map, in the dunes]"

[@robertboyer1086]

I saw Colin solo a couple of times in a very intimate venue. Between songs he would talk about music, what it meant, how it was inspired and his experiences within the music industry. A very charismatic man and performer. His solo work is definitely worth a listen.

[@grahamokeefe9406]

Saw him open for BNL a few years back. He did a great set

[@curtismitchell4885]

I caught him with BareNaked Ladies at red rocks about a year ago. It was awesome.

[@williambill5172]

Agreed from what I hear (and wish I knew firsthand). I have heard him called Australia's Jimmy Buffett.

[@MIW2447]

Overkill - Acoustic Version is my favourite

[@farfromperfek]

I tell people seeing Colin Haye is like going to a top-notch comedy show with phenomenonal music in between.

[@skyeako8703]

Grew up on it.. gave up for about 2 years when I was young... but once it called me back... that was it. Vege on toast and a cuppa tea. Perfect.

[@user-jh2pw1jn4d]

On the topic of Australian music, Silverchair was absolutely legendary in the 90s. Highly suggest you listen to their hit 'Tommorow' they were 15 when they made that!

[@erikkennedy8725]

Ah, the 80's. This song was so ubiquitous when it came out, it's hard to imagine someone never having heard it before... which means, wow, I'm old.

[@nikkijohnston3266]

Ah…music from when “Thirty-Something” was about old people.

[@KarlRoyale]

Sing it out loud brother, sing it out loud

[@billmorris8358]

After all these years l still adore this song this voice this band

[@user-td4zp4gq2p]

Having been a veteran of the hotel industry in NewYork city my favorite humans are Australians by far! My favorite conversations are with Aussies! ❤🐨🐪🐫

[@becp488]

Haha. The camels.

[@leandabee]

This is guaranteed to get people onto the dance floor. When Australia won the America's Cup yacht race in 1983, this was pretty much our national anthem at the time 😃. I love their Dr. Heckle and Mr Jive song 👌

[@josh0g]

I cracked up when he looked up from his free breakfast... and when you backed it up it made me crack up again. Hilarious look he gives her.

[@jon-paulfilkins7820]

Quick Translations: fried-out Kombi - Worn out VW van Vegemite Sandwich - Vegemite is a salty yeast extract, used to 'lift' Gravy, or with cheese in a sandwich... A Vegemite Sandwich may also be slang for a punch Chunder - a slurred version of "Watch out Under", slang for vomiting.

[@angelbear_og]

Don't forget "head full of zombie"!

[@edwardmunoz7853]

" with a slack jaw and not much to say"

[@markadams3976]

apparently "watch out under" was the polite warning before you threw up over the rail on a ship - in case anyone had their head out of a lower deck or porthole.

[@garylagstrom3864]

Next question: on the song Down by the Sea: What are Yonnies in the wind? What is Jump down to Shelters to get away?

[@haventthoughtofanameyet6364]

I watched the wild thornberries in the 90s i already knew this xD

[@louiscypher9558]

Liz if you dislike this we can no longer be friends

[@edwardcalvet]

😂

[@douglasgonzalez7561]

She might not like Vegemite.

[@douglasgonzalez7561]

…from the look on her face in the thumbnail, she might have just taken a bite.

[@daleeasterwood2683]

@@douglasgonzalez7561 it’s terrible 😝

[@williamthelast1]

I follow you... Colin Hay was a so unerrated singer...

[@Nanashi-ul2bj]

I always thought this song was rather underrated. It's comedy gold. They never took it too seriously.

[@livelikemateo6951]

Wow, this brings me back. Like everyone I got caught up in this music. They just seemed to fade away. Some 20+ years later I got off work in downtown Riverside California, while walking to my car I stopped by a pub next to my work to have a quick pint. There was live music going on with one long grey haired man singing and playing an acoustic guitar. I sat outside on the terrace and this musician came outside and we had a nice chat. He stated he needed to return to playing his gig so I finished my beer and decided to leave. It was only then I noticed the sign out front that I hadn’t seen while entering. It was Colin Hay from Men At Work. Great guy.

[@mchandaltx]

I saw them open for Fleetwood Mac in 1982. They were as animated on stage as they are in the video. On their last song they all hopped off stage like kangaroos, just like they're doing in the middle of the video in the sand. One by one until there was no one left on stage.

[@jdorffer]

That must have been an amazing show

[@carljwnc]

I saw them on that tour. I liked them better than Fleetwood Mac. Saw Colin solo a few years ago, he is a wonderful, hilarious, storyteller. And...I think I'm about to buy some tix for the current Men at Work tour.

[@robertsanssouci2093]

Colin Hay’s Waiting For My Real Life To Begin is a masterpiece

[@cambodiyeah1]

You beat me to it. Such a lovely song.

[@Mikes84Corvette]

Saw him live a couple of months ago - fantastic show.

[@Mackenziekingphoto]

Agreed Hope to see this song covered...Any minute now 🙂

[@hughdalton7622]

Kills me... no matter how many times I hear it.

[@CactusJackter]

suggested WFMRLTB several times in the discord yet this is the song that gets picked.

[@madmaxfzz]

I forgot about the part with him eating the ceral like that. I always reallyliked this band. I still jam it to this day.

[@chrisromano3388]

I found your channel by accident this morning . It took all day to think of a track youd enjoy. I went to bed and shot up out of a dream with it. "Im not in love" By 10cc. Its about a guy trying to tell himself hes not feeling anything for a woman. Its quite obvious hes full of it. The vocal production is phenomenol. Hope you like it. Good luck to you.

[@paulgifford4688]

Fun fact - the flute riff is taken from the children’s song “Kookaburra Sits In The Old Gum Tree”. I believe the composer (or her estate, probably) now gets royalties from this song.

[@christopherwhite1648]

She gave the rights to the girls guides.

[@metilaful]

Sadly it’s not a fun fact at all, and Greg Ham never got over the accusation that his composition was not original. Yes, “Kookaburra” did win the lawsuit.

[@paulgifford4688]

@@metilaful From a legal perspective, subconscious plagiarism is still plagiarism. It is now certainly a legal fact, like, most famously, that “My Sweet Lord” is “He’s So Fine”. I did not mean to suggest that losing a lawsuit is fun, merely to point out a bit of legal trivia associated with the song.

[@james0xaf]

@@paulgifford4688 It was a conscious nod by the flute player. Musicians are generally of the opinion that this ought to be fair use. Publishers are greedy and have good lawyers.

[@anthonyohara2132]

Cost them 5% of the royalties… and the similarity was brought up on Spicks and Specks who later had Colin on the show. They apologized and Colin admitted that he did nick it.