Music like this makes me wish I had been born earlier, darn being an 90's child. Instead of this amazing music I grew up with stuff like NSync and Brittany Spears. Ah well, thankfully I managed to get the cassette so I can listen to this to and from work in my Explorer. :)
Yeah I was 17 in '81 when the record came out, but mainly recall digging it in '82, on drives with mates on the Great Ocean Road. I'd say life sucks in comparison now, but the fact is it doesn't, I'm just slowly, inexorably turning into an antiquated old fart.
Yeah I was 17 in '81 when the record came out, but mainly recall digging it in '82, on drives with mates on the Great Ocean Road. I'd say life sux i comparison now, but the fact is it doesn't, I'm just slowly, inexorably turning into an antiquated old fart.
I had this album, too, but I don't remember this one. WOW, I like it. I think Overkill's still my favorite, but this is better than most of their hits.
This was the most airplayed Men At Work song in Peru during summer 1982-1983 (southern hemisphere), really sweet and cool song, a pity they never played it anymore in the oldies radio stations
I was an 80s kid. Saw the Goonies in the theater, listened to this tapeuntil it broke. Of course, I was a kid and didn't fully comprehend how complicated and terrifying the world really was at that time. Everything was just red bandanas, socks with two blue stripes on them, skateboarding, and 80s tunes. What people often forget is that we were on the verge of a nuclear war with the USSR. But do you remember how Marty McFly responded to "Who's president in 1985?" There was real US pride there!
I'm fourteen, and I am SO glad my parents taught me to appreciate good music like this! My dad practically brainwashed me with Men At Work, The Doobie Brothers and Hall and Oates :P
@MegaThriller2009 couldn't agree with you more, who can it be and down under are great songs but overplayed, I love the whole album (bought the tape in 1985) but this and the 2 you mentioned are by far the best.
I recieved the vinyl from a friend back in 1990 or 91 and it was still the best sound quality you could ask for then I heard this song and instantly fell in love with it there is two other songs on this album(no I'm not talking about Who Can It Be Now or Down Under) both are good songs but not ones i like that much but I'm talking about Touching The Untouchables and Catch A Star thanks just love this song
I try not to miss it.I still only listen to 80's metal,pop and new wave all the time.This album came out when i was 13.But I only heard the Cargo album back then.Remember that quite a few of those 80's band are still performing....
I try not to miss it.I still only listen to 80's metal,pop and new wave all the time.This album came out when i was 13.But I only heard the Cargo album back then.Remember that quite a few of those 80's band are still performing.With all the 80's inspirations, I want to be adamantly satisfied.
I want to cry when I hear these songs because I desperately wish I could go back to 1980-1989 (I was 9 years old to 19 years old-graduating from high-school) when life was SO much simpler...
Ah...time why must you go forward???? Our 5 kids are getting so big and I have to face getting old. Blah. I will be 40 in 6 months. :(
@DannyPhantom3599 I absolutely know what you mean Laura. I can't even begin to express how much I miss those days. It was just a whole other era. The attitudes, the music, everything. It was a very special time and I am so thankful that I grew up in that time. People who are too young to remember that decade just don't get it. You had to be there to fully appreciate it.
PS I will also be 40 in less than two years. :( Oh well, at least we have the music to make us feel young again! :)
@Gary5557272 and @DannyPhantom3599 I'll trade you both gladly. I'd rather be older and having the fond memories of being able to turn on the radio and hear something awesome at least a good percentage of the time and not to mention actually being able to see these great bands live in their prime. I was born in '87 so everything that was awesome basically ended when I was in high school. Enjoy your memories and be grateful that you lived at the time you did and being able to appreciate good music
@DannyPhantom3599 wish I could turn back those times too. I can stay in the 80s forever and enjoy these music. If there's a time machine available, ill definitely save money to buy it.
I so understand you, I will be 17 in 2 months and my kids keep growing up so fast, I can't see the the time passing by! I will be a old 20 year old sloppy bag before I even notice!
I don't even like 80s music (more into 60s and 70s rock and blues), but I love Men at Work. It's different from what I'm used to, in a good way. This song is my favorite!
I played over many times when I was stationed at fort campbell kentucky. It was my as to attempt to get over someone I had known for over seven years. Even after thirty plus years I miss just talking to her but our friendship turned out to never to be any kind of relation.
Make feel teen , i was starting going out when i hear this wonderful song....God give me the opportunity to live in Sydney..Thank You Australia....i will be back soon one day..
@whatugundo Great song. My favorite but I do like the song off the second album and it is in the video he is dancing on his bed. can't remember the tune name. Yes they are underrated.
Great pop. Just like the Beatles used to do.
Nacho66 1 week ago
HAVE THIS ALBUM, AND DONT HAVE A RECORD PLAYER...LOVELY TO HEAR IT AGAIN..WAS I TYPING IN CAPITOLS...sorry x
heloise121 4 weeks ago
@heloise121 me too, great album
jalen784 1 week ago
MEN AT WORK FOREVER <3 Colin Hay I love you <3
luvpepper1 1 month ago
Music like this makes me wish I had been born earlier, darn being an 90's child. Instead of this amazing music I grew up with stuff like NSync and Brittany Spears. Ah well, thankfully I managed to get the cassette so I can listen to this to and from work in my Explorer. :)
HiddenPoet13 1 month ago 3
Not forgotten
princessprojector 1 month ago
remember playing atari on a rainy day..........sooooo long ago!! my crush on jennifer johnson....oh my god!! still good after all these years!
erndog64 1 month ago
it came in 81.. 82... 83... i don't care!
