The lyrics were written by lead singer colin hay, who explained in his songfacts interview. Colin hay performing land down under live on channel ten. It was a song about the loss of spirit in that country. Down under download on itunes down under play on spotify down under play on youtube down under. The touchstone trilogy on may 09, 2012 the touchstone trilogy i started by reading the stray which looked a lot like a teenagers type of book im nearing 60 once i got into it i had to know what happened next. The land down under is australia, where the group is from. Colin hay performs down under men at work at the santa cruz guitar 40th anniversary concert. Colin hay down under 2012 by compass records group. They are the only australian artists to reach the number 1 position in album and singles charts in both the united states and the. Colin hay rerecorded the song without the kookaburra flute line which is the subject of a drawn out and embittered lawsuit in australia. Song information for down under men at work on allmusic allmusic. Traveling in a friedout kombie on a hippie trail, head full of zombie i met a strange lady, she made me nervous she took me in and gave me breakfast. Cover versions of down under by men at work secondhandsongs. Buy colin hay of men at work down under 2012 microsoft.
Down under colin hay and delta goodrem music from the home front 2020 duration. Down under acoustic version by colin hay on amazon music. Hays music has been frequently used by actor and director zach braff in his work, which helped a career rebirth in the midaughts. American sunshine is the tenth solo album by scottishborn australianbased singer colin hay, released on 18 august 2009. The chorus is really about the selling of australia in many ways, the overdevelopment of the country. Colin james hay is a scottishborn australian musician and actor who made his mark during the 1980s as lead vocalist of the band men at work and subsequently as a solo artist. Colin hay performed down under in an advert for australian telephone company telstra supporting the 2012 summer olympics. Colin hay ofmen at work has opened up about the tragic repercussions of the lawsuit over his hit, down under, and his relations with his former band mates.
Colin created a weekly series of exclusive live performance and indepth interview episodes covering new songs from the album. Remastered colin hay of men at work down under 2012 steam. Colin hay has rerecorded his classic men at work hit down under minus the flute riff. Colin hay down under acoustic version lyrics musixmatch. I basically just took the 2 that i liked the most and chucked them together, so if yer trying to listen to the song and play along with it, it wont sound perfet. Issued under license to compass records released on. Play down under 2012 by colin hay of men at work on any electric guitar or bass.
Colin hay waiting for my real life to begin tshirt unisex colin hay. Theres a few different versions of thjis floating around youtube. Lyrics to down under acoustic version by colin hay. Check out down under acoustic version by colin hay on amazon music. Colin hay received award presented by sia 27022020 colin hay plans to release a new album in 2020 28112019 colin hay nominated for award by collaboration with sara storer 20112019 men at work classic concert at rockpalast is available online 11112019 colin hay added more dates to his solo tour in 2020 05112019 colin hay. Digital single released by colin hay via itunes with three new versions of down under, celebrating its 30th anniversary, after the courtcase related with the. Both early songs were written by the groups cofounders, colin hay and ron strykert. Men at work are an australian pop rock band founded in 1978 which achieved international success in the 1980s. Check out down under 2012 by colin hay on amazon music. Stream colin hay down under 2012 by compass records group from desktop or your mobile device.
Traveling in a friedout combie on a hippie trail, head full of zombie i met a strange lady, she mad. Provided to youtube by compass records down under 2012 colin hay down under 2012. Land down under by colin hay from men at work youtube. It was also covered by lee kernaghan, gondwana, ninja sex party, kawehi and other artists. Colin hay precious packages single 2017 colin hay fierce mercy 2017 colin hay next year people 2015 colin hay down under 2012 single colin hay gathering mercury 2011 colin hay american sunshine 2009 colin hay are you lookin at me. Colin hay on cocktails w bright antenna records 5242019. Colin hay waiting for my real life is the story of singersongwriter colin hay, former frontman of men at work. The lyrics for down under acoustic version by colin hay have been translated into 1 languages traveling in a friedout kombi on a hippie trail, head full of zombie i met a strange lady, she made me nervous. Song information for down under men at work on allmusic. Ron strykert appears on the 12inch men at work ep still life from 2014 released by sonyatv. Primarily classic rock and blues shows shot from the crowds perspective unlike a slick highly produced dvd these capture the roar of. Traveling in a friedout kombi on a hippie trail, head full of zombie i met a strange lady, she made me nervous. Men at work originally released down under written by colin hay and ron strykert and men at work released it on the single down under in 1981. Colin james hay born 29 june 1953 is a scottishamerican musician, singer, songwriter, and actor.
It was originally released in 1980 as the bside to their first local single titled keypunch operator, released before the band signed with columbia records. He came to prominence as the lead vocalist of the band men at work and later also as a solo artist. Down under 2012, an album by colin hay on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Colin hay down under 2012 single colin hay of men at work. Colin hay is the man who made down under famous in the 80s, as the singer with aussie combo men at workbut after the band split up, he embarked on a more mellow solo career. Colin hay is to rerelease the men at work song down under without its contentious flute riff. Singersongwriter colin hay is the former frontman of the classic australian band men at work. Play down under 2012 by colin hay of men at work on any electric guitar. Colin hay was born on june 29, 1953 in kilwinning, scotland as colin james hay. Welche anderen artikel kaufen kunden, nachdem sie diesen artikel angesehen haben. Down under by one drop, released 26 june 2012 traveling in a friedout combie on a hippie trail head full of zombie i met a strange lady she made me nervous she took me in and gave me breakfast and she said do you come from a land down under where women glow and men plunder cant you hear cant you hear the thunder you better run you better take cover buying. Highlights are of course overkill, the acoustic versions of down under, who can it be now. Nashville, tn july 23, 2012 a newly recorded version of the iconic men at work song down under will be released globally on compass records in celebration of the songs 30th year anniversary.
The early version of down under has a slightly different tempo and. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Provided to youtube by compass records down under 2012 solo acoustic colin hay down under 2012. Complete list of colin hay music featured in tv shows and movies. I then got the the touchstone trilogy and could hardly put it down till i had finished it. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Colin hay down under acoustic text guitar tab learn the song with the online tablature player. Users who like colin hay down under david b edit users who reposted colin hay down under david b edit. Colin hay has since suggested that the deaths of his father, jim, in 2010, and of men at work flute player greg ham in 2012 were directly linked to the stress of the. Get colin hay setlists view them, share them, discuss them with other colin hay fans for free on. We follow hay from his earliest days in scotland, through his familys emigration to australia, to the massive, worldwide success of his band, to the depths of addiction and failure, to a slow climb.
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