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#MenAtWork #DownUnder #80s
Colin Hay who fronted Men At Work in the 80s to world wide stardom tells the story behind the 80s #1 billboard hit Down Under which came from the multi platinum blockbuster Business as Usual. Business as Usual was one of the most successful albums internationally by an Australian group at the time. It spent 15 weeks at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart from late 1982 to early 1983 which was right in the moment of Michael Jackson Thriller. It was one of the highest selling Australian albums of the decade selling 6 million copies in the US alone. Coming off the incredible success of their number one hit Who Can It Be now,Men At Work released Down Under” which was originally released in 1980 as the B side to their first local single titled "Keypunch Operator", released before the band signed with Columbia records .Down under was written by Colin Hay and Ron Strykert Down Under is one of those rare songs from the decade that has become a pop culture phenomenon. Hey music junkies Professor of Rock always her to celebrate the greatest artists and songs of all time If the greatest music of the rock era is in your wheelhouse you’ll want to become a part of this community by subscribing to this channel so you don’t miss our daily episodes . Also support our mission of curating the best of the rock era by becoming a patron.,
Today we have a short feature with Colin Hay who fronted Men At Work in the 80s to world wide stardom with the multiplatinum blockbuster Business as Usual. Business as Usual was one of the most successful albums internationally by an Australian group at the time. It spent 15 weeks at No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 from late 1982 to early 1983 which was right in the moment of Michael Jackson Thriller. It also spent five weeks at No. 1 in the United Kingdom Albums Chart in early 1983. It was one of the highest selling Australian albums of the decade selling,6 million copies in the us alone. Coming off the incredible success of their number one hit Who Can It Be now,
Men At Work released Down Under” which was originally released in 1980 as the B side to their first local single titled "Keypunch Operator", released before the band signed with Columbia Records.Down under was written by Colin Hay and Ron Strykert The early version of "Down Under"does have a slightly different tempo and arrangement from the later version.
Down Under is one of those rare songs from the decade that has become a pop culture phenomenon.
as a 7 year old kid in a small town in Idaho It was my introduction to the larger world not only outside of my state but outside of America to the great outback of Australia. such great imagery in the lyrics. Here, Colin Hay gives us some insight into this classic song:
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30 июн 2024
