Men at Work I can see it in your eyes Album: Business as usual

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A great, pleasant little pop tune. Excellent lyrics too. From the "Business As Usual" album. This is the first album I ever owned (received it as a Christmas present way back in 1983). The music you hear in this video is from that actual record. :)

Enjoy this very special performance Colin gave of "Down Under" at “The First Forty” 40th anniversary celebration for Santa Cruz Guitar Company. As you would expect, Colin shares an entertaining backstory about his introduction to Santa Cruz Guitars & also features a spot-on Ed Sullivan impersonation! This video comes to you first exclusively on Colin’s Newsletter! Song begins after Colin's opening comments at 5:00

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Lyrics to Who Can it Be Now? by Men at Work.

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From "Cargo" (Columbia, 1983).

A banda de rock australiana Men At Work obteve grande sucesso na década de 80. Vários músicas alcançaram os primeiros lugares nas paradas mundiais. "Down Under" seu maior hit é considerada um hino em seu país, esse sucesso foi cantada pelo grupo no encerramento dos jogos olímpicos de Sydnei no ano 2000.
Selecionei dez sucessos, nove da banda e uma música da carreira solo de seu vocalista, Colin Hay.

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Men at Work - It's a Mistake - Greek Theater Live University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley, California, USA.1983

Colin Hay – Vocals, Guitar
Ron Strykert – Guitar, vocals
Greg Ham – Keyboards, vocals
John Rees – Bass, vocals
Jerry Speiser – Drums, vocals

This is just a homemade lyric video in HD.

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Lyrics:
Moving up and down and from side to side
With so many things to do
I want to go again I want another ride
This time should see it through

We never realized as the years rolled by
No we never really had a clue
But we knew one day we'd come alive
And in the end there's me and you

My babe, she gives me everything
She gives me everything I need

When the winter comes and the cold sets in
As this city's prone to do
They forecast heavy seas and gale force winds
that's really nothing new

When I'm falling down
Deeper than the underground
My thoughts race back to you
Again and again

My babe, she gives me everything
she gives me everything I need

And if you think us fools
And you criticize
Then my friend the joke's on you

My babe, she gives me everything
She gives me everything I need.

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Land Down Under by Men at Work :)

Unfortunately I am not Australian, but I do have a great appreciation for this song! Such a classic. ;D

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Lyrics:
Feel so washed up today
Haven't really got much to say
Blood on the pillow on my bed
Explains the pain that's in my head

Sometimes I don't know just where to go
Sometimes I can't tell, but it's just as well
'Cos I'm walking on a high wire
High wire

Oh won't someone let me in
I'm stinking and I'm full of gin
No need to close the door so fast
I'm very fragile not built to last

Sometimes I don't know just where to go
Sometimes I can't tell, but it's just as well
'Cos I'm walking on a high wire
High wire

Have to pull it together
We're in for some stormy weather
Have to pull it together
We're in for some nasty weather

High wire, high wire
High wire, high wire
High wire, high wire

It really isn't too much fun
Sitting round waiting for the night to come
It's almost time to put on my suit of cool
I may be an idiot but indeed I am no fool

Sometimes I don't know just where to go
Sometimes I can't tell, but it's just as well
'Cos I'm walking on a high wire

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I'm trying out a new kind of remix and decided that naming them Meow Mixes might be fun. I'm using the music stems to make these remixes instead of the original extended versions I usually use to do Purrfection versions with. We'll see how it goes, I have to expand into the 80's at times when inspiration isn't coming along with the 70's disco purrfection versions....Australia. Who knew? Who knows? Well, Australia's original inhabitants were about 250 tribes of aborigines. Then, a penal colony was built there by Britain who sent prisoners who were skilled in trades and not violent offenders. Put to work to develop land, the prisoners served their terms and were often rewarded with a parcel of land. Australia has provided the pop charts with artists as diverse as Rick Springfield, Olivia Newton-John, Helen Reddy, John Paul Young, Sia, Kylie Minogue, Natalie Imbruglia Bee Gees, INXS, Air Supply, Little River Band and Men At Work. The band got its start when lead singer Colin Hay, Ron Strykert and Jerry Speiser formed a trio, then Greg Ham and John Rees rounded out the band. Recorded in 1981, "Down Under" came about to tell the story of an Australian travelling abroad and his encounters with people during his trip. The original version lacked punch as it was simply flute and guitar. Producer Peter McIan brought the reggae feel to the song and completed the track with the band. The second single released, it spent three weeks at #1 pop in the US, dropping to #2 for one week as Toto's "Africa" snatched the top spot, then retook the throne for one more week for a total of 4 weeks. The album and single were #1 in the UK and the US simultaneously, and joined the Barbra Streisand/Barry Gibb powerhouse who were the first to do so with "Woman In Love". Men At Work were not able to repeat this success with two more LP's and then members began to desert the band.

