Frogtoon Musik

Down Under by Men At Work

Künstlerbiographie Men At Work

Men At Work Ist Eine Australische Rockband Die Ihre Erfolgreichste Zeit In Den 1980er-Jahren Erlebte. Der Name Kam Dem Sänger Colin Hay In Den Sinn Als Er An Einer Baustelle Vorbeifuhr Auf Der Neun Bauarbeiter Herumsaßen Und Nur Ein Einziger Die Ganze Arbeit Verrichtete. Geschichte
Gegründet Wurde Die Band 1979 In Melbourne Von Dem Gitarristen Ron Strykert * 1957 Und Dem Sänger Colin Hay. Später Kamen Greg Ham 1953–2012 John Rees Und Jerry Speiser Hinzu. Bekannt Wurde Die Gruppe Durch Die Beiden Im Jahr 1982 Veröffentlichten Nr-1-Singlehits Who Can It Be Now? Und Down Under. Der Song Down Under Eine Umgangssprachliche Bezeichnung Für Australien Ist Eine Sehr Ironische Hommage An Ihre Heimat Und Gilt Neben Waltzing Matilda Als „heimliche Australische Nationalhymne“. Die Ende 1981 Erschienene LP Business As Usual War 15 Wochen Lang Nummer 1 Der US-LP-Charts Und Wurde Mit Sechsfach-Platin Ausgezeichnet. Sie Ist Damit Die Erfolgreichste Debüt-LP In Den USA Überhaupt. Nach Dem Zweiten Album Cargo Das Den Hit Overkill Enthielt Und Dreimal Platin Bekam Trennten Sich Zwei Mitglieder Von Der Band. Nach Dem Relativ Geringen Erfolg Des Dritten Albums Two Hearts Lösten Sich Men At Work Im Jahr 1985 Schließlich Auf Und Die Musiker Wandten Sich Eigenen Projekten Zu. 1996 Fanden Sich Colin Hay Und Greg Ham Unter Dem Alten Namen Wieder Zusammen Und Es Entstand 1998 Das Livealbum Brazil. Seitdem Ist Die Band Mit Mäßigem Erfolg Weiterhin Auf Tour. 2010 Stellte Ein Australischer Richter Fest Dass Die Flötenpartie Aus Dem Bekanntesten Hit Der Formation Down Under Vom 1934 Geschriebenen Pfadfindertitel Und Kinderreim „Kookaburra Sits In The Old Gum Tree“ Entstamme. Dem Musikverlag Larrikin Music Der Die Rechte An Jenem Titel Hält Stehen Daher Lizenzgebühren Zu. Der Verlag Forderte Als Ausgleich 60 % Der Gesamten Einnahmen Seit Erscheinen Des Songs. Zugestanden Wurden Aber Nur 5 % Der Einnahmen Seit 2002 Dies Sind Immerhin Noch Etwa € 670.000. Daraus Lässt Sich Ableiten Dass Der Für Die Band Copyright Administrierende Verlag Des Titels Seit 2002 Mit Diesem Song Einnahmen In Höhe Von Umgerechnet Etwa € 13 4 Mio Erzielt Hatte. Hochgerechnet Auf 28 Jahre Seit Veröffentlichung Wären Das Etwa € 35 Millionen Tantiemen Mit Nur Einem Lied. Der Titel Wurde Unter Anderem Durch Die Australische Fluggesellschaft Qantas Airways Für Werbekampagnen Genutzt Und 2000 Bei Der Abschlussfeier Der Olympischen Spiele In Sydney Gespielt. Laut Medienberichten Wurde Greg Ham Am 19. April 2012 In Seiner Wohnung Tot Aufgefunden.

Frogtoon Musik - Song-Info: Down Under

"Down Under" Also Known As "Land Down Under" Is A Pop Song Recorded By Men At Work For Their Debut Album Business As Usual 1981 . The Song Went To #1 On American British And Australian Charts. It Was Reissued In 1982 And Is The Only Men At Work Song To Go To #1 In The United Kingdom And Their Only Single To Make The UK Top 20. It Has Become A Popular And Patriotic Song In Australia. The Lyrics Are About An Australian Traveller Circling The Globe Proud Of His Nationality And About His Interactions With People He Meets On His Travels Who Are Interested In His Home Country. One Of The Verses Refers To Vegemite An Australian Food Product Sandwiches Among Other Things The Particular Lyric "He Just Smiled And Gave Me A Vegemite Sandwich" Has Become A Well-Known Phrase. Colin Hay Told Songfacts "The Chorus Is Really About The Selling Of Australia In Many Ways The Over-Development Of The Country. It Was A Song About The Loss Of Spirit In That Country. It's Really About The Plundering Of The Country By Greedy People. It Is Ultimately About Celebrating The Country But Not In A Nationalistic Way And Not In A Flag-Waving Sense. It's Really More Than That." Slang And Drug Terms Are Used In The Lyrics Travelling In A Fried-Out Kombi On A Hippy Trail Head Full Of Zombie. Here "fried-Out" Means Overheated Kombi Refers To The Volkswagen Type 2 Combination Van And Having "a Head Full Of Zombie" Refers To The Use Of A Type Of Marijuana. Cultural Slang Is Also Used "women Glow And Men Plunder" Which Could Reference The Euphemism Of Women "glowing" Rather Than Sweating. After The Second Verse The Refrain Is "where The Beer Does Flow And Men Chunder" "chunder" Means Vomit. Cultural Significance The Flute Part In The Song Was Allegedly Based Around The Tune Of "Kookaburra" A Well-Known Australian Children's Rhyme. Originally "Down Under" Was Released As The B-Side To "Keypunch Operator" A Rare Custom-Pressed Single By Men At Work Some Of The Guitar Melodies From That Version Were Further Developed Into Flute Parts On The Later Release. The Music Video Was Filmed In A Number Of Places Including Lake Mackenzie On Fraser Island. The Video Also Features Several Litre-Size Cans Of What Appear To Be Foster's Lager Although The Brand Is Removed A Beer Drunk Mainly Outside Australia While Being Marketed As Australian. The Song Is A Perennial Favourite On Australian Radio And Television And Topped The Charts In The U.S. And UK Simultaneously In Early 1983. It Was Later Used As A Theme Song By The Crew Of Australia II In Their Successful Bid To Win The America's Cup In 1983. Men At Work Played This Song In The Closing Ceremony Of The 2000 Sydney Olympics Alongside Other Australian Artists. It Was Also Often Played After Australian Athletes Had Received Medals During Competition As They Walked Around The Venue On A Parade Lap After The Medal Ceremony. In May 2001 Australasian Performing Rights Association APRA Celebrated Its 75th Anniversary By Naming The Best Australian Songs Of All Time As Decided By A 100 Strong Industry Panel "Down Under" Was Ranked As The Fourth Song On The List. In October 2006 Triple M Had The Essential 2006 Countdown Of The Most Popular Songs Of All Time Voted By The Listeners. "Down Under" Was The Number 3 Voted/ranked Song. The Song Was Ranked #96 On VH1's 100 Greatest Songs Of The 1980s In October 2006. The Song Has Been Used As The Entrance Music For Various Professional Australian Sportsmen Including Darts Player Simon Whitlock Cruiserweight Boxer Danny Green For His Fight Against Roy Jones Jr. On 2 December 2009 And Snooker Player Neil Robertson. The Song Was Played Extensively During The September 2009 One-Day International Cricket Series Between England And Australia Which Australia Took By Six Matches To One.

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