Madness are an English ska and pop band who formed in 1976. They're kind of a "one-hit-wonder" in the US (ie, "Our House" (1982), which is definitely a great song), but they've had so many more hit somgs in the UK. For one particular UK hit "Baggy Trousers" (1980), the band's saxophone player, Lee Thompson, decided he wanted to fly through the air for his solo, with the use of wires hanging from a crane. Worth watching this video!
Colin Hay had some amazing solo stuff that would be worth a listen: Beautiful World, Waiting for my Real Life to Begin, and a crazy good slower acoustic version of Overkill
Thanx ,had a few words with a Scot trying to claim them Aussie band. P.s is Captain Hook Aussie? Do u know them? L.R.B getting a couple of plays in US for a while in some circles now .
"Who Can It Be Now?" was the first single Men at Work released in the US, and it became a huge hit, reaching number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Their album "Business As Usual" was number 1 in the US for 15 weeks, a record at the time for longest stay at number 1 for a debut album. The famous saxophone part originally didn't come in until the middle of the song, which suited the band when they played it in bars. But when they recorded it, producer Peter McIan identified the sax as a hook and moved it to the beginning of the song, also making it more prominent throughout. This opening sax riff made the song instantly identifiable.
Should also check out "Overkill" and "It's a Mistake" from their second album "Cargo." Great songs! Great album! Cargo was recorded and finished by mid-1982, but its release was pushed back due to the continued success of their debut album, "Business as Usual." Cargo was also the last Men at Work album to feature the original lineup.
"Overkill" was so far ahead of its time by them. I honestly think one of the members had to be neurodivergent. Such an incredible song about personal anxiety and overthinking.
@@stoveboltlvr3798 I was carefully trained to never open the door to the unknown. Had water inspector screaming at me one day but there was NO CONNECTION INSIDE THE HOUSE!
I love Men at Work!! Thanks BP! They are all so gifted and talented! I have been a fan since they arrived on the scene and love all of their songs when they were together. Colin Hay is still going strong but I don't know about the other band members. They have so many amazing songs that are so special to me!! I love "Down By the Sea" and "Catch A Star", so many so many!! Thanks again BP!!
INXS has to be your next reaction - Aussie band kick album anyone of them as the whole damn album is fire 🔥 love ya channel bro! New Zealand in the house. X
If you want to dive deeper into this under appreciated epic Australian band check out. Overkill, Be Good Johnny, It's a Mistake, Dr Heckle and Mr Jive, The Longest Night. to name a very few
In 1981, this song remained on the charts for 24 weeks, reaching number 2. When the album dropped the first week of November 1981 they were so popular we gave our son born November 29th Colin as a middle name after the lead singer of Men at Work
Colin Hay’s voice is so rich, and he’s so playful with vocalization. They don’t phone in their harmonies; 7:42 they are gorgeous. This album came out when I was a kid, and the humor of the videos kind of hid the darker tones. OVERKILL is like a face-to-face talk about mental health, and it’s my favorite. ❤️
That movie would be 'Gran Torino'. And this was definitely a hit, but I prefer to remember it as the feelgood music of my childhood. 2 rec's: Yazoo - 'Midnight' and 'Connected' by Stereo MC's And the theme her is not about external (strangers nagging) but internal problems, like anxiety, social awkwardness etc.
From Sept to Oct 1982, Men At Work were the opening act for Fleetwood Mac during their short US tour to promote their thirteenth studio album, Mirage. By the end of the tour, Men At Work's debut US single "Who Can It Be Now?" was a US number 1 hit. The single "Down Under" was released while "Who Can It Be Now?" was still in the US top ten list. Down Under entered the US charts at Number 79 and ten weeks later, it also went to Number 1. By January 1983, Men at Work had the top album and single in both the US and the UK - never previously achieved by an Australian act.
