The drummer is really good. ! Saw them live in 1982 and they were amazing
@creakushcoliko42047 жыл бұрын
I love the backing vocals in "Who can it be now", those "aaaah aaaah aaaah"
@chrissturgess43234 жыл бұрын
They were a great band.shame they finished too soon. Fondly remembered 😊
@Chuloloc8 жыл бұрын
Awesome. One of the great bands from the 80's. Hail Men At Work.
@talktalk24123 ай бұрын
amen
@aliuddin58025 жыл бұрын
I loved this band for so many years. Played their albums constantly. Even just got my wife hooked on them recently. The other day I drove her car and Down Under was on loop lol Timeless ! :)
@maremagnus3 жыл бұрын
*VH1, when music was all what mattered most*
@LorrieSmithSTOPANIMALCRUELTY7 жыл бұрын
I knew the drummer became a physics teacher, but didn't know Greg Ham died. That's awful news. RIP, you will be remembered dearly.
@fanfanackapan6 жыл бұрын
April 2012 I think. He was found dead. He was said to be devastated after being accused of plagiarism with the Down Under flute riff sounding like Kookaburra Sits in The Old Gum Tree. Think he had been taking hard drugs and suffering with depression from what I heard. RIP Greg x
@rpm251006 жыл бұрын
i'm 18 and 80s music is my thing
@zon61586 жыл бұрын
Defalized I’m 10 and 80s music is my thing lol
@PluckYeah4 жыл бұрын
I'm 4 and I don't give a fuck..
@bonoyass6 жыл бұрын
i have been listening to them since 11, such an amazing band ...at least i can listen their songs , they really were talented
@leftyzappa2315 жыл бұрын
Hi. :) I was 7 when they came out. It was at a time where every month some new band would come out with a good album. The radio was the most interesting place to be. I thought Men At Work had been around for a long time before they did their first album. The idea that they had only been around for 2 (TWO!!!) years before hitting the absolute top is astounding. What it says though is that Colin Hay is a musical genius of a song writer. He had a bunch of songs that he had written in his life. He met Ron Strykert (himself a very uniquely voiced musician) and they did the acoustic open mic thing while looking for other musicians to make a proper band with. Upon meeting the rest, they began to get their set together and TIGHT. (This means playing it to the precision of a second hand on a clock). They were so good and lucky that they were put into a place to be able to record an album with a producer with an ear for hits. The album was magically good and they absolutely blew up. An incredibly rare and brilliant feat to be certain. The whirlwind of attention, success, and EXTREMELY BUSY schedules to follow meant that after Cargo was recorded, it was time to write the THIRD ALBUM. The THIRD ALBUM is usually when a band needs to write new material. When you run out of your first batch of songs (written in your life when you have time to live, experience, grow, and nurture them) and are under the most immense pressure imaginable to follow up and keep the machine going, it takes the strongest of wills, the greatest of focus, and tightest of bonds to keep things together. These guys had only collectively known each other for 5 years. 3 of those years had been spent on roller coaster of life. Constant adulation, pressing demands on personal time, drugs, ego, immaturity, and differing personalities that had not had the time to adjust to normal human growth got in the way of the machine that had been created and they broke up. Hay, Strykert, and Ham tried to finish their 3rd album with studio musicians but all it takes is a few seconds to hear that Jerry Speiser was not on the drums and it *felt* different. The magic was gone. Colin Hay remains an incredibly authentic and sincere songwriting genius. He continued with an acoustic solo career that I did not find out about until I was working at a music store in 2005. Check out one of his albums "Going Somewhere". I bet you will like it. I bet you will *feel* it. :D
@charlieranger45983 жыл бұрын
@@leftyzappa231 Yes, I do like it. Colin Hay is one of the best musicians ever.
@kuki75004 жыл бұрын
80s was a magic decade on music Industry
@starletohara16313 жыл бұрын
Best.Band.Ever.I wish they could have stayed together longer and put out a bunch more great albums...but I still treasure the ones they did make,and I have all of them!
@phoonsiri3 жыл бұрын
I had the Cargo album on cassette. Played it so much it warped.
@whitsundaydreaming5 жыл бұрын
Speiser was IT in my book, I played to his work for hours on end. Don't quit bro!