I've discovered in 2012 and i love it..!!!
adricasttle 2 months ago
Yeah I was 17 in '81 when the record came out, but mainly recall digging it in '82, on drives with mates on the Great Ocean Road. I'd say life sucks in comparison now, but the fact is it doesn't, I'm just slowly, inexorably turning into an antiquated old fart.
d777j777l777 2 months ago
Yeah I was 17 in '81 when the record came out, but mainly recall digging it in '82, on drives with mates on the Great Ocean Road. I'd say life sux i comparison now, but the fact is it doesn't, I'm just slowly, inexorably turning into an antiquated old fart.
d777j777l777 2 months ago
I had this album, too, but I don't remember this one. WOW, I like it. I think Overkill's still my favorite, but this is better than most of their hits.
Baritone45 2 months ago
My dad had this and I am 36 and this album was just great.
MrCorpserot 3 months ago
añoransas de los ochentas,que epocas aquellas,gracias por el recuerdo
daniel191065 3 months ago
this is what a pop song should sound like , and a brilliant debut album as well
i wish i was 20 again.
MyBebop1 4 months ago
adsolutly I heard this song every single day during the summer of 82 in my home in Mexico City great song one of my favorites i love it.
gazoooo1 4 months ago
This was the most airplayed Men At Work song in Peru during summer 1982-1983 (southern hemisphere), really sweet and cool song, a pity they never played it anymore in the oldies radio stations
hammertoejoe 4 months ago
love this song so much..reminds me of when i was a little kid..good stuff
clisk35 4 months ago
Good album huh?
possessivetoast 5 months ago 4
@possessivetoast One of the best! :)
Gary5557272 5 months ago 4
@Gary5557272 I have this one, didn't know how lucky I was until I put it on the vynil player.
Konicava 1 month ago
@possessivetoast this is real music sitting in my kitchen thinking back to the 80s magic
aspectsdecor 4 months ago
Belle
rubendesbois 5 months ago
I love
rubendesbois 5 months ago
Love this song... love it more when I hear from a record... :)
rainsailing 5 months ago
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theding101 5 months ago
@theding101 I got this album as a Christmas present too! :)
Gary5557272 5 months ago
I was an 80s kid. Saw the Goonies in the theater, listened to this tapeuntil it broke. Of course, I was a kid and didn't fully comprehend how complicated and terrifying the world really was at that time. Everything was just red bandanas, socks with two blue stripes on them, skateboarding, and 80s tunes. What people often forget is that we were on the verge of a nuclear war with the USSR. But do you remember how Marty McFly responded to "Who's president in 1985?" There was real US pride there!
horriehomepage 5 months ago
spin the black circle
dudleygarramone 6 months ago
I'm fourteen, and I am SO glad my parents taught me to appreciate good music like this! My dad practically brainwashed me with Men At Work, The Doobie Brothers and Hall and Oates :P
TumbleBeeWings 7 months ago
@MegaThriller2009 couldn't agree with you more, who can it be and down under are great songs but overplayed, I love the whole album (bought the tape in 1985) but this and the 2 you mentioned are by far the best.
geelongfc2011 7 months ago
AWESOME!! Do you happen to have No Sign of Yesterday?
EyeSea4VseMoHajaEsAi 7 months ago
I recieved the vinyl from a friend back in 1990 or 91 and it was still the best sound quality you could ask for then I heard this song and instantly fell in love with it there is two other songs on this album(no I'm not talking about Who Can It Be Now or Down Under) both are good songs but not ones i like that much but I'm talking about Touching The Untouchables and Catch A Star thanks just love this song
MegaThriller2009 7 months ago
the best of Men at Work. this song take me back to my young years, now im 43 yol, remember the good times .....Ana ......
ricobazan68 1 year ago
they just dont make music the way they used too. now i know how my mom felt when she said that!! old....
sandimam1 1 year ago
Love that vinyl sound!!!
lodovich 1 year ago 3
This sounds like it was recorded from vinyl. Sounds great. I love listening to this record!
lodovich 1 year ago
Great song for sure.
pUnKrOcKnINjAgAmEr 1 year ago
The best song on Business as Usual, bar none.
ulujain 1 year ago
Never heard this song until i came across it. Great song though. any song by Men at Work is the best.
dakillacan 1 year ago
I try not to miss it.I still only listen to 80's metal,pop and new wave all the time.This album came out when i was 13.But I only heard the Cargo album back then.Remember that quite a few of those 80's band are still performing....
vivendefasttrack 1 year ago
I try not to miss it.I still only listen to 80's metal,pop and new wave all the time.This album came out when i was 13.But I only heard the Cargo album back then.Remember that quite a few of those 80's band are still performing.With all the 80's inspirations, I want to be adamantly satisfied.
vivendefasttrack 1 year ago
i ove dis song dis brings u bck a wile
xboxgeak 1 year ago
One of my favorites
cj382 1 year ago
Khuyasqa Pusaq Chunkawataykuna: Aswan sunqu hunt'a takispa, tususpa "LLAMKA'Q RUNAKUNA"wan kusisqa karqani. Kunanpas, yuyaspa "Ñawiykikunapi Rikuyta Atini" kusisqa kani. Colin says he still bangs away, I do, too!
livejaime 1 year ago
Is there a video for this song?
pwilster 1 year ago
@pwilster As far as I know, no, there was never a video for this song. I don't even think it was released as a single.