The beat does sound like Every Breath You Take😂 As a child of the 80's, and my mind taking everything literal, all 80's hits scared the shhttt outta me. And a lot of videos were post apocalyptic
When I was still working, I had had enough of people, and spoke of buying a cabin, on a mountain, where there weren't any people. This track was my theme song. My two podmates would sing it to me from time to time. Since retiring, I am much more sociable now....and there is nothing wrong with my state of mental health. :)
I saw these guys at an open air concert outside of Mannheim Germany. It started in the morning and went till around midnight with about 12-15 other bands, great memory !
Love that Sax!! Greg Ham was an amazing musician/artist!!! I loved him on the horns (Sax, Flute). He also played organ, piano, synthesizer. Sadly, we lost Greg April 19, 2012. RIP Greg. You'll never be forgotten, Greg. ❤❤
I remember Men at Work hitting MTV hard.... they have a video called The Story of Dr. Heckle and Mr. Jive that's great.... other bangers include.... It's a Mistake, Down Under, and Overkill.... happy diving down that rabbit hole. Please feel free to share with all of us when you watch.
You're doing a great job managing this membership/non-member deal. Can't please everyone, but, I for one am happy I'm a member now. You thinking of "Gran Torino"..amazing movie!! I forgot about the sax solo in the song, I can feel The Police vibe with this too, same era...ummm...I think? 🤷♂ 40!
Need to check out "Rockwood" -Somebody's Watching Me. It kinda goes along with whatcthis song is saying and Rockwood , he has an Iconic singer / preformer doing his back and simging the hook.
The saxophone is one of my favorite instruments. That's why this song is so great to me. Another one of my favorite Australian groups is INXS. They use sax a lot in their music. Check out "What You Need" when you get the chance.
There's a line from a song that goes, you can't please everyone so you got to please yourself. I appreciate you being you, it's what drew me in. Peace 💚
Been listening to you for a while now and this is my first comment. I usually watch TH-cam on the TV so I don't get to comment. I love your openness and vulnerability with your comments. This song brings back so many good memories of the 80s. The lead singer (Colin Hay) is still releasing new material. You need to listen to more Aussie rock from the 80s. A few suggestions: Daryl Braithwaite "As the Days Go By", Noiseworks "Take Me Back", Cold Chisel "Cheap Wine" and Dragon "Young Years"...
I remember when this came out my best friend had the cassette tape, and we would play the whole thing over and over. Whatever they did was so damn catchy.
As someone with severe social anxiety caused by trauma and preexisting mental disorders, this song has become one that closely describes my mental state at any given time. Being physically disabled doesn't help the matter either. Ffs commenting on posts makes up the bulk of my human interaction, and even that is a struggle. I'm seeing a psychiatrist and a psychologist; and I've reached the stage where it's up to me to help myself, but I feel like I'm swimming through a sea of molasses in the dark with an anchor on my back, just trying to make it to shore. Therapy has helped to lessen the weight of the anchor, and the life preservers thrown to me by loved ones have kept me afloat so far, but the Black ichor is unyielding and the lighthouse has long since gone dark. However futile it might be, I still persist. Whether the reason is love or spite, it doesn't matter. Tonight, I fight. Sorry, I just needed to get this out somewhere. I appreciate you, random stranger on the internet, for taking the time to read this. Be well, and stay safe. Addendum: This is just me trying to get my thoughts out, and nothing more. I thought I should clarify that just in case anyone is worried.
I got the compound disability roulette too. Physical, mental, and neurological disabilities, and the ability to socialise is zero. After 6 hospitalisations in 22 I got to the same point as you, only I can help myself. I've had psychs quit since I'm complex and off the charts way past dangerous depression. But yeah, I pour myself into my stupid music and that's keeping me going. One day I'll make something worthwhile, but it's really pointless. A delusion to keep moving forward... And breathing. Keep on keeping on other random person, and well done leaving a comment. Even that's hard, right?
I can sympathize with you. I dealt with this paralysing illness for 30 years. People have no idea the difficulties from this illness. I still get surprised with new symptoms after all this time. The physical pain is unbearable. It's not oh poor pitiful me. The drugs can leave you with feelings of dementia. I live in an HOA for 55 and older. I have never met so many fools with nothing but time to be difficult. ☠️👺🐴🍑
The Police and Men at Work were around at the same time. Often groups will develop along the same lines, being influenced by the same types of music. You get some island music underlying some of their music with both of them. I love this song. It is so totally paranoid. This is another song they played a lot at the skating rink when I was in middle school. Came out in 1981 when I was eleven, but the played it for years because it was so popular. I think it was popular for more years than Land Down Under.