@jonathanmayes16032 жыл бұрын
This is one band, that should've stayed together. Loved their music, and still do to this day!!
@petershorrock677 Жыл бұрын
Amazing man true legend never forgotten ❤️ man at work great group true music 🎶🎶🎶 miss you guys 🤣❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@TheElectricMrPJ7 жыл бұрын
this is one of my all time favorite groups
@mark_beastpriest55392 жыл бұрын
After more than 40 years, I still enjoy listening to "Business as Usual".
@pablocuneo46113 жыл бұрын
Business as Usual was so great that they needed a album equal or greater. Still love them, though.
@markpatjoebilldinousar11113 жыл бұрын
Cargo was a pretty solid follow up in my opinion , had allot of good songs . Not as good as the first one but solid
@LindaB6514 жыл бұрын
Was a HUGE fan of MAW back in the 80's, later also was a huge fan of "Scrubs" and enjoyed having Colin Hayes in a memorable episode- which prompted me to buy the cd "Man at Work," Colin's more recent work!
@JohnSmith-mw2hh4 жыл бұрын
Linda Bealer Huge MAW fan??? just three letters shouldn't be difficult. Hay
@JohnSmith-we5bm5 жыл бұрын
The interviews of the band members in this video are from 1995. This episode was later updated with new information about the band though in early 2000s, but the actual interviews with the members are from 1995.
@danielmarquis52587 жыл бұрын
I love the early eighties!!!
@alanunseld49425 жыл бұрын
im so glad to have grown up in the 80s
@wlouisharris8 жыл бұрын
The early 80's was an awesome time for pop music. I remember being in 5th grade and my sister was a few years older. We would listen to the top 40 countdown. The songs were really dynamic and could fit any mood you had. There is a some good pop music these days but I just don't think it's as inspiring(IMO).
@shahnawazkhan2506 жыл бұрын
vista7 yes so true
@charlieranger45983 жыл бұрын
Totaly agree.
@fernandogarciamarquez13303 жыл бұрын
Nostalgia 😔
@NotOrdinaryInGames10 жыл бұрын
I finally got the reference at the end. Brilliant.
@mamabuenamamabuena Жыл бұрын
COLIN HAY...THE VOICE❤
@BlaizeKH2 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know the name of the song that plays at 3:48 ?
@squirrelattackspidy8 жыл бұрын
Jerry Speiser was a skilled drummer. I think of him as a real musician and not some animal pounding away at the drums.
@jmalock8 жыл бұрын
no doubt about it!
@longde5 жыл бұрын
This.I am a drummer and like his drumming, for example the fills on "high wire"
@DrMackSplackem5 жыл бұрын
@@longde His fills were always sick, right up there with Pert & Copeland.
@wheelgunner19705 жыл бұрын
Joe Flink He’s good, but not on the same level as Copeland and Peart
@thehappycappy1205 жыл бұрын
@@DrMackSplackem ha Neil Peart , is the best
@elizabethdevries80282 жыл бұрын
They were a great band. Met them in Australia in 1982.
@racketman2u8 жыл бұрын
There was a time , my son, when squadrons of musicians roamed the Gold Coast taking no prisoners, and Aussie Rock ruled the world. Well. my world, anyway!
@deaconsmom20005 жыл бұрын
You're right. For a period of time, everything coming out of Australia was a sure thing. Good times.
@thorinbane4 жыл бұрын
Ac/Dc is amazing, but you guys put out a lot of really good bands. Buffalo and Billy Thorpe who no one remembers and later less hard groups like Men. Canada has a similar reality. We had men without hats one hit wonder Safety Dance and a lot of quality rock that no one knows about. Tragically Hip, 54-40, Tea Party and the zanny Barenaked Ladies. Also BTO and Guess Who from the 70's and of course Rush-the Canadian AcDc (the band that made it huge)
@TheAryaShow6 жыл бұрын
Rip Greg Ham
@fromthefather83495 жыл бұрын
Could be a sacrificed death. www.billboard.com/articles/news/492365/greg-ham-no-foul-play-in-death-of-men-at-work-instrumentalist
@cruel2bkind5788 жыл бұрын
I love where are they now and the 80's.