Men At Work -- Who Can It Be Now :: Lyrics :: Who can it be knocking at my door?
Go 'way, don't come 'round here no more.
Can't you see that it's late at night?
I'm very tired, and I'm not feeling right.
All I wish is to be alone;
Stay away, don't you invade my home.
Best off if you hang outside,
Don't come in - I'll only run and hide.

Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?

Who can it be knocking at my door?
Make no sound, tip-toe across the floor.
If he hears, he'll knock all day,
I'll be trapped, and here I'll have to stay.
I've done no harm, I keep to myself;
There's nothing wrong with my state of mental health.
I like it here with my childhood friend;
Here they come, those feelings again!

Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?

Is it the man come to take me away?
Why do they follow me?
It's not the future that I can see,
It's just my fantasy

Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?

Oh...Who can it be now?
Oh...Who can it...Who can it...
Oh...Who can it be now?
Oh...yeah yeah yeah

1982

" Down Under " (Alla Abajo) es una canción grabada por la banda de rock australiana Men at Work . Originalmente fue lanzado en 1980 como el lado B de su primer single local titulado "Keypunch Operator", lanzado antes de que la banda firmara con Columbia Records . Ambas canciones tempranas fueron escritas por los cofundadores del grupo, Colin Hay y Ron Strykert . La versión inicial de "Down Under" tiene un tempo y arreglo ligeramente diferente al de la versión posterior de Columbia. [3] La versión más conocida fue lanzada en Columbia en octubre de 1981 como el tercer single de su álbum debut Business as Usual (1981).

La exitosa canción llegó al número uno en su país de origen, Australia, en diciembre de 1981, y luego encabezó las listas de Nueva Zelanda en febrero de 1982. Lanzada en Norteamérica a mediados de 1982, la canción encabezó las listas canadienses en octubre. En los Estados Unidos, la canción debutó en el Billboard Hot 100 el 6 de noviembre de 1982 en el número 79, y alcanzó el número 1 en enero de 1983, donde pasó cuatro semanas no consecutivas. Eventualmente vendió más de dos millones de copias solo en los Estados Unidos. Billboard lo clasificó en el No. 4 para 1983. [4]

En el Reino Unido, la canción encabezó las listas en enero y febrero de 1983, y es la única canción de Men at Work para hacer del Reino Unido los mejores 20. [5] La canción también fue número 1 en Dinamarca, Alemania, Irlanda, Italia y Suiza , y fue uno de los 10 mejores en muchos otros países. Sigue siendo una canción popular y patriótica en Australia . Las letras son sobre un hombre australiano que viaja por el mundo, orgulloso de su nacionalidad y de sus interacciones con personas que conoce en sus viajes que están interesadas en su país de origen.

La jerga y los términos de drogas se usan en las letras:

Viajando en un Kombi frito, en un hippie, con la cabeza llena de zombies.

En el argot australiano "frito" significa sobrecalentado, [8] Kombi se refiere a la furgoneta combinada Volkswagen Tipo 2 , [9] [8] y tener "una cabeza llena de zombis" se refiere al uso de un tipo de marihuana . [9] [8] También se usa la jerga cultural: después del segundo verso, el estribillo es "donde la cerveza fluye y los hombres hacen ruido"; "Chunder" significa vómito .

Men at Work - Down Under:

With lyrics that match the timings of the song.

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