One of the big things with the song is its introduction of the band to the masses just as MTV is first giving everyone visuals to the music you’d hear on the radio. Singer Colin Hay who does hit some Sting like notes also first draws you in when they show his face and you see his one eye going in the opposite direction of the other. Making him the famous musical equivalent of Marty Feldman LOL
Men at work... A good old band. I also love the singer, Colin Hay, as a solo artist. Men at work used to be kind of a competitor for The Police in the charts. One succeeded to keep being in the charts, the other disappeared.
Greg Ham is the sax player, he also played flute, organ, piano, and synthesizer. Sadly he past away in 2012 at 58years old. The Eastwood movie was Grand Torino.
When this song came out it was the time of the heavy cocaine use. My older brother was into that and even sold weed, and he flat out told me that to him this was clearly written about the paranoia of someone like him, stuck in his apt worried about cops or other bad elements of the drug trade showing up at his door.
Early in his life he lived in an apartment complex and a drug dealer lived in the apartment next door so people would knock on his door by mistake all day and night
Movie with Clint is '"Grand Torino". Loved your comment about "not being able to please everyone." You've gotta check out Ricky Nelson singing "Went to a Garden Party." Catch line is essentially, "you can't please everyone, so you gotta please yourself". 🤣BTY, love Men at Work, too. They do sound a lot like The Police!
The song is about living next to a drug dealer and people trying to buy drugs at the wrong door at all hours. Friends of mine lived one floor above someone who was selling moonshine for years. People would come to the door trying to buy alcohol several times a day and during the night. Addicts are not the best at following directions.
because that was what was happening in real life to colin living on the same floor as a drug dealer and they kept on knocking on his door driving him crazy and that is why he wrote the song about it
Another great song from ,i call it the early good MTV days , is The Talking Heads song "ONCE IN A LIFETIME" and Devo's "WHIP IT" bothe great songs...ohh so many from that period..
The lead singer lived across the hall from the dope man so people were constantly knocking on his door by mistake-true story!!!
Lol sounds about right 😂
thats the story i heard as well and it was driving him crazy that they kept knocking on his door
*Haha. Thats classic!*
colin was tea total...hardly
I think what movie you are talking about is Gran Torino. Thanks for all the reactions!
it is the movie Gran Torino he was talking about for sure.
Yep. Get off my lawn
Get off my lawn
More goodness from Men at Work. Yes. If you like sax then check out Madness... Our House
Madness are an English ska and pop band who formed in 1976. They're kind of a "one-hit-wonder" in the US (ie, "Our House" (1982), which is definitely a great song), but they've had so many more hit somgs in the UK.
For one particular UK hit "Baggy Trousers" (1980), the band's saxophone player, Lee Thompson, decided he wanted to fly through the air for his solo, with the use of wires hanging from a crane. Worth watching this video!
@@stephenstrudwick8095 they also had One Step Beyond which was on MTV before Our House and I liked it better
@@stephenstrudwick8095 The first record of Madness that MTV played a video of was "One Step Beyond." So they had two hits in the US.
One of the greatest bands from Australia 👍🏻Lead singer Colin Hay good Scotsman 👍🏻🏴💚
Colin Hay had some amazing solo stuff that would be worth a listen: Beautiful World, Waiting for my Real Life to Begin, and a crazy good slower acoustic version of Overkill
Australia 🤝 Scotland
Another Aussie Band you should look up is The Little River Band, one of the most underrated bands ever!
They are great!
"Lonesome Loser" has some of the tightest vocal harmonies ever!
Love this band!
Yes!! Little River Band.100%%%%❤❤❤❤
Thanx ,had a few words with a Scot trying to claim them Aussie band. P.s is Captain Hook Aussie? Do u know them? L.R.B getting a couple of plays in US for a while in some circles now .