@rnzoli4 жыл бұрын
@6:19 Quiite interesting because Eric Burdon, the singer of Animals, best known for their hit "House of the rising Sun"", said exactly the same: Reporter: "So what is your advice to young musicians?" Eric: "Don't start with a big hit. " I thought it was a joke, but apparently it wasn't!
@rogersalles2005 жыл бұрын
These guys are music geniuses , wtf!
@mz65042 жыл бұрын
Overkill….still one of my favs…..just brilliant…..
@H-Zazoo4 жыл бұрын
So basically if you have some claim to any of the publishing royalties you could relax, enjoy your home studio and not worry to much even if the band were never heard from again. If you didn't, then you had to get a new day job.
@joaoleitao3320 Жыл бұрын
Colin one amazing artist!
@Scottwilkie186 жыл бұрын
R I p Greg ham
@offwiththefairiesforever23732 жыл бұрын
Always be so very special 💓
@Mail-man_admirer2 жыл бұрын
Y‘know jerry (the drummer) is actually related to me. I think it links back somehow to my great grandma who had quite a few kids.
@anamenchaca6828 Жыл бұрын
Rip Greg hamm :( that lawsuit was unfair. You were pure talent and never have I thought you were a plagiarist
@badrogue663 жыл бұрын
I dont know how or why I can See it In Your Eyes off BaU wasnt released as a single. Its the best song on the album.
@hanamichisakuragi22407 жыл бұрын
son una de mis bandas favoritas y me pone tan triste que hayan durado tan poco tiempo,como me encantaría que tuvieran decenas de discos y poder ir a verlos en vivo :,(
@bonoyass7 жыл бұрын
hanamichi sakuragi Digo lo mismo,tengo 12 años y me gustaría haber nacido antes,se que estaría vieja pero me encantaría haber tenido una infancia y adolescencia grandiosa con esta música.. 😔
@sandralewis2303 жыл бұрын
Ik John personally he actually teaches me drums Here are some facts I learnt from him Cherry rupee have turnips He is missing an eye from a miss fired bow And he loves Turkish delights
@charlienorton23373 жыл бұрын
Does he always wear those sunglasses due to his missing eye?
@zeusapollo86883 жыл бұрын
His drums were always so well tuned and musical
@אפיבבילה6 жыл бұрын
The real down under national music
@Sekroa5 жыл бұрын
RIP Greg Ham
@randyscott33864 жыл бұрын
If only that band could have known that the light at the end of the tunnel was actually a freight train , maybe they could have stepped off the track and let it go by and then continued on their journey .
@ancupola1994 Жыл бұрын
Talented people. May Greg be at peace.
@monkfry Жыл бұрын
Sweet reel to reel
@DhonaTimm4 ай бұрын
80's were the best!
@ProducersVault Жыл бұрын
Rest in Peace GREG HAM, such a Talented Kat
@guovanejunio51915 жыл бұрын
Melhor banda.. ouço quase todos os dias...
@edgarlindsvall776 Жыл бұрын
After watching this I can see that Colin Hay must have been the creative force behind Men at Work
@badmonkey22222 жыл бұрын
So fked up what happened to Greg, is just another reason I hate humans. You can tell they regretted breaking up. The story is that initially Colin and the drummer had issues and the manager was Colin's buddy and made him fire him and told the bass player to go too because they were buddies. Then the guitarist quit while they were recording the 3rd album because he said Colin's ego was out of control and he said the spark was missing without the original drummer and bass player. Then Greg quit on the tour for the 3rd album, so it was pretty obvious that Colin pushed everybody away. Just wish they could've worked things out but like the guy said many bands were destroyed by quick rises to fame that they just couldn't handle for one reason or another. Men at Work got super HUGE basically overnight, so I'm sure that was a lot to deal with for the most solid and grounded person.
@BRI103512 жыл бұрын
Interesting that Colin integrates the "Kookaburra" song into "Down Under" at the end of this clip. In fact he regularly sang the "Kookaburra" lines as part of live solo performances of "Down Under" since at least the mid-90s. Probably didn't help his case in court.
@thecurbsidechoir87833 жыл бұрын
they should have been able to quietly settle that whole thing. I am just learning about that whole mess now since I am learning the song (and live in the USA where the lawsuit did not get much news). it is very obvious that they had borrowed a few notes from kookaburra - in the original video, the flute player is sitting in a gum tree while playing the riff (I mean, come on!!!). An even sadder fact is that the band imploded after just a few years and 2 super albums.