Gary5557272 1 year ago
I want to cry when I hear these songs because I desperately wish I could go back to 1980-1989 (I was 9 years old to 19 years old-graduating from high-school) when life was SO much simpler...
Ah...time why must you go forward???? Our 5 kids are getting so big and I have to face getting old. Blah. I will be 40 in 6 months. :(
THANK YOU for restoring my childhood!
~LauraG.~
DannyPhantom3599 1 year ago 19
@DannyPhantom3599 I absolutely know what you mean Laura. I can't even begin to express how much I miss those days. It was just a whole other era. The attitudes, the music, everything. It was a very special time and I am so thankful that I grew up in that time. People who are too young to remember that decade just don't get it. You had to be there to fully appreciate it.
PS I will also be 40 in less than two years. :( Oh well, at least we have the music to make us feel young again! :)
Gary5557272 1 year ago 2
@Gary5557272 and @DannyPhantom3599 I'll trade you both gladly. I'd rather be older and having the fond memories of being able to turn on the radio and hear something awesome at least a good percentage of the time and not to mention actually being able to see these great bands live in their prime. I was born in '87 so everything that was awesome basically ended when I was in high school. Enjoy your memories and be grateful that you lived at the time you did and being able to appreciate good music
GabbaGabbaHey529 1 year ago
@Gary5557272 I so understand...I miss the 80's!!!!
JBW929 1 year ago
@DannyPhantom3599
I feel your pain - I'm your age and I couldn't agree more!
denothegreat 1 year ago
@DannyPhantom3599 wish I could turn back those times too. I can stay in the 80s forever and enjoy these music. If there's a time machine available, ill definitely save money to buy it.
rccasipit 1 year ago
@DannyPhantom3599
I so understand you, I will be 17 in 2 months and my kids keep growing up so fast, I can't see the the time passing by! I will be a old 20 year old sloppy bag before I even notice!
Unrated48 1 year ago
Love the snap, crackle, and pop! I'm no vinyl purist, but I do dig it. Especially with the older tunes we grew up with. Great stuff!
deyoungparker 1 year ago
kirby couldnt remember the song so i had to remind him
looove it
moria
airomjg 1 year ago
i really love this song
izamanisful 1 year ago
i love this song
izamanisful 1 year ago
i love this song...
izamanisful 1 year ago
Esta chida la rolla gracias Salvador por el envio !!
plebe30501 1 year ago
This is my favorite song on the whole album very underrated
MegaThriller2009 1 year ago
I don't even like 80s music (more into 60s and 70s rock and blues), but I love Men at Work. It's different from what I'm used to, in a good way. This song is my favorite!
Kynatics 1 year ago
I played over many times when I was stationed at fort campbell kentucky. It was my as to attempt to get over someone I had known for over seven years. Even after thirty plus years I miss just talking to her but our friendship turned out to never to be any kind of relation.
airforcemax 1 year ago
Great song indeed!!! Alot better than todays garbage. Great players with talent!!!! Thats a rare breed these days. Great bass playing for sure.
bassmanjoe 1 year ago
good stuff
Noahrolli 1 year ago
Happy Birthday Colin Hay (June 29)
SuperRod88 1 year ago
These are lyrics... Thanks for signing my shirt Colin.. You should be a superstar.. Highly underrated artist.
SventhHeaven 1 year ago
great song from a great band should have had more staying power
79wylie 1 year ago
Maybe their best song! Thanks for posting. It's a happy break up song :-)
nuyawk55 1 year ago
Make feel teen , i was starting going out when i hear this wonderful song....God give me the opportunity to live in Sydney..Thank You Australia....i will be back soon one day..
ricobazan 1 year ago
The bass playing is great in this one.
bakedzale 1 year ago 7
One of the best songs by Men at Work. HIGHLY Underated!!
JB4375 1 year ago 33
@JB4375 yes. To my taste, it is the best.
chatomare 1 year ago
@JB4375 I think it IS the best song they done personally :)
whatugundo 3 months ago
@whatugundo Uep I like this one but i like the song off his second cd where in the video he is on his bed singing and acting like he is crazy.
MrCorpserot 3 months ago
@whatugundo Great song. My favorite but I do like the song off the second album and it is in the video he is dancing on his bed. can't remember the tune name. Yes they are underrated.
MrCorpserot 3 months ago
@MrCorpserot it's called overkill
Padulas 2 months ago