"Who Can It Be Now?" was the first single Men at Work released in the US, and it became a huge hit, reaching number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Their album "Business As Usual" was number 1 in the US for 15 weeks, a record at the time for longest stay at number 1 for a debut album.
The famous saxophone part originally didn't come in until the middle of the song, which suited the band when they played it in bars. But when they recorded it, producer Peter McIan identified the sax as a hook and moved it to the beginning of the song, also making it more prominent throughout. This opening sax riff made the song instantly identifiable.
Make sure you watch Split Enz - I got you. There an Aussie/Nz band.. the singer is Neil Finn from Crowded House. I think you will love this song
Men At Work are Reggae based, just like The Police. That's why you're getting that vibe.
ska
Yup, I heard the similarities, too.
Men at Work have some great tracks. Overkill is terrific too. The lead singer is from Scotland 👋
Overkill is my favorite
One of the greatest band ever. My little kids love them.
And ISa Aussie ,just in case u trying to claim him , zinnia? Sounds a bit Scottish accent .haha love Scott’s but LoVe AUSSIE bands better.lol.
Should also check out "Overkill" and "It's a Mistake" from their second album "Cargo." Great songs! Great album!
Cargo was recorded and finished by mid-1982, but its release was pushed back due to the continued success of their debut album, "Business as Usual." Cargo was also the last Men at Work album to feature the original lineup.
It's a Mistake is my favorite Men At Work song. Hands down
Yep, both great songs
"It's a mistake" is also the absolut best for me. All other songs are like 99% as good as "It's a mistake".😅😂
"Overkill" was so far ahead of its time by them. I honestly think one of the members had to be neurodivergent. Such an incredible song about personal anxiety and overthinking.
I love overkill🤘❤️
As I get older I understand the sentiment in this song. I'm becoming more of a homebody that wants to be left alone
me too!!
As a kid, someone knocks and you run to the door and open it. Adult me, "Who the hell is that?" as you look through the curtains. It's true.
@@stoveboltlvr3798 I was carefully trained to never open the door to the unknown. Had water inspector screaming at me one day but there was NO CONNECTION INSIDE THE HOUSE!
Not to disturb you, but I agree. In the words of Ash, you have my simpathies.
I love Men at Work!! Thanks BP! They are all so gifted and talented! I have been a fan since they arrived on the scene and love all of their songs when they were together. Colin Hay is still going strong but I don't know about the other band members. They have so many amazing songs that are so special to me!! I love "Down By the Sea" and "Catch A Star", so many so many!! Thanks again BP!!
80's saxtastic classic. Hell yeah, the sax needs a resurgence in modern music
INXS has to be your next reaction - Aussie band kick album anyone of them as the whole damn album is fire 🔥 love ya channel bro! New Zealand in the house. X
My ringtone for callers not in my phone, to this day! ❤️🎶
Clint Eastwood movie is Gran Torino
YEP ... AKA .. Mr Kowalski
If you want to dive deeper into Men at Work, have a listen to Be Good Johnny, and Overkill, both very different, but amazing tracks!!
If you want to dive deeper into this under appreciated epic Australian band check out. Overkill, Be Good Johnny, It's a Mistake, Dr Heckle and Mr Jive, The Longest Night. to name a very few
In 1981, this song remained on the charts for 24 weeks, reaching number 2. When the album dropped the first week of November 1981 they were so popular we gave our son born November 29th Colin as a middle name after the lead singer of Men at Work
This song has been my ring tone ever since ring tones have existed.
One of my favourite Singer/Song writers - Mr Colin Hay!
Great Band.
Colin Hay’s voice is so rich, and he’s so playful with vocalization. They don’t phone in their harmonies; 7:42 they are gorgeous. This album came out when I was a kid, and the humor of the videos kind of hid the darker tones. OVERKILL is like a face-to-face talk about mental health, and it’s my favorite. ❤️
Have always liked this tune since it came out…and recently made this my ringtone. Always gives a smile now when the phone rings. :)
That movie would be 'Gran Torino'. And this was definitely a hit, but I prefer to remember it as the feelgood music of my childhood.