@starletohara16313 жыл бұрын
Actually it was a mangrove tree.Regardless of whether the "borrowing"was intentional or not,the whole court case was just ridiculous and driven by greed.Poor Greg took it very hard and it is ,y belief that he died of a broken heart.Literally and figuratively.
@zeusapollo86883 жыл бұрын
Was a quote from before the days of samples. Should have owned it and paid the lady
@Scottwilkie183 жыл бұрын
Greg what a showman
@YouCantHoldOnTooLong10 жыл бұрын
I'm actually from Missoula Montana and I remember when I watched this biography when it was new and being surprised that Ron Strykert the guitarist had moved to Montana in 2000. I actually heard from some girl that I briefly spoke to at a gas station I used to work at that Ron got kicked out of Hamilton Montana which is just on the outskirts of Missoula for supposedly trying to drink rain water from a large outdoor umbrella where some people were seated and trying to eat. I guess he must have been bothering them. Another interesting fact: Ron Strykert and comedian Denis Leary were both born on August 18 1957! Denis Leary was born in Ireland and Ron Strykert was born in Australia. ~Dutch
@YouCantHoldOnTooLong9 жыл бұрын
***** Oh. I didn't realize that. I guess sometimes people have this thing about making up stories. As a born native of Missoula Montana, I've come to realize there are lots of people who are dishonest around here. I know because I've been lied to and taken advantage of by many of the Missoula residents. Have Colin Hay and Ron Strykert resolved their differences since then? ~Dutch
@MrJamesartist9 жыл бұрын
***** I would love to read your Article. I am a huge fan. Its a shame what has happen to these guys and then to loose Greg in the midst of the bull that went down over the song Down Under. Just hard to believe hes gone. I used to chat with Greg a lot.
@themusicman19709 жыл бұрын
Band Down Under Tribute To Men At Work Yeah, it was so sad. Greg was wonderful. The whole band incredible. Very underrated and incredible set of musicians. At least we got two legendary albums out of them and a decent third effort with "Two Hearts" (but sorely missing Jerry and John). So much potential with that band and they were legendary in my eyes. The music stands the test of time!!!
@ylhart937 жыл бұрын
WRONG Ron never did that, ask Colin. Don't believe everything you read in the press.
@amberlynnsdirtybrastrap55736 жыл бұрын
Well too bad he moved, I was going to take a drive to Hamilton and see if I could spot him. Lol
@yourrightimsooosorry8842 жыл бұрын
This was before the lawsuit, Colin singing kookaburra sits in the old gum tree merry merry king of the Bush was he! I wonder if this clip came up in court, its pretty damning!!!😁🖖
@drakebrown96223 жыл бұрын
I came back here to check if this wasn’t a dream or not, such odd and interesting career paths they all chose, business physics sure sounds interesting.
@ricardo5518 Жыл бұрын
Adoro esta banda. 🇧🇷
@alecx_0015 жыл бұрын
Garry Numan's cars wasn't made in the 80s It was made in 1979
@charlienorton23373 жыл бұрын
Insane how much greg aged from 1995 to 1998 (5:31 and 6:50)
@BettinaBalser Жыл бұрын
Heroin addiction will do that to you 😞
@robertkonopka59897 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure why they are playing a Duran Duran song in the background when talking to Ron Strykert, seems weird? lol
@684046 жыл бұрын
And Cranberries. I thought it was weird too
@SteveSmartPoetryandMusic5 жыл бұрын
And the Blind Melon song from the early 90s during the Jerry Speiser clip. Guessing VH1 paid for the rights to use particular songs x number of times and would use those songs whether they were appropriate or not. Still weird.
@gabbyc34444 жыл бұрын
Vh1 does that or used to do that.
@petercunnius40285 жыл бұрын
Colin is awesome, and love the sax Ham.
@larrydockery72019 жыл бұрын
GUYS GET HEADS OUT OF YOUR ASSES GET BACK TOGETHER HAVE FUN LIFE IS TO SHORT BRING BACK THE OLD DAYS DAM IT MAN
@icafoley54219 жыл бұрын
+Larry Dockery Greg Ham died in 2012 - the flautist etc - Colin Hay still tour regularly, he just finished a UK tour with Barenaked Ladies, and he's going on a US tour really soon!