2 rec's: Yazoo - 'Midnight' and 'Connected' by Stereo MC's
And the theme her is not about external (strangers nagging) but internal problems, like anxiety, social awkwardness etc.
From Sept to Oct 1982, Men At Work were the opening act for Fleetwood Mac during their short US tour to promote their thirteenth studio album, Mirage. By the end of the tour, Men At Work's debut US single "Who Can It Be Now?" was a US number 1 hit.
The single "Down Under" was released while "Who Can It Be Now?" was still in the US top ten list. Down Under entered the US charts at Number 79 and ten weeks later, it also went to Number 1. By January 1983, Men at Work had the top album and single in both the US and the UK - never previously achieved by an Australian act.
Colin Hay.....the singer is cool to watch as an acoustic player...just him and a guitar singing his hits. Love his voice...
Playing with Ringo I believe these days
Absolutely!
The beat does sound like Every Breath You Take😂
As a child of the 80's, and my mind taking everything literal, all 80's hits scared the shhttt outta me. And a lot of videos were post apocalyptic
Colin Hay has an amazingly powerful voice.....great band. I love 'Be Good Johnny'.
Been my ringtone for years. Love it! ❤️
I also tiptoe across the floor when someone knocks on my door. 🤣
One of the greatest vocalists
Always makes it an instrument
💯🇦🇺
"It's A Mistake" by Men At Work should be next ...
Ahhhh yeah, a great song I feel these guy are underrated, a great group of artists! Great reaction!
When I was still working, I had had enough of people, and spoke of buying a cabin, on a mountain, where there weren't any people. This track was my theme song. My two podmates would sing it to me from time to time.
Since retiring, I am much more sociable now....and there is nothing wrong with my state of mental health. :)
🤨🤪🤪🤪Me thinks thou doesn’t protest a little too much,very sus?
I saw these guys at an open air concert outside of Mannheim Germany. It started in the morning and went till around midnight with about 12-15 other bands, great memory !
Love that Sax!! Greg Ham was an amazing musician/artist!!! I loved him on the horns (Sax, Flute). He also played organ, piano, synthesizer. Sadly, we lost Greg April 19, 2012. RIP Greg. You'll never be forgotten, Greg. ❤❤
I remember Men at Work hitting MTV hard.... they have a video called The Story of Dr. Heckle and Mr. Jive that's great.... other bangers include.... It's a Mistake, Down Under, and Overkill.... happy diving down that rabbit hole. Please feel free to share with all of us when you watch.
Colin Hay has an amazing voice. Check out Overkill.
Great reaction to a great song! I can see how they'd remind you of Sting and The Police days.
You're doing a great job managing this membership/non-member deal. Can't please everyone, but, I for one am happy I'm a member now. You thinking of "Gran Torino"..amazing movie!! I forgot about the sax solo in the song, I can feel The Police vibe with this too, same era...ummm...I think? 🤷♂ 40!
Need to check out "Rockwood" -Somebody's Watching Me. It kinda goes along with whatcthis song is saying and Rockwood , he has an Iconic singer / preformer doing his back and simging the hook.
You should hear "Overkill"...both the studio version by the full band, and the solo acoustic version by Colun Hay, the lead singer.
My ringtone!!
If you haven't already, check out Men Without Hats - Safety Dance. Warning- It is one of those songs that will worm its way into your head forever.
Grand Torino is the Clint Eastwood movie ... the line is "get off my lawn" :p .
This also makes a great ringtone :p .
The saxophone is one of my favorite instruments. That's why this song is so great to me. Another one of my favorite Australian groups is INXS. They use sax a lot in their music. Check out "What You Need" when you get the chance.
The movie is called Gran Torino. good movie.
Great song...reminds me of living in NYC during the time when MTV 1st started...with so many great videos being churned out...
I love Men at Work and I have their album Business As Usual on vinyl! I love this song! I love this video! Next check out their hit, “Overkill”!❤❤
Very underrated band, one of a kind, and incredibly talented
❤Both an iconic band, and iconic song of the fabulous 80s 😊😊
Oh man, I remember when they played this on the radio. Great song!! ❤
You are not alone hearing The Police vibe in the song. I would agree even back when it came out my sophomore year in high school.
There's a line from a song that goes, you can't please everyone so you got to please yourself. I appreciate you being you, it's what drew me in. Peace 💚
One of my all-time favorite sax solos!
😂This was my 1st ring tone back in the day when you could finally make your favorite cool songs your ringtone.
I lovw this band! Overkill, is one of my favorite of many. You should play that next.
Been listening to you for a while now and this is my first comment. I usually watch TH-cam on the TV so I don't get to comment. I love your openness and vulnerability with your comments. This song brings back so many good memories of the 80s. The lead singer (Colin Hay) is still releasing new material. You need to listen to more Aussie rock from the 80s. A few suggestions: Daryl Braithwaite "As the Days Go By", Noiseworks "Take Me Back", Cold Chisel "Cheap Wine" and Dragon "Young Years"...
I remember when this came out my best friend had the cassette tape, and we would play the whole thing over and over. Whatever they did was so damn catchy.
Saw them do their first gig here (London. Sold out, packed tight and they were very late. They were fantastic and went down a storm.
Some people will always be haters. They will never be happy. Like you say, you can’t make everyone happy
Good to see you enjoy a bit more of Men at Work.
For the longest time this was my cell ringtone 😂
This so very awesome! My husband has a Frankenstein head Halloween decoration, and it sings this! Love your reaction!
This song is still all kinds of awesome.
Loved this band.
Singer went solo and is still kickin’ it with cool nee material.
80's Music is the best 😊
Awesome! Another banger from these guys on par with the first two you did is "It's a Mistake" ...nuclear war paranoia from the 80s...its great
this song was everywhere that summer. I won the cassette at the Jersey shore.
Don't let 'em get you down BP. Players gonna play, fakers gonna fake, and haters gonna hate. GOD don't care 'bout all that. Believers gonna Believe!!!
I love how he plays on that crazy eye in every one of their videos.
Colin Hay (lead singer) wrote some introspective songs about his state of mind. Listen to their song “Overkill”.
Yes! All these years later, I still find myself singing this when someone comes knocking at my door..lol
As someone with severe social anxiety caused by trauma and preexisting mental disorders, this song has become one that closely describes my mental state at any given time. Being physically disabled doesn't help the matter either. Ffs commenting on posts makes up the bulk of my human interaction, and even that is a struggle. I'm seeing a psychiatrist and a psychologist; and I've reached the stage where it's up to me to help myself, but I feel like I'm swimming through a sea of molasses in the dark with an anchor on my back, just trying to make it to shore. Therapy has helped to lessen the weight of the anchor, and the life preservers thrown to me by loved ones have kept me afloat so far, but the Black ichor is unyielding and the lighthouse has long since gone dark. However futile it might be, I still persist. Whether the reason is love or spite, it doesn't matter. Tonight, I fight.
Sorry, I just needed to get this out somewhere. I appreciate you, random stranger on the internet, for taking the time to read this. Be well, and stay safe.
Addendum: This is just me trying to get my thoughts out, and nothing more. I thought I should clarify that just in case anyone is worried.
I got the compound disability roulette too. Physical, mental, and neurological disabilities, and the ability to socialise is zero. After 6 hospitalisations in 22 I got to the same point as you, only I can help myself. I've had psychs quit since I'm complex and off the charts way past dangerous depression. But yeah, I pour myself into my stupid music and that's keeping me going.
One day I'll make something worthwhile, but it's really pointless. A delusion to keep moving forward... And breathing.
Keep on keeping on other random person, and well done leaving a comment. Even that's hard, right?
I can sympathize with you. I dealt with this paralysing illness for 30 years. People have no idea the difficulties from this illness. I still get surprised with new symptoms after all this time. The physical pain is unbearable. It's not oh poor pitiful me. The drugs can leave you with feelings of dementia. I live in an HOA for 55 and older. I have never met so many fools with nothing but time to be difficult. ☠️👺🐴🍑
Know that everyone struggles at times.