@larrydockery72019 жыл бұрын
+CKPix dam I did know he died very sad man I loved men at work I will try to see them in the us tour
@icafoley54219 жыл бұрын
There was a big story about it as both he and Colin Hay (singer) dad died in 2010 when there was the lawsuit over Land Down Under (a company said they copied an old Australian song) and the extra stress were a factor in the deaths, Greg Ham played the flute part that they were suing over :( - Colin Hay lost the law suit and spent $4.5 million in legal fees, and the whole fight and the deaths were over $100,000 :(
@larrydockery72019 жыл бұрын
+CKPix that is sad I would to see the other band mates
@xXx-vk2uq8 жыл бұрын
+CKPix
@altonedwards28787 ай бұрын
Is original members of the band of men at work going to get back together😅
@chrisnewman7281 Жыл бұрын
, Colin Hay seems to be a fairly regular member of Ringos all stars
@francrisp292311 жыл бұрын
love colins house and the stain glass window behind him as he sings down under
@mz65042 жыл бұрын
85!!??! Wow…..
@Scottwilkie186 жыл бұрын
John rees reminds me of a ringo Starr Robin gibb imposter
@roberthfrank89014 жыл бұрын
q.dificiles reunitlos es el orgullo y el resentimiento enetre ellos de les olvidaron sus sueños cuando se juntan expmota el odio y tesentimiento yflorece el amor y amistad animoo gupos. son como familia
@geeblanco9 жыл бұрын
Colin sounds exactly like Jack Bruce.
@nickjaramillo96886 жыл бұрын
Gee Blanco I know it sounds like Dave Wakeling from the English Beat and public General Public
@pervotheclown21995 жыл бұрын
Why is Duran Duran music played during this clip ?
@carlosandrefreirefurtado806 жыл бұрын
Massa muito massa mim encontro aqui com o melhores sucesso
@RonWylie-gk5lc6 жыл бұрын
Great band such a shame
@Scottwilkie183 жыл бұрын
Kiss of death lol
@donkique9564 жыл бұрын
All those millions of dollars and Colin never fixed his lazy eye.
@yourrightimsooosorry8842 жыл бұрын
He couldn't decide which one was the lazy eye
@twentyeight87905 жыл бұрын
0:05 song?
@a.r.6075 жыл бұрын
Gary Numan - Cars
@gianpauldulfo47076 ай бұрын
Why Wouldn't Men At Work Reunite?
@discoball201110 жыл бұрын
is colin hay scottish
@shaunfontaine367510 жыл бұрын
yes
@RobertSmith-sq1wg9 жыл бұрын
discoball2011 he is actually Welsh hailing from the little shipping community of BOX
@discoball20119 жыл бұрын
great band
@JohnSmith-mw2hh4 жыл бұрын
Aye
@dandan35213 жыл бұрын
"over-kill"
@rg63103 жыл бұрын
Damn he just admitted at the very end that they knew that flute part is a copy of kookaburra song 😳 still think the lawsuit was just greedy
@nooneinparticular43576 жыл бұрын
name of song pls 3:48
@beezer86866 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/aaK5gYGFg8l5a5o
@mahoganysoul357 жыл бұрын
💜💜💜
@ayensdreamer5416 жыл бұрын
vh1 just went all to the dogs and still is a dog lousy job as usual great band great songs
@cynthiaslusher5212 Жыл бұрын
Where are they now? Lol
@susancain91933 жыл бұрын
I didn't know he is Scottish lol
@JeffersonDinedAlone10 жыл бұрын
No longer working.
@thepromiseman774510 жыл бұрын
I bet these guys still living off there royalties they ain't worried about money cause money don't matter
@thepromiseman77459 жыл бұрын
***** wow man I didn't know that u sure really got alot of information thanks I really like this group I was hoping they would get back together I think 1 of the members has passed away if I'm correct
@stephaniecampbell48799 жыл бұрын
***** Thanks for the background info!
@themusicman19709 жыл бұрын
the promise man Colin has been making great albums since the break up of Men at Work, tours all the time and has a good following. He fills up small venues and grows his audience each year. The guy is still amazing in concert, one the best I've ever seen.