As my mother would say, "Just do a little bit at a time...."
I'm sorry that you struggle.You express it with such clarity. You're an excellent writer .You could write poetry or just write .
I appreciate your thoughts and your ability to put it down for others to see. You're not alone even though it feels that way. Prayers for you🙏🙏
The Police and Men at Work were around at the same time. Often groups will develop along the same lines, being influenced by the same types of music. You get some island music underlying some of their music with both of them. I love this song. It is so totally paranoid. This is another song they played a lot at the skating rink when I was in middle school. Came out in 1981 when I was eleven, but the played it for years because it was so popular. I think it was popular for more years than Land Down Under.
One of the big things with the song is its introduction of the band to the masses just as MTV is first giving everyone visuals to the music you’d hear on the radio. Singer Colin Hay who does hit some Sting like notes also first draws you in when they show his face and you see his one eye going in the opposite direction of the other. Making him the famous musical equivalent of Marty Feldman LOL
Don't worry about membership, we want to support the channel.
I love men at work an awesome band , got to like them from my dad good choice 👍 👏👏👏
Men at work... A good old band. I also love the singer, Colin Hay, as a solo artist. Men at work used to be kind of a competitor for The Police in the charts. One succeeded to keep being in the charts, the other disappeared.
Greg Ham is the sax player, he also played flute, organ, piano, and synthesizer. Sadly he past away in 2012 at 58years old.
The Eastwood movie was Grand Torino.
Dude,
I love my Cutco knives.
Great show you put on.❤
Thank you for your time and efforts!
This is one of my all time favorite songs, it has always spoke to me.
When this song came out it was the time of the heavy cocaine use. My older brother was into that and even sold weed, and he flat out told me that to him this was clearly written about the paranoia of someone like him, stuck in his apt worried about cops or other bad elements of the drug trade showing up at his door.
Early in his life he lived in an apartment complex and a drug dealer lived in the apartment next door so people would knock on his door by mistake all day and night
Fantastic song! Loved it then, love it now.❤️✌🏻🎶
Men at work Overkill is my fav
Its a mistake is good too
Awesome song by Men at Work!!❤❤ Man I really love me some sax!🎷
Movie with Old Clint Eastwood with the Asian Gangs is called "Gran Torino". Great movie also great reaction to a great tune
I never see Be Good Johnny recommended. Maybe Its rare to like as much as i do;-)
Movie with Clint is '"Grand Torino". Loved your comment about "not being able to please everyone." You've gotta check out Ricky Nelson singing "Went to a Garden Party." Catch line is essentially, "you can't please everyone, so you gotta please yourself". 🤣BTY, love Men at Work, too. They do sound a lot like The Police!
Yes, Colin Hay solo is worthy of a listen.
“You can’t please everyone so you’ve got to please yourself “ Rick Nelson
My most Fav Band. You have to listen to there top albums. Cargo and Men at Work albums
The song is about living next to a drug dealer and people trying to buy drugs at the wrong door at all hours.
Friends of mine lived one floor above someone who was selling moonshine for years. People would come to the door trying to buy alcohol several times a day and during the night. Addicts are not the best at following directions.
because that was what was happening in real life to colin living on the same floor as a drug dealer and they kept on knocking on his door driving him crazy and that is why he wrote the song about it
( GRAN TORINO ) 2009 GREAT MOVIE ROBERT! 😊 THIS ( 81 ) ALBUM ( BUSINESS AS USUAL ) WAS GOOD BUT NOW YOU'VE DONE THE 2 BIG HITS FROM IT! 👍
Remember weed and being paranoid a lot of bands in 70s and 80s played on that
Lmao! Back in the 80s, everyone loved company. It’s funny bc now, this song is more relevant to today! Haha 🤣 you got me cracking up! 😂
This is my ringtone for spam callers.
That is 👍
Another great song from ,i call it the early good MTV days , is The Talking Heads song "ONCE IN A LIFETIME" and Devo's "WHIP IT" bothe great songs...ohh so many from that period..
This is my current ringtone...